On Sunday 17th February, Oxford Lieder audiences were treated to six superb duos giving 40-minute recitals in the Shulman Auditorium, Queen's College. The duos were all at post-graduate conservatoire level, and had applied to take part in the Young Artist Platform, now in its third year. Adjudicator Roderick Williams was faced with a very hard choice and emphasised at the end of the day just how high the standard had been in all six recitals. In the end he selected three duos for the scheme:
Oxford Lieder is delighted to annouce that due to a very generous donation from The Patsy Wood Trust, all tickets for our interactive, narrated family concert on Sunday 14th of October at 4pm are now free. The concert is suitable for everyone aged 8 to 108 and more information about the concert can be found here.
Tickets are still available to reserve through Tickets Oxford, as normal; so keep booking, and bring your family and friends!
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and pianist Eugene Asti gave a stunning recital at the 2011 Oxford Lieder Festival. The concert was recorded, and two tracks are now exclusively available to Oxford Lieder supporters. These two wonderful Mahler songs - "Die Gute nacht, die ich dir Sage" and "Ich Atmet' einen Linden Duft" - are free to listen to on this site. Click the titles below to download these tracks.
We are delighted to announce the programme for this year's Oxford Lieder Festival, which runs 12th-27th October. Friends will receive their advance booking forms in the coming days; general booking opens on 20th July. Details of all concerts can be found on this website, and printed brochures will be arriving early next month.
On Saturday 19th May, six exceptional young duos gave 40-minute recitals, competing for this year's Young Artist Platform. Our adjudicator, the renowned soprano Sophie Daneman, faced an extremely hard decision, and in the end the prize, which consists of a number of paid engagements around the country, was divided between three duos:
First place went to soprano Lucy Hall (pictured) and pianist Gavin Roberts.
The full line-up for the Oxford Lieder Festival will be announced here very shortly. Confirmed artists include Sarah Connolly, Florian Boesch, Alice Coote, Lucy Crowe, James Gilchrist, Katarina Karnéus, Robert Murray, Birgid Steinberger, Wolfgang Holzmair and many others.
On Saturday 28th January, John Mark Ainsley and Roger Vignoles begin 2012 for us with Schumann's magnificent song cycle Dichterliebe. In April we have a wonderful weekend of song at the Holywell Music Room, featuring the fifth installment of our performance and recording of the complete songs of Hugo Wolf, a concert given by Joan Rogers, Roderick Williams and Roger Vignoles, and a recital in tribute to Kathleen Ferrier.
For the first concert of our eleventh season, we are delighted to welcome this outstanding trio in a varied and uplifting programme of songs and duets. For full programme details, click here.
This concert is generously supported by Jesus College & The Kohn Foundation.
"the soprano Sally Matthews gave the performance an extra touch of class, singing with a beauty of tone and an ability to shape phrases in a personal way that made her outstanding"
The Financial Times
As part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations, Oxford Lieder is delighted to have an exhibition of recent works by Joanna Brendon MBE on display at the Holywell Music Room throughout the festival. For this recent body of work, she has listened to music – often Schubert – while responding visually both to the text and to the sound itself. The works are intuitive and evocative of the coastal landscapes of the West Country.
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and pianist Eugene Asti gave a stunning recital at the 2011 Oxford Lieder Festival. The concert was recorded, and two tracks are now exclusively available to Oxford Lieder supporters. These two wonderful Mahler songs - "Die Gute nacht, die ich dir Sage" and "Ich Atmet' einen Linden Duft" - are free to listen to on this site. Click the titles below to download these tracks.
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