The Cleveland Orchestra Presents JS BACH'S ST. JOHN PASSION, 3/5

On Sunday March 5, 2017 at 3:00 p.m., Cleveland Orchestra Music Director Franz Welser-M?st convenes a panel of guest speakers at The Temple-Tifereth Israel in Beachwood (26000 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood, OH) to probe the question: "Is Bach's St. John Passion Anti-Semitic?", a lingering claim that surrounds this seminal work. This extraordinarily moving and achingly beautiful telling of the Crucifixion is perhaps Bach's most daring, forceful, and poetic composition. The panel will explore the context of European history, music, and religion that influenced the creation of Bach's masterpiece and the intersections of meaning, message, and intent.

The March 5 event is free, but tickets are required and may be reserved online at www.maltzmuseum.org or by calling the Maltz Museum at 216-593-0575. It is presented by The Cleveland Orchestra, in partnership with the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage and Case Western Reserve University, a partnership that originated with the Violins of Hope Cleveland project in the fall of 2015. For more information, visitwww.violinsofhopecle.org.

February 15, 2017 Update: ideastream will broadcast this event live on WCLV 104.9, with simultaneous broadcast on 90.3 WCPN and wclv.org. Video will be available on demand at http://www.ideastream.org.

Following the March 5 concert preview panel discussion, Franz Welser-M?st will lead The Cleveland Orchestra in performances of Bach's St. John Passion on March 9, 11, and 12 at Severance Hall. WCLV 104.9 will broadcast this performance live on-air and online (wclv.org) at 8:00 p.m. on March 11.

Concert Preview Information

SPECIAL CONCERT PREVIEW: J.S. BACH'S ST. JOHN PASSION

Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.

The Temple-Tifereth Israel, 26000 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood, Ohio 44122

FREE, registration required. Go to www.maltzmuseum.org or call 216-593-0575.

Featured Panelists:

Franz Welser-M?st - Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra

Rabbi Roger C. Klein - Associate Rabbi at The Temple-Tifereth Israel

Michael Marissen - Professor Emeritus of Music at Swarthmore College

Moderated by David J. Rothenberg - Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Music - Case Western Reserve University

Live broadcast on WCLV 104.9, 90.3 WCPN, and wclv.org.

Presented by The Cleveland Orchestra, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, and Case Western Reserve University

Concert Information

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
Severance Hall
Bach's St. John Passion

Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 3:00 p.m.

The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor (Evangelist)
AnDrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone (Christus)
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone

Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Chorus

Once written, Bach rarely revised his compositions, but the St. John Passion was one of the few works he revised and revived intermittently until the end of his life. The resulting telling of the Crucifixion is extraordinarily moving - achingly beautiful and dramatically powerful, it is perhaps his most daring, forceful, and poetic work.

Concert Tickets for the March 9, 11, and 12 performances of Bach's St. John Passion at Severance Hall can be purchased online at www.clevelandorchestra.com, or by calling the Ticket Office at 216-231-1111.

(Photo Credit: Cleveland Opera Twitter)

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