JOHANNES PASSION: PASSION ACCORDING TO JOHN
CAST
Barucco Original Sound Orchestra
Barucco Vocal
Heinz Ferlesch, conductor
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach: Johannes Passion, BWV 245
ABOUT THE CONCERT
A few years ago, Heinz Ferlesch, the artistic director of the Vienna Singing Academy and conductor of the Original Sound Orchestra Barucco, fulfilled a long-held wish. He not only performs the great masterpieces of the Baroque instrumentally but has also expanded his instrumental ensemble with a chamber-music styled vocal ensemble. In Barucco Vocal, there is no separation between choir and soloists – an old performance practice is revived, where both choral and solo passages are skillfully and stylistically sung by the 14 ladies and gentlemen. In Raiding, the two "Baruccos" will delight the audience with the "Johannes Passion" by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed for Good Friday 1724, which has lost none of its emotional and captivating impact since its premiere. An immensely dramatic work, not in an operatic-theatrical sense, but in the way Bach conveys the Passion narrative in musical forms and how he vividly and beautifully evokes the passion story of Jesus Christ with urgency and enchanting sound color.
DATE
Friday, March 20, 2026 | 6:30 PM
PRICE
Category 1 – 4: € 79.00 / € 69.00 / € 59.00 / € 49.00 U27 -50%
SUBSCRIPTION
Subscription A, B1, F, G