Kieran Carrel, Tenor
Julius Drake piano

On the occasion of the 100th birthday of Hans Werner Henze

Kieran Carrel (tenor), Julius Drake (piano)

A very special matinee concludes this season of “Fokus Lied”: The German-British tenor Kieran Carrel, who grew up in Gütersloh, is celebrated at festivals and is now an ensemble member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, pays tribute to the song works of the great Gütersloh composer Hans Werner Henze on the occasion of his 100th birthday on July 1, 2026.

His piano partner is Julius Drake, not only one of the most renowned lieder pianists in the world for many decades, but also the premiere pianist of Henze’s “Songs from Arabic”. The two artists want to surprise us with which selection of songs from the “classical” repertoire they will complement Henze’s works.