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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 17h

A closer listen to Eleanor Alberga. ✨ This is Alberga’s "Nightscape" with our ASMF orchestra, recorded as part of The Beacon Project, which shines a light on three female contemporary composers. #ClassicalMusic #FemaleComposers #ASMF

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Rehearsing is one thing. Performing is another🎶 When you play something like Paganini alongside Joshua Bell, it's not just about hitting the right notes. It's about finding the character in them, the coquettishness, the personality that makes the piece come alive. Listen to his new album PAGANINI!

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Where the music meets the architecture...rehearsing in a space like this, the room becomes an instrument too✨ Captured at Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal, during our European Festivals Tour 2026. #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra #ASMF

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New York, we're coming to you ✨️ On 3 March 2027, @conradtaomusic joins ASMF for a landmark evening at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Theater - and thanks to the generosity of a syndicate of donors, we're offering 500 tickets at just $5 to make sure cost is never the reason someone misses it.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

"This has been my desert island piece since I was a little girl." Now Stella Chen is bringing it to life in person, for the first time. Join her and ASMF on: ✨ September 23rd at Lincoln Cathedral ✨ September 25th at the Academy's home, Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Link in bio for tickets.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Meet Anna, one of our 2026 Associate Fellows🎻 We're looking for 2 early career violinists ready to work with the ASMF, get one-to-one coaching, and programme your own chamber concert. Applications close 19 August. #classicalmusic #orchestra #earlycareers #musicians #asmf

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ten seconds to brighten your day. The Jean Françaix Quartet mid-rehearsal during our Australia 2023 tour. No filter, just brilliant players and infectious energy✨

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

That sound…👏✨ A little taste of the applause from our 2023 BBC Proms performance… and next Sunday, we’re back. #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra #TheBBC #BBCProms #ASMF

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A view from above 🎻 A glimpse into rehearsal in Rheingau last month, as Anastasia Kobekina and Richard Harwood prepared Vivaldi’s Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor during our European Festivals Tour in July 2026. #ClassicalMusic #Orchestra #ASMF

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Yes, the performance was just as incredible as the rehearsal🎻 Joshua Bell and ASMF's string orchestra rehearsing Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Overture, Melbourne October 2023.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Meet Kynan, one of our most recent Associate Fellows🎻 Our applications for the 2026 Associate Fellowship are still open. We're looking for 2 early career violinists ready to work with the ASMF, get one-to-one coaching, and programme your own chamber concert. Applications close 19 August.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

BBC Proms 3 years ago. See you again in a few weeks, August 23rd 2026✨

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Proof that the best musicians can play anywhere🎶 The Jean Françaix Quartet, on our Australia 2023 tour.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The applause says it all✨ Joshua Bell & ASMF at Bravo Vail's 39th season last month.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

How ASMF began🎻 Neville Marriner, Michael Bowie and Simon Streatfeild started with an idea: a different kind of ensemble. More flexible. More collegiate. What they built became one of the world's premier chamber orchestras, founded in 1958 and still conductor-less today.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

POV: you're in the audience as Joshua Bell performs with ASMF at Bravo Vail. Honoured to have returned for our fifth residency, opening the Festival's 39th season last month🎻

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Our most recent fellows called this season the highlight of their musical year✨ ASMF's 2026 Associate Fellowship is open now. For 2 early career violinists: work with ASMF, get one-to-one coaching, & programme your own chamber concert. Apply here👉 www.musicalchairs.info/jobs/54846

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Before the applause comes the rehearsal✨ A glimpse behind the scenes as ASMF and Joshua Bell prepare for the next stop on our 2026 European Festivals Tour. Remaining performances: 📍 23 July – Rheingau Music Festival 📍 24 July – Rheingau Music Festival 📍 25 July – Rheingau Music Festival

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A rare glimpse into the stunning Teatro Filarmonico in Verona, Italy, back in 2022🇮🇹✨ Catching ASMF warming up and filling this grand hall with sound before the doors open, simply beautiful.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Did you know Joshua Bell recorded the soundtrack to the iconic 2004 movie "Ladies in Lavender" with Nigel Hess? 🎬🎻 Here is a behind-the-scenes look at Joshua rehearsing this piece with ASMF in Italy back in 2022. No matter when he plays it, his performance is always unforgettable. #asmf

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

You can practically hear the history in these walls🎶✨ In 2023, we took the Portuguese guitar into Abbey Road Studios alongside the incredible Pedro H. da Silva to record for the "Transclassical Concertos" album. #classicalmusic #orchestra #asmf

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Some of our favourite moments at Bravo! Vail happened off stage🌿 ASMF spent 3 nights at this year's festival, along with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott and Joshua Bell. Mountain air, good company, and beautiful music. 📸 Photos taken by our Associate Principal Cellist, Will Schofield

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Light and voice, together✨ In 2021, this performance brought together Handel's masterpiece with light projections curated by Nina Dunn Studio. Here, baritone Benson Wilson performs "The Trumpet Shall Sound" with ASMF.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A lighter side of Beethoven🎶 Here’s the opening of the third movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2, performed by ASMF. #Beethoven #ClassicalMusic #ASMF

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

One of Britain's most celebrated flautists in action🎶 Can you name this Mozart piece from just a few seconds of Michael Cox's playing? #Mozart #ClassicalMusic #ASMF

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We were delighted to return to the Wargrave Festival with ASMF under Tomo Keller. From first note to last, it was a night of joy, and orchestral brilliance in an intimate setting that made every moment land just a little deeper. 📸 Tim Hodges #ClassicalMusic #WargraveFestival #ASMF

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

2023, Brisbane. Joshua Bell and the strings running through Bach's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor before taking the QPAC stage🎻

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Some moments you just have to stop and watch. Julia Fischer in rehearsal during our 2022 Europe tour. Can you guess what she's playing?🎻

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Some pieces were made for sunny days. We've put together 8 of our recordings to fill every warm moment. For warm afternoons, blue skies and days too good to stay inside. Swipe through to explore the guide, and find each piece on our Spotify via the link in bio🎵 #ClassicalMusic #ASMF

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

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.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

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.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

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

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

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.

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Academy of St Martin in the Fields @asmforchestra.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

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 💙

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