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. In this very unusual year...
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...
