Richard Egarr appointed Associate Director of Academy of Ancient Music

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September marks the official start of Richard Egarr's post as Associate Director of The Academy of Ancient Music.

Christopher Lawrence, General Manager of the Academy of Ancient Music, said at the time of the announcement of the appointment: "We are delighted to be welcoming Richard Egarr to our roster of titled artists alongside Christopher Hogwood (Director) and Paul Goodwin (Associate Conductor). From our previous collaborations with Richard on tour and in the recording studio, we know that some exciting music-making lies ahead for us, and we are looking forward to working together."

Future projects include a series of Handel recordings for Harmonia Mundi USA. This follows the success of the recording by the AAM and Richard Egarr for Harmonia Mundi of the complete Bach harpsichord concertos, which The Times described as "A triumph from every point of view."

Richard Egarr's first project as Associate Director starts this month, in a programme which includes JS Bach's 'Triple' Concerto, with Egarr joined by violinist Rachel Podger and flautist Rachel Brown. This tour includes a performance at LondonÕs Wigmore Hall on 5 October 2005, where the AAM and Egarr will return in January 2006 with a programme centred on Handel's Op.3 concerti grossi, before taking them into the studio for the first of the Harmonia Mundi recordings.