Lieder und Gesänge: Kate Royal, Johannes Kammler & Roger Vignoles
28 October 2016, 19:30
Concert
Holywell St
Oxford
OX1 3BN
Schumann published four sets of Lieder und Gesänge between 1849 and 1853, each containing five songs, by various poets, and written between 1840 and 1849. Tonight we hear this captivating cross section of songs performed by renowned soprano Kate Royal and rising star baritone Johannes Kammler, with one of the most acclaimed of song pianists, Roger Vignoles.
Festival supper will be available from 6:30pm every evening (except Thursday 20th). Enjoy a delicious hot main meal and side dish between the afternoon and evening recitals for just £11. Our food partners this year are the Vaults & Garden Café, The Oxford University Club, and St Stephen’s House. Please book by midnight the day before by clicking here.
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Programme
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Lieder und Gesänge, i (Op. 27)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Lieder und Gesänge, ii (Op. 51)
- 1. Sehnsucht
- 2. Volksliedchen
- 3. Ich wandre nicht
- 4. Auf dem Rhein
- 5. Liebeslied
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Lieder und Gesänge, iii (Op. 77)
- 1. Der frohe Wandersmann
- 2. Mein Garten
- 3. Geisternähe
- 4. Stiller Vorwurf
- 5. Aufträge
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Lieder und Gesänge, iv (Op. 96)
- 1. Nachtlied
- 2. Schneeglöckchen
- 3. Ihre Stimme
- 4. Gesungen!
- 5. Himmel und Erde
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Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Der Mond (Op. 86 no.5) from Six Songs - Venezianisches Gondellied (Op. 57 no.5)
- Pagenlied (WoO)
- Nachtlied (Op. 71 no.6)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Vier Duette (Op. 78)
Kate Royal
Kate Royal
Soprano
Kate Royal was born in London and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. Awards include the 2004 Kathleen Ferrier Award, the 2004 John Christie Award, and the 2007 Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award. In concert Kate has appeared with the world’s leading orchestras including the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vassily Petrenko, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Pablo Heras-Casado, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Ad... Read Full Biography
Johannes Kammler
Johannes Kammler
Baritone
Samling Artist and Britten-Pears Young Artist Johannes Kammler is an internationally highly sought after baritone in opera, song and oratorio. He has given concerts as a soloist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra as well as the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela under conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Gustavo Dudamel, Sir Mark Elder and Marin Alsop, performing in significant concert halls and opera venues in London, Berlin, Baden-Baden, Moscow and Caracas. Johannes has ... Read Full Biography
Roger Vignoles
Roger Vignoles
Pianist
Roger Vignoles is one of the most distinguished piano accompanists of our time. In a career spanning five decades he has become recognized throughout the world as a leading exponent of the art of song. He has appeared at all the world’s principal venues and festivals, from the Concertgebouw to Carnegie Hall, and with many of the world’s foremost artists, such as Sir Thomas Allen, Barbara Bonney, Christine Brewer, Florian Boesch, Bernarda Fink, Elina Garanca, Susan Graham, Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Angelika Kirchschlager, Dame Feli... 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...