The story of ASMF begins somewhere you might not expect: a nursing home bed & a musicologist neighbour with very strong opinions. Lady Marriner & Sir David Attenborough on how Neville Marriner's meeting with Thurston Dart shaped the sound of ASMF from the very beginning. Full convo on SoundCloud.

If we could sit in orchestra rehearsals all day, we would🎻

This one never gets old. Joshua Bell performing Saint-Saëns' "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" with the ASMF Orchestra. Filmed in 2024, still as electric as ever.

Watching this once is impossible... The precision, speed and energy of Beatrice Rana on the piano during our 2024 tour is something else🎹

Put your headphones in and disappear. ASMF Chamber Ensemble performing Mendelssohn's Octet for Strings, written when he was just 16, and still one of the most euphoric pieces ever composed. Recorded live in October 2022 at George Flynn Classical Concerts, The Morgan School.

70 years, and she's still writing music that surprises her. ASMF celebrates Sally Beamish's 70th birthday with the London premiere of IZAKHI, her new commission for basset clarinet. 📅 11 June 19:30 📍 Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London Footage: Tapiola Sinfonietta.

Joshua Bell. Vivaldi: Spring🎻 We'll let it speak for itself. 300 years old. Still one of the most recognised pieces in classical music. Here it is with Joshua Bell and our strings. Listen to the full Four Seasons on Spotify: link in bio. #classicalmusic #joshuabell #vivaldi #orchestra #asmf

Brothers who've been playing together their whole lives. It shows. Arthur and Lucas Jussen are currently on tour across Europe with ASMF, led by director Tomo Keller, performing Mozart's Piano Concerto for Three Pianos and Bach's Double Keyboard Concerto. See out website for more info and tickets.

The kind of music that makes you walk faster🎶 From our Wind Ensemble, US Tour 2023. Upcoming shows and tickets: link in bio. #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra #ASMF

100 years of Sir David Attenborough…and still the most recognisable voice in the room. Listen to the full conversation on SoundCloud. Link in bio. #DavidAttenborough #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra #Marriner #ASMF

An unforgettable evening✨ Last night, we hosted a special concert at Ian McKellen’s home with the extraordinary Arthur & Lucas Jussen. Discover how you can join us at future ASMF events via our website, link in bio. #Orchestra #ASMF

Music that belongs in a space this breathtaking. Captured at Lincoln Cathedral in 2024, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields perform Errollyn Wallen’s "PARADE". #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra #ASMF

Close your eyes for 30 seconds…let this slow you down 🎺✨ A beautiful moment from May 2024, in rehearsal with Håkan Hardenberger and our ASMF string players. #ClassicalMusic #BehindTheScenes #ASMF

Join us tomorrow for Hidden Notes, our intimate candlelit live music series. Led by Sarah Newbold, this flute quintet programme weaves Mozart, Errollyn Wallen, Valerie Coleman, Ravel and Martinů - performed just steps from where you’re sitting. 📍 Sacred Grounds, Soho London 📅 Weds 29 April, 6:30pm

General sale is now open✨ Our 2026/27 season spans continents, collaborations, and a special 15-year milestone with Music Director Joshua Bell. Tickets are now available via our website, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Cadogan Hall. #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra #LiveMusic #ASMF

Celebrating Sir Neville Marriner today 🎻 Today marks the birthday of Sir Neville Marriner, founder of the ASMF. From our earliest recordings in the 1960s to performances today, his musicianship and direction helped define our sound and shape our identity as an orchestra.

9 APRIL WITH ELENA URIOSTE 🎻✨ Bridging Worlds brings together music by pioneering female composers, featuring violinist Elena Urioste. World premiere of Eleanor Alberga’s Symphony No. 2 • Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1 • Works by Grażyna Bacewicz and Caroline Shaw 🎟️ Tickets at asmf.org

Happy New Year! ✨ 2026 is set to be extraordinary with ASMF. Highlights include, Joshua Bell CBE at Cadogan Hall and Carnegie Hall, while Steven Isserlis reunites with us at SMITF for Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Andante Cantabile.

