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We’re really excited to be part of the Edinburgh International Festival and are taking our tour with the brilliant Vladimir Jurowski to the Usher Hall tonight where he’ll be conducting a programme of Weber, Liszt’s dramatic Faust Symphony and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E with Alina Ibragimova.
Here’s a taster of what’s to come tonight, plus why the OAE can be compared to a very famous cat and mouse duo…
Tickets for the concert can be bought online or by phoning the EIF Box Office on 0131 473 2000.
Sorry, we haven’t put one of these up for a while, but the OAE have been just too darned busy!
This week, we speak to Projects Manager, Megan Russell:
What’s your role in the OAE office? Not sure if I can answer this one ‘quickly’! My job covers so many different areas – booking flights, accommodation and sorting touring logistics, fixing players, booking rehearsal venues, managing rehearsals, managing concerts, touring, doing airport check-ins, running the OAE Experience scheme for young players, organising auditions, unjamming the photocopier as I sit right next to it!
What does your typical day involve?
I don’t think there is such a thing as a typical day in the projects team. Normally I’ll get to work first thing and look over my emails, if I’m in the office, I’ll spend the rest of the day working on either last minute preparations for a current project, or forward planning future projects. Sometimes I am out and about at meetings, or managing rehearsals which are all over London and take place at all hours of the day.
Which mobile number do you call the most?
Sadly, I think last time I checked, it was someone in the office! Probably Philippa, our Orchestra Manager as she is out and about so much.
What – or where – is perfection?
I’ve thought about this one for a while and I really don’t know what the answer is. Read the rest of this entry »
Ahead of our all-Handel programme tomorrow night at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, we caught up with OAE leader and director for this concert, Alison (Ally) Bury…
Monsters – inner and outer, real and metaphorical.
Which mobile number do you call the most?
My husband, Richard Earle, OAE oboist. But I prefer my landline.
What – or where – is perfection?
A summer walk on the South Downs followed by tea and cakes.
Who is your favourite hero from fiction (book/comic/film/opera) – and why?
Difficult to choose just one – but I love Rose Aubrey, the narrator of Rebecca West’s The Fountain Overflows, one of the few novels which gives a convincing account of a musician’s life.
What’s your favourite ritual?
Doing the Guardian cryptic crossword with my husband over a cup of tea. Read the rest of this entry »
As we mentioned in our last post, we’re taking our Night Shift to the Village Underground, Shoreditch, on Friday 24 June – a building played in by the Klaxons, Jarvis Cocker and The XX. It should be a fab night and details are available from our Night Shift website. The full programme will be performed before this on 4 June at the Queen Elizabeth Hall- more details here. In the meantime, why not have a read of our speed interview with the soprano Elin Manahan Thomas who’ll be singing some glorious Handel arias on both nights:
What/when was your big breakthrough?
Stepping in on the day for the ill soloist on a Monteverdi Choir tour to sing the Messiah. Nerve-wracking and brilliant.
What do you fear the most?
Flying. Really not helpful when you’re a travelling musician.
Which mobile number do you call the most?
My husband’s. A hundred times more so, now that we have a baby boy and every day feels like a big round of decisions.
What – or where – is perfection?
Home, on the sofa, bags unpacked.
Who is your favourite hero from fiction (book/comic/film/opera) – and why?
Frodo Baggins. I’d have given in to that ring by the end of book one! Read the rest of this entry »
We’ve just had the films developed from our disposable cameras that we dotted around the Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer at the last Night Shift event on 4 May. Here’s a few choice ones for you:
For the full set, you can visit our Flickr page where you can also find the official pics, taken by Joe Plommer.
And just a quick reminder that you don’t have long to wait until our next Night Shift- it’s making its debut at the Village Underground, in the heart of Shoreditch on 24 June…more details on our Night Shift website.
Just thought we’d share a very interesting video here, from an event at the Royal Opera House . Conductors Antonio Pappano, Edward Gardner and our Principal Artist Vladimir Jurowski talk to Sir John Tusa about conducting opera and what it takes to be a musical director of a leading opera house. Plus – a little clip is included of us in the pit at Glyndebourne with Vladimir Jurowski conducting. Enjoy!
This week, we chat to Georgina Cooksley about life as an intern with the OAE…
What’s your role in the OAE office?
I’m the graduate intern so I get to be involved in all parts of the OAE. Mainly I work with the Projects team organizing and planning concerts but I also liaise with the Communications and Development teams and help the Education team with string club (although I can’t actually play the violin…yet.)
What does your typical day involve?
No two days have been the same here and there’s always a new challenge. One morning I had to dash to the Barbican to deliver Sir Simon Rattle his Tristan and Isolde music and another I’m backstage at the QEH catching Nick Logie with the chocolates or giving out flowers on stage. Most days I’m in the office talking to the players’ on the phone, helping Megan with US visas and E101s, drinking coffee, fixing the photocopier and anything that pops up.
Which mobile number do you call the most?
I text message rather than call people, so the number I probably text the most is my friend Amanda. My mum would be a close second and it’s normally for cooking or cleaning advice.
What – or where – is perfection?
Lying on a beach with your feet buried in the sand, listening to the waves roll along the sand.
What’s your favourite ritual?
Oh dear, this is going to sound bad but I would have to say ‘Friday night wine.’ It’s more about celebrating the end of the week and having a chat and a giggle with your friends over wine. It’s especially good if it’s a New Zealand wine. Read the rest of this entry »
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