Guy Cutting is recognised internationally for his compelling performances and refined musicianship, with a particular reputation in the music of J.S. Bach. A regular soloist with Collegium Vocale Gent and conductor Philippe Herreweghe, he has performed across Europe’s leading concert halls and festivals including La Scala Milan, the BBC Proms, The Philharmonie Berlin, Tonhalle Zurich, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. Cutting is in great demand as Evangelist in Bach’s Passions. His interpretations are noted for their expressive phrasing, technical fluency and deep understanding of the text.
He has collaborated with many of the world’s foremost period conductors such as Philippe Herreweghe, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Maasaki Suzuki, John Butt, Paul McCreesh, Jos van Veldhoven and Marcus Creed, as well as the new generation of conductors and directors including Jonathan Cohen, Leonardo García Alarcòn, Peter Whelan, Laurence Cummings, Richard Egarr, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Daniel Reuss and Dinis Sousa.
A sought-after soloist, Guy has appeared with leading period ensembles such as the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – including for his BBC Proms debut – as well as the Academy of Ancient Music, Collegium Vocale Gent, Monteverdi Choir, Netherlands Bach Society, Dunedin Consort, Arcangelo, Gli Angeli Genève, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and the American Bach Soloists. His work extends beyond early music, with performances alongside modern orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, English Chamber Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and Britten Sinfonia.
While Bach remains at the heart of his repertoire, Cutting also performs a wide range of music from the early Baroque to the 21st century. He will shortly make his opera début singing Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Confidencen Festival in Sweden. Guy was a Choral Scholar at New College, Oxford, the inaugural recipient of the American Bach Soloists’ Jeffrey Thomas Award and a Rising Star of the Enlightenment.
Equally at home on the recital platform, Guy has performed Schubert Lieder with Kristian Bezuidenhout (released on OAE Player), Haydn with Steven Devine at Wiltshire Music Centre, and explored English song with George Ireland and Hannah Ely at festivals including Crete Senesi in Tuscany, Oundle Festival of Music and Clifton International Festival of Music. With Damask Vocal Quartet, a chamber music ensemble focused on the Romantic and contemporary repetoire, Guy has made appearances at Dutch National Opera, Musis Arnhem, De Doelen Rotterdam and Snape Maltings.
Guy’s extensive solo discography spans works by Bach, Scarlatti, Handel, Charpentier, Couperin, Clérambault, Blow, Bononcini, Mozart and Gabriel Jackson on labels such as Outhere Music, Signum Classics, Avie Records, Novum, and Delphian Records. He has contributed extensively to the Netherlands Bach Society All of Bach video series. Forthcoming releases feature music by Bach, Handel and Stravinsky.
