Sibafest: A Goethe Schu­ber­ti­ade

Soiva kieli vocal music series spring theme is the composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) and the Schubertiades

This Schubertiade, on the 225th anniversary of Schubert’s birth, explores the composer’s artistic relationship with the poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. One of the most celebrated writers in the history of German literature, Goethe was already a major cultural figure during Schubert’s lifetime. Schubet set Goethe’s poetry more times than he set any other poet’s words, and tonight’s programme showcases the range and versatility of Goethe’s poetic craft and Schubert’s immortal musical responses.

Performers:
Yolanda Harding and Antti Haho

Stella Tähtinen and Myra Pranajaya

Paulus Hartikainen and Kaisa Mari Pulkkanen

Veikko Vallinoja and Jussi Littunen

Olga Heikkilä and Joel Papinoja

Monica Groop and Kirill Kozlovski

Andreas Schmidt and Keval Shah

Petteri Salomaa and Keval Shah

Program:

Franz Schubert

Goethe and the Ballad

Goethe’s Heroines

Goethe in Nature

Intermission

Goethe in Antiquity
Goethe looks East

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31.1.2022 at 19.00

Free of charge, duration 2 h

In Sibelius Academy’s Soiva kieli vocal music series, four lied concerts are performed each year by vocal arts and piano students. Artistic director of Invocation, Keval Shah, lecturer in Lied.