News

Ahead of Gabrieli’s much anticipated European tour of Purcell’s semi-opera King Arthur, which begins with our performance at St. John’s Smith Square in London on 16 July, we talked to our Artistic Director Paul McCreesh about his love of Purcell, and just what makes this great British composer so special: Gabrieli has a long history of performing Purcell – his music seems to have been one of […]

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 […]

Last week Daniel Barenboim received the Elgar Award at London’s Royal Festival Hall for his performances of Elgar, in particular his recordings made with the Staatskapelle Berlin. These are, without doubt, outstanding recordings with much to recommend them. Do I like them? In a word, no! There should always be an etiquette when discussing other […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Welcome to my new blog for Gabrieli. I hope it’s going to be a good opportunity not just to celebrate some of Gabrieli’s projects but to give our audience a better idea of what makes me tick artistically and perhaps a deeper understanding of my sometimes maverick personality! The music business is a slightly strange one, […]