Sir Simon Rattle

Date & Time

Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 18:00

Venue

If Sir Simon could only take one work with him to a desert island, it would be Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. According to the BRSO Chief Conductor, “there is no better way to start the new season than with this profound, very personal spiritual journey.” This music is closer to perfection than almost anything written before or since. Just think of the famous alto aria “Erbarme dich.” Rattle, the BRSO, and the Bavarian Radio Chorus have been waiting for this... Read full text

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Musicians

Sir Simon Rattle	Conductor
Mark Padmore	Tenor
Camilla Tilling	Soprano
Magdalena Kožená	Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Staples	Tenor
Roderick Williams	Bariton
Georg Nigl	Bariton
Augsburger Domsingknaben
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Program

“St. Matthew Passion”, BWV 244

Johann Sebastian Bach

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