Join us for an evening of adventure, romance, magic, high emotion, and beautiful melodies performed by German baritone Benjamin Appl, “the current front-runner in the new generation of Lieder singers” (Gramophone). Appl will bring the piano-and-voice partnership of 19th century to life alongside celebrated pianist James Baillieu. A debut on all fronts—two young performers and Premiere Performances’ first voice recital!
Appl's programme, entitled "Heimat", tracks Appl's first disc on Sony Classics, which the Guardian called an "impressive, poignant and finely performance." It is a carefully assembled programme that explores not just the abstract concept of ‘Heimat’ (rootedness, longing and belonging) but also the young baritone’s relationship with his two homelands, Germany and England.