Saturday 30th July
11:00 AM
Oxford Lieder at Wigmore Hall: Mahler Day
- Julius Drake
- Marcus Farnsworth
- Birgid Steinberger
- Sholto Kynoch
- Stephan Loges
- James Cheung
- Catriona Morison
- Paula Murrihy
30 Jul 2022 11:00 | Wigmore Hall
We look forward to returning to Wigmore Hall by kind invidation of John Gilhooly for a day of Oxford Lieder events dedicated to Gustav Mahler. Click here to learn more about the day and book tickets via the Wigmore Hall website. £5 tickets are available for Under 35s supported by Media Partner Classic FM. 11.00am - Clara Schumann, Gustav Mahler and Robert Schumann ...Friday 14th October
11:00 AM
Oxford Lieder Festival: 14 - 29 October 2022
14 Oct 2022 11:00 | Various
The 21st Oxford Lieder Festival, Friendship in Song: An Intimate Art, invites you to explore song as an art form that grew up among friends, often at special and sociable gatherings, and inspired many composers’ most personal and profound works. We explore friendships between composers, poets and performers, recreate the intimate atmosphere of the salon, and generally enjoy a festive sp...
11:15 AM
1. Culture, Counterculture and Conviviality: Natasha Loges
- Natasha Loges
- Avishka Edirisinghe
- Alexandria Moon
- Charlotte Bowden
- Zahid Siddiqui
Song Connections - study events
14 Oct 2022 11:15 | Holywell Music Room
This event is in two parts. One ticket gives you access to both parts. 11.15am - 12.30pm, Part 1: An Overview of the Salon 1.45pm - 3.00pm, Part 2: Eavesdropping on Pauline Viardot 11.15am–12.30pm PART ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE SALON For centuries, salons have been spaces where artists and audiences, prima donnas and patrons, and radicals and revolutionaries could mix. ...
4:15 PM
2. Pre-Concert Talk - Jeremy Summerly
- Helen Charlston
- Jeremy Summerly
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14 Oct 2022 16:15 | Convocation House
In the stunning setting of Convocation House, part of the Bodleian Libraries, Jeremy Summerly introduces our first lute-song recital, Battle Cry. In the first part of this talk, Jeremy will be joined by Helen Charlston and Toby Carr to discuss their concept for this fascinating programme, and their recent recording of the same title. They will illustrate the talk with a couple of songs, be...
5:00 PM
3. Helen Charlston & Toby Carr: Battle Cry
- Helen Charlston
- Toby Carr
14 Oct 2022 17:00 | The Sheldonian Theatre
For the first of our lute-song recitals, Helen Charlston, a BBC New Generation Artist, and Toby Carr present Battle Cry, a programme taken from their recent, acclaimed disc of the same name on Delphian Records. The programme rebalances the 17th-century obsession with female abandonment and lament, incorporating works by Purcell, Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi and their contemporaries, as well...
7:30 PM
4. Kate Royal, Christine Rice & Julius Drake: Brahms, Schumann & Weill
- Julius Drake
- Kate Royal
- Magnus Walker
- Eunji Han
- Christine Rice
14 Oct 2022 19:30 | The Sheldonian Theatre
Generously supported by Freeths Solicitors Our Opening Night recital brings together three great artists and a wonderful selection of songs, in the stunning setting of Christopher Wren's Sheldonian Theatre. Kate Royal is one of the world’s best-known sopranos, who last appeared at the Festival in a memorable, sell-out recital in 2018. We are thrilled to welcome the equally celeb...Saturday 15th October
11:00 AM
5a. Freundliche Vision: Strauss's Life in Song. Part One: From Cradle to Celebrity
- Gavin Plumley
- Aron Goldin
- George Ireland
- Emily Christina Loftus
- Wonsick Oh
Song Connections - study events
15 Oct 2022 11:00 | Holywell Music Room
This event is in two parts. One ticket gives you access to both parts. 5a: 11.00am - 12.15pm, Part 1: From Cradle to Celebrity 5b: 3.15pm - 4.30pm, Part 2: From Fame to Grave Please book your ticket on this page. It will be valid for both Part 1 and Part 2 Throughout his long life, Richard Strauss was the picture of bourgeois ease. Born in Munich, his childhood home ...
1:30 PM
6. Sarah Wegener and Götz Payer: Dedication: Strauss Songs
- Sarah Wegener
- Götz Payer
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15 Oct 2022 13:30 | Holywell Music Room
British-German soprano Sarah Wegener, described by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as possessing a ‘marvellously radiant voice, as powerful as it is rich in colour’, appears regularly in Europe’s leading concert halls and opera houses. With her long-standing collaborator, Götz Payer, she presents a wide selection of Strauss songs, alongside works by Marx, Korngold, Reg...
3:15 PM
5b. Freundliche Vision: Strauss's Life in Song. Part Two: From Fame to Grave
- Gavin Plumley
- Aron Goldin
- George Ireland
- Emily Christina Loftus
- Wonsick Oh
Song Connections - study events
15 Oct 2022 15:15 | Holywell Music Room
This is Part Two of Gavin Plumley's illustrated lecture on Strauss. Tickets cover both parts of the event. Please see Part One for full details.
