Selected Engagements

Katrīna Paula Felsberga, Soprano
Julius Drake, Piano

Programme:
Friedrich Hölderlin
Selected Poems and Texts
Reading in German

Music include settings by Peter Cornelius, Hans Pfitzner, Paul Hindemith, Hanns Eisler, Viktor Ullmann, Benjamin Britten

Until the beginning of the 20th century, few com­posers engaged with the works of Friedrich Hölderlin— it almost seems as if music had to shed tonality and for­ mal restraints to come to terms with the expressive power of the poet’s language. In this Lied und Lyrik pro­gram, Katrīna Paula Felsberga and Julius Drake explore the wide­ranging musical afterlife of Hölderlin in the “free future century” he envisioned in his 1806 Hymn to Freedom. The texts will be heard in musical settings and readings.

Anna Lucia Richter mezzo soprano
Nicy Spence tenor
Julius Drake piano

Programme:

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Minnelied Op. 47 No. 1
Morgengruss Op. 47 No. 2
Frühlingslied Op. 47 No. 3
Volkslied Op. 47 No. 4
Der Blumenstrauss Op. 47 No. 5
Bei der Wiege Op. 47 No. 6
Minnelied Op. 34 No. 1
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges Op. 34 No. 2
Frühlingslied Op. 34 No. 3
Suleika Op. 34 No. 4
Sonntagslied Op. 34 No. 5
Reiselied Op. 34 No. 6

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Lieder aus Schillers ‘Wilhelm Tell’ S292/2
Hohe Liebe S307
Gestorben war ich S308
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst S298/2

Interval

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Muttergottes-Sträusslein zum Mai-Monate S316
Die tote Nachtigall S291
Die stille Wasserrose S321
Es muss ein Wunderbares sein S314
Die drei Zigeuner S320/2

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
6 schottische National-Lieder
Wie kann ich froh und lustig sein?
Abendlied
Wasserfahrt

Roderick Williams, baritone
Julius Drake, piano
Ben Boskovic, reader

Programme:
Shakespeare’s Music

A beguiling programme bringing Shakespeare and music together sung by one of our greatest baritone/pianist duos with actor Ben Boskovic adding a sense of theatre to the occasion

Purcell If music be the food of love
Schumann Schlusslied des Narren: Op 127 No 5
Sibelius Hållilå, uti storm och I regn
Joseph Haydn She never told her love
Sibelius Kom nu hit, Död.
Schubert An Silvia
Madeine Dring Take, oh take those lips away
Finzi Fear no more the heat of the sun
Franz Schubert Horch, horch, die Lerch ( Ständchen D899)
Vaughan Williams Orpheus and his lute (Henry VIII)
Poulenc Fancie
Britten Fancie
Britten I know a bank
Hugo Wolf Lied des transferierten Zettel 1

I N T E R V A L

Roderick Williams Sigh no more ladies
Ivor Gurney Under the Greenwood Tree
Korngold Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Debussy The Little Shepherd (Children’s Corner)
Korngold The Willow Song
Berlioz La Mort d’Orphelie
Tippett Songs for Ariel (The Tempest)
Come unto these yellow sands.
Full fathom five
Where the bee sucks
Cole Porter Brush up your Shakespeare (Kiss Me Kate)

Ben Boskovic is an actor, singer and percussionist. His theatre credits include Prince Timotei in Rapunzel (Liverpool Everyman), Zorro! The Musical (Charing Cross Theatre), The Secret Garden (Barn Theatre, Cirencester), and John Caleo in Holding the Man (Above the Stag). On BBC Radio 4 he has appeared in Brief Lives, and TV credits include Hollyoaks (Channel 4), Eastenders (BBC), and Coronation Street (ITV).

Louise Alder, soprano
Gerald Finley OC CBE, baritone
David Junghoon Kim, tenor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Alexandra Oomens, soprano
Huw Montague Rendall, baritone
Christine Rice MBE, mezzo-soprano
Brindley Sherratt, bass
Nicky Spence OBE, tenor
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Fletcher, piano
Julius Drake piano
Chris Addison, actor

Renowned Bass Brindley Sherratt has brought together a star-studded line up for a special gala performance in aid of The Meath Epilepsy Charity.

Featuring performances from opera luminaries such as Louise Alder, Gerald Finley, Sally Matthews, Alexandra Oomens, Huw Montague Rendall, Christine Rice, Nicky Spence, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, David Junghoon Kim, and of course Brindley Sherrattaccompanied by the distinguished pianists Julius Drake and Matthew Fletcher. The event will be hosted by Chris Addison.

