2016 Spring Weekend of Song
4th - 6th March 2016
Renowned recitalists, emerging talent, auditions for the next generation of star artists,
masterclasses and more; a mid-year fix for song fanatics.
UNDER 35s:
A special trial offer for our Spring Weekend. £5 tickets are available on the door for the Friday, Saturday and Sunday recitals at 8pm, for anyone aged under 35 and all students. No need to book; just turn up (with some ID!).
Friday 4th March 2016
10:00 AM
Composition workshop with the Faculty of Music
04 Mar 2016 10:00 | Holywell Music Room
Baritone Simon Wallfisch and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform new works by composers from the Faculty of Music. In this workshop setting they are also joined by Professor Martyn Harry; together they give feedback to these aspiring young song composers. All are welcome to this fascinating event.
2:00 PM
‘Song as Performance’; a study event held in collaboration with TORCH
04 Mar 2016 14:00 | Okinaga Room
On the eve of this year's Young Artist Platform, Oxford Lieder is pleased to host an afternoon of talks dedicated to the topic of song as a form of performance. It's easy to think of song as a form of text - whether musical or literary - but this approach sometimes leaves out the equally important idea of song as a powerful encounter between performers and audience that is capable of ex...
8:00 PM
Felicity Lott / Eugene Asti
04 Mar 2016 20:00 | Holywell Music Room
Online booking has now closed, however you can reserve tickets by ringing our box office (01865 591276) or emailing [email protected] A wonderfully varied programme, full of mischief and humour, begins our Spring Weekend of Song, given by Felicity Lott, one of Britain's most celebrated singers, and renowned pianist Eugene Asti. Please not that due to unforseen person...Saturday 5th March 2016
11:15 AM
Auditions for the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform
05 Mar 2016 11:15 | Holywell Music Room
Six exceptional young duos give audition recitals, open to the public and adjudicated by Susan Gritton and Eugene Asti. We received an unprecedented number of high calibre applications this year and have selected six outstanding duos to give a 40-minute recital. AUDITION RECITAL SCHEDULE 11.15am to 11.55am: Suzanne Fischer, soprano & Panaretos Kyriatzidis, piano ...
8:00 PM
Kitty Whately / Sholto Kynoch
05 Mar 2016 20:00 | Holywell Music Room
Kitty Whately, well established as one of the most exciting mezzos today and a former BBC New Generation Artist, presents a recital that includes songs by Franz Schubert and settings of William Shakespeare, as well as songs by one of today's best-loved composers, Jonathan Dove. £5 student tickets are available on the door on a first come, first se...Sunday 6th March 2016
12:30 PM
Masterclass given by Susan Gritton and Eugene Asti
06 Mar 2016 12:30 | The Shulman Auditorium, The Queen's College
The six duos who auditioned for the Young Artist Platform now have a chance to work with Susan Gritton and Eugene Asti in a public masterclass. 12.30 to 1.30pm: Christine Zerafa, piano 1.30pm to 2.30pm: Chloë Treharne, mezzo-soprano & Lana Bode, piano 2.30pm to 3.30pm: Julien van Mellaerts, baritone & Lucy Colquhoun, piano Break 4pm to 5pm: Lorena...
8:00 PM
Josep-Ramon Olivé / Ben-San Lau
06 Mar 2016 20:00 | Holywell Music Room
A recital given by the exceptional winners of the 2015 Young Artist Platform, including Schumann’s Dichterliebe and Ravel's Histoires Naturelles, as well as a selection of songs from Josep-Ramon Olivé's native Catalonia by Mompou and Morera i Viura. Click on the tabs above to see full details of the artists and programmes. ...