oxford lieder festival 2014

The OxfOrd Lieder fesTivaL 2014

Bringing SchuBert’S Vienna to oxford

10 october – 1 november 2014

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Welcome

Welcome to The Schubert Project: the UK’s first performance of Schubert’s complete songs, and one of the biggest ever celebrations of his music.

We’ve programmed a wide range of events that I hope will illuminate and inspire, for newcomers and seasoned Schubert lovers alike. Take a day, a weekend, a week or three, and explore the rich variety of Franz Schubert. Attend a masterclass, sing in the Festival Chorus, take a Schubertian audio guide around the Ashmolean Museum, or of course take on the challenge of hearing all 600-odd songs performed by an exceptional array of renowned artists.

The Festival always offers a warm, welcoming environment and an intimate concert experience. We’ve kept ticket prices as low as we can and have great offers as soon as you attend just two events (see p33 for details). We’ve also arranged hotel & ticket packages for our visitors from further afield (see p32).

More than ever this year, we rely on our generous supporters: members of the Schubert Circle, Friends of Oxford Lieder, Trusts and Foundations. A heartfelt thank you to all those who have contributed already. If you would like to support the work of Oxford Lieder, please see pp28–30. Please support us as well by spreading the word far and wide.

Do enjoy browsing our brochure, as we prepare to ‘bring Schubert’s Vienna to Oxford’. I look forward to sharing a feast of Schubert with you this October!

The Oxford Lieder website has full details of all programmes, artist biographies and other useful information, including a schedule of Schubert’s complete songs at The Schubert Project.

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Schubert Complete Songs Trail For a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear every song Schubert composed, follow concerts marked ●.

Sholto Kynoch Artistic Director

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Schubert’S Vienna

SupporterS’ reception

After tonight’s concert, membersof the Schubert Circle and Friends of Oxford Lieder enjoy a special drinks reception, attended by tonight’s artists. To find out more about supporting Oxford Lieder and to join us for this exclusive event, see pp28–30.

The Festival gets off to a flying start as Schubert’s Vienna arrives in Oxford. World-class artists, top students and young people all contribute to a memorable launch.

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‘What an amazinG occaSion For oxForD, to haVe the uK’S FirSt complete perFormance oF Schubert’S entire SonG repertoire’Sarah connollY cbe, patron oF the Schubert circle

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12pmHolywell Music Room FREE

Tread the boards of the historic Holywell Music Room; see p27 for details on taking part. All are warmly welcome to attend this free and varied concert.

maSterclaSS GiVen bY ian partriDGe cbe

2pm – 4.30pmHolywell Music Room £3 (see p33)

The first of our extensive programme of masterclasses for outstanding young artists is taken by the renowned Schubertian tenor Ian Partridge.

cultural politicS in Schubert’S Vienna

5pmHolywell Music RoomFREE

Gavin Plumley speaker

It was said in 1828, the year Schubert died, that an Austrian artist was a ‘fettered being’, who could not be liberal, nor philosophical, nor humorous. Gavin Plumley explores the tensions of living in Vienna under the aegis of State Chancellor Metternich.

SchoolS’ project concert

6.15pmSheldonian Theatre FREE

This event is the culmination of workshops over several weeks in local schools, working with young people and inspiring them to create their own song cycle which they will perform today, joined by a top professional singer. Come along and be inspired yourself by their energy, enthusiasm and creativity.

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the Schubert project: openinG concert

7.30pmSheldonian Theatre £42, £28, £18, £10 ●

Co-promotion with Music at Oxford

Sarah Connolly CBE mezzoJohn Mark Ainsley tenorJoshua Ellicott tenorJames Gilchrist tenordaniel Norman tenorNeal davies baritoneWilliam dazeley baritoneStephan loges baritoneChristopher Maltman baritoneSholto kynoch piano

An all-star cast of singers come together for a celebratory start to The Schubert Project.

Four tenors and four baritones sing well-known Schubert songs, as well as introducing some less familiar masterpieces. For the finale, they come together as a chorus, joined by the inimitable Sarah Connolly for a performance of the glorious serenade ‘Zogernd leise’.

The medieval beauty of St. Stephen’s Cathedral and the Baroque magnificence of the Karlskirche looked out over a Vienna growing rapidly in Schubert’s lifetime, which played out entirely within the reign of Franz I (1792 to 1835). For more than two decades after Franz assumed the throne, Austria was under threat during the French Revolutionary wars and Napoleon’s campaigns; the young Schubert lived through the French bombardment of Vienna in May 1809. That same year, Count Clemens von Metternich became Austria’s foreign minister and would control Austrian foreign policy for more than forty years. With Napoleon defeated in 1815, Franz I and Metternich embraced ‘Ruhe und Ordnung’, ‘Peace and Order’, as their watchwords and instituted a police state to enforce ‘tranquility’. Charles Sealsfield’s

Austria As It Is, published in London in 1828, describes a Viennese world filled with spies, censorship, and repression. Music, especially part-songs, dances, and lieder, thus became a seemingly neutral impetus for social gathering, while public dancing halls were ubiquitous for similar reasons—and dance strains permeate Schubert’s entire oeuvre, including the songs. Lieder belonged both to private music-making at home (an inner realm that police bureaucracy could not violate) and a sometimes encoded means of making those private feelings public at a Schubertiade or elsewhere. Susan Youens

‘beloVeD Vienna, You holD all that iS moSt cheriSheD in Your narroW Space, anD nothinG but the heaVenlY SiGht oF thiS Will

appeaSe mY YearninG.’Schubert, auGuSt 1818

This concert is a co-promotion with Music at Oxford, who present prestigious orchestras, ensembles and soloists throughout the year in Oxford’s finest venues. See www.musicatoxford.com for details of their 31st international concert season.

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Viennese Coffee Morning

10am – 11.30amThe Ashmolean Museum Dining Room

Sachertorte, coffee, readings and music. No need to book, just drop by and sample a slice of Viennese culture.

early ballads & saCred MusiC

2pm – 5.15pmHolywell Music Room £15 (or £7 to any one part) ●

Presented in association with The Schubert Institute UK

Elisabeth Meister sopranoNicky Spence tenor Roger Vignoles pianoLaura Tunbridge speakerCrawford Howie speaker

Laura Tunbridge introduces ‘Adelwold und Emma’ (Schubert’s longest song!), an early setting of Friedrich Bertrand, plus Schubert’s only other Bertrand song – ‘Minona’ – as well as the setting of Schiller’s ‘Hagars Klage’ (Schubert’s first complete song).

Crawford Howie, Chairman of the Schubert Institute UK, then discusses Schubert’s sacred music. There will be performances of the sacred music in services around Oxford throughout the Festival (see p26), and this talk will illuminate this often-overlooked part of Schubert’s prolific output.

2pm ‘Adelwold und Emma’

3pm ‘Minona’ & ‘Hagars Klage’

4.30pm The Sacred Music

MasterClass for aMateur singers giVen by sarah Walker Cbe

2pm – 5.30pmShulman Auditorium, Queen’s College

See p27 for details on taking part.

Choral eVensong

6.05pmChrist Church Cathedral

As part of Choral Evensong, the world-renowned Christ Church Choir include Schubert’s ‘Des Tages Weihe’ as the anthem. Please note this is a service, not a concert (see p26 for details on other choral services).

an eVening at the ashMolean

7.30pmThe Ashmolean Museum £25 Tickets for Parts One and Two only (incl. wine and part songs) ●

£35 Tickets for the whole evening

7.30pm Part Onein the Randolph Sculpture Gallery

Dorottya Lang mezzoAndré Morsch baritoneJulius Drake piano

The classical poems of Johann Baptist Mayrhofer, heard surrounded by the Ashmolean’s remarkable collection of Graeco-Roman Sculpture.

8.30pm Part Twoin the Atrium Enjoy a glass of wine in the Atrium, interspersed with partsongs performed by our resident professional chorus, Ensemble 45.

9pm Part Threein the Ashmolean CaféThe Schubert Salon: a new play, created by music/theatre company Re:Sound for The Schubert Project, exploring the night Schubert and three friends were arrested by Metternich’s secret police, with tragic consequences.

settings froM goethe’s WilhelM Meister

7.30pmHolywell Music Room £25 ●

Sophie Karthäuser sopranoStephan Loges baritoneEugene Asti piano

The poems from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s great novel Wilhelm Meister have been an inspiration for many composers, and Schubert’s settings of these texts are many, varied and extraordinary. Other Goethe settings, including ‘Ganymed’ and ‘Gretchen am Spinnrade’ are also included.

sChubert’s WoMen Poets

10pmNew College Ante-Chapel £15 ●

Sylvia Schwartz sopranoGary Matthewman piano

Sylvia Schwartz thrilled Oxford Lieder audiences in 2013 and returns with a programme of Schubert’s settings of women poets, including Caroline Pichler, whose salon was a major meeting point for the Schubert circle.

saturday 11 oCtober

sChubert’s life & tiMes: 1811-1815

11am – 3pmJacqueline du Pré Music Building £20 (incl. coffee on arrival) ●

Birgid Steinberger sopranoAlessandro Fisher tenorMarcus Farnsworth baritoneGraham Johnson OBE piano

This is the first of five lecture-recitals given by world-renowned pianist and Schubert scholar Graham Johnson, surveying Schubert’s world, his life and achievements. The first of these looks at the early years 1811-1815.

11am Welcome coffee

11.30am Lecture-recital part one

12.45pm A light lunch will beavailable to purchase

1.30pm Lecture-recital part two

festiVal Chorus

6.15pm – 6.45pmHolywell Music Room FREE

Jonathan Williams conductor

All are warmly invited to attend this fun and friendly pre-concert performance of some beautiful Schubert partsongs. To find out more about taking part in the Chorus, which is open to all, please see p27.

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‘tell us, Who teaChes you suCh tender, flattering songs?

they eVoke a heaVen froM these Cheerless tiMes.’

