The 2025 edition of the Anima Mundi festival is developed around a theme of peace, expressed through masterpieces of sacred tradition that, in different musical languages and expressive forms, evoke the universal desire for reconciliation, hope and harmony among peoples. For the fifth consecutive year, Trevor Pinnock, one of the most important international interpreters of baroque and classical music on original instruments, is confirmed in the role of Artistic Director.

On 9 September, he is joined by the orchestra he founded, The English Concert, for a programme dedicated to two pillars of sacred music of the eighteenth century: the Gloria by Vivaldi and the Missa in angustiis by Haydn. The jubilant character of Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi evokes the spectacular splendour of the late Venetian Baroque. The Missa in angustiis by Joseph Haydn is now known as Nelson Mass because he finished composing it against the background of a prominent naval battle.

Tickets on sale from 1 September.

Hilary Cronin soprano

Sara Mingardo contralto

Stuart Jackson tenor

Neal Davies bass