LONDON HANDEL PLAYERS
Upcoming dates include:
Saxon Shore Early Music, Kenardington, Kent
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
Katherine Manley, soprano
December 8th, 2024, 3pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Bach B minor Mass
Jessica Cale, Zoë Brookshaw, Daniel Taylor, Helen Charlston,
Charles Daniels, Sam Boden, Ashley Riches, Florian Störtz
Adrian Butterfield, director
February 3rd, 2025, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Handel arias and Telemann 'Paris' Quartets
March 14th, 2025, 1pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Handel The Alchemist
Adrian Butterfield, director
March 14th, 2025, 7.30pm
Recent dates include:
Oxborough, Norfolk, UK
Programme: Bach, Leclair, CPE Bach
October 5th, 2024 3pm & 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Bach Cantatas BWV 8, 94 & 114 and Buffardin Flute Concerto
Hilary Cronin, soprano, Clint van der Linde, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Edward Grint, bass
Rachel Brown, flute
Adrian Butterfield, director
October 1st, 2024, 7.30pm
Sligo Baroque Festival, Ireland
Programme: Purcell The Fairy Queen
Croatian Baroque Ensemble and The London Handel Players
Mary Collins and Steven Player
Adrian Butterfield, director
September 29th, 2024
Sligo Baroque Festival, Ireland
Programme: Furies and Blessed Spirits
Soloists: Andreas Helm, recorder & oboe, Rachel Brown, flute, Mercè Bruguera Abelló, mezz0-soprano
Adrian Butterfield, director
September 27th 2024
St. Joseph's Church Square, Vela Luka, Korčula Baroque Festival, Croatia
Programme: Purcell The Fairy Queen
Croatian Baroque Ensemble and The London Handel Players
Mary Collins and Steven Player
Adrian Butterfield, director
September 3rd, 2024
Cultural Center, Korčula, Korčula Baroque Festival, Croatia
Programme: Purcell The Fairy Queen
Croatian Baroque Ensemble and The London Handel Players
Mary Collins and Steven Player
Adrian Butterfield, director
September 2nd, 2024
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Handel and Vivaldi
Alexander Chance, alto
Adrian Butterfield, director
July 7th, 2024, 7.30pm
Winchelsea Arts, Winchelsea, East Sussex
Programme: Handel and Vivaldi
Alexander Chance, alto
Adrian Butterfield, director
July 6th, 2024, 7.30pm
Festival Courtad'Agio, near Bordeaux, France
Programme: Perles allemandes du baroque - works by Bach,
Handel, Telemann, Quantz and Fasch
June 29th, 2024, 9pm
Festival Courtad'Agio, near Bordeaux, France
Programme: Musique mystérieuse - works by Marais, Duphly, Leclair,
Couperin, Rameau, Hotteterre, De la Barre, Quentin and Telemann
June 28th, 2024, 9pm
Recording sessions
St. John's, Loughton, Essex
June 17th-19th, 2024
Tilford Bach Festival, All Saints' Church, Tilford, Surrey
Programme: JS Bach Coffee and Peasant Cantatas
Charlotte Bowden and Edward Grint
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 16th, 2024, 4pm
Tilford Bach Festival, All Saints' Church, Tilford, Surrey
Programme: JS Bach St. John Passion
Charlotte Bowden, Alexander Chance, Nicholas Mulroy, Edward Grint
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 15th, 2024, 7.30pm
Recording sessions
St. John's, Loughton, Essex
June 4th-6th, 2024
Beverley Early Music Festival
Programme: "Barbaric Beauty"
May 26th 2024, 3pm
HHH Concerts, St. Christopher's Church, Haslemere, Surrey
Programme: Concertos by JS Bach, Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi
May 3rd, 2024, 7.30pm
Wingham International Concert Series, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wingham, Kent
Programme: Handel at Home
April 7th, 2024, 3pm
Winchfield Festival, St. John's Church, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire
Programme: JS Bach St. John Passion
Nicholas Mulroy, Evangelist, Jerome Knox, Jesus
Adrian Butterfield, director
March 30th , 2024, 7pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Multi-instrument concertos by Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi
Andreas Helm, oboe, Rachel Brown, flute and recorder, Rachel Byrt, viola, Gavin Kibble, viola da gamba, Sarah McMahon, cello, Silas Wollston, harpsichord
Adrian Butterfield, director
March 1st, 2024, 7.30pm
Southend Concert Series, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend SS2 6ER
Programme: Pearls of the Baroque - Bach, Handel, Telemann, Leclair, Fasch, Quantz
February 16th, 2024, 8pm
Penrith Concert Club, Penrith Methodist Church
Programme: Pearls of the Baroque - Bach, Handel, Telemann, Leclair, Fasch, Quantz
January 22nd, 2024, 7.30pm
Georgian Concert Society, St. Andrew's and St. George's West Church, Edinburgh
Programme: Pearls of the Baroque - Bach, Handel, Telemann, Corelli, Quantz
January 20th, 2024, 7.30pm
2023
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: JS Bach Christmas Cantatas BWV 132, 151, 191 and Magnificat
Anna Dennis, soprano, Hilary Cronin, soprano, Daniel Taylor, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Jerome Knox, bass,
Adrian Butterfield, director
December 18th, 2023, 7.30pm
Hellens Manor, Herefordshire
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
December 12th, 2023 7.30pm
Seaton Music, Devon
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
December 7th, 2023 7.30pm
Oxford Chamber Music Society, Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Programme: Telemann, Leclair, Bach, Rameau, Duphly, Marais, Handel