Johann Mayrhofer, extraCt froM PoeM ‘to franz sChubert’

It was once the done thing to lambast Schubert for bad taste in poetry, but now we know better. He read voraciously and exercised extraordinary discrimination in his choices even from second-rate poets whose technique might have been inept but whose ideas attracted him. Because his ambitions for song were never small, he was initially drawn to giant ballads after the model of Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg; with their difficult keyboard parts, they

were substitutes for opera in middle-class

drawing rooms. Schubert’s early ballads include works by Friedrich Schiller, a writer of enormous influence in the

composer’s circle of youthful friends, as

well as the Ossian ballads. Of

Schubert’s 600-plus songs, seventy-four are settings

of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who transformed the lyric poetry of his age and continued doing so throughout his long life; the unforgettable figures of Mignon and the Harper, Faust, ‘East-West’ poetry, fusing Persian and German sensibilities, and more appear in Schubert’s oeuvre through Goethe. Schubert’s friends and acquaintances included writers such as Johann Mayrhofer (intense, gloomy, and the inspiration for forty-seven songs), the Austrian dramatist Franz Grillparzer (a single gorgeous song), and Franz von Schober (cotton-candy verse, and yet it is the source of such gems as ‘An die Musik’). Towards the end of his life, he discovered a new poetic voice in Heinrich Heine’s early works and spun six masterpieces from them. Delving into works by more than 100 poets, Schubert ranged far and wide for his song texts; he is Shakespearean in his range and variety. Susan Youens

sChubert and his Poets

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Syvlia Schwartz

Marcus Farnsworth

MONDAY 13 OCTOBER

SETTINGS OF FRIEDRICH & AUGUST SCHLEGEL

1.10pmHolywell Music Room £12 ●

Kate Royal sopranoManuel Walser baritoneMalcolm Martineau piano

The Schlegel brothers were both prominent figures, co-founding the literary journal Das Athenaeum, creating seminal translations of Shakespeare, and influencing other romantic artists of their time, not least Schubert.

MASTERCLASS GIVEN BY MALCOLM MARTINEAU

2.30pm – 5pm St Columba’s Church, Alfred Street£3

IMPROMPTUS, D935

5.30pmHolywell Music Room£12

Mark Viner piano

In association with Oxford Philomusica

Prize-winning pianist Mark Viner, an alumnus of the Oxford Philomusica Piano Festival, performs Schubert’s second glorious set of Impromptus.

SETTINGS OF SEIDL, RELLSTAB & OTHERS

7.30pm Holywell Music Room £25 ●

Birgid Steinberger sopranoJohn Mark Ainsley tenorJan Petryka tenor Julius Drake piano

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MASTERCLASS GIVEN BY CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN

9.30am – 12pm St Columba’s Church, Alfred Street£3

SETTINGS OF SCHOBER & MAYRHOFER


Generously supported by The Loveday Charitable Trust

Ciara Hendrick mezzoMaciek O’Shea baritoneSholto Kynoch piano

Two of Schubert’s close friends, whose poetry played an important role in his songs, are the focus of today’s lunchtime recital.

‘MIT MEINEN HEISSEN THRäNEN’, PART ONE: ‘DER WANDERER’

3pm – 4.30pm Phoenix Cinema £8 (conc. £7)

Fritz Lehner’s three-part film, starring Udo Samel as Schubert, was acclaimed as a masterpiece when it was first screened on Channel Four in 1986, but inexplicably has not been broadcast since. See also 23rd and 29th.

‘WHY DOES THE QUEEN DIE?’ A NEW PLAY BY IAIN BURNSIDE

5.30pm The O’Reilly Theatre, Keble College £12

In association with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Schubert’s circle of friends in Vienna included more writers and artists than musicians. His songs are inextricably connected both to these friendships and the city where they flourished. This music theatre piece, the latest in a series of experimental shows developed by Iain Burnside with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, explores these connections.

SONGS OF THE BRITISH ISLES


Generously supported by The Helena Oldacre Trust

Sarah Connolly CBE mezzoRoderick Williams baritoneEugene Asti pianoEnsemble 45 Alison Rose sopranoMatthew Fletcher piano

Tonight’s programme features the settings of Walter Scott’s The Lady of the Lake including ‘Ave Maria’, and other songs with British-based texts. Pre-eminent musicians are joined by two of Oxford Lieder’s Young Artist Platform winners, who introduce the evening’s theme in a ’15 minutes of fame’ slot.

‘WHY DOES THE QUEEN DIE?’ A NEW PLAY BY IAIN BURNSIDE

8pmThe O’Reilly Theatre, Keble College £12

See 5.30pm performance.

SETTINGS OF MATTHISON & SALIS-SEEWIS


Anna Dennis sopranoNicholas Mulroy tenorJohn Reid piano

1816 and 1817 were both prolific years of songs and these two poets – the German Matthison and Swiss Salis-Seewis – contributed to this flowering.

ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC RECITAL

5.30pm Holywell Music Room £5

Generously supported by the Josephine Baker Trust

Angharrad Lyddon mezzoHenry Neill baritoneSomi Kim piano

Outstanding students of the Royal Academy of Music give a recital that, in addition to songs by Schubert, also features some works by composers who influenced him.

SETTINGS OF GOETHE & SCHILLER


Christopher Maltman baritoneGraham Johnson OBE piano

Two great artists and two great poets need little introduction.

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TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER

MASTERCLASS GIVEN BY JULIUS DRAKE

10am – 12.30pm St Columba’s Church, Alfred Street£3

LANDSCAPE PAINTERS OF SCHUBERT’S ERA

11.30amThe Ashmolean Museum, Lecture Theatre FREE

John Warren introduces painters including Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller and Schubert’s friend Moritz von Schwind. During the day, watch out for pop-up Schubert performances in the Museum, with Christina Haldane (soprano) & Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas (guitar).

Ensemble 45 Richard Watkins, Carys Evans, Alexei Watkins & Alex Hamilton horn

This programme includes the famous ‘Auf dem Strom’ as well as two remarkable ensemble works: ‘Nachthelle’ (to a poem by Seidl) for tenor soloist and male chorus, and ‘Nachtgesang im Walde’ (also Seidl) for the unusual combination of four horns and chorus.

PASS-HOLDERS’ EVENT

9.45pmThe Vaults Café, Radcliffe Square

Birgid Steinberger accompanies herself on the guitar, singing beautiful Austrian folk songs. Join us over a glass of wine and cheese for this special occasion.

Open to pass-holders only; see p33.Christopher Maltman

Anna Dennis

UNSUSPECTED RICHESFranz Liszt dubbed Schubert ‘the most poetic of composers’. Few would disagree. No music seems to speak more directly, or more touchingly, to us. Paradoxically, he is at once the most friendly of the great composers, and the one who expresses most piercingly a Romantic sense of separation and ‘otherness’; a creator of some of the world’s most lovable melodies who is now rightly revered for his visionary approach to harmony.

During his short life Schubert was known overwhelmingly for his songs, partsongs and piano miniatures. Yet by the time of his premature death at the age of 31, he had composed prolifically in all the major genres bar oratorio and concerto. The Schubert Project includes a wide selection of Schubert’s instrumental, chamber and sacred music, but also explores

the delights of his partsongs, famous in his lifetime but now among the most neglected areas of his output. Some of these are in beery, convivial mode. Others, such as ‘Nachthelle’, the profound Goethe setting ‘Gesang der Geister über den Wassern’, and ‘Nachtgesang im Walde’, for the Romantic combination of four horns and male chorus, mine a vein of awed or ecstatic contemplation that is uniquely Schubertian. Richard Wigmore

‘IF FERTILITY BE A DISTINGUISHING MARK

OF GENIUS, THEN FRANz SCHUBERT IS A GENIUS OF

THE HIGHEST ORDER.’ROBERT SCHUMANN

Masterclass given by DaMe Felicity lOtt

10am – 12.30pm St Columba’s Church, Alfred Street £3

the ‘KOsegarten lieDerspiel’


Sophie Junker sopranoBelinda Williams mezzoMark Wilde tenorDavid Owen Norris fortepiano

In 1996 Morten Solvik showed that Schubert’s Kosegarten songs were a narrative cycle – Schubert’s first song-cycle. Put together in the right order they tell a tale of love and loss that has gripped and enthused audiences across the world since the modern premiere in Chicago in 1997. Renowned pianist David Owen Norris, playing an 1828 Broadwood piano, is joined by three outstanding singers for this rare collection of songs.

sOng, sOnata, syMphOny: schUbert MaKes cOnnectiOns

4pm Shulman Auditorium, Queen’s College FREE

In association with the Schubert Institute UK

Brian Newbould speaker

Brian Newbould, author of ‘Schubert: The Music and the Man’ gives a talk exploring the connections, often overlooked, between Schubert’s songs and his instrumental works.

beethOven septet


Principals of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Principal players of this world-renowned orchestra perform one of Beethoven’s most popular chamber works, the inspiration for Schubert’s own Octet (see 7.30pm concert).

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Principals of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Dietrich Henschel baritoneSholto Kynoch piano

The OAE perform Schubert’s remarkable response to Beethoven’s Septet and Dietrich Henschel explores the poems of Ernst Schulze. These settings date from 1825 and 1826 and are often considered precursors of the Winterreise style.

‘Why DOes the QUeen Die?’ a neW play by iain bUrnsiDe

8pm The O’Reilly Theatre, Keble College £12

See 5.30pm performance on Wednesday 15 October for details.

Winterreise Masterclass With sarah WalKer cbe

2.30pm – 5pm St Columba’s Church, Alfred Street £3

See morning event.

sUng eUcharist

6pm Worcester College Chapel

The choir of Worcester College sing movements of the Mass in F, D105, first heard 200 years ago today at Vienna’s Lichtental Church. Please note this is a service, not a concert (see p26 for details on other choral services).

Winterreise


Ian Bostridge tenorThomas Adès piano

Two of the world’s great artists perform Schubert’s extraordinary settings of Wilhelm Müller, the ‘Winter Journey’.

