Dreamchasing Young Producers
Friday 6 December 2024
A note from our CEO Crispin Woodhead on the Dreamchasing Young Producers
5 Things to Know About Bach and The Brandenburg Concertos
Friday 1 November 2024
Are the Brandenburg Concertos peak Bach?
Speed Interview - Shelley von Strunckel
Wednesday 3 April 2013
Ahead of an Insight Club in 2013 about The Magic Flute, we chatted to astrologist and OAE enthusiast Shelley von Strunckel about Mozart, mysticism and The Matrix…
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.
Look! No Conductor!
Thursday 16 February 2017
We spoke to our Leader, Kati Debretzeni, about how it is to perform without a conductor.
10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Franz Schubert
Friday 22 July 2016
Some little known facts about the great Austrian composer and his vast collection of work.
Introducing... Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745 – 1799)
Saturday 27 August 2016
A short introduction to the composer, conductor and virtuoso violinist, who was born in 1745 in the Caribbean, the son of a French aristocrat and his wife's African slave.
Six things you (probably) didn’t know about Christoph Willibald Gluck
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Gluck is one of the great opera composers. Here are some things you probably didn’t know about him.
Mark Padmore on Bach’s St Matthew Passion
Monday 5 March 2018
Mark Padmore explains his view of the St Matthew Passion, and the role of the Evangelist.
Further Listening: Max Mandel After Our Beethoven Tour
Tuesday 20 February 2018
For our Beethoven tour with Nicola Benedetti, we did ten concerts in three different countries, ending in Abu Dhabi. We asked our Principal Viola Max Mandel for more Beethoven that you might want to read, watch or listen to next.
