Stephen Layton conducted both Polyphony and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for this stirring afternoon, in which the opening movement sounded like a brewing storm. At first it sounded ...

Layton (pictured below), however, rung unexpected changes by giving us Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the Oratorio intercut with another festive favourite: Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, performed after the first ...

As a venue for orchestral concerts the Cathedral is not without its drawbacks, mainly the repeated intrusion of grinding and squealing noises from just outside. No, not the sounds of repentant sinners ...