Magdalena and Berliner Philharmoniker / Sir Simon Rattle
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle / conductor
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Simon Halsey / chorus master
Magdalena Kožená / mezzo-soprano
Camilla Tilling / soprano
Mark Padmore / tenor (Evangelist)
Christian Gerhaher / baritone (Petrus)
Roderick Williams / baritone (Jesus)
Andrew Staples / tenor
Peter Sellars / stage direction
Programme:
Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245
Bach’s “St John Passion” with Simon Rattle and Peter Sellars
A double reunion: for the first time since the end of his tenure as chief conductor of the orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle returns to the Berliner Philharmoniker. The programme features one of the most sensational productions of those years: Bach’s St. John Passion in the production of Peter Sellars, which uses intensive imagery to accentuate the meditative as well as the dramatic dimensions of the work. The singers include the Rundfunkchor Berlin and a top-class ensemble of soloists.