Franz Schubert: Katharina Ruckgaber & Sholto Kynoch
16 October 2017, 13:10
Lunchtime Recital
Holywell St
Oxford
OX1 3BN
Please note that Christina Gansch is unwell and has regretfully had to withdraw from this concert. We are very grateful to Katharina Ruckgaber for stepping in at short notice.
We are delighted to welcome the outstanding German soprano Katharina Ruckgaber to open our lunchtime series, in a wonderful all-Schubert programme. Katharina recently appeared in the Wigmore Hall Schubert song series with Sholto Kynoch, and at the Konzerthaus in Vienna with Graham Johnson. She has recently sung an acclaimed Papagena in Die Zauberflöte at the Theater an der Wien.
Programme
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
An Silvia (D891) - Daphne am Bach (D411)
- Liebhaber in allen Gestalten (D558)
- Der Fischer (D225)
- Die Forelle (D550)
- Johanna Sebus (D728)
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Gott höre meine Stimme (D190) - Der Flug der Zeit (D515)
- Romanze „Der Vollmond Strahlt“ (D797 no.3)
- Die junge Nonne (D828)
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Misero pargoletto (D42) - Gretchen am Spinnrade (D118)
- Litanei auf des Fest Allerseelen (D343)
- Der Musensohn (D764)
Katharina Ruckgaber
Katharina Ruckgaber
Soprano
German soprano KATHARINA RUCKGABER is a graduate of Munich’s University of Art and Drama as well as the Frankfurt Opera Studio. Her time at Oper Frankfurt saw many stage appearances including Susanna in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Frasquita in Barrie Kosky’s highly praised production of Carmen, and the Waldvogel in Wagner’s Siegfried. Katharina sang Fennimore in Kurt Weil’s Silver Lake at the Konzerthaus Berlin under Iván Fischer and Serpetta (Mozart La Finta Giardiniera) with the Bamberg Symphony under ... Read Full Biography
Sholto Kynoch
Sholto Kynoch
Pianist
Sholto Kynoch is a sought-after pianist who specialises in chamber music and song accompaniment. In addition to a busy performance schedule and a fast-growing discography, he is the founder and director of the Oxford Lieder Festival, the UK’s most renowned song festival, which recently won a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award. In recent years he has appeared at London’s Wigmore Hall, the Palau de la Música in Barcelona, the Berliner Konzerthaus, the Victoria Concert Hall in Singapore, the Opéra de Lille... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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