De Doelen: Grote ZaalKruisstraat 2, Rotterdam, South Holland, 3012 CT, Netherlands
Dates/times in Amsterdam time zone
| Thursday 28 March 2024 | 19:30 |
| Friday 29 March 2024 | 19:30 |
| Saturday 30 March 2024 | 19:30 |
Performers
| John Butt | Conductor | |
| Carolyn Sampson | Soprano | |
| Catriona Morison | Mezzo-soprano | |
| Andrew Tortise | Tenor | Evangelist |
| Samuel Boden | Tenor | |
| Matthew Brook | Bass-baritone | Christus |
| Laurens Collegium Rotterdam | ||
| Netherlands Boys Choir (Nationaal Jongenskoor) | ||
| Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra |
'Leipzig, around the premiere of the St Matthew Passion', answered Bach specialist John Butt when the Guardian asked him where he would like to go by time machine. "That would be fantastic." What the conductor did not say is that he has built such a machine himself already for a long time. Each of his performances of Bach's masterpiece takes the listener on a journey through time to the Leipzig of 1727. 'Magisterial', according to Trouw.
