MUSIK AM 13. : Concert at the hour of Jesus’s death- Special concert

Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
St Matthew Passion BWV 244 – first version 1727

Jakob Kunath, the words of Jesus
Lukas Siebert, Evangelist
Inga Schäfer, soprano
Marion Eckstein, alto
Simon Bailey, bass
GIRLS’ CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. EBERHARD
BACHCHOR STUTTGART
BACHORCHESTER STUTTGART
Jörg-Hannes Hahn, conductor

Introduction 2.15pm: Prof. Dr. Meinrad Walter

Tickets at €20-52 (reductions of -50% for Cat. II-IV) via +49 (0)711/2 555 555, www.bachchor.com and at the box office

At the hour of Jesus’s death, Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Matthew Passion is performed in its original version, in the form in which it was presumably first performed 300 years ago on Good Friday in Leipzig, but which is rarely heard today. The timeless greatness of this monumental work does not lie solely in its musical structure. The gospel account, chorales and freely-written poetry combine to make a comprehensive account of the Passion narrative – symbolic, dramatic, moving.