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Wigmore Hall Concerts May 2015

We were delighted to return to London’s Wigmore Hall in May 2015, as part of their Henry Purcell: A Retrospective series, with two performances covering Purcell’s complete Birthday Odes for Queen Mary. With the Gabrieli Players and our soloists only just fitting onto the Wigmore’s stage, the evenings were a jubilant celebration of one of England’s finest composers, featuring a cast of wonderful […]

L’Allegro, il Pensieroso ed il Moderato Released May 2015

Gabrieli’s latest recording on Paul McCreesh’s Winged Lion Records, and our first Handel disc in over 10 years, was released on 04 May, and we’re thrilled that it immediately entered the Classical Charts Top 5. This recording was a real labour of love, with tracks being laid down over a period of three years due to […]

Aix Easter Festival

Gabrieli celebrate Easter in the best way possible this year, with a Good Friday performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion. We are delighted to have been invited to Aix en Provence’s Festival de Paques for this performance and look forward to a few days in the south of France for good food and wine, sunny […]

Folger Consort Collaboration

On 07 & 08 March, members of the Gabrieli Players joined forces with the renowned American ensemble, the Folger Consort, and actors Derek Jacobi and Samantha Bond for two performances of ‘The Merchant of Venice – Music and Poetry’ at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London. This unique performance explored the music of the extraordinary wind […]