Performer: Hervé Niquet

Le Concert Sprituel’s otherwise strong performance of Striggio and other Renaissance works is let down by their staging and the Royal Albert Hall’s acoustics.

Inspirations for Handel's great work Israel in Egypt followed by a performance of the full work is a great idea, but the main event suffers at the Handel Festival Halle. 

Berlioz' oratorio provides a welcome alternative to the usual Christmastime Messiah at the Maison symphonique.