5:30 PM
7. Benjamin Appl & Thomas Dunford: The Songwriter
- Benjamin Appl
- Thomas Dunford
15 Oct 2022 17:30 | VENUE TBC
Benjamin Appl and Thomas Dunford, two bright lights of the song world, present this brilliantly devised programme that takes us from John Dowland, via Bach and Schubert to Hahn and Fauré, and eventually to Rodgers and Hammerstein, McCartney and Clapton: an astonishing range of extraordinary song-writers across the ages. PRACTICAL INFORMATION The venue for this event will be annou...
8:00 PM
8. Thomas Oliemans: Schubert Winterreise
- Thomas Oliemans
15 Oct 2022 20:00 | Holywell Music Room
Thomas Oliemans is well known to Oxford Lieder audiences as a masterful baritone, having appeared numerous times at the Festival with the pianist Malcolm Martineau. But Thomas is also a pianist, and has recently given recitals accompanying himself, reviving a lost tradition of the singer-pianist. In tonight’s programme – the first of three Festival concerts following this ...Sunday 16th October
11:00 AM
9. Pre-Concert Talk given by Philip Bullock: Friendship & Rivalry
- Philip Ross Bullock
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16 Oct 2022 11:00 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
Philip Ross Bullock, a renowned scholar on Russian literature and music and Fellow in Russian at Wadham College, Oxford, introduces today's concert with Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn (details here). He discusses the close friendship between Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, as well as the professional rivalry between these two titans of Russian music. An invaulable and insightful introdu...
11:45 AM
10. Claire Booth & Christopher Glynn: Mussorgsky & Rimsky-Korsakov
- Christopher Glynn
- Claire Booth
16 Oct 2022 11:45 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
This recital explores one of the closest of friendships between composers. Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov were both part of the ‘Mighty Handful’ of Russian composers: they lived together as young men and Mussorgsky was Rimsky-Korsakov’s best man. Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn perform songs and piano works by both composers, including parts of Mussorgsky’s The Nurser...
2:00 PM
11. Cold War, Warm Hearts - Isaiah Berlin: Between Russia and Oxford
- Philip Ross Bullock
- Katy Thomson
- Rustam Khanmurzin
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16 Oct 2022 14:00 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
Philosopher and historian of ideas, Sir Isaiah Berlin – born in Riga in 1909 – became a central figure of the British political and cultural establishment, not least as the founding President of Wolfson College, Oxford. Berlin was also passionate about music and literature. Philip Ross Bullock tells the story of how he used his influence and connections to support Russian artis...
3:30 PM
12i. Leonid Pasternak: A Family Connection
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16 Oct 2022 15:30 | VENUE TBC
The artist Leonid Pasternak, a leading Russian impressionist and the father of writer Boris Pasternak, was born in Odessa, travelled extensively in Europe, and died in 1945 in Oxford. Numerous paintings and sketches of his close friend Leo Tolstoy, as well as Rachmaninov and the singer Feodor Chaliapin, are still in the family home, opened for an exclusive visit today. NB: as this is a ...
4:30 PM
12ii. Leonid Pasternak: A Family Collection
Song Connections - study events
16 Oct 2022 16:30 | VENUE TBC
The artist Leonid Pasternak, a leading Russian impressionist and the father of writer Boris Pasternak, was born in Odessa, travelled extensively in Europe, and died in 1945 in Oxford. Numerous paintings and sketches of his close friend Leo Tolstoy, as well as Rachmaninov and the singer Feodor Chaliapin, are still in the family home, opened for an exclusive visit today. NB: as this is a ...
7:00 PM
13. Patricia Petibon & Susan Manoff: Bernstein, Poulenc, Satie, Granados
- Susan Manoff
- Patricia Petibon
16 Oct 2022 19:00 | Holywell Music Room
Patricia Petibon is one of the world’s most exciting sopranos, described by The Guardian as ‘a genuine maverick’ and ‘beguiling’ with a voice that is ‘a mixture of muslin and steel’. We welcome her to Oxford for the first time with the peerless pianist Susan Manoff. They perform a programme including works by Bernstein, Poulenc, Satie, Granados and othe...Monday 17th October
10:30 AM
14. SongPath: Jess Dandy & Joanna Harries
- Jess Dandy
- Joanna Harries
Participation Events Study Event
17 Oct 2022 10:30 | Oxford Botanic Garden
SongPath’s outdoor interactive events unite musicians, experts on the natural world and mental health professionals. In the glorious autumnal colours of the 400-year-old Botanic Garden, they unearth a wealth of nourishing connections to the world around us through music, poetry and science. Singers and SongPath co-founders Jess Dandy and Joanna Harries will be joined by guest musicians an...
1:00 PM
15. Elizabeth Llewellyn & Simon Lepper: Coleridge-Taylor & Friends
- Simon Lepper
- Elizabeth Llewellyn
17 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
The thrilling soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn appears at the Festival for the first time with this wonderful programme exploring the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and his circle of friends and contemporaries, including Puccini, Brahms and Stanford. Her recording of Coleridge-Taylor, also with exceptional pianist Simon Lepper, was widely acclaimed and The Guardian described the songs as ‘so...
3:00 PM
16. Music, Merriment & Mischief: Catch Clubs in the 18th century
- Chris Price
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17 Oct 2022 15:00 | The Weston Library: Lecture Theatre
What was a Catch Club, and what even is a catch? Ahead of tonight’s special event at Freud’s, Chris Price introduces these 18th century institutions, in which the norms of behaviour and respectability were relaxed and where an unusually wide range of songs - from love songs to political satire - was heard. Chris is a singer and conductor, and Director of Music at Canterbury Chr...
