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What our Rising Stars have been singing (and listening to) recently
Tue 10 Sep 2019Our new cohort of Rising Stars of the Enlightenment for 2019-21 has just been announced. We asked them about their favourite music and turned the answers into a Spotify playlist.
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Britain’s Got Talent: New Rising Stars of the Enlightenment
Thu 5 Sep 2019We announce our new Rising Stars for the 2019-21 season.
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Introducing Tea with Netty: Behind the Scenes at Glyndebourne
Wed 28 Aug 2019What's brewing backstage with the Orchestra. Tea with Netty is our new podcast hosted by viola player Annette Isserlis. Check out our first episode here!
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5 Things you (Probably) Didn’t Know about Michael Haydn
Wed 28 Aug 2019We’re all very familiar with Joseph Haydn. However, his little brother Michael was also something of a musical genius. Get to grips with the basics of our unsung hero here.
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New brochure (and boxes on heads)
Wed 28 Aug 2019Here's the new brochure for Salvation and Damnation, our 2019/20 season at Southbank Centre.
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Mozart’s Naughty Notes
Mon 12 Aug 2019Mozart illustrated the score for the Rondo from his Horn Concerto No.1 with a series of naughty notes and jokes aimed at his horn player friend, Joseph Leutgeb.
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The Mendelssohns: 7 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know
Mon 12 Aug 2019Here are seven things you may not have known about the famous brother-sister duo.
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Introducing the Baroque Theorbo
Mon 12 Aug 2019Lutenist Elizabeth Kenny explains how and why the theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and what it's like to carry it around on the train.
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