The London Handel Players
Saturday, 18th October, 2025 | 7:30pm
Handel - Trio Sonata Op.2 No.4 in F major HWV 389 for flute, violin and continuo
Leclair - Violin Sonata No.6 in C minor 'Le Tombeau' (Troisième livre)
Telemann - Quartet in G minor (Sonata Secondo from 6 Quadri) TWV 43:g1
INTERVAL
Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor for flute, violin, cello and continuo RV 106
Geminiani - Trio Sonata Op.1 No.10 in E major
Handel - “Yet can I hear that dulcet lay” from The Choice of Hercules (aria arrangement)
Telemann - Paris Quartet No.6 in E minor TWV 43:e4
Adrian Butterfield
and an Ensemble of harpsichord, strings, flute/recorder
For over twenty years, since making their debut at Handel’s parish church, St. George’s Hanover Square, as part of the London Handel Festival in 2000, the London Handel Players have thrilled audiences across the world with their performances and recordings. Praised by the New York Times for their “soulful depth” and their “consummate skill and musicianship”, the ensemble appears regularly at major venues and festivals both around the UK and internationally, specialising in baroque chamber music and concertos and collaborating with some of the world’s leading singers.
Recent tours have taken the London Handel Players to Northern Ireland, Spain, Turkey, Canada and the USA. The ensemble is particularly active in North America, where they have performed at venues including the Frick Museum, Carnegie Hall and the Bourgie Hall in Montreal. The ensemble have released many recordings celebrating the Baroque period.
The members of the group pursue busy solo, directing and conducting careers, work with many of the major early-instrument ensembles in the UK and abroad, and are professors at the conservatoires in London. Committed educators at every level, the London Handel Players also give numerous masterclasses and workshops for students, keen amateurs and children.