Performance diary
Where to hear Matthew
Concerts, staged productions and oratorio across the UK and Europe.
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October 2026
Bach
Mass in B minor
Irish Baroque Orchestra & Choir
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Bach
Mass in B minor
Irish Baroque Orchestra & Choir
St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny
November 2026
Handel
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall (Filharmonia Narodowa), Warsaw
Handel
L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall (Filharmonia Narodowa), Warsaw
Bach
Wachet auf, BWV 140 & Christmas Oratorio, Parts I–III
The King's Consort, Choir of The King's Consort
Robert King, conductor
Alte Oper Frankfurt, Großer Saal, Frankfurt am Main
December 2026
Schubert
Winterreise
Stapleford Granary, Stapleford, Cambridge
Bach
Christmas Oratorio, Parts I–III
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Oxford Philharmonic Choir
Michael Papadopoulos, conductor
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Handel
Messiah
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir with the Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Thomas Blunt, conductor
Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff
Handel
Messiah
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Paul McCreesh, conductor
Lighthouse, Poole
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Archive
Past performances
Bach
St Matthew Passion
as Jesus
Scottish Chamber Orchestra & SCO Chorus
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor
City Halls, Glasgow
Bach
St Matthew Passion
as Jesus
Scottish Chamber Orchestra & SCO Chorus, Choristers of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Ich habe genug, BWV 82
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
Crichton Collegiate Church (Lammermuir Festival), Crichton, Midlothian
Bach
St John Passion
as Christus
Gli Angeli Genève
Vézelay, Vézelay
Handel
Agrippina
as Claudio
Opéra de Rouen Normandie
David Bates, conductor
Théâtre des Arts, Rouen
Robert Carsen production
Bach
St Matthew Passion
King's College Choir, BBC Singers (BBC broadcast)
Daniel Hyde, conductor
King's College Chapel, Cambridge
Bach
St Matthew Passion
as Christus
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden
Bach
St Matthew Passion
as Christus
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Handel
Chandos Anthems
The English Concert (London Handel Festival)
St George's Hanover Square, London
Bach
Mass in B minor
Irish Baroque Orchestra
Peter Whelan, conductor
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Mendelssohn
Elijah
as Elijah
Philharmonia Orchestra, Three Choirs Festival Chorus
Geraint Bowen, conductor
Hereford Cathedral, Hereford
Bach
St Matthew Passion
as Christus
RIAS Kammerchor
Justin Doyle, conductor
Germany and Spain
Handel
Messiah
Tenebrae, Academy of Ancient Music
Wiesbaden, also Concertgebouw Amsterdam, SPOT Groningen, Saffron Hall
Live; OPUS KLASSIK 2025
Bach
St John Passion
as Christus
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
Mandel Hall (UChicago Presents), Chicago
Handel
Orlando
as Zoroastro
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings, conductor
Barbican Hall, London
Bach
St Matthew Passion
as Christus
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Handel
Messiah
The Hallé
Stephen Layton, conductor
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Purcell (arr.)
The Masque of Might
as Sceptic; Samuel
Opera North
Harry Bicket, conductor
Leeds
Mozart
Die Zauberflöte
as Speaker / 1st Priest / 2nd Armed Man
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor
Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh
Handel
Ariodante
as Il Re di Scozia
Opéra national de Paris
Harry Bicket, conductor
Palais Garnier, Paris
New Robert Carsen production; Paris Opera debut
Handel
Messiah
The English Concert
John Nelson, conductor
Coventry Cathedral, Coventry
Filmed and recorded for Erato
Bach
Mass in B minor
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
John Butt, conductor
Royal Albert Hall, London
BBC Prom 57
Bach
St Matthew Passion
as Pilate / bass arias
Orchestra of St Luke's
Carnegie Hall, New York
Haydn
The Creation
as Raphael
Academy of Ancient Music
Laurence Cummings, conductor
Barbican, London
Errollyn Wallen
Dido's Ghost
as Aeneas
Dunedin Consort (with Mahogany Opera)
John Butt, conductor
Barbican, then Buxton and Edinburgh International Festivals, London
World premiere
Handel
Agrippina
as Claudio
Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville
Mendelssohn
Elijah
as Elijah
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Bach
St Matthew Passion
as Jesus
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
Boston Early Music Festival, Boston
Bach
Mass in B minor
Les Violons du Roy
Palais Montcalm, Carnegie Hall, Maison symphonique, Québec / New York / Montréal
Bach
St John Passion
as Jesus
St Paul Chamber Orchestra
Jonathan Cohen, conductor
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Ordway Concert Hall, Saint Paul, MN
Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ
as Herod / Father
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Melbourne
Recorded for Chandos
Bach
St John Passion
as Christus
Dunedin Consort
John Butt, conductor
Royal Albert Hall, London
BBC Prom
Handel
Ariodante
as Il Re di Scozia
The English Concert
Harry Bicket, conductor
Barbican, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, London / New York / Washington DC
Tour with Joyce DiDonato
Handel
Ariodante
as Il Re di Scozia
Staatstheater Stuttgart
Staatsoper Stuttgart, Stuttgart
House debut
Monteverdi
L'incoronazione di Poppea
as Seneca
74th Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Alan Curtis, conductor
Florence
Role and house debut
Handel
Ariodante
as Il Re di Scozia
Il Complesso Barocco
Alan Curtis, conductor
Barbican, London
European tour ending at a sold-out Barbican
Mendelssohn
Elijah
as Elijah
Philharmonia Orchestra
Geraint Bowen, conductor
Hereford Cathedral (Three Choirs Festival), Hereford
Handel
Israel in Egypt; Schütz/Brahms
Monteverdi Choir (Schütz/Brahms)
Emmanuelle Haïm; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh
Edinburgh International Festival debut, announced