Mozart Gran Partita
Sat 3 May 2025 | 7.30pm - 9.15pm
Programme (75 minutes, no interval):
Mozart Serenade No. 10 (‘Gran Partita’) K.361
Performed by:
The Monteverdi Choir
Conductor and Choir Master: Jonathan Sells
With
Members of the English Baroque Soloists.
Tama Matheson (actor)
“The orchestral playing was buoyant as well as sensitive.” – The Observer ★★★★★
“Tremendous precision and splendour.” – Bachtrack ★★★★★
“Well-nigh perfect in performance.” – The Arts Desk
About Monteverdi Choir
“Truly one of the finest choirs of their time” Bachtrack
Having recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, the Monteverdi Choir has established itself as one of the greatest choirs in the world. Through a combination of consummate technique, historically inspired performance practice and a strong appreciation for visual impact, the Choir constantly strives to bring fresh perspectives, immediacy, and drama to its performances.
The Monteverdi Choir was proud to be named ‘Best Choir’ at the Oper! Awards in 2024. The Oper! Awards jury noted that “at festivals, on concert tours and in their numerous recordings, this is an ensemble whose quality will always leave the listener speechless…Whether in music of the Baroque, Classical or Romantic periods, their singing is always unerringly tailored to the specific stylistic requirements. Again and again, they have proven that, in addition to religious introspection, they are also masters of the grand operatic gesture, astounding us in Berlioz’s ‘Les Troyens’.”
Founded in 1964 by John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir has released over 150 recordings under his baton and won numerous prizes. The Choir and English Baroque Soloists were honoured to perform at the Coronation of their Patron, HM The King, in May 2023, with The Telegraph proclaiming “if the Monteverdi Choir isn’t singing when I get to the gates of Heaven, I want my money back.”
About Jonathan Sells
“The Monteverdi Choir, led by Jonathan Sells...proves its extraordinary class.” Leipziger Volkszeitung
Jonathan Sells is an internationally renowned artistic director, conductor, and singer. A member of the Monteverdi Choir from 2009-2018, Sells made his conducting debut with the Choir and English Baroque Soloists in June 2024. The performances – Bach motets at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London and Bachfest Leipzig – were met with a rapturous reception from audiences and critics.
In 2008 he founded the innovative baroque collective Solomon’s Knot, now Resident Baroque Ensemble at Wigmore Hall. As artistic director, he has spearheaded bold projects and fruitful collaborations across Europe’s foremost festivals.
Sells has a burning curiosity for neglected geniuses of the 17th and 18th centuries such as Johann Kuhnau, George Jeffreys, and Barbara Strozzi, as well as later repertoire: he has conducted Beethoven, Dvorak, Prokofiev, Nielsen, and Varèse, and has worked with choirs from the UK to the Middle East.
About Tama Matheson
Tama is a British-Australian writer, director, and actor, whose work has been produced in England, Australian, Europe, and America. He has a passion for combining music and the spoken word, which has led him to develop a new form of theatre which mixes a full play with a complete musical concert.
Tama has worked with theatre companies, orchestras, and opera companies all over the world (including the OSO Theatre, The King’s Head Theatre, The Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, Oper Graz, and the Salesjan’s Theatre in Malta) and is currently Artistic Director of the Brisbane Shakespeare Festival in Australia.
As an actor, Tama has performed in theatre and TV in England and Australia – including roles such as Bunthorne in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience, Felix in The Odd Couple, Leo in Coward’s Design for Living, and Michal in Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, and Hamlet, Richard III, Henry V, Oberon, Don Pedro, Banquo, Antonio, and Ariel, in the Shakespearean canon. He has appeared in TV shows from Eastenders and Heartbeat, to the Story of Paul Hogan, and the forthcoming Ellis for Channel 5.
Tama has written and produced 12 of his own plays, including dramas about Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Britten, Prokofiev, Lord Byron, Nancy Wake, Andrsej Panufnik, Prokofiev, and Australian poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson, along with his own adaptations of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Peer Gynt. His I Shall Hear in Heaven (about Beethoven) and Bright Stars Shone for Us (about Tchaikovsky) were nominated and shortlisted, respectively, for RPS awards in London.
About English Baroque Soloists
The English Baroque Soloists seeks to challenge preconceptions of 200 years of music ranging from Monteverdi to Mozart and Haydn. Equally at home in chamber, symphonic and operatic performances, their distinctively warm and incisive playing is instantly recognisable. One of the world’s leading period instrument orchestras, the ensemble has performed at many of the world’s most prestigious venues including Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Sydney Opera House.
A new unconducted strand in the orchestra’s programming began in 2024 with a performance of Schubert’s Octet interweaved with Schubert songs performed by Andrew Staples. This collaborative strand continues in 2025 with a dramatised performance of Mozart’s Gran Partita performed with award-winning writer, director and actor, Tama Matheson.
