Maria Forsström & Sholto Kynoch
10 March 2018, 20:00 - 22:00
Concert
Holywell St
Oxford
OX1 3BN
Please note that Katharina Ruckgaber is unwell and has regretfully had to withdraw from this concert. We are very grateful to Maria Forsström for stepping in at short notice.
Swedish mezzo-soprano Maria Forsström is well-known to Oxford Lieder audiences, most recently appearing in the 2017 Festival, when she gave a stunning recital of songs by Sibelius and Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder. On Saturday, Maria Forsström and Sholto Kynoch will present a programme of Schubert, Wolf, and Mahler, followed by Grieg and various Swedish composers.
Programme
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Frühlingsglaube (D686) - Im Frühling (D882)
- Im Abendrot (D799)
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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
- Mignon (Kennst du das Land) from Goethe-Lieder
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Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Der Schildwache Nachtlied from Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
- Rheinlegendchen from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
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Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Møte, 'The Tryst' (Op. 67 no.4) from Haugtussa - Killingdans, 'Kidlings' Dance' (Op. 67 no.6) from Haugtussa
- Ved Gjætle-Bekken, 'At the Brook' (Op. 67 no.8) from Haugtussa
- Lauf der Welt (Op. 48)
- Zur Rosenzeit (Op. 48)
- Ein Traum (Op. 48)
Maria Forsström
Maria Forsström
Mezzo-soprano
Maria Forsström was born in Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden. She is equally at ease at a Lieder recital and in the symphonic repertoire as on the opera stage, and is much appreciated for her Mahler interpretations and for the deep joy she finds in exploring different musical styles. Her repertoire spans from early Baroque to 20th-century composers, such as Luciano Berio and Benjamin Britten. Maria graduated first at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm as an organist, choir conductor and pianist. She then pursued Early Mus... Read Full Biography
Sholto Kynoch
Sholto Kynoch
Pianist
Sholto Kynoch is a sought-after pianist who specialises in song and chamber music. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Oxford Lieder Festival, which won a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award in 2015, cited for its ‘breadth, depth and audacity’ of programming. Recent recitals have taken him to Wigmore Hall, Heidelberger Frühling in Germany, the Zeist International Lied Festival in Holland, the LIFE Victoria festival and Palau de la Música in Barcelona, the Opéra de Lille, Kings Place in Lo... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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This event is part of a series:
2018 Spring Weekend of Song
The 2018 Spring Weekend of Song is a mid-year mini Festival, full of great music and events and with much of the special atmosphere of the main Festival. Three world-class evening recitals are surrounded and complemented by the audition recitals for the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Programme, study events and masterclasses.