
The Four Seasons with Kati Debretzeni, pt 1: In Depth
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Leader Kati Debretzeni introduces the first of four films taking an in depth look at Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.

Passacaglia in D minor by Fischer | The Night Shift
Friday 4 November 2016
Passacaglia in D minor by Fischer, performed at The Night Shift at the CLF Art Cafe (The Bussey Building).

Max Mandel on Mozart and Michael Gordon
Thursday 5 May 2016
Principal Viola Max Mandel chats about Mozart and American composer, Michael Gordon.

Martin Lawrence on Horns in Der Freischütz
Wednesday 25 May 2016
Horn player Martin Lawrence tells us about the ghostly sound of the horn in Weber's opera Der Freischütz.

Introducing the Schnellar Timpani
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Our Principal Timpanist Adrian Bending shows us his new set of drums, the Schnellar Timpani.

Explaining Pitch
Friday 15 July 2016
Musicans Daniel Bates (oboe) and Oliver Wilson (viola) talk about pitch as they prepare for a concert involving two different pitches, A=430Hz and A=440Hz.

Exploring Vibrato
Wednesday 7 September 2016
Violin player Julia Kuhn explores the sticky issue of when and when not to use vibrato.

Further listening: Simone Jandl
Monday 11 November 2019
So you've heard our Brahms: A German Requiem concert and you're hungry for more Brahms. Our co-principal viola Simone Jandl recommends four unique pieces Brahms wrote after a eureka moment later in his life.

Rehearsing Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Thursday 28 November 2019
Leader Margaret Faultless gets her hands on the original concert programme for the premiere of Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis at Gloucester Cathedral on September 6, 1910.

Vierdanck | The Night Shift
Friday 25 May 2018
Our performance of Vierdanck's Capriccio for 3 violins at The Night Shift in Shadwell.