| Main Performers | Benjamin Bruns - Evangelist
Christian Immler - Jesus/bass
Yusuke Watanabe - Pilate
Carolyn Sampson,
Alexander Chance,
Shimon Yoshida - vocals |
| Set List | 'St John Passion, J. S. Bach |
| Performance Notes | Nobody does Bach quite like the Bach Collegium Japan. The ensemble makes a welcome return to the Proms for the composers concentrated depiction of Christs arrest, rendition and execution the St John Passion. Probing, unsettling, dramatic and beautiful, Bachs work is known as much for its optimism as for its turbulence, its final bars appearing to invite all of us to imagine a brighter future.
Specialist soloists led by Benjamin Bruns, Christian Immler and Carolyn Sampson join Masaaki Suzuki and his ensemble for a performance of Bachs masterpiece marking three centuries since it was written.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. |
| Related Archival Material | Prom Guide (RAHE/1/2024),
Programme (RAHE/1/2024) |
| Ticket Prices | £10-150, promming tickets £8 |