Lenneke Ruiten – soprano
Finghin Collins – piano
Programme:
Lieder – Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Im Frühling
Suleika I
Suleika II
Totengräbers Heimwehe
Die junge Nonne
Ganymed
Erlkönig
Wanderers Nachtlied
Der Zwerg
Rastlose Liebe
An die Musik
Dichterliebe – Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Lieder – Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Traum durch die Dämmerung
Morgen
Schlechtes Wetter
Alongside a stellar operatic career in which she has performed leading roles at the opera houses in Salzburg, Milan, Drottningholm, Brussels and New York to name but a few, Lenneke Ruiten is also a dedicated Lieder singer. Having studied with Elly Ameling, Robert Holl, Hans Hotter and Walter Berry she now devotes much of her time to giving master classes in Brussels, Geneva, Zeist, The Hague and Amsterdam. Lenneke regularly partners Finghin Collins in recitals both in Ireland and the Netherlands. As well as enjoying a career as a solo pianist, Finghin Collins is passionate about Lieder. Music in Kilkenny is delighted to welcome back these two world renowned artists to perform music in which they both excel.
23rd February
