An inspiring evening with Steven Isserlis and friends

Saturday night was spent at a concert in a village hall in Marazion, Cornwall. No ordinary concert, however - one of the IMS Prussia Cove Maestri concerts. It was a joy - some of the best musicians in the world performing at their best and most relaxed, in an unglamorous venue, just because they could. There was clearly no financial driver whatsoever for Steven Isserlis, Andras Scholl and others - other than raising money for the IMS project - and they were having a fantastic time playing with their friends (in both senses of the word "playing"). Recommended, if you can ever get to one...