Baritone Christian Gerhaher performs works by Schumann and Debussy in his debut at the Arts

• The singer and the pianist Gerold Huber, who will accompany him to Valencia, form one of the tandems of reference in the 'lied' circuit
• Les Arts reminds that venues for the recitals of 'Les Arts és Lied' have a price of between 40 and 20 euros

Valencia (09.02.21). The German baritone Christian Gerhaher performs works by Robert Schumann and Claude Debussy in his debut at the Palau de les Arts this Sunday, February 12, at 7:00 p.m., during the cycle 'Les Arts és Lied'.

The main hall represents one of the most celebrated tandems of this genre, the format of the German singer, considered the greatest liederist 'pur', and the pianist Gerold Huber, both of whom have visited the most prestigious concert halls, in addition to making reference recordings of songs by Schubert, Schumann and Mahler.

For his first performance at the Arts, Gerhaher has selected a program that unites the German tradition of the 'lied' with the French 'chanson', in which he will alternate works by Robert Schumann ('Drei Gesänge op.83', 'Sechs Gesänge op. 89' and 'Sechs Gesänge op.107'; 'Lieder und Gesänge op. 96' and 'Vier Husarenlieder op. 117') with songs by Claude Debussy ('Trois chansons de France' and 'Trois poèmes de Mallarmé').

Les Arts, in its quest to diversify audiences and address all forms of musical expression, brings together in 'Les Arts és Lied' the most renowned stars of the international circuit. The next dates include the established soprano Sonia Yoncheva (April 25) and René Pape (May 16), considered by critics to be the best bass of the new generation.

Of interest, it is worth remembering that the cycle locations have a price range that oscillates between 20 and 40 euros.

Christian Gerhaher

The German baritone Christian Gerhaher is one of the most prestigious liederists of our time. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater de Munich and attended masterclasses with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Inge Borkh. During his more than thirty years of award-winning career in concerts and recordings, together with his regular accompanying pianist, Gerold Huber, he has visited auditoriums such as the New York Concertgebouw and the Amsterdam Muziekgebouw, the Cologne and Berlin Philharmonies, the Cité de la Musique in Paris, the Vienna Konzerthaus and Musikverein, the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid and Wigmore Hall in London.

Christian Gerhaher has collaborated with batons by the likes of Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding, Herbert Blomstedt, Bernard Haitink, Christian Thielemann, Kirill Petrenko, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Andris Nelsons, Kent Nagano and Mariss Jansons in concerts at the world's main auditoriums. He received invitations from prestigious formations such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam and especially the Berlin Philharmonic - in which he will be the first resident singer in history - as well as the symphony orchestras of Swedish radio and Bavarian radio broadcasting.

As an opera performer, Gerhaher has embodied the roles of Posa in 'Don Carlo', Amfortas in 'Parsifal', Lenau in Holliger's 'Lunea', Eisenstein in 'Die Fledermaus', Figaro and Almaviva in 'Le nozze di Figaro' and, above all, Wolfram in 'Tannhäuser' (Berlin, Vienna, London and Munic), in addition to the protagonists in 'Don Giovanni', 'Pelléas et Mélisande', 'Wozzeck', 'Simon Boccanegra' or 'Der Prinz von Homburg' by Henze.

Recorded exclusively by Sony Music. Accompanying Gerold Huber, he has registered cycles by Schubert, Schumann and Mahler. The most recent project is the complete Schumann songs, which have been published on the albums 'Frage' (Gramophone and Opus Klassik awards) and 'Myrthen'.

Arts with safety

Les Arts reminds us that the regulations of the health authorities are strictly complied with to guarantee the safety of the public in all its shows.

In addition to the temperature limit and the mandatory mask, the enabling staff ensures that the maintenance of interpersonal distance remains adequate, including access and clearance of the control room to avoid crowding.

These measures are combined with the restrictions of the bathrooms and elevators, different points with the hydroalcoholic gel dispensers, together with the permanent renewal of the air for 24 hours and the daily disinfection with the authorized biocide products.

Així mateix, the theater management asks the public to plan their arrival in advance enough to guarantee fluid access to the room.