Gabrieli

What Gabrieli does

Gabrieli is a UK-registered charity (no. 1114146) founded in 1982 by conductor Paul McCreesh, operating from Kings Place in London under the trading name Gabrieli Consort & Players. The organisation delivers three interrelated product lines: (1) the Gabrieli Consort & Players, a period-instrument ensemble performing and recording choral, vocal, and instrumental repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day using historical performance practice; (2) Gabrieli Roar, a tiered youth choral education programme comprising Roar Explore (first-access workshops in state schools with limited choral provision), Roar Evolve (massed-chorus projects including biennial Christmas tours engaging 4,000-6,000 young singers across multiple cities), and Roar Empower (week-long residential courses for up to 250 students aged 14-18); and (3) Winged Lion, Gabrieli's own record label established in 2010 and distributed through Signum Classics and Presto Music.

Name

Gabrieli

Legal name

Gabrieli

Website

https://gabrieli.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Record Production and Distribution (51225), Music Publishers (512230)

akta.pro primary industry

Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir) (EDAMANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Music Production & Composition (Songwriting, Recording, DJing) (EDAMAAAF), Custom Music & Original Score/Composition (MPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Choral orchestral performances
• Period instrument recordings
• Youth choral education
• Classical music charity
• Historical performance practice

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Concert Ticket Sales: Revenue from public performances at cathedrals, concert halls, and festivals across the UK and internationally
2. Recording Sales: Sale of CDs and digital recordings through own Winged Lion label and distribution partners including Signum Classics and Presto Music
3. Corporate Partnerships: Sponsorship of recordings, concerts, and international tours with branding benefits on CD packaging and programmes
4. Individual Donations: Regular giving programmes including 'Play a bigger part' (£1000+) and 'Play an even bigger part' (£10,000+) tiers with associated benefits
5. Trust and Foundation Grants: Project grants and multi-year funding from charitable trusts including Vinehill Trust (£1m over 5 years), Continuo Foundation, and others

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Gabrieli is a UK-based classical music ensemble and registered charity that performs and records choral, vocal, and instrumental repertoire from the renaissance to the present day using period instruments and historical performance practice. The organisation also operates the Gabrieli Roar youth choral education programme and runs the Winged Lion record label that releases its award-winning recordings.

Product overview

Gabrieli is a classical music organization comprising the Gabrieli Consort & Players ensemble and the Gabrieli Roar education programme. The core ensemble performs and records choral, vocal, and instrumental repertoire from the renaissance to the present day using historical performance practice. Gabrieli Roar provides youth choral education through three tiers: Roar Explore (first access workshops), Roar Evolve (intermediate projects including biennial Christmas tours), and Roar Empower (intensive summer residential courses). The organization's own record label, Winged Lion, releases recordings including the Wratislavia Cantans Oratorio Series. Major recordings include award-winning performances of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Purcell's King Arthur and The Fairy Queen, and A New Venetian Coronation 1595.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gabrieli Roar: Youth choral training programme empowering thousands of young singers to explore choral music through performance opportunities alongside professional musicians.
• Winged Lion

