Thu 5 Apr 2018Conway HallThe Night Shift Mozarts Horns

Mozart Horn Concerto no.1Mozart Horn Concerto no. 4

Roger Montgomery horn

Mozarts horn concertos in the original home of freethought.

Sun 1 Apr 2018Opra de Monte-CarloMozart: Master of Deception, with Sir Roger Norrington

Mozart Symphony No. 33Mozart Horn Concerto No.4Mozart Horn Concerto No.1Mozart Symphony No. 36

Sir Roger Norrington conductorRoger Montgomery horn

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There is more to Mozart than meets the eye. His repertoire is replete with surprises and deceptions.

Sat 31 Mar 2018The Anvil, BasingstokeBachs St Matthew Passion

Bach St Matthew Passion

Mark Padmore director/EvangelistRoderick Williams ChristusClaudia Huckle contraltoHugo Hymas tenorLouise Kemny sopranoJessica Cale sopranoEleanor Minney mezzo-sopranoMatthew Brook bassChoir of the Age of Enlightenment

A powerful depiction of the Easter Story.

Commemorate Easter with BachsSt Matthew Passion, featuring an all-star line-up of singers, led by Mark Padmore.

Fri 30 Mar 2018ICE Krakow Congress CentreBachs St Matthew Passion

Bach St Matthew Passion

Mark Padmore director/EvangelistRoderick Williams ChristusClaudia Huckle contraltoHugo Hymas tenorLouise Kemny sopranoJessica Cale sopranoEleanor Minney mezzo-sopranoMatthew Brook bassChoir of the Age of Enlightenment

A powerful depiction of the Easter Story.

Commemorate Easter with BachsSt Matthew Passion, featuring an all-star line-up of singers, led by Mark Padmore.

Bachs St Matthew Passion ProgrammeMon 26 Mar 2018

Heresthe programme for our performance of Bachs St Matthew Passion on Monday 26 March at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre. You can pick up a physical copy free of charge on the night itself.

Mark Padmore explores Bachs St Matthew PassionMon 26 Mar 2018

Its designed to disturb. It should get under the skin and worry us.

Mark Padmore explores Bachs St Matthew Passion, and the advantages of performing it without a conductor.

Performing the St Matthew PassionFri 23 Mar 2018

Leader Matthew Truscott tells us what its like to perform Bachs St Matthew Passion without a conductor, but instead following the breathing of singer and director, Mark Padmore.

Bachs B minor Mass (1748)

Following much-praised accounts of the St John Passion and Christmas Oratorio, conductor Stephen Layton now turns to Bachs mighty B minor Mass.

Mark Padmore on Bachs St Matthew PassionMon 5 Mar 2018

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

The Corridors of Power programmeMon 26 Feb 2018

Heresthe programme for ourThe Corridors of Power concert on Tuesday 27 February at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre. You can pick up a physical copy free of charge on the night itself.

After Beethoven?Tue 20 Feb 2018

After ten concerts in three different countries, our Beethoven tour with Nicola Benedetti came to an end in Abu Dhabi yesterday. If youre at risk of Beethoven withdrawal, we asked our Co-Principal Viola Max Mandel for more Beethoven that you might want to read, watch or listen to next.

The Corridors of Power: playlist previewWed 7 Feb 2018

One of the more unusual concerts in our 2017/18 Visions, Illusions and Delusions season is The Corridors of Power, a mixture of Haydn and Mozart conducted by our old frienddm Fischer.

Behind the scenes with Nicola BenedettiMon 5 Feb 2018

Challenging in different ways but so enjoyable.

Nicola Benedetti chats about performing Beethoven on period instruments as she joins us on tour around the UK and US.

Marin and Nicola join our pre-concert talkFri 2 Feb 2018

If youre coming to our concert with Marin Alsop and Nicola Benedetti at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, on Sunday, get there early for the pre-concert talk at 6pm.

Were delighted both Marin and Nicola have agreed to join us for the discussion alongside our Principal Flute, Lisa Beznosiuk.

The talk is free in the Clore Ballroom from 6pm to 6.30pm.

Marin Alsop and Nicola Benedetti programmeFri 2 Feb 2018

Heresthe programme for ourMarin Alsop and Nicola Benedetti concert on Sunday 4 February at Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre (but its also good if youre going to one of the other performances). You can pick up a physical copy free of charge on the night itself.

If you cant see it, just clickhere.

In depth: A new cadenza by Nicola BenedettiThu 1 Feb 2018

In the classical era, composers such as Mozart and Beethoven often included passages called cadenzas towards the end of their concertos. These were either improvised or pre-composed, and gave the soloist the chance to show off the full range of her or his skills.

For Nicola Benedettis performances of Beethovens Violin Concerto with us, shes worked with composer Petr Limonov to write a new cadenza premiered on this tour, for which shell be accompanied by our Principal Timpani, Adrian Bending.

What does it mean to be free?Tue 30 Jan 2018

Today were announcing the concerts in our 2018/19 season as Resident Orchestra at Southbank Centre.

Its called Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, and its the second in ourSix Chapters of Enlightenment, six years of concerts celebrating the thought that made the modern world.

Fresh Night Shifts for 2018Wed 10 Jan 2018

Classical music hasnt always been about sitting silently in a concert hall, glugging down a pre-poured glass of wine in the interval and polite applause.

With The Night Shift, we take classical music back to its lively, informal roots with gigs in pubs, night clubs and other venues where you like to spend your time. Enjoy two half hour sets of classical music, played by some of the finest players in the business, without the usual rules.

Symmetry in music: Particle physicist Tara ShearsThu 4 Jan 2018

Professor Tara Shears came to talk to us about antimatter as part of our Bach, the Universe and Everything series atKings Place. We learnt there is more connecting Bach and particle physics than you might imagine.

Name us a Handel concertTue 12 Dec 2017

Its been a while, but the time has come for you to put your musical thinking caps on for a our traditional name a concert feature.

We need a name for the following concert coming up in 2018. Think Handel, Telemann, organs and, possibly, feasts.

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