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    2012

    This page aims to track Handel concerts throughout the world. You can check for events in your region, or if you are planning a trip perhaps you can work in some great music along the way. Included is a link to the website of the venue or performer. Please send us an email at if you notice anything incorrect, or know of any other concerts you would like added. Other places on the web to search for classical music concerts are operabase.com, bachtrack.com, music-opera.com, and for those in the UK, concert-diary.com

    U.S.A. and Canada

  • Chandos Anthems – February 19 – Oak Park, IL Link
  • Arias for Soprano, Recorder Sonatas – February 25 – Oak Park, IL Link
  • The King Shall Rejoice, The Ways of Zion do Mourn – February 25 – New Haven, CT Link
  • The King Shall Rejoice, The Ways of Zion do Mourn – February 26 – New York, NY Link
  • Rinaldo – February 29, March 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 – Chicago, IL Link
  • Semele – March 4 – Oak Park, IL Link
  • Messiah (Ballet Version) – April 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 – Philadelphia, PA Link
  • La Resurrezione – March 12 – Austin, TX Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – March 18 – Halifax, Nova Scotia Link
  • Laudate Pueri – March 18 – Long Beach, CA Link
  • Messiah (Parts 2 and 3) – March 25 – Memphis, TN Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – March 25 – Thunder Bay, Ontario Link
  • L'allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato – March 25, 26 – Chicago, IL Link
  • Jubilate – March 29 – Brooklyn, NY Link
  • My Heart is Inditing – March 29 – Thunder Bay, Ontario Link
  • Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno – March 30, 31 – Seattle, WA Link
  • Israel in Egypt – April 1 – Vancouver, WA Link
  • Messiah – April 1, 8 – Lindsborg, KS Link
  • Messiah – April 6 – Montreal, Quebec Link
  • Zadok the Priest, Chandos Anthem – April 13, 14 – San Antonio, TX Link
  • Messiah – April 14, 15 – Pendleton, OR Link
  • Alexander's Feast – April 19, 20, 21, 22 – Atherton/San Francisco/Berkeley, CA Link
  • The King Shall Rejoice – April 20, 21, 22 – Ft. Lauderdale/Boca Raton/Coral Gables, FL Link
  • Messiah – April 21 – Logan, UT Link
  • Teseo – April 21, 27, 29, May 2 – Chicago, IL Link
  • Zadok the Priest, Excerpts from Solomon – April 27, 29 – Boston, MA Link
  • Messiah – April 28 – Niwot, CO Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – May 5 – Tulsa, OK Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music – May 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 – Berkeley/San Francisco, CA Link
  • Semele – May 9, 11, 13, 16, 19, 22, 24, 26 – Toronto, Ontario Link
  • Water Music, Instrumental Excerpts – May 10 – Vancouver, British Columbia Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – May 12 – Omaha, NE Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – May 17 – Edmonton, Alberta Link
  • Almira – May 26, 29, 31 – New York, NY Link
  • Water Music – May 31, June 1, 2, 3 – Minneapolis/Eden Prairie/Saint Paul, MN Link
  • Coronation Anthems – June 8, 10 – San Diego, CA Link
  • Israel in Egypt – June 10 – Northbrook, IL Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – July 1 – Markham, Ontario Link

