Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 2008/09
Making the old new, and seeing the familiar in a new light is what the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is all about, and the 2008/09 season offers some remarkable opportunities to do just that. A highlight of the season is the Revealing Tchaikovsky series, for which the Orchestra are thrilled to be collaborating with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, in association with Southbank Centre. The Orchestra’s two Tchaikovsky performances as part of this should prove to be a fascinating experience.
Principal Artist Sir Simon Rattle joins the OAE in December for performances of Schumann’s symphonies, which is a great opportunity to hear this music performed by a period orchestra with all the transparency and detail that its instruments offer, and in 2009 the Orchestra starts its Haydn celebration, exploring a wide variety of his music, from oratorio to symphony.
Series Savings:
Book 2-8 concerts and save 15%
Book 9-11
concerts and save 20%
Book 12 concerts and save 25%
(Discounts do not apply on 24 April)
Please note: if you are booking online for more than one series, you will need to book each series in separate transactions in order to receive the appropriate series discount. Alternatively, please call the Ticket Office on 0871 663 2500.
events in this series
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Tuesday 27 January 2009
The brilliant violinist Rachel Podger, loved by audiences for her warmth, insight and technical prowess leads this concert.
£35 £26 £19 £12 £6
Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Night Shift
Tuesday 27 January 2009
Banish those January blues as the Night Shift returns for 2009.
£8 (in advance) £10 (on the day) £4 (students)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Haydn caused something of a stir in Vienna in 1775 with the premiere of his new piece, The Return of Tobias.
£35 £26 £19 £12 £6
Sunley Pavilion
Insight Club
Friday 6 March 2009
Haydn: deeply unsexy?
£10 £4 for full time students
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Haydn's visit to England in 1791 saw him celebrated as some sort of musical superstar.
£35 £26 £19 £12 £6
Royal Festival Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Thursday 9 April 2009
The combination of tenor Mark Padmore and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has, in recent years, become synonymous with performances of Bach's St John Passion, developing a new approach to the work informed by the music itself rather than accumulated wisdom or a figurehead conductor.
£38 £32 £26 £20 £14 £9 £6 Premium seats £50
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Thursday 23 April 2009
It is easy for us to forget today that when Haydn first wrote his music it was not just for artistic endeavour, but also to earn a living and Haydn had to keep his audience - the buyers of his music, and the source of his income - in mind.
£35 £26 £19 £12 £6
Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Sinfonietta & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Friday 24 April 2009
The London Sinfonietta and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment revive Heiner Goebbel's theatrical portrait of domestic life during World War Two.
£22 £15 £9
Sunley Pavilion
Insight Club
Sunday 10 May 2009
Mendelssohn’s Scottish. OAE Chief Executive and Mendelssohn enthusiast Stephen Carpenter explores the composers much-loved Scottish Symphony.
£10 £4 for full time students
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Wednesday 20 May 2009
This concert is a real treat for lovers of music from the Romantic Era.
£35 £26 £19 £12 £6
