Roderick Williams

Event details

Roderick Williams  baritone
Christopher Glynn  piano

Programme to include:
Robert Schumann     Dichterliebe, op. 48
Quilter     Seven Elizabethan Lyrics
Clara Schumann     Liebst du um Schönheit               
Caroline Shaw     How do I find you                                                                  
Finzi     I said to Love                                                                                 
Britten     Tell me the truth about Love  

Roderick Williams and Grammy award-winning pianist Christopher Glynn join forces for an irresistible programme in search of the ‘truth about love’. Join them to enjoy songs from three centuries as well as the world premiere of a new modern English translation by Jeremy Sams of Schumann’s immortal song cycle Dichterliebe.

Roderick Williams is one of the most sought-after baritones of his generation and performs regularly with leading orchestras and at major festivals across the world. He was awarded an OBE in June 2017 and received the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 2018 and 2019.

Pre-recital, 7.00pm: student singers from the University of York. Free to ticket holders.

Miracle Year

Schumann’s outpouring of song in 1840 is one of the miracles of music. Having finally gained permission to marry his beloved Clara after a long struggle, his feelings found expression in some of the greatest song cycles ever composed. This season, pianist Christopher Glynn joins leading singers – Roderick Williams, Nicky Spence, Jess Dandy and Ailish Tynan – to present three of these 1840 cycles in newly commissioned English translations by Jeremy Sams alongside songs by other composers that reflect and build on their themes.