Young Artist Auditions (Session 7)
14 March 2026, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Over two days of audition recitals, eighteen exceptional emerging professional duos from around the UK will seek to become Oxford Song Young Artists. The standard is tremendously high, and this is a chance to hear the stars of the future, with a rich variety of repertoire and interpretations. Each audition session lasts for an hour and includes two 25-minute duo performances. Dip in for one or two, or immerse yourself in them all!
Audition Recital Session 7
2pm Bethan Terry (soprano) & Francesca Lauri (piano)
2:30pm Luca Zucchi (baritone) & Lilly Vadaneaux (piano)
Oxford Song Young Artist Programme
The Oxford Song Young Artist Programme offers an 18-month programme of training and performance opportunities for eight exceptional early-career duos. At the end of the Spring Song weekend, eight duos will be offered fully funded places on our residential Mastercourse, an Emerging Artist performance, and regular masterclass and workshop sessions through the year, culminating in a Showcase Recital for each duo at the 2027 Oxford International Song Festival.
Our Young Artist Programme is generously supported by Jerwood Foundation and other charitable trusts and foundations.
Programme
- Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896)
- Lorelei (1843)
- William Walton (1902 - 1983)
- Daphne from Three Façade Settings (Three Songs after Edith Sitwell)
- Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
- La romance d'Ariel (1884) L54
- Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
- Mignon (Kennst du das Land) (1891) from Goethe-Lieder
- Jake Heggie (1961)
- Ophelia's Song from Songs and Sonnets to Ophelia
- Amy Beach (1867 - 1944)
- Fairy Lullaby from Three Shakespeare Songs
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- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
- Der Atlas D957h from Schwanengesang
- Die Stadt D957k from Schwanengesang
- Lilly Vadaneaux (2002)
- Song of the Bowmen of Shu
- Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
- Warte, warte wilder Schiffmann (1840) Op. 24 no.6 from Liederkreis
- Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen (1840) Op. 48 no.10 from Dichterliebe
- Thomas Adès (1971)
- Erdő sűrüjében
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
- Auf dem Flusse (1827) from Winterreise