In the beginning was a note
Friday 15 May 2026
Dr Rachel Stroud, violinist and musicologist from King's College, University of Cambridge explores The Creation by Haydn.
The Creation: Text and Translation
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Tonight's performance of The Creation will be sung in German with surtitles in English. You can also download…
Something that reeks of genius
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Dr Flora Willson, classical music writer for The Guardian, a broadcaster and cultural historian explores Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy.
Catastrophe is coming
Monday 22 June 2026
On 7 March 1897, Johannes Brahms attended a concert where heard his own music in public for the last time. Jan Swafford, American author and composer of classical music, explores the programme including Brahms' Symphony No. 4 and Haydn's 'La Chasse' Symphony.
Dvořák's glorious cello concerto - a personal memoir
Monday 22 June 2026
Ahead of our performance of Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert, cellist Steven Isserlis shares his perspective on Dvořák's Cello Concerto.
