Sherborne School for Girls, founded in 1899 in North Dorset

 Michelangelo's Crocifisso di Santo Spirito in Florence, dating from 1492

Emma Kirkby & Anthony Rooley

Gramophone Awards (2019): Lifetime Achievement Award-winner Dame Emma Kirkby & Young Artist Jakub Józef Orlinski

Dame Emma Kirkby performing Pergolesi’s ‘Stabat Mater’ (photo by Kristina Allen)

Dame Emma Kirkby

In an exclusive interview for Continuo Connect, Ashutosh Khandekar spoke to Dame Emma Kirkby about her influential career in the Early Music world.

Dame Emma Kirkby: The quiet revolutionary

Salisbury and Winchester Journal, 11 Sep 1775

William Naish – Prospect of Salisbury (1751)

Left to right: Julia Bishop, Sounds Historical, David Wright

Detail form the Doom Painting of St Thomas’s Church in Salisbury

‘Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds’ (1821-22) by John Constable

Salisbury Musick will hold their first three-day festival of early and baroque music in October 2025.

Salisbury Musick returns – building on an 18th-century legacy

Dame Emma Kirkby & Jakob Lindberg

A playlist, illustrating the rich career of Continuo Patron, Dame Emma Kirkby, with some of her most beloved recordings.

Playlist: The best of Dame Emma Kirkby

Flauguissimo

Flauguissimo was founded by flautist Yu-Wei Hu and guitarist / theorbo-player Johan Löfving. Their imaginative programmes have dazzled audiences across the UK, and their keen interest in early and contemporary music has made them sought-after teachers.

Flauguissimo - Flauguissimo – Johan Löfving and Yu-Wei Hu

From Whisper to Thunder

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras is made up of three internationally-renowned ensembles that lead the field of period performance.

Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras

Sing to the Lord A New Song

Flauguissimo - Flauguissimo  - Johan Löfving and Yu-Wei Hu

Lammermuir

Lammermuir Festival

The Lammermuir Festival was born of a conviction that historic architecture and beautiful landscape together can create an ideal environment in which to experience great music-making.

soprano mhairi lawson wearing a black jacket standing inf ront of some gree climbing plants

The Sounds and Songs of Auld Land Syne

The Sounds and Songs of Auld Lang Syne

Sirinu

Sirinu is an ensemble of early instruments and voices, with an established reputation for lively and communicative performances based on sound musical scholarship.

Sirinu - Bold Fearless and Rash

Bold, Fearless and Rash

Norwich Baroque

Norwich Baroque performs music from the 17th and 18th centuries on period instruments, with a passion for making Norwich’s incredibly rich history come to life.

Norwich Baroque - Maestra

Maestra

Early Music in the Marches

Telemann's 'Paris' Quartets

The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra

The Sixteen Choir

The Sixteen is a performing arts charity, comprised of a choir and period-instrument orchestra, which exists to take beautiful and inspiring choral music, from the Renaissance to today, to as wide and diverse an audience as possible.

St Martin-in-the-Fields

St Martin-in-the-Fields is a landmark church, concert venue and visitor attraction on London's Trafalgar Square. 

The Sixteen Choral Pilgrimage

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: London

I Fagiolini

I Fagiolini is internationally renowned for its innovative and thought - provoking productions: Handel with masks, Purcell with puppets (with Peter Wilson, MBE); The Full Monteverdi and Betrayal: a polyphonic crime drama (immersive theatre directed...

Your ultimate guide to
Early & Baroque Music

Classical concerts across the UK

What's On

Explore period-instrument performances of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical and new music, and choral & vocal repertoire.

From Whisper to Thunder

Flauguissimo

Sing to the Lord A New Song

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

From Whisper to Thunder

Flauguissimo

The Sounds and Songs of Auld Lang Syne

Mhairi Lawson

Bold, Fearless and Rash

Sirinu

Maestra

Norwich Baroque

Telemann's 'Paris' Quartets

Marches Baroque Ensemble

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: London

The Sixteen Choir

Coffee Concert III – Monteverdi and Me

I Fagiolini

French Baroque Lute Recital

Eduardo Egue

Features

Discover the fascinating world of Early and Baroque music through artist interviews, festival reviews, playlists, album features, and expert insights.

Dame Emma Kirkby: The quiet revolutionary

Salisbury Musick returns – building on an 18th-century legacy

Playlist: The best of Dame Emma Kirkby

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Your ultimate guide toEarly & Baroque Music

Classical concerts across the UK

What's On

Explore period-instrument performances of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical and new music, and choral & vocal repertoire.

From Whisper to Thunder

Flauguissimo

Sing to the Lord A New Song

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras

From Whisper to Thunder

Flauguissimo

The Sounds and Songs of Auld Lang Syne

Mhairi Lawson

Bold, Fearless and Rash

Sirinu

Maestra

Norwich Baroque

Telemann's 'Paris' Quartets

Marches Baroque Ensemble

The Choral Pilgrimage 2025: London

The Sixteen Choir

Coffee Concert III – Monteverdi and Me

I Fagiolini

French Baroque Lute Recital

Eduardo Egue

Features

Discover the fascinating world of Early and Baroque music through artist interviews, festival reviews, playlists, album features, and expert insights.

Dame Emma Kirkby: The quiet revolutionary

Salisbury Musick returns – building on an 18th-century legacy

Playlist: The best of Dame Emma Kirkby

Don't miss a beat – subscribe today!

Help early music flourish!

Your ultimate guide to
Early & Baroque Music