    • British Isles

  • Giulio Cesare – January 14, 25, 28, February 7, 10, 16 – Leeds, England Link
  • Cantata – February 20 – London, England Link
  • Giulio Cesare – February 23 – Nottingham, England Link
  • Foundling Hospital Anthem – February 23 – London, England Link
  • Coronation Anthem – February 25 – Northampton, England Link
  • Giulio Cesare – March 1 – Salford Quays, England Link
  • Handel Singing Competition – March 2, 15 – London, England Link
  • Amadigi di Gaula – March 7 – London, England Link
  • Concerti and Instrumental Works – March 7 – London, England Link
  • Organ Concerto, Concerti Grossi, Il Pastor Fido excerpts – March 7 – London, England Link
  • Messiah – March 11 – Dorking, England Link
  • Brockes Passion – March 12 – Doncaster, England Link
  • Giulio Cesare – March 14, 16 – Dublin, Ireland Link
  • My Heart is Inditing – March 17 – Petersfield, England Link
  • Sing Coronation Anthems – March 17 – London, England Link
  • Messiah – March 18 – Oxford, England Link
  • Soprano Arias and Duets – March 19 – London, England Link
  • Chandos Anthems – March 20 – London, England Link
  • Zadok the Priest, The King Shall Rejoice, Water Music – March 20 – London, England Link
  • Xerxes (Serse) – March 22, 25, 27, 29, 31 – Manchester, England Link
  • Israel in Egypt – March 23 – London, England Link
  • Israel in Egypt – March 24 – Cambridge, England Link
  • Messiah – March 24 – Bury St. Edmunds, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Music for the Royal Fireworks – March 24 – Canterbury, England Link
  • Messiah Excerpts, Zadok the Priest – March 24 – Newbury, England Link
  • Riccardo Primo – March 26, 27, 28, 29 – London, England Link
  • Arias for Soprano – March 28 – London, England Link
  • Organ Music – March 28 – London, England Link
  • Arias for Countertenor – March 30 – London, England Link
  • Harp Concerto, Music for the Royal Fireworks – March 30 – London, England Link
  • Judas Maccabaeus – March 31 – Ashton-on-Mersey, England Link
  • Messiah – March 31 – Aberdeen, Scotland Link
  • Messiah – March 31 – Cookham, England Link
  • Messiah – March 31 – Bradford, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems – March 31 – Clifton, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems – March 31 – London, England Link
  • Trio Sonatas, Motets – April 4 – Ilkley, England Link
  • Messiah – April 9 – London, England Link
  • Cantatas for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano – April 11 – London, England Link
  • Dixit Dominus, Dettingen Te Deum – April 12 – London, England Link
  • The King Shall Rejoice – April 12 – Birmingham, England Link
  • Cantatas for Soprano – April 12 – London, England Link
  • Il Delirio Amoroso – April 12 – London, England Link
  • Il Pastor Fido – April 13 – London, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Soprano Arias, Music for the Royal Fireworks – April 14 – London, England Link
  • Chandos Anthem – April 14 – Dorking, England Link
  • Mezzo-Soprano Arias – April 16 – London, England Link
  • Cantatas – April 16 – London, England Link
  • Recorder and Trio Sonatas – April 17 – London, England Link
  • Trio Sonata, Cantata for Soprano – April 17 – London, England Link
  • Arias for Mezzo-Soprano – April 18 – London, England Link
  • Concerto Grossi, Suite from the Water Music – April 18 – London, England Link
  • Music for Organ and Soprano – April 19 – London, England Link
  • Arias for Soprano – April 21 – London, England Link
  • Zadok the Priest, Oratorio Excerpts – April 22 – London, England Link
  • Messiah – April 24 – London, England Link
  • Messiah – April 24 – Shrewsbury, England Link
  • Israel in Egypt – April 28 – Norwich, England Link
  • The King Shall Rejoice – April 29 – Birmingham, England Link
  • Gloria – May 5 – London, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems – May 12 – Doncaster, England Link
  • Zadok the Priest – May 12 – Scarborough, England Link
  • Dixit Dominus – May 19 – London, England Link
  • Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, Silete Venti – May 24 – London, England Link
  • Arias for Soprano – May 26 – London, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Dettingen Te Deum, Music for the Royal Fireworks – June 2 – London, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Grand Choruses, Music for the Royal Fireworks – June 2 – Birmingham, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Arias – June 4 – London, England Link
  • Israel in Egypt – June 16 – Bristol, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems – June 16 – Sunderland, England Link
  • Israel in Egypt – June 21 – London, England Link
  • Acis and Galatea – June 21 – Manchester, England Link
  • Dixit Dominus – June 23 – Wetherby, England Link
  • Zadok the Priest, Israel in Egypt Excerpts, Concerto Grosso, Music for the Royal Fireworks – June 30 – London, England Link
  • L'allegro, il Penseroso – July 1 – Burgess Hill, England Link
  • Dixit Dominus – July 1 – Plymouth, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems – July 7 – Derby, England Link
  • Susanna – July 28, 31, August 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 – Ilford, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Grand Choruses, Music for the Royal Fireworks – September 26 – London, England Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Grand Choruses, Music for the Royal Fireworks – September 27 – Cambridge, England Link
  • Zadok the Priest – October 20 – London, England Link
  • Chandos Anthems – October 20 – Buckfastleigh, England Link
  • Zadok the Priest, The King Shall Rejoice, Music for the Royal Fireworks – November 3 – London, England Link
  • Ode for St. Cecilia's Day – November 10 – Luton, England Link
  • Zadok the Priest – November 10 – London, England Link
  • Messiah – November 11 – Tunbridge Wells, England Link
  • Judas Maccabeus – November 17 – Ilkley, England Link
  • Messiah – December 8 – Otley, England Link
  • Messiah – December 16 – Wetherby, England Link
  • Messiah – December 21, 22 – London, England Link

