April - May 2019 Monthly Diary

APR/ MAY 2018/19 Season

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April

1 Apr 1.00pm Benjamin Beilman/Narek Hakhnazaryan/ 4 Louis Schwizgebel 7.30pm Ekaterina Semenchuk/Semyon Skigin 4 2 Apr 1.00pm Benjamin Baker/Daniel Lebhardt 4 7.30pm Royal Academy of Music Song Circle 4 3 Apr 7.30pm London Handel Orchestra/Anna Dennis/ 5 Anna Huntley/Edward Grint 4 Apr 10.15am Chamber Tots: Train Ride 5 11.45am Chamber Tots: Train Ride 5 7.30pm Matthew Rose/Tom Poster 5 5 Apr 7.30pm Arcangelo/Emőke Baráth/ 5 Anna Reinhold/Callum Thorpe 6 Apr 1.00pm JACK Quartet 6 6.00pm Illustrated Pre-Concert Talk 6 7.30pm JACK Quartet 6 7 Apr 11.30am Tesla Quartet 7 3.00pm Milan Siljanov/Nino Chokhonelidze 7 7.30pm Louis Schwizgebel 7 8 Apr 1.00pm Katarina Karnéus/Julius Drake 7 7.30pm Christina Landshamer/Gerold Huber 7 9 Apr 1.00pm Nikola Avramovic 8 7.30pm The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 8 10 Apr 7.30pm Escher String Quartet 8 11 Apr 7.30pm Sally Matthews/Simon Lepper 8 12 Apr 3.00pm Music for the Moment 9 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 9 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Claire Booth/ 9

Simone Leona Hueber 13 Apr 7.30pm Ian Bostridge/Saskia Giorgini 10 14 Apr 11.30am Alexandra Dariescu 10 3.00pm Gavan Ring/Simon Lepper 10 7.30pm Lise de la Salle 11 15 Apr 1.00pm Tabea Zimmerman/Adam Walker/Agnès Clément 11 7.30pm Ian Bostridge/Saskia Giorgini 11 16 Apr 7.00pm Solomon's Knot 11 17 Apr 10.15am Chamber Tots: In the Garden 12 11.45am Chamber Tots: In the Garden 12 7.30pm The Sixteen/Harry Christophers/ 12 Michael Pennington 18 Apr 7.30pm Angela Hewitt 12 20 Apr 1.00pm Parkhouse Award 2019 Finals Concert 12 7.30pm Trio Mediæval 13 21 Apr 11.30am Kelemen Quartet 13 22 Apr 1.00pm Pavel Haas Quartet 13 7.30pm Ensemble Correspondances/ 13 Sébastien Daucé/Sophie Karthäuser 23 Apr 7.30pm Steven Isserlis/Janine Jansen/ 14

Arisa Fujita/Amihai Grosz/Connie Shih 24 Apr 1.30pm Kathleen Ferrier Awards Semi-Final 14 7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly/Robin Tritschler/ 15 Malcolm Martineau 25 Apr 7.30pm The Orlando Consort 14 26 Apr 6.00pm Kathleen Ferrier Awards Final 14 27 Apr 10.30am Family Day: Wild River Adventures 16 7.30pm Patricia Kopatchinskaja/Reto Bieri/ 16

Polina Leschenko 28 Apr 11.30am Ning Feng/Yukako Morikawa 16 6.30pm Louis Lortie 16 29 Apr 1.00pm Julian Prégardien/Eric Le Sage 16 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Ravel 17 7.30pm Hagen Quartet 17 30 Apr 1.00pm Orchestra of St John’s 17 7.30pm Marcus Farnsworth/James Baillieu 18

May

1 May 7.30pm Pekka Kuusisto/ 19 Prof Dr Erik Scherder/Jukka Huitila 2 May 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Ravel 17 7.30pm Notos Quartett 18 3 May 7.00pm Piotr Anderszewski 18 10.00pm Anne Sofie von Otter/Bengt Forsberg 20 4 May 10.30am In Focus: Sir George Benjamin – RNCM Soloists 21

12 noon In Focus: Sir George Benjamin – In Conversation 21 2.00pm In Focus: Sir George Benjamin – 21

RNCM New Ensemble/Callum Smart 7.30pm Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin 22 5 May 11.30am Jan Vogler/Antti Siirala 22 3.00pm Paula Murrihy/Malcolm Martineau 22 7.30pm Aaron Pilsan 22 6 May 1.00pm The King's Singers 23 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Ravel 17 7.30pm Clara Mouriz/Roderick Williams/ 23

Adam Walker/Guy Johnston/Joseph Middleton 7 May 7.30pm Andreas Staier 23 8 May 7.30pm Jerusalem Quartet 24 9 May 7.30pm Jerusalem Quartet 24 10 May 7.00pm Sir András Schiff 24 11 May 1.00pm Sumi Jo Masterclass 24 7.30pm Alban Gerhardt/Steven Osborne 25 12 May 11.30am Castalian String Quartet 25 3.00pm Sumi Jo/Gary Matthewman/Krzysztof Meisinger 25

7.30pm Flora Curzon/Benedict Williams/Sally Palmer/ 25

Leo Nicholson 13 May 1.00pm Gould Piano Trio 26 7.30pm Håkan Hardenberger/Roland Pöntinen 26 14 May 7.00pm Sir András Schiff 26 15 May 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 26 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 26 7.30pm Takács Quartet 27 16 May 3.00pm YCAT Public Final Auditions 2019 27 7.00pm YCAT Public Final Auditions 2019 27 17 May 11.00am Schools Concert: Heroes and Villains 27 7.30pm Takács Quartet/Garrick Ohlsson 27 18 May 11.00am Family Concert: Heroes and Villains 28 7.30pm Ema Nikolovska/Dylan Perez 28 19 May 11.30am Jonathan Plowright 28 7.30pm Royal Academy of Music Soloists/Thomas Gould 28 20 May 1.00pm Andreas Haefliger 28 7.30pm Henning Kraggerud/Adrian Brendel/ 29

Imogen Cooper 21 May 1.00pm Orchestra of St John’s 29 7.30pm Castalian String Quartet/Anthony Marwood/ 29 Aleksandar Madžar 22 May 10.15am Chamber Tots: In the Garden 29 11.45am Chamber Tots: In the Garden 29 7.30pm Igor Levit 30 23 May 1.00pm Voiceworks 30 7.30pm Elias String Quartet 30 24 May 6.00pm Artists in Conversation: Igor Levit 30 7.30pm Igor Levit 31 25 May 1.00pm Piatti Quartet 31 7.30pm Narek Hakhnazaryan/Pavel Kolesnikov 31 26 May 11.30am Sheku Kanneh-Mason/Isata Kanneh-Mason 31 3.00pm Jacques Imbrailo/Alisdair Hogarth 32 7.30pm Robin Tritschler/Simon Lepper 32 27 May 1.00pm Kuss Quartet 32 7.30pm Igor Levit 32 28 May 7.30pm L'Arpeggiata 33 29 May 11.00am RNIB Study Day 34 7.30pm The Endellion String Quartet 34 30 May 1.00pm György Pauk Masterclass 34 7.30pm Hilary Hahn 35 31 May 7.00pm Jason Moran 35 10.00pm Amaan Ali Bangash/Ayaan Ali Bangash/ 35 Jennifer Pike

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Monday 1 April

Tuesday 2 April

1.00pm

7.30pm

Benjamin Beilman violin Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Louis Schwizgebel piano

Royal Academy of Music Song Circle

Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49 Rachmaninov Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 (arr.