5:15 PM
17. Mark Padmore & Elizabeth Kenny: Lute Songs
- Mark Padmore
- Elizabeth Kenny
17 Oct 2022 17:15 | Somerville College Chapel
We are delighted to welcome Mark Padmore as our Artist in Residence this year. For this very special first event of his residency, he is joined by world-renowned lutenist Elizabeth Kenny, and together they continue our exploration of lute-songs as a vital part of the history of song. Elizabethan songwriters were attracted to the expressive possibilities of the sonnet form, and this reci...
7:15 PM
18. Christopher Purves & Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford: The Catch Club
- Oxford Choir of the Queen’s College
- Christopher Purves
17 Oct 2022 19:15 | Freud
A drinking club with music, or a music club with drinking? The ‘Noblemen and Gentlemen’s Catch Club’ was founded in 1761; a more down to earth version of its elegant cousin, the Academy of Ancient Music. With scant regard for historical accuracy, we recreate the essence of these social occasions, with music by Purcell, Arne, Boyce and others, including those whose bawdy texts ...
9:30 PM
19. The Oxford Gargoyles: Close Harmonies
- The Oxford Gargoyles
17 Oct 2022 21:30 | Freud
Stay with us or join afresh after the earlier Catch Club event, as we welcome the hugely popular Oxford Gargoyles. The exuberant jazz-infused close harmonies that are the hallmark of the Gargoyles are arguably a contemporary descendant of the Catch Club. Finish the day, cocktail in hand, with this uplifting performance. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seating is unreserved; please arrive ...Tuesday 18th October
10:30 AM
20. SongPath: Jess Dandy, Joanna Harries
- Jess Dandy
- Joanna Harries
18 Oct 2022 10:30 | Oxford Botanic Garden
Presented in partnership with Oxford Botanic Garden and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford Led by Jess Dandy & Joanna Harries SongPath’s outdoor interactive events unite musicians, experts on the natural world and mental health professionals, uniquely curated in the landscape. In the glorious autumnal colours of the 400-year-old Botanic Gardens, they un...
1:00 PM
21. Kathryn Rudge, Sholto Kynoch: Vaughan Williams: Perspectives 1
- Sholto Kynoch
- Kathryn Rudge
18 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
This event will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 The Festival falls less than a week after the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams, one of the most significant British composers. Four of our lunchtime concerts will celebrate this milestone with the music of Vaughan Williams and his contemporaries, friends and students, and several other events will complement the recital...
3:00 PM
22. Ceri Owen, Stephanie Wake-Edwards: Vaughan Williams and Women
- Stephanie Wake-Edwards
- Ceri Owen
Song Connections - study events
18 Oct 2022 15:00 | Holywell Music Room
Pianist, researcher and writer Ceri Owen is currently working on a new biography of Vaughan Williams. She gives an illustrated lecture-recital that casts a fresh light on his relationships with his two wives, his female students and other female colleagues, while illuminating their neglected work and the ways they shaped his creative life, as much as he shaped theirs. She is joined by Stephanie...
5:00 PM
23. Rosalind Ventris, Héloïse Werner, Nicola LeFanu: Songs for Voice and Viola
- Héloïse Werner
- Rosalind Ventris
- Nicola LeFanu
18 Oct 2022 17:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Presented in association with the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building and St Hilda's College Rosalind Ventris is one of the UK’s best-known violists, and in 2021 she was appointed Director of Musical Performance at the University of Oxford, and Senior Research Fellow at St Hilda’s College. This concert features music from her forthcoming recording of music by female Engli...
7:30 PM
24. James Gilchrist & Anna Tilbrook: 25 years of Friendship in Song
- James Gilchrist
- Anna Tilbrook
18 Oct 2022 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook gave their first recital together 25 years ago, and have enjoyed a prolifically fruitful and prestigious musical partnership ever since. Their many memorable performances at the Festival across the years have made them firm friends of the Oxford Lieder audience. For this celebratory programme, they include repertoire from the earliest days of their collaboratio...Wednesday 19th October
10:00 AM
25i. Trinity College Chapel & Old Library Tour
19 Oct 2022 10:00 | Trinity College
As part of our partnership with Trinity College, this a rare chance to see the College’s Old Library, founded over 600 years ago, and to see the stunning Chapel, with its Christopher Wren design and Grinling Gibbons carvings. Groups will spend 30 minutes in each space, led by the College Librarian Emma Sillett and College Archivist Clare Hopkins. This event begins at 10am. For the 11.1...
11:15 AM
25ii. Trinity College Chapel and Old Library Tour
19 Oct 2022 11:15 | Trinity College
As part of our partnership with Trinity College, this a rare chance to see the College’s Old Library, founded over 600 years ago, and to see the stunning Chapel, with its Christopher Wren design and Grinling Gibbons carvings. Groups will spend 30 minutes in each space, led by the College Librarian Emma Sillett and College Archivist Clare Hopkins. This event begins at 11.15am. For the 1...
1:00 PM
26. William Thomas, Anna Tilbrook: Vaughan Williams: Perspectives 2
- Anna Tilbrook
- William Thomas
19 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
This event will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 The centrepiece of any celebration of the songs of Vaughan Williams has to be his Songs of Travel. These settings of Robert Louis Stevenson have been immensely popular ever since they were first heard in 1904. Fast-rising baritone William Thomas also includes ‘The Sky Above the Roof’, a setting of Paul Verlaine, and songs by Faur&e...
3:00 PM
27. George Butterworth: Lecture-recital led by Kate Kennedy
- Kate Kennedy
- Jonathan Eyers
- Joseph Beesley
Song Connections - study events
19 Oct 2022 15:00 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
George Butterworth, best known for his settings of A.E. Housman’s A Shropshire Lad, was an alumnus of Trinity College. In the College’s new building, Kate Kennedy examines his life and songs, illustrated by Oxford Lieder Young Artists, and complemented by a small exhibition of letters and photos from the College’s archive. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seating is unres...
5:15 PM
28. Claire Booth: Life & Love
- Claire Booth
19 Oct 2022 17:15 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
Soprano Claire Booth is another illustrious Trinity College alumnus (see previous event), and as well as being a hugely well-known singer, she is an accomplished pianist. She gives the second in our series of self-accompanied recitals, with a programme that includes Schumann’s evergreen cycle Frauenliebe und -leben. She also performs songs by the Venezuelan-born French composer Reynaldo H...
7:30 PM
29. Marie-Laure Garnier, Célia Oneto Bensaid, Quatuor Hanson: La bonne Chanson
- Marie-Laure Garnier
- Célia Oneto Bensaid
- Hanson Quartet
19 Oct 2022 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
We are thrilled to welcome back the astonishing duo of Marie-Laure Garnier and Célia Oneto Bensaid, who have given two memorable concerts for us in recent years. Tonight, they are joined by one of France’s most exciting emerging quartets, Quatour Hanson. Fauré’s La bonne Chanson, one of the centrepieces of the French song repertoire, is at the heart of the pr...
9:30 PM
30. Lotte Betts-Dean, Natalie Burch: Valentin Silvestrov's Quiet Songs
- Philip Ross Bullock
- Natalie Burch
19 Oct 2022 21:30 | Holywell Music Room
To conclude today’s events, we turn to the Quiet Songs of the leading Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. This monumental cycle, nearly two hours long, is a contemporary masterpiece. Tonight we will hear a substantial part of the cycle performed by Lotte Betts-Dean (a former Oxford Lieder Young Artist) and Natalie Burch, with a 15-minute introduction given by Philip Ross Bullock....Thursday 20th October
11:00 AM
31. Mark Padmore, Kate Kennedy: In Conversation
- Mark Padmore
- Kate Kennedy
20 Oct 2022 11:00 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
Please note: This event is free to attend, but booking in advance is essential Mark Padmore is the Festival’s Artist in Residence. He is one of the most highly-regarded tenors of his generation, equally renowned on song, concert and opera stages the world over. This morning he is in conversation with author and broadcaster Kate Kennedy. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seating is ...%20B%20Ealovega_square_md.jpg)
1:00 PM
32. Ailish Tynan, Libby Burgess: Vaughan Williams: Perspectives 3
- Ailish Tynan
- Libby Burgess
20 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
This event will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 Leading soprano Ailish Tynan, a former BBC New Generation Artist, returns to the Festival with pianist Libby Burgess for the third of our concerts focussed on Ralph Vaughan Williams in his 150th anniversary. They include the deeply moving Four Last Songs as well as works by Vaughan Williams’ contemporaries Stanford and Parry, and setting...
3:00 PM
33. Mark Padmore, Ana Manastireanu, Kate Kennedy: Britten’s Poets
- Mark Padmore
- Ana Manastireanu
- Kate Kennedy
Song Connections - study events
20 Oct 2022 15:00 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
Mark Padmore gives a fascinating lecture-recital on Benjamin Britten’s relationships, both musical and personal, with four of the poets he set to music: W.H. Auden, Thomas Hardy, John Donne and William Soutar. He is joined by the writer and broadcaster Kate Kennedy, and as they examine the varying approach Britten takes to the setting of each poet's words...
5:15 PM
34. Vincent Kusters, Charlie Bo Meijering: International Lied Festival Zeist Partnership
- Vincent Kusters
- Charlie Bo Meijering
20 Oct 2022 17:15 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
As a key part of our artistic exchange with prominent international song festivals, we are proud to host each other’s Young Artists, and in this instance to showcase the best emerging Dutch talent via the International Lied Festival Zeist. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seating is unreserved; please arrive in good time to take your seat. For groups of more than 10, please phone or ...
7:30 PM
35. Schubert & Co.: An 1822 Schubertiade
- Sholto Kynoch
- Schubert & Co.
20 Oct 2022 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
Schubert & Co. is an ensemble formed by Oxford Lieder’s Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, and a company of renowned singers, who come together to recreate the original spirit of the ‘Schubertiade’. Gathered around the piano, they perform glorious partsongs that were often some of the composer’s most personal works, as well as solo songs. Expect an informal and celebr...Friday 21st October
11:00 AM
36. Ian Venables, Leah Broad: In Conversation
- Leah Broad
- Ian Venables
21 Oct 2022 11:00 | VENUE TBC
The distinguished British composer Ian Venables speaks to Leah Broad about his musical life, interests and influences ahead of the premiere of his new song cycle for tenor, string quartet and piano at today’s lunchtime concert. The venue for this event will be announced shortly. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seating is unreserved; please arrive in good time to take your seat. F...
