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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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  • OAE Musicians

The Wilderness Pleases: Our Complete 2021-22 Season

Tuesday 2 November 2021

The OAE is proud to be a Resident Orchestra of London's Southbank Centre
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  • Tea with Netty

Tea with Netty #28: OAE's principal keyboard Steven Devine

Wednesday 18 May 2022

Netty and Steven meet up for some refreshment and to chat all things early keyboards.
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  • OAE Musicians
  • OAE Player

Look, No Bass! and Telling Tales with Telemann on OAE Player

Wednesday 24 November 2021

In the lead-up to Christmas, we'll will be premiering a number of films on OAE Player.
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  • Tea with Netty

Tea with Netty #29: David Blackadder, OAE's Principal Trumpet

Friday 17 June 2022

Netty and David get to rehearsals early so they have time for a bit of a chat about everything from Brandenburg Concertos to grand-parenting.
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Tea with Netty #36: OAE's Principal Timpanist Adrian Bending

Friday 13 January 2023

Kicking off the first Tea with Netty in 2023, OAE's Principal Timpanist Adrian Bending joins Netty for a chat in our bustling residency at Acland Burghley School.
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Tea with Netty #30: cellist and conductor Jonathan Cohen

Thursday 21 July 2022

Netty finds the time for a chat with the very in demand Jonathan Cohen at our summer residence in Glyndebourne.
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  • OAE Musicians

Introducing our new principal clarinet... Katherine Spencer

Thursday 28 July 2022

We are delighted to announce that Katherine Spencer has been appointed as our new principal clarinet.
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  • OAE Musicians

Evolution of the Timpani - Part 1: Introducing the Baroque Timpani

Friday 19 August 2022

From humble and, let’s face it, slightly impractical beginnings we find out how the timpani come to be the sound of so many great musical (and historical) moments.
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  • Composers
  • OAE Musicians

From ancient ballads: putting Coleridge and Purcell together

Tuesday 27 September 2022

Katharina Spreckelsen explains why we've put together a composer and a poet who live over a hundred years apart.
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  • Tea with Netty

Tea with Netty #38: OAE Leader Matthew Truscott

Wednesday 15 March 2023

OAE leader Matthew Truscott joins Netty for tea and takes us on a (boat) ride through his musical career, reminisces about long-standing OAE friendships and recalls a startling find under the house.

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