Symphony Hall

Good Friday St Matthew Passion with Ex Cathedra

18 Apr 2025

Friday 2:00pm

£15-£48.50 inc. per ticket commission

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Artists

Ex Cathedra Choir, Baroque Orchestra & Academy of Vocal Music 

Jeffrey Skidmore  Conductor

Sebastian Hill  Evangelist

Themba Mvula  Jesus

Lawrence White  Pilate & Bass I

Margaret Lingas, Imogen Russell  Soprano I

Martha McLorinan, Gabriella Liandu  Alto I

Katie Trethewey  Soprano II

Mercè Bruguera Abelló  Alto II

Daniel Marles  Tenor II

Thomas Lowen  Bass II

Programme

Bach  St Matthew Passion

About Good Friday St Matthew Passion with Ex Cathedra

Age  Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult 18+

Betrayal, anguish, sacrifice and, above all, love. Bach’s ability to capture in music such profound human drama and personal conflict makes this one of the most powerful of all choral works. We are drawn to empathise with the characters, share the anger of the mob, and are transfixed by the agonising beauty of exquisite, heart-rending arias. On Good Friday, this is a poignant and universal experience regardless of belief.

Under Jeffrey Skidmore’s visionary leadership, his superb choir and Baroque orchestra explore the Good Friday traditions of Bach’s time by including chorale preludes, motets, readings and a communal hymn.

Sung in German with English surtitles

Ex Cathedra is an Associate Artist of B:Music

Booking Info

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Offers

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Getting here

  • Symphony Hall
    Broad Street
    Birmingham
    B1 2EA
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