On 14 September, Christoph Prégardien performed Johannes Maria Staud's newly orchestrated ensemble version of Schubert's cycle Die Schöne Müllerin with Klangforum Wien in Innsbruck. Entitled These Fevered Days, it is interwoven with seven new songs based on poems by Emily Dickinson. The work will also be performed in Porto and Vienna in the near future.
In an interview with German music critic Eleonore Büning, Christoph Prégardien muses about empathy and stage fright, talk of a lieder crisis and the sins of concert promoters.
No panic – Christoph Prégardien, one of the leading tenors of our time, is still on tour as a soloist. However, considering the success of his St. John and St. Matthew Passions it is no surprise that the singer will increasingly be seen on the conductor’s podium.
