Silence is golden
18 October 2026, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Sarah Maria Sun is a thrilling soprano who is particularly well-known for her striking interpretations of contemporary music. She has a long-standing duo partnership with the remarkable pianist Jan Philip Schulze, who will lead this year’s Mastercourse for our Young Artists. In this evening’s concert they are joined by the clarinettist Julian Bliss for their wide-ranging programme Silence is Golden. At its heart is Schubert’s evergreen ‘Der Hirt auf dem Felsen’ (‘The Shepherd on the Rock’), alongside other songs by the composer. They also include works by Rebecca Saunders, Benjamin Scheuer, and Jan Philip’s own arrangement of Ligeti’s cult classic Mysteries of the Macabre. A thrilling way to round off this central weekend of the Festival.
Emerging Artists
At the start of this evening's concert, and at most of our evening concerts in the first week of the Festival, one of our eight exceptional Young Artist duos will give a 15-minute showcase performance. These emerging professionals are the stars of the future, and can also be heard during the Mastercourse later in the Festival.
Please note there will be a short 10 minute break during this event (the bar will not be open during the break).
Programme
Emerging Artists
- Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
- Belsatzar (1840) Op. 57 7.ii.1840
- György Kurtág (1926)
- Labrintus from Hét Dal
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
- Der Atlas D957h from Schwanengesang
- György Kurtág (1926)
- Ars Poetica from Hét Dal
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
- Die Götter Griechenlands (1819) D677
- Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Shepherd on the Rock) (1828) D965
Principal Artists
- George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
- The Man I Love
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
- Ellens Gesang III (1825) D839 from Sieben Gesänge aus Walter Scotts ‘Fräulein vom See’
- Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950)
- One life to live
- Miroslav Srnka (1975)
- Deep from Thirteen Songs After Postcards by Jurek Becker to His Son Jonathan
- Flowing from Thirteen Songs After Postcards by Jurek Becker to His Son Jonathan
- Dignified from Thirteen Songs After Postcards by Jurek Becker to His Son Jonathan
- Uncomprehending from Thirteen Songs After Postcards by Jurek Becker to His Son Jonathan
- Hesitant from Thirteen Songs After Postcards by Jurek Becker to His Son Jonathan
- Lightning fast from Thirteen Songs After Postcards by Jurek Becker to His Son Jonathan
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
- Sehnsucht (1817) D516
- Die gefangenen Sänger (1821) D712
- Das war ich (1815) D174
- Benjamin Scheuer
- Fragwürdige Fragmente
- György Ligeti arr. Jan Philip Schulze
- Mysteries of the Macabre (1992)
