Your ultimate guide to Baroque & Early Music

Live concerts across the UK, plus festivals, artist profiles, news, features, playlists and more.

Peter Holman: Curiosity and the making of Early Music

Reflections on Peter's influential career and the continuing success of his ensemble, Leeds Baroque.

Video: Bellot Ensemble performs Cavalli's ‘Delizie, contenti’

The third in a series of new videos from their acclaimed debut album, ‘Cupid's Ground Bass’.

Featured Playlist: Handel in London

Enjoy tracing Handel’s legacy in London and his lasting influence on British music in our latest playlist.

What's On

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

Royal College of Music

Fri, 20 February 2026
Royal College of Music, London
7:30pm
From £9.50
Royal College of Music

Rachel Podger | Jonathan Cohen | Hilary Cronin

Sat, 21 February 2026
St George's Hanover Square, London
5:00pm
£15 - £65
London Handel Festival

The Duke's Consort

Sat, 21 February 2026
St Marylebone Parish Church, London
6:00pm
£15
St Marylebone Festival

The Sixteen Choir

Sat, 21 February 2026
Bath Abbey
7:30pm
£15 - £53
Bath Bachfest

Festivals and Concert Series

Established and emerging artists are presenting inspiring programmes in festivals and concert series across the UK.

London Handel Festival

The 2026 Festival, ‘From Heavenly Harmony’, is a five-week celebration of Handel’s music, enriching lives through his compositions and revealing his gift for touching every human emotion with each performance.

Barnes Music Festival

Annual March festival bringing world-class musicians and local performers together in Barnes, London.

Handpicked news stories from the world of Baroque & Early Music.

Zurich Opera launches new Early Music festival

Opernhaus Zürich launches ‘Zurich Barock’, devoted to 18th-century repertoire, with a luminous line-up including Cecilia Bartoli and Philippe Jaroussky.