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St John Passion disappointingly dispassionate in Oslo

By Jack Dhainaut, 10 April 2017
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Reviewed at Oslo Concert Hall (Konserthus), Oslo on 6 April 2017
Programme
Bach, St John Passion, BWV245
Performers
Oslo Philharmonic
Norwegian Soloists' Choir
Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor
Andrew Staples, Tenor
Peter Harvey, Baritone
Elizabeth Watts, Soprano
Marianne Beate Kielland, Mezzo-soprano
Krešimir Stražanac, Baritone
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Jack Dhainaut
Jack Dhainaut
Having studied foreign languages and literature at King’s College, Cambridge and the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Jack is currently teaching English and French in a small but lovely village in deepest Catalonia, where he is one of two tenors in the local choir. A double bassist and erstwhile clarinettist, his musical interests range from the symphonies of Shostakovich to the Catalan Nova Canço.