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4 December 2026
 
7pm
Main Hall, Opera Sofia
Sofia
Bulgaria

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Handel: Agrippina

 
7.30pm
National Concert Hall
Dublin
Ireland

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National Symphony Orchestra Ireland with Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano - Chopin, Wagner and Bernstein

 
6 December 2026
 
3pm
National Concert Hall
Dublin
Ireland

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Ficino Quartet - Ian Wilson, Jessie Montgomery and Beethoven

 
4pm
Main Hall, Opera Sofia
Sofia
Bulgaria

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Handel: Agrippina

 
1 December 2026 until 6 December 2026
 
St Anne's Church
Highgate
London
United Kingdom

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Highgate International Chamber Music Festival

North London's annual festival which brings together leading musicians from around the world to perform in unique combinations features, this year, Alina Ibragimova, James Newby, the Carducci Quartet, Julian Bliss and Rachel Podger, alongside artistic director Natalie Klouda, whose clarinet quintet Charms & Chasms receives its first UK performance. Of particular note is the Art of Reinvention concert with piano and percussion duo Kateryna Titova and Bernhard Schimpelsberger, which reimagines familiar favourites through surprising instrumental combinations.
 
12 December 2026
 
7.30pm
Worcester Cathedral
8 College Yard
Worcester
WR1 2LA
United Kingdom

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0333 666 3366

£10-29
Handel's Messiah by candlelight

Alexandra Kidgell, soprano
Kate Symonds-Joy, mezzo soprano
William Balkwill, tenor
Alex Ashworth, bass-baritone
Worcester Festival Choral Society
Meridian Sinfonia
Samuel Hudson, conductor

Handel: Messiah

Hallelujah! Handel's glorious, much-loved oratorio, Messiah, returns to the magnificent, candlelit surroundings of Worcester Cathedral this December - in the ultimate Christmas concert experience!

Performed by the 140 voices of Worcester Festival Choral Society, the region's leading, large classical choir, Messiah has been one of the world's most popular pieces of classical music for nearly 300 years. From its mighty 'Hallelujah' chorus – so moving that King George II was said to have risen to his feet at its premiere - to stunning arias and choruses such as 'For unto us a child is born', 'All we like sheep' and 'The trumpet shall sound', this is a concert of choral favourites like no other.

This performance is also the Choral Society's annual benefit concert for local children's causes, in partnership with grant-giving charity the Worcestershire Community Foundation. In addition the performance marks the Choral Society's inaugural Hallelujah! Young Singers Opportunity, a new initiative encouraging a number of students and teachers from local secondary schools to experience the thrill of taking part in one of the most beloved choral works of all time.

Accompanying Worcester Festival Choral Society are four, stellar soloists, Alexandra Kidgell (soprano), Kate Symonds-Joy (mezzo soprano), William Balkwill (tenor) and Alex Ashworth (bass baritone), and the superb Meridian Sinfonia Baroque orchestra; all under the baton of Worcester Cathedral's director of music Samuel Hudson.

So snap up your seats for a magical evening of music this Christmas!

Book tickets at www.wfcs.online or call the TicketSource Hotline: 0333 666 3366
 
18 December 2026
 
7pm
Holy Trinity Church
Sloane Square, 146 Sloane Street
London
SW1X 9BZ
United Kingdom

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Goldsmiths Christmas Celebration

 


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