Helen Charlston & Sholto Kynoch in rehearsal

Helen Charlston returns to this year's Oxford International Song Festival with pianist Sholto Kynoch on Friday 25 October.

For the first part of their recital, they will weave together music from across the centuries, juxtaposing works from the Baroque with Romantic and contemporary songs. Music by Bach, Monteverdi and Sweelinck resonates in unexpected ways with songs by Schubert, Hahn, Anna Semple and others, highlighting the enduring tapestry of human experience that transcends temporal boundaries! The pair then perform Schumann’s Kerner Lieder, an extraordinary cycle of songs that also owes much to music of the past.

Video: Helen Charlston and Sholto Kynoch rehearsing Schumann's Dichterliebe (Ich will meine Seele tauchen).