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Introducing the Baroque Horn

Introducing the Baroque Horn

Principal Horn Roger Montgomery shows us the basics of the baroque horn and how it differs from the modern instrument.

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Introducing the Baroque Oboe

Introducing the Baroque Oboe

Our Principal Oboe Katharina Spreckelsen explains why the quirks of the baroque oboe make it so exciting.

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Introducing the Baroque Cello

Introducing the Baroque Cello

Our Principal Cello Luise Buchberger introduces the Baroque Cello.

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Introducing the Baroque Double Bass

Introducing the Baroque Double Bass

Where did the double bass of today come from? Cecelia Bruggemeyer, a long-time double bass player with us, introduces its baroque ancestor.

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Introducing the Baroque Flute

Introducing the Baroque Flute

Meet the flute that our Principal Lisa Beznosiuk uses for playing Bach, Handel, Rameau and composers like that.

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Introducing Handel’s Organ

Introducing Handel’s Organ

Our Principal Artist John Butt introduces a spectacular bespoke chamber organ, built to recreate the sounds of Handel's era.

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Introducing the Baroque Viola

Introducing the Baroque Viola

Principal Viola Simone Jandl talks us through her instrument, and what sets it apart from its more lenient modern counterpart.

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Further Reading: Julia Kuhn

Further Reading: Julia Kuhn

Here’s what Julia, one of our violin players, wrote about performing Sibelius' Symphony No. 2.

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