Wednesday 17th October
6:30 PM
Festive Supper
17 Oct 2018 18:30 | The Vaults and Garden Café
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
7:30 PM
Tallinn to St Petersburg: Kai Rüütel & Roger Vignoles
17 Oct 2018 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
Estonian mezzo-soprano Kai Rüütel, who has shot to fame since being a Jette Parker Artist at the Royal Opera House, introduces us to the songs of her homeland, with works by Veljo Tormis, Ester Mägi and Mart Saar. Alongside these, she and Roger Vignoles perform songs by Rachmaninov and Rimsky-Korsakov. Click here to buy your programme pass for all evening concerts (12 -...Thursday 18th October
10:30 AM
Language Lab: Hungarian
18 Oct 2018 10:30 | Ashmolean Museum Café
Our final Language Lab explores Hungarian with Zsuzsanna Varga, preparing us for today’s lunchtime concert.
11:00 AM
Sculpture as Music
18 Oct 2018 11:00 | Ashmolean Museum: Lecture Theatre
Alice Hiller explores how Croatian-Hungarian émigré sculptor Oscar Nemon composed 'by ear'. Nemon, famous for sculpting figures from Churchill to Beerbohm to the Queen, lived briefly on Holywell Street before establishing his studio just outside Oxford. Alice Hiller illustrates his sculptural journey from Osijek to Oxford via Vienna and Brussels. Oscar Nemon composed ...
1:05 PM
A Hungarian Songbook: Dorottya Láng & Sholto Kynoch
18 Oct 2018 13:05 | The Sheldonian Theatre
Hungarian mezzo Dorottya Láng has given sensational recitals at past Festivals and presents a programme of Hungarian song, including Franz Liszt’s one and only song in the Hungarian language – as well as his settings of Heine and Hugo – and songs by Bartok, Ligeti and Kodaly.
3:00 PM
A Literary Love Affair
18 Oct 2018 15:00 | The Weston Library: Lecture Theatre
Carol Tully explores the nineteenth-century European love affair with the literature of Spain and its impact on the reading and listening public of the age.
5:30 PM
Spanish Dances: Sophie Rosa & Sholto Kynoch
18 Oct 2018 17:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
The first event in our Spanish evening, held in collaboration with SJE Arts, is a programme of passionate Spanish music for violin and piano, played by virtuoso violinist Sophie Rosa. Music by Manuel de Falla, Pablo Sarasate and others ranges from foot-stomping dances to extraordinary lyricism.
7:30 PM
Spanish Songs: Lorena Paz Nieto, Marta Fontanals-Simmons & Sholto Kynoch
18 Oct 2018 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
Spanish soprano Lorena Paz Nieto, a former Oxford Lieder Young Artist, and British/Catalan mezzo-soprano Marta Fontanals-Simmons present Spanish and Catalan songs by Albéniz, de Falla, Toldrà and others. In the first half of the recital, they explore the influence of Spain on composers as diverse as Wolf, Debussy, Schumann and Shostakovich. Click here to buy your program...
9:15 PM
A Spanish Wine Tasting
18 Oct 2018 21:15 | Saint John the Evangelist
Between tonight's song recital and late-night flamenco, while the stage is reset, enjoy two excellent Spanish wines, introduced by wine expert Amy Matthews.
9:45 PM
Flamenco
18 Oct 2018 21:45 | Saint John the Evangelist
Presented by Camino del Flamenco Round off this exhilarating evening with drink in hand, and an astonishing display of singing, dancing and playing by the artists of one the UK’s most respected flamenco groups, the Camino del Flamenco.Friday 19th October
10:30 AM
Parry and the Art of the English Lyric: Jeremy Dibble
19 Oct 2018 10:30 | The Weston Library: Lecture Theatre
Jeremy Dibble, an acknowledged authority on Parry’s life and music, gives an introductory talk on this pre-eminent English composer and his major contribution to the song repertoire. This starts a day that features a range of events marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Hubert Parry. One of Britain’s most significant composers and a fascinating, contradictory character, P...
1:05 PM
My Heart is Like a Singing Bird: Mary Bevan, Nicky Spence & William Vann
19 Oct 2018 13:05 | The Sheldonian Theatre
Our lunchtime concert today explores the songs of Parry, but also the music of those who influenced him – notably Johannes Brahms – contemporaries such as Stanford, and those who followed in his footsteps, including Vaughan Williams and Ireland.
3:00 PM
Parry’s Lost World
19 Oct 2018 15:00 | The Weston Library: Lecture Theatre
Hubert Parry composed his Songs of Farewell - six motets for unaccompanied choir - over the final decade of his life. Robert Quinney explores this late masterpiece in the context of Parry’s declining health and the political and social upheaval of the early twentieth century.
5:30 PM
Songs of Travel: Nicholas Mogg & Jâms Coleman
19 Oct 2018 17:30 | Holywell Music Room
Former Oxford Lieder Young Artists, both now increasingly well known as exceptional musicians, perform the Songs of Travel by Parry’s student, Ralph Vaughan Williams. Composed between 1901-1904, they mark some of his earliest songs, but also his most accomplished and enduringly popular.
6:00 PM
Festive Supper
19 Oct 2018 18:00 | The Vaults and Garden Café
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
7:30 PM
Songs of Farewell: James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook, Choir of New College & Robert Quinney
19 Oct 2018 19:30 | Various
A very special evening concludes our Parry day, with a rare chance to experience choral music and song side by side in two different and magical venues. In the stunning New College Chapel, the world-renowned Choir performs Parry’s Songs of Farewell; while in the nearby Holywell Music Room, James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook perform songs by Parry and Jonathan Dove. At the interval, the two...Saturday 20th October
10:45 AM
Exploring Nordic Song
20 Oct 2018 10:45 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Join us for a fascinating exploration of the great song traditions of the Nordic lands. Across the day, we introduce and hear songs from Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, all with outstanding singers performing in their mother tongue, and expert speakers giving background and context to each section. There is so much glorious music to be heard, with song at the heart of the musical his...
5:30 PM
A Nordic Piano Tour: Bengt Forsberg
20 Oct 2018 17:30 | Holywell Music Room
The legendary Swedish pianist Bengt Forsberg takes us on a whirlwind tour of Nordic piano music, including works by Jón Leifs, Rued Langgaard, Emil Sjögren, Agathe Backer Gröndahl and Selim Palmgren. N.B. A 'Nordic Day Pass' is available to purchase for £60 which will enable you to attend all talks and concerts (excluding meals) at the festival on 20th Octobe...
6:30 PM
Festive Supper
20 Oct 2018 18:30 | The Vaults and Garden Café
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
7:30 PM
Stockholm to Vienna: Camilla Tilling & Paul Rivinius
20 Oct 2018 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling is in demand on stages the world over, and is joined tonight by her regular duo partner Paul Rivinius. They present a programme that begins in Vienna, with Mahler, Schoenberg and Korngold, before moving to Sweden for songs by Bo Linde and Wilhelm Stenhammar, and ending in Finland with a group of songs by Sibelius. N.B. A 'Nordic Day Pass' is availabl...
10:00 PM
Sounding North: The Carice Singers
20 Oct 2018 22:00 | New College Ante Chapel
Under their director George Parris, the Carice Singers have gained an enviable reputation for superb performances and imaginative programming. In ‘Sounding North’, they conclude our Nordic exploration with a stunning programme of choral music which, in New College Chapel, is the ideal way to finish an exhilarating day. N.B. A 'Nordic Day Pass' is available to purchase f...Sunday 21st October
10:00 AM
10am Cushion Concert for Under 5s: Emma Stannard, Keval Shah, Aliye Cornish
21 Oct 2018 10:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
This performance is for children under 5 years old. Please see the morning's schedule below for details of the later performance for children over 5 years old. Presented in association with the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building Explore the human voice, the piano, singing, playing, words and music in a fun family morning as part of the well-established Cu...