December 3rd 2023 3pm
London Handel Festival, St. George's, Hanover Square, London W1
Programme: Total Eclipse, Handel at Home CD launch
October 25th, 2023 7pm
Benjamin Britten Gala, Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: Purcell Abdelazer Suite
October 6th, 2023, 7pm
Music at Crosby Hall, near Liverpool
Programme: Telemann, Leclair, Bach, Rameau, Quantz, Scarlatti, Handel
July 1st & 2nd, 2023, 6pm
71st Tilford Bach Festival, All Saints' Church, Tilford, Surrey
Programme: Concertos by CPE Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi & Handel
Adrian Butterfield, violin, Rachel Brown, flute, Rachel Byrt, viola, Silas Wollston, organ, Gavin Kibble, cello
June 16th, 2023
Imperial College Concert Series, Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road, London SW7
Programme: Handel German arias and Quantz
Julia Doyle, soprano
June 13th, 2023, 5.45pm
CSO ADA, Ankara, Turkey
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
June 9th, 2023, 8pm
St. John the Baptist, Loughton, Essex
Recording sessions
May 16th-18th, 2023
The Portico of Ards, Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
May 13th, 2023, 7.30pm
Temple Church, London EC4Y 7BB
Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace
Programme: Coronation Music
May 12th 2023, 7.30pm
Westlands Main Hall, Yeovil, Somerset
Programme: Virtuoso concertos by Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, JS Bach
May 2nd, 2023, 7.30pm
Music at Beaulieu, Beaulieu Abbey Church, Hampshire
Programme: 'Pearls of the Baroque' including Bach, Fasch, Vivaldi, Quantz, Telemann, Handel and Scarlatti
April 29th, 2023
Milverton Concert Society, Milverton Parish Church, Somerset
Programme: 'Pearls of the Baroque' including Bach, Fasch, Vivaldi, Quantz, Telemann, Handel and Scarlatti
April 28th, 2023, 7.30pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: JS Bach Eastertide Cantatas BWV 4, 78 & 131 and Quantz Flute Concerto No.256
Rowan Pierce, soprano, Daniel Taylor, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Jerome Knox, bass, Rachel Brown, flute
Adrian Butterfield, director
April 5th, 2023, 7.30pm
Wingham International Concert Series, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wingham, Kent
Programme: JS Bach Eastertide Cantatas BWV 4, 78 & 131 and Quantz Flute Concerto No.256
Rowan Pierce, soprano, Daniel Taylor, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Jerome Knox, bass, Rachel Brown, flute
Adrian Butterfield, director
April 4th, 2023, 7.30pm
Hellens Manor Weekend, Herefordshire
Programmes: 'Barbaric Beauty' & 'Pearls of the Baroque'
February 18th & 19th 2023
2022
Tour of USA
Christ Church Grosse Point, Michigan, 16th December
Seligman Performing Arts Center, Beverley Hills, Detroit, Michigan, 17th December
Younes & Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, California State University, Los Angeles, California, 18th December
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
December 15-18, 2022
Tour of Spain
Teatro Principal de Alicante, 7th December
Teatro Gayarre, Pamplona, 12th December
Teatro de la Filharmónica, Bilbao, 13th December
Programme: Virtuoso Concertos by Bach, Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi
December 7-13, 2022
Foundling Museum, London
Programme: A Baroque Christmas
December 2nd, 2022 6.30pm
Montreal Bach Festival, Salle Bourgie, Montreal, Canada
Programme: German Geniuses, Bach and Handel
November 21st, 2022, 7.30pm
Private concert, Toronto, Canada
Programme: German Geniuses, Bach and Handel
November 20th, 2022, 7pm
Canterbury Music Club/Canterbury Festival
Colyer-Fergusson Building, University of Kent
Programme: Baroque Dance - Fit for a King
with Mary Collins and Steven Player
October 23rd, 2022, 4pm
St. John's, Smith Square SW1
Programme: Baroque Dance - At Their Majesties' Pleasure
with Mary Collins and Steven Player
October 19th, 2022, 7.30pm
CANCELLED
Soirées Rouges, St. Giles', Camberwell
Programme: Lully, Couperin, Marias, Leclair and Telemann
July 17th, 2022, 6pm
Orford Music Festival, Abbaye Saint-Benoît du Lac, Québec, Canada
Programme: Bach, Handel, Couperin, Leclair & Telemann
July 9th, 2022, 2pm
Music & Beyond Festival, Ottawa, Canada
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
July 8th, 2022, 5pm
Music & Beyond Festival, Ottawa, Canada
Programme: Bach, Handel, Couperin, Leclair & Telemann
July 7th, 2022, 12 noon
Wirral Chamber Music Festival Festival, Heswall Hall, Heswall, Wirral
To include music by Bach, Handel & Telemann
Special guest: Thelma Handy, violin
70th Tilford Bach Festival, St. Luke's Church, Grayshott, Hampshire
Programme: Virtuoso Concertos for Flute, Harpsichord and Violin by Bach, Vivaldi & Leclair
Silas Wollston and Laurence Cummings, harpsichords, Rachel Brown, flute
Adrian Butterfield, director
June 10th, 2022, 7.30pm
London Festival of Baroque Music, St. John's, Smith Square SW1
Programme: Barbaric Beauty
May 14th, 2022, 7.30pm
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
Programme: 'To Play before the King'
London Handel Festival
April 10th, 2022, 4pm & 6pm
Wigmore Hall, London W1
Programme: JS Bach Cantatas BWV 53, 198 & 206
Julia Doyle, soprano, Helen Charlston, alto, Charles Daniels, tenor, Matthew Brook, bass
Adrian Butterfield, director
February 7th, 2022, 7.30pm