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Sir Roger Norrington: A Tribute

Friday 18 July 2025

Sir Roger Norrington was a lodestar for both the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the historically…
A young male street dancer standing behind a young female dancer with his hand on her back
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Can you dance to Bach's orchestral works?

Thursday 3 July 2025

In this short video, Kim Brandstrup explains how working with young dancers at Acland Burghley School has been…
Lutenist David Miller playing the lute
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David Miller: In memoriam

Friday 6 June 2025

David Miller (1953 – 2025) had an astonishingly varied and long career that began in the heady days…
An informal photo of David Watkin (cellist) wearing shades and having a picnic near woods
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David Watkin: In memoriam

Friday 6 June 2025

Cellist David Watkin (1965 – 2025), was a hugely respected musician and a much-loved colleague and friend who…
A composite photo of the singers Sofia Kirwan-Baez, Angharad Rowlands, Hugo Brady and Peter Edge
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Meet our new Rising Stars

Thursday 10 April 2025

We've chosen our next (super)group of Rising Stars of the Enlightenment. The auditions are finished and we can…
The dancers and OAE musicians being applauded by an audience after a performance of Breaking Bach at ENB studios in October 2023
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Become an Executive Producer

Sunday 1 June 2025

Help us capture the brilliance of Breaking Bach for TV
Headshot portraits of Roxanna Panufnik, Olga Pashchenko, Electra Perivolaris, Freya Waley-Cohen, Errollyn Wallen and Fanny Mendelssohn
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Das Jahr Playlist

Friday 21 February 2025

Discover the music of the incredibly talented Fanny Mendelssohn and the four composers who have written pieces inspired…
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Tea with Netty #56: Harpist Joy Smith

Thursday 5 September 2024

Netty is joined by harpist Joy Smith in her cosy 17th-century weaver's cottage in Essex for the latest episode.
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Sarah Connolly on Mahler's 'Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen'

Tuesday 13 September 2011

Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly talks about Mahler and his Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer), which she performed with us in 2011.
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Phil Dale on the Trombone in Bruckner

Monday 18 April 2016

Trombone Philip Dale talks about the trombone used in Bruckner and explores the types of instrument that were used before then.

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