Boulezian
"This proved an impressive, indeed moving, performance from a good cast of soloists, the chamber choir, Polyphony, the Britten Sinfonia, and conductor Stephen Layton."
Read MoreBach St John Passion
London
30 Mar 2018
Bach
St John Passion
Artists
Nick Pritchard
Evangelist
Neal Davies
Christus
Julia Doyle
soprano
Helen Charlston
mezzo soprano
Hiroshi Amako
tenor
Ashley Riches
bass
Summary
Britten Sinfonia join Polyphony at St John’s Smith Square for a Good Friday performance of Bach’s St John Passion.
Part of St John’s Smith Square’s Holy Week Festival 2018.
Reviews
The Observer
"The forbidding opening chorus, in which the oboe (Nicholas Daniel) pushes long, insistent lines through the choppy turbulence of the orchestra, never ceases to astound and disturb."
Read MorePlanet Hugill
"The Britten Sinfonia showed the huge range of what they do: the aforementioned violin duet; Jonathan Rees’ impressive switching from cello to viola da gamba (for ‘Es ist vollbracht’) and back again; Nicholas Daniel’s glorious oboe and cor anglais playing, and much, much more."
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