11:00 AM
11am Cushion Concert for Under 5s: Emma Stannard, Keval Shah, Aliye Cornish
21 Oct 2018 11:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
This performance is for children under 5 years old. Please see the morning's schedule below for details of the later performance for children over 5 years old. Presented in association with the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building Explore the human voice, the piano, singing, playing, words and music in a fun family morning as part of the well-established Cushion Concerts s...
12:00 PM
12pm Cushion Concert for Over 5s: Emma Stannard, Keval Shah, Aliye Cornish
21 Oct 2018 12:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
This performance is for children over 5 years old. Please see the morning's schedule below for details of the two performances for children under 5 years old. Presented in association with the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building Explore the human voice, the piano, singing, playing, words and music in a fun family morning as part of the well-established Cushion Concerts se...
1:30 PM
Debussy & Boulanger: Wolfgang Holzmair & Roger Vignoles
21 Oct 2018 13:30 | Holywell Music Room
A recital given by Wolfgang Holzmair is always a special occasion, and this recital also marks the start of his week in residence at the Festival, leading our Mastercourse. Debussy’s Fêtes Galantes and settings of François Villon are interspersed with songs by Lili Boulanger, the astonishing composer prodigy and first female winner of the ‘Prix de Rome’ compositio...
3:00 PM
Meet the Students
21 Oct 2018 15:00 | The Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College
An introductory session for the nine exceptional duos taking part in this year’s Mastercourse. Wolfgang Holzmair will work briefly with each duo, and this is an ideal chance to hear these talented young artists at the start of their week-long journey in song.
3:00 PM
Bring & Sing
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Free Events Participation Events
21 Oct 2018 15:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
The stage is yours: Our hugely popular Bring and Sing concerts offer enthusiastic amateur singers the chance to give a short performance in a superb concert hall, in front of an invited audience in a supportive and non-competitive atmosphere. Members of the public are very welcome to attend this free and varied concert.
5:30 PM
Young Artist Platform: Harriet Burns & Michael Pandya
21 Oct 2018 17:30 | Holywell Music Room
The second winning duo of the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform (see also Sunday 14 October), who stood out in an exceptional field of applicants for the scheme, give their showcase recital. Their programme includes songs by Wolf and Dvořák.
6:30 PM
Festive Supper
21 Oct 2018 18:30 | St Stephen's House
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
8:00 PM
The Elements in Song: Christoph Prégardien & Ulrich Eisenlohr
21 Oct 2018 20:00 | Saint John the Evangelist
Undoubtedly one of the highlights of any Festival is a visit by tenor Christoph Prégardien. He and Ulrich Eisenlohr – a pianist especially renowned for his complete Schubert survey – perform songs by Schubert and Wolfgang Rihm, and then a journey through earth, water, air and fire, with songs by Schubert, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. The evening's programme ...Monday 22nd October
10:00 AM
Mastercourse Day One
22 Oct 2018 10:00 | The Oakeshott Room, Lincoln College
We are delighted to welcome back the world-renowned baritone Wolfgang Holzmair, acclaimed as a brilliant teacher as well as a hugely admired singer, to lead this year’s Mastercourse, working each day with talented young professional singers and pianists. Each day also features a guest tutor: today, the pianist Roger Vignoles. All are warmly encouraged to attend these fascinating sessions....
1:05 PM
Heimat: Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu
22 Oct 2018 13:05 | The Sheldonian Theatre
Benjamin Appl has rapidly established himself as one of today’s most exciting and in-demand singers. His debut album for Sony Classical, ‘Heimat’, is in part an autobiography in song and today we hear a concert version of this, with music from Schubert to Warlock to Grieg.
5:30 PM
Nuits d'Afrique: Ailish Tynan, Adam Walker, Brian O'Kane and James Baillieu
22 Oct 2018 17:30 | Holywell Music Room
An astonishing team of artists assemble for this concert, including star flautist Adam Walker. They perform Ravel’s Chansons Madécasses - ‘Madagascan Songs’ - scored for the unusual ensemble of voice, flute, cello and piano. They also include a new cycle by the Master of the Queen’s Music, Judith Weir: Nuits d’Afrique. This was written for the same forces as...
6:30 PM
Festive Supper
22 Oct 2018 18:30 | St Stephen's House
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
8:00 PM
An English Songbook: Dame Sarah Connolly & Eugene Asti
22 Oct 2018 20:00 | Saint John the Evangelist
Little introduction is needed for one of today’s great singers, Sarah Connolly, joined by her longstanding duo partner Eugene Asti. They perform an array of wonderful English song, from Bridge to Britten and Holst to Howells. Click here to buy your programme pass for all evening concerts (12 - 27 October 2018) for just £40. All programme passes will be available to coll...Tuesday 23rd October
10:00 AM
Mastercourse Day Two
23 Oct 2018 10:00 | Various
Led by Wolfgang Holzmair Guest tutor: Eugene Asti This year, for the first time, sessions will take place in the centre of town, in the Oakeshott Room at Lincoln College and in the Chapel at Trinity College. Two teaching sessions run concurrently and members of the public are welcome to move between them.
1:05 PM
Paris to Lisbon: Alison Rose & James Cheung
23 Oct 2018 13:05 | The Sheldonian Theatre
Presented in association with Garsington Opera We welcome back soprano Alison Rose as a recipient of Garsington Opera’s prestigious Leonard Ingrams Foundation Award. Alison is also a former Oxford Lieder Young Artist. Her programme today, joined by exceptional pianist James Cheung, takes in Debussy’s stunning Proses lyriques – settings of his own poetry – and includes...
5:30 PM
Schubert at Home: The Phoenix Piano Trio
23 Oct 2018 17:30 | Holywell Music Room
Schubert’s Piano Trio No.1 in B flat, D898, is one of his best-loved chamber works. Written in the final year of the composer’s life, it is a piece that ranges from the upliftingly extrovert to the sublimely intimate. Joined by members of Schubert & Co. ahead of this evening's 7.30pm concert, the Phoenix Piano Trio also perform a selection of Beethoven’s arrangeme...
6:30 PM
Festive Supper
23 Oct 2018 18:30 | The Vaults and Garden Café
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
7:30 PM
Schubert Abroad: Schubert & Co.
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23 Oct 2018 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
Schubert & Co. is an exciting ensemble of eight exceptional singers, with pianist Sholto Kynoch, which was launched at the Oxford Lieder Spring Weekend 2018. The ensemble recreates the convivial and intimate atmosphere of the salon setting for which much of Schubert's ensemble music was written. Tonight they explore Schubert’s Italian songs, alongside Italian ensemble...Wednesday 24th October
10:00 AM
Mastercourse Day Three
24 Oct 2018 10:00 | Various
Led by Wolfgang Holzmair Guest tutor & speaker: Helen Abbott This year, for the first time, sessions will take place in the centre of town, in the Oakeshott Room at Lincoln College and in the Chapel at Trinity College. Two teaching sessions run concurrently and members of the public are welcome to move between them. Today’s Mastercourse session begins with a talk (10am-...
1:05 PM
Brahms, Martin & Ravel: Milan Siljanov & Nino Chokhonelidze
24 Oct 2018 13:05 | The Sheldonian Theatre
The Swiss-Macedonian bass-baritone Milan Siljanov and Georgian pianist Nino Chokhonelidze were winners of the 2015 Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. Today they present the dramatic Six Monologues from Jedermann by the Swiss composer Frank Martin, alongside Ravel’s Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, and songs by Johannes Brahms.
5:30 PM
Gounod & Georgina: Sophie Daneman, William Morgan, Simon Robson, Sholto Kynoch
24 Oct 2018 17:30 | Holywell Music Room
In the bicentenary of his birth, find out more about Charles Gounod and his turbulent relationship with the scandal-prone English singer, campaigner and litigator Georgina Weldon, through this narrated recital devised and written by Henrietta Bredin. Enjoy the highs and lows of this unlikely relationship, while taking in songs written by an undisputed master of melody who, despite being th...
