Buy Tickets Here Ulster Orchestra at Christmas: Handel's Messiah PROGRAMME Handel Messiah CHRISTIAN CURNYN CONDUCTOR BELFAST PHILHARMONIC CHOIR No Christmas would be complete without the majestic performance that is Handel's Messiah. Still one of the best oratorios ever written, its impact and appeal never diminishes. If you've never heard it, now is the time, especially when it's performed by the Ulster Orchestra, guest soloists and Belfast Philharmonic Choir.