I Fagiolini make their Lammermuir Festival debut

Members of I Fagiolini

I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

By Simon Thompson, 08 September 2025

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“the singing was where the real gold was to be found”

Reviewed at St Mary's Parish Church, Haddington on 7 September 2025

Monteverdi, Vespro della Beata Vergine "Vespers of the Blessed Virgin" (1610)

I Fagiolini

The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble

Robert Hollingworth, Conductor

I Fagiolini bring drama and heartbreak to the Turner Sims

David Truslove, 23rd April

Well defined performances of Monteverdi madrigals are sung with I Fagiolini’s customary ease and involvement.

****1

Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers in their shining glory from I Fagiolini

Nick Boston, 29th September

I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble give a very special performance at Kings Place.

*****

Ancient and Modern: a beautiful Winter Chorale

David Smythe, 9th December

The Scottish Ensemble is joined by I Fagiolini in a Winter Chorale linking ancient and modern music for Advent and Christmas.

****1

Monteverdi's other Vespers

Charlotte Valori, 22nd November

I Fagiolini's very interesting programme of music by Monteverdi and his contemporaries pulls together a wide range of works, but somehow lacks an ensemble feel.

***11

Proms celebrates Monteverdi with I Fagiolini

David Karlin, 17th July

Robert Hollingworth and I Fagiolini provide a whistle-stop tour of Monteverdi's different styles, from madrigals to opera, dance and sacred music, with a newly commissioned contrast from former member Roderick Williams.

***11

Resisting gravity: Circa and I Fagiolini's How Like an Angel for Beyond Barbican and CoLF

Katja Vaghi, 26th June

There is something haunting in waiting till ten o’clock at night in the cemetery of one of London’s oldest churches. Even when surrounded by other audience members, this is not a place one would normally seek out on a nice summer’s evening.

****1

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Simon Thompson

Simon lives and works in Edinburgh, and teaches History and Modern Studies at a local high school when he is not writing about music. Born an Irishman, he is an enthusiastic adopted Scot, and has lived in the capital for fifteen years since university days, making the most of its many avenues for classical music. He spends his spare time enthusing about music, theatre, art and literature to anyone who will listen, including his long-suffering students, who have no choice.

I Fagiolini make their Lammermuir Festival debut with Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers