St Martin-in-the-Fields
Join St Martin’s Chamber Ensemble for an hour-long programme of beautiful Baroque classics, including works by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Highlights include Pachelbel’s iconic Canon in D and Handel’s Water Music, a joyful showcase of Baroque vibrancy and variety which was originally composed for a royal boating excursion on the River Thames in 1717.
This concert lasts one hour with no interval.
Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah tells the story of the biblical prophet Elijah. Showcasing themes of faith, divine intervention, and human struggle. Elijah is known for its striking melodies, virtuosic vocal solos, and vibrant choral sections, making it one of Mendelssohn’s most celebrated choral works.
It is presented here in a reduced version, lasting around 1 hour 20 minutes with no interval.
A world-beating cast joins The English Concert for Handel’s opera of knights, lovers and one very wicked witch…
Love, war, and other enchantments: the warrior-hero of Handel’s Rinaldo battles sorcery as well as altogether more sensuous enemies. Rinaldo was Handel’s first Italian opera, and this fantastic tale of witchcraft, warfare and passion took London by storm when it opened – just around the corner from St Martin-in-the-Fields – in 1711. Handel used the finest performers of his day, and for this concert performance The English Concert is taking the same approach, with a cast that stars Mary Bevan and the “ravishing” countertenor Aryreh Nussbaum Cohen. Handel at the top of his game – back in the West End after 314 years!
La Serenissima meets mandolin sensation Raffaele La Ragione for an all-Vivaldi extravaganza. Baroque Venice at its most stylish – and seductive.
“Gorgeous” was how Gramophone magazine described the playing of Raffaele La Ragione. And if you never realised that a mandolin could be playful, brilliant – even sensuous – this outstanding young Italian virtuoso has a thrilling surprise in store. He’s the perfect partner, in other words, for Adrian Chandler’s dazzling Baroque ensemble La Serenissima, and together they’ll do what they do best: take the music of Vivaldi and charge it with irrepressible virtuosity and joy. Four rarely-heard concertos whirl you to Baroque Venice in all its splendour, energy and grace – and all without leaving Trafalgar Square!
Join the Festive Orchestra of London and violin virtuoso Catherine Manson 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.
The Festive Orchestra of London was formed in 1990 to perform the masterpieces of the Baroque in and around London. The players are equally at home on modern and period instruments, giving them a unique insight into this wonderful repertoire. They have performed in most of London’s major venues, toured in Europe and the Middle East and have broadcast for BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.
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