Light and Shadow: Jianyu Song (soprano)
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
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Jianyu Song soprano
Jonathan French piano
JS Bach Cantata Phoebus eilt mit schnellen Pferden BWV 202
Mozart “Nel grave tormento”
Mozart Aspasia’s aria from Mitridate
Schubert Wandrers Nachtlied D 768
Schubert Geheimes D 719
Schubert Rastlose Liebe D 138
Rossini “Il mio ben sospiro e chiamo”
Rossini Giulia’s aria from La scala di seta
Debussy Ariettes oubliées
Debussy C’est l’extase langoureuse
Debussy Il pleure dans mon cœur
Debussy L’ombre des arbres
Offenbach “Elle a fui, la tourterelle”
Offenbach Antonia’s aria from Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Pierné Je voudrais plaire
Pierné Marguerite’s aria from Fragonard
Pierné Les filles de Cadix
Jianyu Song is a Chinese soprano. She earned master’s degrees in Music Education, Chamber Music, and Vocal Performance from the École Normale de Musique de Paris and the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional (CRR) de Paris, and was awarded the Artist Diploma - one of Europe’s highest professional performance diplomas. In 2025, she won First Prize in the Stuart Cameron Smith French Song Prize. She is currently pursuing an Advanced Postgraduate programme at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, studying with Jonathan Gunthorpe.
Running time approx. 55 minutes