Bach, St John Passion
evening
One of the annual highlights of the Easter Festival is the performance of one of Bach’s two Passions, giving an opportunity for the best ensembles of early music to shine.
This year, conductor Andrea Marcon brings a singing ensemble together with the Cetra Barockorchestra all the way from Basle, the European capital of Baroque music, for a lively, authentic performance.The St John Passion is truly a sacred masterpiece, combining a large-scale orchestra and choir, that alternate between solo voices and fervent Lutheran chorales to depict Christ’s suffering with such veracity. Furthermore, this monument of Western music is celebrating its 300th anniversary this year!
La Cetra Barockorchester
& Vokalensemble Basel
Andrea Marcon, director
Jakob Pilgram, Evangelist and tenor arias
Christian Wagner, Jesus
Shira Patchornik, soprano
Sara Mingardo, alto
Francesc Ortega, Petrus
Guglielmo Buonsanti, Pilatus
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johannes-Passion (St John Passion), BWV 245 – 1724 edition