Gayane Hakhnazaryan for piano trio) Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor Op. 8 £16 concs £14

Frances Gregory mezzo-soprano Olivia Warburton mezzo-soprano Kieran Carrel tenor Paul Grant baritone Thomas Bennett bass Richard Gowers piano Gus Tredwell piano Leo Nicholson piano The Songs of Carl Loewe

Monday 1 April 7.30pm

Ekaterina Semenchuk mezzo-soprano Semyon Skigin piano Glinka A Farewell to Saint Petersburg Musorgsky Sunless; The Peep-Show £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tuesday 2 April 1.00pm

Benjamin Baker violin Daniel Lebhardt piano

Students from the Royal Academy of Music’s ‘Song Circle’ present a recital of Lieder devoted entirely to the songs of Carl Loewe (1796-1869). The students will perform a breadth of Loewe’s repertoire, from comic gems to celebrated ballads, through lyrical pieces, a song cycle, and much more.

A whole evening of Loewe Lieder is almost unprecedented, and surtitles will be provided to increase the enjoyment. £30 £25 £20 £16 £10 Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Op. 96 Schumann Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121 £14 concs £12 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity, Help Musicians UK and the International Music and Art Foundation for this series Benjamin Beilman © Giorgia Bertazzi

Ekaterina Semenchuk and Semyon Skigin © Irina Tuminene

Benjamin Baker © Kaupo Kikkas

Royal Academy of Music Song Circle © Helen Wills

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Wednesday 3 April

Thursday 4 April

7.30pm

7.30pm

Anna Dennis soprano (as Aci) Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano (as Galatea) Edward Grint bass-baritone (as Polifemo) London Handel Orchestra Adrian Butterfield conductor

Matthew Rose bass Tom Poster piano

Handel Aci, Galatea e Polifemo HWV72 Having staged Handel’s English version of the Acis and Galatea story in 2018, the London Handel Orchestra now presents his earlier Italian version, Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, which he wrote in Naples in June 1708 as a celebratory canatata for a wedding. £45 £42 £40 £35 £25

Schubert Strophe aus ‘Die Götter Griechenlands’; Fahrt zum Hades; Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren; Im Abendrot; Wandrers Nachtlied II Schubert Impromptu in E flat D899 No. 2 Liszt Impromptu (Nocturne) S191 Liszt Gebet; Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh; Gastibelza Musorgsky Songs and Dances of Death Musorgsky Impromptu passionné Tom Poster Songs (world première) Ives 3 Improvisations Ives Ilmenau; The Children’s Hour; Down East; At the River; The Circus Band £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 4 April 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: Train Ride Interactive music-making sessions for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers, with songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close. Presented by music leaders Esther Sheridan and Lucy Drever alongside emerging chamber ensembles.

10.15am – 11.15am (1-2 year-olds) 11.45am – 12.45pm (3-5 year-olds) Children £7 Adults £5

Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Friday 5 April 7.30pm

Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen director, harpsichord Emőke Baráth soprano Anna Reinhold mezzo-soprano Callum Thorpe bass-baritone Vivaldi La Senna festeggiante RV693 Approximately 1 hour 40 minutes in duration, including an interval £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Anna Huntley © Kaupo Kikkas

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Matthew Rose © Lena Kern

Anna Reinhold © Charles Plumey

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Complete Elliott Carter String Quartets Saturday 6 April

Saturday 6 April

1.00pm

7.30pm

JACK Quartet

JACK Quartet

Carter String Quartet No. 5; String Quartet No. 1

Carter String Quartet No. 4; String Quartet No. 2; String Quartet No. 3

Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval £16 concs £14 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Saturday 6 April 6.00pm

Illustrated Pre-Concert Talk Join us for a musically illustrated pre-concert talk with the JACK Quartet ahead of the evening concert.

Approximately 45 minutes in duration £5

JACK Quartet © Shervin Lainez

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

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Sunday 7 April

Monday 8 April

11.30am

1.00pm

Tesla Quartet

Katarina Karnéus mezzo-soprano Julius Drake piano

Famous Last Words Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 135 Villa-Lobos String Quartet No. 17 Britten String Quartet No. 3 Op. 94 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 7 April 3.00pm

Milan Siljanov bass-baritone Nino Chokhonelidze piano Brahms 4 Serious Songs Op. 121 Finzi Let us garlands bring Op. 18 Duparc Chanson triste; La vie antérieure Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcinée £16 With grateful thanks to the Voices at Wigmore Circle

Sunday 7 April 7.30pm

Louis Schwizgebel piano Schubert Allegretto in C minor D915; 4 Impromptus D935 Chopin 24 Preludes Op. 28 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Robert Schumann Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart Op. 135 Alma Mahler Die stille Stadt; Laue Sommernacht; Bei dir ist es traut; Der Erkennende Berg 7 frühe Lieder Herzogin Anna Amalia Das Veilchen Clara Schumann Liebst du um Schönheit Robert Schumann Widmung from Myrthen; Herzeleid; Singet nicht in Trauertönen £16 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Monday 8 April 7.30pm

Christina Landshamer soprano Gerold Huber piano Purcell/Britten Sweeter than Roses and other songs Copland From 12 poems of Emily Dickinson: Nature, the Gentlest Mother; There came a wind like a bugle; The world feels dusty; Heart, we will forget him; Dear March, Come In!; Sleep is supposed to be; Going to Heaven!; The Chariot Songs by Schumann A selection of German Baroque songs Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tesla Quartet © Dario Acosta

Milan Siljanov

Louis Schwizgebel © Marco Borggreve

Katarina Karnéus © Mats Baecker

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Tuesday 9 April

Wednesday 10 April

1.00pm

7.30pm

Nikola Avramovic piano

American Series

RCM Benjamin Britten Piano Fellowship Recital

Escher String Quartet

Skryabin Mazurka in E minor Op. 25 No. 3; Mazurka in D sharp minor Op. 3 No. 5; Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 3 No. 6; Deux poèmes Op. 32 Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52 Grieg Ballade in G minor Op. 24 Prokofiev Toccata in D minor Op. 11

Ives String Quartet No. 2 Andrew Norman New work* Copland 2 Pieces for String Quartet Barber String Quartet Op. 11

£10 Royal College of Music, London (Reg. Charity No. 309268)

Tuesday 9 April

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

7.30pm

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Tommaso Lonquich clarinet Arnaud Sussmann violin Yura Lee viola Nicholas Canellakis cello Wu Qian piano Beethoven String Trio in D Op. 9 No. 2 Debussy Première rapsodie Brett Dean New work for clarinet, violin, cello and piano* (European première) Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 *Co-commissioned by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall and La Jolla Music Society £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Nikola Avramovic

*Co-commissioned by Tuesday Musical Association, Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, and Aspen Music Festival and School

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center © Tristan Cook

Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Thursday 11 April 7.30pm

Sally Matthews soprano Simon Lepper piano Grieg 6 Songs Op. 48 Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Sibelius Demanten på marssnön; Våren flyktar hastigt; Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte; Var det en dröm?

