Dorothy Irving Scholarship

Date & Time

Thu, Jan 23, 2025, 18:00

Venue

Konserthuset Stockholm, The Grünewald Hall (Stockholm)

Award-winning lieder with Duo Lorenzen-Ekberg.The legendary concert singer and educator Dorothy Irving (1927–2018) left a powerful impression on the Swedish music scene. Her artistry was bold and meticulous, with a deep dedication to the expressive power of lyrics and music.Before they passed away, she and her husband Lars Fjellstedt founded a scholarship administered by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music to “promote and preserve the art of the lied.” The scholarship is now being presented for the second time and... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Vocal Music

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Musicians

Kathrin Lorenzen	Soprano
Oskar Ekberg	Piano

Program

Neues Märchen	Moritz Eggert
Dzwon i dzwonki (Bells and Little Bells)	Grazyna Bacewicz
Boli mnie glowa (My Head Aches)	Grazyna Bacewicz
Sroczka (Little Magpie)	Grazyna Bacewicz
plakativ	Moritz Eggert
Three Songs with piano op 8	Elfrida Andrée
Liebeserklärung	Moritz Eggert
Five Songs op 2	Johanna Müller-Hermann
Sprich Scheherazade	Moritz Eggert
Primevère - Cinq mélodies	Claire Delbos
herz vers sagen	Moritz Eggert
Poèmes pour Mi	Olivier Messiaen

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