Barron & Drake

Fleur Barron, who inaugurated the previous edition of LIFE Victoria, offers a reflection on time and nostalgia in universal terms with her personal selection chosen to open the current 2022 edition. The program includes everything from Chinese music to American song, encompassing Lieder and mélodie, and is also a testament to her international background: born in Northern Ireland to a British father and Singaporean mother, she grew up in the Far East, dividing her time between New York and London, where she currently lives.

As last year, she is accompanied by Julius Drake on piano, forming a solid duo that is performing recitals worldwide. This past season, Barron won the Schubert Prize awarded by the Schubertíada de Vilabertran, in addition to making her debuts in Aix-en-Provence and at the Philharmonie de Londres with Esa-Pekka-Salonen, as well as upcoming debuts at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo and the Théâtre des Champs Elysées. An emerging talent who is already a regular at LIFE Victoria.