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The International Festival’s six-concert survey of J S Bach’s complete keyboard concertos comes to a spectacular conclusion in The Queen’s Hall. The International Festival’s six-concert survey of J S Bach’s complete keyboard concertos moves from St Cecilia’s Hall to a spectacular conclusion in The Queen’s Hall. Four of today's most exciting, renowned harpsichordists make a rare appearance together alongside musicians from Scotland’s magnificent Dunedin Consort, in Bach’s remarkable concertos for three and four keyboards – from the virtuosic brilliance of…

Performances that entertain, amuse, provoke and surprise: Scotland’s Dunedin Consort is one of the world’s finest early music ensembles, its fleet, fresh music-making directed with exceptional vigour by harpsichordist and scholar John Butt. Bringing the Queen’s Hall series to a gloriously theatrical close, the Dunedin players and Butt offer a rare chance to experience the closest J S Bach ever came to opera, in two larger-than-life cantatas. Geschwinde, ihr wirbelnden Winde depicts a bitterly fought song contest between Apollo and Pan…

Dunedin Consort returns to the BBC Proms for Bach Night, in homage to the themed composer nights that Henry Wood, founder of the Proms, hosted more than a century ago. Bach’s four orchestral suites – each a collection of dances, dazzling in their colours, textures and dexterity – are interpolated with four new co-commissions from Stuart MacRae, Nico Muhly, Ailie Robertson and Stevie Wishart. Join us in the grandeur of the Albert Hall, as we reimagine Bach’s dances as he…

As Lammermuir Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019, Dunedin Consort takes centre stage as its Ensemble in Residence. Spanning the festival from the first night to the last, we present a series of four concerts exploring the art of the Baroque concerto. From Vivaldi’s dazzling Four Seasons, through Handel’s concerto grossi for full orchestra, to the might of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, we revel in the extraordinary virtuosity and sheer joy of these intricate Baroque masterpieces. '... a sensational recording…

Dunedin Consort returns to Perth Concert Hall for an inspiring lunchtime concert, featuring Bach's extraordinary Brandenburg Concerto No. 6. Cecilia Bernardini takes centre stage as the soloist in 'Autumn' from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and the programme is completed by Handel at his most brilliant in two of his Op 6 Concerto Grossi. 'For all the debates on historically informed performance, the most persuasive aspect of this concert was the sheer sense of joy' The Times

As Lammermuir Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019, Dunedin Consort takes centre stage as its Ensemble in Residence. Spanning the festival from the first night to the last, we present a series of four concerts exploring the art of the Baroque concerto. From Vivaldi’s dazzling Four Seasons, through Handel’s concerto grossi for full orchestra, to the might of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, we revel in the extraordinary virtuosity and sheer joy of these intricate Baroque masterpieces. 'For all the debates…

As Lammermuir Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019, Dunedin Consort takes centre stage as its Ensemble in Residence. Spanning the festival from the first night to the last, we present a series of four concerts exploring the art of the Baroque concerto. From Vivaldi’s dazzling Four Seasons, through Handel’s concerto grossi for full orchestra, to the might of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, we revel in the extraordinary virtuosity and sheer joy of these intricate Baroque masterpieces. 'The fizz and crackle…

As Lammermuir Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019, Dunedin Consort takes centre stage as its Ensemble in Residence. Spanning the festival from the first night to the last, we present a series of four concerts exploring the art of the Baroque concerto. From Vivaldi’s dazzling Four Seasons, through Handel’s concerto grossi for full orchestra, to the might of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, we revel in the extraordinary virtuosity and sheer joy of these intricate Baroque masterpieces. 'The Dunedin Consort, under…