Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Spring, Op 43
The Lark’s Song is Ringing Louder
Not the Wind, Blowing from the Heights
Cool and Fragrant is Thy Garland
It was in the Early Spring
Rusne Tuslaite soprano
Ilan Kurtser piano
The Snow Maiden’s Aria (Act I) from The Snow Maiden
Changrong Bi soprano
Jack Redman piano
Roderick Williams (b 1965)
200 PIECES I wake (world premiere)
Charles Cunliffe bass-baritone
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Do not sing for me, fair maiden, Op 4 No 4
The Harvest of Sorrow, Op 4 No 5
Dream, Op 38 No 5
Kaitlyn Bourne soprano
Aron Goldin piano
A Dream, Op 8 No 5
The Soldier‘s Wife , Op 8 No 4
I Wait for Thee, Op 14 No 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Reckless Nights, Op 60 No 6
Manuela Baranik soprano
Ilan Kurtser piano
Iolanta's Recitative and Aria from Iolanta
Rusne Tuslaite soprano
Ilan Kurtser piano
Tatiana’s Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin
Daria Papysheva soprano
Aron Goldin piano
Onegin’s Aria from Eugene Onegin
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
Demon’s Aria, from The Demon
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Wave Breaks Into Spray, Op 46 No 1
Alexander Ilvakhin baritone
Jack Redman piano
Roderick Williams is one of the UK’s most sought-after baritones, encompassing a repertoire from the baroque to world premieres of contemporary music. In 2016 he won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Singer of the year award. As a composer he has had works premiered at Wigmore Hall, the Barbican, Purcell Room and live on national UK radio. His choral works are frequently performed and recorded, and include World Without End, a major co-commission for the RIAS Kammerchor and BBC Singers, a piece to celebrate the centenary of the Royal Air Force, and Now Winter Nights composed for VOCES8. He was awarded an OBE for services to music in June 2017.