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.

We spoke to our Leader, Kati Debretzeni, about how it is to perform without a conductor.

Some little known facts about the great Austrian composer and his vast collection of work.

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.

Gluck is one of the great opera composers. Here are some things you probably didn’t know about him.

Mark Padmore explains his view of the St Matthew Passion, and the role of the Evangelist.

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.

Here’s what our horn, Martin Lawrence, wrote about performing Schumann’s Konzertstück for 4 horns.

Here’s what our clarinet, Katherine Spencer (also known as Waffy), wrote about performing Schumann’s Symphony No.3

We imagine what would have happened if the famous English composer Edward Elgar had decided to write a self-help book.