Engagements

Ian Bostridge, Tenor
Julius Drake, Piano

Programme

“The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”

Carl Loewe (1796–1869)
Der Zauberlehrling op. 20 Nr. 2 (1832)
Wandrers Nachtlied op. 9 Heft 1:
3a Das Eine: Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (1817)
3b Das Andere: Der du von dem Himmel bist (1828)

Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)
Grenzen der Menschheit (1889)
Prometheus (1889)
Ganymed (1889)
Harfenspieler I, II, III (1888)

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
An den Mond D 259 (1815)
Ganymed D 544 (1817)
Wandrers Nachtlied D 244 (1815)
Gesänge des Harfners D 478 (1816/22)
Wandrers Nachtlied D 768 (1822)
Der Musensohn D 764 (1822)
An die Entfernte D 765 (1822)
Am Flusse D 766 (1822)
Willkommen und Abschied D 767 (1822)

Carl Loewe (1796–1869)
Lynceus, der Thürmer, auf Faust’s Sternwarte singend op. 9, H. 8, Nr. 3 (1833)

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Ian Bostridge, Tenor
Julius Drake, Piano

Tribute to Byron for the 200th anniversary of his death (1788-1824)
texts by Lord Byron read by Lucasta Miller

The programme with include music by Robert Schumann, Ludwig van Beethoven, Isaac Nathan, and Johan Carl Goffried Loewe

Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake, undoubtedly two of the most authoritative interpreters of the Lied repertoire, are called upon to follow in the footsteps of the eccentric and adventurous Romantic poet George Gordon Byron. Here are the Hebrew Melodies, poems written to accompany music by Isaac Nathan, but also set by the likes of Schumann, Loewe and Beethoven. Also Wilhelm Müller, the author of the texts for Schubert’s cycles Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, was well acquainted with the work of the English poet and, like him, supported the cause of Greek independence. If Byron’s verses flow through the history of 19th century Lied like a karst river, his presence will be acknowledged through a reading of his poems by the writer and literary critic Lucasta Miller.

Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano
Julius Drake piano
Hibiki Ichikawa shamisen
Suleiman Suleiman actor/dancer

A meditation on sound and silence, solitude and communion, love and loss, explored through the intertwined narratives of Yasuna, one of the great Kabuki plays dating back to 1818, and Schubert’s iconic Winterreise, conceived a decade later in 1827. In the world premiere of Spring Snow, grief splinters the psyches of both Schubert’s Wanderer and Yasuna, compelling a journey into the depths of Self. This is where our performance begins: two individual paths converging and inspiring each other in beautiful ways, as a famous song cycle is interwoven with original shamisen music and traditional Japanese dance-theatre.

Julia Kleiter, Soprano
Julius Drake, Piano

Programme

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Liane (Mayrhofer), D 298
Ständchen (Rellstab), D 957/4
Der Jüngling an der Quelle (Salis-Seewis), D 300
Der Wanderer an den Mond (Seidl), D 870
Ins stille Land (Salis-Seewis), D 403
Gretchen am Spinnrade (Goethe), D 118

JOHANNES BRAHMS
German Folk Songs
Ständchen, op. 14/7
Es ging ein Maidlein zarte, WoO 33/21
Da unten im Tale, WoO 33/6
Es steht ein Lind, WoO 33/41
Sonne scheint nicht mehr, WoO 33/5
Erlaube mir, Feinsmädchen, WoO 33/2
Schwesterlein, WoO 33/15
Feinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfuß gehn, WoO 33/12

FRANZ SCHUBERT
Lachen und Weinen (Rückert), D 777
Romanze from »Rosamunde« (Chézy), D 797/3b
Der Zwerg (M. v. Collin), D 771
Erster Verlust (Goethe), D 226
Am See (Bruchmann), D 746
Der Fischer (Goethe), D 225

FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886)
Three Lieder on poems by Friedrich von Schiller
Der Fischerknabe
Der Hirt
Der Alpenjäger
Die Loreley (Heine)
Kling leise, mein Lied (Nordmann)

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Deborah Warner Director
Isabelle Kettle Assistant Director
Ian Bostridge Singer
Julius Drake Pianist

International opera and theatre director and Ustinov Studio Artistic Director Deborah Warner brings to life Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 24 songs for voice and piano set to poems by Wilhelm Müller, performed by renowned tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake.

A man begins a long journey through the snow in deepest winter. He wanders alone, grief stricken, longing to forget the memories of his beloved who has rejected him. His journey is tortured, painful and leads him to question his identity and existence.

Composed in 1827 towards the end of his short life, Franz Schubert’s Winterreise is considered one of the greatest and most powerful musical masterpieces. The music captures the torrent of emotion and poetic themes of loneliness, darkness, winter and love. Deborah Warner’s new staging for the Ustinov Studio honours Schubert’s original intention for the piece to be sung to an intimate gathering.

Ian Bostridge’s extraordinary international career has taken him to the foremost concert halls, orchestras and opera houses of the world. His vast experience with Schubert’s Winterreise (he has performed the song cycle in concert over 100 times) inspires his book Schubert’s Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession (2015).

With an international reputation as one of the finest instrumentalists in his field, Julius Drake collaborates with many of the world’s leading artists, both in recital and on disc. He has performed and recorded Winterreise with Bostridge and many artists throughout his career.

“Winter Journey” is an indispensable work of art that should be as much a part of our common experience as the poetry of Shakespeare and Dante, the paintings of Van Gogh and Picasso, the novels of the Brontë sisters or Marcel Proust.” Ian Bostridge

Véronique Gens,, soprano
Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano
Laurence Kilsby, tenor
Stéphane Degout, baritone
Susan Manoff, piano
Julius Drake, piano

The Gabriel Fauré Centenary Celebrations open with a song gala involving some of Fauré’s finest contemporary interpreters, who explore the composer’s output at various stages, and all of whom share in the performance of La bonne chanson.

Programme

Julia Kleiter, soprano
Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Julius Drake, piano

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn
Es lauschte das Laub Op. 86 No. 1
Morgenlied Op. 86 No. 2
Die Liebende schreibt Op. 86 No. 3
Allnächtlich im Traume Op. 86 No. 4
Der Mond Op. 86 No. 5
Altdeutsches Frühlingslied Op. 86 No. 6
Frühlingslied Op. 19a No. 1
Das erste Veilchen Op. 19a No. 2
Winterlied Op. 19a No. 3
Neue Liebe Op. 19a No. 4
Gruss Op. 19a No. 5
Reiselied Op. 19a No. 6

Franz Liszt
Schwebe, schwebe, blaues Auge S305/1
Kling leise, mein Lied S301/2
Mignons Lied (Kennst du das Land) S275/2
Wo weilt er? S295
Im Rhein, im schönen Strome S272/1
Morgens steh’ ich auf und frage S290/1
Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen S311
Du bist wie eine Blume S287
Vergiftet sind meine Lieder S289
Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam S309
Die Loreley S273/4
Die Macht der Musik S302

Felix Mendelssohn
Abschiedslied der Zugvögel Op. 63 No. 2
Ich wollt’ meine Lieb’ ergösse sich Op. 63 No. 1