| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2012 Lincoln Center: Alice Tully Hall | Not another Messiah: Herreweghe's Christmas Oratorio in NYC |
 The Christmas Oratorio is an odd work to perform in concert, but it makes a welcome change from the obligatory annual Messiah. Bach’s piece contains six separate cantatas that tell the traditional Nativity narrative, all subsumed under the broader theme. But this is not the St Matthew Passion with added shepherds and Magi, even though many of the chorale settings from the Passions find their way into the Oratorio. These six cantatas were designed to be heard spread over the period between Christmas and Epiphany.Read full review... | |
| 31-Mar-2012 Lincoln Center: Alice Tully Hall | Philippe Herreweghe and Collegium Vocale Gent: St. Matthew Passion at the Lincoln Center |
 On Saturday, Philippe Herreweghe conducted the season’s most solemn yet spectacular oratorio concert in New York – a performance of J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Scored for two choirs, two orchestras, and soloists, this almost operatic depiction of Christ’s Passion was performed by Herreweghe’s Collegium Vocale Gent Choir and Orchestra.
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| 25-Mar-2012 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | Bernard Labadie conducts Bach's St. John Passion at Carnegie Hall |
 An outstanding lineup of soloists joined Bernard Labadie at Carnegie Hall Sunday for a performance of J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion. Hearing Labadie conduct his own ensemble Les Violons du Roy and the chamber choir La Chapelle de Québec with such a superb group of soloists was truly a treat indeed.
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