As part of this recital, students from the renowned Guildhall School of Music, under the direction of pianist Marc Verter, will present the song oeuvre of the exiled composer Édouard Van Cleeff.
The concert is part of a cooperative project between the Guildhall School and the mdw’s Exilarte Center with the aim of creating the first scholarly edition of his songs and making his music accessible to a new audience in both London and Vienna.
Although Van Cleeff celebrated successes in the 1930s – including the premiere and radio broadcast of his opera “Pancho” in Nice – little is known about his life today. He was expelled from Nice in 1943 and deported to French and later German camps. Thanks to the initiative of the American pianist Joy Schreier and the support of Renée Fleming, Van Cleeff’s musical legacy finally reached the Exilarte Center.
Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m
Palais Ehrbar – Kleiner Ehrbar Saal
Mühlgasse 28
1040 Vienna
Admission free! / Registration here.
Contributors:
Marc Verter and students of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama London: Maud Niklas, soprano | Alexandre Allix, tenor | Mark Zang, piano | Sooyeon Baik, piano
Program:
Musical works by Édouard Rosario Van Cleef from the archive of the mdw’s Exilarte Center
Moderation:
Marc Verter, pianist, Guildhall School of Music & Drama London
