What's On
Explore period-instrument performances of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical and new music, and choral & vocal repertoire.
Sat, 7 March 2026
St. Paul's, Grove Park
10:00am
£25 (whole day pass)
Chiswick Brass Festival
Festivals and Concert Series
Established and emerging artists are presenting inspiring programmes in festivals and concert series across the UK.
London Handel Festival
The 2026 Festival, ‘From Heavenly Harmony’, is a five-week celebration of Handel’s music, enriching lives through his compositions and revealing his gift for touching every human emotion with each performance.
Barnes Music Festival
Annual March festival bringing world-class musicians and local performers together in Barnes, London.
Early Music News
Handpicked news stories from the world of Baroque & Early Music.
National choral charity leads call for UNESCO recognition of English ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’
The Cathedral Music Trust is leading the charge to ensure English Sacred Choral Music becomes part of the first UK Intangible Cultural Heritage inventory.
Brighton Early Music Festival launches 2026 Emerging Artists scheme
The south coast's premiere Early Music festival is now accepting applications for its annual Emerging Artists scheme.
Features
Discover the fascinating world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, festival reviews, playlists, album features, and expert insights.
Bach’s ‘St John Passion’: balancing human drama and spiritual devotion
Ashutosh Khandekar sheds light on how Bach’s ‘St John Passion’ combines dramatic urgency, theological depth and evolving performance traditions to remain one of the composer’s most immediate and compelling sacred works.
Bellot Ensemble | Cavalli: ‘Se dardo pungente’
‘Se dardo pungente’ is Medea’s strophic lament in Cavalli’s Il Giasone. Alone on stage, she describes love as a wound, an inescapable force that both exalts and consumes.
Elisabetta da Gambarini: A musical force of nature in Georgian London
Ahead of Academy of Ancient Music’s concert, ‘Gambarini: English Impressaria’, Rachel Stroud reflects on Elisabetta da Gambarini’s remarkable career.
In conversation: Eva Caballero
Continuo Connect meets flautist Eva Cabellero to find out how she got into the flute what she loves most about Early Music and much more.
Playlist: Women in Music
Continuo's latest playlist celebrates International Women's Day through tracks by women composers from the 11th century to the present day.
Ensemble Hesperi with Hesperi Voices | Celestial music did the Gods inspire
Ensemble Hesperi presents a programme inspired by the historic ‘Organ Battle’ at the Temple Church in the 1680s between two leading organ builders of the day, Bernhard Smith and Renatus Harris. Featuring the music of John Blow and Henry Purcell...