Led by the scheme’s Ambassadors Dame Sarah Connolly and Mark Padmore alongside Choir Director Jonathan Sells, the recital will feature an array of madrigals, partsongs, lieder and arias from across several styles and centuries.

The Monteverdi Apprentices Programme bridges the gap between formal education and a professional freelance music career, providing a comprehensive platform for emerging artists to thrive under the guidance of some of the most respected musicians in the field. The 2025/26 programme received a record number of applications, resulting in one of the most talented cohorts ever featured.

The Novello Orchestra

Coro Spezzato

Bedford Park Festival 2026

Explore the expressive world of the Baroque lute song, alongside works from later repertoire

JAGS Choral Society and James Allen Concert Orchestra present an evening of English choral and orchestral delights.

Allyn Wu baritone

Brandenburg Choral Festival of London

Allyn Wu baritone

Susie Hill director

This programme explores the relationship between 17th-century metaphysical poetry and 20th-century British choral tradition.

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Jonathan Sells Conductor
Andrew Staples Director

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Jonathan Sells Conductor
Andrew Staples Director

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Jonathan Sells Conductor
Andrew Staples Director

Join Allyn for his Master’s final recital at the Royal Academy of Music

Marios Papadopoulos conductor

Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Magnificat, Wq 215 & Sinfonia, Wq 178

Johann Sebastian Bach: Credo (Mass, BWV 232)

Lionel Meunier artistic direction

Vox Luminis

B'Rock Orchestra

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Magnificat, Wq 215 & Sinfonia, Wq 178

Johann Sebastian Bach: Credo (Mass, BWV 232)

Lionel Meunier artistic direction

Vox Luminis

B'Rock Orchestra

John Gibbons director

Worthing Symphony Orchestra

Allyn Wu christus

Quintin Beer conductor

Brook Street Band

Saffron Walden Choral Society

Allyn Wu Baritone

Thomas Chapman conductor

Downland Chorale

Allyn Wu soloist

Alex Pott director

Delius Singers

The crowning glory of Bach's first Leipzig cantata cycle, his revolutionary St John Passion changed the course of liturgical music history, stamping his interpretation of the gospel in his largest-scale work to date.

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Peter Whelan conductor

Allyn Wu Bartolo

Joseph Hancock Count Almaviva

Klara Solen Rosina

Jaehong Kim Figaro

Seho Oh Basilio

Allyn Wu Bartolo

Joseph Hancock Count Almaviva

Klara Solen Rosina

Jaehong Kim Figaro

Seho Oh Basilio

Generously supported by Edward Brooks and the late Lyndon van der Pump, prizes are awarded to singers and accompanists in memory of Joan Chissell and Rex Stephens.

Following a triumphant debut with the Monteverdi Choir in December 2024, celebrated French baroque specialist Christophe Rousset brings his dramatic flair to Handel's thrilling oratorio, showcasing the full musical range of ‘the best choir in the world’ (Trouw), with a stellar cast of soloists.

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Christophe Rousset Conductor

Following a triumphant debut with the Monteverdi Choir in December 2024, celebrated French baroque specialist Christophe Rousset brings his dramatic flair to Handel's thrilling oratorio, showcasing the full musical range of ‘the best choir in the world’ (Trouw), with a stellar cast of soloists.

Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Christophe Rousset Conductor

Allyn Wu baritone

Florence Price conductor

Georgie Malcolm soprano

Bernadette Johns alto

Philippe Durrant tenor

Allyn Wu bass

The Choir of St Cuthbert's Church

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Quintin Beer conductor

Oxford Philharmonic Choir
Marios Papadopoulos conductor

Westminster Cathedral Choir

Simon Johnson conductor

The London Handel Festival’s annual performance of Messiah is a truly unique opportunity to hear Handel’s timeless masterpiece in the very church where the composer himself worshipped.

This year, conductor Richard Gowers leads the combined forces of the Choir of St George’s, the London Handel Orchestra, and four remarkable soloists – all past finalists and winners of the International Handel Singing Competition.

Joe Tobin conductor

Daisy Livesey soprano
Mercè Bruguera Abelló alto
Gopal Kambo tenor
Allyn Wu baritone

Endelienta Baroque