A Brandenburg Christmas

Artistic Director of the Brandenburg Choral Festival Bob Porter conducting some audience carols at the Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy. The Autumn Series has wrapped up for now but the Festival returns on the 29th December: when the full schedule is available it’ll be online here.

Brandenburg Sinfonia

A string quintet from the Brandenburg Sinfonia. I’ve never seen a group of musicians look so happy during Eine Kleine Nachtmusik. 

Music Junction

My main reason for being at the London Chamber Orchestra’s concert ‘Joy’ was to capture images of young people involved in their Music Junction programme. Participants get to ‘experience live orchestral music-making at very close quarters’ by listening to, playing alongside and even occasionally directing the professionals. I know I’d have jumped …

Mozart trolls his horn player

Here’s the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment playing Mozart’s Horn Concerto no 1 at Conway Hall in April. In the background they’re projecting Mozart’s handwritten copy of the score, complete with translations of the jokes he left for his horn playing friend Joseph Leutgeb. I love the fact we’re …