2026
Israel in Egypt - International tour continued...
Solomon's Knot
Thomas Herford - solos and ensemble
Soprano - Zoë Brookshaw, Clare Lloyd-Griffiths
Alto - Kate Symonds-Joy, William Shelton
Tenor - Thomas Herford, David de Winter
Bass - Jonathan Sells (artistic director), Alex Ashworth
Sung from memory and without a conductor
Handel - Israel in Egypt
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10 January 2026 - Bozar, Brussels
For more information and tickets, please visit:
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-01-10-israel-in-egypt/
The English Concert and Kate Lindsey at Wigmore Hall
The English Concert
Harry Bicket conductor
Kate Lindsey mezzo-soprano
Thomas Herford - ripieno tenor
One of the most compelling artists of her generation, mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey joins The English Concert for a special performance of music by Handel and Corelli.
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) – Concerto grosso in D, Op. 6 No. 1
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) – Trio Sonata in D minor, Op. 1 No. 12, RV 63 “La follia”
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) – Agrippina, HWV 6
“Coll’ardor del tuo bel core”
“Quando invita la donna l’amante”
“Come nube che fugge dal vento”
Interval
George Frideric Handel – Rodrigo, HWV 5: Overture–Suite
George Frideric Handel – Donna, che in ciel, HWV 233
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January 28, 2026, 7:30pm - Wigmore Hall, London
https://englishconcert.co.uk/events/the-english-concert-and-kate-lindsey-at-wigmore-hall/
Catching Lightning: the lost life of George Jeffreys - International Tour
Solomon's Knot
Federay Holmes writer and director
James Garnon actor
Holly Atkins actor
Following our double CD of Jeffreys’ English anthems, this first live project is a collaboration with Shakespeare’s Globe director and writer Federay Holmes, and actors James Garnon and Holly Atkins.
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19 February 2026, 7pm - St Mary’s, Bathwick (Bath Bachfest)
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24 February 2026, 7:30pm - Wigmore Hall, London
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28 February 2026, 7:30pm - Fraumünster, Zürich (Forum Alte Musik Zürich)
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1 March 2026, 5:00 pm - St Laurenzen, St Gallen (Alte Musik St Gallen)
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-02-19-george-jeffreys-birth-of-the-english-baroque/
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-02-24-george-jeffreys/
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-02-28-george-jeffreys/
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/26-03-01-george-jeffreys/
Bach300: Hamburg St Mark Passion 1726 - International Tour
Solomon's Knot
Thomas Herford - solos and ensemble
Markus-Passion [arr. JS Bach 1726] Reinhard Keiser (attrib.) (1674-1739)
Bach performed a St Mark Passion several times, which was composed in Hamburg before 1710 and has been attributed to various composers over the years, including Reinhard Keiser. There is hardly any other work by a contemporary with which Bach engaged as frequently and intensively as with this Passion setting. Of the surviving versions, which Bach edited and supplemented in different ways (Weimar 1713, Leipzig 1726 and 1747), Solomon’s Knot presents the version that was performed exactly 300 years ago in St. Thomas Church during Holy Week, offering the audience this rarely heard, expressive music of the North German Baroque tradition – another fascinating example of Bach’s inspirations and sonic models.
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25 March 2026, 7:00 pm - Johanneskirche am Feuersee, Stuttgart (Internationales Bachfest Stuttgart)
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3 April 2026, 3:00pm - Bachkirche, Arnstadt (Thüringer Bachwochen)
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10 July 2026, 7:30 pm - National Centre for Early Music, York (York Early Music Festival)
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-03-25-keiser-st-mark-passion/
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/keiser-st-mark-passion/
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-07-10-bach300-hamburg-st-mark-passion-1726/
Bach300: NOW 1726 - International Tour
Solomon's Knot
Thomas Herford - solos and ensemble
Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest BWV 194 JS Bach
Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen BWV 43 JS Bach
Es erhub sich ein Streit BWV 19 JS Bach
O Most-Anticipated Celebration! In 1726, the 41-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach was enjoying the most favourable conditions for the composition and performance of first-class vocal works. He was in the midst of his 3rd cycle of church cantatas in Leipzig, the final complete cycle that survives, described by the Bach scholar Michael Maul as ‘extremely diverse and occasionally experimental’. Bach could call on some of the world’s best virtuoso instrumentalists: violinists, oboists, and especially trumpeters. This exhilarating programme features arias with solo trumpet, in cantatas BWV 43 and 19, that in their very different ways must have pushed the boundaries of what was physically possible at the time. The Thomanerchor was also at the height of its powers, as the blistering opening of ‘Es erhub sich ein Streit’ BWV 19 demonstrates. Join Solomon’s Knot as they continue to follow the vocal works of JS Bach and his contemporaries at 300 years’ distance.
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5 April 2026, 7:00 pm - Georgenkirche, Eisenach (Thüringer Bachwochen)
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2 May 2026 - Sherborne Abbey, England (Sherborne Abbey Festival)
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13 May 2026, 7:30pm - St Johann, Schaffhausen (Internationales Bachfest Schaffhausen)
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27 May 2026, 7.30pm - Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, Birmingham (Barber Evening Concert)
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14 June 2026 - Wigmore Hall, London
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19 June 2026, 7:00 pm - St Sebaldus, Nuremberg (Musikfest ION)
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-04-05-now-bach-1726/
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-05-13-now-bach-1726/
https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/event/2026-06-19-now-bach-1726/