BIOGRAPHIES

The English Concert The English Concert
Founded by harpsichordist Trevor Pinnock in 1973, The English Concert is among the finest chamber orchestras in the world, with an unsurpassed reputation for inspiring performances of Baroque and Classical music in the concert hall and on CD. › View
Harry Bicket Harry Bicket
Harry Bicket is Artistic Director of The English Concert and among today's leading directors of baroque and classical music, with guest engagements in major concert halls and opera houses on both sides of the Atlantic. › View
Nadja Zwiener Nadja Zwiener
Nadja Zwiener is Leader of The English Concert. German born, she attended the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Music School in Berlin before studying violin and chamber music at Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler with Eberhard Feltz. › View
Lucy Crowe
Born in Staffordshire Lucy Crowe is rapidly establishing herself as one of the leading lyric sopranos of her generation. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2002 she received the Royal Overseas Gold Medal and in 2005 won second prize in Kathleen Ferrier Awards. › View
Laurence Cummings Laurence Cummings
Laurence Cummings is one of Britain's most exciting and versatile young exponents of historical performance both as harpsichord player and conductor. › View
Kenneth Weiss Kenneth Weiss
Kenneth Weiss was born in New York City where he graduated from the High School of Performing Arts. He graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (USA) and continued his studies with Gustav Leonhardt at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam. › View
Sara Mingardo
One of today’s rare and authentic contraltos, Sara Mingardo has become a highly sought-after performer on both the concert and operatic stage in a wide range of repertoire. › View
Maurice Steger
Recorder virtuoso Maurice Steger is one of the most influential and popular soloists of his generation. Born in Winterthur (Switzerland), he studied at the Musikhochschule in Zurich with Pedro Memelsdorff and Kees Boeke. › View
David Daniels
David Daniels is known for his superlative artistry, magnetic stage presence and a voice of singular warmth and surpassing beauty, which have helped him redefine his voice category for the modern public. › View
Anna Caterina Antonacci
Embracing both soprano and mezzo-soprano roles, Anna Caterina’s extraordinary vocal timbre and great acting skills have enabled her to perform many works from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries › View
I Fagiolini
I Fagiolini is acknowledged worldwide as the most innovative British vocal ensemble specialising in early music. Their stylish staged productions of Renaissance and Baroque music-theatre works together with virtuosic performances of contemporary repertoire have won them friends from the BBC Proms, Lincoln Center, New York to Soweto and brought this repertoire to both specialist and completely new audiences. › View
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