Nutcracker Suite at Christmas by Candlelight at St Mary le Strand
Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, Grieg and a Christmas medley in a church full of candles.
About Nutcracker Suite at Christmas by Candlelight at St Mary le Strand
The Nutcracker is the sound of Christmas for many people, and this candlelit concert gives it a fitting setting. The Piccadilly Sinfonietta opens with Morning from Grieg's Peer Gynt, picks up the pace with In the Hall of the Mountain King, then plays Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite before closing with a traditional Christmas medley.
It is a one-night event on Saturday 12 December 2026, with concerts at 6pm and 8pm, each lasting about an hour. St Mary le Strand is on the Strand near Somerset House, a few minutes from Temple and Covent Garden stations. Children under 5 are not admitted.
Hotels in Covent Garden and around Aldwych are a short walk away and handy for the West End's Christmas lights and markets.
Nutcracker Suite at Christmas by Candlelight at St Mary le Strand lineup
- Piccadilly Sinfonietta
Nutcracker Suite at Christmas by Candlelight at St Mary le Strand itinerary
Saturday 12 December 2026 · 6pm and 8pm
Grieg: Morning and In the Hall of the Mountain King; Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite; Christmas medley. About 60 minutes.
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No. It is an orchestral concert of the Nutcracker Suite music, without dancers.
At St Mary le Strand, The Strand, London WC2R 1ES.
Yes, from age 5. Babies and children under 5 are not admitted.
From £35, in three price bands.
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