Dame Sarah Connolly, Will Liverman, Roderick Williams, & Lucy Crowe Among Performers in Oxford International Song Festival 2024

(Photo credits: Crowley, Cadisch, & Simpson) The Oxford International Song Festival has announced its 2024 season lineup. Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Natalie Burch open the Festival with Schubert’s “Schwanengesang.” Performance Date: October 11, 2024 Soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton present a works by Robert and Clara Schumann. Performance Date: October 12, 2024 Dame Sarah Connolly and Joseph Middleton {…}

Jun 21, 2023

BBC Radio 3 Announces New Generation Artists

BBC Radio 3 has announced the ⁩New Generation Artists. The new project helps to support young musicians on the threshold of an international career to reach the next stage of their development. It brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through BBC Radio 3 broadcasts. The artists for the 2023-25 season include British {…}

Aug 11, 2022

Dame Sarah Connolly, Iestyn Davies, Roderick Williams, Dorothea Röschmann, Elizabeth Llewellyn Headline Oxford Lieder Festival 2022

The Oxford Lieder Festival has announced its 21st season. The season opens with “Culture, Counterculture, and Conviviality,” a two-part event that features a look at the salon culture, followed by a more specific look at that music world through Pauline Viardot’s own involvement. The event features speaker Natasha Loges and such artists as Charlotte Bowden, Alexandria Moon, Zahid Siddiqui, Johnathan {…}

Mar 7, 2022

Baritone James Atkinson Wins Royal Over-Seas League 2022 Solo Singer Prize

The Royal Over-Seas League has announced baritone James Atkinson as ROSL’s 2022 Solo Singer Prize, securing the second section win in the ROSL Annual Music Competition. Atkinson’s winning performance included Lieder, art song, and opera by Finzi, Faure, Schubert, and Bellini. The baritone bested three other singers in the final, taking home the £5,000 prize and securing the second of {…}