Autumn and Winter Concerts 2026/27

A concert celebrating the vibrant sound-world of choir and harp in a programme full of rhythm, colour and vitality.

Ex Cathedra sings Tallis’s soaring Spem in Alium, plus other 40-part masterpieces inspired by this awesome work, including a commission from Roderick Williams.

Poulenc’s wild and wonderful Organ Concerto raises the roof: just the climax of a voyage of spiritually-charged sounds from The 12 Ensemble and organist James McVinnie.

Our family classics concerts offer the chance for children and adults of all ages to come together in a short 45-minute programme of popular classical music.

St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble presents Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight, featuring Purcell, Porpora, Pachelbel, and Vivaldi, with violinist Maja Horvat bringing the concertos vividly to life.

Baroque violinist Rachel Podger and recorder phenomenon Lucie Horsch play baroque showpieces and British folksongs in a concert to illuminate the Crypt at St Martin-in-the-Fields.

In this programme, London Mozart Players explore some of Mozart’s latest and greatest works across both the symphonic and operatic repertoire.

Finding Harmony: The King’s Singers celebrate St Martin-in-the-Fields’ 300^th birthday with all their inimitable warmth and flair.

Enjoy a vibrant candlelit evening as St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble, with violinist Hilaryjane Parker, brings Vivaldi and Handel to life in masterful Baroque concertos and suites.

Join St Martin’s Voices, under the direction of Andrew Earis, for a sublime hour of unaccompanied choral music, featuring Allegri’s ethereal Miserere and works by McDowall, Parry and our Composer-in-Association Lucy Walker.

Experience the grandeur of Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks as St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble come together to perform a spectacular candlelit programme of Haydn and Handel.

Violin virtuoso Miki Takahashi gives her acclaimed interpretation of Vivaldi’s magnificent masterpiece The Four Seasons in the beautiful, candlelit splendour, accompanied by the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of London.

St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra perform Mozart’s monumental Requiem alongside Whitacre’s evocative Three Songs of Faith, in a sublime candlelit evening of choral music.

Fascinating Aida’s acclaimed singer and comedienne Liza Pulman celebrates the legend of Barbra Streisand in concert with her fabulous band and musical director Joseph Atkins.

300 years of St Martin-in-the-Fields: Clive Myrie, Danielle de Niese and Aaron Azunda Akugbo lead a musical birthday celebration.

The BBC Singers, led by conductor Krista Audere, perform Parry’s Songs of Farewell, his profoundly moving cycle of wartime laments for a lost age.

St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble presents Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight, featuring Warlock, Whitlock, Boccherini, and Vivaldi, with violinist Hilaryjane Parker bringing the concertos vividly to life.

Join St Martin’s Choral Scholars, Emerging Artists and Chamber Ensemble as they perform Baroque Classics by Candlelight, featuring music by Monteverdi, Bach, Leonarda and Assandra.

Handel loved Theodora more than any of his other oratorios, and with Iestyn Davies singing in this concert staging with the Monteverdi Choir, you’re about to hear why.

L’Orfeo: Monteverdi’s pioneering opera, brought to vibrant, heart-melting life by Robert Hollingworth and the virtuoso singers of I Fagiolini.

Enjoy a candlelit performance of Part I of Handel’s Messiah as St Martin’s Chamber Choir and St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble bring this beloved masterpiece to life.

Celebrate the joy of Christmas with St Martin’s Voices in a festive evening hosted by Bob Chilcott, featuring seasonal choral music from leading composers John Rutter, Cecilia McDowall, and Lucy Walker.

Darbar brings the classical music of South India to St Martin-in-the-Fields. Carnatic vocalist Varsha Ramann is joined by violin and mridangam for an hour of composition, rhythmic cycle and improvisation made in the room — a tradition heard at close quarters, on its own terms. 

In this concert, London Mozart Players perform two Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, No.1 and No.4, alongside a handpicked mix of other Bach favourites, including his Concerto for Violin and Oboe.

Experience the magic of Ballet Music by Candlelight, a sparkling programme of iconic ballet favourites, including movements from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

Join us as we begin our journey through the season of Advent to the glories of Christmas.

Carols by Candlelight offers a full evening of music, readings, and carol singing, with enchanting performances by St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Strings – including a selection of favourite carols for you to join in with.

A joyful and uplifting programme of music for Advent and Christmas, culminating in Benjamin Britten’s radiant A Ceremony of Carols, performed by the sopranos and altos of St Martin’s Voices, accompanied by harpist Alis Huws.

On the evening of the lighting of the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, join St Martin’s Voices, Emerging Artists and Strings in the beautiful candlelit church for an evening of carols from the UK and around the world.

Benjamin Britten lives! 50 years to the day since his death in 1976, the Britten Sinfonia and BBC Singers unleash the irrepressible life-force of Britten’s St Nicholas, the story of the saint who inspired the figure of Santa Claus.

Celebrate the season in style with our Festive Family Carols concerts, offering the chance for children and adults of all ages to come together in a short one-hour programme of popular carols and music sung by St Martin’s Voices.

The Joys of Christmas offers a short one-hour programme of music, carol singing and festive readings.

Join the Choir of St Martin-in-the-Fields and St Martin’s Brass for a full evening of joyful music, readings, and carol singing to get you in the festive spirit – including a selection of favourite carols for you to join in with.

All are welcome to join us as we come together in Trafalgar Square and bless the Crib, and welcome the Christ child into the world.

A joyful celebration of Christmas worldwide, featuring beloved carols like Silent Night, O Tannenbaum, Joy to the World, and Go Tell It on the Mountain. This programme showcases a rich mix of languages, cultures, and festive traditions.

