Lotte Verstaen & Peter Jeurissen | Romantic songs by Mahler and Strauss

Mezzo-soprano De Belgische Lotte Verstaen shines worldwide in opera houses and concert halls. But she has pledged her heart to the German romantic lied. Together with her regular pianist Peter Jeurissen, she brings a refined program in which the five famous Rückert Lieder van Gustav Mahler stand alongside five songs by Mahler's wife, Alma. Gustav composed the songs on texts by the poet Friedrich Rückert in 1901, the year in which he married Alma. Alma's songs also date from around the same time, but even during their engagement, Gustav asked her to give up composing. With this concert, she wants to bring Lotte Alma out of the shadow of her husband. In addition, Lotte also sings two songs by one of the very last grandmasters of the romantic lied genre: Richard Strauss. *With an aperitif afterwards.