Tickets are sold by The Meath Epilepsy Charity, including VIP Champagne Reception. You can book via their website.

All proceeds from this event go to The Meath.

ETERNAL SUMMER

Roderick Williams OBE, baritone
Julius Drake, piano
Toby Jones, reader

One of the UK’s greatest living baritones joins Julius Drake (‘collaborative pianist nonpareil’ – The New Yorker) for an evening of Shakespeare settings – in the very hall which witnessed the first performance of Twelfth Night.

In addition to the glorious array of songs, there will be readings by a leading actor from Twelfth Night, as well as Two Gentlemen of Verona, Measure for Measure, Cymbeline, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and more.

Purcell: If music be the food of love
Schumann: Schlusslied des Narren: Op 127 No 5
Sibelius: Hållilå, uti storm och I regn
Haydn: She never told her love
Sibelius: Kom nu hit, Död
Schubert: An Silvia
Dring: Take, oh take those lips away
Finzi: Fear no more the heat of the sun
Schubert: Horch, horch, die Lerch ( Ständchen D899)
Vaughan Williams: Orpheus and his lute (Henry VIII)
Poulenc: Fancie
Britten: Fancie
Britten: I know a bank
Wolf: Lied des transferierten Zettel

Interval

Roderick Williams: Sigh no more ladies
Gurney: Under the Greenwood Tree
Korngold: Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Debussy: The Little Shepherd (Children’s Corner)
Korngold: The Willow Song
Berlioz: La Mort d’Orphelie
Tippett: Songs for Ariel (The Tempest)
Cole Porter: Brush up your Shakespeare (Kiss Me Kate)

Approximately 2 hours in duration (including interval – during which complimentary refreshments are served).

Ian Bostridge, tenor
Julius Drake, piano

Programme:
Songs after poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

HUGO WOLF (1860–1903)

Gesänge des Harfners aus Goethes „Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre“
Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt
An die Türen will ich schleichen
Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß

Grenzen der Menschheit
Prometheus
Ganymed
Der Rattenfänger
Wandrers Nachtlied

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)

An den Mond, D 259
Ganymed, D 544
Wandrers Nachtlied I, D 224

Gesänge des Harfners I-III, D 478
Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt
Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß
An die Türen will ich schleichen

Wandrers Nachtlied II, D 768
Der Musensohn, D 764
An die Entfernte, D 765
Am Flusse, D 766
Willkommen und Abschied, D 767
An den Mond, D 296

Ruby Hughes, soprano
Natalie Clein, cello
Julius Drake, piano

Programme:

Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the rock) for voice, clarinet & piano, D.965
Janáček: Pohádka (Fairy tale) for cello & piano
Tavener: Dante; Boris Pasternak; Dvustishie (Couplet) from Akhmatova Songs for soprano & string quartet
Brahms: 2 Songs for mezzo-soprano, viola & piano, Op.91
Interval
Britten: I wonder as I wander; At the mid hour of night (Molly, my dear); How sweet the answer (The Wren) (Folksong arrangements)
Deborah Pritchard: Storm Song for soprano, cello & piano
Kodály: Sonatina for cello & piano
Ravel: Kaddisch from 2 Mélodies hébraïques
Bloch: From Jewish Life – 3 sketches for cello & piano
Schubert: Auf dem Strom for voice, cello & piano, D.943

Ian Bostridge tenor
Julius Drake piano
Timothy Morgan countertenor
Mauro Borgioni baritone
Ketevan Kemoklidze mezzo-soprano

Solistas de la Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
Juan Carlos Chornet (flauta), Miguel Ángel Sánchez Miranda (arpa), Birgit Kolar (violín), Hanna Nisonen (viola), Arnaud Dupont (violonchelo), Óscar Sala (trompa)

Programme:

Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946)
Psyché

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
5 Spiritual Songs
Purcell Realizations
Canticle I, My beloved is mine, for soprano or tenor and piano, Op.40
Canticle II, Abraham and Isaac, Chester miracle play, Op.51
Canticle III, Still Falls the Rain, for tenor, horn and piano, Op.55
Canticle IV, The Journey of the Magi, for countertenor, tenor, baritone and piano, Op.86
Canticle V, The Death of Saint Narcissus, for tenor and harp, Op.89

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Sir Roderick Williams baritone
Julius Drake piano

Programme:

