Diana Cooper in Florence Gala Concert in the Harold Acton Library
Beauty and mastery revealed ‘On wings of song’
A room with a rainy view today as Diana Cooper made her debut in Florence.
I had heard the same programme just three days ago but like all true artists the same works sounded newly minted and full of even more subtle colours and meaning . It was Rubinstein who asked his friend Picasso if he was not tired of painting the same bottle and fruit day after day. Only to be admonished by the great painter who exclaimed they may be the same objects but every day it is he who changes and sees them differently!
Read more here at Christopher Axworthy’s blog
