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Acclaimed British Tenor

Guy Cutting is internationally recognised for his nuanced interpretations of Bach and the Baroque repertoire. Guy is a regular soloist with a number of the world’s foremost period ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Collegium Vocale Gent, and the Netherlands Bach Society, collaborating with renowned conductors including Philippe Herreweghe, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and Masaaki Suzuki. He also performs with top-level modern orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra. He was the inaugural recipient of the American Bach Soloists’ Jeffrey Thomas Award and a Rising Star of the Enlightenment.

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Guy Cut­ting excels in the cent­ral set­ting of In Memoriam Dylan Thomas – ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’…

Igor Stravinsky: Late Works, Noord Nederlands Orkest / Daniel Reuss

BBC Music Magazine, January 2026

The English tenor Guy Cutting offered one of the finest interpretations of the Evangelist that I’ve ever heard. A beautiful voice, well‑coloured, with secure projection, ample range… and more than sufficient presence. He commands an exceptionally wide dynamic palette, and his Evangelist had both drama and deep emotion. Sensational.

JS Bach – St. Matthew Passion Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe

Cultura Madrid, Auditorio Nacional Madrid, April 2026

But perhaps the pick of the bunch is Guy Cutting, whether in a thrilling “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” that exudes joy, and, at the other emotion extreme, an edgy “Thou shalt break them”.

Handel’s Messiah, Irish Baroque Orchestra & Peter Whelan 

The Arts Desk, 11 April 2026 (CD Review)

I have seldom heard an Evangelist who shaped the role with such intensity as Guy Cutting … This outstanding singer embodies every word he speaks: mysterious, solemn, expressive, and always closely attuned to the text. Never intrusive, but restrained, with a flowing, clear, tenor radiance.

JS Bach – St. Matthew Passion / Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe

Der Klassik-Blog, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, April 2026

Philippe Herreweghe: ‘Earlier today I already heard the recital from the brilliant tenor Guy Cutting, with British music I hardly know …Guy Cutting is for me the new Christoph Prégardien.’

Recital – Crete Senesi Festival George Ireland, piano

NRC, The Netherlands, August 2024

The intervention of tenor Guy Cutting provides a welcome contrast: his voice, light but incisive, emerges from the choral fabric naturally and grants a touch of human warmth to pieces that could fall into abstraction.

Igor Stravinsky: Late Works, Noord Nederlands Orkest / Daniel Reuss

Sonograma, December 2025

Tenor Guy Cutting’s aria ‘Erholet euch, betrübte Sinnen’ is a prize winner, sung with gravitas but agility…

Bach cantatas / Masaaki Suzuki / The Monteverdi Choir

Limelight Arts, London, June 2025

Briton Guy Cutting has made a name for himself as a baroque specialist, but now also has Mozart and contemporary works in his repertoire. The bright, balanced, warm-timbered tenor that he has at his disposal gives hope for further expansion of his repertory.

Bach – Cantatas 8, 138, 75 Collegium Vocale Gent
Dreh Punkt Kultur, January 2025

Cutting is an evangelist whose beautiful voice, wonderful phrasing and perfect diction are reminiscent of the great Bach interpreters Ernst Haefliger, Peter Schreier and Daniel Behle. His noble tenor was a blessing…

Bach – Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) BWV248
Tageblatt Luxembourg, December 2023

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    So schnell ein Rauschend wasser schiesst 
    J.S. Bach BWV 26

    Netherlands Bach Society & Shunske Sato

    Der Höchste lässt mich seinen Willen wissen & Weiss ich Gottes Rechte
    J.S. Bach BWV 45

    Netherlands Bach Society & Hans-Christoph Rademann