Tuesday 25 November 2025
6pm
Milton Court Concert Hall
Songs at Six: Postcards from Italy
led by Eugene Asti
Sinéad Carroll | soprano
Grace Oliver | soprano
Constance Starns | soprano
Beth Taylor | soprano
Becky Haisell | mezzo-soprano
Alexandre Allix | tenor
Jingyu Cao | bass-baritone
Alan Yu | bass-baritone
Lin Cong | piano
Lu Liu | piano
Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan | piano
Yawen Xu | piano
Programme
Franz Schubert
Overture ‘in the Italian Style’ in C major, D597
arranged for 2 piano, 8 hands by Eugene Asti
Lu Liu, Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan, Lin Cong & Yawen Xu
Franz Schubert
‘Mignon: Kennst du das Land’ D321
Sinéad Carroll & Lu Liu
Franz Schubert
‘L’incanto degli occhi’ D902 No 1
Jingyu Cao & Lin Cong
Franz Schubert
‘La pastorella’ D528
Constance Starns & Yawen Xu
Franz Schubert
‘Gondelfahrer’ D808
Alexandre Allix & Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan
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Fanny Mendelssohn
‘Sehnsucht nach Italien’
Constance Starns & Lin Cong
Felix Mendelssohn
‘Pagenlied’
Beth Taylor & Yawen Xu
Fanny Mendelssohn
‘Italien’ (Felix Mendelssohn’s Op 8 No 3)
Becky Haisell & Yawen Xu
Felix Mendelssohn
‘Venetianisches Gondellied’ Op 57 No 5
Alan Yu & Lin Cong
Fanny Mendelssohn
‘Nach Süden’ Op 10 No 1
Grace Oliver & Lu Liu
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Robert Schumann
‘Mignon: Kennst du das Land’ Op 79/29 or Op 98a No 1
Beth Taylor & Lu Liu
Robert Schumann
‘Zwei Venetianische Lieder’ from Myrthen Op 25, No 17 & 18
I. Leis’ rudern hier
Becky Haisell & Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan
II. Wenn durch die Piazzetta
Alexandre Allix & Yawen Xu
Johannes Brahms
‘Am Sonntag Morgen’ Op 49 No 1
Alan Yu & Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan
Johannes Brahms
‘Mädchenlied: Am jüngsten Tag’ Op 95 No 6
Constance Starns & Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan
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Hugo Wolf
‘Mignon: Kennst du das Land’
Grace Oliver & Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan
Hugo Wolf
12 Songs from the Italienisches Liederbuch:
No 1 ‘Auch kleine Dinge’
Constance Starns & Lin Cong
No 4 ‘Gesegnet sei, durch den die Welt entstund’
Jingyu Cao & Yawen Xu
No 11 ‘Wie lange schon’
Taylor & Lu Liu
No 17 ‘Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen’
Alexandre Allix & Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan
No 32 ‘Was soll der Zorn’
Sinéad Carroll & Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan
No 8 ‘Nun laß uns Frieden schliessen’
Jingyu Cao & Yawen Xu
No 42 ‘Nicht länger kann ich singen’
Alan Yu & Lu Liu
No 43 ‘Schweig’ einmal still’
Sinéad Carroll & Lu Liu
No 15 ‘Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen’
Constance Starns & Lin Cong
No 26 Ich liess mir sagen
Becky Haisell & Lucas Kinkladze O’Callaghan
No 35 Benedeit die sel’ge Mutter
Alan Yu & Lin Cong
No 46 Ich hab’in Penna
Grace Oliver & Lin Cong
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