Pre-Concert talk: Vladimir Jurowski talks about Mussorgsky and Tchaikovsky
Thu 13 Aug 2015
It has to be admitted we’re very bad at posting our archived pre-concert talks! We promise to be better in future.
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Vladimir Jurowksi on Tchaikovsky
Thu 8 Jan 2015
‘Hearing Tchaikovsky played on those instruments was an absolute revelation.’
Read MoreReally sad music
Mon 20 Oct 2014
This week we are performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3. It’s guaranteed to take you through a wide range of emotions in the colossal first movement alone. However here we’ll focus on the second movement, a funeral march.
Read MoreTrue Sound, True Music – a new year of OAE concerts ahead
Wed 8 Oct 2014
A new season of OAE concerts starts on 9 October, with concerts at Southbank Centre and elsewhere running through until May next year. You can get a little taste of what’s to come on our 100 second new season trailer, filmed in a low-fi ‘activist’ style to match our brochure and images this year.
Read MoreNot all audiences are the same – Playlist
Mon 3 Jun 2013
Last season we proved that not all audiences are the same and with the last concert of the season taking place tonight, we put together a playlist to find out what tracks our audience and Orchestra love to listen to. Enjoy.
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