Strand International Festival of Song Live Music & Concerts

International opera stars launch London's newest classical song series held in the intimate space of "The Jewel in the Strand".

Described by the New York Times as "Fabulously Poignant"; the incredible internationally known Tenor Thomas Walker and pianist Annabel Thwaite share a beautifully heart wrenching programme of Beethoven, Strauss and Scottish song as they explore "Love and Longing".

Featuring
Thomas Walker - Tenor
Annabel Thwaite - Piano

Programme
1. Beethoven "An die ferne Geliebter"
2. Strauss "Vier Lieder" opus 27:
- Ruhe meine Seele
- Cäcilie
- Heimliche Aufforderung
- Morgan!
3. Selection of Scottish songs

About the performers

Tom Walker was born in Glasgow and studied brass at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and singing with Ryland Davies at the Royal College of Music. Over the last two decades he has performed a vast range of repertoire from JS, JC and CPE Bach, through Handel, Gluck and Mozart, to Beethoven, Janáček, Honegger and Britten. Thomas recently made his debut at both Opéra national de Paris and the Staatsoper Berlin as Adam in Scarlatti Il Primo Omicidio. Other recent roles include Admeto in Gluck Alceste at the Ruhr Triennale and Rinaldo in Haydn Armida on tour with the Basel Chamber Orchestra. He has recorded a wide variety of repertoire including Janáček choral works and Beethoven Missa Solemnis with Cappella Amsterdam conducted by Daniel Reuss; Bach Magnificats with Arcangelo and Jonathan Cohen; and Honegger Le Roi David with Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne and Daniel Reuss.

Annabel Thwaite Recognised as one of the most versatile and charismatic pianists, Annabel has won all the major accompanying prizes, including the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier, Gold Medal, and Richard Tauber Piano Prizes. She has collaborated with renowned artists such as Roberto Alagna, Bryn Terfel, David Kempster, “Only Men Aloud!, the Michael Clark Company and Ensemble Midtvest. As a Soloist, Chamber musician and regularly collaborating with Sir Bryn Terfel, she has toured and performed in many countries, including the USA at Carnegie Hall and Queens College, Walter Hall and Koerner Hall in Canada, France, Italy, Sweden and Slovenia, and in England, concertos at the Birmingham Symphony Hall and Imperial College, London.

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