‘Why DOes the QUeen Die?’ a neW play by iain bUrnsiDe

8pm The O’Reilly Theatre, Keble College £12

See 5.30pm performance on Wednesday 15 October for details.

thUrsDay 16 OctOber

Winterreise Masterclass With sarah WalKer cbe

10am-12.30pm St Columba’s Church, Alfred Street £3

Sarah Walker spends a day working through the whole of this extraordinary cycle with six talented young duos (see afternoon also).

the therese grOb sOngbOOK


Generously supported by Elaine & Nick Harbinson

Raphaela Papadakis sopranoMartin Haessler baritoneSholto Kynoch piano

Therese Grob was probably Schubert’s first love. She was a talented soprano and sang the solos at the first performance of his Mass in F, D105, 200 years ago today (see 6pm Sung Eucharist below). This recital features the collection of songs dedicated to her by the 19 year-old composer in November 1816.

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the little MUshrOOM

Schubert’s nickname was Schwammerl – ‘little mushroom’, ‘tubby’. Perhaps the most detailed and reliable description is given by an early friend, Georg Franz Eckel (1797-1869), who knew Schubert well at school: ‘His figure small, but stocky, with well-developed firm bones and strong muscles, roundish not angular… His rather large, round and firm head was surrounded by rich brown curls.’ Following the diagnosis of syphilis and subsequent mercury treatment (c. 1823), he lost much of his hair and took to wearing a wig.

‘Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach, in meiner Brust’ (‘Two souls dwell, alas, in my breast’) exclaims Faust. Franz Schubert also possessed two natures, and almost all his friends commented on this contradictory aspect of his character, which became more pronounced with the deterioration of his physical health after the diagnosis of syphilis. They were often appalled how his love of alcohol and his cyclothymia led to frequent outbursts of rage, boorish manners, anti-social behaviour, violent temper, an inability to tolerate the sycophantic compliments of well-wishers, sexual debauchery. Although Schwind, Mayrhofer, Bauernfeld, and others refer to his generosity, his modesty, his loyalty, his sensitivity and his sense of fun, Mayrhofer’s description of Schubert’s personality as ‘a blend of tenderness and coarseness, sensuality and candour, gregariousness and melancholy’, was echoed by most of his friends. Richard Stokes

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Sarah Walker CBE

Dame Felicity Lott

Ian Bostridge

‘he has nOW lOng been at WOrK On an Octet, With the greatest

Zeal. iF yOU gO tO see hiM DUring the Day, he says, ‘hellO. hOW are

yOU? – gOOD!’ anD carries On Writing, WhereUpOn yOU Depart.’

MOritZ vOn schWinD, letter 6 March 1824

FAMILY CONCERT

2pm Holywell Music Room FREE

An interactive concert for all the family, led by Sam Glazer. Suitable for anyone aged 7 to 107! Tickets are free, but booking is essential.

ThE AbENdRöTE CYCLE & dER LIEdLER

5pm Holywell Music Room £12 ●

Mhairi Lawson sopranoAndrew Kennedy tenorEugene Asti piano

This programme features the ‘Abendröte’ cycle, to poems by Friedrich von Schlegel, as well as the great Schiller ballad ‘Der Liedler’. Mhairi Lawson and Andrew Kennedy are both renowned song singers, and they join prominent accompanist Eugene Asti.

A SChubERTIAdE

7pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building £25 (incl. wine) ●

A range of Festival artists join together for this special evening of songs, part songs, and piano duets, interspersed with Austrian wine tasting, as the Jacqueline du Pré stage is transformed into a Viennese salon, reminiscent of the social gatherings at which many of Schubert’s works were heard for the first time.

SATuRdAY 18 OCTObER

Christoph Prégardien

SChubERT’S LIFE & TIMES: 1816-1817

11am – 3pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building £20 (incl. coffee on arrival) ●

Raphaela Papadakis sopranoBenjamin Hulett tenorRobert Murray tenorBenjamin Appl baritoneGraham Johnson OBE piano

In the second of his lecture-recitals, Graham Johnson explores the prolific years of 1816 and 1817, as the composer begins to establish his reputation.

11am Welcome coffee


12.45pm A light lunch will be available to purchase


SuNdAY 19 OCTObER

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During the early 19th century, little of Schubert’s music was known outside Vienna. Many of his most cherished works only appeared in print after his death, with Eduard Hanslick commenting in 1862 that ‘in spite of this it seems as if he goes on composing invisibly – it is impossible to keep up with him’. And yet Schubert’s music had always been loved, particularly by his group of friends, beginning with Joseph von Spaun, who he met at the Stadtkonvikt School. Spaun then introduced Schubert to Johann Mayrhofer and the young composer’s horizons

started to expand. He joined Mayrhofer’s ‘Bildung Circle’, providing a healthy mix of social and intellectual interaction, and was soon consorting with Spaun’s friend Franz von Schober, the singer Johann Michael Vogl and the glamorous young painter Moritz von Schwind. Gathering for evenings of discussion, recitation and song, these friends and their ‘Schubertiades’, formal and informal, not only provided a happy forum for Schubert’s music during his lifetime but also the blueprint for later celebrations of his work. Gavin Plumley

A STudY dAY ON dIE SChöNE MüLLERIN

11am – 3.45pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building £20 (incl. coffee on arrival)

Led by Susan Youens (University of Notre Dame)

Rowan Pierce sopranoAndrew Dickinson tenorJohnny Herford baritoneWilliam Vann piano

Renowned Schubert scholar Susan Youens leads a study day that explores Schubert’s extraordinary cycle, including rare settings of the same texts that predate Schubert’s own.

11am Welcome coffee

11.30am Part One Precursors to Die schöne Müllerin: Chaucer, Goethe and folk poems, with music by Reichardt and Paisiello.


1.15pm – 2.15pm Part Two A poetic cycle is born: the ‘Stägemann Liederspiel’. An introduction to Müller, including music by Ludwig Berger.

2.45pm Part Three From innocence to experience: Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin. Roger Vignoles will also join this discussion.

bRING & SING

2.30pmHolywell Music RoomFREE

Tread the boards of the historic Holywell Music Room; see p27 for details on taking part. All are warmly welcome to attend this free and varied concert.

SETTINGS OF KöRNER & SChILLER

5pm Holywell Music Room £12 ●

Elena Copons sopranoJan Petryka tenorKlemens Sander baritoneDeirdre Brenner piano

Klemens Sander and Deirdre Brenner gave a stunning recital at the 2013 Festival and return this year with two other exceptional singers. Their programme includes the stirring poetry of Theodor Körner, whom Schubert knew, as well as settings of Schiller and the fun-filled trio ‘Die Hochzeitsbraten’, to a poem by Schubert’s friend Schober.

dIE SChöNE MüLLERIN

7.30pm St John the Evangelist, Iffley Road £30, £25, £12 ●

Christoph Prégardien tenorRoger Vignoles piano

Wilhelm Müller’s poignant poems of the tragic young man in love with the miller’s beautiful daughter struck a note with Schubert and inspired this great song cycle.

ThE SChubERTIAdE

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Graham Johnson

Benjamin Appl Mhairi Lawson

‘I wENT TO SpAuN’S, whERE ThERE wAS A bIG, bIG SChubERTIAdE… I wAS MOvEd ALMOST TO TEARS… whEN ThE MuSIC wAS dONE ThERE wAS GRANd FEEdING ANd ThEN dANCING.’ dIARY OF FRANz vON hARTMANN, 15 dECEMbER 1826

MONDAY 20 OCTOBER

SETTiNgS Of HölTY AND SCHillER


Robert Murray tenorJonathan McGovern baritoneJames Baillieu piano

A fantastic line-up of artists for this programme of the esteemed dramatist Friedrich Schiller and his fellow German, Ludwig Hölty.

MASTERClASS giVEN BY SuSAN YOuENS

2.30pm – 5pm Harris Manchester College Chapel £3

Presented in association with the Oxford University Faculty of Music

PiANO TRiO iN E flAT


The Schubert Ensemble perform the E-flat Piano Trio, D929 – one of Schubert’s most adventurous and thrilling pieces of chamber music.

‘THE TROuT’ & OTHER wATER MuSiC


Generously supported by Jesus College & The Kohn Foundation

James Gilchrist tenorAnna Tilbrook pianoThe Schubert Ensemble

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10am – 12.30pm Harris Manchester College Chapel £3

SCHuBERT’S lifE & TiMES: 1818-1821


Geraldine McGreevy sopranoAnna Huntley mezzoDaniel Johanssen tenorStephan Loges baritoneGraham Johnson OBE piano

Graham Johnson explores the years 1818-1821: not Schubert’s most prolific in terms of song, but crucial years for his growing reputation and stylistic development.

11am Welcome coffee




PiANO TRiO iN B flAT


Cecilia Zilliacus violinMats Lidström celloBengt Forsberg piano

In his first of several appearances at the Festival, renowned pianist Bengt Forsberg is joined by leading Swedish string players for the uplifting Trio in B flat, D898.

SETTiNgS Of gOETHE


Generously supported by Celia & Andrew Curran

Sophie Daneman sopranoBenjamin Hulett tenorMark Stone baritoneSholto Kynoch piano

Schubert turned to Goethe more than any other poet, setting over 70 of his poems. This evening’s concert focuses on these settings, including some of the best-loved songs such as ‘Der Musensohn’, ‘An Schwager Kronos’ and ‘An den Mond’.

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ROYAl COllEgE Of MuSiC RECiTAl


Generously supported by The Josephine Baker Trust

Soraya Mafi sopranoTimothy Nelson baritoneIan Tindale piano

This concert sees three exceptional students from the Royal College of Music give a varied recital of Schubert songs. A chance to spot the stars of the future!

SETTiNgS Of gOETHE, SCHillER, ROCHliTZ & OTHERS


Christiane Karg sopranoAndrew Staples tenor Joseph Middleton piano

Unknown settings of great poets and great settings of unknown poetry. Christiane Karg (recently described in the Guardian as having a ‘sumptuous tone and a glittering top register’), Andrew Staples and Joseph Middleton explore Goethe and Schilller, as well as Rochlitz, Platen, Stoll and others.

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SETTiNgS Of REllSTAB & ClAuDiuS


Katherine Watson sopranoRoderick Williams baritoneSusie Allan piano

Today we hear the settings of Ludwig Rellstab from Schubert’s final year, commonly known as part of Schwanengesang (which was not intended as a cycle by Schubert), as well as much earlier settings of Claudius, performed by fast-rising star soprano Katherine Watson.

