Sir Roger Norrington: A Tribute
Friday 18 July 2025
Sir Roger Norrington was a lodestar for both the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the historically…
Can you dance to Bach's orchestral works?
Thursday 3 July 2025
In this short video, Kim Brandstrup explains how working with young dancers at Acland Burghley School has been…
Make an origami bird
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Turn your origami paper into a cool bird — just follow along with the video and let the creative fun begin! Let's fold some magic together!
Cylindrical Vs Conical: Lisa Beznosiuk on Flutes, Mahler, Wagner and Liszt
Friday 14 January 2011
Our Principal Flute Lisa Beznosiuk talks about the flute parts in Mahler, Liszt, and Wagner, and the difference between the cylindrical and conical flute.
Matthew Truscott on 'Baroque. Contrasted.'
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Leader Matthew Truscott talks about the concert he devised and directed at Kings Place in 2011.
Sarah Connolly on Mahler's 'Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen'
Tuesday 13 September 2011
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly talks about Mahler and his Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer), which she performed with us in 2011.
Crooks vs Valves: Martin Lawrence on Horns, Mahler, Wagner and Liszt.
Wednesday 12 January 2011
Martin Lawrence talks about the horn parts in Mahler, Liszt, and Wagner, and the difference between the natural and valved horn.
Phil Dale on the Trombone in Bruckner
Monday 18 April 2016
Trombone Philip Dale talks about the trombone used in Bruckner and explores the types of instrument that were used before then.
From Deep Within the Archive: Bach's Double Violin Concerto
Friday 13 November 2015
From deep in the archive we have unearthed an old VHS recording of us performing on BBC Scotland in 1990, playing the 1st movement of Bach's Concerto for Two Violins.
The Piano Tuner: Sjoerd Heijda
Tuesday 24 November 2015
We slipped in to film piano tuner and restorer Sjoerd Heijda as he prepared the 1943 Streicher piano.