Pfitzner Hast du von den Fischerkindern das alte Märchen vernommen?; Venus mater Strauss Wiegenlied; Das Rosenband; Morgen; Cäcilie £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Escher String Quartet © Sarah Skinner

Sally Matthews © Sigtryggur Ari Jóhannsson

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Friday 12 April

Friday 12 April

3.00pm – 4.00pm

7.30pm

Music for the Moment

Nash Inventions

If you are, or someone you know is, living with dementia, please join us for this informal afternoon concert with musicians from the Royal Academy of Music. You are warmly invited to join us for tea and coffee from 2.30pm in the Bechstein Room.

Free (ticket required) In partnership with Resonate Arts and the Royal Academy of Music

Stefan Asbury conductor Claire Booth soprano Simone Leona Hueber reciter Lawrence Power viola Adrian Brendel cello Ursula Leveaux bassoon Lucy Wakeford harp Focus on Sir Harrison Birtwistle Sir Harrison Birtwistle Fantasia upon all the notes* Carter Mosaic* Sir Harrison Birtwistle 3 Songs from The Holy Forest; Songs by Myself; Duet for 8 Strings for viola and cello* (world première) Knussen Study for ‘Metamorphosis’ for solo bassoon (UK première) Sir Harrison Birtwistle The Woman and the Hare*

Friday 12 April 6.00pm Nash Inventions

Pre-Concert Talk Sir Harrison Birtwistle in conversation with the broadcaster and journalist Tom Service.

Free (ticket required)

Music for the Moment © Hope Fitzgerald

Nash Ensemble

*Commissioned by the Nash Ensemble This concert is dedicated to the eminent composer and conductor Oliver Knussen, who died in July 2018. £30 £25 £20 £15 £10

Sir Harrison Birtwistle © Hanya Chlala

Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

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Saturday 13 April

Sunday 14 April

7.30pm

11.30am

Schubert Cycles

Alexandra Dariescu piano

Ian Bostridge tenor Saskia Giorgini piano Schubert Die schöne Müllerin D795 Joining the pre-eminent Lieder interpreter for a traversal of the first of Schubert’s great cycles, the Italian-Dutch pianist won the Salzburg International Mozart Competition in 2016 and made her debut at the Musikverein in Vienna the following year. Composed in 1823, The Fair Maid of the Mill shows Schubert’s mastery of the combination of lyricism with narrative in full flower.

Debussy Estampes Tailleferre Romance; Pastorale; Impromptu; Larghetto; Valse lente L Boulanger Prelude in D flat; 3 morceaux pour piano Messiaen Préludes: No. 1 ‘La colombe’, No. 7 ‘Plainte calme’ & No. 8 ‘Un reflet dans le vent’ Fauré Préludes: in G minor Op. 103 No. 3 & in F Op. 103 No. 4 Debussy L’isle joyeuse £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval

Sunday 14 April

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Gavan Ring baritone Simon Lepper piano

Concert Repeated

Monday 15 April 7.30pm Forthcoming concerts in this Series Tuesday 2 July & Thursday 4 July 7.30pm with Lars Vogt

3.00pm

Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 Seóirse Bodley Stróll; Do bhádhasa Uair; Cré; Paidir I Larchet Padriac the Fiddiler; The Cormorant; The Philosophy of Love £16 Supported by Frances and David Waters

Ian Bostridge © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Saskia Giorgini © Christine Rechling

Alexandra Dariescu © Marco Borggreve

Gavan Ring © Anthony-Riordan

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Sunday 14 April

Monday 15 April

7.30pm

7.30pm

Lise de la Salle piano

Schubert Cycles

Mozart Fantasia in D minor K397; Rondo in D K485; Rondo in A minor K511; Variations on ‘Ah vous dirai-je, maman’ K265 Fauré Barcarolles: No. 4 in A flat Op. 44, No. 5 in F sharp minor Op. 66 & No. 6 in E flat Op. 70 Chopin Nocturnes: in D flat Op. 27 No. 2, in F Op. 15 No. 1 & in C minor Op. 48 No. 1 Prokofiev 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet Op. 75 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Ian Bostridge tenor Saskia Giorgini piano Schubert Die schöne Müllerin D795 Repeat of concert on 13 April Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Tuesday 16 April

Monday 15 April

7.00pm NB time

1.00pm

Solomon’s Knot

Tabea Zimmermann viola Adam Walker flute Agnès Clément harp Bax Elegiac Trio for flute, viola and harp Debussy Syrinx for solo flute; Sonata for flute, viola and harp Stravinsky Elegy for solo viola Sofia Gubaidulina Garten von Freuden und Traurigkeiten for flute, viola and harp

Bach St John Passion BWV245 (2nd version, 1725) Handl Ecce quomodo moritur Justus Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes, including an interval £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

£16 concs £14

Lise de la Salle © Stéphane Gallois

Tabea Zimmermann © Marco Borggreve

Ian Bostridge © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Solomon’s Knot © Gerard Collett

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Wednesday 17 April

Thursday 18 April

10.15am and 11.45am

7.30pm

Chamber Tots: In the Garden

Angela Hewitt: The Bach Odyssey

Interactive music-making sessions for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers, with songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close. Presented by music leaders Esther Sheridan and Lucy Drever alongside emerging chamber ensembles.

