The Works: 26 March pictures
Fri 29 Mar 2013
We thought we’d share some pics from our The Works event on Tuesday, where we were treated to a performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, sung by the wonderful Elin Manahan Thomas and William Purefoy and directed by our Principal Keyboard Player, Steven Devine.
Read More
Speed date the OAE
Mon 25 Mar 2013
Yes you did read that right. At tomorrow’s The Works concert we’re giving you the chance to take part in our ‘speed-date the orchestra’ event – a great opportunity to meet members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Read MoreSpeed Interview – William Purefoy
Wed 20 Mar 2013
Countertenor William Purefoy joins us for The Works on 26 March, to explore Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater. Here’s what he had to say when given our speed interview.
Read MoreThe Works returns with Pergolesi: video teaser
Thu 28 Feb 2013
For those of you who haven’t tried out one of our The Works concerts yet, we’ve got a great event coming up next month at Southbank Centre on 26 March.
Read MoreThe Works: 6 November pictures
Mon 12 Nov 2012
We thought we’d share some pictures from our The Works event last week, where we gave a step by step guide to Mozart’s fourth Horn concerto and his Linz Symphony, all presented on stage by Hannah Conway. Afterwards, we welcomed the audience on stage, where they got to meet OAE musicians and ask them their…
Read MoreSpeed date the OAE: tonight!
Tue 6 Nov 2012
Yes you did read that right. At tonight’s The Works concert we’re repeating our ‘speed-date the orchestra’ event – a great opportunity to meet members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Read MoreThe Works: a meal before Mozart
Sat 3 Nov 2012
Ahead of our The Works concert this Tuesday at the Southbank Centre, we thought we’d give you a bit of a heads-up on where to eat beforehand. As the main concert starts at 8pm, there’s plenty of time to sample some warm and tasty food from one of the many culinary choices alongside the Thames. …
Read MoreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
composer
Mozart/The Man Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, on 27 January 1756 and christened under the name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. His father, Leopold (a composer, conductor, and teacher), was keen for his children to share his love for music and taught both Johannes and his sister Maria Anna to play harpsichord, organ and…
Read MoreThe Works: Audience feedback from March 2012
Thu 25 Oct 2012
The audience from our last The Works event tell us what they thought of the night.
Read MoreSpeed Interview: Hannah Conway
Wed 24 Oct 2012
Hannah Conway will be presenting our first The Works concert of the 2012-2013 OAE season on 6 November at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. We chatted to her in our latest speed interview… What/when was your big breakthrough? I’m not sure I ever had one! I have had wonderful opportunities with many fantastic orchestras and opera…
Read MoreThe Works: 6 March pictures
Mon 26 Mar 2012
A little late, but here are a selection of pictures from our event back on 6 March, all by Joe Plommer. The event featured Laurence Cummings directing the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.5 and Suite No.3, with presenter Hannah Conway. View the full set over on Facebook or Flickr.
Read MoreSpeed-date the Orchestra: the table plan…
Mon 5 Mar 2012
At tomorrow’s The Works concert we’re repeating our ‘speed-date the orchestra’ event – a great opportunity to meet members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. So, after the show, there will be 10 numbered tables out in the foyer, each of which will have a musician or two on them. Simply join a…
Read MoreBrand new trailer: Back with Bach
Mon 5 Mar 2012
Yes, The Works returns tomorrow evening with an evening of Bach, and we’re all primed and ready to give you a guided tour of two of his most popular pieces, the Suite No.3 (which includes Air on a G String) and the Brandenburg Concerto No.5. Here’s a trailer to whet your appetite… Find our more…
Read MoreLaurence Cummings: Speed Interview
Tue 28 Feb 2012
The Works is back on 6 March with an all-bach event directed and presented by Laurence Cummings. We caught up with him to ask a few questions… What/when was your big breakthrough? I feel that my musical career has been one long and fortunate slow burn but the thing that really changed my musical life…
Read MoreMissed The Works?
Mon 17 Oct 2011
We know some of you came to our very first The Works concert on 4 October at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and weren’t able to get hold of a programme, so we’ve made it available to download here: The Works 4 October programme We had some great feedback, including a couple of Facebook comments: “Had…
Read MoreThe Works: pictures, reviews and feedback
Mon 10 Oct 2011
Well, last week saw our very first The Works event. Although man one clearly really didn’t enjoy himself (storming out half-way though) we’ve had some really wonderful feedback from audiences. As with anything new (such as this website) there are clearly things to change and refine, one very obvious thing being that we ran out…
Read MoreRobert Levin: ‘Mozart was the Duke Ellington of the 18th Century’
Tue 4 Oct 2011
Ahead of our The Works performance tonight, in which we’ll be giving the audience a guided tour of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23, here’s a video with pianist Robert Levin talking about how differently things would have been done in Mozart’s day.
Read MoreLove is in the air….speed-date the OAE at The Works
Mon 3 Oct 2011
Another feature of tomorrow’s The Works event is a special speed-dating session after the show. Well, speed-networking is maybe a better way to express it, but we’re going to use the structure of speed-dating to enable the audience to meet the Orchestra. There will be 10 tables in the foyer post show each with a…
Read MoreThe Works trailer
Mon 3 Oct 2011
Here at OAE towers we are just having our coffee and getting set up for the week ahead. It’s a busy start to the week though as tomorrow sees the launch of our brand-new concert series, The Works. Here’s a trailer for tomorrow night’s event:
Read MoreIntroducing The Works – why, what, how & when…
Tue 20 Sep 2011
Many of you will know of, or will have been to, one of our Night Shift events. We introduced these late-night concerts about 5 years ago, for a number of reasons – the prime one being that we wanted to appeal to a different audience to that which comes along at 7pm. But also at…
Read More