2016 Young Artist Platform WinnersSuzanne Fischer, soprano & Panaretos

Kyriatzidis, piano

Oxford Lieder Young Artist AwardOxford Lieder grants Young Artist Awards to two or three outstanding duos each year and as part of the award arranges a series of paid song recitals for them at music clubs and festivals in the UK. To qualify for the award each artist must be enrolled at a leading UK conservatoire, demonstrate a superior level of musicianship and have outstanding performance skills. Our winning artists are already at the outset of major careers in classical music.

Recital Bursary SchemeOxford Lieder offers generous bursaries to a limited number of concert clubs, music societies and festivals each year who wish to offer recitals to these exceptional young musicians. Oxford Lieder will support 50% of the fee of £600 per duo (Oxford Lieder pays £300 per duo and the promoter pays £300 per duo plus reasonable travel and accommodation expenses). We will put you directly in touch with the chosen artists to develop an interesting and attractive programme that appeals to your audience. Oxford Lieder will also support the promotion of the concert by advertising on our website and via our e-mail list. We also provide help with producing texts and translations for your concert print programme free of charge. Including texts and translations in the recital programme is an essential part of the song recital experience for audience members, especially those who are new to the lieder repertoire.

Please find below, biographies and sample recital programmes for 2016 Young Artist Platform Winners, Suzanne Fischer, soprano & Panaretos Kyriatzidis, piano. To arrange a recital at your concert club, music society or festival please email Sophie Ruggiero, Learning & Participation Officer at sophie@oxfordlieder.co.uk or call her on 07714091536.

Suzanne Fischer, soprano

A Britten Pears Young Artist, soprano Suzanne Fischer won the Förderpreis for most promising young-artist at Das Lied: International Song Competition 2015, the Pavarotti Prize at the 65th Viotti Competition, Italy and won 4th place at the International ARD Competition in Munich. In Summer 2016 she will return to Glyndebourne Opera.

Operatic roles include Ginevra/Ariodante for Tristan & Associates and Katja/O.H.I.O for the Deutsche Oper Berlin, further performances include Gilda, Olympia and Konstanze. An avid interpreter of lied, Suzanne and lied partner Jonathan Ware have given recitals at Lied-Festival Rüedlinger in Switzerland, Bieberstein Castle in Saxony and the Barenboim Foundation, Berlin.

Suzanne read Music at the University of Edinburgh and Università degli Studi di Milano and is currently completing her MA in Voice (Opera) at

the Hanns Eisler Conservatoire in Berlin with KS Thomas Quasthoff. She is fluent in Italian and German. Suzanne is immensely grateful for the support from the Countess of Munster and Help Musicians UK during her training. 

Panaretos Kyriatzidis, piano

A versatile, award-winning musician, Panaretos is increasingly sought after as a collaborative performer. Recent highlights include winning joint first prize for the Gerald Moore Award and reaching the finals of the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition with baritone James Newby.

As a postgraduate student at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Panaretos won 1st prize for The Elizabeth Schumann Lieder Competition, The English Song Competition, Il Circolo Solo Piano Competition, The Leonard Smith & Felicity Young Duo Competition and the Cavatina Chamber Music Competition (with the Bedriska Trio). He was also awarded the David Gosling Prize for excellence in accompaniment, and the John Thompson Prize twice for chamber music.

Panaretos has attended numerous masterclasses, including the Oxford Lieder Festival Residential Mastercourse, and holds a BA in Law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is currently a Junior Fellow in Accompaniment at Trinity Laban. www.panaretoskyriatzidis.com

Fischer & Kyriatzidis Sample ProgrammesSample programmes are provided to give a flavour of the kind of recital Fischer & Kyriatzidis offer. The artists create a tailored programme that appeals to your audience once engaged.

Short Programme – ‘Night and Dreams’

F. Schubert D. 880 Im FreienD. 259 An den MondD. 687 Die SternennächteD. 828 Die Junge NonneD. 687 NachthymneD. 827 Nacht und Träume

G. Fauré Clair de LuneAprès un RêveNell

C. Debussy Apparition

Pause

B. Britten On This Island Let The Florid Music PraiseNow The Leaves Are Falling FastSeascapeNocturneAs it is, plenty

S. Rachmaninov Six Romances (Op. 38) In my Garden at Night

To herDaisiesThe RatcatcherThe DreamAy! (The Quest)

Encore

A. Bachelet Chère nu

Long Programme – Evening Recital

H. Wolf Italienisches Liederbuch 1. Auch kleine Dinge2. Mir ward gesagt du reisest in die

Ferne3. Wer rief dich denn?4. Wir haben beide lange Zeit

geschwiegen5. Mein Liebster singt am Haus6. Mein Liebster ist so klein7. Wenn du, mein Liebster steigst zum Himmel auf8. Ich hab’ in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen

F. Poulenc Deux Poèmes de Louis Aragon Cé Fêtes Galantes

Pause

C. Debussy Ariettes Oubliées C’est l’extaseIl pleure dans mon coeur L’ombre des arbresChevaux du boisGreenSpleen

R. Strauss Brentano Lieder (Op. 68) An die NachtIch wollt’ ein Sträußlein bindenSäusle, liebe MyrteAls mir dein Lied erklangAmor

Encore

B. Britten O waly, waly

Humorous Programme – ‘Animals’

F. Schubert Die ForelleFischerweiseDer FlussDie RoseDer Schmetterling

R. Schumann O SchmetterlingMarienwürmchenFrühlingsbotschaftDer Nussbaum

H. Wolf MausfallensprüchleinZitronenfalter im AprilDer SchäferDie SprödeDie BekehrteGleich und gleich

C. Loewe Der Papagei (the parrot!)

F. Poulenc Deux Mélodies inédites du Bestiaire

Le Serpent

La ColombeLa PuceLa Courte PailleLa Puce et L’Elephant

Pause

Irving Fine Childhood Fables for GrownupsPolaroliTigerooLenny the LeopardThe Frog and the SnakeTwo WormsThe Duck and the Yak

English Song SetR. V-Williams Silent Noon S. Barber The Monk and his Cat B. Britten Fish in the unruffled lakesT. Arne Where the Bee sucks H. Wood A Brown Bird singing Betty Roe A mystery of cats

A cats taleLullaby for a baby Toad

Encore Tales of an Oyster/Love’s Philosophy

2016 Young Artist Platform Winners Lorena Paz Nieto, soprano & Johan Barnoin,

piano

Oxford Lieder Young Artist Award

Oxford Lieder grants Young Artist Awards to two or three outstanding duos each year and as part of the award arranges a series of paid song recitals for them at music clubs and festivals in the UK. To qualify for the award each artist must be enrolled at a leading UK conservatoire, demonstrate a superior level of musicianship and have outstanding performance skills. Our winning artists are already at the outset of major careers in classical music.

Recital Bursary SchemeOxford Lieder offers generous bursaries to a limited number of concert clubs, music societies and festivals each year who wish to offer recitals to these exceptional young musicians. Oxford Lieder will support 50% of the fee of £600 per duo (Oxford Lieder pays £300 per duo and the promoter pays £300 per duo plus reasonable travel and accommodation expenses). We will put you directly in touch with the chosen artists to develop an interesting and attractive programme that appeals to your audience. Oxford Lieder will also support the promotion of the concert by advertising on our website and via our e-mail list. We also provide help with producing texts and translations for your concert print programme free of charge. Including texts and translations in the recital programme is an essential part of the song recital experience for audience members, especially those who are new to the lieder repertoire.

Please find below, biographies and sample recital programmes for 2016 Young Artist Platform Winners, Lorena Paz Nieto and Johan Barnoin. To arrange a recital at your concert club, music society or festival please email Sophie Ruggiero, Learning & Participation Officer at sophie@oxfordlieder.co.uk or call her on 07714091536.

Lorena Paz Nieto, soprano

Spanish soprano Lorena Paz Nieto is currently with Royal Academy Opera studying with Philip Doghan and Audrey Hyland. Lorena completed her MA-Prep Opera at the Academy, achieving a Distinction and a DipRAM for an outstanding final recital. Her 1st Class Honours (BMus) from GSMD was with Katherine Paterson and Lada Valesova.

Concert performances include: BBC Radio 3 broadcast with BBC Symphony Orchestra, Total immersion/Villa-Lobos at Milton Court, Steve Reich’s Reverberations in Tyondai Braxton’s Central Market at the Barbican and London Sinfonietta at QEH performing with guitarist Eduardo Niebla. Solo operatic roles at GSMD include Cis in Albert Herring, Marzellina in Fidelio and the Spirit in Dido and Aeneas at GSMD and also Barbarina at the Hackney Empire. At RAM she played Despina in Cosi Fan Tutte and Helena in A Midsummer Night’s dream in the Opera Scenes. In March 2016 she performed Pannochka from Rimsky-Korsakov’s May Night and in May, Drusilla from Monteverdi’s L’Incoronazzione di Poppea.

She is the Winner of the Russian Song competition at RAM and finalist for the Richard Lewis Award. In 2015 she was finalist for the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform, highly commended for the Marjorie Thomas Art of Song Prize and commended for the Elena Gerhardt Lieder Prize and Mozart competition. Lorena is supported by Help Musicians UK and the Sybil Tutton Award. www.lorenapaznieto.com

Johan Barnoin, piano

Johan Barnoin was born and raised in Nice, France. He took an interest in music from an early age and began playing the piano at 7 years old. For 11 years Johan studied under Cecile Collin, at the Conservatoire de Nice. At the conservatoire he took part in many masterclasses with professors including Phillipe Bianconi, Prisca Benoit and Michael Levinas. At the age of 14 he was selected to play for a Steinway piano event with Claude Bowling. After graduating from Conservatoire de Nice, Johan was selected as “young talent” and gained sponsorship from his regional council. Johan is in his fourth undergraduate year at the Royal Academy of Music where he studies under Nicola Eimer and Ian Brown.

