What's On
Explore period-instrument performances of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical and new music, and choral & vocal repertoire.
Mon, 31 Aug 2026
St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh
4:00pm
£15 (conc. available)
St Cecilia's Hall
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'.
Lammermuir Festival
The Lammermuir Festival was born of a conviction that historic architecture and beautiful landscape together can create an ideal environment in which to experience great music-making.
Salisbury Musick
A festival celebrating the wonders of early music, bringing concerts, talks and other events to Salisbury.
Early Music News
Handpicked news stories from the world of Baroque & Early Music.
UK Early Music takes centre stage as awards season begins
British Early Music is enjoying a striking presence across the major classical music awards in autumn 2026.
Otto Hashmi reclaims Bassano's ricercate on CD and cassette-only collaborative project
Otto Hashmi reclaims Giovanni Bassano's Renaissance works for solo recorder on eight ricercate after giovanni bassano, a CD/cassette-only release out Friday 21 August.
Features
Discover the fascinating world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, festival reviews, playlists, album features, and expert insights.
Celebrating 300 years of Academy of Ancient Music
Three hundred years after the first Academy of Ancient Music was founded, its modern namesake is preparing a season that looks far beyond commemoration.
Hugh Cutting: a countertenor in counterpoint
Countertenor Hugh Cutting talks to Continuo Connect about the physical joy of singing, Bach’s gifts to the countertenor and his determination to make music from the past speak to the present.
Margaret of Austria: Her story through music
The Linarol Consort of Viols & Héloïse Bernard’s album, ‘Epitaph for a Green Lover’, celebrates the remarkable life of Margaret of Austria, one of the 16th century’s greatest patrons of the arts.
Playlist: Birds in Early Music
A playlist that explores how birds and birdsong inspired composers from Rameau and Couperin to Handel and Haydn and beyond.
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.
In conversation: Timothy Lin
Continuo Connect catches up with Tim Lin, cellist and gamba player with the Linarol Consort of Viols, Música d'Outrora and other ensembles.