Three Centuries of Sound: St Martin-in-the-Fields 300th Anniversary Season
2026 marks a historic milestone: the 300th anniversary of the iconic church buildings of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Our Spring/Summer concert season is a fitting tribute, celebrating three centuries of musical heritage by once again filling our magnificent space with some of the finest music in London.
We proudly welcome back our resident ensembles, the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, alongside an exceptional roster of performers including The Sixteen, Tenebrae, The English Concert, Apollo’s Fire, Ex Cathedra, La Serenissima, 12 Ensemble, The Gesualdo Six, and the London Mozart Players.
Spring/Summer 2026
January
Handel Water Music by Candlelight
The Gesualdo Six/Bill Barclay: Death of Gesualdo
February
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Steven Isserlis
Crypt Close-Up: Manchester Collective – Sky with the Four Suns
Goodnight Sweetheart: A Valentine’s Day Concert by Candlelight
March
Fowl Play: Haydn and Mozart with LMP and Cédric Tiberghien
Friday 6 March
7:30pm
Easter Festival: Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists: Bach – St John Passion
Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Candlelight
St Martin’s Voices: Illuminations
Florian Störtz & Aleksandra Myslek: STURMNACHT – Walking through the Tempest: Songs by Strauss, Robert Kahn and Stephen Hough
Easter Festival: The Sixteen: Mother of Mercy – Music for Lent from a Golden Age of Portuguese Music
Easter Festival: Tenebrae and Britten Sinfonia: Seven Last Words
Easter Festival: The Gesualdo Six: Pärt Passio
April
Easter Festival: Bach St John Passion by Candlelight
Easter Festival: Handel Messiah by Candlelight
ASMF: Bridging Worlds – Alberga, Price, Shaw and Bacewicz
Four Seasons across the World: Vivaldi and Piazzolla
Friday 17 April
8pm
Apollo’s Fire: Pubs and Palaces of 1610
Apollo’s Fire: Fencing Match – Duelling Double Concertos
Crypt Close-Up: Apollo’s Fire: Baklava Bash – A Middle-Eastern Celebration
Apollo’s Fire: O Jerusalem! Crossroads of Three Faiths
May
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Arthur and Lucas Jussen
Saturday 2 May
7:30pm
Tonus Peregrinus: The Eton Choirbook – Crossroads of the Renaissance
Siren Songs and Serenades: LMP with Ben Goldscheider
Friday 8 May
7:30pm
Crypt Close-Up: Quartet XII: Schubert and Cage – At the Edge of Sound
Ex Cathedra: Rachmaninov Vespers
June
ASMF: Sally Beamish 70th Birthday Concert with Michael Collins
Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal de Versailles and Franco Fagioli: Arias for Velluti, the last great castrato
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras: Haydn in London
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
July
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and Mahan Esfahani: Baroque Masterpieces
Crypt Close-Ups: Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras – Apprentices Final Recital
Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: The Art of Baroque
Discover More
Choral Discovery Concerts
Discover lesser known, thought-provoking choral music in short concerts with St Martin’s Voices.
Candlelight Concerts
Enjoy our unique concerts, featuring the world’s best composers, beautifully lit by the gentle glow of candlelight
Lunchtime Concerts
Listen to the best upcoming talent at our Friday lunchtime concerts
In the Crypt
The iconic, vaulted Crypt transformed into a venue for music, cabaret and discos.
