| Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | Passion selon saint Matthieu, BWV244 (staging by Peter Sellars; sung in German) |
| Mark Padmore | Ténor | Evangelist |
| Christian Gerhaher | Baryton | Christus |
| Camilla Tilling | Soprano | |
| Magdalena Kožená | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Topi Lehtipuu | Ténor | |
| Eric Owens | Basse | |
| Rundfunkchor Berlin | ||
| Berliner Philharmoniker | ||
| Sir Simon Rattle | Direction | |
| The Choristers Of Wells Cathedral Choir | ||
| Winchester Cathedral Choir |
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Peter Sellars’s innovative staging of Bach’s St Matthew Passion. While the dramatic St John Passion (heard earlier this season) is all musical action and reaction, the St Matthew is altogether more contemplative – confronting suffering and torture as well as salvation and redemption in some of Bach’s most moving music. A starry line-up of soloists is led by Mark Padmore’s Evangelist, and includes celebrated German baritone Christian Gerhaher singing the words of Christ.
Seats £18 to £68 (plus booking fee).