James Newby and Simon Lepper

About James Newby is currently a BBC New Generation Artist, an Ensemble member of Staatsoper Hannover and a former Rising Star for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. James enjoys a busy schedule as a recitalist, with regular appearances at Wigmore Hall, Leeds and Oxford Lieder Festivals and on the BBC.

Simon Lepper read music at King’s College, Cambridge before studying piano accompaniment with Michael Dussek at the Royal Academy of Music and later with Ruben Lifschitz at the Fondation Royaumont. He is a currently professor of collaborative piano and a vocal repertoire coach at the Royal College of Music, London

Programme Strauss. 8 Songs Op.10 Mahler. Rheinlegendchen; Serenade (aus Don Juan) Wolf. Der Feuerreiter; Schlafendes Jesuskind; Verborgenheit Mahler. Rückert-Lieder Eisler. Songs from the Hollywood Songbook