The Kathleen Ferrier Awards

Ferrier Centenary Celebrations

22nd April 2012 marks the centenary of the birth of Kathleen Ferrier

During the year there will be events all around the UK celebrating her life and art. In addition to the Annual Auditions at Wigmore, Ferrier Awards is sponsoring a series of concerts showcasing recent Competition winners, including a special Celebration concert at Wigmore Hall on 28 June featuring Sarah-Jane Brandon (soprano), Anna Stephany (mezzo- soprano), Ben Johnson (tenor) & Jonathan McGovern (baritone) with pianists James Baillieu & John Reid, in a programme devised by Graham Johnson.

25 March
Kitty Whately & Christopher Glynn
Leeds Lieder Plus
Clothworkers Hall, Leeds University 3.00pm www.leedslieder.org.uk

17 April
Kitty Whately, Njabulo Madlala & Simon Lepper
Kensington & Chelsea Music Society
Leighton House 7.30pm www.kcmusic.org.uk

25 April
Ferrier Competition semi-final auditions
Wigmore Hall 2.00pm

27 April
Ferrier Competition final auditions
Wigmore Hall 6.00pm
General sales open Tuesday 31 January at 10.am
Box office 020 7935 2141 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

9 May
Public Masterclasses given by two jurors from the 2012 competition
Open to all candidates from the semi-final and final rounds.
Queen's Gate Terrace, London SW7 2.30pm.
Sponsored by the Ian Smith of Stornoway Legacy

28 June
Kathleen Ferrier and her Musical World performed by Ferrier winners
Wigmore Hall 6.00pm
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

14 July
Kitty Whately, Njabulo Madlala & Gamal Khamis
Buxton Festival - Pavillion Arts Centre at 3.30pm
www.buxtonfestival.co.uk

11 August
Kitty Whately, Njabulo Madlala, Sir Thomas Allen & Roger Vignoles
Edinburgh International Festival  Queens Hall, Edinburgh 11am
www.eif.co.uk

20 September
A tribute to Kathleen Ferrier
Alice Coote & Graham Johnson - performing songs from Ferrier's repertoire.
Wigmore Hall 7.30pm www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Blow the Wind Southerly
Ferrier Awards Centenary Publication on sale at Wigmore Hall and other participating venues and via this website from April 2102

For details of other celebration events around the UK visit www.kathleenferrier.org.uk/kfs.nsf/Pages/2012_Centenary