Handel and Haydn Society
The Handel and Haydn Society is a leader in historically informed performance, specializing in music for chorus and period orchestra from the Baroque and Classical eras. Each Handel and Haydn concert is distinguished by the use of instruments, techniques, and performance styles typical of the period in which the music …
Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin)
The Irish/Ukrainian violinist Pavlo Beznosiuk is one of the most versatile musicians working on the early music scene today. He has been described as an artist with ‘star quality’ whose ‘playing is full of fantasy’ and ‘whose range of ideas seems every time more amazing’. A rare performer who is …
English Chamber Orchestra
The English Chamber Orchestra is one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras. Since its establishment in 1960, the ECO has performed in more countries than any other orchestra and played with the world’s greatest musicians. With a discography of over 1,500 works, it is the most recorded chamber orchestra in …
Jane Parker-Smith (organ)
Jane Parker-Smith (1950-2020) was one of the world’s leading concert organists. A pupil of Nicolas Kynaston and Jean Langlais, she made her London debut at Westminster Cathedral at the age of 20, followed by a first solo concert appearance in the BBC Promenade Concerts at the Royal Albert Hall two …
Ensemble Sonnerie
Sonnerie is one of the foremost and most respected period instrument ensembles in the world. Founded by Monica Huggett in 1982 and based in London, the group has been acclaimed for its performances from Sydney to Paris, and from Helsinki to Vancouver, as well as its numerous concerts at London\’s …
