Keith Hartley joined the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House in 1987 as
sub-principal double bass. Prior to that, he had been a member of the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC Northern & BBC Concert Orchestras.
The Radio 3 programme: Building a Library recently made the Jascha
Horenstein recording of Mahler “Das Lied von der Erde” with the
BBC Northern Symphony and Alfreda Hodgson (alto) / John Mitchinson (tenor)
it's First Choice Recommendation. We recorded this programme over 35 years ago!

I also played on another famous recording of the same work with Rudolf Kempe
and Janet Baker in 1975. Many of these old recordings are available on the
BBC Legends label.

Particularly during the thirteen years (1974-87) as a member of the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, Keith toured and recorded extensively.
Here is a selection of his latest recordings:
Royal Opera CD's  ·  ·  Royal Opera DVD's  ·  ·  Royal Ballet DVD's

For many years, Keith has also been the bass player with the
London Harpsichord Ensemble and has recorded many of the
Albinoni, Telemann and Handel oboe concertos with Sarah Francis.
(These recordings are rated 3 and 4 stars in the Penquin Guide.)

London Harpsichord Ensemble Concerts at St. James's Piccadilly:
1st October, 2010
18th February, 2011