The London Mozart Players first concert at the Fairfield Halls of 2026 is taking place on March 8, and Inside Croydon is delighted to be able to offer three pairs of tickets as prizes in a terrific competition exclusively for our paying subscribers.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion is a powerful exploration of what it means to be human – an emotional retelling of Christ’s final hours that speaks as deeply today as it did when it was first composed 300 years ago.
“St John Passion connects with our sense of universal humanity through music which is full of heartbreak, beauty and reflection,” the London Mozart Players say.
“Listeners can turn to Bach to make sense of suffering and find solace in a world that can be cruel.”
This London Mozart Players’ performance in the Fairfield Hall’s magnificent Concert Hall at 4.30pm on Sunday, March 8, has a very strong Croydon contigent.
The London Mozart Players are the Fairfield Halls’ resident orchestra, and this concert is the first of several performances the LMP will be giving at Croydon’s cherished arts centre this year.
Soloist: baritone Hugo Herman-Wilson
The concert is directed by Thomas Allery, who will also play the harpsichord.
The chorus will be provided by the world-famous Trinity Boys and Girls’ Choir from the school in Shirley.
And among the soloists, singing the part of Pilate, is profesional baritone Hugo Herman-Wilson, a singer who grew up in South Croydon and is a former choral scholar at Croydon Minster.
Top-priced tickets for the concert would usually be £43.50 each.
But three of Inside Croydon’s subscribers can claim a pair of tickets each, absolutely FREE, just by answering correctly a straightforward question in our exclusive prize quiz.
Resident orchestra: the London Mozart Players are regulars at the Fairfield Halls
Our prizes have been generously donated by the London Mozart Players.
Inside Croydon’s usual Ts&Cs for competitions apply, including that there is no cash alternative to the prize and anyone entering the competition should be available to attend the performance specified.
The competition is open only fully paid-up patrons of Inside Croydon.
To win, all you have to do is email the correct answer to inside.croydon@btinternet.com with “PASSION” in the subject header by midday on Friday February 27 2026.
As well as your answer, please include a daytime contact phone number and your postal address.
The first three correct answers to be selected at random will be declared the winners, and will be contacted in the following few days to arrange to collect their prize.
So… Here’s the question:
The St John Passion is one of only two surviving Passions composed by JS Bach.
What is the other?
All you have to do now is…
- Make sure you’re signed up as an Inside Croydon subscriber. Click here to sign up now.
- Email the correct answer to inside.croydon@btinternet.com with “PASSION” in the subject header
- Make sure you have done it before midday on February 27.
- And if you don’t know the answer to our question, you could just book yourself tickets for this gala event – with a 10% discount for Inside Croydon readers. Click here for the discount code and to discover more about Croydon’s resident chamber orchestra, the London Mozart Players
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