Academy of Ancient Music: The Bach Family
Reinhard Goebel’s first collaboration with the AAM marks the closing of a truly outstanding season.
Camerata Academica of the Antipodes: Corelli, Vivaldi, Telemann and Wieniawski’s Legende
Another demonstration of the ensemble's strength and personality.
Handel Festival Halle 2016: Acis and Galatea; Sosarme, Re di Media; Lucio Cornelio Silla
Staged operatic Handel rarities in musically confident readings, but with varying theatrical results.
G. F. Handel at the Oxford Early Music Festival and the London Festival of Baroque Music
Three Handel performances in close succession raise interesting comparisons about modern-day performances of the composer's work.
Mozart 250: Jommelli’s Il Vologeso
Another engaging performance from Classical Opera's Mozart 250 project.
Imeneo at Göttingen
An excellent production of a neglected opera demonstrates what makes the Göttingen Handel Festival so special.
The Academy of Ancient Music: Vivaldi in Dresden
Virtuoso performances and rich historical contexts make for an enthralling concert.
The Georgian Concert Society: Florilegium – Towards the Enlightenment
Michael Graham looks back on an evening of less-recognised chamber works by Mozart and Haydn including 'Arrangement of Arias from The Magic Flute'.
The Magic Flute at the ENO
Mozart’s Magic Flute showed ENO at its best at a crucial time for this institution.
The Georgian Concert Society: Wolgestzete Melodyen performs music by Bach and Buxtehude
The first outing for an exciting collaboration between skilled performers, presenting an evening of Buxtehude and Bach.