With our Baroque instruments, we embark on a musical journey back in time to a fascinating playground of the 17th century. Everything revolves around the music at the court of Queen Christina of Sweden, whose influence is linked to the names of many composers who are famous today. She was one of the most dazzling figures of that era – eccentric, self-assured, and a lover of the arts. She reigned in Stockholm for several years, but then abdicated the crown, converted to Catholicism, and moved to her beloved Rome. There, as a generous patron, she devoted herself to music, which she considered "one of the most moving arts," until the end of her life.

Chamber concert in the Mirror Hall: fattoamano – Baroque soloists of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Harmony seal, Bamberg

2nd Chamber Concert: Festive Music for Advent

Allerheiligen-Hofkirche

Under the artistic direction of Harry Bicket, The English Concert has earned a reputation for combining urgency, passion and fire with precision, delicacy and beauty. The ensemble's festive programme culminates in Bach's first major liturgical composition on a Latin text, with Christmas interpolations.

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The English Concert; Harry Bicket; Lucy Crowe soprano; Katie Bray soprano; Jess Dandy alto; James Way tenor; Morgan Pearse bass

Wigmore Hall

The Biblical tale of John the Baptist ends with the hero’s head on a platter. In this pacy, character-driven 17th-century oratorio, Salomé’s powers of persuasion lie not in dance but in song.

Alessandro Stradella

Events

Upcoming events

May 17, 2027

Il Pomo D'Oro: Stradella's San Giovanni Battista · Barbican Centre

Past events

Mar 15, 2026

Chamber concert in the Mirror Hall: fattoamano – Baroque soloists of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra · Bamberger Symphoniker

Nov 30, 2025

2nd Chamber Concert: Festive Music for Advent · Bayerisches Staatsorchester

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