In a dark and meaningful yet beautifully powerful performance,  alto, Jess Dandy, was superb. Under the direction of Francesco Corti, its small chorus might have been a cast of thousands, so powerfully did they project. Their opening, where the music seemed to be emerging threateningly from the bowels of the earth, had gripping force. Bach’s St John Passion, Good Friday,

A profoundly satisfying account with dramatic urgency complemented by intimacy and tenderness in a performance of the Passion that brought a sense of drama and sophisticated music making. Bach’s St John Passion, Good Friday, 2025