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Geständnis Op. 9 No. 2
Wartend Op. 9 No. 3
Ferne Op. 9 No. 9
Im Herbst Op. 9 No. 5
Scheidend Op. 9 No. 6
Frühlingsglaube Op. 9 No. 8
Tröstung Op. 71 No. 1
Frühlingslied Op. 71 No. 2
An die Entfernte Op. 71 No. 3
Schilflied Op. 71 No. 4
Auf der Wanderschaft Op. 71 No. 5
Nachtlied Op. 71 No. 6

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Des Tages laute Stimmen schweigen S337
Die Fischertochter S325
Ich scheide S319
Der du von dem Himmel bist S279/3
J’ai perdu ma force et ma vie S327
Es rauschen die Winde S294

Interval

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Es war ein König in Thule S278/2
Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher S293
Über allen gipfeln ist Ruh S306
Der du von dem Himmel bist S279/2
O Meer in Abendstahl S344

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Sonntagsmorgen Op. 77 No. 1
Das Ährenfeld Op. 77 No. 2
Lied aus ‘Ruy Blas’ Op. 77 No. 3

Julius Drake piano

Poetry & Performance of the German Lied
––––

The FRANZ-SCHUBERT-INSTITUT is a private, non-profit organization chartered under the laws of Austria for the purpose of “furthering and cultivating the art of the German Lied”.

For the benefit of singers, pianists, and teachers who have a professional interest in the German Lied, the FRANZ-SCHUBERT-INSTITUT sponsors a five-week summer course of intensive study with leading interpreters of the classical Lied repertoire. The high artistic standards and unique structure of the course “Poetry and Performance of the German Lied”, together with its peerless guest faculty, explain why this master course has, since its inception in 1978, been widely regarded as the finest of its kind.

Julius Drake piano

Poetry & Performance of the German Lied
––––

The FRANZ-SCHUBERT-INSTITUT is a private, non-profit organization chartered under the laws of Austria for the purpose of “furthering and cultivating the art of the German Lied”.

For the benefit of singers, pianists, and teachers who have a professional interest in the German Lied, the FRANZ-SCHUBERT-INSTITUT sponsors a five-week summer course of intensive study with leading interpreters of the classical Lied repertoire. The high artistic standards and unique structure of the course “Poetry and Performance of the German Lied”, together with its peerless guest faculty, explain why this master course has, since its inception in 1978, been widely regarded as the finest of its kind.

Julius Drake piano

Poetry & Performance of the German Lied
––––

The FRANZ-SCHUBERT-INSTITUT is a private, non-profit organization chartered under the laws of Austria for the purpose of “furthering and cultivating the art of the German Lied”.

For the benefit of singers, pianists, and teachers who have a professional interest in the German Lied, the FRANZ-SCHUBERT-INSTITUT sponsors a five-week summer course of intensive study with leading interpreters of the classical Lied repertoire. The high artistic standards and unique structure of the course “Poetry and Performance of the German Lied”, together with its peerless guest faculty, explain why this master course has, since its inception in 1978, been widely regarded as the finest of its kind.

Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Julius Drake, piano

Programme:
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)

Lieder after poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Am Fluße, D 766
An die Entfernte, D 756
Trost in Tränen, D 120

Gesänge des Harfners I-III, D 478
Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt
Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß
An die Türen will ich schleichen

Auf dem See, D 543
Geistes-Gruß, D 142
Prometheus, D 674
Wandrers Nachtlied II, D 768
Erlkönig, D 328

Schäfers Klagelied, D 121
Ganymed, D 544
Versunken, D 715
An Mignon, D 161
Erster Verlust, D 226
Jägers Abendlied, D 368
Wandrers Nachtlied I, D 224
Rastlose Liebe, D 138
Meeres Stille, D 216
An Schwager Kronos, D 369
An den Mond, D 259
Willkommen und Abschied, D 767

Gerhard Quartet
Katja Maderer, soprano
Julius Drake piano

Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Contralto
Andreas Willwohl, Viola
Julius Drake, Piano

Johannes Brahms
Wie rafft ich mich auf in der Nacht, Op. 32 No. 1
Über die Heide (Over the Heath), Op. 86 No. 4
Der Gang zum Liebchen (Visiting His Sweetheart), Op. 48 No. 1
Des Liebsten Schwur (My Sweetheart’s Promise), Op. 69 No. 4
O kühler Wald (Oh Cool Forest), Op. 72 No. 3
Von ewiger Liebe (Of Everlasting Love), Op. 43 No. 1

Benjamin Britten
A Charm of Lullabies for mezzo-soprano and piano, Op. 41

Johannes Brahms
2 Songs for Alto Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91
Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4

Gustav Mahler
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Rheinlegendchen

