Lied Academy

For many years, the Heidelberg Lied Academy has been a very special location for all those eager to engage with the art song from a wider perspective. Under Thomas Hampson’s leadership, outstanding teachers, singers, pianists, theatre directors and Lied experts come and go, open classes vouchsafe fascinating glimpses of the Lied cosmos and reveal the quality of the young singers from all over the world fortunate enough to take part.

In the 2020/21 season, in addition to the masterclasses during Heidelberger Frühling, a closed work phase in November 2020 in Heidelberg as well as workshops as part of the Schubert Week at Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin are part of the Lied Academy. Fellows of the Lied Academy are also part of the video project »Lied Me« that will be released in April 2021.

Program 2021

Day 1

23 March 21

Lied Fellow Concert I: Farewell

23 March 21 – 19.30h

Day 2

24 March 21

Day 3

25 March 21

Lied Fellow Concert II: Nightcap

25 March 21 – 19.30h

Lied Academy Concert

26 March 21 – 11h

Lied Fellow Concert III: Metamorphose

27 March 21 – 19.30h

Open Classes

In these public master classes, Thomas Hampson, Brigitte Fassbaender and Malcolm Martineau work with the grant recipients in the presence of an audience. The open classes make it possible to listen to performances as they evolve and to achieve a finer appreciation of individual song interpretation.

Fellow Konzerte

For the first time, four alumni of the Lied Academy have been invited to propose short recitals of their own. All of them are closely connected with the festival and have worked together frequently in previous years.

Lied Talk

In extempore half-hourly sittings consisting of an interview and a moderated exchange, Brigitte Fassbaender, Thorsten Schmidt and Malcom Martineau will be joining Thomas Hampson to celebrate the thematic diversity of the lied.