Press
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The i Paper – five stars for a “simply breathtaking” St John Passion
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…
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Planet Hugill – “sophisticated music making” at Wigmore Hall
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…
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B Minor Mass – Solemnity and splendour
“Bach’s holiness has its wild, rough and earthy side: her punk virtuosity with this most untameable of brass beasts made it thrillingly audible” “…singers and…
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Planet Hugill – a Baroque banquet for Christmas
Time stopped with the upper voice trio, 'Suscepit Israel'
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The Arts Desk Review – a Baroque banquet for Christmas
The strength-in-depth of this full-blooded Magnificat may have served as the evening’s meaty centrepiece. Still, those early courses delivered far more than pretty trimmings.
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13.05.22 – La Resurrezione is Gramophone Editor’s Choice & Recording of the Month
La Resurrezione is Editor’s Choice & Gramophone’s Recording of the Month for June
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08.04.22 – The Times – La Resurrezione ****
‘An exemplary recording of Handel’s vibrant Easter surprise’ ‘The orchestra’s lively precision, rhythmic bounce and variegated colours: ideal tools for proper display of the endless…
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Rodelinda recording nominated for BBC Music Magazine Award
We are delighted to be nominated for a 2022 BBC Music Magazine Award in the Opera category! BBC Music Magazine announces nominees for its 2022…
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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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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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