British-Russian pianist, composer and conductor Alissa Firsova won the BBC Proms Inspire Competition in 2001. She made her Wigmore Hall and Proms debuts in 2009 and has performed in numerous concert halls and festivals throughout the world.
Alissa is joined by Jane Burnell and Dan D’Souza in settings of poems by Donne, Shakespeare and Blake. Jane sang the lead role in Haydn’s opera La Canterina at BIF last year. Anglo-Irish baritone Dan is an English National Opera Harewood Artist for 2024 – 25.
Programme
E Langer Stay O Sweet
B Britten Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74
D Smirnov Ophelia Songs, Op. 197a; To Be or Not To Be, Op. 195a bis
A Firsova To the Evening Star Op. 51b
