With great regret, British trumpeter Alison Balsom has informed the Handel and Haydn Society that she will not be able to perform in this weekend's concerts due to illness. Balsom had been originally ...

The trumpeter's new album is jam-packed full of triumphant music by Purcell and Handel, perfect for celebrating Classic FM's 20th birthday - and other causes for celebration What music would you play ...

Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: Healing The Rift, a personal history of modern music. He has been involved in music as a composer, ...

As the creative ferment of 21st-century performances of baroque music rises, the huge output of prolific composers like Handel, Vivaldi, and Purcell emerges as musical territory ripe for new ...

In the last 20 years the early music scene brought to attention a number of virtuosos who achieved the popularity once reserved for players specializing in 19th and early 20th Century repertory. One ...

Amadigi di Gaula, Movements: Sento la giola George Frideric Handel, Composer Trevor Pinnock, Harpsichord (The) English Concert Alison Balsom, Trumpet Atalanta, Movements: Overture Alison Balsom, ...

Trumpeter Alison Balsom joins early music specialists Trevor Pinnock and Pinnock’s Players in bright arrangements of Baroque concertos, in this week’s Feature Album on ABC Classic. The program ...