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Stephen Layton MBE
Stephen Layton, smiling, arms crossed

Stephen Layton MBE

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Awarded with an MBE for services to classical music in October 2020, Stephen Layton is one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation, whose ground-breaking approach has had a profound influence on choral music over the last 30 years.

…one of the world’s finest interpreters of choral music…

Classic FM Magazine

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Music videos

All music videos
Duruflé: RequiemThe Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Florian Störtz, Katherine Gregory, Myrtille Hetzel, Harrison ColeThe Choir of Trinity College Cambridge at Saint-Eustache, Paris. Film in 4K.

Recordings

All recordings
  1. Album cover: Bach: Mass in B minor - Vinyl EditionBach: Mass in B minor - Vinyl EditionHyperion, 2026 LPA68181
  2. Album cover: Let all the world in every corner singLet all the world in every corner singHyperion, 2025 CDA68454
  3. Album cover: Whitacre: Cloudburst - Vinyl EditionWhitacre: Cloudburst - Vinyl EditionHyperion, 2025 LPA67543
  4. Album cover: Clive Osgood: Christmas CollectionClive Osgood: Christmas CollectionConvivium Records, 2025 CR106
  5. Album cover: Clive Osgood: English FolksongsClive Osgood: English FolksongsConvivium Records, 2025 CR105
  6. Album cover: Duruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten MotetsDuruflé: Requiem; Poulenc: Lenten MotetsHyperion, 2024 CDA68436
  7. Album cover: Briggs: Hail, gladdening Light & other worksBriggs: Hail, gladdening Light & other worksHyperion, 2024 CDA68440
  8. Album cover: AnthemsAnthemsHyperion, 2023 CDA68434

…the effect is nothing short of electrifying…

Gramophone Magazine, 2007

Layton’s performances inspire the soul as they break the heart with their intense beauty.

American Record Guide, 2008

Stephen Layton’s choir is, without doubt, the finest in the country.

Sir John Tavener

The review archive

The concert archive

Concerts and recording sessions from 1995 onwards, with programmes, venues, performers and reviews.

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  26. 2000
  27. 1999
  28. 1998
  29. 1997
  30. 1996
  31. 1995

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Collaborations

All collaborations
  1. Stephen Layton and Arvo Pärt at the mixing desk, Triodion recording sessions, Temple Church, London, January 2003Arvo PärtWith Polyphony, Stephen Layton has recorded three albums of Arvo Pärt's choral music for Hyperion: Berliner Messe & Magnificat (1998), Triodion &…
  2. Ēriks Ešenvalds and Stephen Layton during the Northern Lights recording sessions, January 2014Ēriks EšenvaldsA personal memory In 2007, Gabriel Jackson suggested exploring the music of the Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds. Soon afterwards, during a visit to…
  3. Stephen Layton and Paweł Łukaszewski together in the vestry of Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, during the Hyperion recording sessions in July 2007Paweł ŁukaszewskiA personal memory In February 2005, Paweł Łukaszewski took the jury of the Musica Sacra International Composition Competition from Warsaw to his…

Engagements

For engagements and all professional enquiries, please contact Sarah Trelawny Ford at Cambridge Creative Management.

sarah@cambridgecreativemanagement.co.uk+44 (0) 7860 876473

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