John Butt’s personal fusion of penetratingscholarship and heartfelt music-makingis mirrored in the work of his DunedinConsort, Scotland’s leading baroqueensemble.

Their recordings of greatchoral works by Bach and Handel, theSt Matthew Passion and Messiah amongthem, have become instant classics,offering interpretative benchmarks andconfirming the group’s excellence andartistry.

The Dunedin Consort returns toWigmore Hall in company with SophieBevan, known not least for her vocalbeauty and readiness to take risks inunlocking the vital expressive energy ofbaroque recitatives and arias.