A map to our soul. Tess Crebbin explores the art of Thomas Hampson

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The National Arts Club of New York bestowed a citation for Lifetime achievement in Music and Education in 1997. Since 1999, he has held the prestigious title Kammersänger, which is given by the Vienna Opera and is an appointment for life. Hampson received an honorary doctorate from the San Francisco conservatory one year later and in 2002 he became a Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et lettres, the French equivalent to British knighthood. In 2002, the multi-grammy-nominated singer also received the Grammy award for best opera recording of Tannhäuser.

Thomas Hampson was a musical protégé of Leonard Bernstein and has made a steep and successful career. At the age of forty eight his voice is at the height of its power and he remains one of the most sought-after opera singers of our time.

The programme for the three part Hampson series in Vienna at the Vienna Music Society (Musikverein) is as follows:

Thursday 3 June 2004
Grand Auditorium
7.30pm

Recital

Wolfram Rieger - piano
Thomas Hampson - baritone

Robert Schumann:

Lust der Sturmnacht Op 35 No 1
Stirb Lieb und Freund
Das Wunderlied
Muttertraum Op 40 No 2
Der Soldat Op 40 No 3
Der Spielmann op 40 No 4

Franz Liszt:

Im Rhein, im schoenen Strome
Anfangs wollt ich fast verzagen
Vegiftet sind meine Lieder
Ihr Auge
Es rauschten die Winde, G295
Drei Zigeuner

interval

Richard Strauss:

Himmelsboten Op 32 No 5
Heimliche Aufforderung Op 27 No 3
Freundliche Vision Op 48 No 1
Traum duch die Daemmerung Op 29 No 1
Die Nacht Op 10 No 3
Sehnsucht op 32 No 2
Befreit Op 39 No 4
Mein Herz ist stumm Op 19 No 6
Morgen Op 27 No 4

Thursday 17 June 2004
Glass Auditorium
7.30pm

A conversation with Thomas Hampson

Otto Bibat and Wilhelm Sinkovicz speak with Thomas Hampson

Friday 18 June 2004
Grand Auditorium

Vienna Virtuosos

Schubert: Symphony No 5 D485

Mahler: Lieder

interval

Hugo Wolf: selected lieder

Johannes Brahms:

Hungarian Dances Nos 1 (G minor), 5 (G minor) and 6 (D major)

THOMAS HAMPSON

VIENNA MUSIKVEREIN

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