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BEYOND SONg

none. String quartets had flowed from his pen since the earliest of songs, if not earlier. So why did he not commit to the piano trio medium, except for a juvenile single movement, until his penultimate year? Or the string quintet until his last weeks? Too busy, perhaps: all those 600-plus songs, regular essays in church music and seven hours’ worth of wonderful music for four hands at one piano – in all only just short of a thousand works in a mere 18 years of compulsive composing. The creative miracle of all time? Brian Newbould

Schubert excelled in setting texts for voice and piano before he achieved comparable mastery in the larger instrumental forms. His circle of friends knew little of his chamber music, sonatas and symphonies, which even after Schubert’s death took decades to become repertory fare. A balance was ultimately reached, we might say, when an instrumental piece rather than a song – the String Quintet – won the palm as a top choice on the BBC’s Desert Island.

Always quick to win friends were Schubert’s excursions into ‘easy listening’: the ‘Trout’ Quintet, a holiday piece in origin and spirit; the Octet, similarly the product of away-days with friends; and the delectable Fifth Symphony, his ‘chamber-symphony-after-Mozart’. For us addicts, the chamber masterpieces of the final six syphilis-shadowed years are quintessential Schubert, the E-flat Trio being second to

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The Quintet in A, with its famous variations on the song ‘Die Forelle’ (‘The Trout’) is one of Schubert’s most popular chamber works and is heard here alongside the song itself and a number of other songs on a watery theme.

Roger Vignoles

Sophie Daneman

Christiane KargRoderick Williams

‘THAT ONE kNOwS EVERYTHiNg; HE COMPOSES OPERAS, SONgS, quARTETS, SYMPHONiES, AND wHATEVER YOu will.’ANTONiO SAliERi, quOTED BY fERDiNAND SCHuBERT

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A culturAl cApitAl

Mozart had come to Vienna in 1781 with one thing in mind: the theatre. The Burgtheater then stood on Michaelerplatz, just outside the gates of the Hofburg. This building’s proximity to the core of Habsburg power highlighted the importance of the theatre to the life of court and Vienna at large. It was there that Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Le nozze di Figaro and Così fan tutte had their premieres, leaving a particularly daunting legacy. As the young Schubert grew up, he pored over

the scores of Mozart’s works, dreaming of becoming Vienna’s new theatrical frontrunner. Attending the Burgtheater or the imperial-controlled Theater an der Wien, the culturally voracious Schubert was able to hear many of these works live, as well as others by Gluck and Schubert’s teacher Salieri. Outside the musical world, it was the age of Friedrich Schiller and local boy Franz Grillparzer, whose plays dominated the Viennese stage. Schubert was desperate to contribute to this world, penning his first Singspiel in his mid teens. But like Beethoven, whose Fidelio is the sole audacious exception, Schubert missed the boat. Rossini and his irrepressible bel canto colleagues were soon riveting the Viennese, while the cherished Burgtheater ceased producing opera. Without a savvy collaborator, Schubert’s theatrical dreams were left in tatters. Gavin Plumley

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schubert As DrAMAtist: A stuDy DAy

9.30am – 6pm Denis Arnold Hall, Faculty of Music £25 (students £15)

In association with the Oxford University Faculty of Music

Lorraine Byrne-Bodley is the keynote speaker in a study day that examines Schubert’s perceived failure as an opera composer against his undisputed mastery of the small-scale drama in song.

9.30am Registration and welcome

10.15am Key-note address

11.30am Further papers

12.30pm Lunch break

1.10pm Concert (see below)

2.30pm Further papers, and round-table discussion.

schubert At the operA


Jennifer Davis sopranoLucy Hall sopranoIain Milne tenorTim Hawken piano

In association with the National Opera Studio, generously supported by the Nicholas John Memorial Trust.

Members of the NOS perform songs with one foot in the theatre, including such masterworks as ‘Florio’ and ‘Delphine’.

sonAtA in g, D894

5.30pmHolywell Music Room £12

Bengt Forsberg piano

The Sonata in G, D894 was described by Schumann as ‘the most perfect in form and conception’ of Schubert’s sonatas.

lAMents, overtures, AriAs, & settings oF seiDl


Generously supported by The Martin Smith Foundation

Katherine Broderick sopranoMark Padmore tenorJulius Drake pianoBengt Forsberg piano

Schiller laments, overtures of Schubert’s operas arranged by the composer for piano four hands, soprano arias from the operas, as well as the complete settings of Johann Seidl, make for a completely unmissable concert.

songs oF the night & the stArs

9.45pm New College Ante-Chapel £15 ●

Wolfgang Holzmair baritoneSholto Kynoch piano

Wolfgang Holzmair’s appearances at the Lieder Festival are always special occasions. For tonight’s late-night concert, he has devised a wonderful programme of songs on a theme of night and the stars.

settings oF rückert AnD leitner FAntAsy For violin AnD piAno


Isa Katharina Gericke sopranoHåkan Vramsmo baritoneCecilia Zilliacus violinBengt Forsberg piano

These two poets were discovered by Schubert in his maturity and inspired some of his greatest masterpieces: six settings of Rückert and one of Leitner in 1822-23, and a further ten settings of Leitner in the last year of his life. The Rückert song ‘Sei mir gegrüsst’ provides the central set of variations in the virtuosic Fantasy for violin and piano.

piAno sonAtA in b FlAt, D960

10pm Holywell Music Room £15

Imogen Cooper CBE piano

Long acknowledged as one of the great interpreters of Schubert, Imogen Cooper plays his life-affirming final piano sonata in B flat, D960. This is one of the pinnacles of the piano repertoire, performed by one of the leading pianists of our time.

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the creAtive process

11.30amConvocation House, Bodleian Library FREE (booking essential)

In association with the Bodleian Library

Natasha Loges speaker

Natasha Loges explores Schubert’s creative process, examining the Grand Duo, D812 (see 1.10pm concert). The manuscript of this great work is in the Bodleian Library and will be on display throughout the day.

grAnD Duo in c, D812 settings oF JAcobi


Luke D. Williams baritoneChristopher Glynn pianoBengt Forsberg piano

One of Schubert’s most powerful works for piano duet (see 11.30am lecture) and his complete settings of the poet Johann Jacobi.

‘Mit Meinen heissen thränen’, pArt two: ‘iM reich Des gArtens’


Part Two of the masterful Schubert biopic, starring Udo Samel (see also 15th & 29th).

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Imogen Cooper

‘As FroM AFAr the MAgic notes oF

MozArt’s Music still gently hAunt Me.’

schubert’s DiAry, June 1816.

Der GöttinGer HainbunD: settinGs of Hölty, stolberG, uz & KlopstocK

5pm – 8pm Holywell Music Room £25 (or £15 to one part only) ●

Part One 5pm-6pm Part Two 7pm-8pm

Fflur Wyn sopranoKatie Bray mezzoDaniel Norman tenorWilliam Dazeley baritoneSholto Kynoch pianoJohn Warren speaker

Hölty and Stolberg, influenced by Uz and Klopstock, were members of the group of German poets known as the Göttinger Hainbund. Schubert was particularly drawn to these influential poets in 1815 and 1816, and there is many an unknown gem in this fascinating programme. John Warren gives an introduction to each half of this concert, with a supper interval.

pass-HolDers’ eVent

9pm The Radcliffe Observatory

Wolfgang Holzmair repeats his programme of songs about night and the stars in the unique settings of the Radcliffe Observatory. This event, including an informal reception, is for Pass-holders only; see p33 for Pass details.

Masterclass for Music colleGe applicants

1.30pm – 4pmDenis Arnold Hall, Faculty of MusicFREE to observers

Taken by Robin Bowman. See p27 for details on taking part.

piano Duets

5pmHolywell Music Room £12

Julius Drake pianoBengt Forsberg piano

Two renowned pianists come together to perform duets, including the glorious A-flat Variations, D813.

Winterreise


Sir Thomas Allen baritoneJoseph Middleton piano

Sir Thomas Allen is Oxford Lieder’s patron and was recently awarded the Queen’s Medal for Music. It is a privilege to welcome him to Oxford for Schubert’s great cycle, Winterreise.

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scHubert’s life & tiMes: 1822-1825


Geraldine McGreevy sopranoAnna Huntley mezzoAlessandro Fisher tenorBenjamin Appl baritoneGraham Johnson OBE piano

Years of maturity but also crisis as the composer becomes ill. Graham Johnson’s chronological exploration of Schubert’s life continues.

11am Welcome coffee




faMily concert

11.30amHolywell Music RoomFREE

An interactive concert for all the family, led by Sam Glazer. Suitable for anyone aged 7 to 107! Tickets are free, but booking is essential.

sunDay 26 october

1918

In the popular imagination Schubert’s Vienna is a city of Biedermeier Gemütlichkeit, waltzing its way blithely from party to party. Beneath the alluring surface, the truth is rather less savoury. Growing rapidly in the early nineteenth century the Imperial capital

suffered from declining living standards, overcrowding and poor sanitation.

Beyond similar populations of around a quarter of a million, 1820s Vienna and contemporary Oxford might seem worlds apart. Yet both cities were and are cosmopolitan centres of learning and culture, small enough for everyone to know everyone else in the same social sphere (though Schubert never dared approach Beethoven!), large enough to spawn a huge range of artistic activity, both private and public. Writers, painters and musicians in Schubert’s day found refuge from Metternich’s virtual police state in friendship,

shared aesthetic ideals and music.With Vienna still barely touched by the

Industrial Revolution, the main mode of transport was horse-drawn cart or carriage. In the centre of post-industrial Oxford, the equally leisurely bicycle rules. Both cities, too, lie within easy reach of glorious countryside. Arriving in Vienna as a student in 1826, the writer Adalbert Stifter marvelled at the lush hills on one side, and the beautiful green meadows on the other. ‘Amid green nature we find such peace’ runs a line in the song ‘Das Lied im Grünen’ that could stand as a Schubertian motto. Richard Wigmore

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Anna Huntley

Daniel Norman

scHubert & nature: a stuDy Day

11am – 3.30pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building £20 (incl. coffee on arrival and entry to the Botanic Garden)

Presented in association with the University of Oxford Botanic Garden

Nature played a huge role in Schubert’s life and music. Two fascinating lectures flank a recital given by, amongst others, soprano Susan Gritton, who read Botany at St Hilda’s College prior to her career as a singer on the international stage.

