Lark's Echoes

On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the death of John Dowland in 2026, tenor Maxime Melnik and lutenist Adriaan Lauwers offer a sensitive, intimate and deeply embodied tribute to the English composer, a major figure in Renaissance music. An undisputed master of lute song, Dowland was able to bring to a rare degree of refinement the expression of human passions, combining melancholy, introspection and great poetic delicacy. This program brings together a selection of his most famous songs for voice and lute, where text and music dialogue with extreme subtlety, revealing all the expressive richness of his language. These vocal pages are punctuated by Lachrimae and other iconic instrumental pieces, offering moments of breathing and contemplation. Through this alternation, Maxime Melnik and Adriaan Lauwers invite the public to immerse themselves in Dowland's universe, where the apparent simplicity of writing hides an intensity of rare depth.