"It is a great privelege to make singing my life and I feel extremely lucky that I am able to share the platform with such inspiring musicians and friends"

BBC Music Magazine Awards 2010
Christianne Stotijn and Julius upon winning the Vocal category. You can find out who else has won, and watch the whole ceremony again online here.

Engagements in the near future include:

Februari 2009
Recital-tour with Joseph Breinl in
Belfast (1-2 -2009) and America: Atlanta, Middlebury and Montreal
Songs by Schumann, Grieg, Tschaikovsky, Brahms and Schubert

February 19, 22 2009
Montréal
Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde,
Orchestre Métropolitain Montréal conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin

! March 19, 20 2009
Amsterdam Concertgebouw
A very special project: World-premiere of "Spaces of Blank" a Song Cycle in three parts,
written by Michel van der Aa for mezzo-soprano, orchestra and soundtrack.
Concertgebouworchestra conducted by Ed Spanjaard
Written on texts by Emily Dickinson, Anne Carson en Rozalie Hirs

Bach - St.Matthew Passion -
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with Mark Padmore (www.markpadmore.com)
Concerts:
March 30 2009 - Bristol
April 4 - Cuenza- Spain
April 5 - Valladolid, Spain
April 7 - Poissy, France
April 9 - London RFH
April 10 - Konzerthaus Berlin

! April 21,24,25 and 28 2009 - Chicago:
Mahler Rückert-Lieder
Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink
! May 3: New York Carnegie Hall- Isaac Stern Hall

May 9, 2009 :
Mendelssohn-Elias
Radio Kamer Filharmonie
conducted P.Herreweghe
Concertgebouw Amsterdam

May 21, 2009 :
Mahler/Strauss Lieder
Kammerorchester Carl Philip Emanuel Bach
conducted by H.Haenchen
Philharmonie Berlin-Kammermusiksaal

May 26, 27, 2009 :
Mahler-Das Lied von der Erde
conducted by I.Metzmacher
Deutsche Symphonie Orchester
Philharmonie Berlin

16 june 2009:
Salle Pleyel Paris
Handel : Jephtha
Gabrieli Consort and Players
conducted by Paul Mc Creesh

24 june 2009:
Barbican Centre London
Handel: Jephtha
Gabrieli Consorts and Players
conducted by Paul Mc Creesh

25-29 june 2009 :
Risor,Kammermusikkfest, Noorwegen
Leif Ove Andsnes
Compositions of Shostakowich, Schumann,
Mahler, Loeffler, Strauss

11 july 2009:
Sienna: Eglise San Agostino
Mendelssohn Elias op.70
Orchestre des Champs-élysées
conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

16 july 2009 :
recital
Cheltenham International Festival
Compositions of Mendelssohn, Zemlinsky, Mahler
Julius Drake, piano

http://cheltenhamfestivals.com/music-2009/stotijn-and-drake/

19 juli 2009 :
Saintes, Abbaye aux Dammes
Mendelssohn, Elias op.70
Orchestre des Champs-élysées
conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

18 august 2009:
Elias
Edinburgh International Festival

19 august 2009:
Elias
Rheingau Festival,Eberbach- Duitsland

25 august 2009 :
Recital Kleine Zaal,
Concertgebouw Amsterdam- Robeco Serie
Compositions by Loewe, Wolf, Moessorski, Debussy, Shostakowich, Fredrik Schwenk
"Dream Works"
Joseph Breinl, piano

30 august 2009:
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Polen
Sala Koncertowa Filharmonii Narodowej
Mendelssohn Elias

1 september 2009
San Sebastian, Spain
Kursaal Auditorio
Mendelssohn Elias

11 september 2009
Brussels, Belgium
La Monnaie Theatre
Recital: ‘The Pilgrim at the gate of Idleness'
With Joseph Breinl, piano and Marco Borggreve and Daan Noppen, film

14 september 2009
Wroclaw, Poland
Sala Wielka Ratusza, Wratislavia Cantans Festival
Recital with Joseph Breinl

25 + 26 september 2009
London, UK
Royal Festival Hall
Mahler 2: Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

2 october 2009
Leeds, UK
Leeds College of Music, Leeds Lieder Festival
recital with Julius Drake, Songs by Grieg, Schumann and Mahler

11 + 13 october 2009
London, UK
Barbican Centre
‘Das Lied von der Erde' with Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony Orchestra.

