What's On
Explore period-instrument performances of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical and new music, and choral & vocal repertoire.
Sun, 9 Aug 2026
Royal Albert Hall, London
7:00pm
£19.34 to £71.36
Early Music at the BBC Proms
Festivals and Concert Series
Established and emerging artists are presenting inspiring programmes in festivals and concert series across the UK.
Early Music at the BBC Proms
This year's selection of concerts performed on period instruments at 'the world's greatest classical music festival'.
The Music Summer School and Festival
With over 30 courses each week and up to 5 talks and concerts each day, the MSSF is a joyous celebration of musical creativity.
Suffolk Villages Festival
Suffolk Villages Festival brings Renaissance, Baroque and Classical music for voices and period instruments to beautiful old East Anglian churches.
Early Music News
Handpicked news stories from the world of Baroque & Early Music.
New medieval music festival launches in the heart of central London
The Medieval London Music Festival, a brand-new festival celebrating Medieval music in London, is set for its inaugural edition in May 2027.
Continuo Foundation unlocks another £100,000 for UK period instrument ensembles
Continuo Foundation has opened applications for Round 12 of the Continuo Foundation Awards, making a further £100,000 available to support Early Music projects across the UK by professional period-instrument ensembles.
Features
Discover the fascinating world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, festival reviews, playlists, album features, and expert insights.
Spiritato: music out of boundless curiosity
Continuo Connect catches up with Will Russell and Kinga Ujszászi, founding members of the ensemble Spiritato.
Mary-Jannet Leith on collaborating with the Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble
In the first of a new series of Continuo Connect podcasts, Simon Mundy talks to Mary-Jannet Leith of Ensemble Hesperi about their collaboration with the Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble, and the music that once filled Scotland's country houses.
Attila the Stockbroker: Early Music’s punk radical
Attila the Stockbroker (John Baine) has spent nearly 50 years as a punk poet, and this August marks his fifth consecutive year bringing his ‘Early Music Show’ to St Cecilia’s Hall during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Inside the first performances of Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’
‘The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi’ by Dr Hannah French is a fascinating deep dive into the stories, perceptions and humanity behind ‘The Four Seasons’. Following its launch in 2025, we share an exclusive excerpt from the book.
Jordi Savall & Le Concert des Nations | Le concert spirituel
Jordi Savall and his orchestra Le Concert des Nations held this special 'Concert spirituel' during the 2010 Festival Musique et Histoire in Fontfroide Abbey, in Narbonne, France.
Vache Baroque summer magic
Jonathan Darbourne, co-founder and Artistic Director of Vache Baroque, talks to Continuo's Simon Mundy as the company returns to Buxton with Francesca Caccini's 'La liberazione di Ruggiero', the first opera known to have been composed by a woman.