Miah Persson with Joseph Middleton

“Persson’s bright and beautiful soprano sounds as young as she looks…and her artistry deepens with her every appearance. Leeds can consider itself lucky to have experienced this lovely artist at the peak of her powers.”
— The Sunday Times

Internationally celebrated Swedish soprano, Miah Persson returns to Leeds Song and the Howard Assembly Room following her 2023 recital, reuniting with pianist Joseph Middleton. At the heart of the duo’s programme lies Alban Berg’s Seven Early Songs — a collection of extraordinary lyricism and atmosphere, rarely heard in recital.

Alongside these stand expressive songs by Richard Strauss before the programme journeys north, with a selection of Scandinavian song close to the artists’ hearts — music that blends folk inflections, nature imagery and emotional intimacy in distinctive and compelling ways.

In partnership with Leeds Song.

Performers

Miah Persson Soprano
Joseph Middleton Piano

Programme

Alban Berg (1885-1935)
7 frühe Lieder

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Selected songs