23 october 2009
New York, USA
Avery Fisher Hall
‘Das Lied von der Erde' with Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony Orchestra.

29 october 2009
Paris, France
Chatelet Theatre Paris
‘Das Klagende Lied' with the Orchestre National de France conducted by Daniel Gatti

2 november 2009
Arnhem, Netherlands
Musis Sacrum, Concertzaal
Recital with Joseph Breinl, piano. Songs by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Debussy, Schumann, Shostakovitch and Schwenk.

16 november 2009
Imola, Italy
Circolo della musica di Imola
Recital with Joseph Breinl, piano. Songs by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Debussy, Schumann, Shostakovitch and Schwenk.

22 november 2009
Perugia, Italy
Sala dei Notari, Amici della musica di Perugia
recital with Sophie Daneman, and Joseph Breinl. Songs by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reger and Dvorak.

24 november 2009
Valladolid, Spain
Centro Cultural Miguel Delibes
recital with Sophie Daneman, and Joseph Breinl. Songs by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reger and Dvorak.

26 november 2009
Bilbao, Spain
Sociedad Filarmonica
recital with Sophie Daneman, and Joseph Breinl. Songs by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reger and Dvorak.

28 november 2009
The Hague, Netherlands
Anton Philips Zaal
recital with Sophie Daneman, and Joseph Breinl. Songs by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reger and Dvorak.

3 + 5 december 2009
Paris, France
‘Paulus' Mendessohn with Orchestre National de France, conducted by Kurt Masur.

8 december 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Concertgebouw
recital with Sophie Daneman, and Joseph Breinl. Songs by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reger and Dvorak.

12 december 2009
Antwerp, Belgium
de Singel Hall Antwerp
recital with Sophie Daneman, and Joseph Breinl. Songs by Purcell, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Reger and Dvorak.

16 december 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hermitage Amsterdam
Recital with Julius Drake. Songs by Tchaikovsky.

25 december 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Concertgebouw, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Christmas matinee. ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn' by Mahler. Conducted by Bernard Haitink

March 5, 2010
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Händel Tamerlano
Tamerlano: Christianne Stotijn, Andronico: Sara Mingardo, Bajazet: Kurt Streit, Asteria: Christine Schäfer, Irene: Renata Pokupic, Leone: Vito Priante
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Ivor Bolton

March 8, 2010
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Händel Tamerlano
Tamerlano: Christianne Stotijn, Andronico: Sara Mingardo, Bajazet: Kurt Streit, Asteria: Christine Schäfer, Irene: Renata Pokupic, Leone: Vito Priante
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Ivor Bolton

March 11, 2010
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Händel Tamerlano
Tamerlano: Christianne Stotijn, Andronico: Sara Mingardo, Bajazet: Kurt Streit, Asteria: Christine Schäfer, Irene: Renata Pokupic, Leone: Vito Priante
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Ivor Bolton

March 13, 2010
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Händel Tamerlano
Tamerlano: Christianne Stotijn, Andronico: Sara Mingardo, Bajazet: Kurt Streit, Asteria: Christine Schäfer, Irene: Renata Pokupic, Leone: Vito Priante
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Ivor Bolton

March 15, 2010
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Händel Tamerlano
Tamerlano: Christianne Stotijn, Andronico: Sara Mingardo, Bajazet: Kurt Streit, Asteria: Christine Schäfer, Irene: Renata Pokupic, Leone: Vito Priante
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Ivor Bolton

March 17, 2010
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Händel Tamerlano
Tamerlano: Christianne Stotijn, Andronico: Sara Mingardo, Bajazet: Kurt Streit, Asteria: Christine Schäfer, Irene: Renata Pokupic, Leone: Vito Priante
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Ivor Bolton

