Sunday 31 January 2016, 3pm
james gilchrist, tenor · anna tilbrook, piano
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“...his sensitivity to the subtlest nuance
is unfailingly elegant” Sunday Times
Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad · Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
An evocative pairing of Butterworth’s exquisite songs with Schubert’s masterpiece, a work of huge power and depth, performed by one of Britain’s top tenors and his outstanding accompanist. Their CD of Die Schöne Müllerin has received the highest acclaim. Diapason Magazine: July-Aug. 2011 ***** Gramophone Magazine: Oct.2009 Editor’s Choice
Classic FM Magazine: Nov. 2009 Editor’s Choice ***** BBC Music Magazine: Nov. 2009 Performance **** Recording ****
James Gilchrist was a chorister at New College, Oxford, and choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge. He began his working life as a doctor, and whilst studying and practising medicine began working as a solo singer with many of Britain's leading choirs in Britain and abroad. In 1996 he turned to a full-time career in music and since then has established himself as one of Britain's leading tenors. Click here for an informal biography written by James himself.
Anna Tilbrook is one of Britain’s most exciting pianists, with a considerable reputation in song recitals and chamber music. She made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in 1999 and has since become a regular performer at Europe’s major concert halls and festivals, as well as coaching regularly for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
is unfailingly elegant” Sunday Times
Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad · Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
An evocative pairing of Butterworth’s exquisite songs with Schubert’s masterpiece, a work of huge power and depth, performed by one of Britain’s top tenors and his outstanding accompanist. Their CD of Die Schöne Müllerin has received the highest acclaim. Diapason Magazine: July-Aug. 2011 ***** Gramophone Magazine: Oct.2009 Editor’s Choice
Classic FM Magazine: Nov. 2009 Editor’s Choice ***** BBC Music Magazine: Nov. 2009 Performance **** Recording ****
James Gilchrist was a chorister at New College, Oxford, and choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge. He began his working life as a doctor, and whilst studying and practising medicine began working as a solo singer with many of Britain's leading choirs in Britain and abroad. In 1996 he turned to a full-time career in music and since then has established himself as one of Britain's leading tenors. Click here for an informal biography written by James himself.
Anna Tilbrook is one of Britain’s most exciting pianists, with a considerable reputation in song recitals and chamber music. She made her debut at the Wigmore Hall in 1999 and has since become a regular performer at Europe’s major concert halls and festivals, as well as coaching regularly for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
