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1829 Berlin Performance
- When
- 11 March 1829
- Where
- Berlin
Mendelssohn conducted the St Matthew Passion in Berlin on 11 March 1829, the first performance of the work outside Leipzig, presented with the Berlin Singakademie.
The performance took place on 11 March 1829 and was sold out quickly. Mendelssohn performed a version with the Berlin Singakademie to great acclaim, having cut ten arias and seven choruses while retaining most chorales, emphasizing the drama of the Passion story. The work had not been heard in more or less its entirety outside Leipzig until this performance.
Sources
- St Matthew Passion Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-23
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