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Sat 3 May 2025 | 7.30pm - 9.15pm
Programme (75 minutes, no interval):
Mozart Serenade No. 10 (‘Gran Partita’) K.361
Performed by:
The Monteverdi Choir
Conductor and Choir Master: Jonathan Sells
With
Members of the English Baroque Soloists.
Tama Matheson (actor)
“The orchestral playing was buoyant as well as sensitive.” – The Observer ★★★★★
“Tremendous precision and splendour.” – Bachtrack ★★★★★
“Well-nigh perfect in performance.” – The Arts Desk
About Monteverdi Choir
“Truly one of the finest choirs of their time” Bachtrack
Having recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, the Monteverdi Choir has established itself as one of the greatest choirs in the world. Through a combination of consummate technique, historically inspired performance practice and a strong appreciation for visual impact, the Choir constantly strives to bring fresh perspectives, immediacy, and drama to its performances.
The Monteverdi Choir was proud to be named ‘Best Choir’ at the Oper! Awards in 2024. The Oper! Awards jury noted that “at festivals, on concert tours and in their numerous recordings, this is an ensemble whose quality will always leave the listener speechless…Whether in music of the Baroque, Classical or Romantic periods, their singing is always unerringly tailored to the specific stylistic requirements. Again and again, they have proven that, in addition to religious introspection, they are also masters of the grand operatic gesture, astounding us in Berlioz’s ‘Les Troyens’.”
Founded in 1964 by John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir has released over 150 recordings under his baton and won numerous prizes. The Choir and English Baroque Soloists were honoured to perform at the Coronation of their Patron, HM The King, in May 2023, with The Telegraph proclaiming “if the Monteverdi Choir isn’t singing when I get to the gates of Heaven, I want my money back.”
About Jonathan Sells
“The Monteverdi Choir, led by Jonathan Sells...proves its extraordinary class.” Leipziger Volkszeitung
Jonathan Sells is an internationally renowned artistic director, conductor, and singer. A member of the Monteverdi Choir from 2009-2018, Sells made his conducting debut with the Choir and English Baroque Soloists in June 2024. The performances – Bach motets at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London and Bachfest Leipzig – were met with a rapturous reception from audiences and critics.
In 2008 he founded the innovative baroque collective Solomon’s Knot, now Resident Baroque Ensemble at Wigmore Hall. As artistic director, he has spearheaded bold projects and fruitful collaborations across Europe’s foremost festivals.
Sells has a burning curiosity for neglected geniuses of the 17th and 18th centuries such as Johann Kuhnau, George Jeffreys, and Barbara Strozzi, as well as later repertoire: he has conducted Beethoven, Dvorak, Prokofiev, Nielsen, and Varèse, and has worked with choirs from the UK to the Middle East.
About Tama Matheson
Tama is a British-Australian writer, director, and actor, whose work has been produced in England, Australian, Europe, and America. He has a passion for combining music and the spoken word, which has led him to develop a new form of theatre which mixes a full play with a complete musical concert.
Tama has worked with theatre companies, orchestras, and opera companies all over the world (including the OSO Theatre, The King’s Head Theatre, The Sydney Opera House, the Royal Albert Hall, Oper Graz, and the Salesjan’s Theatre in Malta) and is currently Artistic Director of the Brisbane Shakespeare Festival in Australia.
As an actor, Tama has performed in theatre and TV in England and Australia – including roles such as Bunthorne in Gilbert & Sullivan’s Patience, Felix in The Odd Couple, Leo in Coward’s Design for Living, and Michal in Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, and Hamlet, Richard III, Henry V, Oberon, Don Pedro, Banquo, Antonio, and Ariel, in the Shakespearean canon. He has appeared in TV shows from Eastenders and Heartbeat, to the Story of Paul Hogan, and the forthcoming Ellis for Channel 5.
Tama has written and produced 12 of his own plays, including dramas about Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Britten, Prokofiev, Lord Byron, Nancy Wake, Andrsej Panufnik, Prokofiev, and Australian poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson, along with his own adaptations of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Peer Gynt. His I Shall Hear in Heaven (about Beethoven) and Bright Stars Shone for Us (about Tchaikovsky) were nominated and shortlisted, respectively, for RPS awards in London.
About English Baroque Soloists
The English Baroque Soloists seeks to challenge preconceptions of 200 years of music ranging from Monteverdi to Mozart and Haydn. Equally at home in chamber, symphonic and operatic performances, their distinctively warm and incisive playing is instantly recognisable. One of the world’s leading period instrument orchestras, the ensemble has performed at many of the world’s most prestigious venues including Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Sydney Opera House.
A new unconducted strand in the orchestra’s programming began in 2024 with a performance of Schubert’s Octet interweaved with Schubert songs performed by Andrew Staples. This collaborative strand continues in 2025 with a dramatised performance of Mozart’s Gran Partita performed with award-winning writer, director and actor, Tama Matheson.
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