    • Germany

  • Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno – January 29, February 11, 15, 18, 26, March 14 – Stuttgart, Germany Link
  • Alessandro – February 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26 – Karlsruhe, Germany Link
  • Ariodante – February 12, 16, see website for additional dates – Ulm, Germany Link
  • Alcina – February 18, 23, March 3, 16, 30, April 15, May 24 – Weimar, Germany Link
  • Music for Harpsichord – February 19 – Karlsruhe, Germany Link
  • Arias for Countertenor – February 21 – Karlsruhe, Germany Link
  • Ottone – February 24 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Giove in Argo – February 25 – Karlsruhe, Germany Link
  • Messiah – February 25 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Semele – February 26, 27 – Mainz, Germany Link
  • Arias for Soprano and Tenor – February 28 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Messiah – March 10 – Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany Link
  • Radamisto – March 10, 14, April 7, 15, 28, May 10, 22, June 2, 15 – Kiel, Germany Link
  • Ariodante – March 11 – Braunschweig, Germany Link
  • Dettingen Te Deum – March 11 – Herne, Germany Link
  • Dixit Dominus – March 11 – Dortmund, Germany Link
  • Messiah – March 11 – Saarbrucken, Germany Link
  • Arias for Tenor – March 21 – Berlin, Germany Link
  • Salve Regina – March 23 – Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Germany Link
  • Alcina – April 1, 18, 25, 26, May 9, 10, 11, 24, 27, 31, June 4 – Osnabrόck, Germany Link
  • Ode For St. Cecilia's Day – April 16 – Bremen, Germany Link
  • Water Music – April 17 – Freiburg, Germany Link
  • Excerpts from Arianna in Creta – April 25 – Berlin, Germany Link
  • Concerto Grosso – April 28 – Berlin, Germany Link
  • Judas Maccabaeus – May 13 – Leverkusen, Germany Link
  • Serse – May 13, 17, 19, 23, 24, 27, June 15, 21, 27, July 5 – Berlin, Germany Link
  • Esther – May 17 – Gottingen, Germany Link
  • Amadigi di Gaula – May 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28 – Gottingen, Germany Link
  • Dettingen Te Deum – May 26 – Havelberg, Germany Link
  • Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno – May 26 – Leipzig, Germany Link
  • Harpsichord Music – May 26 – Gottingen, Germany Link
  • Aci, Galatea e Polifemo – May 27 – Gottingen, Germany Link
  • Arias for Mezzo-Soprano and other works – May 31 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Messiah – June 1 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Countertenor Arias and other Handel arrangements – June 1 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Concert of Concerti Grossi– June 1 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Alcina – June 1, 3, 8 – Halle, Germany Link
  • La Resurrezione – June 2, 3, 4 – Halle, Germany Link
  • L'allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato – June 2 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Poro – June 2 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Arias for Mezzo-Soprano – June 3 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Ottone – June 6 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Joshua – June 6 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Chandos Anthems – June 9 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Foundling Hospital Anthem – June 9 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Terpsichore – June 9, 10 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Brockes Passion – June 10 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – June 10 – Halle, Germany Link
  • Messiah – June 13 – Hamburg, Germany Link
  • Rinaldo – June 16, 21, 24, 30, July 6, 13, 18 – Freiburg, Germany Link
  • Rinaldo – June 16, 21, 29 – Coburg, Germany Link
  • Alcina – June 16, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, July 3, 5, 7 – Cologne, Germany Link
  • Utrecht Te Deum – June 29, July 1 – Froendenberg, Germany Link
  • Ode for St. Cecilia's Day – July 1 – Braunschweig, Germany Link
  • Alcina – July 4, 7 – Dresden, Germany Link
  • Dettingen Te Deum, Jubilate – July 15 – Uberlingen, Germany Link
  • Saul – September 16 – Wiesbaden, Germany Link
  • Israel in Egypt – October 3 – Bremen, Germany Link
  • Belshazzar – October 6 – Bremen, Germany Link
  • Samson – October 10 – Bremen, Germany Link
  • Alexander's Feast – October 27, 28 – Wurzburg, Germany Link
  • Dettingen Te Deum – October 28 – Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany Link
  • Messiah – December 5 – Hamburg, Germany Link

