The Birth of the Symphony
Monday 12 August 2019
Dr Robert Samuels, Senior Lecturer in Music at the Open University, explains how the symphony came to be.
Introducing Beethoven's Contrabassoon
Monday 12 August 2019
David Chatterton introduces the contrabassoon as heard in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Haydn's Creation.
5 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About William Boyce
Friday 9 August 2019
Think you know old Bill inside out? Read on to discover some things you (probably) didn't know.
Tea with Netty #4: John Butt
Monday 6 January 2020
Our Principal artist John Butt gets the 'Tea with Netty' treatment
Introducing Beethoven's Flute
Saturday 1 February 2020
Our principal flute, Lisa Beznosiuk, teaches us about the development of the flute, and explains why Beethoven played such a key role in these changes.
Tea With Netty #5: Composer and conductor Iván Fischer
Saturday 1 February 2020
Netty shares a breakfast brew with conductor and composer Iván Fischer.
Further Reading: Daniel Bates
Wednesday 29 January 2020
Here's what our principal oboe, Daniel Bates, had to say about our Mozart's Final Flourish performance.
What is the cost of greatness?: LEGO FAUST
Friday 21 February 2020
Thomas Mann's novel, Doctor Faustus, tells the story of a man who makes a pact with the devil in order to achieve musical greatness.
What is the cost of Greatness?: Speed interview with Geoffrey Paterson
Friday 21 February 2020
In true Faustian spirit, we're looking at what the cost of greatness really ahead of out upcoming concert Faust: the Life of a Composer on the 25 March at Southbank Centre.