11am Welcome coffee

11.30am Lecture One, given by Richard Stokes, introducing ‘Schubert and Nature’

12.30pm A light lunch will be available on site for purchase

1.10pm Schubert’s ‘flower songs’ ●Susan Gritton sopranoEugene Asti pianoVictor Sicard baritoneAnna Cardona piano

2.30pm Lecture Two, given by Dr Stephen Harris, curator of the Botanic Garden, who will talk about central European flora and their cultural significance.

After this, Stephen Harris will lead a tour of the Botanic Garden; entry is included in the Study Day ticket.

Thomas Allen

Julius Drake

Susan Gritton

MONDAY 27 OCTOBER

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10am-12.30pm Harris Manchester College Chapel £3

sETTiNgs Of gOETHE & MATTHisON


Malin Christensson sopranoJoshua Ellicott tenorSimon Lepper piano

This programme includes some of the most popular settings of Goethe, including ‘Heidenröslein’, ‘Rastlose Liebe’ and both ‘Wandrers Nachlieder’.

‘MiT MEiNEN HEissEN THRäNEN’, PART THREE: ‘WiNTERREisE’


The conclusion of Fritz Lehner’s amazing trilogy (see also 15th & 23rd).

sTRiNg QuARTET iN D MiNOR, D810: DEATH & THE MAiDEN


The Doric String Quartet

The Doric String Quartet has emerged as the leading British string quartet amongst the new generation, receiving glowing responses from audiences and critics across the globe. They play the darkly dramatic ‘Death and the Maiden’ quartet.

gRETCHEN AM sPiNNRADE & OTHER sONgs


Angelika Kirchschlager mezzoJames Sherlock piano

Angelika Kirchschlager needs little introduction as one of the world’s foremost singers. She is joined by James Sherlock, fast establishing himself as an outstanding young pianist, in a varied programme that includes Schubert’s ground-breaking setting of Goethe, ‘Gretchen am Spinnrade’.

MAsTERClAss fOR MusiC COllEgE APPliCANTs

2.30pm – 5pmHarris Manchester College Chapel FREE to observers

Taken by Robin Bowman. See p27 for details on taking part.

EiNsAMkEiT AND OTHER sETTiNgs Of MAYRHOfER


Robert Holl bass-baritoneSholto Kynoch piano

Einsamkeit (‘Solitude’, D620) is a signature work for the great Dutch bass-baritone Robert Holl, and a cycle that is not as known as it surely should be. In a letter to friends on 3rd August 1818, Schubert wrote, ‘I live and compose like a god, as though that were as it should be. Mayrhofer’s Einsamkeit is ready, and I believe it to be the best I have done, for I was without a care.’

THE ARPEggiONE sONATA: sETTiNgs Of MÜllER & MAYRHOfER


Anna Lucia Richter sopranoChristoph Richter celloSholto Kynoch piano

Anna Lucia Richter has enjoyed a fast rise to stardom and performs the ever-popular ‘Der Hirt auf dem Felsen’ (‘The Shepherd on the Rock’) in the version with cello, performing with her uncle, the world-renowned cellist Christoph Richter. Also included are settings of Schubert’s friend Johann Mayrhofer and Schubert’s sonata for the arpeggione, the only substantial work for this archaic instrument.

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sCHuBERT & BEETHOvEN


Maximilian Schmitt tenorJustus Zeyen piano

Maximilian Schmitt is one of the most exciting emerging tenors in Europe today. Joined by the distinguished pianist Justus Zeyen, he sings Beethoven’s ground-breaking cycle An die ferne Geliebte (‘To the distant beloved’), which paved the way for Schubert’s remarkable through-composed cycle Einsamkeit (see 5.30pm concert). Both composers were also drawn to the poetry of Friedrich von Matthison.

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Maximilian Schmitt Angelika Kirchschlager

Joshua Ellicott

sETTiNgs Of sCHillER


Maria Forsström mezzoEspen Langvik baritoneMatti Hirvonen piano

Friedrich Schiller was one of the most prominent poets in Schubert’s vast output, second only to Goethe. This programme includes the darkly powerful ‘Klage der Ceres’ amongst other contrasting poems. A dramatic and varied programme, performed by some of Scandinavia’s leading artists (see 2.30pm masterclass).

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sETTiNgs Of OssiAN


Sophie Daneman sopranoJohn Mark Ainsley tenorRobert Holl bass-baritoneSholto Kynoch pianoEnsemble 45

Claiming to be translations from Gaelic of a bygone Celtic bard called Ossian, ‘Fragments of Ancient Poetry Collected in the Highlands of Scotland’ was the title of the collection now attributed to its ‘discoverer’ James Macpherson. Despite its dubious origins, this collection spread like wildfire over Europe and Schubert set some ten highly dramatic poems of ‘Ossian’. Tonight’s star team of singers also perform Goethe’s ‘Szene aus Faust’.

A BRiTisH AffAiRDuring Schubert’s short life he ventured barely 100 miles beyond Vienna. In song, though, he roamed wide, not least to the British Isles. His melancholy, mist-shrouded Ossian ballads chimed in with the vogue for a romanticised Scotland peopled by wild yet noble heroes. Ostensibly an ancient Gaelic minstrel, ‘Ossian’ was in fact the creation of James MacPherson: a literary fraud that initially fooled half Europe, Napoleon included. For the young Schubert, an enthusiastic patriot, these poems would have evoked the Austrian heroes of the recent Napoleonic wars. By the

1820s northern Europe was in the grip of a Walter Scott craze. Schubert succumbed to the evocative power of the man dubbed ‘the Scottish Prospero’, most famously in Ellen’s ‘Ave Maria’ from The Lady of the Lake. This caused a sensation when Vogl sang it to Schubert’s accompaniment in 1825. That same year saw the publication of the Vienna Shakespeare Edition. One of its editors was Schubert’s friend Eduard von Bauernfeld. As the composer of friendship par excellence, Schubert responded with three Shakespeare songs, including the ever-popular ‘An Silvia’. Richard Wigmore

‘THE MOON CAME fORTH iN THE EAsT. fiNgAl RETuRNED iN THE glEAM Of His ARMs. ulliN RAisED THE sONg Of

glADNEss. THE Hills Of iNisTORE REjOiCED.’

OssiAN (jAMEs MACPHERsON)

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Masterclass given by grahaM Johnson


The last of this year’s extensive programme of masterclasses is given by pianist Graham Johnson, described in the Independent as ‘the one-man powerhouse behind a remarkable flowering of accompanied performance and recording over the past four decades.’

schubert’s legacy: neW asPects


Presented in association with the Oxford University Faculty of Music

Anna Dennis sopranoDaniel Norman tenorAndrew West piano

Six of Schubert’s great settings of Goethe are translated into English by young poets and set to music by emerging composers, as part of the University’s research programme, ‘Comparative Criticism & Translation’. Schubert’s settings of the original poems are heard alongside, as well as a number of other popular Schubert songs, including the Festival’s only performance of the hair-raising ‘Erlkönig’. An unmissable concert that links past and future.

After the concert, performers, poets, composers and audience members are invited to stay for an informal discussion of the creative process.

a schubert surPrise

5pm Holywell Music Room FREE ●

As we approach the end of the Festival, this ‘reserve’ concert will feature any Schubert songs that have been missed due to illness, or been discovered in an attic since this brochure went to print!

aurora orchestra

6.30pm FREE to ticket-holders Pre-concert talk given by Paul Kildea ‘Britten, Schubert & the Nocturne’

7.30pm St John the Evangelist, Iffley Road£30, £22, £12

Aurora Orchestra Nicholas Collon conductorAllan Clayton tenorEnsemble 45

Schubert: Gesang der Geister, D714 Songs, orch. Reger & Brahms Symphony no. 5 Britten: Nocturne

Aurora are hailed in all quarters as one of the most exciting orchestras to emerge in recent years. In this fascinating programme, they provide the Festival’s only foray into orchestral works, including the glorious Fifth Symphony and the unique setting of Goethe for chorus and lower strings, ‘Gesang der Geister über den Wassern’.

After the concert, look out for a late-night performance with the Erlkings, the world’s premiere Schubert-based folk/rock band!

string Quintet in c, D956


The Doric String Quartet Bartholomew LaFolette cello

The magnificent String Quintet was Schubert’s last chamber work, written in 1828 just two months before his early death, and is arguably his most popular chamber work.

songs of evening anD tWilight


Generously supported by Jesus College & The Kohn Foundation

Wolfgang Holzmair baritoneGraham Johnson OBE piano

In the second of his programmes for this year’s Festival, Wolfgang Holzmair is joined by Graham Johnson, moving from the night theme of his previous programme, to reflections on twilight and the evening; full of promise as well as foreboding.

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Masterclass given by angeliKa Kirchschlager

10am-12.30pmHarris Manchester College Chapel £3

schubert’s circle


Mary Bevan sopranoCharles Daniels tenorMarcus Farnsworth baritoneMichael Dussek piano

Schubert was not a poor judge of literature, but other reasons for selecting texts were also important to him. Schubert’s close circle of friends and supporters were vital to him, and this is reflected in the wonderful settings of the poets Mayrhofer, Bruchmann, Schlechta, Kenner and others.

Masterclass for aMateur singers taKen by henry herforD

3pm-5.15pmHarris Manchester College Chapel Free to observers

See p27 for details on taking part.

