Bach's St John Passion performed by Pygmalion

Date & Time

Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 20:15

Venue

Het Concertgebouw, Main Hall (Amsterdam)

The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall... Read full text

Keywords: Early Music, Vocal Music

Info & Ticket (www.concertgebouw.nl)

Musicians

Ensemble Pygmalion
Raphaël Pichon	Conductor
Julian Prégardien	Evangelist
Huw Montague Rendall	Christus
Ying Fang	Soprano
Lucile Richardot	Alto
Laurence Kilsby	Tenor
Christian Immler	Bass

Program

St John Passion, BWV 245

Johann Sebastian Bach

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