WINTERREISE – Winter Journey
Franz Schubert set a sequence of 24 Wilhelm Müller’s poems as the text for his song cycle Winterreise. The cycle's protagonist, The Wanderer, experiences 'Sehnsucht', that 'desire for yearning' so characteristic for romantic art and literature. Will he - in a final consequence of his self-giving (and self-effacing) love - arrive at his destination?
Mendelssohn Competition Prizewinner and celebrated baritone Jakob Schad, and award-winning pianist Parvis Hejazi will take their audience at the 1901 Arts Club on an adventure through Schubert's stark, often abstract imagery, which chronicles an intense physical and emotional journey.
Franz Schubert set a sequence of 24 Wilhelm Müller’s poems as the text for his song cycle Winterreise. The cycle's protagonist, The Wanderer, experiences 'Sehnsucht', that 'desire for yearning' so characteristic for romantic art and literature. Will he - in a final consequence of his self-giving (and self-effacing) love - arrive at his destination?
Mendelssohn Competition Prizewinner and celebrated baritone Jakob Schad, and award-winning pianist Parvis Hejazi will take their audience at the 1901 Arts Club on an adventure through Schubert's stark, often abstract imagery, which chronicles an intense physical and emotional journey.
ProgrammeFranz Schubert (1797-1828)
Winterreise, D.911, Op.89 Sung in German. A paraphrased translation will be provided.
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Jakob Schad |
Photo by Alexey Testov
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Bass-baritone Jakob Schad was born in 2000 in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Germany. At the age of nine, he commenced his vocal training in the same city and quickly garnered early solo performance experience. He earned the first prize at “Jugend Musiziert”, a renowned German competition, twice.
In 2016, Schad was admitted to the Junior Department of the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, where, under the guidance of Prof. Lars Woldt, he embarked on his vocal studies during his high school years. Since 2018, he has been a full-time student in Munich, completing his Bachelor's degree in summer 2022. After that he started his Master´s in Concert Singing in the winter semester of 2022 at the same institution, as part of Prof. Christiane Ivens' class. Since finishing his Masters in Concert Singing he is studying a Masters in Lied Singing with Tobias Truniger. He has also received valuable musical guidance from industry-leading teachers such as Gerold Huber, Christian Gerhaher, Jörg Widmann, Ian Bostridge, Hartmut Höll, Malcolm Martineau, and Thomas Hampson. Schad made his debut at the Kammeroper München in 2019, leading to numerous guest performances throughout the German-speaking countries. In 2020, he was awarded the Trude Eipperle-Rieger Prize, presented by the foundation of the same name in collaboration with the International Hugo Wolf Academy Stuttgart. Furthermore, in 2022, he was awarded the Youth Culture Prize of his hometown, Landshut. He was a part of the Lied Academy Heidelberg in the 2022/23 season, under the direction of Thomas Hampson, providing him with an opportunity to deepen his engagement with the Lied genre. Since 2023, he has been a scholar of Live Music Now München. He is the third-prize winner of the Mendelssohn Competition in Berlin 2024. His repertoire encompasses a multitude of concert works, ranging from the Bass-Solo part and Jesus figures in Bach's Passions to Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem, as well as the grand cycles of Schubert, such as the Winterreise and the Schwanengesang which he regularly performs with various duet partners. On the operatic stage, he has notably portrayed characters such as Figaro in Mozart's opera Le nozze di Figaro” and Baculus in Lortzing's Der Wildschütz. In addition to his singing career, he is also enthusiastic about photography. |
Parvis Hejazi |
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Photo by Clara Sartor
Award-winning pianist Parvis Hejazi is known for his captivating interpretations of the most demanding works of piano repertoire. From Mozart and Brahms to Liszt and Messiaen, Parvis Hejazi shines not only with sparkling technical skill and analytic clarity, but also with his ability to capture the psychological and emotional nuances of the music which transcends to the audience. Continuous exploration of the entire range of sound colours, highly contrasting and innovative programming and a passion for the historical, cultural, and religious contexts of music are some of the trademarks of the London-based pianist, who was born in Germany in 1999.
Parvis Hejazi calls both national and international stages home. In 2016, he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival. Since, he has performed in more than 30 countries on three continents, in some of the most prestigious venues, such as the Federal Chancellery and Dom Berlin, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Die Glocke and Sendesaal Bremen, Wiener Saal Salzburg, St James' Piccadilly London, and Gnessin Institute Moscow. He has also been invited to perform in Budapest, Frankfurt, Kyiv, Lisbon, Lyon, New York City, Munich, Paris, Rome, Tel Aviv, Vienna, and many other cities. During his career, Parvis has developed a particular love for the Viennese classics, the German romantics, and Olivier Messiaen. His performances have been met with frenetic applause and highly enthusiastic reviews.
Parvis has studied with some of the greatest pianists of the present day. In Germany, Austria, Italy and the US, Parvis worked with Konrad Elser, Markus Groh, Christopher Hinterhuber, Igor Levit, Jerome Lowenthal, Gilead Mishory, Jerome Rose, Anatol Ugorski and Lars Vogt. In 2017, Parvis moved to the United Kingdom to study with Norma Fisher and Vanessa Latarche at the Royal College of Music in London. Having graduated from the prestigious Artist Diploma in Performance programme with the highest distinction, Parvis now pursues a PhD on Portrayal and Contemplation in Olivier Messiaen’s Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham City University.
Parvis Hejazi calls both national and international stages home. In 2016, he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival. Since, he has performed in more than 30 countries on three continents, in some of the most prestigious venues, such as the Federal Chancellery and Dom Berlin, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Die Glocke and Sendesaal Bremen, Wiener Saal Salzburg, St James' Piccadilly London, and Gnessin Institute Moscow. He has also been invited to perform in Budapest, Frankfurt, Kyiv, Lisbon, Lyon, New York City, Munich, Paris, Rome, Tel Aviv, Vienna, and many other cities. During his career, Parvis has developed a particular love for the Viennese classics, the German romantics, and Olivier Messiaen. His performances have been met with frenetic applause and highly enthusiastic reviews.
Parvis has studied with some of the greatest pianists of the present day. In Germany, Austria, Italy and the US, Parvis worked with Konrad Elser, Markus Groh, Christopher Hinterhuber, Igor Levit, Jerome Lowenthal, Gilead Mishory, Jerome Rose, Anatol Ugorski and Lars Vogt. In 2017, Parvis moved to the United Kingdom to study with Norma Fisher and Vanessa Latarche at the Royal College of Music in London. Having graduated from the prestigious Artist Diploma in Performance programme with the highest distinction, Parvis now pursues a PhD on Portrayal and Contemplation in Olivier Messiaen’s Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham City University.