London the European

Join Lisete da Silva Bull and Robin Walker in an exploration of 17th- and 18th-century London as a bustling musical capital of Europe.

London has always been a vibrant and exciting place where musicians from all over Europe have congregated to make music in its many theatres and performance spaces. This programme takes you through the music performed in London’s famous coffee house concerts through to Handel's opera theatres.

Music by Sammartini, Corelli, Gemminiani, Handel, Castrucci and others.