Angela Hewitt piano

10.15am – 11.15am (1-2 year-olds) 11.45am – 12.45pm (3-5 year-olds)

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Children £7 Adults £5

Wednesday 17 April 7.30pm

The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Michael Pennington narrator Music from the Chapel Royal with excerpts from Pepys’ diary Cooke O Lord, thou hast searched me out Blow In the time of trouble Humfrey Lord, I have sinned Blow Salvator mundi Corbetta Preludio and Chiacona Humfrey O Lord my God; By the waters of Babylon Pepys/Morelli Beauty retire Cooke Put me not to rebuke, O Lord Humfrey Wilt thou forgive that sin (A Hymne to God the Father) Humfrey/Blow/Turner I will alway give thanks (The ‘Club’ Anthem)

Bach Toccatas: in C minor BWV911, in G BWV916, in F sharp minor BWV910, in E minor BWV914, in D minor BWV913, in G minor BWV915 & in D BWV912; Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor BWV903

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Thursday 13 June 7.30pm

Saturday 20 April 1.00pm

Parkhouse Award 2019 Finals Concert Having been selected from international entrants, four ensembles of piano with strings will perform their chosen repertoire in an attempt to win the prestigious Parkhouse Award and join a roster of brilliant ensembles, chosen since 1991. The result will be announced shortly after the last contestant has performed. £5 Free for Friends of Wigmore Hall

£60 £50 £40 £30 £18

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

The Sixteen © Molina visuals

Angela Hewitt © Keith Saunders

David Parkhouse

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Saturday 20 April

Monday 22 April

7.30pm

1.00pm

Trio Mediæval

Pavel Haas Quartet

Lumen de Lumine

Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor Op. 108; String Quartet No. 2 in A Op. 68

Anon (16th century) Ecce lignum crucis (an antiphon for Good Friday) (arr. Trio Mediæval); Alleluia: Surrexit Dominus vere (an antiphon for Easter) (arr. Trio Mediæval) Trad/Estonian/ Friman Abba, hjärtans Fader god; Pris vare Gud; Nu haver denna dag Sungji Hong From Missa Lumen de Lumine: Kyrie & Agnus Dei Anon (13th century) De la crudel morte de Cristo (arr. Trio Mediæval); Plangiamo quel crudel basciar (arr. Trio Mediæval); Oi me lasso Anon Veni creator Spiritus Trad/Norwegian/ Fuglseth Kyrkjeklokka; Nu solen går ned; Krist er oppstanden; Fryd dig, du Kristi brud Andrew Smith New work Gavin Bryars Ave regina gloriosa (Lauda VII) attr. Pérotin Beata Viscera £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Sunday 21 April 11.30am

Kelemen Quartet

£16 concs £14

Monday 22 April 7.30pm Ensemble Correspondances Residency

Ensemble Correspondances Sébastien Daucé conductor, organ Sophie Karthäuser soprano Leçons des Ténèbres de Lalande Plainchant: Tristis est anima mea, Ecce vidimus eum, Vinea mea electa, Plange quasi virgo & O Mors; Leçons: du Mercredy Saint, du Jeudy Saint & du Vendredy Saint; Cantique sur le bonheur des justes; Miserere mei Deus Charpentier Salve Regina £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Haydn Seven Last Words from the Cross Op. 51 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Trio Mediæval © Ingvil Skeie Ljones

Kelemen Quartet © László Emmer

Pavel Haas Quartet © Marco Borggreve

Ensemble Correspondances with Sébastien Daucé © Molina Visuals

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Tuesday 23 April 7.30pm Fauré/Schumann Project

Steven Isserlis cello Veronika Eberle violin Arisa Fujita violin Amihai Grosz viola Connie Shih piano

Kathleen Ferrier Awards 2019 The annual auditions for the famous singing competition, founded in memory of one of the UK’s best-loved contraltos, attract capacity houses from both devoted lovers of vocal art and students of singing.

Wednesday 24 April 1.30pm

Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Fauré Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor Op. 89; Romance Op. 69; Elégie Op. 24 Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat Op. 47

Semi-Final

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

6.00pm

Forthcoming Events in this Series Saturday 16 June 6.00pm Pre-concert talk with Steven Isserlis Saturday 16 June 7.30pm Steven Isserlis cello with Anthony Marwood violin Irène Duval violin Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola Dénes Várjon piano & Izabella Simon piano

£19 students £12

Friday 26 April Final £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 25 April 7.30pm

The Orlando Consort The Secrets of Heaven Dunstaple Veni sancte spiritus/Veni creator spiritus; Quam pulchra es; Descendi in ortum meum Anon (13th century) Alleluya Christo iubilemus Anon (14th century) O sponsa Dei electa; Kyrie, Cuthberte prece Power Gloria Bittering En Katerine solennia Henry Sanctus Anon (2nd Fountains Abbey Manuscript) Credo Anon (Trent Codices) Stella celi Pyamour Quam pulcra es Forest Tota pulcra es Plummer Anna mater matris Christi Anon (Egerton Manuscript) Audivi vocem Anon (Ritson Manuscript) Gaude virgo Trouluffe Nesciens mater Lambe Stella caeli £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Steven Isserlis © Kevin Davis

Amihai Grosz

Kathleen Ferrier

The Orlando Consort © Eric Richmond

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Wednesday 24 April 7.30pm Schumann Song Series

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Robin Tritschler tenor Malcolm Martineau piano Schumann Myrthen Op. 25 Schumann Duets: Er und Sie; In der Nacht from Spanisches Liederspiel; Liebhabers Ständchen; Unterm Fenster £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall

Malcolm Martineau © Russell Duncan

16 • APRIL

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Saturday 27 April

Sunday 28 April

10.30am – 3.30pm

11.30am

Family Day: Wild River Adventures

Ning Feng violin Yukako Morikawa piano

For ages 5 plus Join music leader Hannah Opstad on a winding adventure as we follow the journey of a river through mountains, waterfalls and wherever our imaginations take us! Together we’ll explore stories and music inspired by rivers and create our own musical journey to share with each other onstage.

Children £10 Adults £15

Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor K304 Franck Sonata in A for violin and piano Sarasate Zigeunerweisen Op. 20 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 28 April 6.30pm NB time

Saturday 27 April

Louis Lortie piano

7.30pm

Liszt Années de pèlerinage: première année, Suisse S160, deuxième année, Italie S161 & troisième année S163

Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin Reto Bieri clarinet Polina Leschenko piano Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13 Vivier Piece for violin and clarinet Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano BB116 Leo Dick The Grasshopper and the Ant Poulenc Sonata for clarinet and piano Milhaud Jeu from Suite for clarinet, violin and piano Op. 157b Paul Schoenfield Trio for clarinet, violin and piano £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Family Day © James Berry

Patricia Kopatchinskaja © Marco Borggreve

Approximately 3 hours 10 minutes in duration, including two intervals £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 29 April 1.00pm

Julian Prégardien tenor Eric Le Sage piano Schumann Liederkreis Op. 24 Fauré Nocturne No. 6 in D flat Op. 63 (solo piano) Fauré La bonne chanson Op. 61 £16 concs £14

Ning Feng © Felix Broede

Louis Lortie © Elias Photography

APRIL • 17

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Monday 29 April

Wigmore Study Group: Ravel Monday 29 April Thursday 2 May Monday 6 May All dates 3.00pm – 6.00pm Crossing the divide: Ravel’s music for voice and chamber ensemble Ravel pushed boundaries in his song writing, blurring the lines between natural spoken and sung French in ways that scandalised his contemporaries. In 1913, Stravinsky introduced him to Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire and his own 3 Japanese Lyrics. Ravel was inspired to bring an instrumental quality to his vocal writing and this led to his Chansons madécasses.

