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Introducing the Baroque Horn
Fri 19 Jul 2019Principal Horn Roger Montgomery shows us the basics of the baroque horn and how it differs from the modern instrument.
See moreIntroducing the Baroque Oboe
Fri 19 Jul 2019Our Principal Oboe Katharina Spreckelsen explains why the quirks of the baroque oboe make it so exciting.
See moreIntroducing the Baroque Cello
Fri 19 Jul 2019Our Principal Cello Luise Buchberger introduces the Baroque Cello.
See moreIntroducing the Baroque Double Bass
Fri 19 Jul 2019Where did the double bass of today come from? Cecelia Bruggemeyer, a long-time double bass player with us, introduces its baroque ancestor.
See moreIntroducing the Baroque Flute
Fri 19 Jul 2019Meet the flute that our Principal Lisa Beznosiuk uses for playing Bach, Handel, Rameau and composers like that.
See moreIntroducing Handel’s Organ
Fri 19 Jul 2019Our Principal Artist John Butt introduces a spectacular bespoke chamber organ, built to recreate the sounds of Handel's era.
See moreIntroducing the Baroque Viola
Thu 18 Jul 2019Principal Viola Simone Jandl talks us through her instrument, and what sets it apart from its more lenient modern counterpart.
See moreFurther Reading: Julia Kuhn
Fri 31 May 2019Here’s what Julia, one of our violin players, wrote about performing Sibelius' Symphony No. 2.
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