Ian Bostridge studied history and philosphy ... In December 1999 he was awarded the Time Out Classical Music Award. In May 2000 The English Songbook won the Critics’ Choice Classical Brit Awards.

Ian Bostridge is an English tenor, and the author of four books, most recently Song and Self: A Singer’s Reflections on Music and Performance (Faber). The St John Passion, first performed 300 years ...