The Viennese coffeehouse as an institution was duly celebrated here. Nikolaus Büchel, as director and a native Viennese, also framed the evening in a cabaret-like manner: “How does Wolf end up in the coffeehouse?” The Israeli mezzo-soprano Hagar Sharvit, baritone Mikhail Timoshenko, and pianist Elitsa Desseva brought the unmistakable “Viennese wit” (*Wiener Schmäh*) to life. This was evident right from the start, when both singers launched into Hermann Leopoldi’s “In einem kleinen Café in Hernals.” Kurt Weill’s “Der Abschiedsbrief,” in Hagar Sharvit’s interpretation, played virtuously with expanded tonality…
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) [...]
