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The English Concert

Wigmore Hall, 10-Apr-2024 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 29-Jan-2024 / 19:30

An all Handel programme

Wigmore Hall, 18-Oct-2023 / 19:30

Handel: Clori, Tirsi e Fileno HWV96

St Martin-in-the-Fields, 21-Sep-2023 / 19:00

Royal Albert Hall, 25-Aug-2023 / 22:15

Wigmore Hall, 24-Apr-2023 / 19:30

An all Handel programme

St Martin-in-the-Field, 7-Jun-2023 / 19:30

Barbican Hall, 28-Feb-2023 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 21-Feb-2023 / 19:30

The English Concert's concert, unfortunately, cancelled due to the pandemic.

On the 21th of May 2021.

On the 20th of December 2020 with Carolyn Sampson at the Wigmore Hall

On the 12th of April 2021 with Sophie Bevan at the Barbican Hall.

On the 3rd of June 2020 at the Wigmore Hall.

On the 25th of April 2020 with Iestyn Davies and Lucy Crowe scheduled at the Barbican Hall.

On the 5th of April 2020 at Wigmore Hall.

Wigmore Hall, 27-Sep-2022 / 19:30

  • Purcell:
    • My beloved spake Z28
  • John Blow

Royal Albert Hall, 19-Aug-2022 / 19:00

Handel: Solomon (145 mins)

St-Martin-in-the-Fields, 5-May-2022 / 19:00

Handel: Serse (sung in Italian)

  • Emily D’Angelo as Serse, Mary Bevan as Atalanta, Lucy Crowe as Romilda, Neil Davies as Ariodate, William Dazeley as Elviro, Harry Bicket - Director

Wigmore Hall, 1-Apr-2022 / 19:30

  • Bach: St John Passion BWV245

Wigmore Hall, 2-Jan-2022 / 19:30

  • Handel:
    • Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6 No. 5 HWV323
    • Silete venti HWV242
    • Apollo e Dafne HWV122
  • Chiara Skerath

Wigmore Hall, 22-Oct-2021 / 19:30

  • Purcell: Why, why are all the muses mute? (Welcome song for King James II) Z343
  • Handel

Wigmore Hall, 6-Jun-2021 / 19:30

  • Drese: Sonata a6 in C
  • Johann Philipp Krieger: Sonata a4 in F
  • Oswald: Sonata a3 in E minor
  • Bach:
    • 2 Ricercars from The Musical Offering BWV1079
    • Trio Sonata in G BWV1039
    • Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen BWV51 (Elizabeth Watts)

Wigmore Hall, 02-Mar-2021 / 13:00

  • Purcell:
    • Overture from Dioclesian Z627
    • Hornpipe from The Fairy Queen Z629
    • Rondeau Minuet from The Gordion Knot Unty’d Z597
    • No. 8 3rd Act Tune (Rondeau)
    • Chacony in G minor Z730
    • The Virtuous Wife, or Good Luck at Last Z611,
      • Second music
      • First act Tune
  • Bach, Philipp Heinrich Erlebach

The English Concert's performed a selection from Handel's Solomon HWV 67 and the Foundling Anthem HWV 268 with Sarah Connolly as Solomon and Sophie Bevan as Queen of Sheba on the 1st of October at the Great Hall at Bart’s Hospital.

Unless otherwise stated Harry Bicket directed, and if applicable played the harpsichord at the concerts on this page.

Wigmore Hall, 25-Feb-2020 / 19:30

An all Bach programme

  • Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D BWV1069
  • Sinfonias from:
    • Geist und Seele wird verwirret BWV35
    • Gott soll allein mein Herze haben BWV169
  • Brandenburg Concertos:
    • No. 5 in D BWV1050
    • No. 4 in G BWV1049
  • Concerto for 3 violins in D BWV1064R
  • Nadja Zwiener - Violin
  • Lisa Beznosiuk - Flute
  • Tabea Debus - Recorder
  • Sarah Humphrys - Recorder
  • Laurence Cummings - Director, harpsichord

The English Concert under the direction of Harry Bicket performed with violinist Nadja Zwiener on the 28th of November 2019 at the Wigmore Hall.

The English Concert performed on the 16th of September 2019 at the Wigmore Hall. For more details see with Iestyn Davies.

Wigmore Hall, 11-Jun-2019 / 19:30

  • Handel: Overture from Rodrigo HWV5
  • Giovanni Legrenzi: Sonata for four violins from La cetra Op. 10
  • Corelli: Concerto grosso in D Op. 6 No. 4
  • Vivaldi, concertos in:
    • D minor for 2 violins and cello Op. 3 No. 11 RV565 'L'estro armonico'
    • B minor for 4 violins and cello in B minor Op. 3 No. 10 RV580 'L'estro armonico'
  • Scarlatti: Introduction from Cain, overo Il primo omicidio
  • Benedetto Vinaccesi: Sonata IV
  • Marcello: Oboe Concerto in C minor0

Wigmore Hall, 8-Mar-2018 / 19:30

The English Concert performed on the 28th of October 2018 at the Wigmore Hall.

Wigmore Hall, 8-Feb-2018 / 19:30

An all Buxtehude programme

Wigmore Hall, 29-Nov-2017 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 7-Jun-2017 / 19:30

Wigmore Hall, 21-May-2014 / 19:30