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

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Balancing human drama and spiritual devotion

Ashutosh Khandekar shines a light on Bach’s dramatic and compelling ‘St John Passion’.

Bellot Ensemble - Se dardo pungente

Video: Bellot Ensemble performs Cavalli's ‘Se dardo pungente’

Lucine Musaelian is accompanied by the BBC New Generation Baroque Ensemble in Medea’s dramatic lament from Il Giasone.

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Featured Playlist: Women in Music

Celebrating International Women's Day through tracks by women composers from the 11th century to the present day.

What's On

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

Festivals and Concert Series

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

Fairest Isle Festival
Festival

Fairest Isle Festival

Journey through 16th-18th century music on a magical Island with world-class musicians, sea shanty and barqoue workshops, talks and more.

Barnes Music Festival
Festival

Barnes Music Festival

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

Early Music News

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

London's oldest parish church appoints ‘Medieval Ensemble in Residence’
News

London's oldest parish church appoints ‘Medieval Ensemble in Residence’

St Bartholomew the Great has appointed Rune as its Medieval Ensemble in Residence, with a series of concerts planned for 2026.

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News

Brighton Early Music Festival launches 2026 Emerging Artists scheme

The south coast's premiere Early Music festival is now accepting applications for its annual Emerging Artists scheme.

Features

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

Bach’s ‘St John Passion’: balancing human drama and spiritual devotion
Feature

Bach’s ‘St John Passion’: balancing human drama and spiritual devotion

Ashutosh Khandekar sheds light on how Bach’s ‘St John Passion’ combines dramatic urgency, theological depth and evolving performance traditions to remain one of the composer’s most immediate and compelling sacred works.

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Film

Bellot Ensemble | Cavalli: ‘Se dardo pungente’

‘Se dardo pungente’ is Medea’s strophic lament in Cavalli’s Il Giasone. Alone on stage, she describes love as a wound, an inescapable force that both exalts and consumes.

Elisabetta da Gambarini: A musical force of nature in Georgian London
Feature

Elisabetta da Gambarini: A musical force of nature in Georgian London

Ahead of Academy of Ancient Music’s concert, ‘Gambarini: English Impressaria’, Rachel Stroud reflects on Elisabetta da Gambarini’s remarkable career.

In Conversation: Teresa Wrann
Spotlight

In Conversation: Teresa Wrann

Continuo Connect catch up with Teresa Wrann, recorder player and founding member of the ensemble Apollo's Cabinet.

Playlist: Women in Music
Playlist

Playlist: Women in Music

Continuo's latest playlist celebrates International Women's Day through tracks by women composers from the 11th century to the present day.

Ensemble Hesperi with Hesperi Voices | Celestial music did the Gods inspire
Film

Ensemble Hesperi with Hesperi Voices | Celestial music did the Gods inspire

Ensemble Hesperi presents a programme inspired by the historic ‘Organ Battle’ at the Temple Church in the 1680s between two leading organ builders of the day, Bernhard Smith and Renatus Harris. Featuring the music of John Blow and Henry Purcell...

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