The Gesualdo Six
Videos of the group recorded in Ely Cathedral have been watched by millions around the world, and The Gesualdo Six have released six discs on Hyperion Records to critical acclaim; their album of compline-themed music titled ‘Fading’ was awarded Vocal & Choral Recording of the Year 2020 by Limelight. The ensemble integrates educational work into its activities, regularly holding workshops for young musicians and composers. The Gesualdo Six has curated two Composition Competitions, with the 2019 edition attracting entries from over three hundred composers around the world.
Biography
The Gesualdo Six is an award-winning British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UK’s finest consort singers. The group have performed in numerous major festivals across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia, and have been praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend. Notable highlights include a concert in the distinguished Deutschlandradio Debut Series, performances at Wigmore Hall in London and Miller Theatre in New York, and collaborations with Fretwork, the Brodsky Quartet and William Barton.
Videos of the group recorded in Ely Cathedral have been watched by millions around the world, and The Gesualdo Six have released six discs on Hyperion Records to critical acclaim; their album of compline-themed music titled ‘Fading’ was awarded Vocal & Choral Recording of the Year 2020 by Limelight. The ensemble integrates educational work into its activities, regularly holding workshops for young musicians and composers. The Gesualdo Six has curated two Composition Competitions, with the 2019 edition attracting entries from over three hundred composers around the world.
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Upcoming Concerts
Motets & Madrigals of Palestrina & Gesualdo
Sat, 13 September 2025
St Michael's Parish Church, Linlithgow
7:30pm
£20 | £10 U26s
The English in Europe
- Fri, 19 September 2025
- St. Mary the Virgin Church, Thornbury
- 7:30pm
- £17 | £5 U18
Cambridge Villages Tour
- Sat, 27 September 2025
- St Andrew's Church, Girton, Cambridge
- 11:30am
- £15 | Students £10 | u18s £0
Cambridge Early Music
Cambridge Villages Tour
- Sat, 27 September 2025
- St Vigor's with All Saints, Fulbourn, Cambridge
- 2:00pm
- £15 | Students £10 | u18s £0
- Cambridge Early Music
Cambridge Villages Tour
- Sat, 27 September 2025
- St Mary the Virgin, Fen Ditton, Cambridge
- 4:00pm
- £15 | Students £10 | u18s £0
- Cambridge Early Music
Cambridge Villages Tour
- Sat, 27 September 2025
- St Andrew and St Mary, Granchester, Cambridge
- 6:00pm
- £15 | Students £10 | u18s £0
- Cambridge Early Music
Radiant Dawn
- Thu, 2 October 2025
- Wigmore Hall, London
- 1:00pm
- £18 | £16 (concessions)
Queen of Hearts
- Sun, 12 October 2025
- St Martin's Church, Brighton
- 7:30pm
- £25 (conc. available)
- Brighton Early Music Festival
Nachtmusik
- Thu, 20 November 2025
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London
- 7:30pm
- £35/£30/£25/£16/£10
- St Martin-in-the-Fields
Death of Gesualdo
- Fri, 16 January 2026
- St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
- 7:00pm
- £10 - £55
- St Martin-in-the-Fields
- ➕1 other performance
Past programmes
Faire Is The Rose
- Sun, 6 July 2025
- Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
- 11:00am
- £18 - £32
- Cheltenham Festival
English Motets
- Fri, 20 June 2025
- All Saints Church, Boughton Aluph
- 7:00pm
- £20-30 (with concessions)
- Stour Music
Lux Aeterna
- Sun, 13 April 2025
- Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield
- 7:30pm
- £30 (Front Rows) | £25 | £15 (U25s)
- ➕2 other performances
Queen of Hearts
- Thu, 3 April 2025
- All Saints' Church, Cambridge
- 7:30pm
- £25 | £15
- ➕1 other performance
Morning Star
- Fri, 10 January 2025
- The Methodist Church, Witney
- 7:30pm
- £18
- Witney Music Society
The Gesualdo Six - Cambridge
- Wed, 8 January 2025
- Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge
- 7:30pm
- £25-£30 | £15 (U35s)
Fading
- Tue, 7 January 2025
- St Martin in the Fields Crypt, London
- 9:15pm
- £35/£25
- St Martin-in-the-Fields
- ➕1 other performance
O Magnum Mysterium
- Sat, 21 December 2024
- The Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich
- 7:30pm
- General £22 | U35s £12