Academy of Ancient Music

Academy of Ancient Music AAM is an orchestra with a worldwide reputation for excellence in baroque and classical music.

Using historically informed techniques, period-specific instruments and original sources, we bring music vividly to life in committed, vibrant performances.

Our new recording of Arthur Sullivan's Songs for Tenor with David Webb, conducted by John Andrews for Resonus Classics, ...
23/06/2026

Our new recording of Arthur Sullivan's Songs for Tenor with David Webb, conducted by John Andrews for Resonus Classics, is now available to stream!

We're delighted to have been part of this project, making the first recording of Gilbert and Sullivan on period instruments, offering a sound closer to that heard in Victorian drawing rooms, concert halls and band stands than the modern pit.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, Tidal and more:
http://bit.ly/4eX9GYG

19/06/2026

A handful of front stalls seats just released for Serse TONIGHT! £18 - snap them up for a night of brilliant music-making (and perhaps a glass of something cold on the terrace before heading into the lovely air-conditioned Barbican Hall).

Handel's Serse
Cast including Paula Murrihy, Louise Alder, Rachel Redmond and Rebecca Leggett

Barbican Hall, London
Friday 19 June, 7.00pm

Book via https://aam.co.uk/concerts/handels-serse-2026/

"Ealing comedy meets commedia del arte..."Ahead of Handel's Serse at Barbican Hall this Friday, music director Laurence ...
18/06/2026

"Ealing comedy meets commedia del arte..."

Ahead of Handel's Serse at Barbican Hall this Friday, music director Laurence Cummings writes in Opera Now about a score that is "brimming over with invention, drama and exquisite composition" - and why it flummoxed Handel's original audience.

Read more: https://www.opera-now.com/content/features/laurence-cummings-conducts-handels-serse-at-barbican-hall-blog

Barbican Hall, London
Friday 19 June, 7.00pm

Tickets and more info: https://aam.co.uk/concerts/handels-serse-2026/

15/06/2026

Discover more about Handel's opera Serse ahead of our performance later this week, in this discussion with AAM music director Laurence Cummings, Handel expert Dr Ruth Smith, and soprano Rachel Redmond, hosted by Olwen Foulkes.

Handel's Serse rehearsals start soon - we'll be joined by this brilliant cast for one night only. Will you be there to h...
10/06/2026

Handel's Serse rehearsals start soon - we'll be joined by this brilliant cast for one night only. Will you be there to hear it?

Friday 19 June, 7pm, Barbican Hall, London
Barbican Centre

More info and tickets 👇
https://aam.co.uk/concerts/handels-serse-2026/

Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings (director & harpsichord)
Paula Murrihy (Serse)
Louise Alder (Romilda)
Rachel Redmond (Atalanta)
Rebecca Leggett (Arsamene)
Claudia Huckle (Amastre)
Luca Tittoto (Ariodate)
Thomas Chenhall (Elviro)

There are just two chances left to catch Handel's Orlando Festival Opera this weekend - we've loved being part of this ...
05/06/2026

There are just two chances left to catch Handel's Orlando Festival Opera this weekend - we've loved being part of this production. Congrats to the cast, creative team and all involved behind the scenes too.

Final performances Sat 6 and Sun 7 June, 4pm
https://lfo.org.uk/opera/orlando

First look behind the scenes during Orlando rehearsals at Longborough Festival Opera - we're looking forward to joining ...
21/05/2026

First look behind the scenes during Orlando rehearsals at Longborough Festival Opera - we're looking forward to joining the cast for stage and orchestra rehearsals next week!

Performances from 30 May - 7 June:
https://lfo.org.uk/opera/orlando

Cast: Beth Taylor (Orlando), Anna Devin (Angelica), Katie Bray (Medoro), Kelli-Ann Masterson (Dorinda), Andrew Foster-Williams (Zoroastro), Olivia Higginbottom (Actor), Maria Jagusz (Actor).

Creative team: Christopher Moulds (conductor), Sinéad O'Neill (director), Anisha Fields (set & costume designer), Michael Ashcroft (movement director), Ben Ormerod (lighting designer).

Photos by Lidia Crisafulli

✨ Rhythm Across Time ✨We’re incredibly excited to bring Rhythm Across Time to the stage together with the Academy of Anc...
13/05/2026

✨ Rhythm Across Time ✨

We’re incredibly excited to bring Rhythm Across Time to the stage together with the Academy of Ancient Music.

This project is all about connecting worlds — ancient music, contemporary percussion, rhythm, energy, and movement — creating a concert experience that crosses centuries. 🥁🎶

For the final concert of our 2025/26 season, the BBC Singers join the Academy of Ancient Music for a performance of Bach...
30/04/2026

For the final concert of our 2025/26 season, the BBC Singers join the Academy of Ancient Music for a performance of Bach’s monumental B minor Mass, one of the supreme achievements of the classical repertoire.

Conducted by Sofi Jeannin, this concert marks her final season performance as our Chief Conductor.

🎧 Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Sounds on 6 July.

📍 Milton Court Concert Hall, London
🗓️ Sunday 10 May, 3pm
🎟️ Final tickets available now: bbc.co.uk/events/edbv9r

30/04/2026

A sneak peek at what to expect in Rhythm Across Time, our concert with this May. Here we are in Cologne playing JS Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in C major, arr. for marimbas and strings.

13 May 2026 | West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
14 May 2026 | Milton Court Concert Hall, London

More info and tickets https://aam.co.uk/concerts/rhythm-across-time/

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