Un acto de amor: St John Passion. Orquesta de Córdoba Bach's St John Passion is heard for the first time with the Orquesta de Córdoba
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About the event
On the eve of Holy Week, the Orquesta de Córdoba performs for the first time in its history the St John Passion, BWV 245, by Johann Sebastian Bach, which the composer premiered on Good Friday 1724 in Leipzig. Four soloists and the Coro Ziryab take part, with Salvador Vázquez conducting.
Key points
- Subscription concert 8 of the 2026/27 season
- The orchestra's first performance of the work
- Two performances: 18 and 19 March
What you will hear
On the eve of Holy Week, the Orquesta de Córdoba performs for the first time in its history the St John Passion, BWV 245, by Johann Sebastian Bach, which the composer premiered on Good Friday 1724 in Leipzig. It is the eighth subscription programme and one of those Salvador Vázquez singles out as special this season. The soloists are the soprano Pilar Alva-Martín, the mezzo Lucía Caihuela, the tenor Juan Sancho and the baritone Ferran Albrich, together with the Coro Ziryab. Salvador Vázquez conducts. It is given in two performances, Thursday and Friday, at the Gran Teatro.
Getting there and tickets
The concert is at the Gran Teatro in Córdoba at 8 pm, with a second performance on Friday 19 March at the same time, as part of the Orquesta de Córdoba's subscription series. Single tickets cost between 10 and 27 euros depending on the area: stalls €27, central platea and boxes €20, side platea and boxes €18, central amphitheatre and gallery €15, and side €10. They are on sale from 1 October 2026 at the box offices of the Gran Teatro and the Teatro Góngora and on the Orquesta de Córdoba website, with no fees for online purchases. There are discounts that cannot be combined, such as 50% for young people up to the age of 35.
