Euroradio Holy Week Music Series

Across European musical traditions, the period of Holy Week has given rise to some of the most important musical works in the history of the art form, seeking to encapsulate in music the dramatic events of Christ's Passion. It embraces not only classical music, but also ancient chant traditions and folk music.  

The annual Euroradio Holy Week Music series celebrates this extraordinary tradition, bringing together music from a wide range of EBU radio organizations. 

All the details of the concerts in the 2025 Euroradio Holy Week Music Series, which has as its centre Palm Sunday, falling on 13 April this year, can be found in MUS under EURO/2024-2025/H/001-012.

List of concerts

News just in: A Patchwork Passion, from London
BBC Singers
Martin Baker, organ
Nicholas Chalmers, conductor
Recorded on 15 March 2024
BBC (United Kingdom)

Bach's St. Matthew Passion from Munich
Mark Padmore, tenor
Camilla Tilling, soprano
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
Georg Nigl, baritone
Augsburg Cathedral Boys’ Choir
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
Recorded on 27 September 2024
BR (Germany)

Palestrina 500 - The Liturgy of Palm Sunday from the Vatican
Sistine Chapel Choir
Marcos Pavan, conductor
Recorded on 25 November 2024
Radio Vaticana (Vatican City)

Holy Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom by Tsenko Minkin, from Sofia
Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Chorus
Miroslav Popsavov, conductor
Recorded on 13 February 2025
BNR (Bulgaria)

Bach's St. John Passion from Musiikkitalo, Helsinki
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor
Matthew Brook, baritone
Christina Landshamer, soprano
Hugh Cutting, countertenor
Magnus Dietrich, tenor
Tomi Punkeri, baritone
Helsinki Chamber Choir
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Collon, conductor
Recorded on 21 March 2025
Yle (Finland)

Liszt's Via Crucis from Munich
Herbert Schuch, piano
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Peter Dijkstra, conductor
Recorded on 5 April 2025
BR (Germany)

Passion Concert from the Danish Radio Vocal Ensemble
Danish Radio Vocal Ensemble
Kjeld Steffensen, cello
Lars Baunkilde, double bass
Søren Christian Vestergaard, organ
Marcus Creed, conductor
Recorded on 10 April 2025
Danish Radio

A New Bach: Passion Oratorio from Amuz, Antwerp
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
Tiemo Wang, baritone
Jana Pieters, soprano
William Shelton, countertenor
Jonathan Sells, bass
Il Gardellino
Alexander Grychtolik, director
Recorded on 13 April 2025
VRT (Belgium)

Bach's St. Matthew Passion from the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
Mauro Peter, tenor
Cody Quattlebaum, bass
Jane Archibald, soprano
Jess Dandy, contralto
Valerio Contaldo, tenor
Konstantin Krimmel, bass
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
National Children's Choir of Netherlands
Riccardo Minasi, conductor
Live on 13 April 2025
NPO (Netherlands)

Chamber music from Riga
Janis Sipkevics, alto
Martins Klisans, tenor
Reinis Zarins, piano
Live on 13 April 2025
Latvian Radio

Bach's St. John Passion from Wrocław
Wrocław Baroque Orchestra
Rachel Podger, concertmaster
Jarosław Thiel, leader, artistic director
Marc Minkowski, conductor
Live on 13 April 2025
Polish Radio