The flourishing cities of Renaissance Europe played host to an explosion of cultural activity. Papal Rome dripped with luxury, Paris was renowned as a centre of learning, and port cities such as Lisbon and Seville were deluged with treasure from newly discovered corners of the globe. 

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These cities were fertile ground for musicians: the Sistine Chapel could afford to employ the finest composers of the day, the resources of seventeenth-century Venice spurred the groundbreaking music of Claudio Monteverdi, and the chaos of Parisian street markets provided inspiration for Jannequin’s Les cris de Paris. 

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This programme provides a fascinating snapshot of music, politics, and culture at the apogee of the European Renaissance.

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“As this thrilling concert proved, Stile Antico is anything but antique. Their sound has the urgency and freshness you get from young voices, and an amazing rhythmic vitality.”

— Ivan Hewitt, The Daily Telegraph

Stile Antico