This term we’re delighted to be continuing our Master Class Series with renowned guest performers Lore Lixenberg on 9 February and Mary Dullea on 16 February. A number of Music Degree students will participate and all three artists will be performing as part of their visits.

Monday 9 February at 4-5pm Platform performance
Master Class 1.30-4pm in The Galv (open to guests)
Mezzo-soprano Lore Lixenberg has performed widely in opera, concert repertoire and music-theatre, and has worked with many leading composers. She is renowned for the warmth, range and agility of her voice as well as her total absorption in any role. Lore has performed throughout Europe at numerous festivals such as Wien Modern, Oslo’s Ultima and the festivals in Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh, Witten, Huddersfield, Donaueschingen and Aldeburgh.

Monday 16 February at 4-5pm Platform performance
Master Class 1.30-4pm in The Galv (open to guests)
As soloist and chamber musician, Irish pianist Mary Dullea has built an impressive reputation as a performer and commissioner of new music performing internationally. She broadcasts regularly for BBC Radio 3 and RTE Lyric FM. Since 2008, Mary has curated Soundings in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum, London and is the pianist in The Fidelio Trio. She is Director of Performance at the University of Sheffield and is on the teaching staff of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.