Chamber Music at the Clark presents: Benjamin Appl, Baritone & James Baillieu, Piano

Baritone Benjamin Appl is celebrated for a voice that “belongs to the last of the old great masters of song” with “an almost infinite range of colours” (Suddeutsche Zeitung), and for performances “delivered with wit, intelligence and sophistication” (Gramophone). Appl was awarded Gramophone Award Young Artist of the Year (2016), and has since begun a multi-album deal with Alpha Classics, releasing his first album Winterreise with James Baillieu in February 2021 to enormous critical acclaim. Some of Appl’s recent recital debuts include Carnegie Hall, New York’s Park Avenue Armory, Sydney Opera House, and Mozarteum Salzburg.

Described by The Daily Telegraph as ”in a class of his own,” James Baillieu is one of the leading song and chamber music pianists of his generation. He has given solo and chamber recitals throughout the world and collaborates with a wide range of singers and instrumentalists. Baillieu is a frequent guest at many of the world’s most distinguished music centers including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, the Metropolitan Opera House, and Concertgebouw Amsterdam. His recording projects include Forbidden Fruit (Alpha Classics), Winterreise (Alpha Classics) and Heimat (Sony Classical) with Benjamin Appl.

Further details and the full program are on our website. 

Tickets for the Benjamin Appl & James Baillieu concert will go on sale at 12 noon on Tuesday,

February 17, 2026.