St. Matthew Passion
Thu, Apr 10
|St Canice's Cathedral
Irish Baroque Orchestra and Choir Peter Whelan director
TIME & LOCATION
Apr 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
St Canice's Cathedral, Coach Rd, Kilkenny, Ireland
PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS
St. Matthew Passion
BWV 244
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Revived by Felix Mendelssohn in Berlin in 1829 more than eighty years
after its first performance in Leipzig in 1742, Johann Sebastian Bach’s
setting of the St. Matthew Passion is widely regarded as one of the
greatest masterpieces of classical sacred music. Written for double choir,
double orchestra and soloists who represent various characters. e.g.
commentator (soprano), Evangelist (tenor), Christ (bass), Peter (bass),
Judas (bass) - it is almost operatic in form. For this performance the
Olivier Award winning Irish Baroque Orchestra perform on ‘period’
instruments.
This concert is supported by the following funding bodies and organisations:
