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Wed 22 Feb 2012

Old Queens Head, Angel

The Night Shift: Pub Tour

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The Night Shift is London’s unique classical night and this evening we downsize the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for the last of 5 pub tour gigs across London in the build up to our gigs at the Roundhouse on 24 February and Southbank Centre on 4 March.

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Thu 23 Feb 2012

The Anvil, Basingstoke

Romeo & Juliet

R&J
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Berlioz Romeo et Juliette

Sir Mark Elder
conductor
Patricia Bardon mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley tenor
Orlin Anastassov bass
Schola Cantorum

“His Orchestration is so dirty that I have to wash my hands after turning over the pages of his scores” (Mendelssohn on Berlioz)

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Fri 24 Feb 2012

Roundhouse

The Night Shift

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Following a totally sold-out show back in 2010, The Night Shift returns to London’s iconic Roundhouse, with a concert featuring Berlioz’s mammoth Romeo and Juliet.

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Sun 26 Feb 2012

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Romeo & Juliet

R&J
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Berlioz Romeo et Juliette

Sir Mark Elder
conductor
Patricia Bardon  mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley
tenor
Orlin Anastassov
bass
Schola Cantorum

“His Orchestration is so dirty that I have to wash my hands after turning over the pages of his scores” (Mendelssohn on Berlioz)

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Thu 1 Mar 2012

St Georges, Bristol

Bristol Lunchtime Concert: Hidden Haydn l

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Haydn Piano Trio in F sharp minor Op 73 No 3
Boccherini Sonata No 2 in G for cello and continuo
Mozart Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor
HaydnPiano Trio in C Op 75 No 1
Kati Debretzeni violin
Robin Michael cello

Haydn, working in an isolated corner of the Austro-Hungarian empire, created music that transformed the art of listening throughout Europe. Over the course of a new four concert series to be broadcast on BBC Radio 3, the Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment bring their customary vigour and distinction to Haydn’s chamber…

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Sun 4 Mar 2012

Purcell Room

OAE Tots: Lets get on the bus!

OAE Tots Concert
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A fun, lively and interactive session for everyone aged five and under

The very first Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Tots concert at Southbank Centre!

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Sun 4 Mar 2012

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Bach in rehearsal

Violin Shadow
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A very special opportunity, as part of the Music Nation weekend, to watch the OAE in rehearsal for the evening’s concert.

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Sun 4 Mar 2012

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Baroque giants: Bach

Tom Dunn
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Bach Suite No.3 in D
Bach Violin Concerto in E major
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D
Bach Suite No.4 in D

Laurence Cummings
director
Matthew Truscott
violin
Lisa Beznosiuk
flute

In this, the first of two concerts with director Laurence Cummings, we celebrate the genius of Bach.

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Sun 4 Mar 2012

Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Night Shift

4 March TNS
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The Night Shift is back at Southbank Centre for another evening of late-night classical.

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Tue 6 Mar 2012

Queen Elizabeth Hall

The Works

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Your guided tour of the classics

Unwind with a drink and let our presenter and soloist give you a guided tour of two of Bach’s masterpieces, complete with musical examples from the Orchestra.

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Wed 7 Mar 2012

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Baroque giants: Handel

Annette Isserlis
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Handel Overture, Saul
Handel Concerto Grosso in B flat Op.3 No.1
Handel Organ Concerto in D minor Op.7 No.4
Handel Concerto Grosso in A Op.6 No.11
Handel Il pastor fido

Laurence Cummings director
Soloists from the OAE

If Bach was a man of the church then Handel was a man of the theatre.

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Fri 9 Mar 2012

Wiltshire Music Centre

Baroque giants: Bach

Tom Dunn
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Bach Suite No.3 in D
Bach Violin Concerto in E major
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D
Bach Suite No.4 in D Laurence Cummings director
Matthew Truscott violin
Lisa Beznosiuk flute

In this concert, with director Laurence Cummings, we celebrate the genius of Bach.

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Sat 10 Mar 2012

Town Hall, Birmingham

Baroque giants: Bach

Tom Dunn
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Bach Suite No.3 in D
Bach Violin Concerto in E major
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D
Bach Suite No.4 in D

Laurence Cummings
director
Matthew Truscott violin
Lisa Beznosiuk flute

In this, the first of two concerts with director Laurence Cummings, we celebrate the genius of Bach.

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Thu 15 Mar 2012

St Georges, Bristol

Bristol Lunchtime Concert: Hidden Haydn ll

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Rinat Ibragimov baryton
Tom Dunn viola
Jonathan Manson cello
Haydn Divertimento in D No 79
Haydn Divertimento in C No 82
Leopold Hoffman Duo in F for viola and cello
Haydn Divertimento in G No 84

The Soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment present three of Haydn’s little known divertimenti for baryton trio, this difficult-to-play instrument revitalized by Rinat Ibragimov in intimate, vibrant, spontaneous works evidencing Haydn’s kaleidoscopic genius. Recorded for future transmission on BBC Radio 3.

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Thu 29 Mar 2012

St Georges, Bristol

Bristol Lunchtime Concert: Hidden Haydn III

Violin Shadow
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Haydn
Divertimento in C for string quintet
Symphony No 101 in D, The Clock arr. Salomon for flute and string quintet
Austrian Hymn from Quartet in C Op.76 No.3
Lisa Beznosiuk flute
Matthew Truscott violin
Margaret Faultless violin
Nicholas Logie viola
Andrew Skidmore cello
Chi-Chi Nwanoku
double bass

The Soloists of the OAE’s ‘Hidden Haydn’ cycle reaches a concert that scales the heights of Haydnesque originality, with three fascinating works that includes Johann Salomon’s arrangement of the justly famous, beautifully paced The Clock. Recorded for future transmission on BBC Radio 3.

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Wed 25 Apr 2012

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Bostridge sings Bach

Jan Schlapp
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Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G
Bach Ich habe genug
Bach Sinfonia from Cantata No.169
Bach Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer from Easter Oratorio
Bach Der Ewigkeit saphirnes Haus from Trauer-Ode
Bach Sinfonia from Cantata No.35
Bach Mein Verlangen from Cantata No.161
Bach Zerschmettert mich, ihr Felsen und ihr Hügel from St John Passion

Steven Devine director
Ian Bostridge tenor

Star tenor Ian Bostridge sings Bach

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Thu 26 Apr 2012

St Georges, Bristol

Bristol Lunchtime Concert: Hidden Haydn IV

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Haydn Trio in D for flute, violin and cello
Danzi Duo in C minor for viola and cello
Pleyel Quartet in D for flute, violin, viola and cello
Michael Haydn Duo in F for violin and viola
Haydn Trio in C Op 11 No 5 for flute, violin and cello
Lisa Beznosiuk flute
Matthew Truscott violin
Tom Dunn viola
Jonathan Manson cello

In this final concert in the OAE’s Lunchtime Classics series exploring the chamber music of the ‘radical entertainer’ Haydn, its inspirational Soloists open with the rarely performed Trio in D, and conclude with the evocative rediscovery of the Trio in C. Recorded for future transmission on BBC Radio 3.

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Sun 29 Apr 2012

Level 5 Function Room, Royal Festival Hall

Insight Club: Who needs a conductor?

Horn Shadow
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Do we need conductors?

Linked to our concert on 3 May, we look at the art of performing without a conductor, as the OAE often does.

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Thu 3 May 2012

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Look! No conductor!

Zoe Shevlin, bassoon
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Haydn Symphony No.104 in D, London
Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G
Beethoven Triple Concerto

Robert Levin
piano/director
Isabelle Faust violin/director
Steven Isserlis cello/director

We’re joined by this concert by three exceptional soloists who will each direct a piece from their instrument.

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Fri 4 May 2012

St Georges, Bristol

Look! No conductor!

Zoe Shevlin, bassoon
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Haydn Symphony No.104 in D, London

Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G
Beethoven Triple Concerto
Robert Levin piano/director
Isabelle Faust violin/director
Steven Isserlis cello/director

We’re joined by this concert by three exceptional soloists who will each direct a piece from their instrument.

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