Rating: 5 out of 5Amazing and Moving Performance
by William on 4/5/23Atlanta Symphony Hall - AtlantaI attended the Saturday, 1 April, performance of Bach's Saint Matthew Passion by the ASO and the Atlanta Chorus. Stutzmann was able to draw the emotion represented in the text (what Jesus experienced on Good Friday) and have the ASO and Chorus clearly communicate that emotion. There were several points during their performance when one could have heard the proverbial pin drop: those moments were quite moving and raw. My sense was that Stutzmann got attendees to experience and feel what Bach wanted the first audience (or congregation) to hear Saint Matthew Passion. Judging from other attendees' very long applause at the conclusion of this performance, they too were moved by this performance. Well done, Nathalie Stutzmann!