Johannes Brahms
Blinde Kuh (Blind Man’s Bluff), Op. 58 No. 1

Gustav Mahler
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt

Johannes Brahms
Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht (Death is the Cool Night), Op. 96 No. 1

Gustav Mahler
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Das irdische Leben

Johannes Brahms
Auf dem Kirchhofe (In the Churchyard), Op. 105 No. 4

Frank Bridge
3 Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, H.76

Henry Purcell
Harmonia Sacra: An Evening Hymn on a Ground

Günther Groissböck, bass
Julius Drake, piano

In this matinee recital, enjoy a rare Carnegie Hall appearance by Austrian bass Günther Groissböck, one of the world’s leading opera and lied singers. Accompanied by the exemplary Julius Drake, Groissböck performs selected works—including some rarities—by 19th-century master composers of song, including R. Schumann, Rott, Bruckner, Wolf, G. Mahler, and R. Strauss. The opportunity to witness this extraordinary singer—recently called “a revelation” at the Metropolitan Opera (The New York Times)—in his Zankel Hall recital debut is not to be missed.
Part of: Great Singers II: Jula Goldwurm Pure Voice Series

Program
R. SCHUMANN “Blondels Lied,” Op. 53, No. 1
R. SCHUMANN “Die feindlichen Brüder,” Op. 49, No. 2
R. SCHUMANN “Belsatzar,” Op. 57
R. SCHUMANN “Die beiden Grenadiere,” Op. 49, No. 1

ROTT “Der Sänger”
ROTT “Geistergruß”
ROTT “Wanderers Nachtlied”

BRUCKNER “Im April,” WAB 75
BRUCKNER “Herbstkummer,” WAB 72
BRUCKNER “Mein Herz und deine Stimme,” WAB 79

WOLF Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo

R. STRAUSS “Heimliche Aufforderung,” Op. 27, No. 3
R. STRAUSS “Zueignung,” Op. 10, No. 1
R. STRAUSS “Allerseelen,” Op. 10, No. 8
R. STRAUSS “Befreit,” Op. 39, No. 4

G. MAHLER Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn

Günther Groissböck, bass
Julius Drake, piano

A commanding presence on the opera stage and a recitalist of the highest order, Austrian bass Günther Groissböck owns a voice of exceptional richness and warmth. His programme with regular duo partner Julius Drake includes Brahms’s late take on life’s transience and Shostakovich’s symphonic song cycle, first performed eight months before the composer’s death 50 years ago.

Programme

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
4 Serious Songs Op. 121

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Liederkreis Op. 39

INTERVAL

HANS PFITZNER (1869-1949)
4 Lieder Op. 32

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145

Axelle Fanyo, soprano
Julius Drake, piano

Soprano and 2025 Grammy Award winner Axelle Fanyo is a major international rising star in opera and concert music. “She would make even the stones cry, finding phrasing, nuances, and half-tones of rare eloquence,” ClassiqueNews said of her title-role debut in Verdi’s Luisa Miller at Opéra d’Avignon. Fanyo’s sole Carnegie Hall appearance thus far has been during Renée Fleming’s SongStudio training program, where she praised Fanyo’s “beautiful voice [and] real star quality.” Fanyo now makes her recital debut with an eclectic program of Schoenberg, Cage, Messiaen, and William Bolcom, performed with Julius Drake—one of today’s foremost collaborative pianists, who has played with some of the world’s finest singers on all three of Carnegie Hall’s stages.

Program:
SCHOENBERG Vier Lieder, Op. 2
SCHOENBERG Selections from Brettl-Lieder
CAGE Aria
MESSIAEN Trois mélodies
MESSIAEN Selections from Poèmes pour Mi
WILLIAM BOLCOM Selections from Cabaret Songs

Axelle Fanyo, soprano
Julius Drake, piano

One of the most promising singers of her generation, French soprano Axelle Fanyo has been praised by Renée Fleming for her “charismatic, beautiful voice [of] real star quality.” In her PCMS debut program with the “unfailingly eloquent and supportive” pianist Julius Drake (The Telegraph), Fanyo explores the master and apprentice relationship between two pioneering European composers, Arnold Schoenberg and Olivier Messaien, and their American protegés, John Cage and William Bolcom.

Program
SCHOENBERG Vier Lieder, Op. 2
SCHOENBERG Selections from Brettl-Lieder
CAGE Aria
MESSIAEN Trois mélodies
MESSIAEN Selections from Poèmes pour Mi
WILLIAM BOLCOM Selections from Cabaret Songs