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An astonishing staging of the St Matthew Passion

By Hazel Rowland, 07 September 2014
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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 6 September 2014
Programme
Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (staging by Peter Sellars; sung in German)
Performers
Mark Padmore, Tenor
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone
Camilla Tilling, Soprano
Magdalena Kožená, Mezzo-soprano
Topi Lehtipuu, Tenor
Eric Owens, Bass
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
The Choristers Of Wells Cathedral Choir
Winchester Cathedral Choir
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Hazel Rowland
Hazel Rowland
Hazel is in her final year reading music at Oxford University. As well being a classical music reviewer, she has written arts commentary for the Oxford Student and reviewed plays at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Her particular interests lies in early German Romantic music and in how classical music functions within contemporary popular culture. Follow her blog here.