Join St Martin’s Voices for a festive evening of carols, including See amid the winter’s snow, Infant Holy, audience favourites, and the world premiere of a new Advent cantata by Bob Chilcott.

This Endris Night: Christmas with VOCES8 invites you into a journey through the wonder of the Nativity, where chant and polyphony meet the warmth of familiar carols and festive song.

Christmas is a time of peace when families and communities gather. All who live and work around Trafalgar Square create spaces for the world to share that peace every year. In recognition of your role in that we’d like to do the same for you.

Handel’s Messiah meets Harry Christophers and The Sixteen: a seasonal tradition from this world-famous chamber choir.

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.

Chamber choir Ex Cathedra presents a candlelit sequence of Christmas music: a quietly beautiful celebration of mystery, wonder and the deep, quiet heart of this magical season.

Celebrate the season in style with our Festive Family Carols concert, featuring our very own Junior Choir.

A traditional service of lessons and carols.

A traditional service of lessons and carols.

A journey from Advent to Christmas Day in radiant Renaissance choral music, featuring works by William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and Orlando di Lasso.

The London Gay Men’s Chorus return to St Martin’s with a fun and festive performance of Christmas classics old and new!

Experience the festive magic of St Martin-in-the-Fields with Classic FM’s, Zeb Soanes and St Martin’s Voices. A joyful celebration to lift your spirits this Christmas.

Christmas in Venice, renaissance style. And who better to paint that magnificent scene than the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists?

Join St Martin’s Voices and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for a festive spectacular for choir and orchestra.

Join St Martin’s Voices and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, under Andrew Earis, for an enchanting evening of Christmas music.

Celebrate the season with The Gift of Christmas as St Martin’s Chamber Choir present an uplifting one-hour concert of carols and seasonal readings, including a few favourites for you to join in with.

Celebrate the season with The Spirit of Christmas, as St Martin’s Chamber Choir and St Martin’s Brass present an uplifting evening of carols and seasonal readings, including a few favourites for you to join in with.

Carols for Christmas offers a short one-hour programme of music, carol singing and festive readings.

A Christmas Celebration offers a full evening of music, carol singing and readings, with enchanting performances of festive music by St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Brass, including a few favourites for you to join in with.

Our Festive Favourites concerts bring you a joyful hour of music, carol singing, and seasonal readings to lift the spirit.

A Service for all the family.

An uplifting service of carols, scripture and poetry as we come together to anticipate the birth of Jesus.

An uplifting service of carols, scripture and poetry as we come together to anticipate the birth of Jesus.

Join us as we celebrate the first Eucharist of Christmas together, giving thanks for the birth of Jesus Christ.

Join as we come together for our Christmas Day Eucharist.

The Belmont Ensemble of London presents Christmas Classics with violinist Helen Davies.

Join Trafalgar Sinfonia for a selection of festive favourites from the big screen.

Our festive family classics concert offers the chance for children and adults of all ages to come together in a short 45 minute programme of popular classical music, including a few favourites for you to join in with!

Join St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble for a selection of Baroque festive favourites, including works for soprano and strings alongside Corelli’s magical Christmas Concerto.

In this richly varied programme, St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble presents Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons in its full splendour, together with a dazzling selection of musical gems by Handel, Corelli and Rowley.

Viktor Erik Emanuel performs piano favourites this New Year’s Eve including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Join the Festive Orchestra of London for their traditional celebration of the new year at St Martin’s church.

Join St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble and conductor Andrew Earis for a sparkling New Year celebration of elegant waltzes and festive classics.

The great French organ tradition comes to the heart of London as St Martin-in-the-Fields welcomes Olivier Latry, organiste titulaire of Notre Dame de Paris.

St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble presents Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight, featuring Mozart, Purcell, Sirmen, and Vivaldi, with violinist Richard Milone bringing the concertos vividly to life.

The writing on the wall: Handel’s epic Belshazzar returns to the West End with the Dunedin Consort and a world-class cast.

From dawn to dusk with Stile Antico: twelve superb singers sing the music of the night, from Allegri’s Miserere to Taverner’s mighty Ave Dei patris filia.

This Easter, experience the power, the drama and the undimmed glory of Bach’s St Matthew Passion in one of London’s great churches – performed by Masaaki Suzuki and the Monteverdi Choir.

Pianist Conrad Tao joins the Academy of St Martin in the Fields performing works by Ruth Crawford Seeger, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Aaron Copland.

Travelling across more than three centuries of music, London Mozart Players present a programme where the past is never quite left behind…

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Echo Vocal Ensemble performs the bold, sensuous music of the 17^th century abbess Chiara Margarita Cozzolani – along with specially-commissioned responses by three powerful contemporary voices.

Following a string of 5-star reviews and sell-out performances, The Gesualdo Six return to St Martin’s with Death of Gesualdo. Reunited with director Bill Barclay, the ensemble brings this visceral theatrical experience to our stage once again following widespread international acclaim.

The Tallis Scholars perform Victoria’s Tenebrae Responsories. The musical soul of Passiontide, sounding more urgent than ever across five centuries.

In Holy Week, Tenebrae creates its own retelling of an eternal story – singing music from five centuries, including the world premiere of Owain Park’s stunning new Canticles for a Passion.

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields and St Martin’s Voices join forces to perform Bach’s sacred masterpiece.

Passions run high as Ensemble l’Encyclopédie and soprano Sandrine Piau perform Pergolesi’s stunning Stabat Mater.

An abridged performance of Handel’s timeless masterpiece, featuring some of the famous choruses and arias performed by St Martin’s Voices and Chamber Orchestra.