Academy of Ancient Music
Bach’s St John Passion
Academy of Ancient Music (chorus and orchestra)
with Nicholas Mulroy (Evangelist), Dingle Yandell (Christus), Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Helen Charlston (alto), Ed Lyon (tenor), Jonathan Brown (bass), Laurence Cummings (director & harpsichord)
For millions, Bach’s mighty choral retelling of the Passion of Jesus Christ is one of the supreme masterpieces of western art. But it’s also an intensely emotional human drama, and one that never gets any less urgent.
Musicians live to perform Bach – and in music as powerful as this, the expert players of AAM have a very special insight to share. ‘Rare and rich’ was how The Times described the result when we performed it in 2022, but Laurence Cummings knows that any performance is nothing unless it touches both heart and soul. Today, with six outstanding soloists, we aim to do nothing less.
Barbican Centre & Milton Court
Fri, 18 April 2025
Barbican Hall, London
3:00pm
From £15
Full Event Details
Faith, betrayal, tragedy and redemption: all of human emotion pulses through the notes of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion.
For millions, Bach’s mighty choral retelling of the Passion of Jesus Christ is one of the supreme masterpieces of western art. But it’s also an intensely emotional human drama, and one that never gets any less urgent.
Musicians live to perform Bach – and in music as powerful as this, the expert players of AAM have a very special insight to share. ‘Rare and rich’ was how The Times described the result when we performed it in 2022, but Laurence Cummings knows that any performance is nothing unless it touches both heart and soul. Today, with six outstanding soloists, we aim to do nothing less.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Barbican Hall, London
Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS
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