A portrait painting of 18th century female composer Elisabetta da Gambarini, shown writing music with a quill at a desk
πΆNext week, we'll be stepping back in time to Handel's London and exploring music by Elisabetta da Gambarini - the first female composer to publish work in England. Find out more > aam.co.uk/concerts/gam...
A full house last night for our Messiah at the @barbicancentre.bsky.social. Thanks to everyone who joined us!
Gramophone's favourite classical recordings of 2025 includes our Weldon 'The Judgment of Paris'!
βFor light relief in these troublous times, this performance by the Cambridge Handel Opera Company of Weldonβs masque (1701) will serve very well.β
youtu.be/8F0WTqAaubU
π Just a handful of seats remain available for Handel's Messiah at the Barbican this Christmas. If you're are planning to come but haven't yet bought your tickets, now's your last chance!
aam.co.uk/concerts/han...
Today we release a recording of three of Bach's wonderful Brandenburg Concertos, performed live at Milton Court in January 2024 β now available to stream and download: bit.ly/brandenburg235
POV: youβre just getting into the violin concerto as soloist. π± Fortunately for Bojan ΔiΔiΔ in tonightβs concert, help was at hand, and a replacement violin was in his hands in just moments!
A handful of holds have been released for tonight's concert, so if you'd like to join us for Haydn in Paris (in London...) grab them while you can! π« www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/202...
Here's what you can expect: www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/rev...
It was great fun working with tenor David Webb and conductor John Andrews last week on a recording that celebrates the music of Arthur Sullivan, including arias and duets from the Savoy Operas.
πΈ Ed Grant
Read all about our 2025-26 season, as Principal Oboe Leo Duarte reveals to @continuoconnect.bsky.social the musical superstars that will feature in our concerts over the next year!
www.continuoconnect.com/features/aca...
There is still just over a week left to apply for this special opportunity to join the management team at AAM β could you be our next Head of Marketing & Digital?
aam.co.uk/vacancies/
There is nothing quite like Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 on period instruments.
Happy Monday!
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We had such fun preparing this new performance of Bachβs Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 β and we can't wait to share it with you! Coming soon on video and to streaming platforms.
Paris in the 1780s was the musical centre of Europe. This November we present showpieces from the time by Mozart, Haydn and the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. An irresistible Parisian party, we bet you'll find it impossible not to be swept up in its sparkling charm.
aam.co.uk/concerts/hay...
We are delighted to be joining @caiuscollege.bsky.social and Matthew Martin in this recording of two rarely heard masterpieces by Michael Haydn: his deeply emotional Requiem and the Missa Sancti Hieronymi.
Pre-order the album ahead of its release on 3 October: lnk.to/MichaelHaydn...
One of Andrew's priorities will be to work with and support our member community; you can find out more about what AAM can offer you as a member by checking out our supporters page: aam.co.uk/support-aam/
We're delighted that Andrew Chamberlain has joined us as our new Head of Development. Andrew has over a decade of experience in fundraising and development having worked in the University of Cambridge's development office and at Ridley Hall.
"The band was on fire, a beautifully grungey but musically exact performance" β Opera Now's review of our recent performance of Dido and Aneas with @guildhallschool.bsky.social. πΈ David Monteith-Hodge
Today our 2025-26 season in Cambridge goes on general sale! From Monteverdi's Madrigals of Love and War, to the marimba phenomenon of Christoph Sietzen and his Wave Quartet, there's something for everyone.
Find out more: aam.co.uk/whats-on/
AAM's leader Bojan ΔiΔiΔ performed live with harpsichordist Stephen Farr on BBC Radio 3 last night β if you missed it, you can listen to it 16 minutes in on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Itβs our season finale tonight! Hereβs our Music Director, Laurence Cummings, on how rehearsals for Beethovenβs Fifth are goingβ¦
bit.ly/AAMbeethoven
The finale of our world-premiere recording of The Judgment of Paris, described by Early Music America as 'an exceptional (and exceptionally well-recorded) performance'.
youtu.be/2iAgXWM8qkY
Should period orchestras play Beethoven? Laurence Cummings tells BBC Music Magazine how we will be unlocking fresh insights into Beethovenβs iconic score in our performance of his Symphony No. 5 later this month.
www.classical-music.com/articles/sho...
In four weeks' time, we perform Beethoven's most famous symphony β his Symphony No. 5 β at London's Barbican. It's a rare opportunity to experience classical music's calling card, just as Beethoven might have heard it himself.
Tickets available here: bit.ly/AAMbeethoven
A full house in London for our brand-new production of Bachβs Art of Fugue. Thanks to everyone who joined us!
π· Mark Allan
A chair on a stage in front of a harpsichord, blue lit background.
The stage is set.
Last tickets remain: bit.ly/BachsArtOfFu...
A brand-new theatrical concert production of Bach's Art of Fugue, for which we're joined by four outstanding actors: Peter Bray, Imogen Frances, Steffan Cennydd and Simon Slater: join us in Cambridge or London later this week to experience Bach's masterpiece like never before!
bit.ly/BachsArtOfFu...
Bachβs Art of Fugue in a brand-new production written and directed by Bill Barclay β a transformational exchange between different art-forms, with Bachβs masterpiece at its centre.
One night each in Cambridge and London.
π bit.ly/BachsArtOfFu...
Don't miss our Season Finale later this year, as AAM takes a rare step into the 19th century!
Tickets available here: bit.ly/AAMbeethoven
Work with us! We're looking for a collaborative and committed Head of Concerts & Projects to join our small but mighty management team in Cambridge.
aam.co.uk/vacancies/
Barbican concert hall, with performers on stage rehearsing, pictured from the Circle to one side.
Final rehearsals for this afternoonβs performance of Bachβs St John Passion, which will be to a full house here at the Barbican Centre.
