In this second London concert of the season with Music Director Joshua Bell, the Academy performs Beethoven’s iconic Symphony No.5, alongside his Egmont Overture.
‘The string sound is just gorgeous, big and pliant and vibrant, and the ensemble level defies all expectations – every note, every attack, precisely in the right place. Incisive, committed playing brought every measure to life.’ (Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times)
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.
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.
