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Classical Music

Best Easter music: uplifting sounds in beautiful spaces

By Claudia Pritchard on 7/4/2019

The Easter story told in song, a Handel rarity and Messiah, performed by top artists in churches and concert halls

Holy Week Festival, St John's Smith Square

Holy Week Festival, St John's Smith Square

A whole week of music inspired by Easter, with workshops and recitals as well as the great seasonal pieces performed by, among others, Tenebrae (pictured), throughout the day. Highlights include Bach's St Matthew and St John Passions.

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WHEN
Sun 14 to Sat 20 April, 2019
WHERE
St John's Smith Square, Smith Square, Westminster SW1P 3HA
Bach's St John Passion, Westminster Abbey

Bach's St John Passion, Westminster Abbey

The Easter story unfolds as a gripping and personal drama in JS Bach's moving work. Royal wedding music director James O'Donnell (pictured) conducts the Choir of Westminster Abbey, and soloists include Julian Stocker (Evangelist) and Robert Macdonald (Christus).

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WHEN
7PM, Tues 16 April
WHERE
Westminster Abbey, 20 Deans Yd, Westminster SW1P 3PA
St Matthew Passion, Cadogan Hall

St Matthew Passion, Cadogan Hall

The story of Christ's crucifixion is told in moving solos and powerful choruses by top musicians, with soloists James Gilchrist (pictured, Evangelist) and Matthew Rose (Christus). William Vann conducts the Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea Academy of Ancient Music.

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WHEN
7PM, Wed 17 April
WHERE
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia SW1X 9DQ
Handel's Brocke's Passion, Barbican

Handel's Brocke's Passion, Barbican

At the peak of his operatic success in London, Handel composed his Brockes Passion, effectively a sacred opera. It follows the Passion story from the Last Supper to the Crucifixion, using the text in German by Barthold Heinrich Brockes. With more than 40 arias, a very special Good Friday event. Soloists include counter-tenor Tim Mead (pictured).

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WHEN
3PM, Fri 19 April
WHERE
Barbican Hall, Silk St EC2Y 8DS
Allegri's Miserere, St Martin in the Fields

Allegri's Miserere, St Martin in the Fields

The soaring top line of Allegri's haunting music will ring round the fine Georgian architecture of St Martin's in a performance by St Martin Voices (pictured). Also sung, Victoria's Requiem and James MacMillan's own Miserere.

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WHEN
6:30PM, Sat 20 April
WHERE
St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square WC2N 4JJ
Handel's Messiah, St Martin in the Fields

Handel's Messiah, St Martin in the Fields

The ultimate Easter piece: the whole story of Christ from Nativity to Crucifixion and Resurrection, told by Handel at thrilling speed. Performed by candlelight by St Martin favourites the Belmont Ensemble and the English Chamber Choir (pictured), with soloists including mezzo-soprano Ciara Hendrick.

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WHEN
7:30PM, Mon 22 April
WHERE
St Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar Square WC2N 4JJ
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