🔔 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 – now available to stream and download: bit.ly/brandenburg235

POV: you’re just getting into the violin concerto as soloist. 😱 Fortunately for Bojan Čičić in tonight’s 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! 🎫 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. 📸 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 – 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! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta73...

We had such fun preparing this new performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 – 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...

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" – Opera Now's review of our recent performance of Dido and Aneas with @guildhallschool.bsky.social. 📸 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 Čičić performed live with harpsichordist Stephen Farr on BBC Radio 3 last night – if you missed it, you can listen to it 16 minutes in on BBC Sounds: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

It’s our season finale tonight! Here’s our Music Director, Laurence Cummings, on how rehearsals for Beethoven’s Fifth are going… 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 Beethoven’s 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 – his Symphony No. 5 – 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 Bach’s Art of Fugue. Thanks to everyone who joined us! 📷 Mark Allan

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...

Bach’s Art of Fugue in a brand-new production written and directed by Bill Barclay – a transformational exchange between different art-forms, with Bach’s masterpiece at its centre. One night each in Cambridge and London. 👉 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/

Final rehearsals for this afternoon’s performance of Bach’s St John Passion, which will be to a full house here at the Barbican Centre.

Just a couple of days to go now until our performance of Bach's St John Passion at London's Barbican. In the meantime, here's a look back at that bustling opening movement under the direction of our former Music Director, Richard Egarr. youtu.be/37Hi9PSs7og

Ahead of our performance of Bach's St John Passion, Zeb Soanes joins Evangelist Nicholas Mulroy, violinist Persephone Gibbs and our Music Director, Laurence Cummings, in a pre-concert discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAiU...

We're delighted to have received a grant from @continuoconnect.bsky.social for our concert theatre performance 'Bach's Art of Fugue'. The grant supports this unique production by Bill Barclay, coming to Cambridge and London later this year! #Continuo25

"The entire ensemble brings the wooing of the three goddesses for the favour of Paris alive and vibrant with carefully nuanced timbres." – Pizzicato Magazine www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijJV...

Specially for our performance of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto this week, soloist Katherine Spencer has teamed up with clarinet maker Guy Cowley to commission a new design of basset clarinet, which will present a fresh take on this extraordinary concerto. Tickets still available: bit.ly/AAMtrans

The opening moments of our brand new recording – just released! ‘Perkins’s performance with AAM and the Cambridge Handel Opera Company is in all ways a winner — an exceptional (and exceptionally well-recorded) performance worthy of a listen.’ – Early Music America www.youtube.com/watch?v=F15K...

‘To these ears, Weldon’s score is a delight. ... What is most appealing is his florid, Italianate way with vocal lines and his jaunty melodies (a reminder that many nowadays believe he is the real composer behind Purcell’s catchy music for The Tempest).’

In four weeks' time we present Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, one of the finest clarinet works of all time, performed by Katherine Spencer. Don't miss our performances on 12 March in Cambridge and on Thursday 13 March at Milton Court Concert Hall in London. 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/AAMtrans

Rehearsing earlier today for tonight's concert – thanks to everyone who joined us this evening!

We're rehearsing today ahead of our performance in Cambridge tomorrow of 🇮🇹Italian Legacies, with gorgeous music by Arne, Boyce, Geminiani and Bach – there's also a chance to see us in London on Friday! Final tickets available: bit.ly/AAMitalian

Tune in to BBC Radio 3 to hear a sneak preview of our concert next week: ‘Italian Legacies’! bit.ly/AAMitalian

AAM leader Bojan Čičić leads the orchestra in a concert programme we're calling 'Italian Legacies', featuring a kaleidoscopic array of Italian and English music. It's next month in Cambridge on 5 Feb and London on 7 Feb. Don't miss it! aam.co.uk/concerts/ita...

In May this year we will perform Bach's The Art of Fugue in a brand new theatrical production produced by Bill Barclay. Read @continuoconnect.bsky.social's brand-new feature on Bill: www.continuoconnect.com/features/bil...

🔔Would you like to work with us at AAM?🔔 A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, capable and experienced fundraiser to join our small management team at a pivotal moment and help drive the next chapter in AAM’s already storied history.

Academy of Ancient Music and Laurence Cummings deliver a majestic Messiah @aam.co.uk ✍️ Charlotte Gardner bachtrack.com/review-messi...

‘It felt grand enough to capture the rapture and reverence but close enough to transmit the ever-changing moods of hope, fear, despair and exultation’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @theartsdesk.bsky.social reviews our Messiah at the Barbican:

We joined forces with @tenebraechoir.bsky.social over the weekend for performances of Messiah in Amsterdam, Groningen and – pictured – at the Meisterkonzerte Wiesbaden. There's one more opportunity to see us, which is on Sunday at Saffron Halll!

Watch our pre-concert talk for our forthcoming performance of Messiah @barbicancentre.bsky.social, available from 6.30pm GMT tonight, and featuring Leo Duarte, Julia Kuhn, Ruth Kiang and Laurence Cummings! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoWM...

We're really excited to be taking part in the @biggive.bsky.social #christmaschallenge once again this year, which starts TODAY and runs for a week! For one week only you can DOUBLE your gift thanks to generous match-funders. Find out more here: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

We were at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre over the weekend for a performance of Bach's Magnificat! Here we are in rehearsal, Laurence Cummings at the helm...

29 days to go until Christmas… and just a week until the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge! Help us raise £25,000 for the AAM A-list of online films and remember, your gift will be DOUBLED. Visit our campaign page and get ready to give on 3 December! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

🔔Final Call: If you're planning to join our Messiah at Barbican Hall next month but haven't yet booked, there are only a handful of tickets left. Don't miss out! aam.co.uk/concerts/han...

Oh no, too slow! We only joined so we could make this joke 😭

Oh no, too slow! We only joined so we could make this joke 😭