Leicester International Music Festival

5 October 2006, 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Ailish Tynan (soprano)
Julius Drake (piano)

Richard Strauss: Seven Lieder

Henri Duparc: Four Melodies

Aaron Copland: Six Old American Songs

Leicester International Music Festival website

In 2003, Ailish Tynan, representing Ireland, won the BBC Singer of the World Rosenblatt Recital Prize. She became a BBC New Generation Artist in June 2003. Recent engagements have been with Welsh National Opera, leading UK orchestras and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Sir Roger Norrington at the BBC Proms. Future plans include a recital with Bryn Terfel, her US debut as Zerlina in Don Giovanni for the Seattle Opera, Marzelline in Fidelio for the Royal Opera, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier for the Stockholm Opera and Héro Béatrice et Bénédict for Houston Grand Opera.

Julius Drake, one the world’s most sought after accompanists, makes a very welcome return to Leicester.