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The Art of the Harpsichord
Harpsichordist Alastair Ross plays Bach, Handel, Laschanzky and their contemporaries – celebrating an instrument that liberated the baroque imagination.

In the baroque era, the harpsichord was the bleeding edge of music technology. It was an instrument of infinite possibilities, opening new vistas to professional composers and bringing music into the home - where previously unheard voices were emboldened to create and inspire.

For decades, Academy of Ancient Music’s harpsichordist Alastair Ross has lived and breathed this music and this world. Now he joins forces with Laurence Cummings to recreate a musical revolution. Bach weaves sublime visions, keyboard masters capture the sunlight, and brilliant noblewomen make themselves heard at last, writing music that sparkles with invention, fantasy and emotion. A celebration of an age, an instrument, and the alchemy that happens when keys and quills encounter imaginations without limits.

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London

Priority booking for AAM Friends, Associates and Academy members
From Mon 20 April 2026

General on sale
From Fri 24 April 2026

Cambridge

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From Thu 14 May 2026

Priority booking for AAM Friends, Associates and Academy members
From Mon 22 June 2026

General on sale
From Wed 1 July 2026

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Wed 2 Dec 26
 | 7.30pm
West Road Concert Hall
Cambridge
Tickets: 
On sale soon
Thu 3 Dec 26
 | 7.30pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
London
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From £15
Tel: 020 7870 2500
Programme
JS Bach

Harpsichord Concerto in E major

Telemann

Oboe Concerto in D minor

Handel

Trio Sonata Op 5 No 4

Wilhelmine von Bayreuth

Harpsichord Concerto in G minor

Madame Laschanzky

Oboe Concerto in B-flat major

Bernardo Pasquini

Sonata for Two Harpsichords in D major

JS Bach

Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C minor

Performers
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings
director & harpsichord
Alastair Ross
harpsichord

There will be a free pre-concert talk in the auditorium at 6.30pm.

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