Aksel Rykkvin, baritone
James Cheung, piano
Thurs 15th May
12:05 pm
St James Church
Doors open at 11.35am
The performance will end at approx. 1.05pm
SCHUMANN: Fünf Lieder op. 40
GRIEG: Melodies of the Heart op.5
GRIEG: Songs op. 18
SCHUMANN: Dichterliebe op.48
£8 (£6 if you book for all 4 lunchtime concerts)
Aksel Rykkvin (b. 2003) is an award-winning Norwegian baritone based in London. He has sung classical music from a young age, and had an illustrious career as the "world's premier boy soprano".
He brings songs from Norway, with text by Hans Christian Anderson alongside Schumann's masterpiece - his Dichterliebe Song cycle.
James Cheung has established himself as a much sought after song pianist and chamber musician appearing internationally with leading singers and instrumentalists. He is an associate of the Royal Academy of Music where he is a professor of Ensemble Piano and vocal coach. James also teaches song interpretation at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich.