★★★★
“Rewarding as ever, the annual art-song festival has long won converts through its sheer quality – and yet, ACE has pulled all its funding” – Ivan Hewitt, The Telegraph
Reviewing the 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival as part of the Telegraph’s monthly live classical music column, Ivan Hewitt had high praise for the dynamism of Kate Royal and Christine Rice’s duets in their evening recital, accompanied by Julius Drake. The classical music critic further expressed that seeing our Young Artists develop during Joan Rodgers’ masterclass was “moving on a purely human level”.
Read the review on the Telegraph website here.
Leeds Lieder 2023 takes place 9 – 17 June. Click here to view the brochure.
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DAILY TELEGRAPH - 16 June 2023