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Oxford Lieder Festival 2010 - 15^th-30^th October: a preview from Bill Kenny (BK)

 

Celebrating Song


Internationally-acclaimed singers are joined by emerging stars in the UK’s biggest celebration of song, The Oxford Lieder Festival, which takes place from 15 – 30 October. The twenty-seven concerts include Schumann’s Kerner Lieder sung by the legendary Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair (15 Oct), Grieg, Rangström and Sibelius from Katarina Karnéus and Julius Drake (16 Oct), Hugo Wolf’s complete Mörike Lieder with Sophie Daneman (soprano), Anna Grevelius (mezzo), James Gilchrist (tenor), Stephan Loges (baritone) and Sholto Kynoch (piano) (22 & 23 Oct) and songs by Schumann, Ives and Copland with the world-renowned bass-baritone Sir Williard White and Eugene Asti (29 Oct). The closing concert features Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) singing Schumann (Liederkreis op. 39) and Mussorgsky with Roger Vignoles (piano).

Other highlights include two world premieres performed by The Prince Consort (21 October); Herbstlieder by pianist-composer Stephen Hough and Ned Rorem’s My Love is as a Fever, commissioned by Oxford Lieder. One of Britain’s best loved singers, Felicity Palmer explores “Women on the Edge” (songs by Purcell, Tchaikovsky & Schumann) (20 Oct). Kathleen Ferrier Award winner Sarah-Jane Brandon (soprano) presents a diverse programme including Brahms’ Zigeunerlieder, Strauss, Duparc and Rachmaninov, and Guildhall Gold Medal 2009 prize winner Gary Griffiths (baritone), with Sholto Kynoch, performs Schubert’s Winterreise (17 Oct). The Doric Quartet will be “in residence”, performing Schumann’s quartets in a rush-hour series, and appearing with Catherine Hopper (mezzo) (25^th).

This year the Festival’s other events have expanded to include workshops for adult amateurs as well as numerous talks, a lunchtime concert series and a Master Course led by Ian Partridge. The successful education programme will again take part in local Oxfordshire schools and culminate in a concert at the Ashmolean Museum.

The complete programme is as follows:

Friday 15^th October

2pm Ashmolean Museum

Schools’ project concert.Given by children from three primary schools: Wallingford, St. Laurence C of E, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell C of E. The culmination of their workshops inspired by a trip to the Ashmolean.

5pm Broad Street

Celebratory Partsongs by Schumann and Brahms

Festival Chorus

7pm Pre-concert talk Richard Stokes

8pm Holywell Music Room

Opening recital. Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)

Schumann Kerner Lieder and settings of Heine

Saturday 16^th

10.30am–1pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building

Singing for All workshop for adults, led by Fiona Dobie (soprano)

2.30pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building

An introduction to musical resources on the web
4pm Holywell Music Room

Angela Bic (soprano), Robin Davis (piano) – winners of the 2009 Kathleen Ferrier Awards (song prize & Musicians Benevolent Fund accompanist’s prize)

Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Strauss, Mahler & Wolf
7pm Pre-concert talk Richard Wigmore

8pm Holywell Music Room

Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Julius Drake (piano)

Grieg Haugtussa, Op. 67

Songs by Sibelius & Rangström

10pm New College Ante-Chapel

Nathalie Chalkley (soprano), Christoph Denoth (guitar)

Schubert songs with guitar

Sunday 17th

7pm Pre-concert talk Natasha Loges

8.pm Holywell Music Room

Gary Griffiths (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano)

Schubert Winterreise

Monday 18th

3pm – 4.30pm Holywell Music Room

Open rehearsal
7pm Pre-concert talk Richard Stokes

8pm Holywell Music Room

Benedict Nelson (baritone), Gary Matthewman (piano)

Schubert Schwanengesang

Tuesday 19^th

1.10pm Holywell Music Room

Lunch with Schumann

Stuart Jackson (tenor) (2010 Oxford Lieder Scholar), Jocelyn Freeman (piano)

(in association with the Royal Academy of Music)
7pm Pre-performance talk Ian Partridge

8pm Holywell Music Room

Tilman Lidchi (tenor), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin

Wednesday 20^th

2pm – 5pm Holywell Music Room

Masterclass with Stephan Loges (in association with the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford)
5.45pm Worcester College Chapel

Doric String Quartet

Schumann String Quartet No 1 in A minor
7pm Pre-concert talk Roderick Swanston

8pm Holywell Music Room

Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Simon Lepper (piano)

Women on the Edge songs by Purcell, Tchaikovsky, Schumann & others

Thursday 21^st

1.10pm Holywell Music Room

Lunch with Schumann

Elizabeth Skinner (soprano), Joshua Friend (tenor), Yasmin Rowe (piano)

