Bach’s musical settings of the stories of Christ’s passion – his arrest and crucifixion – reflect the essence of his Lutheran belief that faith can be deepened by reenacting the suffering of Jesus and reminding ourselves of his sacrifice. Bach’s St John Passion emphasises that idea in its urgent combination of raw drama and transcendent beauty. The decade’s breakthrough baroque conductor Peter Whelan joins the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, leading soloists and Oxford Philharmonic Choir at the Sheldonian Theatre to lead this Maundy Thursday performance of Bach’s great work of suffering, redemption and hope.

Bach St John Passion, BWV 245

James Gilchrist Evangelist
Ashley Riches Christus
Malachy Frame Pilate
Hilary Cronin soprano
Hugh Cutting alto
Oxford Philharmonic Choir
Peter Whelan conductor

Tickets: £18, £30, £32, £42, £58
(Students from £5)
Duration: 120 min
Time: 19:00
Venue: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street

£20 – £58