Thorvald Blough (baritone) Solomon-Miles Donnelly (piano)
Programme
Brahms “Von ewiger Liebe” Op. 43, No.1
(Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly)
Schumann Dichterliebe, Op.48
(Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly)
Scriabin Piano Sonata No.2 in G sharp minor
(Solomon-Miles Donnelly)
Thorvald Blough and Solomon-Miles Donnelly are both medical students at the University of Liverpool.
Thorvald previously studied singing in his native California and then moved to London, where he worked as an opera singer. He has performed with various opera companies such as Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park and British Youth Opera. He currently sings with the Liverpool Bach Collective.
His switch to medicine was spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic when he took a job as a health care assistant at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. His experience on the wards during the pandemic inspired a career change to become a doctor.
Solomon attended Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester where he studied piano in tandem with his academic curriculum. He has achieved his Fellow of Trinity College, London Diploma in piano performance and has performed in numerous competitions and concerts, both nationally and internationally. Solomon is now in his final year of medical school at the University of Liverpool after also completing his Masters degree in Acute, Critical and Emergency Care Medicine.
In December 2023, Thorvald and Solomon performed Schubert’s “Winterreise” together in Liverpool’s new “state of the art” concert hall, The Tung Auditorium.