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Hen Party: Haydn's 'Fowl' Symphony

Wednesday 3 February 2016

We went to Kent to explore Haydn's clucking brilliant 'Fowl' symphony, with one of the world's leading experts in chicken music.
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  • Artists
  • Composers

Vladimir Jurowski on Mahler

Saturday 19 March 2016

Principal Artist Vladimir Jurowski discusses our performance of Mahler's Symphony No.2.
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  • Composers
  • OAE Musicians

Roger Montgomery discusses Mozart's Horn Concerto No.4 on the Natural Horn

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Principal Horn Roger Montgomery chats about his natural horn and about Mozart's 'hunting-style' in his Horn Concerto No.4.
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  • Artists
  • Composers

Vladimir Jurowski on Tchaikovsky

Monday 12 January 2015

Principal Artist Vladimir Jurowski, speaks about performing Tchaikovsky on period instruments and the 'striking presence of a young genius' that can be heard in his first symphony.
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  • Composers
  • Instruments

Introducing the Ophicleide

Friday 22 August 2014

John Elliot introduces a relatively rarely seen instrument, the Ophicleide, and talks about its role in Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique.
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  • Composers
  • History and Theory of Music

Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks: Shock and Awe

Wednesday 21 August 2013

George Frideric Handel is best known for restoring English music to its’ highly respected and acclaimed position, following years of compositional drought after the death of Purcell in 1695.
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  • Composers

Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Winter, Allegro | Choreography by Henri Oguike

Monday 4 November 2013

In February 2013 we collaborated with Choreographer Henri Oguike on a bold new interpretation of Vivaldi's seminal Four Seasons, fusing cutting-edge contemporary dance with period performance. Here's a taster of the event with the Allegro from Winter.
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  • Composers
  • OAE Musicians

Performing Beethoven's Symphony No.8 from First Edition Parts

Friday 22 November 2013

Leader Margaret Faultless talks about performing Beethoven's Symphony No.8 from the first edition parts.
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  • Composers
  • OAE Musicians

The Four Seasons with Kati Debretzeni, pt 3: In Depth

Friday 10 February 2017

The third of four films by Leader Kati Debretzeni taking an in depth look at Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
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  • Composers
  • OAE Musicians

The Four Seasons with Kati Debretzeni, pt 4: In Depth

Saturday 11 February 2017

The final film by Leader Kati Debretzeni taking an in depth look at Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

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