Explore Ravel’s superlative mastery of instrumentation alongside his unique imaginative approach to setting the French language, in these sessions presented by composer Julian Philips, with pianist Laura Roberts, visiting speakers and student performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Series ticket price £70 including 3 study sessions and a ticket for the evening concert on Monday 6 May

Maurice Ravel

7.30pm

Hagen Quartet Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor D703 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor Op. 138 Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tuesday 30 April 1.00pm My Music with Orchestra of St John’s

Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock founder/conductor Sir Trevor McDonald newsreader,

journalist & interviewee

Paul Blezard journalist Hannah Davey soprano Derek Paravicini piano

Gershwin Someone to watch over me from Oh, Kay! (as performed by Ella Fitzgerald) Elgar Slow movement from Serenade for strings in E minor Op. 20 Cohen Hallelujah Barber Adagio for strings Op. 11 Puccini Sì, mi chiamano Mimì from La bohème Tchaikovsky Last movement from Serenade for strings in C Op. 48 £16 concs £14 Orchestra of St John’s (Reg. Charity No. 289106)

Hagen Quartet © Harald Hoffmann

Sir Trevor McDonald

18 • APRIL

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Tuesday 30 April

Thursday 2 May

7.30pm

7.30pm

Marcus Farnsworth baritone James Baillieu piano

Notos Quartett

Lines from a Wanderer Schubert Der Wanderer an den Mond; Auf der Donau; Strophe aus ‘Die Götter Griechenlands’; Auf der Bruck (Auf der Brücke) Fauré L’horizon chimérique Op. 118 Mahler From Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Scheiden und Meiden & Ich ging mit Lust; Ging heut’ morgen from Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen from Rückert Lieder John Casken Lines from a Wanderer (London première) Britten Lemady; The False Knight upon the Road; The Soldier and the Sailor; At the mid hour of night; The Crocodile £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor Op. 60 Françaix Divertissement for string trio and piano Bartók Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 20 (UK première) £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Friday 3 May 7.00pm NB time

Piotr Anderszewski piano 50th Birthday Concert Programme to include: Bach Preludes and Fugues from The WellTempered Clavier Book II Beethoven 33 Variations in C on a waltz by Diabelli Op. 120 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Marcus Farnsworth © Andy Staples

James Baillieu © Kaupo Kikkas

Notos Quartett © Uwe Arens

Piotr Anderszewski © MG de Saint Venant licenced to Virgin Classics

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Wednesday 1 May 7.30pm Pekka Kuusisto Residency

Pekka Kuusisto violin Prof Dr Erik Scherder neuropsychologist

Jukka Huitila visual designer Programme to include music by JS Bach, Kreutzer, Thomas Adès, Jörg Widmann and Paganini.

Pekka Kuusisto and Professor Scherder demonstrate the strength and beauty of music when experienced by human brains in different conditions and explore the neural systems involved with musicians’ brains. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2018/19 Wigmore Series

Pekka Kuusisto © Kaapo Kamu

MAY • 19

20 • MAY

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Wigmore Lates Wigmore Lates, firm fixtures in the Hall’s summer calendar, make the ideal start to the weekend. Join us for a late-night concert, followed by live music in the bar. Kicking off with a wonderful mezzo-soprano and piano duo, highlights include the Chineke! Orchestra, Europe’s first majority-BME orchestra, Sean Shibe’s ‘bracingly original concert programme’ softLOUD (Gramophone), and sarod virtuosi Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash.

Visit wigmore-hall.org.uk/lates for full details.

All seats £16 (including entry to the bar after the concert)

Forthcoming Events in this Series Friday 31 May 10.00pm Amaan Ali Bangash sarod Ayaan Ali Bangash sarod Jennifer Pike violin Friday 14 June 10.00pm Viktoria Mullova violin Friday 21 June 10.00pm Chineke! Orchestra Friday 28 June 10.00pm Sean Shibe guitar – softLOUD Friday 12 July 10.00pm

The Wigmore Lates Series is supported by The Hargreaves and Ball Trust

Adam Walker flute Sean Shibe guitar

Friday 3 May

Friday 19 July 10.00pm

10.00pm

Susan Bullock soprano Richard Sisson piano

Wigmore Lates

Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano Bengt Forsberg piano Purcell/Thomas Adès By Beauteous Softness Britten Voici le Printemps; La belle est au jardin d’amour; Fileuse; The Plough Boy; The Foggy, Foggy Dew; At the mid hour of night; Come you not from Newcastle?; The Salley Gardens Grainger Peace and Saxon Twiplay and other piano solos Shostakovich 6 Verses of Marina Tsvetayeva Op. 143 £16 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’ Anne Sofie von Otter © Mats Bäcker

Viktoria Mullova © Henry Fair

Chineke! Orchestra © Eric Richmond

Sean Shibe © Kaupo Kikkas

MAY • 21

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In Focus: Sir George Benjamin Musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music Clark Rundell artistic director The Royal Northern College of Music and Wigmore Hall are delighted to present a day of music to celebrate the work of composer Sir George Benjamin. Benjamin is truly one of the musical giants of our time, composing music that must be heard live. The visceral quality of the music he creates absorbs the listener in constantly shifting layers of sound, from the startling to the touching and from the virtuosic to the beautifully simple.

Saturday 4 May 10.30am – 11.20am

RNCM soloists Maria Luc, Luke Jones, Anna Denisova piano Katie Hyland flute Sir George Benjamin Meditation on Haydn’s Name; Relativity Rag; Flight; Sortilèges; Piano Figures

Saturday 4 May 12 noon

In conversation Music broadcaster and curator Sara MohrPietsch (BBC Radio 3) leads an informal conversation with today’s featured composer Sir George Benjamin.

