Directors & soloists

Richard Egarr Music Director

Richard Egarr has been Music Director of the AAM since 2006. Described as "the Bernstein of Early Music" by USA National Public Radio, he is a brilliant harpsichordist and equally skilled on the organ, fortepiano and modern piano. His recordings with the AAM have won MIDEM, Edison and Gramophone Awards, and he has directed the orchestra in concert halls from the USA to China.

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Christopher Hogwood
Emeritus Director

Christopher Hogwood founded the AAM in 1973 and was Music Director until 2006. He is universally acknowledged as one of the most influential exponents of the historically-informed early music movement, and his catalogue of over 200 CDs with the AAM has attracted some of the world's most prestigious awards.

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Mahan Esfahani director & harpsichord

Mahan Esfahani makes his AAM debut in July 2012 directing a performance of JS Bach's The Art of Fugue at the BBC Proms. In 2011 he gave the first-ever solo harpsichord recital in the Proms' 116-year history.

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Alina Ibragimova director & violin

In February 2012, Alina Ibragimova makes her debut with the AAM in performances of music by Biber, Vivaldi and JS Bach. Russian by birth and counting Yehudi Menuhin among her musical mentors, in March 2011 Alina was featured on the front cover of BBC Music Magazine as a 'new superstar'.

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Jonathan Cohen director & keyboards

Few directors have had such all-embracing, on-the-ground training as Jonathan Cohen. Expertise as a chamber and orchestral cellist has been followed by significant acclaim as a director. In April 2012 he makes his AAM debut exploring early Italian vocal music.

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Bernard Labadie conductor

Canadian conductor Bernard Labadie is widely regarded as one of the world's leading conductors of baroque and classical repertoire. In March 2011 he made his debut with the AAM in an all-Handel programme.

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Stephen Cleobury conductor

Stephen Cleobury is Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge, and regularly conducts the AAM's collaborations with the Choir of King's College, Cambridge.

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Nicholas Collon conductor

In April 2013, Nicholas Collon makes his AAM debut conducting a programme of symphonies and serenades by Mozart and Haydn. Nicholas is best known as founder of the Aurora Orchestra, whose imaginative programming and vibrant performances have won numerous awards.

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  • Rebecca Bottone soprano
  • Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
  • Klara Ek soprano
  • Marcus Farnsworth bass
  • Andrew Foster-Williams bass-baritone

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  • Karina Gauvin soprano
  • James Gilchrist tenor
  • Peter Harvey baritone
  • Steven Isserlis cello
  • Sumi Jo soprano

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  • Ben Johnson tenor
  • Rosemary Joshua soprano
  • Andrew Kennedy tenor
  • James Laing counter-tenor
  • Juanita Lascarro soprano

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  • Mhairi Lawson soprano
  • Stephan Loges bass
  • Sara Macliver soprano
  • Elin Manahan Thomas soprano
  • Vittorio Prato baritone

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  • Anna Prohaska soprano
  • Timothy Robinson tenor
  • Shunské Sato violin
  • Elizabeth Watts soprano
  • Clare Wilkinson mezzo-soprano

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  • David Wilson-Johnson baritone
  • Choir of King's College, Cambridge