    • France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg

  • Alcina – February 19, 22, 24, 26 – Lausanne, Switzerland Link
  • Theodora – March 2 – Zurich, Switzerland Link
  • Theodora – March 3 – Winterthur, Switzerland Link
  • Theodora – March 10 – Paris, France Link
  • Dixit Dominus, Laudate Pueri – March 10, 11 – Bern, Switzerland Link
  • Theodora – March 11 – Metz, France Link
  • Ariodante – March 15 – Versailles, France Link
  • Ariodante – March 17 – Vichy, France Link
  • Arias for Soprano – March 23 – Paris, France Link
  • Laudate Pueri, Dixit Dominus, Nisi Dominus – March 25 – Lucerne, Switzerland Link
  • Concerti Grossi – April 1 – Lyon, France Link
  • Arias for Mezzo – April 2 – Paris, France Link
  • Dixit Dominus – April 13, 15, 18, 19 – Roissy-en-France/Rouen/Metz/Aix-en-Provence, France Link
  • Concerto Grosso – April 19, 20 – St. Gallen, Switzerland Link
  • Excerpts from Arianna in Creta – April 23, 24, 25 – Freiburg/Stuttgart/Berlin, Germany Link
  • La Resurrezione – April 30, May 2, 4, 6 – Paris, France Link
  • Arias for Alto – May 2 – Paris, France Link
  • Arias for Tenor – May 2 – Metz, France Link
  • Alcina – May 2, 4, 8, 11, 13 – Bordeaux, France Link
  • Messiah – May 5 – Massy, France Link
  • Ariodante – May 13 – Basel, Switzerland Link
  • Orlando – May 25, 28, 30, 31, June 3, 8, 10, 15, 17 – Luzern, Switzerland Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Music for the Royal Fireworks – June 7 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Water Music, Messiah Excerpts – June 8 – Versailles, France Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music – June 22, 28, 29, July 5, 6 – Versailles, France Link
  • Soprano Arias, Music for Harp – July 18 – Ernen, Switzerland Link
  • German Arias, Instrumental Pieces – July 20 – Ernen, Switzerland Link
  • Water Music, Soprano Arias – July 26 – Ernen, Switzerland Link

    • The Netherlands and Belgium

  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – February 18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands Link
  • Arias for Countertenor – February 19 – Amsterdam, Netherlands Link
  • Music for the Royal Fireworks – February 20 – Bruges, Belgium Link
  • Soprano Arias – February 26 – Eindhoven, Netherlands Link
  • Ariodante – March 6 – Amsterdam, Netherlands Link
  • Dixit Dominus – March 6, 7, 8, 9 – Hasselt/Lier/Zoersel/Flagey, Belgium Link
  • Ariodante – March 7 – Rotterdam, Netherlands Link
  • Theodora – March 12 – Brussels, Belgium Link
  • Ariodante – March 13 – Eindhoven, Netherlands Link
  • Deidamia – March 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, April 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands Link
  • Excerpts from Arianna in Creta – April 19 – Eindhoven, Netherlands Link
  • Orlando – April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, May 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 – Brussels, Belgium Link
  • Dixit Dominus – May 3, 4 – Leuven/Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Link
  • Arias for Countertenor – May 26 – Amsterdam, Belgium Link
  • Coronation Anthems – September 17, 21 – Gent/Antwerpen, Belgium Link

