LIVE CONCERT: OPERA RECITAL
artawa is proud to present a recital by international singer and contemporary music performer, Clare Lesser, featuring a selection of classic opera by Verdi, Bellini, Puccini, Cilea and Gustave Charpentier, together with contemporary classics by John Cage and Heinz Holliger, the regional premiere of Wolfgang Rihm` s Drei Hölderlin-gedichte and ending with George Crumb`s visionary Apparition for soprano and amplified piano.
Time Schedule: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Fee: 135 AED
Audience: All
Performance by: Clare Lesser & David Lesser
Venue: ARTSAWA | ALQUOZ
Clare Lesser studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, Birmingham University and Birmingham Conservatoire. Then, at the University of Sussex, she completed groundbreaking research on the music of B.A. Zimmermann. She specializes in the performance of 20th and 21st century music, and has collaborated with many composers on new works, giving over fifty premieres. She has recorded Lieder by Wolfgang Rihm, chamber music by Richard Emsley, the works for solo soprano and soprano with instrumental trio by Michael Finnissy, and many other contemporary classics. She has performed throughout Europe, including at the Edinburgh and Avignon International Festivals. She was nominated for the Royal Philharmonic Society Singing Award in 2003.
David Lesser studied the piano at the Royal College of Music in London and then the music composition at the University of Huddersfield. He was Senior Teaching Fellow in Music and Open Studies Certificate coordinator at the University of Warwick (1993-2007). His music has been widely performed in Britain and Europe by Ensemble Aleph, Accroche Note, Linda Hirst, Ian Pace and others. As a performer he specializes in the music of the Twentieth century, vocal repertoire, and has given a number of world and British premieres. He is active as a composer, performer, lecturer and teacher.