St Martin-in-the-Fields
Celebrate the season with a beautiful lunchtime performance by the Choir of King’s College London, one of England’s leading university ensembles, presenting a festive programme featuring Poulenc’s Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël. This programme takes four ‘scenes’ from the Nativity story, perhaps as a painter might view them, and explores the different ways that composers have brought them to life over the ages.
Viktor Erik Emanuel performs piano favourites this New Year’s Eve including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, alongside pieces by Mozart and Ravel.
Join Trafalgar Sinfonia for a selection of favourites from the big screen, featuring music from The Snowman, White Christmas, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Love Actually and many more!
The Belmont Ensemble of London presents Christmas Classics with violinist Helen Davies, including excerpts from the Nutcracker and ‘Winter’ from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
Join the Festive Orchestra of London, violin virtuoso Matthew Truscott and oboist Geoffrey Coates for their traditional celebration of the new year at St Martin’s church. The programme features many of music’s most popular masterpieces and finishes with Vivaldi’s spectacular Four Seasons.
A vibrant celebration of Christmas around the world, this programme brings together traditional carols from Europe, the Americas, and beyond. From the familiar warmth of Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber and O Tannenbaum to the joyful energy of Joy to the World and Go Tell It on the Mountain, these songs reflect a rich variety of languages, cultures, and festive traditions.
A celebration of Christmas through the luminous choral music of the Renaissance. This programme traces the story from Advent reflection to the joy of Christmas Day, with works by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Orlando di Lasso.
Featuring music for voices alone, ranging from intimate devotion to rich celebration, this programme captures the mystery, wonder, and joy of the Christmas story.
Join Zeb Soanes, St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble for this special concert, which will be broadcast on Classic FM, in the festive surroundings of St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Carols for all to sing include In the bleak midwinter, O little town of Bethlehem and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, alongside seasonal works for choir and strings by Lucy Walker, John Rutter and Dan Forrest. The perfect way to celebrate the season!
Celebrate the New Year in style with St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble and conductor Andrew Earis in a candlelit concert of elegant waltzes and festive classics. With music full of charm, warmth and Viennese flair, this sparkling programme offers the perfect uplifting start to the year.
The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi is a masterpiece of Baroque beauty and drama, still beloved by audiences three centuries later. In this richly varied programme, St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble presents Vivaldi’s iconic work in its full splendour, together with a dazzling selection of musical gems by Handel, Corelli and Rowley.
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