Chinese pianist Yuja Wang is one of my favourite musicians.
Here is "my" take of Wang making music:
Saturday, 14 January 2017
Lychees - once favourites of the Imperial Court in China
Lychee fruits were once favoured in China, particularly by the Imperial Court:
In the 1st century, fresh lychees were in such demand at the Imperial Court that a special courier service with fast horses would bring the fresh fruit from Guangdong. There was great demand for lychee in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), according to Cai Xiang, in his Li chi pu (Treatise on Lychees). It was also the favourite fruit of Emperor Li Longji (Xuanzong)'s favoured concubine Yang Yuhuan (Yang Guifei). The emperor had the fruit delivered at great expense to the capital. (Wikipedia)
In the 1st century, fresh lychees were in such demand at the Imperial Court that a special courier service with fast horses would bring the fresh fruit from Guangdong. There was great demand for lychee in the Song Dynasty (960-1279), according to Cai Xiang, in his Li chi pu (Treatise on Lychees). It was also the favourite fruit of Emperor Li Longji (Xuanzong)'s favoured concubine Yang Yuhuan (Yang Guifei). The emperor had the fruit delivered at great expense to the capital. (Wikipedia)
Friday, 13 January 2017
Conductor Tung-Chieh Chuang and pianist Per Tengstrand in Helsingborg
Last night the excellent Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra performed Rachmaninoff´s second piano concerto with the eminent Swedish pianist Per Tengstrand as soloist. The young Taiwanese conductor Tung-Chieh Chuang, winner of the important Malko competition in 2015, also made his - very successful - debut in Helsingborg.
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
The sky over Helsingør
The sky over Helsingør, on the other side of Öresund, looked nice a few days ago:
Kitchen knife
Good knives are important tools in the kitchen. Here is a detail of one of my favourite knives:
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
Ecological delicacies
Ecological and organic "delicacies" in small bowls:
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Basmati rice, red lentils, sonflower seeds
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| Sunflower seeds |
Monday, 9 January 2017
Moon over Denmark
Last week the moon over the northern parts of Helsingør looked quite nice, so I decided to take picture standing on my balcony, on the Swedish side of Öresund ... :-)
Sunday, 8 January 2017
Ecological food products that I like
Nowadays you can buy a whole range of ecological and organically grown products that are tasty and not too expensive. Here are some of my recent favourites:
Madagascar chocolate
100% pure cocoa Madagascar chocolate - organic and fair trade - and, above all, tasty ...
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