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St Paul’s Cathedral has been here for over 1,400 years. It has been built and rebuilt five times, and always its main purpose has been as a place of worship and prayer.

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St Paul's, with its world-famous dome, is an iconic feature of the London skyline. Step inside and you can enjoy the Cathedral's awe-inspiring interior, and uncover fascinating stories about its history.

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Lifelong learning is a core part of the our work, delivered through a variety of events by St Paul's Institute, and the Cathedral's Adult Learning and Schools & Family Learning departments.

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For more than 1,400 years, a Cathedral dedicated to St Paul has stood at the highest point in the City. The present Cathedral is the masterpiece of Britain's most famous architect Sir Christopher Wren.

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Widely considered to be one of the world’s most beautiful buildings and a powerful symbol of the splendour of London, St Paul’s Cathedral is a breathtaking events venue.

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City of London Festival brings great music and arts to St Paul's and the City once again

22 June 2015

Now in its 53rd year, the City of London Festival is once again bringing vibrant culture to the City, including two huge concerts at St Paul's.

Running from 22 June to 10 July, the Festival will showcase an extensive artistic programme ranging across many kinds of music, performance arts, spoken work performances, film, tours, walks and talks - more than 50 ticketed performances and over 100 free events outdoors.

St Paul's is delighted to welcome the London Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, as well as hosting the traditional Festival Eucharist.

City of London Festival Eucharist

City of London Sinfonia

Missa in C (KV 257) “Große-Credo Messe” | Mozart
O salutaris hostia | Rossini
Toccata and Fugue in D minor ‘Dorian’ (BWV 538) | J S Bach

Sunday 28 June | 11am

No tickets required

The Festival Eucharist is features a stunning Mass setting performance from the St Paul's Cathedral Choir, who have enriched and supported worship at the Cathedral for over 900 years, and is renowned as one of the major forces in British church music.

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Robert Howarth

Vespers of 1610 | Monteverdi

Thursday 2 July | 8pm

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, joined by the Choir of the Enlightenment, will transport audiences back 400 years when they hear Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 as the piece was originally experienced – played on instruments as old as the music itself. This unfalteringly experimentalist classical ensemble orchestra promises an evening that will transport you back to the earliest days of St Paul’s.

This performance of Monteverdi’s extraordinary religious composition promises an even more sublime experience, as London’s leading period orchestra perform live inside St Paul’s - a Cathedral as impressive as St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, for which Monteverdi conceived this piece.

London Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Chorus

Edward Gardner | Sarah Tynan | Robert Murray | Neal Davies

The Creation | Haydn

Wednesday 24 June

This year, for the first time, the London Symphony Orchestra will perform in the City’s auspicious Cathedral under the baton of dynamic British conductor Edward Gardner, as they take on Haydn’s Creation.

This magnificent oratorio depicts and celebrates the creation of the world as described in the biblical Book of Genesis and in Paradise Lost; the work is universally acknowledged as Haydn’s greatest musical achievement and a cornerstone of western culture.

The mighty London Symphony Orchestra and its Chorus have provided Festival audiences with some unforgettable musical experiences inside St Paul’s in recent years, from Berlioz’s Requiemto last year’s sell out Beethoven Symphony No 9.