Emma Kirkby & Anthony Rooley

Dame Emma Kirkby (photo by Eric Richmond)

The Dame Emma Kirkby Interview | Part I

In an exclusive interview for Continuo Connect, Ashutosh Khandekar spoke to Dame Emma Kirkby about her influential career in the Early Music world.

Emma Kirkby: Finding my voice – the mind/body dilemma

First page of the autograph of cantata 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir', BWV 29

A compilation of some of the most beloved movements from Bach’s Cantatas, as well as some lesser-known gems...

The Best of Bach Cantatas

Blandine Verlet (1942-2018), French harpsichordist known internationally for her recordings of works by Couperin (photo by Louis Monier, Rue des Archives)

Jean Rondeau (photo by Mathias Benguigui)

Peckham Multistorey Car Park where Jean Rondeau will play the Goldberg Variations on a harpsichord built by Keith Hill (Manchester, Michigan, 2010), based on a French double manual harpsichord by Pascal Takin (Paris, 1796) – now housed in Edinburgh.

Jean Rondeau

Continuo Connect meets the French harpsichordist extraordinaire

Continuo Connect meets the French harpsichordist extraordinaire ahead of his appearance at the Back2Bach Festival, curated by Bold Tendencies.

In conversation: Jean Rondeau

The Oxford 'Early Music by Candlelight' Summer Festival

Oxford Early Music by Candlelight

Music and words in a collection of imaginative and scholarly programmes, performed by members of award-winning ensemble Charivari Agréable.

Charivari Agréable - In Envy of the Night

In Envy of the Night

Machynlleth Festival

The best of Classical, Welsh and World music in the heart of Wales.

Chiaroscuro Quartet - The Beethoven Experience

The Beethoven Experience

Rachel Podger

“Rachel Podger, the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin,” (The Times) has established herself as a leading interpreter of the Baroque and Classical

Rachel Podger - Late Night by Candlelight: Bach

Late Night by Candlelight: Bach

Folkestone Early Music

Bringing Early Music to the Folkestone area.

Walter Reiter

Sei Solo

Brook Street Band

Since its formation in 1996 by baroque cellist Tatty Theo, the award-winning Brook Street Band has established itself as one of the country’s foremost interpreters of Handel’s music.

Brook Street Band - The Power of Three

Handel, Bach & Telemann - The Power of Three

Bruegel Consort

Bruegel Consort is a five-part early music vocal ensemble specialising in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century sacred polyphony.

St Clement Danes Church

St Clement Danes Sunday Recital Series

A recital series taking place on the second Sunday of each month celebrating London's vibrant up-and-coming performers.

Lily of Eternal Praise

Old Chapel Court Concerts

Concerts Series of Early Music in the intimate atmosphere of the old Baptist Chapel in Tewkesbury

Oliver Webber and Steven Devine -  ‘Con Arte e Maestria’: The Art of the Flourish

 ‘Con Arte e Maestria’: The Art of the Flourish

Linarol Consort of Viols

The Linarol Consort of Renaissance Viols draws together players who are leading exponents of the viol as both a consort and solo instrument, and focuses uniquely on their love of the instrument’s very earliest sound and repertoire.

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Classical concerts across the UK

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In Envy of the Night

Charivari Agréable

The Beethoven Experience

Chiaroscuro Quartet

Late Night by Candlelight: Bach

Rachel Podger

Sei Solo

Walter Reiter

Handel, Bach & Telemann - The Power of Three

Brook Street Band

Lily of Eternal Praise

Bruegel Consort

‘Con Arte e Maestria’: The Art of the Flourish

Old Chapel Court Concerts

A Mermaid on a Dolphin’s Back

Linarol Consort of Viols

De Profundis

Early Music by Candlelight Summer Festival

A Mermaid on a Dolphin’s Back

Linarol Consort of Viols

Features

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Emma Kirkby: Finding my voice – the mind/body dilemma

The Best of Bach Cantatas

In conversation: Jean Rondeau

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Your ultimate guide toEarly & Baroque Music

Classical concerts across the UK

What's On

Explore period-instrument performances of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical and new music, and choral & vocal repertoire.

In Envy of the Night

Charivari Agréable

The Beethoven Experience

Chiaroscuro Quartet

Late Night by Candlelight: Bach

Rachel Podger

Sei Solo

Walter Reiter

Handel, Bach & Telemann - The Power of Three

Brook Street Band

Lily of Eternal Praise

Bruegel Consort

‘Con Arte e Maestria’: The Art of the Flourish

Old Chapel Court Concerts

A Mermaid on a Dolphin’s Back

Linarol Consort of Viols

De Profundis

Early Music by Candlelight Summer Festival

A Mermaid on a Dolphin’s Back

Linarol Consort of Viols

Features

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

Emma Kirkby: Finding my voice – the mind/body dilemma

The Best of Bach Cantatas

In conversation: Jean Rondeau

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