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Winds of Change: a new bassoon concerto ushered in by the OAE

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Mozart, Gordon/ OAE *** St John’s Smith Square, 7th May 2016 It’s likely that Mozart never actually heard his Clarinet Concerto performed. His friend Anton Stadler gave the première in Prague in October 1791, less than two months before the … Continue reading →

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Gut strings and female basses: a Venetian expedition to the Pietà for the OAE

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Vivaldi: The OAE/Debretzeni  St Johns Smith Square, 17th May 2015 Although much-travelled around Europe, Vivaldi is inextricably linked with Venice and the female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, an orphanage and music school in the city. “Women in … Continue reading →

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