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An early start to Easter: Bach’s St John Passion kicks off the Oslo International Church Music Festival

By Aksel Tollåli, 19 March 2017
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Reviewed at Oslo Cathedral, Oslo on 17 March 2017
Programme
Bach, St John Passion, BWV245
Performers
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Thomas Hengelbrock, Conductor
Daniel Behle, Tenor
Michael Nagy, Baritone
Manfred Bittner, Bass
Anne Bierwirth, Mezzo-soprano
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Aksel Tollåli
Aksel Tollåli
Aksel is currently studying towards a degree in musicology at the University of Oslo. At the moment he is an exchange student at Goldsmiths College in London. He is also a choral singer and a trombonist. His musical interests include 20th-cenury French music, Baroque opera and the music of Richard Strauss.