Saturday 4 May 2.00pm – 3.00pm

RNCM New Ensemble Mark Heron, Jack Sheen, Laurent Zufferey conductors Callum Smart violin Sir George Benjamin Octet; 3 Miniatures for solo violin; Fantasia 7 after Henry Purcell; At First Light £5 (each event) or day ticket £12 In partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music

Sir George Benjamin © Matthew Lloyd

22 • MAY

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Saturday 4 May

Sunday 5 May

7.30pm

3.00pm

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Georg Kallweit leader

Paula Murrihy mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano

Handel Concerti Grossi Op. 3: No. 4 in F, No. 5 in D minor, No. 2 in B flat, No. 6 in D, No. 3 in G & No. 1 in B flat Telemann From Canons Mélodieux: Piacevole non Largo from Sonata No. 4 in D minor TWV40:121, Presto from Sonata No. 2 in G minor TWV40:119, Adagio from Sonata No. 1 in G TWV40:118 & Soave from Sonata No. 6 in A minor TWV40:123

The Mendelssohns and the Schumanns

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 5 May

Programme to include: Felix Mendelssohn 6 Gesänge Op. 99 Robert Schumann 6 Gedichte von N Lenau und Requiem Op. 90 Selection of Lieder by Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann £16

7.30pm

Sunday 5 May 11.30am

Aaron Pilsan piano

Jan Vogler cello Antti Siirala piano

Haydn Piano Sonata in C HXVI:50 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Op. 10 No. 3 Szymanowski Metopes Op. 29 Liszt Sonetto del Petrarca No. 47 from Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie S161; Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S514

Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat Op. 70 Beethoven Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin © Uwe Arens

Jan Vogler © Jim Rakete

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Paula Murrihy © Barbara Aumüller

Aaron Pilsan © Marie Staggat

MAY • 23

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Monday 6 May

Monday 6 May

1.00pm

7.30pm

The King’s Singers

Ravel Song Series

An unconventional journey from Moscow to London in one hour Alexander Levine New work (part one) Kedrov Otche Nash Sibelius Rakastava (The Lover) Tormis Ratas Zieleński In monte oliveti Kodály Esti dal Tučapský Slough Comedian Harmonists Eins, zwei, drei und vier Brahms Abendständchen Op. 42 No. 1 Poulenc Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise Alexander Levine New work (part two) Music from Home – songs in The King’s Singers’ signature close-harmony style from The British Isles £16 concs £14

Clara Mouriz mezzo-soprano Roderick Williams baritone Adam Walker flute Guy Johnston cello Joseph Middleton piano Basque blood and the folksong Fauré Vocalise-étude Ravel Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera; Don Quichotte à Dulcinée; 5 mélodies populaires grecques; From Chants populaires: Chanson française, Chanson espagnole, Chanson italienne, Chanson hébraïque & Chanson ecossaise Guridi 6 Canciones Castellanas Britten Il est quelqu’un sur terre Falla Asturiana from 7 canciones populares españolas Scarlatti Son tutta duolo Schumann Aus den hebräischen Gesängen from Myrthen Trad/Scottish Ca’ the yowes Ravel Chansons madécasses £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Tuesday 7 May 7.30pm

Andreas Staier fortepiano Schubert Piano Sonata in A D959; Piano Sonata in B flat D960 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter The King’s Singers © Marco Borggreve

Clara Mouriz © Jose Manuel Bielsa

Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

Andreas Staier © Josep Molina

24 • MAY

Complete Bartók String Quartets Wednesday 8 May 7.30pm

Jerusalem Quartet Bartók String Quartet No. 1 BB52; String Quartet No. 3 BB93; String Quartet No. 5 BB110

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Friday 10 May 7.00pm NB time

Sir András Schiff piano Bach Partita No. 5 in G BWV829; Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV827; Partita No. 1 in B flat BWV825; Partita No. 2 in C minor BWV826; Partita No. 4 in D BWV828; Partita No. 6 in E minor BWV830 Approximately 3 hours in duration, including an interval

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

£50 £45 £40 £35 £25

Thursday 9 May

Concert Repeated

7.30pm

Tuesday 14 May 7.00pm

Jerusalem Quartet Bartók String Quartet No. 2 BB75; String Quartet No. 4 BB95; String Quartet No. 6 BB119 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Saturday 11 May 1.00pm

Sumi Jo Masterclass For more than 30 years, the consummate artistry of the lyric coloratura soprano and bel canto specialist has enchanted audiences the world over. Working here with students from the London colleges, she passes on her insights into vocal technique and interpretation in a repertoire in which she has few peers.

Approximately 3 hours in duration, including an interval £10 concs £8

Jerusalem Quartet © Felix Broede

Sir András Schiff © Yutaka Suzuki

Sumi Jo © Youngho Kang

MAY • 25

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Saturday 11 May

Sunday 12 May

7.30pm

3.00pm

Alban Gerhardt cello Steven Osborne piano

Sumi Jo soprano Gary Matthewman piano Krzysztof Meisinger guitar

Schumann 5 Stücke im Volkston Op. 102 Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Op. 99 Falla 7 canciones populares españolas (arr.

Maurice Marechal for cello and piano) Debussy Estampes Ravel Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs (arr.

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco); Pièce en forme de habanera (arr. Paul Bazelaire); Tzigane (arr. Laszlo Varga) £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 12 May

Rossini La fioraia fiorentina; Sombre forêt from Guillaume Tell Villa-Lobos Melodia Sentimental from Floresta do Amazonas; Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 Tárrega Rosita Chabrier España (arr. Krzysztof Meisinger for voice, piano and guitar) Debussy Nuit d’étoiles; Rondel chinois; L’âme évaporée; La romance d’Ariel Ravel Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera Lecocq O Paris, gai séjour de plaisir from Les cent vierges £16

11.30am

Castalian String Quartet Britten String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36 Schubert String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’ £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 12 May 7.30pm

Flora Curzon violin Benedict Williams harpsichord Sally Palmer flute Leo Nicholson piano Royal Academy of Music Patron Award Winners’ Recital Corelli Excerpts from Violin Sonata in C Op. 5 No. 3 Böddecker Violin Sonata in D minor from Sacra Partitura Bach Violin Sonata in G BWV1021 Pandolfi Mealli Violin Sonata in A minor Op. 3 No. 2 ‘La cesta’ Bach Violin Sonata No. 2 in A BWV1015 Prokofiev Flute Sonata in D Op. 94 Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV1004 Jolivet Chant de Linos £16

Alban Gerhardt © Kaupo Kikkas

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Gary Matthewman © Johan Persson

Benedict Williams

26 • MAY

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Monday 13 May

Tuesday 14 May

1.00pm

7.00pm NB time

Gould Piano Trio

Sir András Schiff piano

Kirchner From Bunte Blätter Op. 83: Novellette, Lied ohne Worte, Barcarola, Capriccio & Abendmusik Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8 £16 concs £14

Bach Partita No. 5 in G BWV829; Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV827; Partita No. 1 in B flat BWV825; Partita No. 2 in C minor BWV826; Partita No. 4 in D BWV828; Partita No. 6 in E minor BWV830

Monday 13 May

Approximately 3 hours in duration, including an interval

7.30pm

Håkan Hardenberger trumpet Roland Pöntinen piano Antheil Trumpet Sonata Staffan Storm Three Autumns Berio Sequenza X for solo trumpet; Wasserklavier Salvatore Sciarrino Anamorfosi Gershwin Swanee Roland Pöntinen L’éléphant rose Jan Lundgren The Seagull Thomson At the Beach

Repeat of concert on 10 May

£50 £45 £40 £35 £25

Wednesday 15 May 11.00am and 12.30pm

For Crying Out Loud!

