Features
Explore the fascinating world of early music through artist spotlight interviews, venue guides, films, playlists, and insightful essays.
Highlights
In Conversation: Nicola Benedetti CBE
Continuo Connect meets Nicola Benedetti CBE, one of the most sought-after violinists of her generation.
In Conversation: Catriona McDermid
Continuo Connect meets Catriona McDermid, a versatile bassoonist equally at home in period and modern groups, and a member of Ensemble Molière.
Articles
Philip Turbett: Always Playing, Always Managing
Philip Turbett, bassoonist and manager, shares his journey from early music pioneer to performing with top ensembles, balancing playing and management roles.
Lux Musicae London: Iberian Imagination
Lux Musicae London's Secrets of Andalusia explores the fusion of Islamic, Jewish, and European traditions in post-1492 Spain, tracing roots of flamenco.
Spotlight
In Conversation: David Murphy
Continuo Connect meets David Murphy, composer and co-director of First Hand Records. He records music in a variety of styles, including early music.
In Conversation: Oliver Doyle
Oliver Doyle tells us about his doctoral research and work with his ensemble Musica Antica Rotherhithe.
In conversation: Elitsa Bogdanova
Continuo Connect meets Elitsa Bogdanova, member of the Consone Quartet with a busy career as a freelance viola player.
Watch & Listen
Music in 18th-Century Britain
We explore the music of 18th-Century Britain, focusing on some of the acclaimed recordings funded by Continuo Foundation over the past few years.
The Secrets Of Andalusia
Lux Musicae London’s 'The Secrets of Andalusia' explores Flamenco’s roots through Arabic, Sephardic, and Spanish music.
The Continuo Edit
Looking back over the catalogue of recordings supported by Continuo grants since 2021, we could not be more proud of the impressive range and quality.
Beethoven and Schumann Quintets
Consone Quartet and Kate Bennett Wadsworth explore Beethoven and Schumann through innovative chamber arrangements in a new Deux-Elles recording.
The OAE introduces...
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment presents a series of videos introducing the interesting and unusual instruments commonly found in early music.
Barnstorming!
Barnstorming! was born out of the desire to reconnect with colleagues and audiences during the COVID pandemic. Three concert films were created.