Saying it with flowers, lockdown-style

The classical music world has been nothing if not inventive in finding ways to keep concert life as normal as possible in these socially distanced times. In Bochum, Germany, even the tradition of presenting post-concert flowers has been taken into consideration, as Rudolf Buchbinder discovered to his delight after his recent recital at the

Klavierfestival Ruhr (below). There was greenery aplenty on show, too, at the Uceli Quartet’s concert at Barcelona’s Liceu on 22 June when, to celebrate the famous opera house’s livestreamed re-opening recital, management filled each of the 2,292 seats with a pot plant. The programme included, aptly, Puccini’s Chrysanthemums.