Brecon Baroque filming Variation 26 of JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations, arranged and directed by Chad Kelly in Brecon Cathedral in August 2020.

The dynamic ensemble Brecon Baroque consists of an international line-up of world-class virtuosi in the period-instrument world. Together they specialise in one-to-a-part repertoire including Vivaldi, Biber, and Bach that brings them into the spotlight alongside their director Rachel Podger.

Highlights have included Wigmore Hall as part of Rachel Podger’s Artists in Residence in 19/20, Edinburgh International Festival, tours of continental Europe and Japan. Future engagements include further performances and a recording of Chad Kelly’s new arrangement, The Goldberg Variations Reimagined, written especially for Rachel and Brecon Baroque. The group can be seen here performing Variation 26 in Brecon Cathedral in August 2020.

Rachel and Brecon Baroque’s debut CD, Bach Violin Concertos, attracted universal critical acclaim and was quickly hailed as a benchmark recording of these works. The complete recording of Vivaldi L’Estro Armonico concertos won the 2016 BBC Music Magazine Concerto Award and Biber Rosary Sonatas won the 2016 Baroque Instrumental Gramophone Award. Additional disc releases include Bach Art of Fugue (2016), Grandissima Gravita (2017), and Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni (2018).