Handel’s Messiah meets Harry Christophers and The Sixteen: a seasonal tradition from this world-famous chamber choir.
The Times called The Sixteen as “a tiny soundbite of heaven”, and under their founder-conductor Harry Christopher, this world-beating chamber choir makes even the most familiar classic sound new. “A realisation of Handel’s work that suggested it was written yesterday” was how Bachtrack described one of their previous performances of Messiah at St Martin-in-the-Fields. Now they’re bringing Messiah back again: an intimately scaled, historically informed interpretation, here in the heart of the city that Handel called home. And with artists as brilliant as these (and a masterpiece as evergreen as Messiah) every note, every chorus and every beloved melody will sound fresher than ever.
The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
Hilary Cronin / Helen Charlston / Rob Murray / Matthew Brook
Thurs 10th Dec 2026, 7.30pm
St Martin-in-the-fields, London