Your ultimate guide to Baroque & Early Music

Live concerts across the UK, plus festivals, artist profiles, news, features, playlists and more.

David Munrow | image by Godfrey MacDomnic

Britain’s own Pied Piper

This summer, Fiori Musicali honours David Munrow in a series of concerts inspired by his life.

Spiritato Trumpets

Hear from the musicians

How Continuo Foundation is helping Early Music to flourish in the UK.

Artist Jérémie Queyras | photo courtesy of the VIVACISSIMO Festival, Gambatesa, Molise (Italy)

Sound on canvas

Visual artist Jérémie Queyras discusses the interplay between music and colour in live-painting.

Handel's Opera Arias playlist

Playlist: Handel Opera Arias

Exploring Handel's vast and rich output ahead of several productions of his operas across the UK this summer.

What's On

Explore period-instrument performances of medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, classical and new music, and choral & vocal repertoire.

Festivals and Concert Series

Established and emerging artists are presenting inspiring programmes in festivals and concert series across the UK.

Oxford Early Music Weekend
Festival

Oxford Early Music Weekend

Following the outstanding interest in Early Music Day 2025, Continuo is delighted to partner once again with Oxford Festival of the Arts to present a full weekend of Early Music at Magdalen College and New College, Oxford.

English Haydn Festival
Festival

English Haydn Festival

Lunchtime and evening concerts with period instrument performances of music by Joseph Haydn and other 18th century composers.

Stoke Newington Early Music Festival
Festival

Stoke Newington Early Music Festival

Stoke Newington Early Music Festival (SNEMF) is a community event, based in Stoke Newington, London. It brings the finest early music performers to this historic area of London.

Early Music News

Handpicked news stories from the world of Baroque & Early Music.

Julia Rausing Trust grant gives £90,000 boost to Early Music across the UK
News

Julia Rausing Trust grant gives £90,000 boost to Early Music across the UK

The three-year grant is a significant endorsement of Continuo’s role in strengthening the UK’s Early Music sector, supporting period-instrument ensembles, freelance musicians and audience development across the country.

Open call for opportunities at Brighton Early Music Festival in 2026 and 2027
News

Open call for opportunities at Brighton Early Music Festival in 2026 and 2027

Brighton Early Music Festival (BREMF) is inviting period-instrument performers to apply for two exciting opportunities: the innovative Dream Lab 2026 and concert proposals for the 2027 festival.

Features

Discover the fascinating world of Baroque & Early Music through artist interviews, festival reviews, playlists, album features, and expert insights.

From Dowland to the Blues: Tuning time with Elizabeth Kenny
Feature

From Dowland to the Blues: Tuning time with Elizabeth Kenny

Continuo's Simon Mundy sits down with one of the foremost lutenists of our time, Elizabeth Kenny, to discuss her illustrious career and the evolving role and repertoire of the lutenist.

Sacred spaces, living sounds: Music in Country Churches
Feature

Sacred spaces, living sounds: Music in Country Churches

Director of Music in Country Churches, Dr Philip Burnett, discusses the natural affinity between churches and early music, and the charity's connection with Continuo.

Playlist: Curated by Elizabeth Kenny
Playlist

Playlist: Curated by Elizabeth Kenny

Elizabeth Kenny is one of Europe’s leading lutenists. Her playing has been described as ‘incandescent’, ‘radical’ and ‘indecently beautiful’. To accompany our feature interview with Kenny, she has curated a playlist specially for Continuo Connect.

Epitaph for a Green Lover | Linarol Consort of Viols & Héloïse Bernard
Recording

Epitaph for a Green Lover | Linarol Consort of Viols & Héloïse Bernard

The Linarol Consort of Viols release their album ‘Epitaph for a Green Lover’ with soprano Héloïse Bernard on the CRD label.

Vivaldi in Prague | The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen
Recording

Vivaldi in Prague | The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen

The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen have released their latest album, 'Vivaldi in Prague'.

The Art of David Munrow
Recording

The Art of David Munrow

Marking 50 years since the passing of David Munrow, Warner Clasics releases a 21-piece box set of Munrow's recordings from 1969–1975.

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