Pianist and composer Reinbert de Leeuw has gone back to the St Matthew Passion of J.S. Bach. Filmer Cherry Duyns has followed De Leeuw from the first rehearsals with orchestra and choir, until the performance in Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk.

De Matthäus missie van Reinbert de Leeuw

Following the successful documentary The Matthäus Mission of Reinbert de Leeuw, director Cherry Duyns is now showing the full implementation of the St Matthew Passion. It is a poignant performance in De Nieuwe Kerk conducted by Reinbert de Leeuw. With soloists Joanne Lunn (soprano), Delphine Galou (alto), Christopher Watson (tenor), Tomáš Král (bass), Andreas Wolf (Christ), Benedikt Kristjánsson (evangelist), Holland Baroque, the Nederlands Kamerkoor en the Roder Boys Choir. Concertmaster Judith Steenbrink.