Matthias Goerne, baritone

Daniil Trifonov, piano

Schubert’s Swan Songs

German baritone Matthias Goerne makes his Celebrity Series debut alongside the always brilliant Daniil Trifonov, a Series mainstay, for a powerful recital program that beautifully grapples with life’s biggest questions. Goerne and Trifonov bring profound depth to two of Schubert’s farewell masterpieces: Schwanengesang (“Swan Song”) and his Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960, one of a trio of meditative and powerful works composed in his final weeks.

Matthias Goerne has built a distinguished career across opera, recital, and orchestral stages, earning acclaim for his deep engagement with Schubert Lieder. A master interpreter of the composer’s song literature, he has recorded more than a dozen Schubert albums in collaboration with some of the world’s finest pianists, including Daniil Trifonov.

Trifonov, a Series favorite known for his many solo and collaborative performances, partners with a vocalist for the first time on our stages. In addition to joining Goerne for Schubert’s Schwanengesang, he’ll command the stage alone for one of Schubert’s famously moving final sonatas, lending his fiery and often-otherworldly touch to a work that has moved generations of listeners.

It’s a debut and collaboration we’re excited to offer you! Let Goerne and Trifonov be your guides for these moving and thought-provoking works.