Artists

Christoph Prégardien tenor
Pauliina Tukiainen piano

To bring the 2027 Festival to a close, we are delighted to welcome the eminent German lyric tenor Christoph Prégardien back to Leeds, joined by his duo partner, the distinguished Finnish pianist Pauliina Tukiainen. Together they present a programme with a first-half centred on one of the defining poets of German Romanticism, Joseph von Eichendorff, including Wolf’s atmospheric songs from Gedichte von Joseph von Eichendorff and Schumann’s much-loved Liederkreis, Op. 39. After the interval, the programme moves to the exquisite world of French mélodie, with songs by Henri Duparc, before concluding with a selection of songs by Franz Schubert, a fitting end to a vibrant Festival, its celebration of the breadth and depth of art song, and artists of the highest calibre.

Programme

Hugo Wolf
from Gedichte von Joseph von Eichendorff
Der Musikant
Verschwiegene Liebe
Ständchen
Nachtzauber

Robert Schumann
Liederkreis nach Joseph von Eichendorff, Op. 39

INTERVAL

Henri Duparc
Chanson triste
Soupir
Le Manoir de Rosemonde
L’invitation au voyage
Phidylé

Franz Schubert
An Silvia
An die Enrfernte
An mein Herz
Alinde
Des Fischers Liebesglück
Der Zwerg