There are seven St John Passions and only three St Matthews this Easter. The pick of either, of course, is Polyphony's St John Passion conducted by Stephen Layton with Bott, Bowman and Bostridge on Good Friday afternoon.
Stephen Layton conducts Polyphony with the orchestra Canzona and soloists Ian Bostridge, Robert Rice, Catherine Bott, James Bowman, Paul Agnew, Thomas Guthrie. In German. St John's Smith Square as before, Good Friday 10 Apr, 2.30pm.