“Sensitive, joyous, highly virtuosic, and with a great choice of sound colours” - Kulturzeitschrift

“Baroque meets Bridgerton” - Göttinger Tagblatt

“Arguably the most functional cabinet in the country” - Anonymous source

Murders, drinking songs, Cinderella stories, virtuosic cantatas, European tours, serene polyphony and candlelit rituals all feature in the evocative and story driven programmes of Apollo’s Cabinet. Winners of the Göttingen Händel Competition and the Maurizio Pratola competition in 2022, the group bring a signature mix of acting, dancing, poetry and silliness to bring historical performance to modern audiences. They have furthermore won the Brian Nisbet Prize for their fusion of Music and Poetry and most recently the F. J. Aumann Prize of the International Biber Competition for innovation and new discoveries in Baroque music. 

2023 saw the ensemble tour across Scotland, which was generously supported by the Tunnell Trust. Other noteworthy performances to date include concerts at the London Handel Festival, Felix! Festival Köln, The Georgian Concert Society Edinburgh, AMUZ Antwerpen, OudeMuziek Fabulous Fringe,  :alpenarte Schwarzenberg and the Brighton Early Music Festival. 

“Apollo’s Cabinet are adding storylines and scenarios to illuminate already dramatic music, while erasing the interactive gap between stage and audience”. - Bognor Regis Observer

The ensemble is dedicated to educational outreach for children as well as adults, and members have designed and offered workshops and educational concerts in collaboration with the Royal Opera House, Centre for Young Musicians, Brighton Early Music Festival, English National Opera, ZAMUS Cologne and Wigmore Hall. They have recently joined Live Music Now, a long-established music charity founded by Yehudi Menuhin. 

Highlights this upcoming season include performances at the Semana de Música Antigua Estella and Bachfest Leipzig.  Furthermore, the ensemble will be reconstructing and creating a world premiere recording of a cantata by W F Bach, which was originally dedicated to Frederick II of Prussia. This forms part of a new album, which will be released in 2025. 

Their recently released album “Musical Wanderlust” was described as an “engaging travelogue…with plenty of freewheeling spirit” by The Guardian and their performance of the programme at :alpenarte festival as “The best programme the festival has seen in the last five years” by Vorarlberger Nachrichten.

January 2024