Wed 20 Mar 2019
The Anvil, Basingstoke
Brahms Piano Concerto no.1
Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns
Schumann Symphony No.4
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Sir András Schiff conductor/ piano
One of the world’s best pianists, Sir András Schiff, plays some of world’s best piano music.
Written 22 years apart, Brahms’ only piano concertos are snapshots of his life. The first is youthful, raw and expressive; the second is mature, structured and wiser. Both embody radical ideas of the 19th century, when revolution was in the air and artists joined political movements to overturn the old order.
Sat 23 Mar 2019
The National Concert Hall, Dublin
Brahms Piano Concerto no.1
Schumann Konzertstück for Four Horns
Schumann Symphony No.4
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Sir András Schiff conductor/ piano
One of the world’s best pianists plays some of world’s best piano music.
Written 22 years apart, Brahms’ piano concertos are snapshots of his life. The first is youthful, raw and expressive; the second is mature, structured and wiser. Both embody radical ideas of the 19th century, when revolution was in the air and artists joined political movements to overturn the old order.
Sat 30 Mar 2019
Level 5 Function Room, Royal Festival Hall
OAE TOTS: FUNharmonics
On every FUNharmonics day, our youngest audience members join the Orchestra for our OAE Tots workshops.
These offer a magical, interactive introduction to music-making for children between two and five, sitting up-close to orchestral musicians and taking part with their parents, guardians and carers.
Tue 2 Apr 2019
Royal Festival Hall, London
Bach’s St John Passion
Bach St John Passion
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Peter Sellars director
Camilla Tilling soprano
Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano
Mark Padmore tenor
Andrew Staples tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
Christian Gerhaher baritone
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
A thrilling staging of the Easter story.
Sir Simon Rattle has assembled an extraordinary team for this definitive staging of one of Bach’s great masterpieces, the St John Passion.
Sat 6 Apr 2019
Elbphilharmonie
Bach’s St John Passion
Sun 7 Apr 2019
Elbphilharmonie
Bach’s St John Passion
Bach St John Passion
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Peter Sellars director
Camilla Tilling soprano
Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano
Mark Padmore tenor
Andrew Staples tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
Christian Gerhaher baritone
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir Simon Rattle has assembled an extraordinary team for this definitive staging of one of Bach’s great masterpieces, the St John Passion.
Tue 9 Apr 2019
Alte Oper Frankfurt
Bach’s St John Passion
Bach St John Passion
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Peter Sellars director
Camilla Tilling soprano
Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano
Mark Padmore tenor
Andrew Staples tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
Christian Gerhaher baritone
Choir of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir Simon Rattle has assembled an extraordinary team for this definitive staging of one of Bach’s great masterpieces, the St John Passion.
Thu 18 Apr 2019
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Trial by Jury
Gilbert and Sullivan Overture from The Gondoliers
Gilbert and Sullivan Selection of songs from The Yeoman of the Guard, The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado, HMS Pinafore and Ruddigore
Gilbert and Sullivan Trial by Jury
John Wilson Conductor
Simon Butteriss The Learned Judge
Louise Alder Angelina
Michael Porter Edwin
Counsel for the Plaintiff Simon Bailey
The feel good hit of the 1870s.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s Trial by Jury was the Mamma Mia! of the 1870s, running for hundreds of performances and touring as far as the USA and Australia.
Fri 19 Apr 2019
St John's Smith Square
Bach’s St John Passion
Bach St John Passion
Stephen Layton conductor
Polyphony
Nick Pritchard Evangelist
Neal Davies Jesus
Rowan Pierce soprano
Helen Charlston alto
Ruairi Bowen tenor
Ashley Riches bass
Stephen Layton, one of Britain’s greatest choral conductors, gathers together some of London’s finest singers to perform Bach’s St John Passion, considered by many to be even more emotional and dramatic than the St Matthew Passion. A Good Friday matinee concert.
Sun 28 Apr 2019
Royal Festival Hall, London
OAE TOTS – A World of Magic
Fri 10 May 2019
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Bach: Toutes Suites
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 1
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4
Margaret Faultless violin/ director
Lisa Beznosiuk flute
The balance of pleasure.
Order and moderation versus rebellion and pleasure. Battling forces at the heart of us, in between which lies that elusive ideal we call happiness.
Tue 14 May 2019
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Bach: Toutes Suites
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 1
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4
Margaret Faultless violin/ director
Lisa Beznosiuk flute
The balance of pleasure.
Order and moderation versus rebellion and pleasure. Battling forces at the heart of us, in between which lies that elusive ideal we call happiness.
Thu 16 May 2019
Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
Bach: Toutes Suites
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 1
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2
Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4
Margaret Faultless violin/ director
Lisa Beznosiuk flute
The balance of pleasure.
Order and moderation versus rebellion and pleasure. Battling forces at the heart of us, in between which lies that elusive ideal we call happiness.
Sat 18 May 2019
Cadogan Hall
Bach’s Mass in B Minor
Bach B Minor Mass
Joanna Tomlinson conductor
Miriam Allan soprano
Roderick Morris countertenor
Greg Tassell tenor
Matthew Brook bass
Constanza Chorus
In its tenth birthday celebration concert, the dynamic Constanza Chorus is joined by us for a performance of Bach’s masterpiece, the Mass in B Minor.
Fri 31 May 2019
Royal Festival Hall, London
States of Independence
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Strauss Violin Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Vladimir Jurowski Conductor
Alina Ibragimova Violin
The definitive musical celebration of freedom and liberty.
We round off our Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness season with the definitive musical celebration of freedom and liberty.
Thu 20 Jun 2019
The Anvil, Basingstoke
The Four Seasons
Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Corelli Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 6, No 3
Manfredini Concerto Grosso in G major Op.3 No. 7
Geminiani Concerto in G minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Vivaldi Concerto for lute in D major
Rachel Podger violin/ director
They may be familiar, but Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are miracles of invention, wit and excitement.
