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.
The Birth of the Symphony
Monday 12 August 2019
Dr Robert Samuels, Senior Lecturer in Music at the Open University, explains how the symphony came to be.
Introducing Beethoven's Contrabassoon
Monday 12 August 2019
David Chatterton introduces the contrabassoon as heard in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and Haydn's Creation.
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.
What is the cost of greatness?: LEGO FAUST
Friday 21 February 2020
Thomas Mann's novel, Doctor Faustus, tells the story of a man who makes a pact with the devil in order to achieve musical greatness.
Organ in the office
Tuesday 1 October 2019
We've got an electric organ in the office, temporarily, before it goes to Paris for Mendelssohn's Elijah on Tuesday 8 October 2019.
Bach vs AI: spot the difference
Friday 22 November 2019
Will computers ever be able to write music like Bach?
The fine line between Salvation and Damnation
Thursday 3 October 2019
Our 2019-20 season at Southbank Centre is called Salvation and Damnation.
Introducing the Baroque contrabassoon
Thursday 10 October 2019
David Chatterton introduces the Baroque contrabassoon created for the first performances of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks.
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.
