"In the fast-paced world we live in, we need to find a way to remain human and cultivate the beauty around and within us. Making music is the most honest way to achieve this—it comes from the heart and goes to the heart!"
The programme was largely devoted to Rachmaninoff’s songs, with the world premiere of three songs by Estonian composer Jüri Reinvere at its centre. […] The songs were performed by Russian baritone Mikhail Timoshenko and Bulgarian pianist Elitsa Desseva. The young Vienna-based duo impressed with their phenomenal interpretative power and exceptional stylistic assurance. They are already well on their way to establishing themselves among the foremost interpreters of Lied […]
What a relief to shelter from the sweltering heat and spend an hour with music of such radiance and beauty from a husband and wife dream team . A moving mixture of Schubert ‘Winterreise’ and Vaughan Williams ‘Songs of Travel’ [...]
Songs by Schubert, Mahler, Wolf, Poulenc, Eggert, Kreisler, and others. What began as an experiment quickly turned into love at first sight. In *Der Tod, das muss ein Wiener sein*, art song meets cabaret, Wolf encounters Kreisler, and Mahler meets Leopoldi. Hagar Sharvit, Elitsa Desseva, and Mikhail Timoshenko form a captivating trio on stage [...]
