30.01.2026

SABINE DEVIEILHE | Recital tour this January with Mathieu Pordoy

Recital partners Sabine Devieilhe and Mathieu return this January to some of Europe’s most prominent recital stages including Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin, the Philharmonie de Luxembourg, Theatre de Compiègne, the opera houses in Lyon and Bordeaux, and the Opéra du Rhin in Strasbourg.

This time, the pair bring a new programme, which Viennese audience had the privilege of witnessing last season at the Wiener Konzerthaus, featuring highly diverse compositions by Josef Hader, Jacqueline Mani, Schubert, Liszt, Strauss and Edvard Grieg into a cycle of ‘lullabies’. Not only creating an intriguing path of discovery amid a mix of more familiar pieces (and small surprises), the programme is also curated in such a way that the keys harmonise with each other, allowing the duo to seamlessly transition from one to the next.

This harmonisation is also felt through in the joint artistry on stage. It is Devieilhe’s complete vocal mastery, which she uses to convey such moving messages, together with Pordoy’s deep understanding of the voice and his ability to capture the tone so perfectly (be it in romantic lieder or French chanson) which leave audiences wanting more.

As described succinctly by the critic Wilhelm Sinkovicz “it reminds us of the heights to which song can soar when the joy of pure, beautiful sound is combined with intellectual interpretation. Such a balancing act was not commonplace even in the past, but today it has become an absolute rarity.”

Remaining tickets for the recitals are still up for grabs via the links shown.

Programme:

Franz Liszt Der Fischerknabe S 292/1 (1e Version) des 3 Lieder de « Guillaume Tell » de Schiller

Anonymous Erev shel shoshanim
Anonymous Le petit chat triste
Franz Schubert Du bist die Ruh op.59 no. 3
Anonymous Berceuse cosaque
Franz Schubert Nacht und Träume D827
Franz Liszt En rêve : Nocturne S207 (piano solo)
Richard Strauss Meinem Kinde op.37 no. 3
Richard Strauss Die Nacht op.10 no. 3
Franz Liszt Oh quand je dors S282
Edvard Grieg Ein Traum op.49 no. 6

..............ENTRACTE ..................

Richard Strauss Kornblumen de Mädchenblumen op. 22/1
Lili Boulanger I. Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie de Clairières dans le ciel
ili Boulanger II. Elle est gravement gaie de Clairières dans le ciel
Richard Strauss Mohnblumen de Mädchenblumen op.22/2
Lili Boulanger IV. Un poète disait de Clairières dans le ciel
Richard Strauss Epheu de Mädchenblumen op. 22/3

Cécile Chaminade Ma première lettre
Germaine Tailleferre Non la fidélité de « Six chansons françaises »
Germaine Tailleferre Mon mari m'a diffamée de « Six chansons françaises »
Germaine Tailleferre Les trois présents de « Six chansons françaises »
Francis Poulenc Improvisation No. 15, L’hommage à Édith Piaf (piano solo)
Darius Milhaud Tay toy, babillarde arondelle from Chansons de Ronsard, op. 223 no. 3
Édith Piaf Hymne à l'amour