In this episode of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields podcast series, Ben Eshmade talks to members of the Academy Chamber Ensemble in the group’s 50th anniversary year. Get a behind-the-scenes insight to life with this world-renowned ensemble, as musicians Tomo Keller, Stephen Stirling, Stephen Orton and Lynda Houghton discuss the group’s rehearsal techniques, favourite repertoire and most memorable on-tour moments.
Audio clips in this podcast:
Mendelssohn / Gershwin
Recorded at Performance Santa Fe by Bill Heltman in 2015
Schumann
Recorded at the Bravo Vail Music Festival in 2017