6:30 PM
Festive Supper
24 Oct 2018 18:30 | St Stephen's House
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
8:00 PM
A French Songbook: Véronique Gens & Susan Manoff
24 Oct 2018 20:00 | Saint John the Evangelist
Véronique Gens is one of the world’s most sought-after singers, renowned most of all for her interpretation of French mélodie, together with American pianist Susan Manoff. We are thrilled to bring them to Oxford for the first time for a recital of songs by Gounod, Massenet, Duparc and others. An unmissable Festival highlight. This concert is presented in association...
9:45 PM
Le Chat Noir: Raphaela Papadakis & William Vann
24 Oct 2018 21:45 | The Mad Hatter
To round off this extraordinary day, enjoy a cocktail and some Satie - who performed in the original club ‘Le Chat Noir’ - Poulenc and even Piaf, in the intimate setting of the Mad Hatter bar.Thursday 25th October
10:00 AM
Mastercourse Day Four
25 Oct 2018 10:00 | Various
Led by Wolfgang Holzmair Guest tutors: Véronique Gens (morning) Susan Manoff (afternoon) This year, for the first time, sessions will take place in the centre of town, in the Oakeshott Room at Lincoln College and in the Chapel at Trinity College. Two teaching sessions run concurrently and members of the public are welcome to move between them.
1:05 PM
Sonnets in Song: Daniel Norman & Christopher Gould
25 Oct 2018 13:05 | New College Ante Chapel
Daniel Norman and Christopher Gould, known as a superb and insightful duo, explore the role of the sonnet in song: a great meeting of poetry and music. Their programme ranges from settings of Petrarch by Schubert and Liszt, to Britten’s ecstatic settings of Michelangelo, to Parry’s little known collection of sonnets by Shakespeare.
5:30 PM
Viola and Voice: Clare McCaldin, Simon Tandree, Libby Burgess
25 Oct 2018 17:30 | Holywell Music Room
The Dutch composer Julius Röntgen was a friend of Brahms, a central figure in the Dutch music world, and a much-admired if now neglected composer. In the spirit of Brahms, he wrote a series of pieces for voice, piano and viola: the Lyrische Gänge, only recently rediscovered. We hear these wonderful pieces alongside Brahms’ much better-known songs for the same ensemble, as well a...
6:30 PM
Festive Supper
25 Oct 2018 18:30 | The Vaults and Garden Café
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
7:30 PM
Die schöne Magelone: Thomas Oliemans & Malcolm Martineau
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25 Oct 2018 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans gave an extraordinary recital at short notice in last year’s Festival, and we are thrilled that he is able to return this year with Malcolm Martineau, one of the world’s great accompanists. They perform Brahms’ only song cycle, Die schöne Magelone: a tale of medieval chivalry and a love story, with poetry taken from Ludwig Tieck’s Roma...Friday 26th October
10:00 AM
New Music Workshop
26 Oct 2018 10:00 | The Shulman Auditorium, The Queen's College
Co-presented with the Oxford University Faculty of Music and the Centre for Comparative Criticism and Translation Ross Griffey leads a workshop with four talented composers from the Faculty of Music who have been working with four poets. Their new works are performed ahead of a discussion between the composers, the performers and Ross Griffey. A fascinating and multi-layered event, open...
1:05 PM
A Heine Liederkreis: Julien Van Mellaerts & Gamal Khamis
26 Oct 2018 13:05 | The Sheldonian Theatre
Presented in association with the Kathleen Ferrier Awards Julien Van Mellaerts achieved the impressive feat in 2017 of winning both the Kathleen Ferrier Awards and the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition. Today, he and Gamal Khamis perform Schumann’s glorious settings of Heine, his Liederkreis Op.24. They also present two songs by Ross Griffey, setting Rupert Brooke, Shakespear...
3:00 PM
The Composer Speaks
26 Oct 2018 15:00 | The Shulman Auditorium, The Queen's College
Ross Griffey, interviewed by Martyn Harry, discusses his work to date, past research – including looking at the meeting of music and government policy in the United States – and his plans for the Albi Rosenthal Fellowship at the Bodleian Library.
