Details

The Venue - Leeds College of Music (previous name)
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7PD
England

Friday 26th April 2019
1:00 PM

Programme

Sergei Rachmaninov – Fate, Op.21 no.1
Sergei Rachmaninov – Sad is the Night, Op.26 no.12
Sergei Rachmaninov – Morning, Op.4 no.2
Sergei Rachmaninov – We Shall Rest, Op.26 no.3
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – The mild stars shone for us, Op.60 no.3
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Only one who knows longing, Op.6 no.6
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – Does the day reign, Op.47 no.6
Hugo Wolf – Fussreise (Mörike-Lieder)
Hugo Wolf – Der Gartner (Mörike-Lieder)
Hugo Wolf – Um Mitternacht (Mörike-Lieder)
Hugo Wolf – Gebet (Mörike-Lieder)
Hugo Wolf – Der Tambour (Mörike-Lieder)
Frances Allitsen – The Lute Player
Arthur Sullivan – The Lost Chord

Performers

William Thomas – Bass
Michael Pandya – piano

Programme Note

Continuing our recent tradition of showcasing a Kathleen Ferrier Award winner, it is with special pleasure that we provide a platform to British bass William Thomas, winner of the First Prize 2018 . In addition to his triumph at the Ferrier Awards, at which his pianist Michael Pandya scooped the coveted Accompanist’s Prize, William went on to win the 2018 John Christie Award for his début at Glyndebourne, placing his star firmly in the firmament.

‘Thomas has a ‘real’ bass voice: full and ringing right at the bottom; layers of colour that blend smoothly and thickly; sonorous roundness without heaviness.’ – Opera Today on William Thomas at Wigmore Hall