1:00 PM
37. Alessandro Fisher, William Vann, Navarra Quartet: On Wenlock Edge
- William Vann
- Alessandro Fisher
21 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
This event will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 Our series of concerts celebrating Vaughan Williams, in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and BBC New Generation Artists, draws to a glorious close with a performance of On Wenlock Edge and the world premiere of a new work, Portraits of the Mind, by Ian Venables, described by Musical Opinion as ‘Britain’s greatest living composer o...
2:30 PM
38. Oxford Music Faculty Students: Composition Workshop
- Katie Macdonald
- Adam Turner
Free Events Song Connections - study events
21 Oct 2022 14:30 | The Clore Studios, New College
Presented in association with the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford Six talented student composers from the University of Oxford’s Music Faculty hear their songs performed by Oxford Lieder Young Artists Katie MacDonald and Adam Turner in a workshop setting. Feedback from the performers and from Prof. Martyn Harry offers a fascinating glimpse into the creative process. This even...
5:15 PM
39. Anna Dennis, Nicholas Daniel, Richard Gowers: Love & Endings
- Anna Dennis
- Nicholas Daniel
- Richard Gowers
21 Oct 2022 17:15 | Holywell Music Room
A stellar trio of artists blend old and new, with songs and instrumental works from the Baroque era by Telemann and others alongside our second world premiere today; Love & Endings by Elena Langer, the British-Russian composer whose works are described as having ‘vitality and brilliance’ (International New York Times) and an ‘immediate emotional impact’ (Daily T...
7:30 PM
40. Sir Thomas Allen, Anna Dennis, Hugh Cutting, James Atkinson et al.: A Poet’s Love
- Thomas Allen
- Anna Dennis
- Sholto Kynoch
- Meghan Cassidy
- James Atkinson
- George Ireland
- Caroline Taylor
- Hugh Cutting
- Kristina Blauman
21 Oct 2022 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
Presented in partnership with BeethovenFest Bonn 2022 is the 75th anniversary of the twinning of the cities of Oxford and Bonn and so this is an especially apt moment to launch a new international partnership with the BeethovenFest Bonn. Their Artistic Director, Steven Walter, devised this tantalising programme that will be performed at both festivals, blending poets’ differing perspec...
10:00 PM
41. Nick Pritchard, Ian Tindale: Oh Fair to See
- Ian Tindale
- Nick Pritchard
21 Oct 2022 22:00 | New College Ante Chapel
The tenor Nick Pritchard ‘stops hearts and time’ (Daily Telegraph) and he closes the day in the magical surroundings of New College Ante-Chapel, joined by pianist Ian Tindale for a programme of stunning English songs by Ivor Gurney, Rebecca Clarke, Ian Venables and Gerald Finzi. Their programme concludes with Finzi’s poignant cycle Oh Fair to See. PRACTICAL INFORMATION ...Saturday 22nd October
11:00 AM
42. 1822: Schubert and his Friends: Graham Johnson, Martha Guth, Esme Bronwen-Smith, Alessandro Fisher, Charles Cunliffe
- Graham Johnson
- Alessandro Fisher
- Charles Cunliffe
- Esme Bronwen-Smith
- Martha Guth
Song Connections - study events
22 Oct 2022 11:00 | Holywell Music Room
Part 1: 11am-12.15pm Part 2: 1.30pm-2.45pm Graham Johnson is the pre-eminent scholar-pianist of our time, particularly in relation to the music and life of Franz Schubert. He is known for his acclaimed recordings and recitals as well as his many books, including a masterful and comprehensive three-volume survey of Schubert’s songs. His lecture-recitals are always revelatory occasion...
3:30 PM
43i: Iestyn Davies, Thomas Dunford: Lute Song Series: John Dowland
- Thomas Dunford
- Iestyn Davies
22 Oct 2022 15:30 | Worcester College Chapel
Presented in association with Worcester College We take a brief but wonderful diversion from our Schubert Weekend to welcome this star duo, who complete the Festival’s series of intimate lute-song recitals. They perform a programme of songs by John Dowland, the great master of song-writing in the early seventeenth century. Due to the limited capacity of Worcester College Chapel and ...
5:30 PM
43ii: Iestyn Davies, Thomas Dunford: Lute Song Series: John Dowland
- Thomas Dunford
- Iestyn Davies
22 Oct 2022 17:30 | Worcester College Chapel
Presented in association with Worcester College We take a brief but wonderful diversion from our Schubert Weekend to welcome this star duo, who complete the Festival’s series of intimate lute-song recitals. They perform a programme of songs by John Dowland, the great master of song-writing in the early seventeenth century. Due to the limited capacity of Worcester College Chapel and ...
7:45 PM
44. Mark Padmore, Till Fellner: Schubert Songs
- Mark Padmore
- Till Fellner
22 Oct 2022 19:45 | Saint John the Evangelist
This is the last of Mark Padmore’s performances as our 2022 Artist in Residence, before he leads the Mastercourse through the Festival’s second week. For this all-Schubert recital, he is joined by the distinguished Austrian pianist Till Fellner, who plays with ‘natural ease, eloquence and impeccable artistry’ (The Times). PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seati...Sunday 23rd October
10:00 AM
45. Family Cushion Concerts
23 Oct 2022 10:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Presented in association with the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building Concerts for families at 10.00am, 11.00am, and 12.00 noon. A fun exploration of music and words, the human voice and the piano, singing and playing, for all the family. The well-established Cushion Concerts at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building introduce a wide variety of music and instruments to children a...