2025 has been an unforgettable year for ASMF 🎶 ✨ A year full of extraordinary music, remarkable collaborations and magical moments shared with our audiences around the world 💙

Joshua Bell rehearsing with the brilliant students of the San Francisco Conservatory, leading ASMF musicians in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. This rehearsal clip of the opening movement, The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship ⚓️🌊, was one of the most-loved moments shared on our channels in 2025.

A performance that's travelled far beyond the concert hall 🎺 This performance of Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E♭ by ASMF Principal Trumpet Mark David, filmed during our tour to South Korea, was one of the most-watched and shared pieces on our channels in 2025.

A moment that clearly struck a chord this year 🎻 This performance of Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor with Joshua Bell CBE was one of the most-loved pieces shared on our channels in 2025. We’re revisiting the music that stayed with you as we count down to the new year ✨

Season’s greetings from all of us at ASMF 🎄 ✨ Wishing you a very happy Christmas and a warm, joyful festive season.

This holiday season, let ASMF soundtrack your Christmas and fill your home with festive cheer🎄🎁 Tap the link in our bio to stream these festive favourites on Spotify now 🎧

From our historic home to cinema screens, and into the heart of the city. In the lead up to the launch of @skytv's #Amadeus, ASMF celebrated Mozart’s music across London, continuing our long standing connection with this story.

This Thursday ASMF performed Mozart’s greatest works in London’s King’s Cross station. Commuters paused, phones came out, and the music filled every corner of the station. A night of music, surprises and unforgettable moments, celebrating the upcoming series #Amadeus, available on Sky from 21 Dec.

Last week, we had a wonderful time performing at Sky HQ as part of our ongoing collaboration with @skytv to celebrate the launch of their new series #Amadeus 🔥 Our musicians brought Mozart’s Divertimento No. 1 in D Major to life, filling the room with his timeless music.

MEET THE ASMF BRASS 🎺We have Stephen Stirling (Principal Horn), Jo Hensel (Sub-Principal Horn), William O'Sullivan (Sub-Principal Trumpet) and Mark David (not pictured - Principal Trumpet)

Music Director Joshua Bell CBE looks ahead to our March 2026 US tour, which takes ASMF to cities across the country, including a much-anticipated return to Carnegie Hall. Joshua reflects on what the hall has meant to him over the years and why performing there with ASMF next spring will be special

✨ Just one week to go until our candlelit Christmas concerts at St-Martin-the-Fields! Sing along to carols, enjoy festive favourites like 'Sleigh Ride' and 'Jingle Bells' and soak up the glow of a magical evening. Tickets are selling fast across our three performance times - Book now!

We've just finished our eight-week Social Purpose programme at ASMF, with participants from The Connection and Olallo House. These pictures capture moments from the final sharing. A wonderful celebration of music, community and connection 💙 Find out more via the link in our bio.

The Black Pearl sets sail once more...🏴☠️✨ Join us in 2026 at the magnificent @royalalberthall and experience Pirates of the Caribbean on the big screen, the score performed live by ASMF. Tickets are on sale now @royalalberthall Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts © All rights reserved

🎉 Happy Birthday, Joshua Bell CBE! Today we celebrate our incredible Music Director, an extraordinary violinist, leader and inspiration to everyone here at ASMF. Throwing it back to highlights from this year's concerts at Schleswing-Holstein Music Festival. 📸 Foto Guballa #JoshuaBell #ASMF

The Big Give Christmas Challenge has officially begun! 🎉

What an unforgettable night ✨ In collaboration with @skytv to celebrate the launch of the new #Amadeus series, we filled St Martin-in-the-Fields with all things Mozart, from the iconic Symphony No. 25 to the luminous Adagio of the Gran Partita and excerpts from the Requiem.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING🦃 💙 We're wishing our dear American Friends a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Today, ASMF gives thanks for its incredible musicians & supporters, for music, for community and for the ability to inspire creative empowerment through our Social Purpose work in the States and beyond

We're delighted to be back at @stmartininthefields on 28 November with young pianist @ariellebeckpianist together performing several classic works by Mozart. Included in the programme will be selected movements from his famous Requiem, Symphony No. 25 and much more... 📸 Paul Marc Mitchell

AT HOME WITH JOSHUA BELL CBE 🎻 This evening, we are delighted to be hosted once again by our wonderful Music Director @joshuabellmusic at his home in New York for an intimate evening of dinner & drinks with selected US Friends & Patrons. 📸 Christian Meuwly

ASMF x MUSIC KITCHEN NYC ☕ 🎶 The mixed Chamber Ensemble were delighted to bring their tour program of Beethoven, Francaix and Watkins to New York for a drop-in performance to local individuals experiencing homelessness. Thank you to founder Kelly Hall-Tompkins for hosting us. 📸 Gregory Routt

ASMF returns next month to @stmartininthefields with young pianist @ariellebeckpianist for a delightful evening of Mozart classics. Join us on 28 November for an evening of pure nostalgia - tickets available via. the link in our bio 💙 📸 Sylvain Gelineau (1) Paul Marc Mitchell (2)

2 WEEKS TO GO! 📆 We can’t wait to reunite with @stmartinsvoices on Saturday 1 November, 7pm at our historic home @stmartininthefields for Fauré Requiem.💙 Also featuring Brahms’ Geistliches Lied and John Rutter’s joyful Dancing Tree. Tickets at asmf.org - see you there! 🤩 📸 @paulmarcmitchell

Today, ASMF celebrates all of the wonderful individuals that make up our stage management team - we couldn't do it without you so thank you for all that you do! To mark the occasion, here is a selection of moments captured in Schleswig-Holstein by ASMF stage manager, Michael Pattison 🤩

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE US TOUR 🎻 Our wonderful musicians are currently making their way around the US on tour for the first time in the 2025/26 season. We were delighted to kick off this tour at George Mason University, where the ASMF players hosted masterclasses and premiered the new Watkins Octet!

We are delighted to share ASMF violinist Martin Burgess' article recounting the events and his experience of our exciting collaborative performance with the students at Junior Trinity earlier this summer. Read the full article at asmf.org under 'Social Purpose > Talent Development'.

ASMF x LORD'S CRICKET GROUND 🏏 On Tuesday 30 September join us for drinks and canapés in the Long Room, followed by a special musical performance by the ASMF mixed Chamber Ensemble, ahead of their much-anticipated US tour. Tickets for this event are £89pp, please RSVP to [email protected]

ASMF & JULIUS ASAL 🎶 We're still reeling from the magic of our concert with pianist and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Julius Asal this week! The programme featured a selection of works by Ravel and Mozart - opening the evening with the liveliness of Ravel's 'Le Tombeau de Couperin' ✨

We are thrilled that this month sees our musicians all-around the UK, taking their own performances and workshops to new audiences across Wales and England as part of our Marriner Projects - a series putting financial and administrative support behind the ideas of our musicians 💙 Bravo!

"Lisiecki’s lyrical patience allowed the piano’s cantabile to float above the muted strings ... The orchestra matched him with crisp articulation, their partnership taut yet playful ... a collaborative reading, thoughtful in conception and eloquent in execution." - Edward Sava-Segal (Seen and Heard)

Today we're kicking off the new week with a throwback clip from this delightful concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields last season, with pianist Alexandra Dariescu and also featuring our brilliant Director Tomo Keller for a performance of Clara Schumann's 'Three Romances for Violin & Piano' 💙 Pure magic

@joshuabellmusic x @ted 🎙️🤩 We are delighted that our Music Director's recent TED Talk, discussing the power of live orchestras in a tech-oriented world, is now live and available to watch/listen online 💭 Watch here: go.ted.com/joshuabell 📸 @matthew_and_his_camera #asmf #joshuabell #tedtalk