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Michael Mofidian & Keval Shah - St John's Smith Square

15 February 2018, 13:05 - 14:00

Concert

Smith Square
Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA

We're delighted to continue our partnership with St John's Smith Square in London, where the winners of last year's Young Artist Platform, Michael Mofidian and Keval Shah, will give a showcase recital at lunchtime on 15 February. Full details and booking on the SJSS website here.

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Programme

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Ya bil u ney (Op. 14 no.4) from Twelve Romances
V moyey dushe (Op. 14 no.10) from Twelve Romances
Ti pomnish’li vecher
Mi otdokhnyom (Op. 26 no.3)
Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
Fußreise (No.10) from Mörike-Lieder
Um Mitternacht (no.19) from Mörike-Lieder
Der Tambour (No.5) from Mörike-Lieder
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)

Three Songs (Op. 10)
- 1. Rain has fallen
- 2. Sleep now
- 3. I hear an army
Sure on this shining night (Op. 13 no.3)
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)

Rückert-Lieder

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Michael Mofidian

Bass-baritone

Winner of the 2018 Royal Over-Seas League Singers’ Prize and the 2017 Pavarotti Prize, Michael Mofidian was born and raised in Glasgow, and educated at the University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music. A student of Mark Wildman, Michael is a 2018-2020 Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. A versatile singer and actor, Michael feels at home in a wide range of repertoire and styles. For the Royal Opera House his roles have and will include Narumov Queen of Spades, Alcade Forza del destino, Angelo... Read Full Biography

Keval Shah

Pianist

Praised as ‘exceptional… deft and responsive’ (The Observer), Keval Shah has quickly established himself at the forefront of a new generation of collaborative pianists, channelling his artistry into work as a recitalist, broadcaster and pedagogue. He has been Lecturer of Lieder at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki since 2020, an appointment which made him the institution’s youngest professor. He now divides his time between running the song programme at the SibA and appearing in recital at venues and festivals across E... Read Full Biography

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