March 20, 2010
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Händel Tamerlano
Tamerlano: Christianne Stotijn, Andronico: Sara Mingardo, Bajazet: Kurt Streit, Asteria: Christine Schäfer, Irene: Renata Pokupic, Leone: Vito Priante
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Ivor Bolton

April 1, 2010
De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam
Bach - St John Passion
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin

April 2, 2010
De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam
Bach - St John Passion
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

April 9, 2010
Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Diepenbrock - Hymne An Die Nacht
Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Marcus Stenz

April 29, 2010
Chatelet Theatre Paris
Mahler - Symphony number 3
Orchestre National de France, conducted by Daniele Gatti.

May 2, 2010
Luxembourg
Mahler - Symphony number 3
Orchestre National de France, conducted by Daniele Gatti.

May 14, 15, 16 2010
Berlin
Schönberg “Lied der Waldtaube” from the Gurrelieder / Schubert songs
Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Claudio Abbado.

May 19, 20, 23 2010
Amsterdam
Frank Martin - Der Cornet
Amsterdam Sinfonietta

May 29, 30,31 2010
De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam
Film project, Operadagen Rotterdam, ‘The Pilgrim’
Recital with Joseph Breinl.
Rotterdam Opera Festival

June 16, 17 2010
Salle Pleyel, Paris
Beethoven – Symphony number 9
Orchestre de Paris, conducted by Christophe Eschenbach.

19 August 2010
7pm, Academy Hall, Turku, Finland
Recital with Alan Curtis
Turku Music Festival

21 August 2010
11am, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh
Recital with Joseph Breinl. Programme to include works by Strauss and Schoenberg.
Edinburgh International Festival

18-22 September 2010
Opera de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
Ottavia in ‘L'Incoronazione di Poppea’
18 September – 8pm, Opera de Oviedo
19 September – 6pm, Opera de Oviedo
21 September – 8pm, Opera de Oviedo
22 September – 8pm, Opera de Oviedo

1-2 October 2010
8pm, Teatro Arriaga, Bilbao, Spain
Ottavia in ‘L'Incoronazione di Poppea’

13 October 2010
Breukelen, Netherlands
Recital with Imogen Cooper
Programme to include Fauré Cinq mélodies 'de Venise' and works by Schumann and Chausson.

15 October 2010
7.30pm, Wiltshire Music Centre Trust, Bradford on Avon
Recital with Imogen Cooper
Programme to include Fauré Cinq mélodies 'de Venise' and works by Schumann and Chausson.

18 October 2010
7.30pm, Wigmore Hall, London
Recital with Imogen Cooper.
Programme to include Fauré Cinq mélodies 'de Venise' and works by Schumann and Chausson.

28-30 October 2010
28 October – 8pm, Melbourne Recital Centre
29 October – 8pm, Geelong Costa Hall
30 October - 6.30pm, Melbourne Recital Centre
Baroque Concerts
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini

4-6 November 2010
4 November – 8pm, Melbourne Town Hall
5 November – 8pm, Melbourne Town Hall
6 November – 2pm, Melbourne Town Hall
Berlioz Les Nuits d'Ete
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit.

27 November 2010
8pm, Union College Memorial Chapel, Schenectady, US
Recital with Joseph Breinl.
Programme to include Brahms, Strauss, Tschaikovky, Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov.
Union College Concert Series

30 November 2010
Middlebury College
Recital with Joseph Breinl.
Programme to include Brahms, Strauss, Tschaikovky, Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov.
Middlebury College Performing Arts Series

3 December 2010
Coast Recital Society, Roberts Creek, Canada
Community Outreach Event with Joseph Breinl.
The Coast Recital Society

4 December 2010
2.30pm, Raven's Cry Theatre, Roberts Creek - Vancouver, Canada
Recital with Joseph Breinl.
Programme to include Brahms, Strauss, Tschaikovky, Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov.
The Coast Recital Society

5 December 2010
3pm, Vancouver Recital Society, Vancouver, Canada
Recital with Joseph Breinl.
Programme to include Brahms, Strauss, Tschaikovky, Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov.
Vancouver Recital Society

10 December 2010
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York
Recital with Joseph Breinl.
Programme to include Brahms, Strauss, Tschaikovky, Mussorgsky and Rachmaninov.