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schubert’s legacy

‘There is no song by Schubert from which one cannot learn something’, said Johannes Brahms; he was referring to Schubert’s early songs, still less well-known than they should be, but the canonic works also left their mark on him and many other composers, right up to our own day. Schumann was an advocate for Schubert, while Franz Liszt and the great French tenor Adolphe Nourrit popularized Schubert’s songs in France; Liszt also created virtuosic transcriptions of Schwanengesang, half of Winterreise, and other songs for piano. Listening to Brahms’s ‘Herbstgefühl’ (‘Autumnal Mood’) of 1867, one is ambushed at the end by his stark quotation from the end of Schubert’s ‘Der Doppelgänger’ (‘The Ghostly Double’)

– this is not the only instance of homage to a composer Brahms revered from within his own songs. Hugo Wolf, who once asked in exasperation ‘Must I keep silent because a great man lived before me and wrote wonderful songs?’, would also convert echoes from Schubert’s songs into covert recollections in his songs at century’s end, as when Schubert’s darling ‘Geheimes’ (‘Secret’) is transmuted into Wolf’s ‘Mein Liebster ist so klein’ (‘My love is so little’) from the Italian Songbook. In the 20th century, Benjamin Britten would make his love of Schubert apparent both in his exquisite accompanying of Schubert’s songs and in his own works: Winterreise is encoded in the great Thomas Hardy cycle Winter Words, for example. Susan Youens

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Mary Bevan

Wolfgang Holzmair

Doric Quartet

Aurora Orchestra

‘he shoulD have liveD to see hoW he is iDoliseD toDay; it

WoulD have insPireD hiM to Do his best anD highest.’

robert schuMann

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CLOSING DAY SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER

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SChUBERT’S LIfE & TIMES: 1826-1828


Geraldine mcGreevy sopranoAnna Huntley mezzoBen Johnson tenorBenedict Nelson baritoneGraham Johnson OBE piano

Schubert’s final years are the focus of Graham Johnson’s concluding lecture recital. Great creations sprang forth from the composer, whose life was about to be cut short.

11am Welcome coffee11.30am Lecture-recital part one12.45pm A light lunch will be available to purchase 1.30pm Lecture-recital part two

fAMILY CONCERT

12pmSt John the Evangelist, Iffley Road FREE

the Erlkings

The Erlkings are an amazing Schubert-based folk/rock band, who bring Schubert to life with their fresh translations and modern take on classic songs. They lead a fun, interactive concert, suitable for all, ages 7 upwards. Tickets are free, but booking is essential.

SETTINGS Of SChILLER, GOEThE & OThERS

5pm Jacqueline du Pré Music Building £12 ●

Christoph Pohl baritonemarcelo Amaral piano

The epic Schiller Ballad ‘Der Taucher’ (‘The Diver’) is the focus of this programme, performed by German baritone Christoph Pohl, who impressed critics at his BBC Proms debut last year, singing Wolfram in Tannhauser. He and pianist Marcelo Amaral also include water and nature-based songs.

CLOSING CONCERT

7.30pm St John the Evangelist, Iffley Road £30, £25, £12 ●

kate royal sopranoJonathan lemalu bass-baritonemark van de wiel clarinetsholto kynoch piano

At the end of the Festival, we hear masterpieces from the end of Schubert’s life, including ‘The Shepherd on the Rock’ and the settings of Heine from Schwanengesang. Oxford Lieder’s artistic director, Sholto Kynoch, is joined by star singers Kate Royal, Jonathan Lemalu and others. In the spirit of The Schubert Project, other songs and partsongs will be included in a fitting finale to this celebration of Franz Schubert.

Jonathan Lemalu Christoph Pohl

pOST-CONCERT RECEpTION

Members of the Schubert Circleand Friends of Oxford Lieder are warmly invited to the post-concert reception, celebrating the end of The Schubert Project.

Ben Johnson

In the last weeks of his life, Schubert sought counterpoint lessons with Simon Sechter, an eminent music theory professor. Schubert had completed a string of masterpieces but was still eager to learn, aware of his growing fame as a composer of songs and piano pieces but aspiring to the limelight as a ‘serious’ symphonist as well. Piano sketches for a new large-scale symphony exist, begun in October 1828, just a month before his death. The recent concert of his music – the only such event in his lifetime – had been a great success. Franz Grillparzer’s epitaph for Schubert’s memorial reads, ‘The art of music here entombed a rich possession, but even fairer hopes’.

Schubert’s early death was surely tragic, but we no longer think of a life cut short before he achieved greatness. As The Schubert Project draws to a close, we visit some of the songs he composed in these very last days. These include the settings of Heinrich Heine that plumb the bleakest depths, but also the joyful ‘Der Hirt auf dem Felsen’ and his final song, ‘Die Taubenpost’; reflective of the extraordinary variety to be found in Schubert’s music. Had he lived longer, perhaps symphonic and operatic triumphs might have overshadowed his body of songs, but for many that treasure trove leaves little wanting and is one of the great pinnacles of music. Sholto Kynoch

‘I hAVE wEpT fOR hIM AS A BROThER, BUT NOw I AM GLAD fOR hIM ThAT hE hAS DIED IN hIS GREATNESS AND hAS DONE

wITh hIS SORROwS.’ MORITz VON SChwIND,

LETTER, 25 NOVEMBER 1828

Kate Royal

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SUPPER AT THE VAULTSthe Vaults Cafe at the University Church, on Radcliffe Square, is our Festival food partner, providing delicious hot meals from just £8.50 in a lovely setting, sometimes with a Viennese theme and always with a glass of specially chosen Austrian wine. The menu will change daily and will always include one vegetarian dish.

This will be available between concerts on most evenings with both a 5.30pm and a 7.30pm performance in the Holywell Music Room (listed below); you’ll need to reserve your place by email in advance or as you arrive for the 5.30pm concert.

Available on 13, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30 October

FESTiVAL CHoRUS

Learn, have fun and performat the Holywell Music Room.

An exciting mini-course for singers of all abilities covering key aspects of singing from vocal techniques & performance skills to perfecting pronunciation & learning partsongs.

The course culminates in an early evening concert on the opening weekend of The Schubert Project. The participation fee includes over 14 hours of study/rehearsal time, two complimentary tickets to a lunchtime recital of your choice (selected recitals only) and a Festival Chorus Concert Programme.

Participation fee £60

Saturday 20 September Introductory Study Day

including a talk given by Richard Wigmore on Schubert’s partsongs.10am – 4pmFaculty of Music, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1DB

Wednesdays 24 Sep, 1 & 8 OctWorkshops 7.30pm – 10pmFaculty of Music

Saturday 11 OctoberRehearsal and performance 4.30pm – 6.45pm Holywell Music Room

BRing & Sing

Have your five minutes of fame on the stage of the Holywell Music Room.

Our hugely popular Bring and Sing returns offering enthusiastic singers the chance to perform solo in a supportive and non-competitive atmosphere.

Each performer has a short rehearsal slot prior to the performance. A pianist can be provided for a small charge, though you are warmly encouraged to bring someone you work with regularly. There will be time for one or two songs each (approx. 5-7 mins).

Friday 10 October, 12pmSunday 19 October, 2.30pm Holywell Music Room

MASTERCLASSES FoR AMATEUR SingERS

A great opportunity to receiveindividual coaching on Schubert songs from two highly renowned singers; Sarah Walker CBE and Henry Herford.


A pianist will be available for a small extra charge.

Sunday 12 October2pm – 5.30pm: Sarah Walker CBEShulman Auditorium, The Queen’s College

Thursday 30 October3pm – 5.15pm: Henry HerfordHarris Manchester College Chapel

MASTERCLASSES FoR MUSiC CoLLEgE APPLiCAnTS

Robin Bowman, former Head of Vocal Studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, uses his in-depth knowledge to prepare applicants for the rigours of the audition process.


Saturday 25 October1.30pm – 4pmDenis Arnold Hall, Faculty of Music

Tuesday 28 October2.30pm – 5pmHarris Manchester College Chapel

For further details and to book email [email protected]

TAkE PART!take part in the schubert Project and experience the joy of song for yourself.

Oxford is known the world over for its rich choral scene. throughout the schubert Project, various chapel and church choirs include schubert works in their regular services.

oXFoRD LiEDER goES To Town

spot talented young singers performing schubert songs to diners and passers-by.

Saturday 4 & 11 October

12pm Browns Bar & Brasserie1pm The Randolph Hotel2pm The Central Library2.45pm The Big Bang

AT THE ASHMoLEAn

RE:SoUnD ARoUnD Town

music/theatre group re:sound have created a new play, The Schubert Salon, that can be heard in the Ashmolean museum on sunday 12 October.

Look out for Re:Sound around town as well, popping up in unexpected venues, including post-concert pub performances. Keep an eye on the website, or listen for announcements at Festival concerts to find out more closer to the time, or perhaps just stumble upon a performance…

ST MARy MAgDALEn

Sunday 12 October, 10.30am

mass in G, d167

CHRiST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

Sunday 12 October, 6.05pm

des tages weihe, d763

woRCESTER CoLLEgE

Thursday 16 October, 6pm

mass in F, d105 200th Anniversary of the first performance

ST MARy MAgDALEn


kyrie in Bb, d45 deutches salve regina, d379

CHRiST CHURCH CATHEDRAL


mass in C, d452 tantum ergo, d460

MERTon CoLLEgE

Sunday 19 October, 5.45pm

mass in G, d167 Psalm 23, d706

EXETER CoLLEgE

Tuesday 21 October, 6.15pm

mass in d, d452 Am tage aller seelen, d343

MAgDALEn CoLLEgE

Saturday 25 October, 6pm

magnificat, d486 stabat mater, d175

ST MARy THE ViRgin, UniVERSiTy CHURCH


‘wer wird Zahren sanften mitleids’ from stabat mater, d383

ST MARy MAgDALEn


salve regina, d386

THE QUEEn’S CoLLEgE

Friday 31 October, 6.15pm

Psalm 23, d706 Am tage aller seelen, d343

PLEASE NOTE: The works listed will be performed as part of the liturgy. These are religious services and not concerts.

SACRED MUSiC

Visit the world-famous Ashmolean Museum throughout The Schubert Project and explore with our schubert guides:• A specially-created audio guide, using Schubert’s music

and chosen poems to bring exhibits to life and vice-versa.• A fun and innovative TalkAbout Guide, inspiring

interaction and conversation around the Museum. Pick up your free TalkAbout Guide at any Festival concert; a sealed envelope that should be opened with a friend once inside the Museum.

