English Concert
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Guardian – Bath Bachfest
English Concert/ Cummings review — all outstanding soloists “The English Concert, all outstanding soloists, played Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos 4 and 5: a dazzling finale..”…
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Help us record Handel’s Tamerlano
Following from our recording of Handel’s Rodelinda in September, we are announcing an ambitious plan to record the next instalment of our Handel opera cycle…
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The Times – Purcell, Odes for a Queen Review
English Concert/ Bezuidenhout Review — A Stirring Performance That Melted Hearts “The arrows of the Almighty are within me/ And the terrors of God do…
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Observer – Britain’s Orpheus Review
“The standouts were violinists Nadja Zwiener and Tuomo Suni who shone with soulful bravura in three trio sonatas and the hypnotic ‘Chacony in G Minor.'”—…
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The Times – Britain’s Orpheus Review
“Connolly, after forays into Wagner, Mahler and a brush with cancer, remains optimal casting for the charismatic title role, written for a woman, even though…
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Britain’s Orpheus – Press Release
The English Concert with artistic director Harry Bicket is delighted to announce a series of concerts from 1-15 October 2020. The concerts take place in…
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Help us record Handel’s Rodelinda
Although our tour of Rodelinda had to be cancelled, we are planning to record Rodelinda this Autumn. If you would like to donate to our recording fund…
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Everything you could wish for in style and attack
Iestyn Davies 40th Birthday Concert, Wigmore Hall …up-tempo Handelian swagger in three of the Opus 6 Concertos and the heavenly ‘Chaconne’ from Il pastor…
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I initially thought it was a human voice
Orfeo ed Euridice, Edinburgh International Festival “The 18th century-style oboe, bursting into song in the pastoral scene, was like an ecstatic sunburst – I initially…
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