Opening Night Recital: Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber
14 October 2016, 19:30
Concert
This event will be broadcast from The Sheldonian Theatre
Tonight's concert is generously supported by Freeths Solicitors, Oxford's leading law firm that specialises in advising clients on their personal and business wealth.
Tickets are still available on the door for tonight's concert.
Christian Gerhaher and Gerold Huber need little introduction as one of the world's leading song duos. Their concerts and recordings are universally hailed for their profound insight and thrilling musicianship and we are delighted to welcome them to Oxford forthe first time. Their programme tonight includes Schumann's Kerner Lieder, one of his most popular cycles from the 'annus mirabilis' of 1840, as well Antonín Dvořák's profond Biblical Songs.
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Programme
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904)
Biblical Songs (Op. 99)
- 1. Oblak a mrákota jest vůkol Něho
- 2. Skrýše má a paveza má Ty jsí
- 3. Slyš, ó Bože, slyš modlitbu mou
- 4. Hospodin jest můj pastýř
- 5. Bože! Bože! Píseň novou
- 6. Slyš, ó Bože, volání mé
- 7. Při řekách babylonských
- 8. Popatřiž na mne a smiluj se nade mnou
- 9. Pozdvihuji očí svých k horám
- 10. Zpívejte Hospodinu píseň novou
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Sechs Gedichte und Requiem (Op. 90)
- 1. Lied eines Schmiedes
- 2. Meine Rose
- 3. Kommen und Scheiden
- 4. Die Sennin
- 5. Einsamkeit
- 6. Der schwere Abend
- 7. Requiem
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Drei Gesänge (Op. 83)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner (Op. 35)
Christian Gerhaher
Christian Gerhaher
Baritone
During his studies under Paul Kuen and Raimund Grumbach, German baritone Christian Gerhaher attended the Opera School of the Academy of Music in Munich and, together with his regular piano partner Gerold Huber, studied lied interpretation with Friedemann Berger. While completing his medical studies Christian Gerhaher perfected his vocal training in master-classes given by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Inge Borkh. At present Christian Gerhaher himself teaches in select master-classes and is an honorary professor at the A... Read Full Biography
Gerold Huber
Gerold Huber
Pianist
Gerold Huber studied piano under Friedemann Berger at the Musikhochschule in Munich and attended Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s lied class in Berlin. In 1998 he was awarded the Prix International Pro Musicis with Christian Gerhaher. Gerold Huber gives masterclasses, and since 2013 he has been a professor for lied accompaniment at the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg. Gerold has appeared at major festivals and concert halls, including Konzertverein Vienna, Wigmore Hall London and Bavarian State Opera Munich, performing with Chr... Read Full BiographyFestival Passes
This event is part of a series:
The Schumann Project
The Schumann Project: 14-29 October 2016 The fifteenth Oxford Lieder Festival will be the Schumann Project, a unique survey of Schumann's complete songs. The Schumann Project will explore Schumann's life and times, his friends and contemporaries, his influences and his legacies, and his literary and artistic interests. This two-week feast of song will feature Oxford Lieder's trad...