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Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Did You Know?

The Academy is the only orchestra to hold the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement.

About the Member

Formed of a small group of leading London musicians and working without a conductor, the Academy gave its first performance in its namesake church in 1959. Its debut recording two years later, had ‘...precision, care, consummate musicianship and more sense of style than all other chamber orchestras in Europe put together’ (Denis Stevens).

Ffty years on, the Academy is firmly established as one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras and is the most recorded, with a discography of well over 500 entries.

In addition to its London and UK concerts the Academy performs worldwide and,.during its 50th anniversary year, will tour throughout Europe, the USA and Canada. Alongside performances with Sir Neville and Director Kenneth Sillito are growing collaborations with a roster of soloist/directors, including Murray Perahia, Joshua Bell, Julia Fischer, Julian Rachlin, Janine Jansens and Anthony Marwood.

Also in 2009, the Academy will give the world premiere of a double concerto for string orchestra, solo violin and electric guitar by Steven Mackey, the first commission in its programme of new works for chamber orchestra.

Outside of the concert hall, the Academy’s Outward Sound education teams take classical music beyond the traditional concert setting, involving participants of all ages in rural and urban communities in school projects, family music days and creative music making.

Contact details

Telephone: 020 7702 1377

info@asmf.org

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