Leeds Lieder Festival | William Thomas (bass) and Michael Roshan Pandya (piano)

Continuing our recent tradition of showcasing a Kathleen Ferrier Award winner, it is with special pleasure that we provide a platform to British bass William Thomas, winner of the First Prize 2018 . In addition to his triumph at the Ferrier Awards, at which his pianist Michael Pandya scooped the coveted Accompanist’s Prize, William went on to win the 2018 John Christie Award for his début at Glyndebourne, placing his star firmly in the firmament.

Rachmaninov Sud’ba (Fate), Noch Pechal’na (Sad is the Night), Utro (Morning), Mi otdokhnyom (We shall rest)
Tchaikovsky Nam Zvezdï Krotkie siyali (The mild stars shone for us), Nyet, tol’ko tot, kto znal (Only one who knows longing), Den' li tsarit (By day or night)
Wolf Fussreise, Der Gärtner, Um Mitternacht, Gebet, Der Tambour from Mörike Lieder
Allitsen The Lute Player
Harrison Give me a Ticket to Heaven
Sullivan The Lost Chord

‘Thomas has a ‘real’ bass voice: full and ringing right at the bottom; layers of colour that blend smoothly and thickly; sonorous roundness without heaviness.’ – Opera Today on William Thomas at Wigmore Hall