New brochure now online…
Fri 17 May 2013
The time has come to unveil our new season brochure.This year we went for a purely visual approach, developed with our designers Harrison and Co and photographer Eric Richmond, which has a slight retro feel, using geometric shapes combined with a simple two tone palette.
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Countertenor
The countertenor is the highest male adult voice. Peter Giles, a professional countertenor and noted author on the subject, defines the countertenor as a musical part, rather than a vocal style or mechanism. The countertenor range is generally equivalent to an alto range, extending from approximately G3 or A3 to E5 or G5 and they…
Read MoreThe Works returns with Pergolesi: video teaser
Sat 2 Mar 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 this month at Southbank Centre on 26 March.
Read MoreSpeed Interview – Kati Debretzeni
Thu 31 Jan 2013
In the lead up to V4: The Seasons, we spoke with lead violinist Kati Debretzeni about her fears, her heroes and the challenges of combining period music with contemporary dance.
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 MoreThe Works returns: trailer
Mon 5 Mar 2012
We’re excited that our new concert series, The Works, returns for a second outing tomorrow night at Southbank Centre. The idea behind The Works is to give you the classical music equivalent of a gallery’s audio guide – a guided tour of selected classical masterpieces. At tomorrow’s event we’re featuring Bach’s Suite No.3 and Brandenburg…
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 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 MoreRobert Levin, Mozart, and er, Duke Ellington?
Fri 30 Sep 2011
Pianist and scholar Robert Levin appeared with us last night in two concerts (a 7pm and a Night Shift) and today has been on a bit of a media blitz, appearing on Radio 4′s Today programme and the World Service too. There’s also something in the Evening Standard. The reason? Well Robert has been…
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…
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