AAM Concerts old
King Charles I was a connoisseur of the visual arts, but he had exquisite taste in music, too, and the brilliant young composer and courtier William Lawes flooded the Stuart court with some of Britain’s – and Europe’s – most innovative (and ravishing) sounds.
Today Academy of Ancient Music celebrates an era of cavaliers and courtly dances, playing music by Lawes and his contemporaries from home and abroad. Elegant seduction, playful conversation and the looming shadow of civil war all find a voice, as the instruments of the Renaissance meet a flamboyant upstart called the violin. This is musical time travel: a whole evening in a vanished age, recreated through music. It’s witty, it’s elegant, and it touches the heart.
London on sale dates
Priority booking for AAM Friends, Associates and Academy members
From Mon 20 April 2026
General booking
From Fri 24 April 2026
For further details and to book tickets in London, please visit the Barbican website.
Cambridge on sale dates
Full series subscriptions
From Thu 14 May 2026
Priority booking for AAM Friends, Associates and Academy members
From Mon 22 June 2026
General booking
From Wed 1 July 2026
Royal Consort in D minor
Paduan Cantus IV, Galliard Battaglia, Conzon ‘Nachbar Roland’
Prelude & ‘John come kiss me now’
Sonata XIII
Sonata XIV
Toccata for Two Theorbos
Ground in G major for Two Bass Viols
Royal Consort in D major
Newark Siege
There will be a free pre-concert talk in the auditorium at 6.30pm.
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