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The first song I ever heard was the voice of my mother. Her whole being is a song. And through her hands: Schumann - Scenes from Childhood. Having an alto timbre she collected Gramophone records of Kathleen Ferrier singing Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody as well as Mahler’s Rückert Lieder and Das Lied von der Erde.

Singing for me has always been a Song of the Earth. Throughout many periods of my life this work of Gustav Mahler together with Schubert’s Winterreise has always come back to meet me on my singing path.

And every time it mirrors a different strength, quest, and emotion. Singing for me means an endless path of deep encounters in life.

An eternal searching for deepness and simplicity in the sound to be able to reach another's heart. And now I have been given the gift of sharing to others all what has been given to me; I feel the key to my inner search always lies in finding a true sound in oneself.

Singing for me means being a mother myself. The most true music will always be the Song of the Earth for my child.”

© Marco Borggreve

Upcoming concerts

10

October

Romances of Rachmaninoff and Tsjaikovski

Leusden | The Netherlands

20

October

“Liebestrunken” Songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Henriette Bosmans, Ravel and Fant de Kanter. 

Oostvoorne | The Netherlands

01

December

Schubert Winterreise

Deventer | The Netherlands
“And how nice it was to hear Christianne Stotijn sing the Urlicht again. Stotijn's color palette has become even more brilliant and the depth she manages to add to such texts is great.“
“Und wie schön war es, Christianne Stotijn wieder das Urlicht singen zu hören. Stotijns Farbpalette ist noch brillanter geworden und die Tiefe, die sie solchen Texten verleiht, ist großartig.“
“En wat was het fijn om Christianne Stotijn weer eens het Urlicht te horen zingen. Stotijns kleurenpalet heeft nog aan schittering gewonnen en de verdieping die zij in dergelijke teksten weet te leggen is groots.“

Udo Reinemann International Masterclass

For singers and pianists on the art of Lieder

Im wunderschönen Monat

Vortragsabend der Gesangsklasse
‘The opening work on this program, Berlioz’s “The Death of Cleopatra,” is a comparative rarity — and a work that demands alacrity, power and lyricism from the mezzo-soprano who portrays the suicidal Cleopatra. Christianne Stotijn proved a remarkable and intelligent soloist, easily handling the wide vocal range and illuminating Cleopatra’s angry passion. She returned in the Mahler for the beautiful solo passages of the fourth movement, and was later joined by soprano soloist Malin Christensson and the Seattle Symphony Chorale for the sublime finale of the “Resurrection” Symphony.’
Seattle Times