Final Concert: Mahler and Schubert

Chanda VanderHart participated with soprano Rebecca Nelsen for the Gustav Mahler course with mezzo-soprano Jard van Nes and pianist David Selig and with soprano Sarah Kramer for the Franz Schubert course with bass-bariton Robert Holl and pianist Rudolf Jansen.

A exten­sive photo gallery is avail­able on the port­fo­lio of Dutch pho­to­graph Elis­a­beth Mel­chior.

Below is a radio record­ing of the final con­cert, as broad­cast on Radio 4 TROS.
The broad­cast of the con­cert starts 1h24min into the radio pro­gram (total dura­tion: 4h00).

C. Works of Chopin.
1. Andante spi­anato and grand polon­aise in E flat opus 22.
2. Piano Con­certo No. 2 in F Opus 21.
3. Etude Opus 25 No. 1 in As. War­saw Phil­har­monic Orches­tra con­ducted by Antoni Wit. Lang Lang, piano.
Inclu­sion of 07.01.2010 from the Phil­har­monic Con­cert Hall in Warsaw.

Rebecca Nelsen, soprano: “Rarely does a singer feel as cared for and as respected in a Mas­ter­class set­ting as I did this year as a par­tic­i­pant of the Schu­bert and Mahler Mas­ter­class. The atten­tion to detail and painstak­ing prepa­ra­tion that went into the course before the par­tic­i­pants even arrived was evi­dent on the first day at our wel­come lunch – we were pre­sented with wel­come pack­ets, fed a lovely lunch and given the oppor­tu­nity to get to know our new men­tors: Jard van Nes, David Selig, Robert Holl and Rudolf Jansen.” ■

Chanda Van­der­Hart, pianist: “Thank you so much for the oppor­tu­nity to work and per­form in the Mahler and Schu­bert Mas­ter­class this past April. There was such atten­tion to detail and to our needs taken, mak­ing it a joy to come and par­tic­i­pate. The venue is beau­ti­ful, the audi­ence appre­cia­tive, the teach­ers con­struc­tive, and the host fam­ily accom­mo­da­tions pala­tial. I could not have asked for a bet­ter envi­ron­ment to explore Schu­bert and Mahler Lieder, and feel lucky to have been selected to take part. Thank you for a won­der­ful week.” ■

Nieuws­brief 2011 – Dutch newslet­ter of the Masterclass

Sarah Kramer & Chanda Van­der­Hart in Amsterdam

Rebecca Nelsen & Chanda Van­der­Hart in Amsterdam

Pianist Chanda Van­der­Hart and Cana­dian soprano Sarah Kramer at the final con­cert of Schu­bert Sticht­ing Masterclass

List of participants:

• Rebecca Nelsen, soprano and Chanda Van­der­Hart, piano (USA)
• Sarah Marie Kramer, soprano and Chanda Van­der­Hart, piano (Canada / USA)
• Niko­letta Bolya-Pap, soprano and Judith Csül­lög, piano (Hungary)
• Sonja Volten, soprano and Natasha Douma, piano (Netherlands)
• Karolina Hart­man, mezzo-soprano and Yuri van Nieuwk­erk, piano (Nether­lands / Sweden)
• Pauline Leroy, mezzo-soprano and Alexan­dre Grelot, piano (France)
• Carina Vinke, alto and Eke Simons, piano (both Netherlands)
• Emilio Pons, tenor and Robert Bär­wald, piano (Mex­ico / Germany)
• Artur Rozek,baritone and Anas­ta­sia Levan­dovskaia, piano (Poland)