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From our UK regional touring to our work here with the students of Acland Burghley School, we’re always striving to keep music alive and accessible for all. We are redefining what it means to be an orchestra in the 2020s – and can’t do it without your support. Find out the ways that you can support and become a part of this story below.

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  • History and Theory of Music
  • OAE Musicians

What is a Cantata?

Friday 19 July 2019

What is a Cantata? Our Principal Keyboard Steven Devine explains...
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  • Instruments
  • OAE Musicians

Introducing the 19th Century Horn

Monday 22 July 2019

Principal Horn Roger Montgomery introduces the 19th century horn.
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  • Composers
  • OAE Musicians

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.
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  • OAE Musicians

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.
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  • OAE Musicians

Further Reading: Adrian Bending

Wednesday 29 January 2020

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  • Composers
  • Instruments
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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.
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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.
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Further Reading: Lisa Beznosiuk

Friday 10 January 2020

Here’s what our Principal Flute, Lisa Beznosiuk, wrote about performing Mozart’s Symphony No. 40.
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  • OAE Musicians

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.
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  • Instruments
  • OAE Musicians

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.

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