Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment makes old music new, playing instruments and using techniques from the period in which the music was written.
‘Britain’s indisputably best period instrument ensemble’
The Independent
The OAE isn’t an attempt to recreate the past, but to use historic information to create something that’s exciting now.
Spring/Summer 2026
Symphonie Fantastique
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Timothy Ridout viola
Repertoire
Berlioz: Harold en Italie
Interval
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert
Performers
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Maxim Emelyanychev conductor
Steven Isserlis cello
Repertoire
Brahms: Symphony No.4
Interval
Dvořák: Cello Concerto
Haydn: Symphony No.73 (La chasse)