This season’s Barenboim Cycle examines the piano and vocal works Franz Liszt and Franz Schubert in five concerts, all featuring Barenboim at the piano. The series kicks off on October 7 with an evening of music by Franz Liszt at the Schiller Theater, the Staatsoper’s temporary home. For this program, Barenboim is joined by tenor Jonas Kauffmann, stepping in for bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff, and soprano Dorothea Röschmann in a sampling of works by the legendary Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso. The second performance in the Barenboim Cycle, on October 15, focuses on solo piano works by Schubert.
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