Opening Concert
Hampson. Rieger. Desseva. Alumni of the Liedakademie
Thank you, Thomas!

13 Jun 2026
19:30
Konzerthaus Stadthalle
Wolfgang-Marguerre-Saal
Liedfestival

The opening evening of the Liedfestival 2026 will be a celebration of origin and return. Gustav Mahler's "Wunderhorn" songs with Thomas Hampson and Wolfram Rieger will kick things off - the collection in which folk music and human experience become a world of sound and with which Thomas Hampson began his teaching career in Heidelberg in 2006. It is no coincidence that such a close connection between him and the Lied developed here - Heidelberg is a place where the roots of the Lied run deep and continue to grow. Thomas Hampson's passionate commitment to song has shaped generations of artists in the song city of Heidelberg over the last 20 years. And so, in the second part of this evening, the stage belongs to the alumni of the Heidelberger Frühling Liedakademie, whose artistic paths received decisive impulses here. They return with songs that have taken them from their time in Heidelberg to this evening - full of new experiences and sound perspectives. A living commitment to song!

Gustav Mahler
Songs and chants from his youth (excerpts)
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (excerpts)
Aaron Copland
Old American Songs Vol. 1 (Auszüge)
Franz Schubert
Am See D 746
Auf der Donau D 553
Gustav Mahler
Rheinlegendchen
Hanns Eisler
An eine Stadt (Heidelberg)
Georg Kreisler
Frühlingslied (Tauben vergiften)
Kurt Weill
"Surabaya Johnny" from "Happy End"
Isang Yun
Swing
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Let Beauty Awake
Jean Berger
Lonely People
Samuel Barber
Four Songs op. 13 (excerpts)
Leonard Bernstein
To What You Said
William Bolcom
Cabaret Songs, Vol. 1 (1996) (excerpts)
Werner Richard Heymann
Irgendwo auf der Welt (aus dem Film: „Ein blonder Traum“, 1932)

Thomas Hampson

Baritone

Wolfram Rieger

Piano

Elitsa Desseva

Piano and Liedakademie Director of Studies

Alumni of the Heidelberger Frühling Liedakademie

Katrīna Paula Felsberga
Soprano

Roza Herwig
Mezzo-Soprano

Clemens Seewald
Baritone

Jeeyoung Lim
Bass-Bariton

Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg
Piano

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

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

Parking facilities for bicycles available Directions by Car

P6 Henschel, P8 Stadthalle

The Konzerthaus Stadthalle Heidelberg is barrier-free accessible.

Thomas Hampson
Wolfram Rieger
Elitsa Desseva
Katrīna Paula Felsberga
Roza Herwig
Clemens Seewald
Jeeyoung Lim
Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg
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