Sally Bruce-Payne – Speed Interview
Fri 12 Apr 2013
Mezzo-soprano Sally Bruce-Payne joins us at Kings Place, on 19 April, for Bach Unwrapped: Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos. We asked her to take our speed interview, here’s what she had to say.
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Speed Interview- Shelley von Strunckel
Wed 3 Apr 2013
Ahead of our Insight Club on 6 April, we chatted to astrologist and OAE enthusiast Shelley von Strunckel about Mozart, mysticism and The Matrix…
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Thu 21 Mar 2013
Conductor John Butt is about to make his appearance with us for the first of three concerts at Kings Place celebrating Bach’s Cantatas and Brandenburg Concertos. We put our speed interview questions to him:
Read MoreSpeed Interview- Anna Dennis
Mon 11 Mar 2013
As the first in our series of Bach Unwrapped concerts approaches, we chatted to soprano Anna Dennis about snakes, Schoenberg and silent films…
Read MoreSpeed Interview – Henri Oguike
Wed 6 Feb 2013
As his dancers warmed up for V4: The Seasons, we spoke with choreographer Henri Oguike about some of the simple things in life.
Read MoreSpeed Interview – Edward Kitchen
Sun 3 Feb 2013
As rehearsals for V4: The Seasons stopped for a well-earned coffee break, we took the opportunity to speak with dancer Edward Kitchen.
Read MoreSpeed Interview – Rhiannon Morgan
Tue 29 Jan 2013
V4: The Seasons will see the OAE in a unique event that mixes period performance with the contemporary choreography of Henri Oguike. We met up with dancer Rhiannon Morgan at rehearsals to find out more about how she got in to dance.
Read MoreSpeed Interview – Andrew Kennedy
Mon 7 Jan 2013
With his performance in Haydn’s Creation on the horizon, we asked tenor Andrew Kennedy a few quick questions…
Read MoreJudith Bingham: Speed Interview
Tue 3 Jul 2012
Ahead of our two concerts this week at the City of London and Hythe Festivals, we caught up with composer Judith Bingham whose new piece, The Hythe, will be given its world premiere with us on 4 July as part of the City of London Festival and again in Hythe itself on 6 July.
Read MoreSteven Devine: Speed Interview
Wed 18 Apr 2012
Ahead of next Wednesday’s concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with Ian Bostridge singing some of Bach’s greatest music, we caught up with OAE Co-Principal keyboard player, Steven Devine, who’ll be directing from the harpsichord and organ…
Read MoreLisa Beznosiuk: Speed Interview
Tue 6 Mar 2012
We chatted to OAE Principal flautist Lisa Beznosiuk to ask her a few questions, amidst her solo performances with us this week on our Baroque Giants: Bach tour in London, Birmingham and Bradford-on-Avon.
Read MoreLaurence Cummings: Speed Interview
Tue 28 Feb 2012
After a very slight break for the OAE, we’re going on another tour, this time with Laurence Cummings who will be directing an all-Bach programme from the harpsichord. In London we’ll be at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 4 March, followed by The Night Shift on the same night and the programme also appears as …
Read MoreSally Beamish: Speed interview
Tue 7 Feb 2012
This Friday, we’re very excited to be premiering a brand new commission by award winning composer Sally Beamish as part of PRS for Music Foundation’s New Music 20×12. Spinal Chords is a piece of music set to a text written by Melanie Reid, a columnist on The Times who broke her neck and back following…
Read MoreNatasha’s parting speed-interview
Wed 9 Nov 2011
Today it’s Natasha’s turn to tell us about her time at the OAE: What’s been the highlight of your time with the OAE, either office life or performances (or both!)? I know it is such a cliché, but there honestly have been so many great moments in my two months with the OAE…
Read MoreDarren’s parting speed-interview
Tue 8 Nov 2011
A couple of weeks ago we said goodbye to our two Communications Interns, Darren and Natasha. Before they left we asked them a few speedy questions. First up, Darren: What’s been the highlight of your time with the OAE, either office life or performances (or both!)? Realising my USP as an intern was climbing…
Read MoreMichaela Wehrum: Speed interview
Thu 3 Nov 2011
This Friday, we’ll be performing Beethoven’s choral masterpiece Missa Solemnis at the Royal Festival Hall. We caught up with one of the soloists, Michaela Wehrum (alto).
Read MoreKati Debretzeni: Speed Interview
Mon 17 Oct 2011
On Friday this week, we’ll be celebrating three musical superstars in our Papa Haydn and his Wife concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. We caught up with one of the OAE leaders, Kati Debretzeni, who’ll be performing on the night:
Read MoreCharles Hazlewood: Speed Interview
Wed 28 Sep 2011
Charles Hazlewood opens our 2011-2012 Southbank Centre season with us tomorrow, conducting music by Weber and Mendelssohn, in our Fingers, Felix and the Freeshooter concert. Later on, he’ll join us in The Night Shift. What/when was your big breakthrough? Winning the European Broadcasting Union Conducting Competition in 1995 What do you fear…
Read MoreCharles Fullbrook
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Charles Fullbrook was born in London and studied at the Royal Academy of Music under James Blades OBE. He has participated in literally hundreds of recordings and performances in a career that has spread over four decades.
Read MoreKatia Labèque: Speed Interview
Mon 20 Jun 2011
For the latest in our Speed Interview series we catch up with Katia Labèque (pictured on the left), who, together with her sister Marielle, is currently performing on tour with us and Sir Simon Rattle. What/when was your big breakthrough? I suppose when our first CD of Rhapsodie in Blue went gold in few months….
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