The Leeds Lieder Festival has announced its 2022 slate which kicks off on April 28, 2022 and runs through May 1. 

Mezzo-soprano Shakira Tsindos, baritone Dominic Sedgwick, and pianist Ian Tindale will present Dove’s song cycle “Man, Woman, Child” as well as music by Frank Bridge, Gerald Finzi, Rebecca Clarke, and Roger Quilt, among others.

Performance Date: April 28, 2022

Dorothea Röschmann and pianist Joseph Middleton will take on music by Mahler, Schumann, Wolf, and Wagner.

Performance Date: April 28, 2022

Wallis Giunta will join forces with Adam Walker and Sean Shibe for “The Revolution Smells of Jasmine.” The concert will feature music by Piazzolla, Ariel Ramirez, Joni Mitchell, Violeta Parra, Joan Baez, and Abel Meeropol.

Performance Date: April 28, 2022

Jess Dandy and pianist Martin Roscoe will perform music by Amy Beach, Lili Boulanger, de Falla, Wolf, and Tchaikovsky.

Performance Date: April 29, 2022

There will be a young artists showcase with Members of the 2022 Young Artists Programme.

Performance Date: April 29, 2022

Robin Tritschler and pianist Christopher Glynn will take on music by Britten, Croft, Purcell, Schubert, Debussy, Fauré, Hahn, Brahms, and Liza Lehmann, among others.

Performance Date: April 29, 2022

Ruby Hughes and pianist Joseph Middleton will perform the music of Deborah Pritchard, Errollyn Wallen, and Mahler’s “Der Abschied” from “Das Lied von der Erde.”

Performance Date: April 29, 2022

Helen Charlston and pianist Ilan Kurster will take on music by Brahms, Shostakovich, Copland, Brahms, Schumann, Borin, Tchaikvosky, and Clara Schumann, among others.

Performance Date: April 30, 2022

Anna Lapwood will lead Bring and Sing! in a performance featuring English Coronation Anthems by Händel, Wesley, Mozart, Elgar, and Parry.

Performance Date: April 30, 2022

Ian Bostridge and Dame Imogen Cooper will perform music by Schubert.

Performance Date: April 30, 2022

There will be a lieder lounge at the Howard Assembly Room Atrium.

Performance Date: April 30, 2022

Konstantin Krimmel and pianist Joseph Middleton will present Schubert’s “Die Schöne Müllerin.”

Performance Date: May 1, 2022

Louise Alder will close out the season alongside pianist Joseph Middleton in a recital featuring music by Nadia Boulanger, Fauré, Mahler, and Copland, among others.

Performance Date: May 1, 2022

There will also be pre-concert talks with Richard Stokes, Jonathan Dove, Deborah Pritchard, Dr. George Kennaway, and Dr. Katy Hamilton. There will also be masterclasses with Ann Murray, Dorothea Röschmann, Graham Johnson OBE, and Joan Rodgers CBE.