Hear outstanding performances by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music in these concerts presented especially for parents or carers and babies under 1 to enjoy together in a relaxed and accommodating environment.

Parents-to-be are also warmly welcomed.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Approximately 45 minutes in duration

Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Adults £8.50 (babies come free)

Gould Piano Trio © Jake Morley

Håkan Hardenberger © Marco Borggreve

Sir András Schiff © Nadia F Romanini

For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega

MAY • 27

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Wednesday 15 May

Friday 17 May

7.30pm

11.00am – 12 noon

Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

Schools Concert: Heroes and Villains

Takács Quartet Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 76 No. 1 Bartók String Quartet No. 6 BB119 Grieg String Quartet in G minor Op. 27 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to The String Quartet Circle

Thursday 16 May 3.00pm and 7.00pm

YCAT Public Final Auditions 2019

Key Stage 2 Join countertenor Patrick Terry, presenter Isabelle Adams and characters from 18thcentury opera for a concert of glorious arias and diva behaviour. Travel on a marvellous musical journey and explore the costumes, drama and characters of the time.

Children £4 Accompanying Adults Free (ticket required)

Young Classical Artists Trust: the destination point for emerging talent

Friday 17 May

YCAT Artists are selected through a rigorous annual auditions process. In this third and final round, outstanding young soloists and chamber ensembles, selected from over 100 applicants in the preliminary rounds, audition before a panel of distinguished judges.

Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

Both sessions (3.00pm and 7.00pm): £20 Individual session: £12 concs £10 YCAT is grateful for support from the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity, Help Musicians UK and the International Music and Art Foundation for this series

Takács Quartet © Amanda Tipton

YCAT © Kaupo Kikkas

7.30pm

Takács Quartet Garrick Ohlsson piano Beach 5 Improvisations Op. 148 Elgar May Song; Serenade for piano Beach Piano Quintet Op. 67 Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor Op. 84 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Schools Concert © Benjamin Ealovega

Takács Quartet © Amanda Tipton photography

28 • MAY

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Saturday 18 May

Sunday 19 May

11.00am – 12 noon

11.30am

Family Concert: Heroes and Villains

Jonathan Plowright piano

For ages 5 plus Join countertenor Patrick Terry, presenter Isabelle Adams and characters from 18thcentury opera for a concert of glorious arias and diva behaviour. Travel on a marvellous musical journey and explore the costumes, drama and characters of the time.

Children £10 Adults £12

Saturday 18 May 7.30pm

Ema Nikolovska mezzo-soprano Dylan Perez piano Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize 2019 Purcell Sweeter than Roses; From Silent Shades (Bess of Bedlam) Schubert Auflösung; Abendstern; Der Musensohn; An die Entfernte Wolf Auf einer Wanderung; Lied vom Winde; Verschwiegene Liebe; Nimmersatte Liebe Mahler Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?; Phantasie aus Don Juan; Erinnerung; Frühlingsmorgen; Selbstgefühl Medtner Twilight; The Raven; Sleeplessness Rodrigo En Jerez de la Frontera; Adela; De ronda; Canción del cucú; ¡Un Home, San Antonio! Ned Rorem What Sparks and Wiry Cries; A Journey; A Birthday; Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair; Visits to St Elizabeth’s

Paderewski From Humoresques de Concert Op. 14: Menuet célèbre, Sarabande & Caprice (genre Scarlatti) Tchaikovsky The Seasons Op. 37b £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 19 May 7.30pm

Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble Trevor Pinnock conductor Thomas Gould violin, leader Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV1048 Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988 (arr. Józef Koffler) (UK première) £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 20 May 1.00pm

Andreas Haefliger piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109; Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 £16 concs £14

£16 concs £14

Family Concert © Belinda Lawley

Ema Nikolovska © Lazar Nikolovski

Jonathan Plowright © Diane Shaw

Andreas Haefliger © Marco Borggreve

MAY • 29

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Monday 20 May

Tuesday 21 May

7.30pm

7.30pm

Henning Kraggerud violin Adrian Brendel cello Imogen Cooper piano

Castalian String Quartet Anthony Marwood violin Aleksandar Madžar piano

Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat Op. 1 No. 1; Piano Trio in B flat Op. 97 ‘Archduke’

Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor Op. 82; String Quartet in E minor Op. 83; Piano Quintet in A minor Op. 84

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tuesday 21 May 1.00pm My Music with Orchestra of St John’s

Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock founder/conductor Dame Mary Archer scientist & interviewee

Paul Blezard journalist Hannah Davey soprano Derek Paravicini piano Helen Grime Into the faded air Bach Excerpts from The Art of Fugue BWV1080 Coleridge-Taylor Onaway! Awake, beloved! from Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast Butterworth The lads in their hundreds from 6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad Lerner & Loewe On the Street Where You Live from My Fair Lady Stephen Adams The Holy City

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Wednesday 22 May 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: In the Garden Interactive music-making sessions for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers, with songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close. Presented by music leaders Esther Sheridan and Lucy Drever alongside emerging chamber ensembles.

10.15am – 11.15am (1-2 year-olds) 11.45am – 12.45pm (3-5 year-olds) Children £7 Adults £5

£16 concs £14 Orchestra of St John’s (Reg. Charity No. 289106)

Henning Kraggerud © Robert Romik

Dame Mary Archer

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

30 • MAY

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Wednesday 22 May

Thursday 23 May

7.30pm

7.30pm

Igor Levit: Variations

Schumann String Quartet Series

Igor Levit piano

Elias String Quartet

Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988

Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Bach Excerpts from The Art of Fugue BWV1080 Mozart String Quartet in B flat K458 ‘Hunt’ RNCM composition competition winner New work (companion piece to Schumann String Quartet No. 3) Schumann String Quartet in A Op. 41 No. 3

Forthcoming Events in this Series

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Friday 24 May 6.00pm

Friday 24 May

Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes in duration, without an interval £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Artists in Conversation: Igor Levit

6.00pm

Friday 24 May 7.30pm

Igor Levit: Variations

Monday 27 May 7.30pm

Artists in Conversation: Igor Levit

Thursday 23 May

Join pianist Igor Levit in conversation ahead of his evening concert.

