 Schubertreise IV, DublinInformal dress... but the leather jacket proved far too warm in performance. |  DublinThe second Schubertreise series began in Dublin in 2012. |  Schubertreise JodoigneThe most recent of the three series of Schubertreise, begun in October 2013. |
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 Jodoigne, Schubertreise IIThe series in Jodoigne uses period instruments supplied and restored by Claude Kelecom. |  JodoigneI make a point of introducing each group of songs before performing them. Tricky in French. |  Schubertreise X, Bever |
 Schubertreise XII, BeverMost of the photos in this gallery were taken by Myriam Sosson. My grateful thanks! |  Schubertreise XII |  Schubertreise XII |
 Schubertreise XII, Bever |  Eine altschottische BalladeThere are two versions of this song, a rather dull solo and an altogether more interesting duet setting. This is the performance of the latter in Bever, with Belgian mezzo Marine Fornasari. A grisly tale of patricide with a complicit mother. |  |
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 Publicity National Concert HallLieder recitals should be weekly events... |  Dublin |  Rosario, Bever ©RosarioBirthplace of Schubertreise |
 Rosario ©Rosario |  Kapel, Rosario, Bever ©RosarioThe ideal performing space. |  Schubertreise VIII, Bever |
 Rosario |  Top-and-tail, BeverWith Michel Stas and Marine Fornasari (mezzo) who kindly turns pages for all our recitals. |  Bever, before the performanceWith Michel Stas, Sabien Van Dale (musicologist). Sabien gives an in-depth lecture on the programme before each recital in Bever. |
 Logo for Schubertreise ©RosarioDesigned by Belgian calligrapher Frank Missant. |  Ma propre voieBook commissioned by Rabobank for its wealthy clients in Belgium. Thirty Belgians (sic) with a vision were asked to contribute, including yours truly. |  Ma propre voie (2) |
 Ma propre voie (3) |  DublinGood houses in general — the home crowd. |  Fine-tuning, Dublin |
 Schubertreise IX, BeverTop-and-tail before the performance. The one part of giving a recital that makes me nervous. |  Bever |  Michel Stas (Bever) |
 JodoigneChapelle Notre-Dame du Marché, a (partially) deconsecrated baroque church in this picturesque small town in Walloon Brabant. Piano attributed to Schantz, restored by Claud Kelecom. |  DublinSchubertreise V |  DublinMake sure those pages are in order... |
 Michel Stas |  DublinSuit donated by an anonymous admirer following a performance several years ago. |  Dublin, top-and-tail |
 Dublin, Kevin Barry RoomKevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin. An interim solution to the problem of Dublin having no adequate recital space. Agreeable to sing in, though not sound-proofed. Currently being refurbished and due to reopen in time for the 1916 centenary celebrations. |  DublinKeep the aspidistras flying. |  DublinMichel Stas. Always calm under fire. |
 Schubertreise XI, BeverBever, Erard 1893 tuned to non-equal temperament and roughly a quarter tone down. Bliss... Sadly, the piano was sold recently, and performances in Bever take place on an Ibach, a solid piece of post-Bismarckian workmanship. |  The road goes ever on.Near Incourt, Brabant wallon, Belgium |  Das Wandern |
 Cover for PenZine magazine, June 201Photo montage by Jente Boone ©Jente Boone |  Dublin Bay |  Conor Biggs portrait©Paul MacCarthy |
 After the recital, Dalkey |  After the recital, Bever |
