Proudly presenting German lyric baritone Anton Kirchhoff and Scottish pianist Daniel Peter Silcock, two young artists with rising international reputations, in a Kettner Concert at the historic National Liberal Club in Westminster, London. A splendid setting for what promises to be a sublime evening of music, featuring a selection of works on the theme 'To love, to lose, to love again'. From great German lieder by Robert (and Clara!) Schumann and Richard Strauss, to French songs by Gabriel Fauré and Georges Bizet, and operatic favourite Papagena! from Mozart's The Magic Flute, interspersed with some less-familiar gems - the variety in their programme offers a rich palette of musical colours.

Programme:

Richard Strauss: 3 Lieder, Op. 29

Schlagende Herzen

Traum durch die Dämmerung

Nachtgang

Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48

Im wunderschönen Monat Mai

Aus meinen Tränen sprießen

Franz Schubert: Die Liebe hat gelogen, D. 751

Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48

Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen

Hör ich das Liedchen

Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16

VI. Sehr langsam

Clara Schumann: Ich stand in dunklen Träumen

Richard Strauss: 8 Gedichte aus „Letzte Blätter“, Op. 10

Georgine

Zueignung

--- INTERVAL ---

Muzio Clementi: Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 24

I. Allegro

W. A. Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

Papagena!

Henri Duparc: Lamento

Cécile Chaminade: Automne

Gabriel Fauré: Poeme d'un jour, Op. 21

Rencontre

Toujours

Adieu

Georges Bizet:

Ma vie a son secret, WD 84
Chant d'amour, WD 92

Lyric baritone Anton Kirchhoff commenced his musical journey in his hometown of Cologne at the age of six, starting with the violin. Three years later, he embraced the piano as his secondary instrument and, not long afterward, received his first singing lesson. In parallel with his violin and piano studies, he established himself as a boy soprano, discovering in the process a deep love of singing.

One of the pivotal moments that deeply influenced his passion for opera was his role as Miles in Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw at the Cologne Opera. This experience left an indelible mark on his artistic development, fuelling his desire to explore the operatic world further.

A significant part of Anton’s musical work centres around Art Song. His passion for German Lied, in particular, was profoundly shaped by his mentorships with Benjamin Appl, Christoph Prégardien and Robert Holl. In November 2020, he embarked on a collaborative venture with pianist Jou-an Chen. Together, they have performed on stages in Germany, France, Switzerland, the USA and the United Kingdom. Most recently, they were heard as Young Artists at the Song Studio of Carnegie Hall in New York. Furthermore, this season, Anton made his debut at the Wigmore Hall in London (Song Circle of the Royal Academy of Music) and gave his first performances with Concerto Köln at the St. Maria Maggiore in Rome as well as in the Cologne Cathedral.

In the summer of 2023, Anton completed his Bachelor's degree in Vocal Performance with top honours under the guidance of Thomas Laske at the Robert-Schumann-Hochschule in Düsseldorf.

He is currently studying on the MA programme at the Royal Academy of Music in London, under Susan Waters and Joseph Middleton.

Daniel Peter Silcock is a Scottish pianist currently based in London, particularly distinguished as a song accompanist. Recent seasons have seen Daniel perform at the world’s top music venues, including New York’s Carnegie Hall, and at Wigmore Hall in London.

Daniel is a Samling Artist, and a young artist with Carnegie Hall’s SongStudio 2024, curated by Reneé Fleming. Daniel was also an Art of Song fellow at Toronto Summer Music.

Daniel was a Schubert Insitute UK prize winner as a Leeds Lieder Young Artist in 2023. Other recent accompanist prizes include at the inaugural Eastbourne Singing Competition, the International Lied Competition in Görlitz, Germany, and at the Lewis Memorial Prize Competition, hosted by the Musica Britannica Trust. Daniel was also recently a semi-finalist in the Wigmore Hall / Bollinger Song Competition, and the International Hugo-Wolf-Akademie Competition 2024.

Daniel’s recent projects have included recording Mahler Rückert-Lieder with Catherine Wyn-Rogers, recitals with British Youth Opera, and arranging Elgar’s Sea Pictures for piano chamber ensemble.

Daniel won prizes at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for interpretations of French repertoire and made his concerto debut at the age of 15 with the RCS Symphony Orchestra, performing Felix Mendelssohn’s first piano concerto under the baton of David Danzmayr.

Daniel is continuing on the Song Circle and Academy Voices fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Joseph Middleton and won major prizes for song accompaniment - including the Brenda Webb Accompanists’ Award, the Marjorie Thomas Art of Song Prize, and the Major Van Someren-Godfrey Prize. Daniel was also awarded an additional Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music for an outstanding final recital.

Anton Kirchhoff and Daniel Peter Silcock at The National Liberal Club

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