Tea with Netty

For this episode, Netty popped down to Devon to chat with OAE Emeritus Conductor and period instrument legend Sir Roger Norrington at his home.  Sir Roger, who has been with us from the very beginning, is famous for conducting from a swivelling office chair, encouraging applause between movements and his disdain for vibrato, not to mention his energising performances and fresh perspectives on Beet...

Netty shares a breakfast brew with conductor and composer Iván Fischer. Hear them debate the function of a symphony orchestra; empathy for first-time listeners and why he’ll never enter the doors of an opera house again. ___ Tea with Netty is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's podcast hosted by viola player Annette Isserlis (Netty). Over a cuppa (or something a little stronger...), N...

John Butt is an organist, conductor and leading expert on the music of JS Bach. He is both Gardiner Professor of Music at the University of Glasgow and musical director of Edinburgh’s period instrument orchestra, Dunedin Consort and when he's not doing all of that, he is also one of our Principal artists. Netty draws out some hilarious anecdotes and reveals the man behind the towering intelle...

What's brewing backstage with the Orchestra? In September 2019, Netty met up with countertenor Iestyn Davies during our run of Handel's Agrippina at the Royal Opera House, where he sang the role of Ottone. They discuss Iestyn's archaeology degree, how you don't choose to become a countertenor, and the important role of Cathedrals in British musical life.  Tea with Netty is the...

"He's so fizzy. He's like a champagne bottle that's been all shook up". In this episode, viola player Annette Isserlis talks to conductor Maxim Emelyanychev about his meteoric career, his approach to performing historically informed music for 21st Century ears and his favourite things to eat, amongst other topics. -- Tea with Netty is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenm...

What's brewing backstage with the Orchestra.  Tea with Netty is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's new podcast hosted by viola player Annette Isserlis (Netty). Over a cuppa (or something a little stronger...), Netty chats with a variety of conductors, players and other guests as she 'spills the tea' on the side of classical music you don't normally hear. Netty kic...