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Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Bach鈥檚 austere and beautiful Lutheran cantatas stand in contrast to the lively rhythms and rich textures of Sch眉tz鈥檚 music.

Our Reformation Day celebrations begin with an organ recital by William Whitehead and Robert Quinney that has chorale preludes from Bach鈥檚 Orgelb眉chlein at its heart. There are also premieres by Jonathan Dove, Cheryl-Frances Hoad and Daniel Saleeb.

The 麻豆约拍 Singers and the City of London Sinfonia tell the Passion story as never before. Music from five centuries of Passion settings comes together, including works by Sch眉tz, J. S. Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Arvo P盲rt and Sir James MacMillan.

An introduction to the music in tonight's Prom with the Revd Lucy Winkett.

Bach specialist John Butt and his award-winning Dunedin Consort make their Proms debut with a performance of Bach鈥檚 St John Passion, a work of almost operatic immediacy. The soloists include Tim Mead, Sophie Bevan and Nicholas Mulroy.

Rising star conductor Jakub Hr暖拧a presents an all-Czech concert with the 麻豆约拍 SO and the 麻豆约拍 Singers. Smetana鈥檚 evocative tone-poem Ma vlast sits alongside Martin暖鈥檚 Field Mass and Suk鈥檚 Prague. This is music of protest, anger and national pride.

Pablo Heras-Casado and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra bring authentic colour to some of Mendelssohn鈥檚 best-loved works, including the overture The Hebrides and the Fifth Symphony. Isabelle Faust is the soloist for the lyrical Violin Concerto.