Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe by Bach, J. S., ter 26 mar 2024, De (2024/2024), Regente Philippe Herreweghe, deSingel, Antuérpia, Bélgica

Philippe Herreweghe and his sublime Collegium Vocale are synonymous with Bach. With the latter’s St Matthew Passion on his music stand, the Ghent-based conductor returns to DE SINGEL. The work links poetry and reflection to the story about the imprisonment and death of Christ. The large-scale music for double choir and orchestra tacks between narrative recitatives and choruses, contemplative arias and pious chorales. Timeless music that leaves no one unmoved. Philippe Herreweghe and his troops are uniquely skilled at penetrating to the core of the notes and words. After all these years, a performance by Herreweghe is still a prestigious and precious musical experience.