What is a Cantata?
Friday 19 July 2019
What is a Cantata? Our Principal Keyboard Steven Devine explains...
Introducing the 19th Century Horn
Monday 22 July 2019
Principal Horn Roger Montgomery introduces the 19th century horn.
Mozart's Naughty Notes
Monday 12 August 2019
Mozart illustrated the score for the Rondo from his Horn Concerto No.1 with a series of naughty notes and jokes aimed at his horn player friend, Joseph Leutgeb.
Max Explains...Where We Play
Monday 12 August 2019
Our Principal Viola, Max Mandel, takes us on a tour of some of London's historic concert venues, from the Southbank Centre to The George Tavern.
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.
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.
Further Reading: Lisa Beznosiuk
Friday 10 January 2020
Here’s what our Principal Flute, Lisa Beznosiuk, wrote about performing Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.
Further Reading: Kati Debretzeni
Saturday 3 August 2019
Here’s what our leader Kati Debretzeni wrote about our Mendelssohn's Elijah concert on Thursday 3 October 2019 at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall.
Introducing the Viola da Gamba
Friday 18 October 2019
Our Principal cello, Jonathan Manson, introduces us to the Viola da Gamba, or the Bass Viol as it is known in English.