What's On
800th Anniversary of St. Thomas Choir, Leipzig
- Leipzig (Thomanerchor) St. Thomas Choir
- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
- Georg Christoph Biller conductor
- Ute Selbig soprano
- Thomaner Stefan Kahle alto
- Martin Petzoldt tenor (Evangelist)
- Matthias Weichert bass (Christus)
- Christoph Genz tenor
- Gotthold Schwarz bass
- J.S. Bach St. Matthew Passion
Please note the concert will start at 7.00pm and ends at approximately 10.05pm, with an interval of 20 minutes.
Many travel to Leipzig to hear Bach’s choir singing in the church where he was Kantor for over 25 years. On this occasion, the St. Thomas Choir of men and boys appears in Manchester with the famous Gewandhaus Orchestra. It is 800 years since the foundation of the church and almost 300 since the choir first performed Bach’s huge liturgical masterpiece. Telling the Easter story through a series of dramatic tableaux, reflective arias and chorales, the Matthew Passion is a statement of Bach’s Christian faith and his total mastery of musical means.
Part of The Bridgewater Hall's International Concert Series.
Season sponsor: Manchester Airport