11:15 AM
46. Natasha Loges, Schubert & Co.: Schubert & Social Music
- Sholto Kynoch
- Natasha Loges
- Schubert & Co.
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23 Oct 2022 11:15 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
Part 1: 11.15am - 12.30pm Part 2: 1.45pm - 3pm Ticket includes coffee on arrival Schubert & Co. (see also Event 35) are joined by Natasha Loges to explore the importance of social gatherings to Schubert and his circle, and the music he wrote for these occasions. In Metternich’s Vienna, public expression of anything considered liberal or radical could be difficult or even d...
5:00 PM
47. Birgid Steinberger, Julius Drake: Schubert & the Sounds of Vienna
- Julius Drake
- Birgid Steinberger
23 Oct 2022 17:00 | Holywell Music Room
Birgid Steinberger makes an overdue and very welcome return to the Festival, with pianist Julius Drake, for this programme of songs influenced by the many styles of music that surrounded Schubert in his native Vienna. Hummable popular tunes, humble street buskers (perhaps grinding a mournful hurdy-gurdy), working songs, harvest songs and other styles of music-making all find their way into Schu..._square_md.jpg)
7:30 PM
48. Werner Güra, Christoph Berner: Schubert Ballads
- Werner Güra
- Christoph Berner
23 Oct 2022 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
The German tenor Werner Güra has always had song at the heart of his varied and prestigious career. His many recordings with the pianist Christoph Berner have all won prizes and garnered acclaim, and the duo have performed together in all the leading recital venues. We are delighted to welcome them to Oxford for the first time as part of our Schubert Weekend. Their programme of Schubert ba...
9:30 PM
49. Birgid Steinberger: Folksongs
- Birgid Steinberger
23 Oct 2022 21:30 | The Mad Hatter
Ticket price includes one drink. Following her earlier recital with Julius Drake (Event 47), Birgid Steinberger returns in a different guise, accompanying herself on the guitar. She has a longstanding commitment to folksongs and her previous Festival events such as this have been immensely popular. Earlier we heard folk music as channelled through the compositional genius of Schubert, but th...Monday 24th October
10:00 AM
50. Mastercourse Day One
- Julius Drake
- Mark Padmore
24 Oct 2022 10:00 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
AM Session: 10.00am - 12.30pm PM Session: 2.30pm - 5.00pm Our annual Mastercourse is a wonderful opportunity for brilliant young musicians to immerse themselves in song and work with top international artists. For the first time this year, the students will be primarily drawn from our Young Artist programme. The Festival’s Artist in Residence, Mark Padmore, will lead the course, worki...
1:00 PM
51. Michael Mofidian, Keval Shah: Sibelius & Brahms
- Keval Shah
- Michael Mofidian
24 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
Michael Mofidian and Keval Shah were 2017 Oxford Lieder Young Artists and have both subsequently enjoyed immense success, appearing at prestigious venues across Europe and beyond. We're delighted to welcome them back, with this programme of songs by Brahms and Sibelius that they recentely performed at Wigmore Hall. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seating is unreserved; pleas...
5:00 PM
52. Jessica Cale, Hamish Brown: Ferrier Award Winners
- Hamish Brown
- Jessica Cale
24 Oct 2022 17:00 | Holywell Music Room
Generously supported by the Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship Fund Jessica Cale won First Prize at the 2020 Kathleen Ferrier Awards, when pianist Hamish Brown, a former Oxford Lieder Young Artist, also won the Accompanist Prize. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seating is unreserved; please arrive in good time to take your seat. For groups of more than 10, please phone or email the ...
7:30 PM
53. Roderick Williams, Susie Allan: The Distant Beloved
- Susie Allan
- Roderick Williams
24 Oct 2022 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
Roderick Williams needs little introduction as one of the foremost baritones of today. He and pianist Susie Allan perform Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte, a cycle of six songs setting the poet Alois Jeitteles, and the inspiration for many subsequent song composers. They also include groups of songs by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Josephine Lang, setting poetry by Goethe, Heine, Lenau an...Tuesday 25th October
10:00 AM
54. Mastercourse Day Two
- Mark Padmore
- Susan Manoff
25 Oct 2022 10:00 | The Levine Building, Trinity College
AM Session: 10.00am - 12.30pm PM Session: 2.30pm - 5.00pm Our annual Mastercourse is a wonderful opportunity for brilliant young musicians to immerse themselves in song and work with top international artists. For the first time this year, the students will be primarily drawn from our Young Artist programme. The Festival’s Artist in Residence, Mark Padmore, will lead the course, worki...
1:00 PM
55. Yajie Zhang, Hartmut Höll: Gustav Mahler
- Hartmut Höll
- Yajie Zhang
25 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
The young Chinese mezzo-soprano Yajie Zhang stands out for ‘her colourful timbre, flawless voice, and remarkable receptivity’ (Operawire) and garners similar praise wherever she performs. Together with the celebrated German pianist Hartmut Höll, she presents a programme of Mahler songs, including his Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and the monumental final movement of Das Lied ...