    • Austria

  • Imeneo – February 5, 23, 26, March 4, 12, 14, 18, 20 – Salzburg, Austria Link
  • Trio Sonata – February 28 – Vienna, Austria Link
  • Dixit Dominus, Silete Venti, Laudate Pueri, Nisi Dominus – March 10, 11 – Vienna, Austria Link
  • Theodora – March 21 – Vienna, Austria Link
  • Joshua – April 1 – St. Pφlten, Austria Link
  • Giulio Cesare – May 25, 27 – Salzburg, Austria Link
  • Coronation Anthems – July 14 – Vienna, Austria Link
  • Messiah (Mozart Version) – July 21, 22 – Salzburg, Austria Link
  • Coronation Anthems, Grand Choruses, Music for the Royal Fireworks – August 4 – Grafenegg, Austria Link
  • Tamerlano – August 9, 12 – Salzburg, Austria Link
  • Giulio Cesare – August 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 – Salzburg, Austria Link

    • Czech Republic and Poland

  • Rinaldo – Fabruary 26, March 13, April 1, May 5 – Prague, Czech Republic Link
  • Giulio Cesare – June 6 – Krakow, Poland Link
  • Excerpts from Theodora for Soprano and Countertenor – June 18 – Brno, Czech Republic Link
  • Gloria, Concerto Grosso – June 30 – Brno, Czech Republic Link

    • Italy

  • Water Music – February 18, 19 – Venice, Italy Link
  • Rinaldo – April 20, 22, 27, 29, May 4, 6 – Ravenna/Bologna/Ferrara, Italy Link
  • Israel in Egypt – June 10 – Firenze, Italy Link

    • Spain

  • Ariodante – March 4 – Madrid, Spain Link
  • Dixit Dominus – March 9 – Granada, Spain Link
  • Silete Venti – March 25 – Sevilla, Spain Link
  • Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno – April 20 – Sevilla, Spain Link

    • Hungary and Croatia

  • Hercules – March 21 – Budapest, Hungary Link
  • Messiah – June 6 – Zagreb, Croatia Link

    • Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Estonia

  • Giulio Cesare – January 20, 23, 25, 30, 31, Fabruary 3, 16, 18, 22, 29 – Helsinki, Finland Link
  • Giulio Cesare – January 27, 28, February 9, 19, March 31, April 5, May 4 – Tallinn, Estonia Link
  • Giulio Cesare (Burlesque Version?) – February 8 to March 31 – Stockholm, Sweden Link
  • Messiah (staged) – January 12, 14, 20, 21, 26, 30, February 1, 2, 3 – Stockholm, Sweden Link
  • Xerxes (Serse) – May 23, 24 – Bergen, Norway Link
  • Coronation Anthems – Spetember 16 – Stockholm, Sweden Link

    • Iceland

  • Arias for Soprano – February 23 – Reykjavik, Iceland Link

    • Australia

  • Dixit Dominus – February 27 – Sydney, Australia Link
  • Messiah – March 22, 24 – Sydney, Australia Link
  • Water Music – May 26 – Brisbane, Australia Link
  • Concerto Grosso – October 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 – Canberra/Melbourne/Adelaide/Perth/Sydney/Wollongong/Newcastle, Australia Link

    • New Zealand

  • Alcina – February 11, 12, 16, 17 – Lower Hutt, New Zealand Link
  • Arias for Soprano – February 15 – Wellington, New Zealand Link
  • Dixit Dominus, Nisi Dominus, Silete Venti – March 1 – Wellington, New Zealand Link

    • China

  • Dixit Dominus – February 24 – Hong Kong, China Link
  • Messiah – February 25 – Hong Kong, China Link

    • Argentina

  • Arias for Mezzo-Soprano – May 17 – Buenos Aires, Argentina Link
  • Rinaldo – June 12, 15, 17, 19 – Buenos Aires, Argentina Link

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