3:45 PM
The Composer Presents
Free Events Chamber Music Early Evening
26 Oct 2018 15:45 | The Shulman Auditorium, The Queen's College
Ross Griffey introduces his settings of Walt Whitman, his Poem for solo cello, and a witty whirlwind of medical ailments: A Catalogue of Agonies, for voice and harpsichord
5:30 PM
Owen-Apekisheva Duo: Katya Apekisheva & Charles Owen
26 Oct 2018 17:30 | Holywell Music Room
The UK’s pre-eminent piano duo performs two sensational works for two pianos: Rachmaninov’s First Suite, and Debussy’s three Nocturnes, arranged by Maurice Ravel. A stunning finale to our rush-hour chamber music series.
6:30 PM
Festive Supper
26 Oct 2018 18:30 | The Vaults and Garden Café
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
7:30 PM
Come, Comfort of the World: Kate Royal & Joseph Middleton
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26 Oct 2018 19:30 | Holywell Music Room
Kate Royal is one of today's star sopranos, hailed as a 'compelling recitalist' (The Telegraph) with a 'rapturous voice' (Gramophone). She and well-known pianist Joseph Middleton perform Schumann's settings of the Franco-German poet and botanist, Adalbert von Chamisso: the touching and ever-popular cycle Frauenliebe und -leben, written in Schumann's 'annus m...Saturday 27th October
12:00 PM
Mastercourse Concert
27 Oct 2018 12:00 | Holywell Music Room
Introduced by Wolfgang Holzmair The culmination of our week-long residential Mastercourse is always a highlight of the Festival. This year’s wonderful and varied programme will be selected by the course leader, Wolfgang Holzmair, reflecting the best of what he has heard over the week. Come and listen to nine exceptional duos at the end of an immersive and inspirational course. This ...
4:30 PM
Lobo Requiem: Choir of The Queen’s College & Owen Rees
27 Oct 2018 16:30 | The Queen's College Chapel
Portuguese composer Duarte Lobo was one of the most significant renaissance choral composers, and his Requiem is a masterpiece that was also a hugely popular work in antiquarian circles in England and France well into the nineteenth century. Performed by the renowned Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford, this continues our tradition of a requiem performance on the final day of the Festiva...
6:00 PM
Festive Supper
27 Oct 2018 18:00 | St Stephen's House
A convivial and excellent-value way to enjoy a hot meal between the afternoon and evening recitals. Throughout the Festival, it is possible to reserve your place for one of our Festival Supper partners: The Vaults and Garden Café, St Stephen’s House and Arbequina. Please book your supper online by midnight the day before. We cannot guarantee supper places on the day, though s...
7:30 PM
A European Song Cycle: Tara Erraught, Ashley Riches & Sholto Kynoch
27 Oct 2018 19:30 | Saint John the Evangelist
The Festival draws to a close with a performance of Schumann’s Myrthen, the great song cycle that he gave to his wife Clara as a wedding gift in 1840. Reflecting Schumann’s wide literary interests, this amazing cycle includes poetry by writers from Burns, Byron and Moore to Goethe, Heine and Rückert. Oxford Lieder’s Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, is joined by Tara Erra...Sunday 18th November
11:00 AM
Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Edward Grint sings Finzi and Schumann
18 Nov 2018 11:00 | Fairlight Hall
Edward Grint is one of the most exciting bass-baritones of the new generation, an alumnus of King’s College, Cambridge, and the Benjamin Britten Opera School at the Royal College of Music. He performs two songs cycles where the meeting of poet and composer is truly symbiotic: Gerald Finzi’s settings of Thomas Hardy and one of Robert Schumann’s first forays into the poetry of H...Thursday 22nd November
6:00 PM
Song at Wolfson: Edward Grint sings Finzi and Schumann
22 Nov 2018 18:00 | Wolfson College
Edward Grint is one of the most exciting bass-baritones of the new generation, an alumnus of King’s College, Cambridge, and the Benjamin Britten Opera School at the Royal College of Music. He performs two songs cycles where the meeting of poet and composer is truly symbiotic: Gerald Finzi’s settings of Thomas Hardy and one of Robert Schumann’s first forays into the poetry of H...Sunday 27th January 2019
