Directed from the violin by concertmaster Zefira Valova, Il Pomo d’Oro’s timbre was sweet and rich, with some added earthiness coming through from the lower strings. A pared-down ensemble opened, ...

Argentinian countertenor Franco Fagioli made a welcome return to the Wigmore Hall a little more than a year after his acclaimed debut, once more bringing with him a clutch of arias he has already ...

The programme’s premise was to shine a light not only on the music of one of today’s best-known baroque composers - Handel - but also some of his contemporaries, examining how the composers’ ...