Thursday 28th February
6:00 PM
Song at Wolfson / Rozanna Madylus: Mahler Rückert Lieder
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
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
This concert is presented in partnership with Fairlight Hall, near Hastings. To buy tickets, please visit the Fairlight Hall website. The programme is performed at Wolfson College in Oxford on Thursday 28 February. 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 ...Friday 5th April
9:00 AM
2019 Spring Weekend of Song
05 Apr 2019 09:00 | Various
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 ...
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. Talks are given by Laura Tunbridge (‘Transatlantic Connections’), Alexandra Wilson (‘Singers in 1920s Britain’) and Nicholas Attfield (‘Pfitzner’s Song Cycles’). Pianist Carson Becke will giv...
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.
6:00 PM
Spring Weekend Supper at The Vaults & Garden Café
05 Apr 2019 18:00 | The Vaults and Garden Café
Dinner is served from 6pm at the Vaults and Garden Café and must be booked in advance.
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. Two of Oxford Lieder’s former Young Artist Platform winners, tenor Pete...Saturday 6th April
11:00 AM
The Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform
06 Apr 2019 11:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
The Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform attracts the most exciting new talent and this is a thrilling day as six exceptional duos give 40-minute audition recitals, aspiring to be Oxford Lieder’s next ‘ambassadors for song’. The recitals will be adjudicated by Katarina Karnéus, Julius Drake and John Mark Ainsley. Be inspired, and spot the great artists of the future! ...
6:00 PM
Spring Weekend Dinner at Cuttlefish
06 Apr 2019 18:00 | CuttleFish
An early-evening dinner offer at Cuttlefish, 36 St Clement’s 2 courses for £14.50: book in advance on 01865 243003, quoting Oxford Lieder.
8:00 PM
Die schöne Müllerin - Alessandro Fisher & Sholto Kynoch
06 Apr 2019 20:00 | Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
Alessandro Fisher is a former Oxford Lieder Young Artist (2013). He won the Kathleen Ferrier Award in 2016 and has recently been appointed a BBC New Generation Artist. We are delighted to welcome him back, after a superb Festival recital in 2018, to perform Schubert’s great cycle Die schöne Müllerin. After tonight’s concert, Friends of Oxford Lieder are invited to an ...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.
6:00 PM
Spring Weekend Supper at The Vaults and Garden Café
07 Apr 2019 18:00 | The Vaults and Garden Café
Dinner is served from 6pm at the Vaults and Garden Café and must be booked in advance.
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: ...Sunday 5th May
11:00 AM
Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Joshua Owen Mills sings Fauré, Poulenc and Quilter
05 May 2019 11:00 | Fairlight Hall
This concert is presented in partnership with Fairlight Hall, near Hastings. To buy tickets, please visit the Fairlight Hall website. The programme will be repeated at Wolfson College in Oxford on Thursday 9 May. 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 ...Thursday 9th May
6:00 PM
Song at Wolfson / Joshua Owen Mills: Beethoven, 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
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
6:00 PM
Song at Wolfson / Rowan Pierce: 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...