In the first episode of 2026, OAE leader Margaret Faultless joins Netty for tea in our home at Acland Burghley School. Maggie reflects on her first OAE performance with Sir Simon Rattle in 1987 and her love for Haydn and Bach’s music. They also discuss her experience as leader of the Breaking Bach tour, the OAE’s dance production that connects a new generation of street dancers with the rhythmic complexities of Bach’s music.

Maggie passionately engages in education as the leader of the OAE's Ann and Peter Law Experience Scheme and in her roles as Head of Early Music at the Royal Academy of music and Director of Performance at Cambridge University. She shares her experiences working with young people and reflects on the remarkable continuity of Bach's music in the 21st century. Additionally, she reflects on her decade with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra performing Bach cantatas, and discusses the essence of being a professional musician as well as her learnings at the OAE.

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Tea with Netty is the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s podcast hosted by viola player Annette Isserlis (Netty). Over a cuppa (or something a little stronger…), Netty chats with a variety of conductors, players and other guests as she ‘spills the tea’ on the side of classical music you don’t normally hear.

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