Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 2009/10
An undisputed highlight of the OAE's new season is the Beethoven Symphonies Series. Complementing this, the season contains music ranging from Monteverdi's extraordinary 1610 vespers through to Elgar's Dream of Gerontius. The OAE's late night series, The Night Shift, also returns, as does the ever-popular study day and series of Insight Club events.
Series
savings:
Book 2-8 events, save 15%
Book 9-11 events, save 20%
Book 12 or more events, save 25%
(Not available on Premium seats, the Night Shift, Study Day or Insight Club events)
Insight club series savings:
Book 3-4 events, save 20%
Please note: to receive a series discount, tickets must be booked in the same transaction. 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
Level 5 Function Room
Insight Club
Monday 21 September 2009
A chance to find our more about the OAE's new 2009/10 season of concerts with players and guests discussing their choice of highlights, hosted by Alastair Appleton.
£10 (includes a glass of wine or soft drink)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Thursday 15 October 2009
For this concert, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment asked tonight’s conductor and contemporary composers Sally Beamish and Hugh Wood to chose their favourite late-Haydn symphonies for performance.
£35 £27 £19 £12 £6
Level 5 Function Room
Insight Club
Sunday 1 November 2009
Exploring the OAE's operatic tradition, looking back at the Orchestra's many landmark performances & how vocal styles change according to repertoire.
£10 (includes tea or coffee & a pastry)
Royal Festival Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Saturday 7 November 2009
Death, duels and love: all the classic ingredients of a good night at the opera.
£38 £32 £26 £20 £14 £9 £6 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Tuesday 24 November 2009
‘This is the best of me’. These are the words Elgar himself wrote on the score of The Dream of Gerontius, and it would seem silly to argue with the composer himself.
£38 £32 £26 £20 £14 £9 £6 Premium seats £50
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Saturday 5 December 2009
This concert, in the spirit of the Discovery concerts given by Leonard Bernstein, deconstructs and explores one of Mozart's darkest and most dramatic symphonies, No.40.
£35 £27 £19 £12 £6
Royal Festival Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Wednesday 9 December 2009
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s Haydn series ends with a performance of one of the composer’s most popular works, The Creation.
£38 £32 £26 £20 £14 £9 £6 Premium seats £50
Sunley Pavilion
Insight Club
Sunday 24 January 2010
Co-inciding with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's Beethoven Symphonies Series, this workshop looks at different approaches to conducting his symphonies.
£10 (includes tea or coffee & cake)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Thursday 28 January 2010
The OAE’s Beethoven Symphonies Series gets off to an electrifying start with the under-appreciated Symphony No.
£35 £27 £19 £12 £6 Premium seats £50
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Wednesday 17 February 2010
This pair of concerts enable you to experience the complete L’estro armonico, one of Vivaldi’s most significant achievements.
£22 £16 £12 £8 £4
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Wednesday 17 February 2010
This pair of concerts enable you to experience the complete L’estro armonico, one of Vivaldi’s most significant achievements.
£22 £16 £12 £8 £4
Purcell Room
Beethoven Study Day
Sunday 28 February 2010 - Sunday 28 February 2010
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's annual study day focuses on Beethoven's Symphonies.
£12
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Thursday 4 March 2010
Ivan Fischer, known for his electrifying and energetic performances, conducts this concert which contrasts Beethoven’s hugely popular Eroica Symphony with the lesser known No.2.
£35 £27 £19 £12 £6 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Wednesday 10 March 2010
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment perform Beethoven's iconic Fifth Symphony with conductor Ivan Fischer
£38 £32 £26 £20 £14 £9 £6 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Friday 9 April 2010
Beethoven’s euphoric Symphony No.9 is, like his Symphony No 5, one of those pieces of music which transcends musical barriers - one of the few pieces of classical music in the popular consciousness.
£38 £32 £26 £20 £14 £9 £6 Premium seats £50
Sunley Pavilion
Insight Club
Sunday 25 April 2010
Ahead of the performance of Monteverdi's Vespers on 27 Apr, this workshop looks at Monteverdi's orchestra, including demonstrations and talks about cornetts and sackbutts, with members of the Orchestra.
£10 (includes tea or coffee & cake)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Monteverdi’s 1610 vespers are one of the towering musical achievements of the 17th century.
£35 £27 £19 £12 £6
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Tuesday 25 May 2010
The OAE’s Beethoven Symphony Series comes to a close with the genial Pastoral Symphony.
£35 £27 £19 £12 £6 Premium seats £50
