Inspiring Beethoven and Haydn from the OAE

A Mozart's of symphonies – his last – under conductor Robin Ticciati is capped with a fine Jupiter, but is let down by the performances of its two predecessors.

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Haydn pur: Sir András Schiff mit dem OAE in Dortmund

Jens Klier, 19th November

Die Melange aus bestimmter Lässigkeit und zwinkernder Süffisanz ließ bei neuerlichem Haydn dieser geistreichen Londoner Künstlergemeinschaft wieder kaum redensartliches Auge trocken.

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John Butt and the OAE celebrate Handel's Solomon

Roy Westbrook, 12th October

The Queen of Sheba is clearly in a hurry in this account of Handel's oratorio at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

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Enescu Festival immersion: Bach on the street, Klimt in the forest

Peter Quantrill, 11th September

At the George Enescu International Festival, a pair of new shows crossing genres and reinventing the classics, with mostly enlightening results.

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.

Inspiring Beethoven and Haydn from Ádám Fischer and the OAE