For this special evening the Austrian actress Johanna Lonsky and pianist Iain Farrington present works from the Romantic period, including music by Schumann in his bicentenary year, an affectingly valedictory melodrama by Schubert and a rarely performed example of the genre by Wagner, interspersed with virtuoso piano items. Johanna Lonsky and Iain Farrington perform with Counterpoise, a new ensemble of the most sought-after instrumentalists in the UK, which explores the relationship between music, poetry and visual elements, seeking also to develop aspects of narrative and other extra-musical influences.

Photo by Roberto Ferrantini