A Souvenir from Beverley
Thu 30 May 2013
Education Director Cherry Forbes discusses her time at the Beverley Early Music Festival.
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And now for something completely different…
Thu 16 May 2013
It’s that time of year again, when we reveal our ‘look’ for the new season. You might have seen a few things that hinted at our forthcoming brochure, most notably our recent video showing it on the printing presses, but here for the first time we can reveal the full set of pictures.
Read MoreSing the Passions
Fri 22 Mar 2013
Our Sing the Passions event at Kings Place is coming up tomorrow afternoon and we’re busy practicing our scales and warming up our vocal chords. For those of you able to make it, here’s a bit about what we’ll be exploring in the workshop… Our Principal keyboard player Robert Howarth will be joined by tenor…
Read MoreChi-chi Nwanoku’s Russian Video Tour Diary
Fri 11 Jan 2013
Our Principal Double Bassist, Chi-Chi Nwanoku MBE, took some footage when our Messiah Tour took us all the way to Moscow, Russia, for our first ever performance there.
Read MoreMessiah on tour
Tue 18 Dec 2012
The Orchestra are currently on a festive tour- taking Handel’s Messiah to Las Palmas, Alicante and Moscow with director and OAE Principal Keyboard player, Robert Howarth.
Read MoreRobert Howarth On Messiah
Fri 7 Dec 2012
As we return to Royal Festival Hall for Messiah on Tuesday 11 December, director Robert Howarth talks about what the OAE will bring to Handel’s epic masterpiece.
Read MoreSpeed Interview: Robert Howarth
Fri 30 Nov 2012
In the lead up to Messiah on 11 December, we fired some quick questions at director Robert Howarth.
Read MoreThe Glory of Venice: Audience Reaction
Mon 30 Jan 2012
A few weeks ago we kicked off 2012 at the Southbank Centre with The Glory of Venice – a celebration of the music of Gabrieli. If you’re near Bristol there’s another chance to hear this concert at St George’s, on 19 February.
Read MoreRecent reviews: The Glory of Venice
Wed 18 Jan 2012
Friday 13 January wasn’t an unlucky day for the OAE, as we had some great audience feedback following our concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with Robert Howarth directing a programme celebrating the music of Giovanni Gabrieli on the 400th anniversary of his death.
Read MoreMonteverdi Vespers CD
The first release on our new OAE RELEASED label. Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers is one of the towering musical achievements of the 17th century. A fascinating and rewarding musical experience, it is deeply spiritual, yet extraordinarily theatrical. Following acclaimed performances of the piece across Europe in the anniversary year of 2010, this special live recording was…
Read MoreHave a drink on us
Fri 8 Oct 2010
Literally. Last month Matthew Truscott appeared on these drinks tray mats at Southbank Centre as part of the classical music season launch. Rivalling Rob Howarth (who is appearing on a billboard near Waterloo), for OAE poster-boy status Matt also appear on banners outside the Royal Festival Hall too. You may also spot our tube adverts…
Read MoreSpeed Interview: Robert Howarth
Thu 26 Aug 2010
This Monday we revive our recent tour of the Monteverdi Vespers for one last performance in London, at our Kings Place HQ, which will be recorded for future release. We took some time out with director Robert Howarth ahead of the show to ask him a few quick questions… (by the way, the performance is…
Read MoreWhat quiet summer? Announcing…a special Vespers performance
Thu 1 Jul 2010
So the other thing which will be keeping us busy this summer is a special extra performance of Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers. This has already been on tour across the UK and Europe (see previous blog entries), and following packed out performances, we’re bringing it back for one last show, on 30 August at Kings Place….
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