Our second concert with accompanist Simon Lepper this season sees him joined by the critically acclaimed Mezzo-Soprano Fleur Barron.
Hailed as “a knockout performer” by The Times, Singaporean-British mezzo Fleur Barron recently triumphed at the San Francisco Symphony in the title role of Kaija Saariaho’s opera Adriana Mater. She is a current Rising Star of Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and an Artistic Partner of the Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias in Oviedo. A passionate interpreter of opera, chamber music, and concert works ranging from the baroque to the contemporary.
Simon Lepper is an incredibly talented pianist and accompanist with an extensive array of collaborators and discography. He read music at King’s College, Cambridge before studying piano accompaniment. He is currently Assistant Head of Keyboard (collaborative piano) at the Royal College of Music, London.
Programme
Huang Ruo: Fisherman’s sonnet
Brahms: Heimweh I
Wie traulich war das Fleckchen
Chen Yi: Know You How Many Petals Falling
Brahms: Heimweh II
O Wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück
Chen Yi: Monologue
Chinese folksong: Northeast Lullaby
Alex Ho: 4 Miniatures for our Littler Selves
- Old Box
- Childish Ritual
- When did you feel fear for the first time?
- Mother’s Tongue
Huang Ruo: Song of Everlasting Sorrow
Ravel: Schéhérazade (selection)
‘L’Indifférent’
‘La flûte enchantée’
Kian Ravaei: Captive
Florence Price: The Heart of a Woman
Charles Trenet: Si Vous Aimiez
Florence Price: Don’t You Tell Me No
Charles Trenet: Le Soleil et la Lune
Florence Price: Sunset
Charles Trenet: La Mer
Charles Trenet: Boum!
