For over 25 years, since making its debut at Handel’s parish church, St George’s Hanover Square, as part of the London Handel Festival in 2000, the London Handel Players has thrilled audiences across the world with its performances and recordings. Praised by the New York Times for its ‘soulful depth’ and its ‘consummate skill and musicianship’, the ensemble appears regularly at major venues and festivals both around the UK and internationally, specialising in Baroque chamber music and concertos and collaborating with some of the world’s leading singers.

Closely associated with the music of George Frideric Handel, it also explores the work of his contemporaries to present a vast repertoire of gems from the 17th and 18th centuries. Committed educators at every level and holding professorships in Historical Performance at London’s Conservatoires, The London Handel Players gives numerous masterclasses and workshops. Recent tours have taken it to Madeira, Cyprus and Spain.

It will celebrate the Christmas season with arias by JS Bach and the Christmas Cantata by Alessandro Scarlatti, as well as instrumental arrangements of traditional carols and works by Praetorius, Frescobaldi, Charpentier, Corelli, Vivaldi and Mozart.