Through Forest and Flame: Lieder and Love

Team of Pianists presents C & C Rigg Bequest Classic Music 2026 - in Special and Sacred Spaces at the German Lutheran Church, 22 Parliament Place, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002. 

Experience a nineteenth-century world of musical fantasy in the historic ambience of the German Lutheran Church. In this first recital of the Team of Pianists’ 2026 series, tenor Michael Petruccelli, mezzo-soprano Sally-Anne Russel, and pianist Darryl Coote perform two stunning song cycles; Schumann's Liederkreis (for tenor and piano), composed in 1840, set to nine poems by Heinrich Heine, and Wagner's Wesendock Lieder (mezzo-soprano and piano), an historical cycle created during Wagner's exile in Zurich, at the time of his affair with Mathilde Wesendonck. These monuments of 19th century Lieder will be complemented by the world premiere of New Zealand composer Andrew Perkins' duet for mezzo-soprano and tenor Pax Vobiscum (composed specially for Sally-Anne Russell), as well as Darryl Coote's performance of Schumann's Arabesque for piano Op 18, composed in Vienna in 1838. Enjoy three of Australia's most experienced Lieder interpreters in this intimate setting.

Sunday May 3, 2026 at 6.30pm

Programme
Sally-Anne Russell - mezzo-soprano, Michael Petruccelli - tenor, Darryl Coote - piano

Schumann - Liederkreis Op. 24 for tenor & piano 
Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder for mezzo-soprano & piano
Andrew Perkins - Pax Vobiscum, duet for tenor & mezzo-soprano (world premiere)
Schumann - Arabesque Op 18 for piano solo

Interval Refreshments

Join other audience members for interval refreshments hosted by the Friends of the Team of Pianists. This takes place directly after the recital first half, from approximately 7.20pm to 7.45pm.

Do join us as we return to this beloved venue in East Melbourne!

Venue

German Lutheran Church (Deutsche Evangelische Dreifaltigkeitskirche)
22 Parliament Place, 
East Melbourne, VIC, 3002

Contact

Email: info@teamofpianists.com.au
Tel: 0433 851 540

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Discover other Team of Pianists' Rigg Bequest 2026 events

• Thursday May 21, 2026, 7.00pm: Across Time and Tradition: Music for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano at St John's Anglican Church, Camberwell
• Thursday June 25, 2026, 7.00pm: Title and link at St John's Anglican Church, Camberwell
• Sunday August 9, 2026, 6.30pm: Orix Duo: Beethoven for Piano and Cello, Part 1 at the German Lutheran Church, East Melbourne
• Sunday September 13, 2026, 6.30pm: Orix Duo: Beethoven for Piano and Cello, Part 2 at the German Lutheran Church, East Melbourne
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