Trans*cendental Encounters: Kunal Lahiry & Ruby Hughes

In this special lunchtime concert recorded by BBC Radio 3, collaborative pianist Kunal Lahiry joins forces with critically acclaimed soprano Ruby Hughes for a gorgeous, mixed programme of song which includes Ades, Debussy, Schubert, Ives, Kurt Weill and a new commissioned work by singer Lyra Pramuk. 

“Ruby Hughes is increasingly proving to be a key singer of the early 21^st century.” (Klassic Music Magazine)

Kunal Lahiry is a BBC New Generation Artist and this concert kicks off his two-day Queer Song Festival, part of Bristol Pride, which aims to bring together the LGBTQ+ creative community and classical music listeners, introducing each to the familiar in unfamiliar guise and finding common connections between the two.

Programme

Purcell (arr Thomas Adès) By Beauteous Softness from Now does the glorious day appear, Z332

Debussy Trois Chansons de Bilitis
I. La Flûte de Pan
II : La Chevelure
III : Le Tombeau des Naïades

Lyra commission Tinnitus
Drapery
Appetite
daisy-chain
Blur

F. Schubert
Die Sterne 939
Frühlingsglaube
 Nachtstuck D672
Auf Dem Wasser zu singen D774

Errolyn Wallen
North
Rain

Charles Ives
Serenity
The housatonic at Stockbridge

Programmed with support from The Foyle Foundation