In 2026, the Pieterskerk Leiden will once again be the scene of the Leiden Easter tradition par excellence: the performance of the famous St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach. The Nederlands Kamerkoor and the Residentie Orkest will play Bach’s masterpiece, conducted by Peter Dijkstra.
Performers
Residentie Orkest Den Haag
Nederlands Kamerkoor
Haags Matrozenkoor
Peter Dijkstra, chief conductor
Soloists
Tilman Lichdi, evangelist
Thomas Oliemans, Christ
Ilse Eerens, soprano
Anke Vondung, mezzo-soprano
Hugo Brady, tenor
Matthias Lika, bass
Wolfgang
Use the Wolfgang app during the concert. Wolfgang is a smartphone app for live classical music. While the orchestra plays, Wolfgang tells you what you are hearing in the music at that precise moment. For more information see: www.wolfgangapp.nl.
Ticket sales
Some seats in the 2nd and 3rd tier have a limited view of the podium.
The net profits of this concert are used for the regular maintenance and presevation of the Pieterskerk Leiden.
Thursday 2 April 2026
Start concert: 19:30
Intermission: 20:45
End of concert: ca. 23:00
Ticket prices:
1st tier: € 120,-
2nd tier: € 90,-
3rd tier: € 56,-
Friday 3 April 2026
Start concert: 11:30
Intermission: 13:15 – 14:30
End of concert: 16:15
Ticket prices:
1st tier: € 154,-
2nd tier: € 112,-
3rd tier: € 67,-