CANCELLED: Emma Kirkby / orchester le phénix

Soprano Emma Kirkby and the Swiss Baroque orchestra le phénix perform a programme of music from the English Baroque. British composers of the time often turned to their Italian contemporaries for inspiration, but they also drew on the rich tradition of native folk songs. This concert presents little-known composers like German emigré Stephen Storace, who was friendly with Handel in London, as well as major figures such as Henry Purcell, who already achieved fame in his own lifetime.