News
Festival Review 2009 by Peter Schofield
10 Nov 2009
The Oxford Lieder Festival now in its eighth year has developed into a major international event, exploring all aspects of song, since its early years featuring mainly young, local singers and pianists concentrating on the German romantic [...read more]
A Triumphant Finish!
10 Nov 2009
The Eighth Oxford Lieder Festival came to a triumphant close with a performance of Schubert’s Schwanengesang given by James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook on 31st October. The whole Festival was a great [...read more]
BBC Radio 3 - In Tune
22 Oct 2009
On Tuesday evening, soprano Rhona McKail (appearing on 23rd) and Sholto Kynoch were interviewed on Radio 3's In Tune by Petroc Trelawney. They performed songs by Poulenc, Walton and Strauss. The interview and performance was live from [...read more]
Barcelo Oxford Hotel - Festival visitors' accommodation discount
17 Sep 2009
Barcelo Oxford Hotel is the official Accommodation Partner for the 2009 Oxford Lieder Festival. During the Festival from 16-31 October, an exclusive 15% discount off accommodation is offered to Festival visitors.
To book, click [...read more]
Wigmore Song Competition
11 Sep 2009
We are delighted that Marcus Farnsworth and Elizabeth Burgess have won first prize in the Wigmore Hall / Kohn Foundation Song Competition. Elizabeth will be known to many Oxford Lieder regulars as, before her post-graduate studies at the Royal [...read more]Masterclass begins at 11.15 today
30 May 2009
Today's masterclass with Roger Vignoles will begin at 11.15 today - a late start due to illness of two of the singers.
The schedule for the weekend is now:
Saturday: 11.15am - 1pm, 2 - 5pm
Sunday: 2 - 5pm
We will [...read more]
Oxford Lieder Newsletter - Spring 2009
09 May 2009
Download the Oxford Lieder Newsletter for Spring 2009 here!
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Oxford Lieder 2009 Scholarship announced!
11 Feb 2009
Entries for the 2009 Oxford Lieder Scholarship have now opened.
Through the annual scholarship, Oxford Lieder is delighted to offer assistance of up to £1,000 in funding for postgraduate studies in voice or accompaniment at recognised [...read more]
Lunchtime Lieder & The Big Bang
12 Oct 2008
The award winning Big Bang, at 124 Walton Street, is a proud sponsor of Lunchtime Lieder, Oxford Lieder's four-concert daytime series which runs through the festival fortnight on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Holywell Music Room. [...read more]
Festival Podcasts
09 Oct 2008
As a new Oxford Lieder initiative, you can now download our first Festival podcasts - Sholto Kynoch chats to Lada Valesova and Alisdair Hogarth about their forthcoming festival concerts on Wednesday [...read more]
Feature on MusicalCriticism.com
02 Oct 2008
"...the 2008 Oxford Lieder Festival will, for two weeks, turn the historic university city into nothing short of the song capital of the world"
Preview of the festival featuring an interview with Sholto on Kynoch on top online [...read more]
Master Course - applications welcomed
19 Jun 2008
Applications are now invited for this year's residential Master Course, led by Sarah Walker CBE. The course will take place from Friday 17th - Thursday 23rd October. We are delighted to announce [...read more]
Volunteer Intern
16 Jun 2008
Oxford Lieder is looking for a volunteer intern to assist with its smooth running across a range of marketing and concert management tasks throughout Summer 2008 and during the Oxford Lieder Festival itself, which runs from [...read more]
Interview with Maciek O'Shea and Classic FM's Bob Jones
24 May 2008
Interview with Maciek O'Shea and Classic FM's Bob Jones.
For more information please visit www.classicfm.com/artsdail[...read more]
Rebecca Lea awarded 2008 Oxford Lieder Scholarship
10 May 2008
The 2008 Oxford Lieder Scholarship has been awarded to 22-year-old soprano Rebecca Lea. Rebecca, a final year student and senior choral scholar at The Queen’s College, impressed judges Hilary Finch of The Times and tenor [...read more]