The i Paper – The 10 Best Classical Concerts of 2025

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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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