5:00 PM
56. Stuart Jackson, Jocelyn Freeman, George Strivens: The Country of Larks
- Stuart Jackson
- Jocelyn Freeman
- George Strivens
25 Oct 2022 17:00 | Holywell Music Room
Stuart Jackson and Jocelyn Freeman are two renowned artists with an exceptional and longstanding partnership. Today, they are joined by hornist George Strivens for a performance of Julian Philips’ The Country of Larks, commissioned by Oxford Lieder in 2021 and postponed due to illness. They also include Schubert’s Auf dem Strom and Britten’s Canticle No.3. PRACTICAL ...
7:30 PM
57. Camilla Tilling, Paul Rivinius: The Swedish Nightingale
- Camilla Tilling
- Paul Rivinius
25 Oct 2022 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
The Swedish soprano Jenny Lind (1820-1887) was one of the most celebrated singers of all time and a close friend of innumerable composers, artists and writers, including the Schumanns, Felix Mendelssohn, Chopin, Berlioz, Meyerbeer and Hans Christian Andersen. She settled in London and taught at the Royal College of Music. Camilla Tilling, who was a recipient of the Jenny Lind Scholarship early ...Wednesday 26th October
10:00 AM
58. Mastercourse Day Three
- Mark Padmore
- Susan Manoff
26 Oct 2022 10:00 | Trinity College
AM Session: 10.00am - 12.30pm PM Session: 2.30pm - 5.00pm Our annual Mastercourse is a wonderful opportunity for brilliant young musicians to immerse themselves in song and work with top international artists. For the first time this year, the students will be primarily drawn from our Young Artist programme. The Festival’s Artist in Residence, Mark Padmore, will lead the course, worki...
1:00 PM
59. Fleur Barron, Kunal Lahiry: A Place Called Paradise
- Fleur Barron
- Kunal Lahiry
26 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
Today’s lunchtime concert includes the world premiere of A Place Called Paradise, commissioned by Oxford Lieder from our new Associate Composer, Alex Ho, and poet Theophilus Kwek. It tells the true story of Prince Lee Boo of Palau, near the Philippines, who came, via a shipwreck and an unlikely meeting with a British sea captain, to London in 1784. Thrilling young mezzo Fleur Barron&...
3:00 PM
60. Transcultural Encounters: Jennifer Wong, Fleur Baron, Kunal Lahiry, Alex Ho
- Fleur Barron
- Kunal Lahiry
- Alex Ho
- Jennifer Wong
Song Connections - study events
26 Oct 2022 15:00 | The Shulman Auditorium, The Queen's College
Following their lunchtime recital, Fleur Barron and Kunal Lahiry are joined by composer Alex Ho for a discussion led by poet and Humanities Cultural Programme Visiting Fellow Jennifer Wong, that explores their identities as Asian artists in relation to diverse traditions of classical song. How does art song connect to diaspora identity? To western imperia...
5:00 PM
61. Castalian String Quartet: Death and the Maiden
- Castalian String Quartet
26 Oct 2022 17:00 | Holywell Music Room
Presented in association with the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford The Castalian String Quartet, Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at the University of Oxford, is fast becoming one of the most in-demand quartets internationally. They perform an all-Schubert programme, including some song arrangements and finally the Death and the Maiden quartet, one of the most dramatic...
7:30 PM
62. Christoph Prégardien, Julian Prégardien, Michael Gees: Father and Son
- Christoph Prégardien
- Michael Gees
- Julian Prégardien
26 Oct 2022 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
Join us for an extraordinary evening with this father-and-son duo! Christoph Prégardien is well known to Oxford Lieder audiences for his many astonishing and insightful performances across the years at the Festival. We are delighted to welcome him back this year with his son, Julian Prégardien, who also enjoys a stellar international reputation. They are joined by the pianist Mich...
9:45 PM
63. Lotte Betts-Dean, Ryan Corbett: A Musical Nightcap
- Lotte Betts-Dean
- Ryan Corbett
26 Oct 2022 21:45 | The Mad Hatter
Cocktails and music in this atmospheric bar, just around the corner from SJE, conclude the day with our 21st-century take on salon music-making. Curated and performed by Lotte Betts-Dean, who is joined by accordionist and BBC New Generation Artist Ryan Corbett, the evening features a range of music, spanning several centuries and styles from French Renaissance and German Lieder to 20t...Thursday 27th October
10:00 AM
64. Mastercourse Day Four
- Mark Padmore
- Susan Manoff
27 Oct 2022 10:00 | Trinity College
AM Session: 10.00am - 12.30pm PM Session: 2.30pm - 5.00pm Our annual Mastercourse is a wonderful opportunity for brilliant young musicians to immerse themselves in song and work with top international artists. For the first time this year, the students will be primarily drawn from our Young Artist programme. The Festival’s Artist in Residence, Mark Padmore, will lead the course, worki...
1:00 PM
65. Anne-Lise Polchlopek, Elenora Pertz: From Paris to the Mediterranean
- Elenora Pertz
- Anne-Lise Polchlopek
27 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
The French mezzo Anne-Lise Polchlopek, who studied in Spain as well as Paris, and Italian-American pianist Elenora Pertz present a sun-soaked Mediterranean journey in song. They move from France - Fauré, Saint-Saëns and others - to Italy, where they range from Alessandro Scarlatti to Rossini, Tosti and Bellini. From there, they head to Spain, with a wonderful group of songs by ...
