The English Concert is an outstanding orchestra: exceptional, in the world-renowned quality, ambition and variety of its live and recorded output; unique, in the zeal of its players for working and performing together; unwavering, in its desire to connect with its audience throughout the world. Under the artistic direction of Harry Bicket and principal guest director Kristian Bezuidenhout, The English Concert has earned a reputation for combining urgency, passion and fire with precision, delicacy and beauty.
One cornerstone of the orchestra’s annual cycle is its international Handel Opera tour. Blossoming from an ongoing relationship with Carnegie Hall, the itinerary now regularly takes in the Theater an der Wien, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, LA Opera and Barbican Hall, and the roster of great halls around the world continues to grow. In 2023, the orchestra launched Handel for All, a landmark project to film and make freely available all of Handel’s works. (EnglishConcert.co.uk/handel-for-all)
The English Concert
Harry Bicket, artistic director / harpsichord
FIRst VIOLIN
Nadja Zwiener leader
Jacek Kurzydło
Chloe Kim
Silvia Schweinberger
Alice Evans
Oliver Cave
SECOND VIOLIN
Tuomo Suni
Elizabeth MacCarthy
Annie Gard
Simone Pirri
Ruiqi Ren
Jeffrey Girton
First Viola
Alfonso Leal del Ojo
Louise Hogan
Second VIOLA
Jordan Bowron
Stephen Goist
ViolonCello
Joseph Crouch
Jonathan Byers
Alexander Rolton
Lucy Scotchmer
Double Bass
Hugo Abraham
Hannah Turnbull
Flute
Lisa Beznosiuk
Anna Kondrashina
Oboe
Shai Kribus
Bethan White
Bassoon
Katrin Lazar
Sally Holman
Horn
Ursula Paludan Monberg
Martin Lawrence
Trumpet
Mark Bennett
Stian Aareskjold
Timpani
Pedro Segundo
Organ / Harpsichord
Tom Foster
Administration
Alfonso Leal del Ojo, Chief Executive
Sarah Fenn, Orchestra Manager
Thomas Morgan, Development Manager
