Conductor

Beethoven - Coriolan Overture, Op 62 - Runnicles

The stunning German mezzo-soprano Annika Schlicht is joined by Donald Runnicles (the renowned conductor) on the piano for this beautifully crafted recital, which features 19th- and 20th-century works by Debussy, Brahms, Lili Boulanger, and Roger Quilter that transport listeners along an international journey of song. 

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Annika Schlicht & Donald Runnicles Recital

New Mexico Museum of Art

Donald Runnicles makes his Festival debut conducting Mahler’s consummate fusion of song cycle and symphony, Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth), performed here in its intimate chamber orchestra version. Mahler was reeling from the loss of his daughter and other crises when he wrote this deeply moving work, and the poems he set to music evoke the beauty, sadness, and transience of life. An all-star ensemble is joined by two extraordinary soloists who are also making their Festival debuts: German mezzo-soprano Annika Schlicht, whose voice OperaWire has praised as “extraordinary for its beauty of tone,” and American heldentenor Clay Hilley, who was lauded by The New York Times for his “vocal heft [and] clarion sound.” 

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde

Sir Donald Runnicles is a master concert-maker. His concerts are always fascinating combinations – and here he conducts three beautiful French masterpieces by Claude Debussy and Maurice Duruflé.

Donald Runnicles Conducts The Duruflé Requiem

Sydney Opera House

Across four breathtaking movements, Donald Runnicles will once again create a vivid, spellbinding musical picture.

It’s the fourth movement that truly steals hearts. Mahler set to music a poem that depicts a child’s vision of heaven, where angels play and beauty reigns supreme. It is the ideal moment for Ying Fang, the soprano with a voice ‘that can stop time, pure and rich and open and consummately expressive’ (Financial Times), to make her Sydney debut.

Donald Runnicles

Conductor

Events

Jul 31, 2024

Annika Schlicht & Donald Runnicles Recital · Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

Aug 5, 2024

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde · Santa Fe Chamber Music festival

20 - 21 Sep, 2024

Donald Runnicles Conducts The Duruflé Requiem · Sydney Symphony Orchestra

25 - 28 Sep, 2024

Donald Runnicles Conducts Mahler’s Fourth Symphony · Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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