Schuberts American Dream: Matinee
Prégardien. Benner. Rollinson. Gerzenberg
My Dream

14 Jun 2026
11:00
Konzerthaus Stadthalle
Wolfgang-Marguerre-Saal
Liedfestival
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What would have happened if Franz Schubert had not only traveled to America in books? On this morning, Julian Prégardien uses songs, letters and diary entries to bring Franz Schubert's landscapes of the soul into dialog with the panoramic images of nature by the American writer James Fenimore Cooper. Gabriel Rollinson discovers the impressive songs of the 20th century African-American composer William Grant Still, before singer-songwriter and head of The Erlkings Bryan Benner blurs the boundaries between Schubert song and American song. The self-proclaimed "American born troubadour" has been a self-confessed Viennese for years and is extremely successful with art songs that he respectfully translates into English.

The matinee marks the start of the "Schubert's American Dream" theme day, which opens an imaginary window into the composer's world of thought on the first Sunday of the festival. On his deathbed, Franz Schubert dreams himself away to America with the Lederstrumpf novels by James Fenimore Cooper - in search of freedom, individual self-determination and that better world that he repeatedly sketches musically in his songs.

Julian Prégardien

Tenor

Bryan Benner

Baritone and Guitar

Gabriel Rollinson

Baritone

Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg

Piano


A matinee with songs, letters and diary entries by Franz Schubert and songs that dream of America.

Konzerthaus Stadthalle
Wolfgang-Marguerre-Saal
Neckarstaden 24
69117 Heidelberg
Directions by Public Transport

Bus lines 29, 33, 35 (bus stop: Stadthalle)

Parking facilities for bicycles available Directions by Car

P6 Henschel, P8 Stadthalle

The Konzerthaus Stadthalle Heidelberg is barrier-free accessible.

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Julian Prégardien
Bryan Benner
Gabriel Rollinson
Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg
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