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The three soloists in our Handel's The Power of Music season-opening concerts all have impressive…

When Handel set sail for Dublin in 1741, professional setbacks and financial pressures had taken…

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)Alexander’s Feast, or The Power of Musick, HWV 75 (Dublin Version, 1742)…

This November, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale opens the 2026/27 season with Handel's The Power…

This is a lightly edited transcript of a BBC Radio 3 interview which aired a…

1. Tell us a little about yourself. Are you from a musical family? Music Director…

By Director James Darrah Black Director James Darrah Black Handel’s Tolomeo, re d’Egitto begins in…

You may know Handel through works like Messiah, Water Music, or Music for the Royal…

By Scott Foglesong George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Tolomeo (1728) Portrait of Handel (1726–1728), painted by…

By Shunske Sato Violinist and season finale concert leader Shunske Sato traces the influence of…

By Scott Foglesong Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788) Symphony No. 3 in F major, Wq.…

Pearls of Sorrow features seven spirituals, commissioned by Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale and thoughtfully…

By Scott Foglesong Sorrow. No life is so happy that it doesn’t have its share…

Praised as “a voice of effortless beauty” by The New York Times, countertenor Reginald (“Reggie”)…

By Scott Foglesong George Frideric Handel (1685–1759): Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764): La…

Before Messiah, before London, before the Hallelujah Chorus, there was Dixit Dominus. Written in Italy…