meh@bbt

just found out that Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, the brilliant young German cellist who gave her UK concerto debut with the Dvořák Cello Concerto in Lichfield last year (being rehearsed in the above photo with Alexander Shelley), has just been awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award. Not only is this a significant cash injection to help her develop her potential, but, with the support of BBT, she'll get advice, help and direction, and her profile internationally will significantly increase. Well deserved and an inspired choice on behalf of the BBT formidable Artistic Committee.

Incidently, a previous BBT award winner, Shai Wosner, will be performing Schumann and Debussy at the Abbotsholme Arts Society on Saturday 28 February.