Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • Friday 8 March 2024, 7:30pm
  • The Stoller Hall
  • Standard £22. Students £5.50
Image Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

In 1986, a group of inquisitive London musicians took a long hard look at that curious institution we call the Orchestra, and decided to start again from scratch. They began by throwing out the rulebook. Put a single conductor in charge? No way. Specialise in repertoire of a particular era? Too restricting. Perfect a work and then move on? Too lazy. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was born.  

Now more than thirty years old, the OAE is part of our country’s musical furniture. It has even graced the outstanding conducting talents of Elder, Rattle, Jurowski, Iván Fischer and John Butt with a joint title of Principal Artist. But don’t ever think the ensemble has lost sight of its founding vow. Not all orchestras are the same. And there’s nothing quite like this one. 

 

Logo reads: OAE, with image of a man playing the horn (left) and a woman playing the violin (right)

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  • The Stoller Hall
  • Standard £22. Students £5.50

Programme

Programme

CORELLI Concerto Grosso Opus 6 no 4 in D major
MERULA Chaconne, Op.12 No.20 in C major
ALBINONI Sinfonia 2 a 5 Op 2. No 3 in C major
GEMINIANI Concerto Grosso No.12 H143 ‘La Folia’ in D Minor
Maddalena LOMBARDINI-SIRMEN Sonata for 2 violins and cello in F Op. 1 No.1
VIVALDI Four Seasons

In 1986, a group of inquisitive London musicians took a long hard look at that curious institution we call the Orchestra, and decided to start again from scratch. They began by throwing out the rulebook. Put a single conductor in charge? No way. Specialise in repertoire of a particular era? Too restricting. Perfect a work and then move on? Too lazy. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was born.  

Now more than thirty years old, the OAE is part of our country’s musical furniture. It has even graced the outstanding conducting talents of Elder, Rattle, Jurowski, Iván Fischer and John Butt with a joint title of Principal Artist. But don’t ever think the ensemble has lost sight of its founding vow. Not all orchestras are the same. And there’s nothing quite like this one. 

 

Logo reads: OAE, with image of a man playing the horn (left) and a woman playing the violin (right)

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