“Today you will hear a real piece!” So declared Brahms to his companion of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto before attending what we believe was his last concert, which also included his own Fourth Symphony. Two good friends of the OAE, Steven Isserlis and Maxim Emelyanychev, join for the finale of our season in celebration the OAE’s 40th Anniversary.

A cosmic journey from the dark depths of the Universe to gorgeous dawn in the Garden of Eden. Václav Luks directs Haydn's masterpiece inspired by the great oratorios of Handel.

Sir András Schiff explores the thrilling contrasts of Haydn's musical personality: from the electrifying 'storm and stress' era via an encounter with Hungarian folk music to the refinement of his London residencies.