Thanks to the enormous generosity of our friends around the globe, we surpassed our goal and raised a whopping £35,000.
The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2016
With just five days to go the Big Give Christmas challenge is almost upon us. This year we are seeking to raise £25,000 to bring our latest collaboration with Tom Morris and the Bristol Old Vic, a dramatic staging of Handel’s Messiah, to audiences across London and the UK.
Handel’s Tamerlano: latest videos and reviews
Greed, jealousy, betrayal, and revenge; Handel’s psychological thriller Tamerlano has it all. Touching down in Buxton last summer, Tamerlano marked The English Concert’s second residency in the scenic Buxton Festival.
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Handel: Alcina
Catch a glimpse of The English Concert and mezzo-soprano superstar Joyce DiDonato during the Madrid leg of their 2014 tour of Handel’s Alcina. Produced for Spanish television, this short documentary includes an interview with Artistic Director Harry Bicket. “The English Concert, the acclaimed period instrument ensemble, with Harry Bicket conducting, presented an elegant, dramatically riveting concert performance at Carnegie Hall, with …
2016/17 Season Launch
Welcome to the 2016-17 season with The English Concert. A season that will take us all over the globe, from the Far East, via Europe to North America.
Handel’s Orlando takes Europe and US by storm
Handel’s Orlando, our latest installment in a flourishing relationship with New York’s Carnegie Hall, was a hit with audiences and critics alike from Amsterdam, Birmingham, Vienna, London and New York. With a stunning cast, a mixture of home-grown and American talent including Iestyn Davies in the title role, Orlando has gone down a storm across Europe and the US. “Like …
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Mr Handel and The English Concert
In the video below, we discuss a direction towards opera, particularly those of Handel, with interviews from Artistic Director Harry Bicket and soloists during their latest production. “Like a globe-travelling relative who returns bearing marvellous gifts, The English Concert continues to appear at Carnegie Hall bearing one gorgeous Handel opera after another. The English Concert will return in April of …
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David Daniels: Bach sacred arias & cantatas
David Daniels discusses his recording of Bach Sacred Arias & Cantatas.
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Harry Bicket: the development of period performance
Harry Bicket discusses the development of period instrument performance during the past several decades. Bicket reveals his belief that attitudes towards the practice should be revised, allowing ensembles like The English Concert to be judged directly against orchestras that perform on modern instruments.
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Director Masterclass
For the fledgling conductor and Karajan ‘wannabe’, conservatoires, universities, and summer schools offer the chance to hone their craft, swapping practice in front of their bathroom mirrors for rehearsal time with mentors, accompanists, or full-size symphony orchestras. Yet for the aspiring baroque director, prospects of working within such a specialised field are far and few between. Teaming up with the …