Sir Simon Rattle was in no doubt: the performance of the St Matthew Passion which he realised together with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Rundfunkchor Berlin in 2010 was for him “the single most important thing we ever did here”. Critics around the world agreed. They praised the semi-staged “ritualization” by American star-director Peter Sellars, as well as the outstanding musical performances by the soloists, including Magdalena Kožená, Christian Gerhaher, Thomas Quasthoff and Mark Padmore as the Evangelist.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Mark PadmoreEvangelist | Evangelist |
 Magdalena KoženáNot listed | Not listed |
 Topi LehtipuuNot listed | Not listed |
 Camilla TillingNot listed | Not listed |
 Christian GerhaherChrist | Christ |
| TThomas QuasthoffNot listed | Not listed |
 Simon RattleNot listed | Not listed |
 Berlin PhilharmonicNot listed | Not listed |