Christian Gerhaher: pure poetry in glorious Wigmore Hall recital

By Dominic Lowe, 31 May 2026

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“Gerhaher’s baritone remains deeply distinctive, and as rewarding to hear as ever”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 29 May 2026

Beethoven, An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98

Mahler, Frühlingsmorgen (Spring morning)

Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Ablösung im Sommer

Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Zu Straßburg auf der Schanz (On the ramparts at Strasbourg)

Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Nicht wiedersehen!

Wolf, Mörike-Lieder, no. 43: Lied eines Verliebten

Wolf, Mörike-Lieder, no. 13: Im Fruhling

Wolf, Mörike-Lieder, no. 39: Denk' es, o Seele!

Wolf, Mörike-Lieder, no. 44: Der Feuerreiter

Berg, Altenberg Lieder, Op.4

Brahms, Wir wandelten (We Were Walking), Op.96 no.2

Brahms, Über die Heide (Over the Heath), Op.86 no.4

Brahms, Anklänge (Reminiscences), Op.7 no.3

Brahms, Verzagen (Despondency), Op.72 no.4

Brahms, Meerfahrt, Op.96 no.4

Mahler, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

Christian Gerhaher, Baritone

Gerold Huber, Piano

Gerhaher and Huber beguile in Schumann at Wigmore Hall

Mark Valencia, 16th December

In the first of four Schumann recitals, the regular duo partners treat a packed Wigmore Hall to a glorious evening of Lieder.

*****

Emotionally compelling Gerhaher and Huber at Wigmore Hall

Nick Boston, 12th February

The German baritone and his frequent recital collaborator perform tragic evocations of insanity in Lenau settings with intense impact.

*****

Lords of all they purvey: Gerhaher and Huber perform Brahms

Mark Valencia, 12th December

The pleasure of Gerhaher’s comforting persona and his instinctive convergence with Huber’s pianism won over the Wigmore Hall audience – as they invariably do.

****1

Live audiences return to Wigmore Hall with Gerhaher and Huber

David Karlin, 13th September

A programme of Schubert and Berg Lieder are sung with ultimate mastery, albeit the programme goes long on melancholy and short on variety.

****1

Polished perfection: Winterreise at the Musikverein

Chanda VanderHart, 18th January

Whether one prefers more raw emotion and large-scale architecture or is thrilled by perfectly sculpted individual masterpieces, this was undeniably chamber music of the highest order.

****1

A Winterreise where the pianist leads the psychological journey

Mark Valencia, 16th January

Huber’s morbid piano here was chilling and pointed the way to a harrowing finale that never quite materialised.

****1

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.