8 October 2025.
7.30pm St James’s Sussex Gardens.

Concert 1.
Passacaglia: Structure and Renewal.

Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor BWV 582
(Orchestral arrangement by Matthew Taylor) World Première
Schumann: ‘Cello Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No.4.

19 November 2025.
7.30pm St James’s Sussex Gardens.

Concert 2:
The world of Bach Baroque Ensemble.

Handel - Concerto Grosso in D minor Op. 6 No. 10 (HWV 328)
Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in G minor RV 157
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor RV 522 (from L’Estro Armonico, Op. 3 No. 8)
Bach – Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor BWV 1043
Bach – Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1008

21 February 2026.
7.30pm St James’s Sussex Gardens.

Concert 3.
To mark the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Toccata: Light against Darkness.
Bach: Toccata in F Major BWV 540
(Orchestral arrangement by Sasha Parker)
World Première
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Nielsen: Symphony No.5.

20 March 2026.
7.30pm St James’s Sussex Gardens.

Concert 4.
Fantasia and Fairy Tales – ALL World Premières.

Bach: Fantasia and Fugue in B Minor BWV 542
(Orchestra arrangement by Thomas Hewitt Jones)
World Première
Schumann: Fairy Tale Pictures for Viola and Orchestra
(Orchestral arrangement of Marchenbilder by Matthew Taylor)
World Première
David Matthews: Symphony No.12
World Première

23 May 2026.
7.30pm St James’s Sussex Gardens.

Concert 5.
E minor Prelude – Struggle and Triumph.

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E Minor BWV 548 (or Adagio and Fugue BWV 564 in C Major) (Orchestral arrangement by Daniel Hogan)
World Première
Bernstein: 13 Anniversaries for Piano
(Orchestral arrangement by Matthew Taylor)
London Première
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5. (original version)

19 June 2026.
7.30pm St James’s Sussex Gardens.

Concert 6.
The World of Bach. Baroque Ensemble.

Programme to be agreed.

24 October 2026.
7.30pm St James’s Sussex Gardens.

Concert 7.
Prelude and Fugue – Youth and Renewal.

Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B Minor BWV 544
(Orchestral arrangement by Lloyd Moore)
World Première
Concerto competition final concert.
Symphony to be agreed.

21 November 2026.
7.30pm St James’s Sussex Gardens.

Concert 8.
Pastoral and Sacred.

Baroque Ensemble.
Bach: Cantata For unto us a child is born (BWV 142 disputed but seasonal) or a selection of Christmas chorale settings.
Handel’s Pastoral Symphony (from Messiah), Vivaldi’s Gloria excerpts, Corelli/Torelli/Manfredini Christmas concerti grossi.