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Gramophone Young Artist of the Year 2023, violinist Stella Chen, joins the Academy of St Martin in the Fields to perform Beethoven‘s Violin Concerto. From its opening drumbeats, the work unfolds through wind chorales, warm string textures and orchestral climaxes, all shaped by Chen’s lyrical and expressive playing. Her recent recording of the concerto with ASMF showcases her clarity and poise.

After the interval, Caroline Shaw’s Punctum, inspired by St Matthew Passion, leads into Mozart Symphony No. 39, bringing the concert to a vibrant close.

Join Antony Pitts and TONUS PEREGRINUS for an intimate open rehearsal/workshop, gathered around a unique life-size facsimile of music from the Eton Choirbook, one of the greatest surviving treasures of pre-Reformation polyphony. Come and get up close to this magnificent manuscript in person, examining its original notation, text underlay, and illuminated capitals. The ensemble will rehearse and demonstrate some key works from the manuscript, discussing historical context, performance practice, notation and expressive choices. It’s a rare chance to explore the expressive freedom, soaring lines, and spiritual depth of these revolutionary pieces as they were originally performed – singers gathered around a single large manuscript on a lectern – and gain fresh revelations that prepare your ear and heart for the evening’s concert.

No preparation required, but book early – places are limited to allow intimate interaction and close access to the facsimile.

Part of TONUS PEREGRINUS’ visionary Opening The Eton Choirbook project.

Join the London Gay Men’s Chorus for a fabulous Pride concert as they celebrate 35 fabulous years together. Expect a fantastic programme with a range of artists from the queer community. From Chappell Roan to Lily Allen and The Pet Shop Boys to Erasure, the concert will feature some stunning vocal arrangements and fabulous choreography to get you in the mood for Pride 2026.

As part of its 10th Anniversary celebrations, ORA Singers & Suzi Digby OBE return to St Martin-in-the-Fields with a new programme – Spirit of Place – exploring themes of time, memory and how place shapes one’s identity.

The programme is built around three key works by a trio of our greatest living choral composers: The Lost Words by James Burton, setting the spell-poems of Robert MacFarlane, Five Childhood Lyrics by Sir John Rutter, and Kingdom of Mist – a major new commission by Gabriel Jackson taking its inspiration from The Fens.

The concert opens with another work by Jackson, his setting of To Morning by William Blake, which leads into a folksong from The Fens arranged by Michael Tippett. There are a series of choral folksong arrangements scattered throughout, alongside reflective gems such as Herbert Howell’s Even such is time and Samuel Barber’s little-known but gorgeous To be sung on the water.

Supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a Donor Advised Fund, held at The Prism Charitable Trust.

Join acclaimed vocal ensemble TONUS PEREGRINUS for a captivating journey back to early Tudor England.

This special concert brings to life the Eton Choirbook, a manuscript of breathtaking choral works written on the eve of the Reformation and one of the greatest treasures of British music.

Experience the soaring lines, luminous harmonies and spiritual intensity that defined an age of both artistic flowering and looming upheaval. TONUS PEREGRINUS – praised worldwide for its purity of tone and interpretive insight – unveils music of staggering beauty, an unforgettable journey to the heart of England’s musical golden age – where sacred art met seismic change, and every note still resounds with timeless power.

Spain’s Siglo de Oro, the Age of Gold, gave rise to some of the greatest sacred choral music of the Renaissance. The Sixteen and Harry Christophers devote their latest Choral Pilgrimage to pieces by two outstanding Spanish composers.

They explore majestic works by Cristóbal de Morales, famed throughout Europe and in the New World, and the exquisite polyphony of Sebastián de Vivánco, whose intricately crafted counterpoint adorned services at the cathedrals of Ávila and Salamanca during the late 1500s.

Their programme also features spellbinding settings of words by Saint John Henry Newman: Sir James MacMillan’s Nothing in Vain for soloists and double choir and the world premiere of Kerensa Briggs’ Lead, Kindly Light, specially commissioned for the Choral Pilgrimage.

Fresh, direct and dazzlingly virtuosic, 12 Ensemble is an orchestra with a radical difference – a collective of fiercely committed young artists, determined that every note they play should speak to audiences right here and right now.

And even though Max Richter’s visionary reboot of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has been a worldwide phenomenon, make no mistake: 12 Ensemble has something of their own to say, creating sounds that are both instantly familiar and unforgettably new. They cause a sensation at St Martin-in-the-Fields every year; this is another chance to experience a truly 21st century meeting of musical minds.