Easter at King's

King's College Chapel
Cambridge
United Kingdom

Guy Johnston cello
Aleksandra Zamojska soprano
Anna Radziejewska alto
Jarosław Bręk baritone
BBC Concert Orchestra
Philharmonia Chorus
Stephen Cleobury conductor


“a liberating, totally absorbing creation which sweeps the listener towards a different world”
(Sir Nicholas Kenyon on The Protecting Veil)

A celebration of the life of revered composer John Tavener with one of his most well known works. The Protecting Veil is a sublime meditation inspired by the Orthodox Feasts commemorating the life of the Virgin Mary, ending with her tears. Lutosławski’s searing Lachrimosa precedes Szymanowski’s beautiful Stabat Mater.


John Tavener : The Protecting Veil
Witold Lutoslawski : Lacrimosa
Karol Szymanowski : Stabat mater, Op 53