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For those of you who haven’t tried out one of our The Works concerts yet, we’ve got a great event coming up next month at Southbank Centre on 26 March.
Read MoreWe thought we’d share some pictures from our The Works event last week, where we gave a step by step guide to Mozart’s fourth Horn concerto and his Linz Symphony, all presented on stage by Hannah Conway. Afterwards, we welcomed the audience on stage, where they got to meet OAE musicians and ask them their…
Read MoreYes you did read that right. At tonight’s The Works concert we’re repeating our ‘speed-date the orchestra’ event – a great opportunity to meet members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.
Read MoreAhead of our The Works concert this Tuesday at the Southbank Centre, we thought we’d give you a bit of a heads-up on where to eat beforehand. As the main concert starts at 8pm, there’s plenty of time to sample some warm and tasty food from one of the many culinary choices alongside the Thames. …
Read MoreMozart/The Man Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, on 27 January 1756 and christened under the name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. His father, Leopold (a composer, conductor, and teacher), was keen for his children to share his love for music and taught both Johannes and his sister Maria Anna to play harpsichord, organ and…
Read MoreThe audience from our last The Works event tell us what they thought of the night.
Read MoreHannah Conway will be presenting our first The Works concert of the 2012-2013 OAE season on 6 November at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. We chatted to her in our latest speed interview… What/when was your big breakthrough? I’m not sure I ever had one! I have had wonderful opportunities with many fantastic orchestras and opera…
Read MoreA little late, but here are a selection of pictures from our event back on 6 March, all by Joe Plommer. The event featured Laurence Cummings directing the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.5 and Suite No.3, with presenter Hannah Conway. View the full set over on Facebook or Flickr.
Read MoreAt tomorrow’s The Works concert we’re repeating our ‘speed-date the orchestra’ event – a great opportunity to meet members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. So, after the show, there will be 10 numbered tables out in the foyer, each of which will have a musician or two on them. Simply join a…
Read MoreYes, The Works returns tomorrow evening with an evening of Bach, and we’re all primed and ready to give you a guided tour of two of his most popular pieces, the Suite No.3 (which includes Air on a G String) and the Brandenburg Concerto No.5. Here’s a trailer to whet your appetite… Find our more…
Read MoreThe Works is back on 6 March with an all-bach event directed and presented by Laurence Cummings. We caught up with him to ask a few questions… What/when was your big breakthrough? I feel that my musical career has been one long and fortunate slow burn but the thing that really changed my musical life…
Read MoreWe know some of you came to our very first The Works concert on 4 October at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and weren’t able to get hold of a programme, so we’ve made it available to download here: The Works 4 October programme We had some great feedback, including a couple of Facebook comments: “Had…
Read MoreWell, last week saw our very first The Works event. Although man one clearly really didn’t enjoy himself (storming out half-way though) we’ve had some really wonderful feedback from audiences. As with anything new (such as this website) there are clearly things to change and refine, one very obvious thing being that we ran out…
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