Good singers like Vera Maria Bitter cannot expect to perform to a sold-out hall even in the “City of Music” Bayreuth—although the two musicians would have deserved it. From the very introit of the three-part song recital, they immediately captivate the audience. This is because the young singer, who made her Bayreuth debut at Steingraeber’s Chamber Music Hall with the program Von ewiger Liebe together with her highly competent accompanist, musical partner, and co-interpreter Elitsa Desseva, would not have needed the overly promotional words in the program notes at all. Certainly, in today’s international concert world of musical talent, one must beat the drum loudly to attract attention; nevertheless, good singers like Vera Maria Bitter cannot expect a full house even in the “City of Music” Bayreuth—despite the fact that the two musicians truly deserved it. From the opening of the three-part song recital onward, they hold the listeners spellbound.
In Partnerschaft mit dem Musée d’Orsay empfängt die Abtei Royaumont Duos aus jungen Sänger:innen und Pianist:innen, die gekommen sind, um sich dem Kunstlied und dem Lied zu widmen [...]
Der Bariton Mikhail Timoshenko und die Pianistin Elitsa Desseva erhalten den Eduard-Erdmann-Förderpreis 2024. In ihrer Begründung würdigt die Jury die langjährige künstlerische Auseinandersetzung und das Engagement, mit dem sich das Liedduo für das Liedschaffen des Komponisten Eduard Erdmann (1896-1958) eingesetzt habe [...]
