The Nutcracker Suite at Christmas by Candlelight at St. Giles in the Fields

A candlelit Christmas concert of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite, presented in the Candlelight series at St Giles in the Fields, a concert venue in central London.

The Nutcracker Suite is the concert suite Tchaikovsky drew from his ballet The Nutcracker, first staged in 1892, and it remains a staple of the Christmas repertoire. Its best-known movements include the March, the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Waltz of the Flowers. This evening's programme brings the score into the Candlelight format, so the music is heard by candlelight.

St Giles in the Fields, on St Giles High Street in central London, is a venue that mainly hosts concerts, most of them candlelit performances. The evening suits listeners who want a seasonal classical concert built around one of the most familiar scores of the festive season, performed in the candlelit format that most of the venue's concerts follow.