Oxford Song: Christoph Prégardien and Sholto Kynoch
Oxford International Song Festival 2024 – Cities of Song
Schubert and Schumann
Christoph Prégardien, tenor
Sholto Kynoch, pianist
Generously supported by Charles Alexander & Kasia Starega
The great tenor Christoph Prégardien makes a welcome return to the Festival, joined by our Artistic Director Sholto Kynoch. Their programme revolves around Schumann‘s Liederkreis, an extraordinary cycle setting the evocative, nature-inspired poetry of Joseph von Eichendorff. They also include Schubert’s settings of his close friend Johann Mayrhofer, as well as the composer’s ‘Harper’ songs from Goethe’s novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre.
Oxford International Song Festival runs Friday 11 October to Saturday 26 October. The programme is full of variety – talks, concerts, workshops – and events are held at venues across the city. See their website for the details.