Visit the Museum on tuesday 14th for the 11.30am lecture, and look out for the pop-up performances of Schubert songs with guitar in the Musical Instruments & Tapestry Gallery, with Christina Haldane & Ahmed dickinson Cárdenas (see p9).

And of course, don’t miss the evening event on sunday 12th (see p7 for details).

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ABOUTPatron sir thomas Allen

Schubert Circle Patron sarah Connolly CBE

Schubert Circle President John drysdale

Friends Patron Ian Partridge CBE

Trustees Hilary Forsyth Julian Hall Nigel Hamway Geraldine terry sarah Verney Caird Christopher watson

Artistic Director sholto kynoch

Administration taya smith

Development Peter Burrows

Education martin Peters sophie ruggiero

Friends Hilary Forsyth morag Crowther

Press Clare Adams tei williams

Website tom king

Design Ana Acosta

Illustrations Becca thorne

Photo credits: see oxfordlieder.co.uk

Friends

For an annual subscription starting at £50, Friends receive:

An advance ticket-booking period, increasingly essential for our most popular concerts

Acknowledgement by name in the Festival Souvenir Programme.

Complimentary programmes at all Oxford Lieder concerts

Invitations to exclusive receptions at the Festival’s opening and closing concerts

An opportunity to meet the Artistic Director and performers after the closing concert of the Festival

Patron: Ian Partridge CBE

we rely on the invaluable support of our Friends to ensure the ongoing success of Oxford lieder, both at the annual lieder Festival and in our events throughout the year. without their generosity, our work simply would not be possible.

to join the Friends of Oxford lieder, visit oxfordlieder.co.uk to download a subscription form, or contact us at [email protected] or 01865 600540.

PArTnersThe Ashmolean Museum of Art and ArchaeologyThe Austrian Cultural Forum & The Austrian Embassy, LondonThe Bodleian LibraryThe University of Oxford Botanic GardenGreen Templeton College, University of OxfordThe Guildhall School of Music & DramaHarris Manchester College, University of OxfordKings Place Music FoundationMusic at OxfordNational Opera StudioThe Music Faculty, University of OxfordOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentOxford University Department for Continuing Education

Oxford PhilomusicaThe Phoenix PicturehouseRe:SoundThe Royal Academy of MusicThe Royal College of MusicThe Royal Northern College of MusicThe Schubert Institute UKSJE ArtsSt Hilda’s College, University of OxfordTalkAboutUniversity of Notre DameThe Warden & Scholars of New College, University of OxfordThe Vaults and Garden CaféThe University Church of St Mary the VirginBest Western Linton Lodge HotelThe Randolph HotelThe Old Bank HotelOxuniprint

sPOnsOr A sOnGsponsor a schubert song starting at just £25 and see your name or the name of your dedicatee listed alongside the song of your choice on the website and in the concert programme.

This is a fun and inexpensive way of supporting The Schubert Project and a unique gift for a loved one, friend, family member or colleague. If every song is

supported, this scheme will raise over £20,000 for The Schubert Project, so track down your favourite song, investigate a rarity or give a loved one the gift of song!

Sponsors so far include lieder-newbies, song fans, concert- goers, Oxford Lieder Friends, Schubert Circle Members and stars of the recital stage.

Visit oxfordlieder.co.uk for details

KinGs PLACe2–4 OCTOBer

A residency at london’s newest major music venue: kings Place. Oxford lieder is curating a mini-Festival, with six fantastic concerts of schubert songs and chamber music, as well as masterclasses and other events.

THUrsdAY 2 OCTOBer

6.30pm, St Pancras Room Pre-concert talk

7.30pm, Hall One Elisabeth meister sopranosarah Connolly CBE mezzoroderick williams baritoneEugene Asti piano& others

mirjams siegesgesang settings of The Lady of the Lake

FridAY 3 OCTOBer

7.30pm, Hall One Christopher maltman baritoneGraham Johnson OBE pianoChristoph richter cellosholto kynoch piano

settings of Goethe & schiller the Arpeggione sonata

9.45pm, Hall One James Gilchrist tenorsholto kynoch piano

Winterreise

sATUrdAY 4 OCTOBer

10am & 2.30pm, Hall Two masterclasses

1pm, Hall One winners of the Oxford lieder Young Artist Platform

5.30pm, Hall One Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment stephan loges baritone

Beethoven: septet & An die ferne Geliebteschubert: Einsamkeit

8pm, Hall One Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment mary Bevan sopranorozanna madylus mezzoroderick williams baritonesholto kynoch piano

schubert: Octet & songs

to find out more and book tickets, visit www.kingsplace.co.uk or call 020 7520 1440.

king Place, 90 York way, london, N1 9AG

Josephine Baker Trust

The Batchworth Trust

J Paul Getty Jr. Charitable Trust

Hamilton Trust

The Nicholas John Trust

The Kohn Foundation & Jesus College Oxford

The Laing Family Charitable Settlement

The Loveday Charitable Trust

Musik i Syd, Sweden

The Helena Oldacre Trust

The Martin Smith Foundation

The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation

The Tolkien Trust

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THANK YOU

MEMBERS OF THE ScHUBERT ciRclE

TRUSTS & FOUNdATiONS

THE FRiENdS OF OxFORd liEdER

OxFORd liEdER ON diSc

The latest addition to the Oxford Lieder recording catalogue is a disc of Schubert songs, featuring one song from every year of his composing life performed by James Gilchrist, Mary Bevan, Marcus Farnsworth and others.

Other recent releases include Britten’s complete Canticles and the latest in Oxford Lieder’s three-year project to record the complete songs of Hugo Wolf.

All discs can be ordered through stonerecords.co.uk and are available at a special rate at Oxford Lieder concerts.

THE ScHUBERT ciRclEPatron: Sarah Connolly CBE President: dr John drysdale

to the following for their invaluable support

The Schubert Project 2014 is a milestone in Oxford Lieder’s development and an historic cultural event. It will be the UK’s first complete performance of Schubert’s songs, one of the biggest ever celebrations of Schubert, and one of the most significant festivals in Oxford’s rich musical history.

The Schubert Circle was officially launched at a star-studded Schubertiade at Christ Church Cathedral in September 2013 and is an exclusive group of supporters and enthusiasts dedicated to raising £150,000 towards the artistic costs of The Schubert Project.

You can join The Schubert Circle by donating upwards of £250, £500 or £1,001 and enjoy a range of increasing benefits including:Sponsorship or co-sponsorship of a Schubert Project recitalInvitations to exclusive private eventsAdvance booking periodNew Schubert disc by outstanding Oxford Lieder artistsFree souvenir programmeAcknowledgement by name as a member of The Schubert Circle online and in print materialsInvitation to a members-only Viennese banquet with Sir Thomas Allen

Join the Schubert Circle today by donating upwards of £250 via the online donations page at www.oxfordlieder.co.uk

or for further details please see the website or contact [email protected]

Donations can also be sent by cheque payable to ‘Oxford Lieder’ and posted to Peter Burrows, 37 Fairacres Road Oxford OX4 1TH

James & Judith AllcockJohn & Hilary BachDavid & Marie-Jane BarnettPeter & Julia BartonWilliam Birch-Reynardson CBEBob & Elizabeth BoasSir John & Lady BoydSir Alan BuddQuentin & Ann CampbellRichard CampbellJosé CatalanRobert & Melanie Champion de CrespignyAndrew & Celia CurranStephen & Moira DarlingtonGeoffrey & Caroline de JagerJohn De’Ath & Sonia BroughAdrian & Sarah DixonJohn Dring OBEJohn & Gay DrysdaleJohn & Pia EekelaarClaire & Birnie EvansRichard & Josephine Fitzalan HowardHilary ForsythColin & Charlotte FranklinLady GettyDavid GladstonePeter & Jane Goddard

Prof Sir Roy & Lady GoodeRobert & Louise GulliferJulian Hall & Ingrid LuntNigel & Griselda HamwayNick & Elaine HarbinsonLesley HardingJim & Sue HastingsCharles & Rachel HendersonDavid & Fiona HowdenGeoffrey & Patricia HubbardMichael Humphries & Susanna BlackshawLord & Lady JayRobert & Philippa JohnNeil King QCRobert & Sarah KynochIan & Caroline LaingMark & Liza LovedayJohn & Julia MelvinBrian MidgleyHelen MillardStephen MitchellAmyas & Louise MorsePeter MothersoleAmanda NicholsonJames NicholsonHumphrey & Frances NorringtonChisholm & Gay Ogg

Anne OzorioRoger Pilgrim & Nadine MajaroCaroline & Sarah PridayPaul Quarrie & Susan GlynnSir Adam & Lady RidleyFrances Ruck KeeneSir Konrad & Lady SchiemannPeter SchofieldCharles ShawSir Martin & Lady SmithBella Sunley MBEBernard & Sarah TaylorTom & Sonya UlrichKatharine Verney & Michael Berman CBESarah Verney CairdChristopher & Anne WatsonRoy WestbrookDavid & Katy WestonCarmen Wheatley & Charles LaneElisabeth WingfieldLord & Lady Younger

and generous donors who wish to remain anonymous

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Festival Passes & OFFeRs

FUll Pass

£600 Friday 10 Oct – Saturday 1 NovFor the true Schubert devotee the full Festival Pass is a must, giving access to all concerts and events throughout the duration of The Schubert Project. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to immerse yourself in Schubert’s world. You will also be invited to the opening and closing receptions.

WeeKs ONe & tWO Pass

£450 Friday 10 Oct – Saturday 25 Oct

WeeKs tWO & tHRee Pass

£450 Friday 17 Oct – Saturday 1 Nov

ONe WeeK Passes

£270 Friday 10 Oct – Saturday 18 Oct OR Friday 17 Oct – Saturday 25 Oct OR Friday 24 Oct – Saturday 1 Nov

WeeKeND Passes

£150 Friday 10 Oct – Sunday 12 Oct OR Friday 17 Oct – Sunday 19 Oct OR Friday 24 Oct – Sunday 26 Oct OR Thursday 30 Oct – Saturday 1 Nov

sCHUBeRt’s liFe & tiMes Pass

£80 11, 18, 22, 25 Oct & 1 November 11am – 3pmGraham Johnson OBE gives five lecture recitals chronologically surveying Schubert’s world, his life and achievements. Enjoy a saving of 20% with this pass.

