| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2011 Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall | Condemnation to redemption – OAE and Vladimir Jurowski |
| Friday night's performance by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in the Royal Festival Hall under Vladimir Jurowski got off to a slow and somewhat insecure start. Sixth in the series of concerts by the orchestra in the 2010-2011 season, sub-titled Symphonic Enlightenment, the concert opened with the Prelude to Parsifal by Wagner.
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| 21-Jan-2011 Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Performs Symphonic Enlightenment: An Evening of Wagner, Mahler and Liszt |
Created out of the period instrument movement, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is dedicated to performing works on original instruments (or copies of them) so that audiences can hear music the way it was originally intended to be heard. A challenging feat for any orchestra, OAE, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, achieved just that, performing works by Wagner, Mahler and Liszt with playful enthusiasm and intense passion.
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