Baroque Classics by Candlelight

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…

Experience the ethereal beauty of Fauré’s Requiem, performed by St Martin’s Voices and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. The programme opens with Brahms’ serene Geistliches Lied, followed by one of John Rutter’s most recent works – the joyful and…

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…

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…

La Serenissima’s founder, violinist and director, Adrian Chandler, recently suffered a walking accident which caused two of the tendons in his right shoulder to rupture. La Serenissima regrets that Adrian is not yet able to perform the planned violin concertos for this…

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, alongside Mozart’s exuberant Divertimento…

In 1977, the Voyager spacecraft launched into the cosmos carrying some particularly precious cargo: two vinyl records designed to showcase Earth’s rich musical heritage to any curious extraterrestrials who might stumble across them. Among the selections was Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.5. The…

The Cardinall’s Music explores the musical treasure-house of the Sistine Chapel – music by Allegri, Palestrina, Lassus and Victoria, sung from the soul. Renaissance splendour, eternal beauty, and voices that seem to touch the face of Heaven itself. The Sistine Chapel isn’t…

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…