St John Passion: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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Musical history in the making. They said that modern music lacked melody, emotion and passion – and James MacMillan proved them all wrong.

Since reducing a stunned Proms audience to tears back in 1990, MacMillan has emerged as the most committed, communicative and – yes – tuneful of living British composers, writing music that combines blazing emotion with profound spiritual strength. His latest masterpiece re‐tells the greatest story ever told, in music that’s deeply rooted in tradition. It’s already been performed by several of the world’s greatest orchestras; this Liverpool premiere is conducted by the composer himself and features the singer who premiered the St John Passion in London in 2009.

“A blazing blockbuster, a piece as fiercely communicative as anything that the 48‐year‐old MacMillan has written before… The end of Part One was masterly: no loudspeaker wailing as the Crucifixion loomed, but a resigned, pianissimo meditation, threaded with keening instrumental solos.” — The Times