Slowly through Spain
A summer road trip... with the hood down
Once our summer concerts were out of the way, it was time to hit the road for a much needed break. We headed down the east coast of Spain, then turned inland, driving diagonally across the country from the southeast to its northwestern tip. It was an epic journey of over 2,000 miles in our classic Porsche—a lot of fun, but very (very) hot.
The loose programme was to travel through medieval Spain. I’m always fascinated by cathedrals—their immensity and power, their columns like Gothic forests of stone—but on this journey I also wanted to explore my Sephardic heritage by visiting some of the old Jewish quarters in Girona, Toledo, and Oviedo.
In Valencia we caught up with a friend, formerly Principal Viola in the Berlin Philharmonic and now living a rather more relaxed life as Principal in the orchestra there, to chat about some concerts next year. And in northern Spain (discretion prevents me from saying where), we were invited to stay in… well, it was just an everyday kind of 11th century castle…
I’m now back at my desk, with three new publications to press since we got home and a day spent in the beautiful Jardin Acoustique studio recording supporting tracks. I’ll be launching the books here in the first week of October, and there’ll be some free material too.
This term I also have—and these are very rarely available—two places on my Friday Flutes online course. You can find out more here. Please feel free to email me if you’re interested in joining us. It’s always great to hear from you!
love, Elisabeth
Sounds glorious.
gorgeous photos of a beautiful country where dinner starts after 9pm