Your ultimate guide to Baroque & Early Music

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

The infinite variety of Handel's Messiah

Exploring Handel's most revered and adaptable masterpiece, widely performed across the UK each Christmas.

Bellot Ensemble reveals debut album

Cupid's Ground Bass centres around 17th-century Italian music and the many faces of love.

Featured Playlist: The Seasons

A specially curated selection to accompany our feature on Dr Hannah French's new book, The Rolling Year: Listening to The Seasons with Vivaldi.

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.

London Handel Festival
Festival

London Handel Festival

The 2026 Festival, ‘From Heavenly Harmony’, is a five-week celebration of Handel’s music, enriching lives through his compositions. The programme channels heavenly harmony, revealing his gift for touching every human emotion with each performance.

Stoke Newington Early Music Festival
Festival

Stoke Newington Early Music Festival

Stoke Newington Early Music Festival (SNEMF) is a community event, based in Stoke Newington, London. It brings the finest early music performers to this historic area of London.

Early Music News

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

Early Music flourishes in The Peak District
News

Early Music flourishes in The Peak District

Buxton International Festival and Continuo Foundation announce the expansion of their partnership in 2026 to include an Emerging Artist series.

Michael Chance to step down as Artistic Director of The Grange Festival
News

Michael Chance to step down as Artistic Director of The Grange Festival

Chance will leave a strong legacy of Baroque and Early Opera after 10 years at the helm of the Grange Opera Festival

Features

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

Mary Bevan: Giving voice to a family legacy
Feature

Mary Bevan: Giving voice to a family legacy

Our Writer-in-Residence Simon Mundy catches up with Continuo Patron, soprano Mary Bevan, to hear about the Bevan Family Consort, alongside her latest album.

Bellot Ensemble | Monteverdi: ‘Oblivion soave’
Film

Bellot Ensemble | Monteverdi: ‘Oblivion soave’

Tenor Kieran White, joined by Daniel Murphy on theorbo, performs Arnalta’s aria, ‘Oblivion soave’ from Monteverdi's ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’.

Owain Park: Half a dozen of one
Feature

Owain Park: Half a dozen of one

Ten years on from their Cambridge debut, The Gesualdo Six continue to redefine choral performance through imagination and collaboration.

Playlist: The Gesualdo Six
Playlist

Playlist: The Gesualdo Six

This playlist explores The Gesualdo Six's extensive discography, featuring some new works commissioned by the group, alongside a wide range of early music.

Carnival spirit at The Vache
Review

Carnival spirit at The Vache

Ashutosh Khandekar reviews Vache Baroque’s recent production of ‘Le carnaval de Venise’ by André Campra.

Cantoría | ‘A la fiesta, zagales’: Spanish Baroque at Wigmore Hall
Film

Cantoría | ‘A la fiesta, zagales’: Spanish Baroque at Wigmore Hall

Cantoría leads listeners into a vibrant Spanish festive world filled with the joyful energy of Baroque villancicos, carols, jácaras and dances.

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