Some reviews

In the frontline of creation
Financial Times April 24, 2010
[read the article]

Christianne Stotijn at the Wigmore Hall

The gale-force winds of German Romantic angst, and one or two things that go bump in the night:
those were the forces that drove and named Christianne Stotijn’s Dream Works recital, her latest at the
Wigmore Hall. Joseph Breinl was the perfect partner, his piano playing minutely sentient, warmly supportive and chillingly evocative. Two poems by Eichendorff had their darker subtext revealed by Hans Pfitzner in his Nachts, and by Hugo Wolf in Nachtzauber. And, while Breinl’s fingers recreated the sound of distant bells and moonlit brooks in beautifully mixed and mingled tones, Stotijn’s mezzo delicately tinted each vowel. At the moment, Stotijn’s mezzo-soprano seems to be pulling in two directions. There’s a brilliant, even hard, strength at the top of her register, sometimes flashing with vibrato. And there’s a steadier, veiled warmth in the lower part of her voice. The registers are not always perfectly integrated — though the voice began to relax and open out more in her four heartfelt and admirably idiomatic Tchaikovsky songs.
Where these two “voices” came into their own was in the dialogue between life and death, the human and the spirit world, which ran through her programme. It surfaced first in Mussorgsky’s Lullaby from the Songs and Dances of Death: a stern, concentration focused Stotijn’s mezzo in the voice of Death, facing the tremulous fear of the Mother. After five Richard Strauss songs, Stotijn turned to three epic ballads by Carl Loewe: pure performance art. Here, the veiled, dark tones of her voice conjured the unearthly seduction of Erl King and Erl King’s Daughter, in Erlkönig and Herr Oluf; with the bright, unstable light at the top of her register flaring out in the fear of the kidnapped boy and bridegroom. And, with her long red hair streaming out behind, Stotijn incarnated both terrified daughter and witchy mother in the wild dialogue of Walpurgisnacht.
 Hilary Finch The Times, 30 March 2010

"... On the symphonic side, Mahler's Second Symphony, recorded live by Bernard Haitink and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the end of last year, is now available on the orchestra's own label. Mahler himself talked of the work raising one on angel's wings to the highest heights; Haitink makes such superlatives seem inadequate, especially when mezzo Christianne Stotijn melts hearts in her Urlicht song or the world itself seems to unfold in the work's vast Finale. ..."
Classical CD's for Christmas, NZ Herald News, 12 December 2009

"This Mahler performance was yet another chance for Haitink to work with his protégée, the Dutch mezzo Christianne Stotijn...As The Lonely One in Autumn she sat rapt, visualising the scene until imagination was fleshed out in the simplest of song. And she was minutely sensitive to each orchestral soloist: her duetting with the principal flute, threading each word through the melodic line, created a muted and sensuous yearning in the final Abschied that will remain long in the memory."
The Times, 14 October 2009, London Symphony Orchestra / Bernard Haitink

"The one touch of transcendence came at the start of Urlicht, which Christianne Stotijn sang with clairvoyant grace."
Financial Times, 27 September, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski

"Mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn, warm of voice and confiding of manner, rightly sang the "Urlicht" like a child who thinks she's in heaven."
John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune, 22 November 2008

Haitinks's Mahler 2 - A conductor's late triumph with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago, November 22 2008

Dallas Symphony Orchestra's concert at the Meyerson Symphony Center
Star-Telegram, November 2008

Budapest Festival Orchestra / Fischer, Royal Festival Hall, London
The Independent, October 13 2008

Beseelter Ausdruck'
Zürcher Zeitung, Octobre 1 2008

Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer at Festival Hall
Times Online, September 3 2008

'Star mezzo helps MSO ride the crest of a wave'
Capital City Daily Melbourne, June 11 2008

'Artistas con mayúscula'
Heraldo de Aragón, March 1 2008