Franz Schubert: Master Storyteller

Baritone Benjamin Appl is firmly established as one of today’s most exciting recitalists, in demand on the world’s great concert platforms. It is wonderful to have him return to the Festival for a residency across the opening weekend, and to begin he takes us on a journey through some of Schubert’s finest songs. Amongst the many languages, periods and styles of songs in the Festival, the transcendent music of Schubert is always a lodestar and at the heart of our programming. Whether delighting in nature, reflecting on death, grappling with the struggles of humanity or recounting the hair-raising story of the ‘Erlking’, Schubert’s boundless imagination never fails to inspire, move and delight. An ideal combination of artists and music for an exceptional opening night of the Festival.