Polyphony and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment are delighted to be back at St John’s Smith Square under the inspirational direction of Stephen Layton for another very special festive performance of Handel’s Messiah.

“The OAE’s strings clearly revelled in the venue’s diaphanous acoustic, to myriad effect: a shadowy pianissimo…champagne-froth passagework…lyrical effulgence... The trumpet solos…unapologetically luxurious and burnished.”  Bachtrack  

“… embody the remarkable tradition of British choral excellence at its finest.” Gramophone Magazine

“Stephen Layton…put his own expert stamp on Handel’s most famous oratorio…Imaginative, lively, and full of drama, this was a “Messiah” worth the audience’s “hallelujah”.  The Seattle Time