MasteRClasses

4-for-3 offer. Attend anythree £3 masterclasses and come to a fourth for free. Masterclasses can’t be booked; just turn up on the door and pick up a loyalty card at your first one.

GeNeRal OFFeRs

Book two or more concerts: 10% discount

Book five or more concerts: 15% discount stUDeNts

All masterclasses are free to students.Most daytime and early-evening events are just £5.All evening recitals will have some reduced-price tickets for students, released online approx. two hours prior to the performance.More details at www.oxfordlieder.co.uk

Festival Passes for The Schubert Project are the best way to ensure you don’t miss out on any of the highlights of this unique celebration of Schubert. They also represent exceptional value, with a saving of up to 40%, and allow you to dip in and out of Festival events as you please. See p32 for details of hotel packages, including Passes. Please contact us ([email protected] / 01865 600540) if you would be interested in combining a weekend Pass with accommodation.

All Passes include entry to all events in the stated period. They do not include participation fees for the Festival Chorus or masterclasses.

One-, two- and three-week Pass-holders are invited to special events on 13 and 26 October. Spaces may be limited to one of these events only: Pass-holders will be contacted closer to the time with details.

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visitiNG OXFORD

Oxford Lieder has teamed up with

The Old Bank Hotel

The randolph Hotel

The Best western linton lodge

to offer special combined Festival Pass and accommodation packages throughout The Schubert Project 2014. All packages include accommodation (with parking, breakfast and wifi) as well as access to all Festival events during your stay. All guests will find a welcome pack with their Passes and a Festival programme in their room on arrival.

ONe-WeeK PaCKaGe

One-week Pass & accommodation10 – 18 Oct inclusive OR17 – 25 Oct inclusive OR24 Oct – 1 Nov inclusive

Best western linton lodge£960 single£1,280 double

randolph Hotel£1,880 single£2,060 double

Old Bank Hotel£2,670 double£3,300 deluxe double

tWO-WeeK PaCKaGe

Two-week Pass & accommodation 10 – 25 Oct inclusive OR 17 Oct – 1 Nov inclusive

Best western linton lodge£1,610 single£2,155 double



FUll Festival PaCKaGe

Full Festival Pass & accommodation10 Oct – 1 Nov inclusive

Best western linton lodge£2,200 single£3,000 double



GeNeRal aCCOMMODatiON OFFeRs

Old Bank Hotel5% off any booking when quoting ‘Oxford Lieder’

Best western linton lodge£87.95 single room per night £97.95 double room per night when quoting ‘Oxford Lieder’

Oxford is a vibrant city placed in the heart of England and easily accessible from all over the world. regular train and coach services to central london, as well as Heathrow and Gatwick airports, mean a trip to Oxford is easy no matter where you are. See p33 for details of Festival Passes. Please contact us ([email protected] / 01865 600540) if you would be interested in combining a weekend Pass with accommodation.

To book your stay in Oxford, please email [email protected] and let us know which package you are interested in. we will reply with confirmation of availability and options for payment.

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BOOKING & TRAVEL INFORMATION

Tickets to all events* can be booked from 2nd June.

Friends of Oxford lieder and members of the Schubert circle enjoy a priority booking period from mid-April.

For pricing information please see individual event pages in this brochure or on our website.

Please refer to our website for further information about The Schubert Project, including full programme details, artist biographies, further details of how you can support this Festival, and exclusive film and recordings.

For details of Passes and other special offers (including student tickets), please see p33.

*NB masterclass tickets can be bought on the door only. See p33 for details of the 4-for-3 offer.

BOx OFFIcE

In personTickets Oxford Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street OX1 2LW

By phone01865 305 305

Online www.ticketsoxford.com

OxFORD LIEDER cONTAcT DETAILS

[email protected] 01865 600540 www.oxfordlieder.co.uk

OxFORD VISITOR INFORMATION cENTRE

15-16 Broad Street OX1 3AS

BUSES FROM HEATHROW & GATWIcK

24-hour coach services operate between Oxford, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. www.oxfordbus.co.uk

TRAINS FROM LONDON

Trains run to and fromPaddington twice an hour during the day, journey time approx. 50 mins. www.nationalrail.co.uk08457 484950

BUSES FROM LONDON

24-hour coach services linkOxford to London as frequently as every 12 mins, journey time approx. 75 mins.x90 Oxford Express01865 785400www.oxfordbus.co.ukOxford Tube01865 772250 www.oxfordtube.com

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The OxfOrd Lieder fesTivaL 2014 CONCERT SCHEDULE

Fri 10

Opening Concert7.30pm, Sheldonian Theatre ●

Sat 11

Schubert’s Life & Times I with Graham Johnson11am, JdP ●

Sophie Karthäuser, Stephan Loges & Eugene Asti7.30pm, HMR ●

Sylvia Schwartz & Gary Matthewman10pm, New College Ante-Chapel ●

Sun 12

Early Ballads and Sacred Music2pm, HMR ●

Dorottya Lang, André Morsch & Julius Drake7.30pm, Ashmolean Museum ●

Mon 13

Kate Royal, Manuel Walser & Malcolm Martineau1.10pm, HMR ●

Mark Viner5.30pm, HMR

Birgid Steinberger, John Mark Ainsley & Julius Drake7.30pm, HMR ●

tue 14

Anna Dennis, Nicholas Mulroy & John Reid1.10pm, HMR ●

RAM Recital5.30pm, HMR

Christopher Maltman & Graham Johnson7.30pm, HMR ●

Wed 15

Ciara Hendrick, Maciek O’Shea & Sholto Kynoch 1.10pm, HMR ●

Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams & Eugene Asti7.30pm, HMR ●

thu 16

Raphaela Papadakis, Martin Haessler & Sholto Kynoch1.10pm, HMR ●

Ian Bostridge & Thomas Adès7.30pm, HMR ●

Fri 17

Sophie Junker, Belinda Williams, Mark Wilde & David Owen Norris1.10pm, HMR ●

Principals of OAE5.30pm, HMR

Principals of OAE & Dietrich Henschel 7.30pm, HMR ●

Sat 18

Schubert’s Life & Times II with Graham Johnson11am, JdP ●

Mhairi Lawson, Andrew Kennedy & Eugene Asti5pm, HMR ●

A Schubertiade7pm, JdP ●

Sun 19

A study day on Die schöne Müllerin11am, HMR

Elena Copons, Jan Petryka, Klemens Sander & Deirdre Brenner5pm, JdP ●

Christoph Prégardien & Roger Vignoles7.30pm, SJE ●

Mon 20

Robert Murray, Jonathan McGovern & James Baillieu1.10pm, HMR ●

The Schubert Ensemble5.30pm, HMR

James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook & The Schubert Ensemble7.30pm, HMR ●

tue 21

Katherine Watson, Roderick Williams & Susie Allan1.10pm, HMR ●

RCM Recital5.30pm, HMR

Christiane Karg, Andrew Staples & Joseph Middleton7.30pm, HMR ●

Wed 22

Schubert’s Life & Times III with Graham Johnson11am, JdP ●

Cecilia Zilliacus, Mats Lidström & Bengt Forsberg5.30pm, HMR

Sophie Daneman, Benjamin Hulett, Mark Stone & Sholto Kynoch7.30pm, HMR ●

thu 23

Luke D. Williams, Christopher Glynn & Bengt Forsberg1.10pm, HMR ●

Isa Katharina Gericke, Håkan Vramsmo, Cecilia Zilliacus & Bengt Forsberg7.30pm, HMR ●

Imogen Cooper 10pm, HMR

Fri 24

National Opera Studio Recital1.10pm, HMR ●

Katherine Broderick, Mark Padmore, Julius Drake & Bengt Forsberg7.30pm, HMR ●

Wolfgang Holzmair & Sholto Kynoch9.45pm, New College Ante-Chapel ●

Sat 25

Schubert’s Life & Times IV with Graham Johnson11am, JdP ●

Julius Drake & Bengt Forsberg5pm, HMR

Sir Thomas Allen & Joseph Middleton7.30pm, HMR ●

Sun 26

Study Day: Schubert & Nature with Susan Gritton, Eugene Asti, Victor Sicard & Anna Cardona11am, JdP ●

Fflur Wyn, Katie Bray, Daniel Norman, William Dazeley & Sholto Kynoch 5pm & 7pm, HMR ●

Mon 27

Maria Forsström, Espen Langvik & Matti Hirvonen1.10pm, HMR ●

Sophie Daneman, John Mark Ainsley, Robert Holl & Sholto Kynoch7.30pm, HMR ●

tue 28

Maximilian Schmitt & Justus Zeyen1.10pm, HMR ●

Robert Holl & Sholto Kynoch5.30pm, HMR ●

Anna Lucia Richter, Christoph Richter & Sholto Kynoch7.30pm, HMR ●

Wed 29

Malin Christensson, Joshua Ellicott & Simon Lepper1.10pm, HMR ●

Doric String Quartet5.30pm, HMR

Angelika Kirchschlager & James Sherlock7.30pm, HMR ●

thu 30

Mary Bevan, Charles Daniels, Marcus Farnsworth & Michael Dussek1.10pm, HMR ●

Doric String Quartet & Bartholomew LaFolette5.30pm, HMR

Wolfgang Holzmair & Graham Johnson7.30pm, HMR ●

Fri 31

Anna Dennis, Daniel Norman & Andrew West1.10pm, HMR ●

A Schubert Surprise5pm, HMR ●

Aurora Orchestra, Allan Clayton, Ensemble 45 & Nicholas Collon7.30pm, SJE

Sat 01

Schubert’s Life & Times V with Graham Johnson11am, JdP ●

Christoph Pohl & Marcelo Amaral5pm, JdP ●

Closing Concert7.30pm, SJE ●

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