‘Bell reached the silver gleam at the top of the acrobatic opening phrase without any sweat; yet his fluency never became mechanical. Cadenza flourishes contained genuine fire; his adagio wept but avoided the sentimental. And the Academy kept pace beautifully. A new golden age might be here.’ (The Independent, April 2012)
Sir Neville Marriner conducts an all-Mendelssohn programme including the 'Italian' Symphony and Piano Concerto No.1 with solost Melvyn Tan, preceded by the Hebrides Overture.
With Music Director violinist Joshua Bell, the Academy performs Brahms Violin Concerto and Beethoven's iconic Symphony No.5, alongside his Egmont Overture.
Celebrating the centenary of Britten's birth, a special programme featuring a new commission by celebrated British composer Sally Beamish, alongside works by Elgar, Britten and Pärt.
Joshua Bell directs and performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and The Hebrides, plus Schubert's Death and the Maiden in Mahler's arrangement for string orchestra.
Violinist Julia Fischer leads the Academy in a programme of concertos by Haydn and Mendelssohn, with pianist Oliver Schnyder, and Schoenberg's moving Verklärte Nacht.
Joshua Bell directs the much-loved Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings and Astor Piazolla’s evocative Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. Members of the Academy join him to perform Vivaldi's Concerto for 4...
World-leading cellist Steven Isserlis joins the Academy and Joshua Bell for an incredible programme including Brahms' Double Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No. 8.