1.00pm – 2.00pm

Voiceworks

Approximately 45 minutes in duration £5

Join us for this lunchtime concert featuring brand new works for the voice, the result of a unique collaboration between writers, composers, singers and instrumentalists from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Free (ticket required)

Igor Levit © Robbie Lawrence

Voiceworks © Benjamin Ealovega

Elias String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

MAY • 31

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Friday 24 May

Saturday 25 May

7.30pm

7.30pm

Igor Levit: Variations

Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Pavel Kolesnikov piano

Igor Levit piano Beethoven 33 Variations in C on a waltz by Diabelli Op. 120 Frederic Rzewski Variations on ‘The People United’

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Beethoven 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte WoO. 46; Cello Sonata in A Op. 69 Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73; Träumerei from Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 7 Chopin Introduction and polonaise brillante in C Op. 3; Etude in C sharp minor Op. 25 No. 7 Grieg Cello Sonata in A minor Op. 36

Forthcoming Events in this Series

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 27 May 7.30pm

Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Approximately 2 hours 25 minutes in duration, including an interval

Saturday 25 May 1.00pm

Sunday 26 May

Piatti Quartet Purcell/Britten Chacony in G minor Mark-Anthony Turnage Quartet No. 4 ‘Winter’s Edge’* (UK première) Walton String Quartet in A minor *Co-commissioned by The Piatti String Quartet, Flagey Festival and Wigmore Hall £16 concs £14

11.30am

Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello Isata Kanneh-Mason piano Beethoven 12 Variations in F on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Op. 66 Lutosławski Grave (Metamorphoses) Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Op. 58 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Igor Levit © Robbie Lawrence

Piatti Quartet © Viktor Erik Emanuel

Narek Haknazaryan © Marco Borggreve

Sheku Kanneh-Mason © Lars Borges

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Sunday 26 May

Monday 27 May

3.00pm

1.00pm

Jacques Imbrailo baritone Alisdair Hogarth piano

Kuss Quartet

Sibelius From 5 Christmas Songs Op. 1: Nu står jul vid snöig port, Det mörknar ute & Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt; På verandan vid havet; Norden; Svarta rosor; Säv, säv, susa; Den första kyssen; Lasse liten; Soluppgång; Var det en dröm?; Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte Rachmaninov Letter to K.S. Stanislavsky; Lilacs; How fair this spot; On the Death of a Linnet; Christ is risen; To the children; In the silence of the secret night; Sing not to me, beautiful maiden; Spring waters £16

Sunday 26 May 7.30pm Robin Tritschler: The Seasons

Robin Tritschler tenor Simon Lepper piano Transitional Seasons

Beethoven String Quartet in A minor Op. 132 Enno Poppe Freizeit (UK première) £16 concs £14

Monday 27 May 7.30pm Igor Levit: Variations

Igor Levit piano Stevenson Passacaglia on DSCH Written between 1960 and 1963 and characteristically ambitious, Ronald Stevenson’s vast Passacaglia, based on Shostakovich’s musicalisation of his name in the form DSCH, is perhaps the largest single span of piano music ever composed.

Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes in duration, without an interval £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Brahms 9 Lieder und Gesänge Op. 32; Von waldbekränzter Höhe; Wir wandelten; Schön war, das ich dir weihte; Botschaft Wolf Er ist’s; Frage und Antwort; Zitronenfalter im April; Der Gärtner; Der Jäger; Lied eines Verliebten; Jägerlied; Verborgenheit; Auftrag; Peregrina I; Peregrina II; Nimmersatte Liebe; Begegnung; Zur Warnung; Im Frühling; Storchenbotschaft £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Jacques Imbrailo © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Robin Tritschler © Benjamin Ealovega

Simon Lepper © Robert Workman

Kuss Quartet © Molina Visuals

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Tuesday 28 May

Time Stands Still

7.30pm

Dowland Time stands still; Flow my tears; Sorrow, stay, lend true repentant tears; I saw my Lady weep Johnson Care-charming sleep; Have you seen the bright lily grow?

Bennet Venus’ birds Brade Scottish Dance Trad/English The Three Ravens; The Tailor and the Mouse; The Oak and the Ash; The Frog and the Mouse Playford Stanes Morris; Parson’s Farewell; Paul’s Steeple; Newcastle; An Italian Rant Purcell Music for a while

L’Arpeggiata Céline Scheen soprano Doron Sherwin cornetto Judith Steenbrink violin Francesco Turrisi harpsichord, organ Josep María Martí Duran lute, baroque guitar Christina Pluhar director, theorbo

Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration, without an interval £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Christina Pluhar © Michal Novak

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Wednesday 29 May

Wednesday 29 May

11.00am – 4.30pm

7.30pm

RNIB Study Day

The Endellion String Quartet

Professional Development Day for blind, partially sighted and sighted musicians

Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 18 No. 1 New short commissioned works by Sally Beamish, Prach Boondiskulchok, Jonathan Dove & Giles Swayne in celebration of the quartet’s 40th Anniversary Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’

This practical study day is an opportunity for blind and partially sighted musicians to focus on career development and explore pathways into the classical music industry. The day will include discussion, talks and the opportunity to perform on the Wigmore Hall stage.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

For more information and to book contact Sally-Anne Zimmerman, RNIB Music Adviser at sally.zimmerman@rnib.org.uk or on 020 7391 2273.

Sponsored by Lark Music, Turner Sims Southampton and Brompton’s Auctioneers

Free (application required)

1.00pm

In partnership with RNIB

Thursday 30 May

György Pauk Masterclass Since his London debut at Wigmore Hall in 1962, the leading Hungarian violinist has travelled the world to perform with renowned orchestras and conductors, boasting a wide, rich repertoire and several award-winning recordings to his name. Today, Pauk will be working with violin-piano duos and piano trios from London’s music colleges.

Approximately 3 hours in duration, including an interval £10 concs £8

RNIB Study Day © Benjamin Ealovega

The Endellion String Quartet © Eric Richmond

György Pauk © Jackie Rado

Hilary Hahn © Dana van Leeuwen Decca

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Thursday 30 May

Friday 31 May

7.30pm

10.00pm

Hilary Hahn violin

Wigmore Lates

Bach Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV1003; Partita No. 3 in E BWV1006; Sonata No. 3 in C BWV1005 Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes in duration, including an interval £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Friday 31 May

Amaan Ali Bangash sarod Ayaan Ali Bangash sarod Jennifer Pike violin Bach Partita No. 3 Amjad Ali Khan Sacred Evening (Raga Yaman); By the Moon (Raga Behag); Romancing Earth (Raga Pilu); Temple of Hope (Raga Kirwani) £16

7.00pm NB time Wigmore Hall Jazz Series

Jason Moran piano The American jazz pianist, composer and multimedia performer has recorded some 40 albums to date, either as a soloist, as part of his trio The Bandwagon, or as a member of larger ensembles, working in a variety of fields from post-bop to avant-garde jazz, from stride piano to hip-hop. Presenting original compositions and jazz standards, Jason Moran will announce the programme from the stage.

Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Jason Moran © Clay Patrick McBride

Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash © Suvo Das

Jennifer Pike © Arno

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Latest Release from Wigmore Hall Live Elias String Quartet

Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets Vol. 6

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Also available: Elias String Quartet Beethoven – The Complete String Quartets Volumes 1-5

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