mezzo-soprano
KATHERINE LERNER LEE
winter-spring 2025
Woman of Her Time: Coco Chanel Sings (world premiere)
February 1st | 5pm
Hirshorn Museum of Art and Sculpture, DC
Katherine returns to the 21st Century Concert in Washington, DC for the world premiere of Scott Wheeler's A Woman of Her Time based on the life of Coco Chanel. The program also features Ton yo han mek fashan, Boulanger's D'un matin du printemps and Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps for four-hands.
Queen of Hearts Winter Preview
March 1st| 3pm
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Brooklyn based opera company, Opera Essentia, presents the winter preview for their upcoming production of Handel's Radamisto. Distilled into an hour, Opera Essentia presents lesser-known Handel works for free across New York City. Katherine will perform the role of Fraarte.
Greta the Fearless (world premiere)
April 12th | 5pm
Hirschhorn Museum of Art and Sculpture
Jon Deak's Greta the Fearless is a continuation of Ingmar and the Bear, a piece Katherine premiered with the 21st Century Concert in 2023. She appears with the Consort to premiere this second installment, scored for chamber ensemble and two voices.
In Recital
May 9th | 7:30pm
Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center
Katherine joins double-bassist, Nina Barnet and pianist, Anthony Ratinov in a recital co-presented by Concert Artist Guild and Kaufman Music Center. The program includes Alan Blank's Poems of the Holocaust as well as a world premiere by Lara Poe. Barnet and Ratinov will also perform works by Mendelsohnn, Beethoven, Bach, Fauré and Prokofiev.
fall-winter2024
Evening of New Works
September 14 | 7pm
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Katherine presents an evening of premieres by Scott Wheeler and Tim Mukherjee, collaborating with the composers themselves. The program comprises So Ist Mein Herz, by Tim Mukherjee with texts of Hermann Hesse, followed by A Woman of Her Time: Coco Chanel Sings, a cabaret song cycle by Scott Wheeler.
Art Song Recital
October 19 | 3pm
Van Buren Hall, Kinderhook NY
Joined by pianist, Sophia Zhou, Katherine presents a full length recital of romantic and modern art song. The program includes Debussy, Schoenberg, De Falla, Korngold and Peter Lieberson's Rilke Songs. This recital is presented by Concerts in the Village, led by conductor and pianist David Smith.
Handel's Admeto | Trasimede
September 14-15
September 21-22
Opera Essentia presents a distilled version of Handel's lesser known opera, Admeto. Performed with period ensemble, Opera Essentia travels to public gardens and libraries throughout New York City to bring opera and theater to unconventional spaces.
Goethe Unbounded
November 3rd
Cincinnati Song Initiative
Katherine joins pianist, Kelly Kuo for a recital of Goethe settings with Cincinnati Song Initiative. Katherine and Kelly join up with tenor, Daniel McGrew and pianist, Sophia Zhou for this full length recital, presenting songs of Schubert, Liszt, Ives and Grieg, among others.
Recent Appearances
Evening of Song
An evening recital celebrating the art song repertoire, including romantic and modern composers as well as musical theater and cabaret.
Katherine steps in to join tenor, Daniel McGrew and pianist, Sophia Zhou at the Stissing Center in Millbrook, NY. The program includes songs and duets French composers, Britten's magnificent Canticle II, Copland's Emily Dickenson Songs and Beethoven's An die Ferne Geliebte. The program will be finished with works of Blitzstein, Berlin and Sondheim.
June 28 / 7pm
The Stissing Center for Arts and Culture
2950 Church St, Pine Plains, NY 12567
Shandelee Music Festival
As a guest of the Shandelee Music Festival, Katherine presents an August recital of classical art song and American musical theater and cabaret.
Joined by pianist, Fifi Zhang, this summer concert begins with Grieg, Schubert, Britten, Poulenc and Weill. The second half includes Bolcom's one-of-a-kind Cabaret Songs and selections of Sondheim, Weill and Lerner & Loewe.
Aug 15 / 8pm
Shandelee Music Festival
442 J Young Rd, Livingston Manor, NY 12758
Nevertheless She Persisted: II
An afternoon recital of 19th Century German art song and chamber music.
Alongside pianist Erika Switzer, cellist Ethan young and violinist Chris Nelson, Katherine sings a concert of Clara Schumann, Josephine Lang, Fanny Mendelssohn and Pauline Viardot as part of the Downtown Music at Grace concert series.
May 8 / 12pm
33 Church Street
White Plains, NY 10601
Concerts on the Slope
Katherine performs Two Elegaic Songs by Marjorie Merryman.
Katherine joins Concerts on the Slope, performing two songs by Marjorie Merryman for voice and ensemble. The program also includes works by Honneger, Martinu and Hindemith.
Feb 11 / 3pm
St. John's Park Slope
139 Saint Johns Pl
Brooklyn, NY
Music of Scandanavia
Katherine re-joins collaborator, Neilson Chen in a recital of music from Scandanavia. The program includes Sibelius' 5 Songs, Op. 37 and songs from lesser known composer, Agathe Backer.
Feb 24
Beattie Powers on Main
10 Powers Pl, Catskill, NY 12414
Ingmar and the Bear: A Tale for our Time
Katherine sings the world premiere of Jon Deak's Christmas drama, presented by the 21st Century Consort.
Katherine performs the role of Greta alongside baritone Nathanial Watson in a setting of a Swedish tale which tackles our relationship to the environment. Approximately 30 minutes in length, the piece will conclude 21st Century Consort's "Disappearing Landscapes" program at St. Mark's Episcopal on the 2nd of the December.
Dec 2/5pm
St. Mark's Episcopal on Capitol Hill
Washington, DC
Chopin and Rachmainoff
Katherine performs a program of Chopin and Rachmaninoff alongside collaborator and concert pianist, Cristina Altamura.
Katherine performs five Polish folk songs of Chopin and two Rachmainoff songs alongside Cristina Altamura on an evening recital program in the town of San Giovanni Valdarno in Arezzo, Italy. The rest of program includes a selection of Chopin's Mazuraks and Études, as well as two Rachmaninoff preludes. The concert is presented by Andrea Turini and will take place during the Humberto Quagliata piano competition.
nov 25/9pm CET
Pieve di San Giovanni Battista
Via Roma, 52027 San Giovanni Valdarno AR, Italy