(in association with the Royal Northern College of Music)
7pm Pre-concert artist conversation

8pm Holywell Music Room

The Prince Consort
Schumann Spanisches Liederspiel & Spanisches Liebeslieder

Stephen Hough Herbstlieder WORLD PREMIERE

Ned Rorem My Love is as a Fever (sonnet 147) WORLD PREMIERE

Songs by Quilter & Barber

Friday 22^nd

1.10pm Holywell Music Room

Lunch with Schumann Myrthen, Op. 25

Ines Simoes (soprano), Piran Legg (baritone), Jean-Yves Cornet (piano)

(in association with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama)

7pm Pre-concert talk Natasha Loges

8pm Holywell Music Room

Sophie Daneman (soprano), Anna Grevlius (mezzo-soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor),

Stephan Loges (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano)

Hugo Wolf The Complete Mörike Lieder, part one

Saturday 23^rd

11.30am Holywell Music Room

Bring and Sing for non-professional singers and pianists of all ages.

7pm Pre-concert talk John Warren

8pm Holywell Music Room

Sophie Daneman (soprano), Anna Grevlius (mezzo-soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Stephan Loges (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano)

Hugo Wolf The Complete Mörike Lieder, part two

Sunday 24^th

10am – 1pm; 2pm – 6pm North Wall Arts Centre

Mastercourse  - Day 1 led by Ian Partridge, guest tutor Roger Vignoles

7pm Pre-concert talk Richard Stoken

8pm Holywell Music Room

Sarah-Jane Brandon (soprano) - winner of the 2009 Kathleen Ferrier Awards

Gary Matthewman (piano)

Brahms Zigeunerlieder

Poulenc Métamorphoses

Songs by Mendelssohn, Strauss, Duparc and Rachmaninov

Monday 25^th

10am – 1pm; 2pm – 6pm North Wall Arts Centre

Mastercourse - Day 2  led by Ian Partridge, guest tutor Andrew West
7pm Pre-concert talk Richard Wigmore

8pm Holywell Music Room

The Doric String Quartet, Catherine Hopper (mezzo-soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Respighi Il Tramonto

Chausson Chanson Perpétuelle

Schubert Quartet in A minor, Rosamunde

Works by Saint-Saëns and Brahms

Tuesday 26^th

10am – 1pm; 2pm – 6pm North Wall Arts Centre

Mastercourse -  Day 3 by Ian Partridge, guest tutor Julius Drake
7pm Pre-concert talk Richard Stokes

8pm Holywell Music Room

Mary Bevan (soprano), Sophie Bevan (soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano)

Songs by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Debussy, Fauré, Quilter and Britten

Wednesday 27^th

11am – 1pm Holywell Music Room

Composition Workshop (in collaboration with the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford)
5.45pm St Michael at the Northgate

The Doric String Quartet

Schumann String Quartet no. 2 in F
8pm Holywell Music Room

Master Course Participants’ Concert

programme devised and introduced by Ian Partridge

This concert features participants of the Oxford Lieder Master Course

Thursday 28^th

1.10 Holywell Music Room

Lunch with Schumann

Robyn Allegra Parton (soprano), Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano), Belinda Jones (piano)

(in association with the Royal College of Music)
7pm Pre-concert talk Richard Stokes

8pm Holywell Music Room

Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)

Berlioz Les Nuits dété, Granados La Maja dolorosa,

Songs by Schubert (settings of Metastasio) and Rossini, and a selection of early Spanish songs

Friday 29^th

5.45pm St Michael at the Northgate

The Doric String Quartet

Schumann String Quartet No. 3 in A
7pm Pre-concert talk Richard Wigmore

8pm Holywell Music Room

Sir Willard White (bass-baritone), Eugene Asti (piano)

Songs by Schumann, Schubert, Ives and Copland
10pm New College Ante-Chapel

Alasdair Beatson (piano)

Schumann piano works

Saturday 30^th

11 am – 1pm; 1.30pm – 3pm Holywell Music Room

Masterclass with Henry Herford for advanced non-professional singers
4pm Holywell Music Room

Maciek O’Shea (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano)

An introduction to Polish Song – works by Chopin, Paderewski and Moniuszko
7pm Artist conversation with Roger Vignoles

8pm Holywell Music Room

Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles (piano)

Schumann – Liederkreis Op. 39 Songs by Brahms, Mussorgsky and Poulenc

Tickets £5 - £20 from 01865 305305. Further programme details and online booking are also available from www.ticketsoxford.com and the OLF web site is at www.oxfordlieder.co.uk

Bill Kenny

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