Choral at Cadogan, Cadogan Hall

By Claudia Pritchard on 3/1/2019

The best choirs in Britain, and one from New Zealand, sing music that is powerful, inspiring and humorous too

The Tallis Scholars

The outstanding British choir gives two concerts. The first (2 Oct) features 16th-century music of ethereal charm and astonishing complexity, including Taverner's six-voice Magnificat and ornate pieces by John Sheppard. In the second (15 May) the composers are the 20th-century mystic John Tavener and rousing Rachmaninov.

WHEN

Tues 2 Oct 2018 and Wed 15 May 2019, both at 7:30PM

WHERE

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1X 9DQ

Voices New Zealand

Maori and traditional western sounds combine in a rare concert by the antipodean choir on its 20th anniversary tour of Europe. Voices of Saints and Angels, Voices from the Deep, Voices from the Earth and Voices of Stars and Light make up the four parts of these versatile singers' radical and refreshing programme.

WHEN

Mon 29 Oct, 7:30PM

WHERE

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1X 9DQ

The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor

Hear the choir that sang for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Generations of boys and men have sung at Windsor since 1348, and this programme reflects the many centuries of music-making for the royal family, right up to otherworldly Arvo Part.

WHEN

Mon 3 Dec, 7:30PM

WHERE

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1X 9DQ

The Sixteen

Is there a better choir singing in the country today? Decide for yourself at one of two concerts for Christmas with traditional and modern seasonal song, including the Coventry Carol and It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, as well as many other celestial sounds.

WHEN

Mon 17 & Tues 18 Dec, both at 7:30PM

WHERE

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1X 9DQ

The Gesualdo Six

Classical music's answer to a boy band. The lively voices of the six men of this handpicked ensemble and director Owain Park mix Nonsense Madrigals by 20th-century Hungarian/Austrian composer György Ligeti with early sacred music and folk songs.

WHEN

Thurs 7 March 2019, 7:30PM

WHERE

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1X 9DQ

VOCES8

'Sing Joyfully' is the title of this up-beat programme by eight astonishing singers, whose colourful programme includes music by Britten, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov ... and Duke Ellington's swinging It Don't Mean a Thing.

WHEN

Thurs 4 April 2019, 7:30PM

WHERE

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1X 9DQ