Products and services

• Gabrieli Consort & Players The main performing ensemble of Gabrieli, presenting choral, vocal and instrumental repertoire from the renaissance to the present day, with a focus on historical performance practice using period instruments, for classical music audiences at UK and international venues.
• Gabrieli Roar A youth choral training and performance programme offering first-access workshops, intermediate non-residential projects, and intensive summer residential courses for young singers aged 14-18, enabling them to perform alongside professional musicians at prestigious venues.
• Winged Lion Record Label Gabrieli's own record label releasing benchmark recordings of large-scale oratorios and choral works, including the Wratislavia Cantans Oratorio Series, distributed worldwide through Signum Classics and Presto Music.
• Roar Empower Summer Residential Courses Week-long intensive residential courses offering workshops, masterclasses, sectional coaching, and 1:1 singing lessons for teenagers aged 14-18, culminating in performances alongside professional musicians at prestigious venues.
• Roar Evolve Non-residential choral programme providing choirs and young singers opportunities to perform baroque works such as Vivaldi Gloria or Purcell Dido and Aeneas, including biennial Christmas tours engaging thousands of young people across the UK.
• Roar Explore First access singing workshops for schools with limited choral provision, delivered by Roar chorus directors to build confidence and introduce unison and part-singing techniques to young participants.
• Elgar The Dream of Gerontius 1900 Recording Award-winning recording of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius released in April 2024 using original instruments from around the time of its 1900 premiere, featuring Nicky Spence, Anna Stéphany, Andrew Foster-Williams, Polish National Youth Choir, and Gabrieli Roar.
• Purcell King Arthur 1691 Recording Recording released October 2019 of Henry Purcell's patriotic opera King Arthur in a new performing edition, winning the Opera category and Recording of the Year at the 2020 BBC Music Magazine Awards.
• Purcell The Fairy Queen 1692 Recording Recording released April 2020 of Purcell's dramatic masterpiece The Fairy Queen, originally incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, described as 'impeccable' by Gramophone Magazine.
• A New Venetian Coronation 1595 Recording Re-recording of Gabrieli's famous reconstruction of the Coronation Mass for Doge Marino Grimani 1595, featuring music by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli, winning the 2012 Gramophone Early Music Award.
• Dido & Aeneas with Gabrieli Roar Massed chorus production bringing together primary and secondary school students to perform Purcell's opera Dido & Aeneas, with folk songs and sea shanties interwoven throughout, creating inspiring retellings of the masterpiece.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 6,000 young people engaged through Gabrieli Roar in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Martin Randall TravelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNearly 15 years of partnership in creating festivals of music in European historic centres, developing new programmes specifically inspired by the exquisite buildings and cities in which they are performed.
• Historic Royal PalacesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership began in 2014 with performances at Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace. Ongoing performances at royal historic venues.
• Wratislavia Cantans FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate artists from 2006 to 2012, and embarked on exciting partnership with the Wrocław Philharmonic Choir. Collaboration features strongly in critically-acclaimed oratorio recordings.
• Wrocław Philharmonic ChoircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with Polish choir featured in oratorio recordings including Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts, Mendelssohn Elijah, Britten War Requiem, and Haydn The Seasons.
• Brinkburn MusicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResident artists for 17 years where some of most exciting projects were developed. Collaboration ended in recent years.
• Signum ClassicscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRecord label and distribution partner for Winged Lion recordings including award-winning releases of Elgar Dream of Gerontius, Purcell King Arthur, and other major works.
• Leicestershire Music HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Dido & Aeneas performance with over 350 young singers from primary and secondary schools across Leicestershire.
• David Ross Education TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Dido & Aeneas performances with students from trust schools performing alongside Gabrieli's professional musicians.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Sixteen: UK choir and period-instrument orchestra founded by Harry Christophers, performing and recording Renaissance to present-day repertoire with historical performance practice. Closely comparable to Gabrieli in repertoire focus, UK base, recording-driven profile, and award-winning catalog.
• The Tallis Scholars: Peter Phillips's UK choir specializing in Renaissance polyphony with a major international recording catalog. Comparable in award-winning recording profile and choral focus, though narrower in era and unaccompanied.
• Academy of Ancient Music: London-based period-instrument orchestra performing Baroque and Classical repertoire with leading conductors and vocal soloists. Comparable to Gabrieli in period-instrument specialization, recording activity, and UK concert programming.
• Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists: John Eliot Gardiner's period-performance choir and orchestra, a leading force in historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical choral-orchestral works. Direct competitor to Gabrieli in UK/international period-instrument oratorio recordings and festival appearances.
• Polyphony: Stephen Layton's UK choir performing and recording sacred choral repertoire with a leading international profile. Comparable in choral artistry, recording-driven activity, and UK foundation.
• Tenebrae: Nigel Short's UK professional choir performing sacred and secular choral works from Renaissance to contemporary. Comparable to Gabrieli in choral performance focus, UK base, recording activity, and educational engagement.
• Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: UK-based period-instrument orchestra with a residency at the Southbank Centre and major choral-orchestral projects. Directly comparable to Gabrieli in historical performance practice, large-scale oratorio programming, and educational outreach.

Regional players

• Collegium Vocale Gent: Philippe Herreweghe's Belgian period-performance choir and orchestra specializing in Bach, Brahms, and Romantic-era choral works. Comparable in historically informed performance practice and award-winning Bach/Baroque recording catalog, though based in continental Europe.
• Bach Collegium Japan: Masaaki Suzuki's Japanese period-instrument orchestra and choir, internationally acclaimed for its Bach cantata series. Comparable in historically informed performance, recording-driven profile, and choral-orchestral Bach programming, though operating from Japan.
• Apollo's Fire: Cleveland-based Baroque orchestra led by Jeannette Sorrell, with a Grammy-winning recording profile and touring activity. Comparable in period-instrument performance and recording-led model, though US-based rather than UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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