Murders, drinking songs, Cinderella stories, European tours, serene polyphony and candlelit rituals all feature in the evocative and story driven programmes of Apollo's Cabinet. Winners of the Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble prize, Utrecht OudeMuziek competition, York Early Music Competition Friends Prize, Göttingen Händel Competition and the International Biber Competition, the group offers a signature mix of acting, dancing, poetry and drama to bring historical performance to modern audiences. They have furthermore won the Brian Nisbet Prize for their fusion of Music and Poetry, audience and first prize at #SMADE in Spain, the F. J. Aumann Prize for innovation and new discoveries in Baroque music, second prize at the CIMA competition in Loire Valley and last but not least won the Potsdam lunchtime concert competition.
Noteworthy performances to date include concerts at the London Handel Festival, Konzerthaus Vienna, Bachfest Leipzig, Felix! Festival Köln, The Georgian Concert Society Edinburgh, AMUZ Antwerpen, OudeMuziek Fabulous Fringe, :alpenarte Schwarzenberg and the Brighton Early Music Festival.
The ensemble is dedicated to educational outreach for children as well as adults, and members have designed and offered workshops and educational concerts in collaboration with the Royal Opera House, Centre for Young Musicians, Brighton Early Music Festival, English National Opera, ZAMUS Cologne and Wigmore Hall. They have recently joined Live Music Now, a long-established music charity founded by Yehudi Menuhin.
Highlights this season include performances at Davos Festival, Festival RibAlt in Spain, York Early Music Christmas Festival, Schleswig Holstein Festival and an OudeMuziek Tournée