Early Music As Education

27/07/2026

We had an unforgettable second concert in Turin to a packed church and a standing ovation for the Bach to Bach festival organised by Coro Maghini Torino ✨
Thank you so much for having us and to the incredible Fabio Bagnoli Oboe for playing with us and working with our young people over the course of this week. We can’t wait to see you again for our concert on 4th October at The Tung Auditorium 🎻

Well done to all of our students for their successful concerts in Italy this week, we are so proud of you!👏

📸 ©️Fulvio De Asmundis

26/07/2026

On Friday we had our first concert in the stunning town of Comune di Valtournenche in the Aosta Valley 🎻
We played a programme of Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli, Handel and Lully after an intensive few days rehearing with Fabio Bagnoli Oboe ✨
Well done to all the students for a fabulous performance 👏👏👏

24/07/2026

We had a fantastic day yesterday exploring the beautiful city of Turin 🇮🇹🍕🎬

Our first stop was a guided tour around the beautiful grounds of Colle Don Bosco ⛪ We also visited the Museo Nazionale del Cinema at the iconic Mole Antonelliana 📽️🎬 and explored the history of the city 🏛️, then finally finished off the day with unlimited pizza! 🍕😋

22/07/2026

What a great start to our 2026 residency in 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧🇮🇹🤩 Music, food, and fun 🎶🍝🎾⚽

We're so lucky to be joined by the amazing , guiding us ahead of our two concerts here in Italy 🎻

The first concert will take place in the beautiful Valtournenche village in the Aosta Valley , and the second will be in Chiesa di San Dalmazzo in the heart of Turin, hosted by the prestigious festival Back to Bach organised by 🎼

The concerts will feature music by J.S. Bach, A.Corelli, G.F. Handel, A. Vivaldi and J.B. Lully 🎶

15/07/2026

Well done to our amazing Liverpool String Academy students who performed at their end-of-year recitals at Liverpool Parish Church and St Mary’s Church in Liscard! 🎻

Liverpool Parish

We are so proud of our students, many of which played their first ever solo having only entered the Liverpool String Academy over the past year through our work in , , and Liscard Primary

Thank you to all the parents who came, all the schools for their support over the past year, to our amazing team of tutors and to for their lovely refreshments!

10/07/2026

We can’t believe it’s already been two weeks since our concert with Thelma Handy as part of the Wirral Chamber Music Festival! 🎻

The Liverpool String Academy Orchestra reunited with Thelma Handy, playing the same programme as at their critically acclaimed concert at , including a rare performance of Schreivogel’s concerto for solo violin and strings, edited specially for EMAE by Professor Michael Talbot.

Thank you to the for having as part of their brilliant programme this year and to Thelma for continuing to inspire our students!

🎵 Corelli’s Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.4 - IV Allegro played by Thelma Handy and the Liverpool String Academy Orchestra

01/07/2026

Today is the last day to apply for the Liverpool String Academy for the 2026/27 academic year🎻

Are you or do you know a young person looking to level up their string playing and join an ensemble?

The LSA is open to applications from new students under 25 based in the Liverpool City Region, for all of our ensembles, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. We provide high quality, free training in string playing with a particular focus on historically-informed performance.

Alongside weekly rehearsals, being part of the Liverpool String Academy includes exciting performance and residential opportunities throughout the year.

There is an audition required to join the Advanced ensemble, which will take place on the week of the 13th July. Requirements can be found on our website, https://www.emae.co.uk/apply.

There is also an opportunity to join our flagship ensemble, the Liverpool String Academy Orchestra, which is formed of members of the Advanced ensemble, our tutors and visiting professionals. The Orchestra is free to be a part of and develops an exceptionally high level of ensemble playing, with opportunities of playing as a soloist.

Please share far and wide with any young people you think may be interested. We look forward to hearing from you! 🙌🏻

26/06/2026