[Canceled] Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano; Julius Drake, piano

Boasting dual national honors from the Austrian government and England's Royal Academy of Music for her lifetime of contributions to vocal artistry, Angelika Kirchschlager is truly an international treasure. "The sustained focus and intensity of this performance of Winterreise was astonishing and almost hypnotic." (Opera Today). Austrian mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager enjoys an international career dividing her time between recitals and opera in Europe, North America and the Far East. She is internationally recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of Richard Strauss and Mozart. As a celebrated recitalist and concert performer her repertoire ranges from Bach, Berlioz, Brahms, Debussy, Dvorak, Korngold, Mahler, Mendelssohn and Ravel to Rossini, Schubert, Schumann, Weill and Wolf. In 2007 the Austrian government awarded Angelika the title of Kammersangerin for her outstanding contributions to the Vienna State Opera. In 2009 she became an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 2013 she won the BBC Music Magazine Award for her recording of Liszt and received the prestigious European Cultural Award for her contributions to classical music on stage and as a teacher keeping the fascination of classical music alive for the younger generation. Kirchschlager joins pianist Julius Drake for her SF Performances' recital debut singing Schubert's Winterreise.