On Sunday evening, SongStudio presented a theatrically inspired vocal recital at Zankel Hall, featuring poetry, dance, and the artistry of eight talented singers and pianists...The first half of the program, “Light in Darkness,” featured newly commissioned works by writer a.k. payne, paired with art songs by composers such as Finzi, Barber, Schumann, Messiaen, Brahms, and Sarah Kirkland Snyder. Pianist Elitsa Desseva evoked a cosmic atmosphere in Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s reflective Star Falling, allowing the overtones to ring out.
In partnership with the Musée d’Orsay, Royaumont Abbey welcomes duos of young singers and pianists who have come to study art song and Lied [...]
Baritone Mikhail Timoshenko and pianist Elitsa Desseva received the Eduard Erdmann Advancement Prize 2024. In its citation, the jury commended the duo’s long-standing artistic engagement and dedication to the song repertoire of composer Eduard Erdmann (1896–1958) [...]
