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Dido & Aeneas: The Untold Story – BigGive Christmas Challenge 2018
With just hours to go, the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2018 goes live at midday tomorrow (27th November). Past appeals have always featured exciting new…
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Elegant and agile playing in Bach’s Advent cantatas
Music for Advent, Wigmore Hall “Good ensemble throughout, with the elegant string tone satisfyingly bass-heavy. The star here was leader Nadja Zwiener, delivering energetic and…
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Our latest release OUT NOW!
The English Concert have thrilled audiences across the world ever since our foundation in 1973. In four and a half decades we have been proud…
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Gijs Elsen (CEO) to leave The English Concert
Gijs Elsen, has announced his intention to leave his position as Chief Executive of The English Concert by 1st January 2019. Since Gijs joined in…
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Garsington Opera and The English Concert
On the eve of its 45th Anniversary Season, The English Concert are delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with Garsington Opera. Beginning in 2020,…
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‘The most spectacular opera event of the season’ – Rinaldo report
Just over a month on from our latest Handel blockbuster, and we're still trying to catch our breath, such has been the critical acclaim that…
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History man – Harry Bicket on the cover of Opera Now
Harry Bicket is well known to opera goers for his stylish, revelatory interpretations of Baroque operas, persuading modern orchestra to take a historically informed approach…
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On the big screen: Messiah
Messiah as You’ve Never Seen It Before Coming to a Cinema Near You on Wednesday, 28th March 2018 for One Night Only Staged by the…
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2017/18 season launch
Welcome to the 2017/18 season with The English Concert; a season in which we celebrate Harry Bicket’s 10th anniversary as Artistic Director. The orchestra has…
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Buxton International Festival residency 2017
We are delighted to announce our our third residency this summer, demonstrating our pedigree once again in a more classical vein with Mozart’s early opera…
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‘Bicket’s band is in its element’ – Ariodante in review
Fresh from our month-long tour of the USA and Europe, reviews of Ariodante – our latest installment in our series of Handel operas-in-concert for New…
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Latest release: Wigmore Hall Live
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of our recent recording of Purcell, Locke and their contemporaries with Sarah Connolly and Rosemary Joshua. Appearing…
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