Bach St Matthew Passion: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Over het evenement

Join the RLPO and open your heart to one of western music’s most powerful – and transforming — experiences: Johann Sebastian Bach's St. Matthew Passion under the baton of Vasily Petrenko.

Filled with emotion, a survivor of great and terrible events tells his tale. As he sings of his friend’s betrayal and killing, the ancient tragedy comes startlingly alive. Other voices tell their stories, a great chorus becomes an angry crowd, and even the listeners become part of the unfolding drama. This is Bach’s St Matthew Passion, and it’s simply overwhelming. Whatever your own beliefs: you’ve never heard sacred music like this. It’s more like a Shakespeare tragedy than anything you’ll find in a hymn book.

Andrew Staples: Evangelist
Iain Paterson: Christus
Malin Christensson: soprano
Helena Rasker: alto
Ben Johnson: tenor
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir

Choose from the wide variety of high‐calibre concerts offered in Liverpool this season.