LIFEM | 13-16 November 2024

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Press Release, 24th January 2024
Press Release, 24th January 2024

The London International Festival of Early Music, LIFEM, has announced the appointment of award-winning Dutch recorder virtuoso and musicologist Erik Bosgraaf as its new artistic director. Bosgraaf appear...

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LIFEM23 Q&A: Jane Chapman
LIFEM23 Q&A: Jane Chapman

Ahead of her Gala Recital for LIFEM23, we spoke to ground-breaking harpsichord player Jane Chapman about creating a programme that explores music from four centuries, collaborating with dancers, visual artists and composers, and harpsichords!

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Press Release, 7th September 2022

The London International Festival of Early Music takes place 9-12th November 2022 in Blackheath, London. From makers to performers, and recitals to competitions, come and revel in our four-day festival with ...

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LIFEM21 Festival Review

Please click here to view our LIFEM21 Festival Review.

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LIFEM 2020 Festival Review

Please see below the review of our 2020 festival, LIFEM: Digital or click here to view.

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LIFEM celebrates Early Music Day 2021
LIFEM celebrates Early Music Day 2021

To celebrate Early Music Day 2021, LIFEM is sharing with you a special moment from its 2020 festival.

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Filming concerts during a pandemic

We kept a record of the comings and goings of the filming days to document our experiences of running a festival during a global pandemic. We endeavor to recreate the atmosphere of the live concerts as we s...

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Music from Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester | Tuesday 10 November
Music from Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester | Tuesday 10 November

We are delighted to showcase this wonderful video from Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester promoting their new album Army of Generals: The World of the Mannheim Court Orchestra, from 1742-78 Volume I. Click ...

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Music from The Shanghai Camerata and Ensemble I Fiori Selvatici | Monday 9 November
Music from The Shanghai Camerata and Ensemble I Fiori Selvatici | Monday 9 November

We are delighted to showcase some wonderful videos from The Shanghai Camerata and Ensemble I Fiori Selvatici. Watch these videos below.

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LIFEM: Digital on BBC Radio 4 | Thursday 29 October

Your browser does not support the audio element. On Thursday 29 October, BBC Radio 4's Today programme featured prolific composer, producer and Led Zeppelin’s legendary multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jon...

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John Paul Jones meets consort of viols | Thursday 15 October

World Premiere of The Tudor Pull, a new composition by John Paul Jones to be streamed at 7.00pm on Thursday 5th November from Marquee TV and the LIFEM website, www.lifem.org. In one of the more eye and...

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LIFEM announces Media Partnership with Marquee TV | Wednesday 7 October

The London International Festival of Early Music (LIFEM) has today announced a media partnership with leading online arts platform Marquee TV for its 5-11th November festival, LIFEM: Digital. LIFEM, in its 4...

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