Historically informed: Southbank and the Barbican celebrate Easter with authentic Bach performances

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach: Soloists, Orchestra and Choir of the Age of Enlightenment / Peter Whelan (director and harpsichord). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 27.3.2024. (CSa)

The Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Laurence Cummings in the Barbican Hall © Mark Allan

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Thought-provoking, involving staging of St Matthew Passion in Berlin

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bach, St Matthew Passion: Soloists, Children’s and  Youth Choirs of the Deutsche Oper (director: Christian Lindhorst), Youth Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Children’s Choir of the Aalto-Theatre, Essen (director: Patrik Jaskolka), Chorus of the Deutsche Oper (director: Jeremy Bines), Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper / Alessandro De Marchi (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 29.3.2024. (MB)

Bach’s St Matthew Passion at Deutsche Oper Berlin © Marcus Lieberenz

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Wagner Gala with the Berlin Philharmonic in Baden-Baden: variations on a theme of excellence

GermanyGermany Wagner: Vida Miknevičiūtė (soprano), Klaus Florian Vogt (tenor), Kwangchul Youn (bass), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, 25.3.2024. (DMD)

Kirill Petrenko conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra © Monika Ritterhaus

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Leipzig marks the 300th anniversary of the St John Passion

GermanyGermany J.S. Bach: Elisabeth Breuer (soprano), Jakub Jósef Orliński (countertenor), Daniel Johannsen (tenor), Benjamin Appl (bass: Christus), Tomáš Král (bass: arias), Thomanerchor Leipzig, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra / Andreas Reize (conductor). St Thomas’s Church, Leipzig, 28.3.2024. (MB)

Thomanerchor Leipzig © Tom Thiele

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