The English Concert
Not just an orchestra on period instruments. A great orchestra. Period.
Upcoming events
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24 May 2026 | 3:00PM
Evensong, Bach Cantata 34 at Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, London
Andrew Nethsingha · Choir of Westminster Abbey
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11 June 2026 | 7:30PM
Lucy Crowe and Hugh Cutting: Handel Cantatas at Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall, London
Lucy Crowe · Hugh Cutting · Nadja Zwiener
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12 June 2026 | 5:20PM
Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria — Monteverdi at Garsington Opera
Wormsley Estate, Stokenchurch
Laurence Cummings · Cecelia Hall · Ed Lyon · Dafydd Jones · Fiona Kimm · James Gilchrist · Stuart Jackson · Rowan Pierce · Innocent Masuku · Claire Lees · Jessica Cale · Alberto Miguélez Rouco · Benjamin Hulett · James Creswell · John Caird · Robert Jones · Paul Pyant · Arielle Smith
Handel for All
All of Handel’s music, filmed and accessible online for everyone, everywhere, free of charge.
The latest from The English Concert
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May 2026 archive pick: Louise Hogan
Maybe it’s a little perverse to choose this recording from September 2020, when the Covid lockdowns were still fresh in our memories. It wasn’t an…
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“Vitality and shifting textures”: Review Highlights for The English Concert’s Hercules
Critic’s pick in the New York Times
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March 2026 archive pick: Joe Crouch
A fascinating insight into Joe’s early experiences with The English Concert.
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