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 one of Schubert’s farewell masterpieces, Schwanengesang (“Swan Song”), and his earlier Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894. The Sonata, a serene and witty work, was the last piano sonata published in the composer's lifetime. 

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 Schubert's witty, luminous, and poignant Sonata in G Major (D. 894). 

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.