During his time at the academy he has taken part in many performance classes and masterclasses. He has taken a keen interest in Chamber Music, collaborating with violinists, double bassists and singers. Johan has had much success as a song accompanist, winning both the Ludmilla

Andrews Russian Song accompanist Prize and the Joan Chissell/Rex Stephens Schumann Prize. He was also a finalist for the prestigious Richard Lewis Award and Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform in 2015. He has played in masterclasses with Roger Vignoles, Andrew West and Wolfgang Holzmair.

Paz Nieto & Barnoin Sample ProgrammesSample progrogrammes are provided to give a flavour of the kind of recital Paz Nieto and Barnoin offer. The artists will create a programme that appeals to your audience once engaged.

Short Programme ABrettl-lieder by Schoenberg (24 mins)

1. Galathea2. Gigerlette3. Der Genügsamerliebhaber4. Einfältigeslied5. Mahnung6. Jedem das Seine7. Arie aus Dem Spiegel von Arcadia

Dreams by Rachmaninoff (3 mins 30 sec)How fair the spot by Rachmaninoff (2 mins)Cuatro madrigales amatorios by J Rodrigo (8 mins)

1. Con que la lavare?2. Vos me matasteis3. De donde venis amore?4. De los alamos vengo

Short Programme BFull cycle La courte Paille by Poulenc (12 mins)

1. Le sommeil2. Quelle aventure!3. La reine de coeur4. Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu5. Les anges musiciens6. Le carafon7. Lune d’Avril

Amor y Perfidia by H.Villa-Lobos (2 mins)Cançao do marinheiro from Modinhas e cançoes by H.Villa-Lobos (3 mins)Lundù da Marqueza de Santos from Modinhas e cançoes by H. Villa-Lobos (2 mins 40 sec)Cantilena from Modinhas e cançoes by H. Villa-Lobos (4 mins)Siete canciones populares españolas by Manuel de Falla (15 mins)

1. El paño moruno

2. Seguidilla murciana3. Asturiana4. Jota5. Nana6. Canción7. Polo

Long Programme ADrei Lieder der Ophelia by Richard Strauss (6mins 30sec)

1. Wie erkenn ich mein Treulieb vor andern nun2. Guten Morgen‘s ist Sankt Valentinstag3. Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß

Dreams by Rachmanninnov (3 mins 30 sec)How fair the spot by Rachmaninov (2 mins)Cançao do marinheiro from Modinhas e cançoes by H. Villa-Lobos (3 mins)Lundù da Marqueza de Santos from Modinhas e cançoes by H. Villa-Lobos (2 mins 40 sec)Cantilena from Modinhas e cançoes by H.Villa-Lobos (4 mins)Pause (15/20 mins)Full Cycle Canto a Sevilla (vocal and piano pieces) by Turina (35 mins)

1. Preludio2. Semana Santa3. Las fuentecitas del parque4. Noche de feria5. El fantasma6. La Giralda7. Ofrenda

Long Programme BDrei Lieder der Ophelia by Richard Strauss (6mins 30sec)

1. Wie erkenn ich mein Treulieb vor andern nun2. Guten Morgen, ‘s ist Sankt Valentinstag3. Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß

Op 38 Rachmaninoff Dreams by Rachmanninnov (17 mins)1. In my garden at night2. To her3. Daisies4. The Pied Piper (The rat-catcher)5. Dreams (The dream)6. The Quest

Pause (15/20 mins)Amor y Perfidia by H. Villa-Lobos (2 mins)

Cançao do marinheiro from Modinhas e cançoes by H. Villa-Lobos (3 mins)Lundù da Marqueza de Santos from Modinhas e cançoes by H. Villa-Lobos (2 mins 40 sec)Cantilena from Modinhas e cançoes by H.Villa-Lobos (4 mins)5 Greek Folk Songs (in original greek language) (9 mins)

1. Xypnise Pe (Chanson De La Mariee)2. An Pas Pera Kato (La-Bas, Vers L’eglise)3. Pios Allos (Quel Galant M’est Comparable)4. O! Gli Kia Chara Mou (Chanson Des Cuielleuses De Lentisques)5. Yaroumbi! (Tout Gai!)

Siete canciones populares españolas by Manuel de Falla (15 mins)1. El paño moruno2. Seguidilla murciana3. Asturiana4. Jota5. Nana6. Canción7. Polo