St John Passion

Trevor Pinnock conducts Bach’s compelling masterpiece

Is there a better way to spend the Easter days than being swept away by Bach’s sublime St John Passion by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Trevor Pinnock?

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Conductor Trevor Pinnock image: Renske Vrolijk/Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Bach used every means at his disposal to effectively set the text and make it understandable.

Is there a better way to spend the Easter days than being swept away by Bach’s sublime St John Passion by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Trevor Pinnock?

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Bach used every means at his disposal to effectively set the text and make it understandable.

Concert programme

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St John Passion

Performers

  • Trevor Pinnock

    conductor

    Trevor Pinnock - image: Gerard Colett
  • Netherlands Radio Choir

    choir

    Groot Omroepkoor
  • Mauro Peter

    tenor

    image: Manuel Felber
  • Matthew Rose

    bass

    image: Lena Kern
  • Lauryna Bendžiūnaitė

    soprano

    image: via Good Company Artists
  • Wiebke Lehmkuhl

    alto

    image: Sound & Picturedesign GbR
  • Anthony Gregory

    tenor

  • Johannes Weisser

    bass

    image: Frederik Arff

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About this concert

Bach’s St John Passion never misses its mark. Whether you listen to the work as pure music or are familiar with the story of the Passion, this music never fails to move the listener. Bach used every means at his disposal to effectively set the text and make it understandable. The St John Passion is an intense and moving story about an awe-inspiring, engaged and ultimately triumphant figure.

Trevor Pinnock is a well-loved guest conductor with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. The musicians enjoy being inspired by this enthusiastic conductor. Let yourself be swept away by the imagination of conductor Trevor Pinnock, the wonderful voices of soloists such as Mauro Peter, Matthew Rose and Lauryna Bendžiūnaitė, and the Netherlands Radio Choir!

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