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Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Roderick Williams (baritone) Joseph Middleton (piano) Hannah Kendall commission Roderick Williams commission In this modern age of gender fluidity and identity awareness, how can the notion of art song, steeped in centuries of patriarchal tradition, keep pace and maintain its relevance? In She Sings/He Sings/They Sing, Carolyn Sampson, Roderick Williams and Joseph...
With Iain Burnside, and presentation of the Leeds Lieder/Schubert Institute of Great Britain Song Prize Iain Burnside is well-known to Leeds Lieder audiences as a familiar and highly popular presence on BBC Radio 3, as well as being the Artistic Director of the inaugural Leeds Lieder Festival. In addition to his rare talent for programming,...
The view from the Villa Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano) Dean Robinson (bass-baritone) Victoria Newlyn (actress) Iain Burnside (piano) Programme to include: Wagner - Wesendonck-Lieder In 1855 Wagner’s patron Otto Wesendonck and his wife Mathilde built a sumptuous villa overlooking Zürich. Two years later they bought the house next door, Asyl, and invited Wagner and his wife Minna to move in. The...
The birth of the Lied Cycle and a new voice in Romanticism with Dr Katy Hamilton This weekend we have heard Beethoven’s seminal cycle, An die ferne Geliebte and Schubert’s Einsamkeit. Dr Katy Hamilton, a regular researcher and presenter for Wigmore Hall, the Southbank Centre and Salzburg Festival leads our Young Artists through the birth...
Join us in the bar for an informal evening of local ales and song and poetry presented by our Leeds Lieder Young Artists
Soraya Mafi (soprano) Anna Huntley (mezzo-soprano) William Thomas (bass) Graham Johnson (piano) Prologue Mozart - Overture to Così fan tutte (excerpt) Cole Porter - Where is the life that late I led Sisters in Love Mozart - ‘Ah guarda, sorella’ from Così fan tutte Irving Berlin - Sisters Brahms - Die Schwestern ‘Bella Vita Militar’ Wolf - Mir ward gesagt, du reisest...
Our Composers and Poets programme has been a cornerstone of the Leeds Lieder Festival from the very beginning and has featured luminaries such as South-Yorkshire born poet Ian McMillan.
With Ann Murray DBE Ann Murray DBE makes a welcome return to Leeds Lieder following her superb masterclass last year. Our outstanding duos work with the great Irish mezzo-soprano, to find clarity of expression and a deeper understanding of the songs they have prepared.
From The Distant Beloved James Newby (baritone) Joseph Middleton (piano) Britten - I wonder as I wander | There’s none to soothe Beethoven - Maigesang, Adelaide | An die ferne Geliebte Schubert - Der Wanderer D489 | Der Wanderer D649 | Auf der Brücke D853 | Abendstern D806 Britten - At the mid-hour of night | The last rose of...
Session 1 - 11:00am Session 2 - 3:00pm A vital and creatively rich component of Leeds Lieder’s work, the Composer and Poets Forum is a day-long culmination of work initiated in November when student composers from the national conservatoires and selected northern universities met poets local to Leeds in a creative venture to encourage the...
Leeds Lieder Young Artists The finest young duos coached over the weekend by Dame Felicity Lott, Ann Murray DBE, Sir Thomas Allen and Iain Burnside, showcase the songs they have been exploring. An opportunity to enjoy the next generation of Lieder singers and pianists.
Join us in the bar for a relaxed evening of poetry and local ales and perform your own poems at this Open-Mic session.
O Solitude James Gilchrist (tenor) Anna Tilbrook (piano) Purcell - O Solitude Schubert - Einsamkeit D620 Jonathan Dove - Under alter’d skies (Leeds Lieder Première) Barber - Hermit Songs Gilchrist and Tilbrook, particularly noted as outstanding exponents of Schubert and English song, have enjoyed a fruitful collaboration for well over 20 years, with many award-winning recordings...
English Coronation Anthems Following an afternoon of rehearsals under the inspirational leadership of Anna Lapwood, the 2020 Leeds Lieder Bring and Sing Chorus performs English Coronation Anthems. Richard Gowers, formerly senior organ scholar at Kings College Cambridge accompanies.
With Anna Lapwood, Director of Music at Pembroke College, Cambridge and Richard Gowers Handel - Zadok the Priest Wesley - Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace Stanford - Gloria in excelsis Elgar - O hearken thou Parry - I was glad Calling all singers! Would you like to experience the thrill of being trained...
Siobhan Stagg (soprano) Joseph Middleton (piano) Messiaen - Poèmes pour Mi Strauss - Four Last Songs Early in Siobhan Stagg’s career, Christa Ludwig described her voice as ‘one of the most beautiful I’ve ever heard.’ As word of her talent spread across Europe, Siobhan’s big break came in January 2015 when she was chosen to step-in for...
With Sir Thomas Allen Appearances by Sir Thomas Allen are always red letter days in Leeds. He appeared as Guest of Honour in 2018 and his masterclass confi rmed his reputation in Leeds as one of the most knowledgable, aff able, witty and insightful teachers. We are thrilled that he returns to Leeds Lieder to...
A Leeds Lieder Acrostic Sir Thomas Allen (baritone and actor) Siobhan Stagg (soprano) Ema Nikolovska (mezzo-soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) Marcus Farnsworth (baritone) Joseph Middleton (piano) with Leeds Lieder Young Artists Himmlische Lust: Der Tanz – Schubert An die Freude – Schubert Purcell – Sound the trumpet Purcell – Lost is my quiet Ye banks and braes – trad. Bauld...
With Dame Felicity Lott Our Young Artists programme continues to go from strength to strength, with alumni such as Elizabeth Watts and Nicky Spence now featuring on the world’s great stages. Duos from around the globe have been selected from a highly competitive entry to take part in the Festival as Leeds Lieder Young Artists....