Anne Sofie von Otter To Sing Recital in Hong Kong

"Widely acclaimed as one of the world’s most accomplished singers both in opera house and concert hall, Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter returns to Hong Kong after her highly praised début concert in 2008. The versatile singer has made a special reputation as a Lieder singer. Song repertoire she has recorded covers a wide spectrum, from Baroque to Mozart to the more standard repertoire of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Richard Strauss and Mahler, and to the less widely explored territories of Grieg, Weill, Korngold and Chaminade. Her recordings of Grieg’s songs and ‘Mots d’amour’, a collection of Chaminade mélodies won her the prestigious Gramophone Awards, which also named her as ‘Artist of the Year’ in 1996. Her coming Hong Kong recital has a very special Scandinavian flavour. Appearing with her long-time musical partner, the Swedish pianist Bengt Forsberg, von Otter will perform a very specially conceived programme of works by Mahler, Liszt, Grieg, Sibelius, Schubert, Korngold and Weill." [Source]

Program for the recital is after the jump.

October 25, 2011 (Tue) 8pm Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Performers
Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter Piano: Bengt Forsberg
Programme
Grieg  Med en vandlilje     Våren     Lauf der Welt  Sibelius  Till kvällen     Les trois soeurs aveugles     Var det en dröm Romance in A, Op. 24, No. 2 (1894)(Piano Solo)  Schubert  Die Forelle Du bist die Ruh Gretchen am Spinnrade  Liszt  Es muss ein wunderbares sein    Es war ein König in Thule Die drei Zigeuner Mahler Korngold Weill  Es sungen drei EngelDas irdische Leben Wo die schönen Trompeten blasenUm schlimme Kinder artig zu machen Three songs of Shakespeare, Op. 29 1. Come away, Death 2. O Mistress mine 3. Adieu good man devil Glückwunsch (Dehmel), Op. 38, No. 1 One Life to live Speak Low I´m a Stranger here myself