Haydn in London
English Baroque Soloists
Peter Whelan, Christophe Coin
St Martin-in-the-Fields, 18 June 2026
Charlotte Spruit, leader of the English Baroque Soloists
Haydn: Symphony No. 100 in G major (Military)
Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major
J.C. Bach: Symphony in G minor
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major (London)
Haydn is a little outside my usual early music reviewing radar, apart from the occasional Creation, which I’m afraid always gives me the giggles. So an evening with three major Haydn pieces was a bit of an eye and ear opener for me. Part of the 300th anniversary celebrations of St Martin-in-the-Fields, this concert from the English Baroque Soloists featured music written and first performed within a stone’s throw of the church. A pre-concert talk by historian Katherine Alcock set the historic scene, with conductor Peter Whelan joining for a discussion on the evening’s music.
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e concerts under the title of Bach Through Time, the first of which featured Christophe Coin playing solo cello – or, in this case, two solo cellos with three different bows. He opened with one of the very first compositions for solo cello, the third of Domenico Gabrielli’s Ricercars, a lively piece in the trumpet key of D major which included many triad fanfare motifs. This Gabrielli (no relation) was part of the rich musical foundation of the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna and also worked for the d’Este family in Moderna. 
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