15.03.2025

JULIAN PRÉGARDIEN sings recitals in Zürich, Frankfurt, Strasbourg & Boswil

Robert Schumann described his song cycle based on poems by Joseph von Eichendorff as his ‘most romantic of all’. Moods of nature, sometimes even ghostly worlds, as well as feelings both wistful and happy are combined in the twelve unfathomable songs. There is no actual plot, but the listener is always carried along by the wondrous tone.

His clear voice, his deep understanding of the text and his ability to tell stories make Julian Prégardien a much sought-after interpreter of song. For these recitals, which he performs together with Anna Gebhard at the piano, Julian Prégardien has also chosen two stories about unhappy young men. ‘Poor Peter’ by Heinrich Heine, set to music by Schumann, tells of a lover who is visibly broken by his failure. And Gustav Mahler also dealt with his own unsuccessful love experience in his Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen. Behind this is a cleverly broken folk song-like quality that immediately captivates the listener. It also connects with Maurice Ravel's no less cleverly realised Cinq mélodies populaires grecques.