5:00 PM
66. Irene Mas Salom, Marc Serra: LIFE Victoria Partnership
- Irene Mas Salom
- Marc Serra
27 Oct 2022 17:00 | Holywell Music Room
Presented in association with the LIFE Victoria Festival, Barcelona We continue our collaboration with the LIFE Victoria Festival in Barcelona as we welcome two of their Young Artists. The prize-winning soprano Irene Mas Salom and pianist Marc Serra already enjoy a busy recital schedule together, and they perform a wonderful programme of songs by Grieg and Poulenc, as well as the Catalan com...
7:30 PM
67. Dorothea Röschmann, Malcolm Martineau: Schumann Liederkreis
- Malcolm Martineau
- Dorothea Röschmann
27 Oct 2022 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
The Grammy Award-winning soprano Dorothea Röschmann is one of the world’s leading singers, recently described as ‘absolutely magnificent’ (The Herald). With pianist Malcolm Martineau, she has given two sensational recitals at previous Festivals and we are thrilled to welcome them both back. They include Schumann's settings of Eichendorff, the Liederkreis op....Friday 28th October
10:00 AM
68. Mastercourse Day Five
- Simon Lepper
- Mark Padmore
28 Oct 2022 10:00 | Trinity College
AM Session: 10.00am - 12.30pm PM Session: 2.30pm - 5.00pm Our annual Mastercourse is a wonderful opportunity for brilliant young musicians to immerse themselves in song and work with top international artists. For the first time this year, the students will be primarily drawn from our Young Artist programme. The Festival’s Artist in Residence, Mark Padmore, will lead the course, worki...
1:00 PM
69. Joshua Stewart, Deirdre Brenner: American Song
- Deirdre Brenner
- Joshua Stewart
28 Oct 2022 13:00 | Holywell Music Room
Joshua Stewart's and Deirdre Brenner's appearance last year was picked as a highlight in The Guardian Festival roundup, and we are delighted to welcome them back. They continue an exploration of the rich history of American artsong, with a focus on African-American composers, including performances of songs by H. Leslie Adams and Florence price. Below, you can wat...
5:00 PM
70. Norma Winstone, Tony Kofi, Ankita Saxena, Will Bartlett: Larkin Songs
- Norma Winstone
- Tony Kofi
- Ankita Saxena
- Will Bartlett
28 Oct 2022 17:00 | Holywell Music Room
The acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Will Bartlett has written a jazz-infused song cycle setting the poetry of Philip Larkin in celebration of the poet’s centenary. The cycle has recently been recorded on a new album, The Soundless Dark on the Jellymould Jazz label, by Will and legendary jazz singer Norma Winstone. We are thrilled to host their a...
7:30 PM
71. Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton: Music for a While
- Joseph Middleton
- Carolyn Sampson
28 Oct 2022 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
Carolyn Sampson’s appearances with Joseph Middleton are always a highlight of the Festival. At the heart of tonight’s programme are works by Benjamin Britten and Francis Poulenc, who were friends and mutual admirers. Carolyn and Joseph continue today's celebration of the Philip Larkin centenary (see also Event 70) with Five Larkin Songs by the leading composer Huw Watkins, writt...
9:30 PM
72. Fenlon & Fenlon
- Rachel Fenlon
28 Oct 2022 21:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
Rachel Fenlon has been a trailblazer in the revival of the self-accompanied recital, performing ambitious and innovative programmes around the world. She gives the last of this mini-series within the Festival, accompanying herself in songs by Debussy, Berg, Alma Mahler and George Crumb. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All seating within each ticket price band is unreserved; please arrive in good ...Saturday 29th October
11:00 AM
73. Song Club
- Richard Wigmore
29 Oct 2022 11:00 | VENUE TBC
We launched our Song Club – the song-world equivalent to a book club – at Spring Song in March 2022. This informal, lively group, led by writer and broadcaster Richard Wigmore, proved extremely popular and we’re delighted to make it a regular Festival feature. All are welcome to contribute or simply listen in to the discussion about songs, recordings and performances. PRA...
1:30 PM
74. Mastercourse Showcase Recital: Mastercourse participants, introduced by Mark Padmore
- Mark Padmore
- Mastercourse Students
29 Oct 2022 13:30 | Holywell Music Room
The culmination of the Mastercourse each year is a concert given by the participants, showcasing all they have absorbed during an intense series of classes. Introduced by the course’s lead tutor, Mark Padmore, this concert is sure to be a highlight of the Festival, with outstanding young musicians performing a wonderful array of songs. PRACTICAL INFORMATION All our seating is unre...
5:00 PM
75. The Girl Choristers and Lower Voices of Merton College, Benjamin Nicholas: Fauré Requiem
- Oxford Choir of Merton College
- Benjamin Nicholas
29 Oct 2022 17:00 | Merton College Chapel
It has become something of a closing-day tradition to have a performance of a Requiem, as All Souls’ Day approaches, given by one of Oxford’s leading choirs. The Girl Choristers and Lower Voices of Merton College perform Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, an immensely profound piece that is arguably his most popular work. Songs for harp and voice are also included in this co...
7:30 PM
76. Dame Sarah Connolly, Eugene Asti: Brahms, Schumann, Strauss, Mahler
- Eugene Asti
- Sarah Connolly
29 Oct 2022 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
It’s always a special occasion when Sarah Connolly appears at the Festival, and we’re delighted to welcome her and Eugene Asti for this year’s closing concert. For this wonderful finale, they bring a programme of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms – coming full-circle from our opening night! – as well as songs by a young, still-Romantic Arnold Schoenberg and ...