January is Schubert month at the Pierre Boulez Saal: for the third consecutive year, Thomas Hampson invited renowned lied singers and the most promising talents of the younger generation, together with their piano partners, to dedicate an entire week to the world of the Schubert lied—even in these challenging times.

The full Schubert Week program, including daily concerts, workshops, and conversations, was streamed live from the hall and remains available here until April 30. The digital format also includes extended behind-the-scenes content on the songs and poems as well as interviews with some of the artists. Join us for this unique exploration of the rich cosmos of Schubert’s songs.

In cooperation with the Lied Akademie of Internationales Liedzentrum Heidelberg and the Hampsong Foundation

CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THOMAS HAMPSON'S WORK WITH THE ARTISTS OF THIS YEAR'S YOUNG SINGERS SERIES

Thomas Hampson hails from Spokane, Washington. He is one of the most respected musicians of our time and for more than three decades has appeared on all major stages and in the leading concert halls of the world. His operatic repertoire includes over 80 roles, which he has performed at the Vienna State Opera, the Paris Opera, Milan’s La Scala, the Royal Opera House, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, among many others. He is a highly acclaimed recitalist and lied interpreter and maintains an active interest in research, education, musical outreach, and technology. In 2003 he established the Hampsong Foundation, which employs the art of song to promote intercultural dialogue and understanding. For his more than 170 recordings he has won Grammy and Edison awards, the Grand Prix du Disque, and the ECHO Klassik. In 2010 he received the Living Legend Award from the Library of Congress, where he also serves as Special Advisor to the Study and Performance of Music in America. Thomas Hampson is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music, a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the Republic of France, and a recipient of the Austrian Medal of Honor in Arts and Sciences. In 2017 he was awarded, together with Wolfram Rieger, the Hugo Wolf Medal of the International Hugo Wolf Academy in Stuttgart. Thomas Hampson is the founder and artistic director of the Lied Academy of Internationales Liedzentrum Heidelberg and has been closely associated with the Pierre Boulez Saal since its opening as curator of the annual Schubert Week.

Friedrich Dieckmann is a Berlin-based writer and scholar. He was born in Landsberg an der Warthe (today Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland) in 1937 and studied German literature, philosophy, and physics before joining the Berliner Ensemble as a dramaturg from 1972 to 1976. He is the author of numerous books on subjects including Friedrich Schiller, Richard Wagner, and Bertolt Brecht as well as essay collections on the history of German music theater and the German reunification process. His biographical study Franz Schubert. Eine Annäherung was published in 1996. Friedrich Dieckmann holds an honorary doctorate from Berlin’s Humboldt University and was awarded the Heinrich Mann Prize for literature. He is a member of the Academy of Arts of both Saxony and Berlin and of the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung.