Organization

Conductor

John Eliot Gardiner

Soprano

Charlotte Ashley

Hannah Morrison

Countertenor

Reginald Mobley

Tenor

Peter Davoren

Contralto

Eleanor Minney

Hugo Hymas

Graham Neal

Bass

Gianluca Buratto

Baritone

Jake Muffett

Orchestra

English Baroque Soloists

Others

Monteverdi Choir

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

Concert

London

United Kingdom

Versailles

France

Vienna

Austria

Innsbruck

Munich

Germany

Berlin

Groningen

Netherlands

Frankfurt am Main

Concert Various

Public

Approved

In advance of the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Church, this festive programme of works looked to transport audiences to 18th-century Leipzig for a traditional Christmas celebration. The programme moves from the intimacy of Süßer Trost to the vast celebration of joy that is Bach’s Magnificat. This run of concerts was the perfect follow-up to their critically acclaimed tour of Bach’s St Matthew Passion.

The Bach at Christmas tour was dedicated to the memory of philanthropist and dear patron, Sir Ralph Kohn.

‘There has surely never been anyone quite like him in the history of music of the past hundred years. For Sir Ralph was a seminal figure: the fact that he was a fine musician and skilled singer in his own right gave additional significance to his exceptional generosity as a benefactor and discerning patron of performing groups and individuals over many years. The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists have lost not only a munificent patron but a great friend of music. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family’.
John Eliot Gardiner

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble