The fourth, 'expanded' year of the Wigmore French Song Exchange returns with three recitals: two Wigmore Hall lunchtimes and a performance at the iconic Salle Cortot in Paris.

Devised by Dame Felicity Lott and François Le Roux, two great exponents of the mélodie, the Wigmore French Song Exchange offers eight gifted singers – and for the first time three pianists, guided by the celebrated Sebastian Wybrew – a year of coaching from their mentors and guest teachers, culminating in three showcase performances. This year, the course also explores English song, which will form part of these special concerts

The second Wigmore Hall lunchtime – which concludes this year's coaching, masterclasses and guidance from two experts of the genre – features some of the best emerging talent in mélodie, providing a glimpse into the next generation of French art song recitalists, as well as their take on English song, for a true ‘song exchange’.