As conductor, organist, and harpsichordist, Masaaki Suzuki brings this performance as close as possible to the original sound and playing style of the composer. He knows Bach's works better than anyone. With his renowned Bach Collegium Japan, he has recorded nearly all of the composer’s choral works. In 2005, he already conducted the Matthaus Passion with the Bach Society. Now - twenty years later - he returns with even more experience and a deeper vision of Bach's masterpiece. 

Conductor Suzuki says: 
“J.S. Bach may have performed the Matthaus Passion four times in his lifetime; I have conducted the work more than a hundred times around the world. Yet, it continues to challenge me. Every performance is an opportunity to dig deeper, to find even more beauty, and to perform the piece with full dedication.” 

• program Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthaus Passion, BWV 244
• performers conductor Masaaki Suzuki evangelist Nicolas Mulroy sopranos Hana Blažíková & Miku Yasukawa altos Alexander Chance & Christopher Lowrey tenors Raphael Höhn & Shimon Yoshida basses Stephan MacLeod & Toru Kaku choir Kampen Boys Choir  
• note The Podium Pass is not valid for this performance