Conductor Jaap van Zweden assembles a world-class team of soloists to perform Bach’s St Matthew Passion that is accessible to anyone and everyone regardless of faith. Filled with emotion, a survivor of great and terrible events tells his tale. As he sings of his friend’s betrayal and killing, the ancient tragedy comes startlingly alive: a great chorus becomes an angry crowd, and even the listeners become part of the unfolding tragedy under this masterpiece.