Press – The English Concert https://www.englishconcert.co.uk Not just an orchestra on period instruments. A great orchestra. Period. Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:27:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-TEC-Logo-redrawn-150x150.png Press – The English Concert https://www.englishconcert.co.uk 32 32 “Incandescent.” – Reviews for Hugh Cutting and Lucy Crowe at Wigmore Hall https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/incandescent-reviews-for-hugh-cutting-and-lucy-crowe-at-wigmore-hall/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:03:23 +0000 https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/?p=22021 Read the full review Read the full review What’s on…

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]]> “The best of the summer festival operas so far.” – Review Highlights for Monteverdi at Garsington https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/the-best-of-the-summer-festival-operas-so-far-review-highlights-for-monteverdi-at-garsington/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:44:46 +0000 https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/?p=22015 Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the Full review Read the full review Tickets for MONTEVERDI What’s on…

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]]> “Vitality and shifting textures”: Review Highlights for The English Concert’s Hercules https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/vitality-and-shifting-textures-review-highlights-for-the-english-concerts-hercules/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:20:43 +0000 https://englishconcert.co.uk/?p=20589 Read Review Read the full review…

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]]> The i Paper – The 10 Best Classical Concerts of 2025 https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/the-i-paper-the-10-best-classical-concerts-of-2025/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:44:00 +0000 https://englishconcert.co.uk/?p=20487 7. Rodelinda at Garsington “Peter Whelan and The English Concert mined every inflection and reaction, every snap and caress from Handel’s score” 3. St John Passion at Wigmore Hall “Bach’s two great Passions – of Matthew and John – are still performed by choirs the length and breadth of the country … At the Wigmore Hall the period-instrument English Concert did the work proud.”…

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]]> The Times – “a blissful New Year’s Eve at Wigmore Hall” https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/the-times-a-blissful-new-years-eve-at-wigmore-hall/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:43:28 +0000 https://englishconcert.co.uk/?p=20492 A full house rang in 2026 with Davies joined by the spirited musicians of The English Concert and the Danish harpsichordist and conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Rachell Ellen Wong’s exuberant violin draped endless decorations around Davies’s simple vocal line. There was also the thrill of hearing the musicians beavering away with such rhythmic panache through the third and sixth Brandenburg…

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]]> “A wealth of emotional colours”: review highlights for Fidelio at Garsington https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/a-wealth-of-emotional-colours-review-highlights-for-fidelio-at-garsington/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:21:58 +0000 https://englishconcert.co.uk/?p=19709 Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the Full review Tickets for Fidelio What’s on…

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]]> “Delectable”: Review Highlights for Rodelinda at Garsington https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/delectable-review-highlights-for-rodelinda-at-garsington/ Wed, 18 Jun 2025 11:26:07 +0000 https://englishconcert.co.uk/?p=19688 Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the Full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Tickets for Rodelinda What’s on…

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]]> “This ensemble sets a standard for Handel performance in the 21st century”: Review Highlights for The English Concert’s Giulio Cesare https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/an-extraordinary-performance-review-highlights-for-the-english-concerts-giulio-cesare/ Mon, 12 May 2025 12:47:15 +0000 https://englishconcert.co.uk/?p=19481 Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review Read the Full review Read the full review (paywall) Read the full review Read the full review Read the full review (paywall) What’s on…

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]]> The i Paper – five stars for a “simply breathtaking” St John Passion https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/the-i-paper-five-stars-for-a-simply-breathtaking-st-john-passion/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:48:59 +0000 https://englishconcert.co.uk/?p=19434 Read more]]> In a dark and meaningful yet beautifully powerful performance, alto, Jess Dandy, was superb. Under the direction of Francesco Corti, its small chorus might have been a cast of thousands, so powerfully did they project. Their opening, where the music seemed to be emerging threateningly from the bowels of the earth, had gripping force. Bach’s St John Passion, Good Friday…

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]]> Planet Hugill – “sophisticated music making” at Wigmore Hall https://www.englishconcert.co.uk/press/planet-hugill-sophisticated-music-making-at-wigmore-hall/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:46:32 +0000 https://englishconcert.co.uk/?p=19430 A profoundly satisfying account with dramatic urgency complemented by intimacy and tenderness in a performance of the Passion that brought a sense of drama and sophisticated music making. Bach’s St John Passion, Good Friday…

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