{"id":3142,"date":"2016-08-15T17:48:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkreviews.co.uk\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2016-08-15T17:48:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T16:48:51","slug":"oxford-lieder-festival-2016-the-schumann-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkreviews.wickedlemon.co.uk\/?p=3142","title":{"rendered":"OXFORD LIEDER FESTIVAL 2016: THE SCHUMANN PROJECT"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time ever, all of Schumann\u2019s songs will be performed at the\u00a0Oxford Lieder Festival<\/a><\/b>\u00a0(14- 29 October 2016) together with an array of his other works, the complete songs of his wife Clara Schumann, and songs by his friends, contemporaries and successors. Featuring nearly 100 events,\u00a0The Schumann Project<\/b>\u00a0will include some 40 song recitals, as well as piano and chamber music recitals, choral works, study events, film, readings, masterclasses and more.<\/p>\n

World class artists will come to Oxford including\u00a0Christian Gerhaher<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Gerold Huber\u00a0<\/b>who will give the opening recital (14 Oct),\u00a0Anne Sofie von Otter\u00a0<\/b>(24 Oct),\u00a0Bo Skovhus\u00a0<\/b>(23 Oct),\u00a0Juliane Banse\u00a0<\/b>(21 Oct),\u00a0Thomas Allen\u00a0<\/b>(20 Oct),\u00a0Sarah Connolly\u00a0<\/b>(15 Oct),\u00a0Sophie Daneman\u00a0<\/b>(27 Oct),\u00a0Dietrich Henschel\u00a0<\/b>(17 Oct),\u00a0Felicity Lott\u00a0<\/b>(26 Oct),\u00a0James Gilchrist\u00a0<\/b>(27 Oct),\u00a0Sophie Karth\u00e4user\u00a0<\/b>(15 Oct ), Christopher Maltman\u00a0<\/b>(16 Oct),\u00a0Joan Rodgers\u00a0<\/b>(17 Oct),\u00a0Mark Padmore\u00a0<\/b>(25 Oct),Christoph Pr\u00e9gardien\u00a0<\/b>(22 Oct),\u00a0Kate Royal\u00a0<\/b>(28 Oct),\u00a0Birgid Steinberger\u00a0<\/b>(18 Oct) and\u00a0Roderick Williams\u00a0<\/b>(24 Oct).<\/b>Emerging stars performing include\u00a0Lorena Paz Nieto, Katherine Watson, Raphaela Papadakis, Ben Johnson\u00a0<\/b>andJohannes Kammler.\u00a0<\/b>They will be joined by acclaimed pianists including\u00a0Julius Drake, Eugene Asti, Bengt Forsberg, Matti Hirvonen, Graham Johnson, Malcolm Martineau,<\/b>\u00a0Anna Tilbrook,\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Roger Vignoles.\u00a0<\/b>Chamber and piano music will be performed by\u00a0Alasdair Beatson<\/b>, the\u00a0Doric Quartet<\/b>, the award-winning\u00a0Gildas Quartet, Tom Poster, Alexander Panfilov,\u00a0<\/b>the\u00a0Phoenix Piano Trio\u00a0<\/b>and others.<\/b><\/p>\n

Renowned pianist\u00a0David Owen Norris\u00a0<\/b>(19 Oct)\u00a0<\/b>performs on one of Clara Schumann\u2019s pianos exploring the sound world of the 1840s.\u00a0Graham Johnson\u00a0<\/b>(15 & 22 Oct) gives two lecture-recitals; study days will look at Schumann\u2019s fascination with Bach, and at the political upheaval and revolution of the 1840s;\u00a0Wolfgang Holzmair<\/b>\u00a0will lead the residential mastercourse; and there will be film screenings, masterclasses and talks. 2016 is also the 120th anniversary of Clara Schumann\u2019s death; her 29 songs will be included in the Festival.<\/p>\n

Events take place in all corners of the city from college chapels, Christopher Wren\u2019s\u00a0Sheldonian Theatre<\/b>\u00a0and Europe\u2019s oldest concert hall \u2013 the\u00a0Holywell Music Room<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 to the recently restored\u00a0Ashmolean Museum<\/b>\u00a0and the\u00a0Bodleian Library<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Sholto Kynoch<\/b>, Artistic Director, says: \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that such an amazing array of artists will be coming to Oxford for this unique celebration of Schumann. It\u2019s a wonderful opportunity to hear his complete songs, but a survey like this must never become an exercise in simply ticking off songs so we also have a fantastically wide-ranging series of other events designed to give a genuine insight into the man, his music and the world he inhabited. People ask me what the highlights are: it\u2019s impossible to pick a single event and the highlight for me is the whole Festival experience. Whether you just dip into one of our superb lunchtime recitals, or come to hear the world\u2019s great singers, or want to spot the best new talent, you\u2019ll find much to enjoy. I always encourage people to set aside some time and come to a selection of events. Enjoy being immersed in Schumann and hearing him in a new light!<\/i>”<\/p>\n

The annual Oxford Lieder Festival is now in its 15th<\/sup>\u00a0year and has established itself as one of the most prestigious celebrations of song in Europe. It presents a feast of song in Oxford each October with the world\u2019s most sought-after artists as well as the new generation of younger talents. Its founder and artistic director is the pianist Sholto Kynoch. The 2014 Festival,\u00a0The Schubert Project<\/i>, won a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society award, and was singled out for its \u2018breath, depth and audacity of programming.\u2019<\/p>\n

General booking open\u00a0www.oxfordlieder.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0\/ 01865 591276.\u00a0www.oxfordlieder.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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