Bernard Labadie conducts Bach's St. John Passion at Carnegie Hall

By Stephen Raskauskas, 27 March 2012

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 25 March 2012

Bach, St John Passion, BWV245

Les Violons du Roy

La Chapelle de Québec

Bernard Labadie, Conductor

Ian Bostridge, Evangelist

Neal Davies, Christus

Karina Gauvin, Soprano

Damien Guillon, Countertenor

Nicholas Phan, Tenor

Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Bass-baritone

A French Connection in the Paris of North America

Ian Cochrane, 24th September

Jonathan Cohen embarks on his tenure as Music Director of the Quebec City chamber orchestra Les Violins du Roy.

****1

A wonderful surfeit of Bach from Les Violons du Roy

Laurence Vittes, 26th April

As part of their swing through some of America’s top concert halls, Isabelle Faust joined Les Violons du Roy to bring Bach and Handel to Walt Disney Concert Hall.

*****

Sumptuous Bach from Les Violons du Roy in LA

Laurence Vittes, 13th April

The Canadian chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy, using baroque bows on metal strings at modern pitch, came to Walt Disney Concert Hall, backing Alexandre Tharaud on a big beautiful Steinway.

*****

All-star cast dazzles in Handel's Solomon

Richard Turp, 22nd March

Handel's Solomon is given a revelatory performance by an all-star cast of principles, La Chapelle de Québec and the Violons du Roy under the direction of Bernard Labadie.

****1

Les Violons du Roy offers a bewitching evening of music from 18th century Naples

Richard Turp, 7th March

In Montreal Richard Turp discovers a modern-day Pied Piper of Hamelin, Maurice Steger in music of 18th century Naples accompanied by Les Violons du Roy

****1

Labadie and Les Violons du Roy in Montreal

Richard Turp, 7th February

A concert of music by Rameau and Gluck featuring Bernard Labadie and his Violons du Roy provided respite from a cold winter’s night in Montreal.

***11

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Stephen Raskauskas

Stephen Raskauskas is passionate about the performing arts. As a performer, he has collaborated on productions acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. He has received numerous fellowships and awards, and holds degrees in music from the University of Chicago and Princeton University.