Dvorák, Schumann & Fauré: Dorottya Láng & Julius Drake
30 March 2020, 20:00 - 21:30
Concert

Holywell St
Oxford
OX1 3BN

Please note that this programme has been amended from the programme that was originally announced
Dorottya Láng last appeared alongside Toby Spence in Janacek’s The Diary of One who Disappeared at the 2018 Lieder Festival, where she also gave a sensational recital of Hungarian songs. We are delighted to welcome her back with Julius Drake, the ‘collaborative pianist nonpareil’ (The New Yorker). Their programme includes Dvorak’s fiery Gypsy Songs, Schumann’s Mignon and songs by Fauré, Wolf and Léhar.
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Programme
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Mignon „Kennst du das Land?“ (Op. 98a no.1) from Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904)
Cigánské Melodie (Gypsy Songs) (Op. 55)
- 1. Má píseň zas mi láskou zní (My song sounds of love)
- 2. Aj! Kterak trojhranec můj (Ah! how my triangle ringing)
- 3. A les je tichý kolem kol (The forest is quiet all around)
- 4. Když mne stará matka (Songs my mother taught me)
- 5. Struna naladěna
- 6. Široké rukávy
- 7. Dejte klec jestřábu (Give a hawk a cage)
Franz Léhar (1870 - 1948)
7 Karst-Lieder
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
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Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
Mignon I (no.5) from Goethe-Lieder - Mignon II (no.6) from Goethe-Lieder
- Mignon III (no.7) from Goethe-Lieder
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
La bonne chanson (Op. 61)

Dorottya Láng
Dorottya Láng
Mezzo-soprano
The “excellent” (Kurier) young Hungarian mezzo-soprano Dorottya Láng has earned international acclaim for her “ravishing” (Musik Heute) and “impeccable” talent. John Allison writes in The Telegraph that “she quickly showed herself to be a singer of great musical poise. …with rich and even tone rising to a pure top.” Born in Budapest in 1986, Ms Láng studied at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (Vienna’s University of Music and the... Read Full Biography
Julius Drake
Julius Drake
Pianist
Julius Drake, described by The New Yorker magazine as the ‘collaborative pianist nonpareil’ lives in London and enjoys an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, collaborating with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He appears regularly at all the major music centres and festivals: the Aldeburgh, Edinburgh, Munich, Schubertiade, and Salzburg Music Festivals; Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Centre New York; The Kennedy Center, Washington; The Royal Conc... Read Full BiographyFestival Passes
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Spring Song 2020
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