United Kingdom Oxford Lieder Festival 2022 [1] – Clara and Robert Schumann, Brahms, Weill: Kate Royal (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Magnus Walker (tenor), Julius Drake, Eunji Han (pianists). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 14.10.2022. (CR)
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Instruments of Time and Truth’s bold Aci, Galatea e Polifemo had plenty of human interest
United Kingdom Handel, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo: Soloists, Instruments of Time and Truth / Christopher Bucknall (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 22.9.2022. (CR)
Oxford Lieder returns for its 21st year in October 2022
The 21st Oxford Lieder Festival: 14 to 29 October 2022
Friendship in Song: An Intimate Art
- Oxford Lieder, the UK’s biggest festival of song, marks its 21st year with a fortnight featuring nearly 80 events.
- World-class singers and pianists, alongside emerging stars, take to the stage for song recitals, complemented by a wide-ranging series of illustrated study events.
- World premieres include songs cycles by British-Chinese composer Alex Ho (Oxford Lieder’s new Associate Composer), Ian Venables and Elena Langer.
- A range of ticket prices with several free events, tickets starting at just £3 and a choice of discounts and concessionary rates make the Festival accessible to all.
New Chamber Opera’s charming recreation of Cimarosa’s appealing Le astuzie femminili
United Kingdom New Chamber Opera – Cimarosa, Le astuzie femminili (Feminine Shrewdness): Soloists, The Band of Instruments / Steven Devine (conductor). New College, Oxford, 29.6.2022. (CR)
The Rameau Project’s Castor et Pollux evokes something of the composer’s authentic stagecraft
United Kingdom Rameau, Castor et Pollux (1737 version): Soloists, Rameau Project Choir & Orchestra / Jonathan Williams (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 15.5.2022. (CR)
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra offers efficient support and instrumental colour to Bryn Terfel’s Wagner
United Kingdom Wagner, R. Strauss, Toby Anderson: Sir Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Clara Dent (oboe), Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra / Marios Papadopoulos & John Traill (conductors). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, 5.5.2022. (CR)
Subtlety and refinement from Florilegium’s Mozart at Passiontide in Oxford
United Kingdom Mozart: Rowan Pierce (soprano), Katie Bray (mezzo-soprano), James Oxley (tenor), Giles Underwood (bass), Choir of Merton College, Merton College Girl Choristers, Florilegium / Benjamin Nicholas (conductor). Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford 8.4.2022. (CR)
Eric McElroy’s Oxford recital was a stimulating compendium of piano music from the last 30 years
United Kingdom Frederic Rzewski, Howard Skempton, Eric McElroy and Jacob Ter Veldhuis: Eric McElroy (piano). Magdalen College, Oxford, 8.3.2022. (CR)
