A Boy Called Alex The Concert

Eton music scholar and cystic fibrosis suffer Alex Stobbs shot to international prominence in 2008 following the transmission of an awardwinning documentary A Boy Called Alex He has since become a choral scholar at Kings College Cambridge This film features highlights from a remarkable performance of Bachs St Matthew Passion conducted by Alex at Londons Cadogan Hall in 2009 Alex himself acts as the films commentator and guide offering his uniquely personal perspective on Bachs epic work and the phenomenal musical challenges in conducting it The music is performed by the distinguished Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra and the renowned Rodolfus Choir featuring soloists Michael Chance Sarah Fox and Thomas Guthrie