Leeds City organist, organ/piano for Halle, BBC Phil & others, arranging, improvisation for silent film and teacher RAM, director Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus. www.dariusbattiwalla.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3mki3tqbmqs2rhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/27/schwarzman-centre-grand-opening-review-oxford?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other For a 4 star review, this has quite a sting in the tail27 Apr 2026 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki3tqbmqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3mgd3fihop225https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/05/the-rscs-music-cuts-fundamentally-diminish-our-experience-of-theatre?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other05 Mar 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd3fihop225https://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3malhzxa42s27This is really interesting! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/22/organ-tuning-books-english-churches-notes-warming-climate?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other22 Dec 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3malhzxa42s27https://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3m4iczx5fhs2iThis is a great venue, expensively restored not long ago - it would be a real shame for Halifax to lose it: https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/save-square-chapel-for-the-people?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky31 Oct 2025 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iczx5fhs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lov3uzrhvs2tWest Midlands film enthusiasts - one of the great silent comedies, with live improvised piano accompaniment, later today https://www.regaltenbury.co.uk/events/safety-last-classic-film-with-live-piano-accompaniment-from-darius-battiwallai11 May 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lov3uzrhvs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lnf6dx4ugc2bPicked up piano parts for playing in orchestra later this week; this sign-off from the copyist at the end of John Adams Short Ride made me smile22 Apr 2025 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnf6dx4ugc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3llqizhmdjc2jThe right time of year for the satisfyingly cynical 'Spring' by Edna St Vincent Millay (1892-1950). I discovered it thanks to the wonderful @kukukadoo.bsky.social who posted it on X (but sadly doesn't seem to post on here).01 Apr 2025 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3llqizhmdjc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3llkjgxocf225In a change to the schedule, our final concert of the current organ recital series this Monday lunchtime at Leeds Cathedral will be a tribute to Simon Lindley. I'll be joined by David Greed, violin, to perform pieces he regularly played with Simon, as well as some of SGL's favourite organ pieces.29 Mar 2025 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkjgxocf225https://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3ll2j2sgbis2lTwo new concerts from Leeds online - Tom Winpenny's fantastic recital from February, and mine for International Women's Day - here's a taster from that of Rachel Laurin's spectacular Toccata - a lot of work but worth the effort! www.leedsconcertseason.co.uk/watch-online/23 Mar 2025 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll2j2sgbis2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lkr3pw6id32lA suitable epitaph for a musician? ‘A life devoted to the study of musical science, and shortened by unremitting application and anxiety in attainment of its object’. Stephen Storace, aged 36, English composer and brother of Nancy (who was the first Susanna in Marriage of Figaro).19 Mar 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkr3pw6id32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lijg5houa22oAny organ music enthusiasts in Central London this Saturday, it would be great to see you at Bloomsbury Baptist church at 4pm - I’ll be playing Demessieux, Bach, Saint-Saens, Mendelssohn, Franck, Coates and Lemare.19 Feb 2025 09:03 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lijg5houa22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lhvmprzunk2cRehearsing Philip Glass with the Halle today with the Halle with the Halle the Halle the Halle with the Halle with the Halle with the Halle the Halle with the Halle the Halle with the with the Halle the Halle with the Halle etc (repeat 3x) (also trying to avoid RSI)11 Feb 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvmprzunk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lhmkimgke22jJust finished this, and can’t recommend it highly enough. So moving and beautifully written.07 Feb 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmkimgke22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lgy4pehe7k2lHoping to get Leeds Concert Season to leave the other place and start posting here, but meanwhile I'll be posting our recital videos here. This is Gordon Stewart's excellent concert from last week with some rarities! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMOo3sK5QnA&t=2s30 Jan 2025 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgy4pehe7k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lgq6p6ih4s2oI enjoyed this thread, learnt some useless zoological info as well [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgq6p6ih4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lemgnn5vus23https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/dec/31/restoration-unlocks-vision-of-hebden-bridge-photographer-alice-longstaff31 Dec 2024 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemgnn5vus23https://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3le7cz7abz22sYoungest gave me a John Cooper Clarke collection. Think this is my favourite. Brutal but true26 Dec 2024 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3le7cz7abz22shttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3ld5dyxl5xc2jToday in Liverpool.12 Dec 2024 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5dyxl5xc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lcsmcd5i4k2fThe amazing Robert and Debra have completed the Leeds Town Hall facade pipe restoration! Have a look for the video on FB from the Upright Gilders (I can’t make the link work here, so here are a couple of pictures.)08 Dec 2024 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsmcd5i4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dariusbat.bsky.social/post/3lbto2ojpm22vI love it when @petroc.bsky.social plays something that makes you stop what you're doing and just listen - that Earl Wild/Gershwin was just wonderful - thank you!26 Nov 2024 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:ffbdslvqitn2s7xreqf2p7z6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbto2ojpm22v