News – The English Concert

The Big Give 2025

English Concert — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:45:00 +0000

For one week only, from midday on Tuesday 2 December until Tuesday 9 December, your donations to our Handel for All project will be doubled as part of The Big Give Christmas Challenge. Our generous matching funders have pledged to double all donations that are made via our Big Give donations page during the week, and there is £20,000 of pledged match-funding for us to unlock! If you want to…

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Monteverdi at Garsington Opera 2026

English Concert — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 10:16:58 +0000

TEC made their Garsington debut in 2019 with Monteverdi’s Vespers, and will once again perform work by the Italian: this time, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria. Translating as ‘the return of Ulysses to his homeland’, this early opera was inspired by Homer’s Oddyssey and stages the confusion and chaos of Ulysses’ arrival back in Ithaca, ten years after the Trojan War.

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The English Concert announces a soaring 2025/26 season

English Concert — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 13:30:47 +0000

Season Highlights The 25/26 season brings out the richness in the repertoire’s variety. There will be big Handel operas of course, but through the likes of Pelham Humfrey and John Blow, we’ll see how whole styles and forms like church choral music and English orchestral music began to define themselves. In between concerts, remember to keep an eye on Handel for All…

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Handel’s Hercules on Tour – March 2026

English Concert — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:26:07 +0000

Bass, William Guanbo Su, performs the titular hero, as he returns to his wife Dejanira (mezzo, Ann Hallenberg), after over a year away in battle. With him is Iole, the daughter of a king he killed, sung by soprano Hilary Cronin. Steven Fox’s radiant choir, Clarion, also return as collaborators with The English Concert, providing their unmistakable vocal timbres. Last year’s transatlantic…

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Handel’s Rinaldo on Tour – October 2025

English Concert — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:54:22 +0000

Grammy-winning American countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen takes on the title role, with Mary Bevan as Almirena. Joining them onstage are countertenor Andy Shen Liu, mezzo-soprano Rachael Wilson, and regular TEC collaborators Paula Murrihy, Alexander Chance, and Ashley Riches. The project will tour East Asia, visiting Shanghai, Beijing, and Incheon, with an additional excerpts recital in Macau.

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The Big Give Christmas Challenge: A Week of Doubling Your Donations

English Concert — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:07:02 +0000

If you missed out on the chance to donate via The Big Give but are still interested in supporting Handel for All this Christmas, all donations made via our website will still be used to support this important project. Thank you! Seven days to raise £40,000 for Handel for All We are delighted to share that The English Concert (TEC) will be participating in The Big Give Christmas…

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Announcing a Vibrant 2025 Spring Season: Baroque Masterpieces, Celebrated Operas and International Performances

English Concert — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:54:25 +0000

With the end of 2024 fast approaching, we are pleased to announce a busy Spring 2025 Season. Alfonso Leal del Ojo, Chief Executive of The English Concert, says: “We’re thrilled to present a 2025 Spring season that bridges centuries of musical heritage with contemporary relevance. From Trevor Pinnock’s return with Lucy Crowe to our international ... Read more

2023 appeal: Support Handel for All

English Concert — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 10:46:41 +0000

Embark on an extraordinary journey with the world’s foremost champions of Handel’s music as we film and provide free online access to his great treasure trove of works. Join us as we capture a new golden age in music. All of Handel’s music, filmed and accessible for all. All donations made through the Big Give ... Read more

The English Concert announces its 2023/24 season

English Concert — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 08:59:57 +0000

The English Concert’s 2023/24 season centres on the works of Handel and includes collaborations with returning artists Iestyn Davies, Lucy Crowe, and Kristian Bezuidenhout. This season will see the orchestra’s continued dedication to the works of Handel, through a tour of Rodelinda, concert performances of Clori, Tirsi and Fileno, and regular uploads of concert footage as part of Handel for All…

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New 2022 – 2023 season of concerts announced

English Concert — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:49:01 +0000

The English Concert’s 2022-2023 season centers on the works of George Frideric Handel, featuring a range of performances and recordings…

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