11:00 AM
Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Alice Privett sings Schubert, Strauss and Wolf
27 Jan 2019 11:00 | Fairlight Hall
Soprano Alice Privett made a sensational impression at last year’s Oxford Lieder Festival, giving an exceptional performance of Schoenberg’s seminal Pierrot Lunaire as well as stepping in at short notice for songs by Zemlinsky. Alice grew up in Hastings and is delighted to be giving this recital on ‘home turf’. With Schubert’s birthday just a few days awa...Thursday 31st January 2019
6:00 PM
Song at Wolfson: Alice Privett sings Schubert, Strauss and Wolf
31 Jan 2019 18:00 | Wolfson College
Soprano Alice Privett made a sensational impression at 2017’s Lieder Festival with an extraordinary performance of Schoenberg’s seminal Pierrot Lunaire as well as stepping in at short notice for songs by Zemlinsky with the Piatti Quartet. We celebrate Schubert’s birthday today, with songs that include his famous settings of the character Mignon, from Goethe’s e...Thursday 28th February 2019
6:00 PM
Song at Wolfson: Rozanna Madylus sings Alma and Gustav Mahler, Lili Boulanger and Rebecca Clarke
28 Feb 2019 18:00 | Wolfson College
Rozanna Madylus was a winner of the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform in 2012. Since then, we’ve been delighted to watch her burgeoning career in song and opera, are delighted to welcome her back for this recital. She sings Mahler’s peerless settings of Friedrich Rückert, alongside songs by his wife Alma Mahler. Also included in the programme are songs by Lili Boulanger,...Sunday 10th March 2019
11:00 AM
Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Rozanna Madylus Sings Alma and Gustav Mahler, Lili Boulanger and Rebecca Clarke
10 Mar 2019 11:00 | Fairlight Hall
Rozanna Madylus was a winner of the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform in 2012. Since then, we’ve been delighted to watch her burgeoning career in song and opera, are delighted to welcome her back for these recitals. She sings Mahler’s peerless settings of Friedrich Rückert, alongside songs by his wife Alma Mahler. Also included in the programme are songs by Lili Boulanger, th...Sunday 5th May 2019
11:00 AM
Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Joshua Owen Mills sings Fauré, Poulenc and Quilter
05 May 2019 11:00 | Fairlight Hall
The tenor Joshua Owen Mills was a member of the prestigious Opera Studio at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, and is already in great demand and becoming widely known for his Mozart roles and concert repertoire. He sings a selection of songs by Beethoven, including some of his settings of Goethe, that give the lie to the idea that Beethoven was not a great song composer. We also hear Faur&eacu...Thursday 9th May 2019
6:00 PM
Song at Wolfson: Joshua Owen Mills sings Fauré, Poulenc and Quilter
09 May 2019 18:00 | Wolfson College
The tenor Joshua Owen Mills was a member of the prestigious Opera Studio at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich, and is already in great demand and becoming widely known for his Mozart roles and concert repertoire. He sings a selection of songs by Beethoven, including some of his settings of Goethe, that give the lie to the idea that Beethoven was not a great song composer. We also hear Faur&eacu...Sunday 9th June 2019
11:00 AM
Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Rowan Pierce sings Schumann and Grieg
09 Jun 2019 11:00 | Fairlight Hall
Rowan Pierce gave a sensational performance of English song last year and we’re delighted that she returns to close this season. She will sing Schumann’s great cycle Frauenliebe und –leben, ‘A woman’s life and love’, settings of the Franco-German poet and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso. She also includes Edvard Grieg’s six German songs. ...Thursday 13th June 2019
6:00 PM
Song at Wolfson: Rowan Pierce sings Schumann and Grieg
13 Jun 2019 18:00 | Wolfson College
Rowan Pierce gave a sensational performance at the 2016 Oxford Lieder Festival, alongside Malcolm Martineau, Dame Ann Murray and Sir Thomas Allen, and we’re delighted that she returns to close this season. She will sing Schumann’s great cycle Frauenliebe und –leben, ‘A woman’s life and love’, settings of the Franco-German poet and botanist Ade...