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Sir András Schiff on Haydn

Monday 3 November 2025

Jessica Duchen sat down with Sir András Schiff to talk about composer Joseph Haydn
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  • Composers
  • History and Theory of Music

Sir András Schiff on Schumann and Mendelssohn

Thursday 8 May 2025

Jessica Duchen sat down with András Schiff to talk about composers Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn.
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  • Education

The Education Diaries: March 2025

Monday 24 March 2025

Last month, our musicians performed an incredible 10 concerts for children in schools and concert venues across London in 5 days. 
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  • Education

The Education Diaries: January 2026

Wednesday 4 February 2026

Last month, our musicians were on the move, performing for children in schools and concert venues in and around London. Here's a rundown of what our Education team got up to:
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  • Composers

Mozart's World: The Last Symphonies

Wednesday 25 February 2026

Robert Samuels, Senior Music Lecturer at The Open University explores Mozart's final trilogy of symphonies.
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  • Composers
  • History and Theory of Music

Bach's soulful Passion

Thursday 5 March 2026

To butcher the Oscar Wilde quote: to write one extraordinary Passion may be regarded as a miracle, to…
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  • Education

"I really like music now"

Tuesday 17 March 2026

Every year, we offer three educational programme strands to our partner schools across London. Each involves teacher training, in-school workshops and a final concert in which children become active participants, joining in with songs, actions and body percussion. In this, our 40th Anniversary Season, we have been revisiting favourite concerts from the Orchestra’s archive.
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Tea with Netty #74: OAE Projects team Sophie Adams and Ed Ault

Wednesday 18 March 2026

In the latest episode, OAE Projects team members Sophie Adams and Ed Ault join Netty for a cuppa and a chat backstage at the Royal Festival Hall. They discuss life on the farm - surprisingly not so dissimilar to running an orchestra - harpsichords on the roof, airport mishaps, filming fun, unexpected duties, and more. There are plenty of laughs in this one!

St John Passion: Texts and Translation

Thursday 26 March 2026

Tonight's performance of St John Passion will be sung in German with surtitles in English. You can also…

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