Benjamin Appl, baritone & James Baillieu, piano

Baritone Benjamin Appl is celebrated for a voice that “belongs to the last of the old great masters of song” with “an almost infinite range of colours” (Suddeutsche Zeitung), and for performances “delivered with wit, intelligence and sophistication” (Gramophone). He is joined by frequent collaborator, pianist James Baillieu, in this program of lieder and art songs. Appl’s recent recital debuts include Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Performances, Dallas Opera, Boston Celebrity Series, Vancouver Recital Society, New York’s Park Avenue Armory (of all three Schubert song cycles), Sydney Opera House, Mozarteum Salzburg, Festival St. Denis, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu Barcelona. His recordings can be found on Sony Classical and Alpha Classics.