Beverley concert reviewed
Undoubtedly Beverley Minster suited the singers down to the ground: they were on top form… the music positively gleamed.
Martin Dreyer, Charles Hutch Press (6 June, 2025)
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High praise in The Times
Wonderfully nuanced singing… near-telepathic understanding that comes from years of collaboration without that controlling figure in the middle.
Richard Morrison, The Times (13 May, 2025)
Wigmore reviewed by The Arts Desk
Stile Antico specialises in music of the 16th century… sung with rich-hued warmth in the vocal sound, animation and vigour in the rhythms and an almost superhuman responsiveness between the singers.
Bernard Hughes, The Arts Desk (13 May, 2025)
MusicOMH praises Wigmore gala
The group treads the fine line of ‘historically informed performance’ perfectly, mingling a consummate understanding of the practice of the period with an attractive regard for the modern listener’s need for the drama of music written since.
Barry Creasy, MusicOHM (12 May, 2025)
The Observer at Wigmore Hall
Short but intense praise for the group Stile Antico…. their three-part anniversary concert at Wigmore Hall displayed their expertise in the repertoire they sing best
Fiona Maddocks, The Observer (18 May, 2025)
Praise for latest NYC appearance
Their diction is crystal clear, and the tone and blend of the ensemble is particularly beautiful… a delicately lyrical close to an evening of exquisitely well-performed music.
Christian Carey, Sequenza 21 (April 17, 2025)
Palestrina earns ***** from BBC Music Magazine
Few efforts will be better than these extremely nuanced and structurally aware performances by the vocal group Stile Antico.
Anthony Pryer, BBC Music Magazine (20 February, 2025)
Palestrina in the NYT
Stile Antico sings this complex yet elegantly polished music with the group’s usual combination of lushness and focus, stillness and energy, bringing expression and nuance to what can sometimes slip into coolly uniform gorgeousness.
Zachary Woolfe, New York Times (30 January, 2025)
Palestrina reviewed in The Times
No matter how elaborate the counterpoint, there are no hesitations, no rough edges.
Geoff Brown, The Times (14 January, 2025)
**** from The Times
Warmth, emotion and a metrical flexibility all the more striking for being achieved without a conductor. The singers seem telepathically linked…
Richard Morrisson, The Times (19th November, 2024)
Dante highly praised at Wigmore
Stile Antico are… simply the best ensemble around to listen to in music of this genre….
Barry Creasy, MusicOMH.com (22 March, 2024)
Seen and Heard relishes Byrd
If the rest is anything like this opening event from Stile Antico, listeners would be well advised to flock to the Temple Church now.
Mark Berry, Seen and Heard International (1 July, 2023)