2019 Spring Weekend of Song
5th - 7th April 2019
Renowned recitalists, emerging talent, auditions for the next generation of star artists, masterclasses and more make up the Oxford Lieder Spring Weekend; a mid-year fix for song lovers.
For the evening recitals, we are delighted to welcome Katarina Karnéus and Julius Drake, former Oxford Lieder Young Artist Alessandro Fisher with Sholto Kynoch, and Christopher Maltman and Graham Johnson. A study day will be led by Laura Tunbridge, based around her acclaimed book ‘Singing in the Age of Anxiety’. The Young Artist Platform auditions will be adjudicated by Katarina Karnéus, Julius Drake and John Mark Ainsley, and John Mark Ainsley will give a public masterclass.
A full schedule will be announced shortly, but you can buy your Pass for the Spring Weekend now. Priced at £80, this represents a saving of more than 30% and offers convenient access to all events across the Weekend.
Friday 5th April
11:00 AM
Arrangements and Outrages: Lieder in the Jazz Age
05 Apr 2019 11:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
This study day, led by Laura Tunbridge, gives a fascinating insight into the presentation, performance and reception of song in 1920s New York, London and Germany. Song culture in the 1920s was very different from today. There was a much freer approach to performance, with pianists improvising interludes between songs in recitals, and concert programmes that mixed Lieder with opera...
1:00 PM
Strauss in America, 1921: A Touring Recital Programme
05 Apr 2019 13:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
A recreation of an original Strauss programme, including famous songs and the uplifting Violin Sonata, with an acclaimed young singer-pianist duo and the distinguished violinist Jack Liebeck. PLEASE NOTE: All tickets for the Study Day 'Arrangements and Outrages: Lieder in the Jazz Age' include entry to this recital.Spring Weekend Supper at The Vaults & Garden Café
05 Apr 2019 18:00 | The Vaults and Garden Café
7:30 PM
Katarina Karnéus & Julius Drake
05 Apr 2019 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
The wonderful Swedish mezzo Katarina Karnéus makes a welcome return to Oxford. She and leading pianist Julius Drake perform songs by Robert and Clara Schumann, including the ‘Mary Stuart’ lieder. They also include Berg’s richly romantic ‘Seven early songs’ and songs by Alma Mahler. Unfortunately, due to illness the planned short showcase by two of O...Saturday 6th April
11:00 AM
The Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform
06 Apr 2019 11:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
We're delighted to be live streaming today's audition recitals. If you can't be with us in person, click here to watch live! The Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform attracts the most exciting new talent and this is a thrilling day as six exceptional duos give 35-minute audition recitals, aspiring to be Oxford Lieder’s next ‘ambassadors for song’. The recitals wi...
8:00 PM
Die schöne Müllerin - Klemens Sander & Sholto Kynoch
Last Few Tickets!
06 Apr 2019 20:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Please note that Alessandro Fisher has regretfully had to withdraw from this concert. We are very grateful to Klemens Sander for stepping in at short notice. We're delighted to be live streaming this evening's concert. If you can't be with us in person, click here to watch live! Klemens Sander last appeared at the Festival in our 2016 Schumann Project, when he gave a...Sunday 7th April
1:30 PM
Young Artist Platform Masterclass with John Mark Ainsley
07 Apr 2019 13:30 | Holywell Music Room
The six duos who performed in the Young Artist Platform auditions have a chance for detailed feedback and practical work in a masterclass with the renowned tenor, John Mark Ainsley.Spring Weekend Supper at The Vaults and Garden Café
07 Apr 2019 18:00 | The Vaults and Garden Café
7:30 PM
Goethe - A Life in Songs: Christopher Maltman & Graham Johnson
07 Apr 2019 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
Two world-renowned artists explore the towering influence of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in song, taking us on a musical journey through the life and work of this great poet and polymath. Graham Johnson will give spoken introductions between groups of songs in what promises to be an astonishing and enlightening evening of music and poetry. This evening's programme will run as follows: ...