JAN/ FEB 2018/19 Season
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January
February
2 Jan 7.30pm Ilker Arcayürek/Simon Lepper 4 3 Jan 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Schumann Song 4 7.30pm Sergio Tiempo 4 4 Jan 7.30pm Iestyn Davies/James Hall/ 5 The King’s Consort 5 Jan 1.00pm Nobuaki Fukukawa/Eriko Takezawa 5 7.30pm Christoph Pohl/Marcelo Amaral 5 6 Jan 11.30am Rolston String Quartet 6 7.30pm Pavel Kolesnikov/Elīna Bukša/ 6 Hermès Quartet 7 Jan 1.00pm Alexander Gavrylyuk 6 7.30pm Dominic Degavino/Matthew Scott/ 6 Christine Zerafa 8 Jan 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Schumann Song 4 7.30pm Sunwook Kim 6 9 Jan 7.30pm Tasmin Little/Piers Lane 7 10 Jan 7.30pm Alexander Melnikov/Andreas Staier 7 11 Jan 10.15am Chamber Tots: On the Farm 7 11.45am Chamber Tots: On the Farm 7 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Schumann Song 4 7.30pm Anne Schwanewilms/Malcolm Martineau 8 12 Jan 10.30am Family Day: Chamber Challenge 7 5.30pm Nash Ensemble 9 7.30pm Nash Ensemble 9 13 Jan 11.30am Hyeyoon Park/Sholto Kynoch 9 7.30pm Doric String Quartet 9 14 Jan 1.00pm Juilliard String Quartet 9 7.30pm Robin Tritschler/Graham Johnson 10 15 Jan 7.30pm Juilliard String Quartet 10 16 Jan 7.30pm Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber 10 17 Jan 7.30pm The Sixteen/Harry Christophers 10 18 Jan 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 11 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 11 7.30pm Christian Zacharias Lecture-Recital 11 19 Jan 7.30pm Alina Ibragimova/Cédric Tiberghien 11 20 Jan 11.30am Israeli Chamber Project/Antje Weithaas 11 7.30pm The Endellion String Quartet 12 21 Jan 1.00pm Leila Josefowicz/John Novacek 12 7.30pm Rafał Blechacz 12 22 Jan 1.00pm François Le Roux/Olivier Godin 12 7.30pm Mary Bevan/Marcus Farnsworth/ 14 Christopher Glynn 23 Jan 7.30pm Pekka Kuusisto/Atte Kilpeläinen/ 13 Tomas Djupsjöbacka/Jukka Huitila 24 Jan 10.15am Chamber Tots: Under the Sea 14 11.45am Chamber Tots: Under the Sea 14 7.30pm Ailish Tynan/Anna Huntley/Benjamin 14 Appl/William Thomas/Graham Johnson 25 Jan 1.00pm ECMA: Simply Quartet 15 7.30pm Roman Rabinovich 16 26 Jan 11.00am ECMA Masterclass: Johannes Meissl/ 15 Simply Quartet 1.00pm ECMA: Trio Vitruvi 15 7.30pm Borodin Quartet/Alexei Volodin 16 27 Jan 11.30am Borodin Quartet/Michael Collins 16 3.00pm ECMA: Trio Gaon/Cosmos Quartet 15 7.30pm Christian Blackshaw 16 28 Jan 1.00pm Simon Höfele/Frank Dupree 16 7.30pm Sofia Fomina/Oleksiy Palchykov/Rodion 17 Pogossov/Iain Burnside 29 Jan 7.30pm Les Arts Florissants/William Christie 17 30 Jan 7.30pm The Cardinall’s Musick 17 31 Jan 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 18 7.30pm Julia Kleiter/Werner Güra/ 18 Christoph Berner
1 Feb 7.30pm 2019 Annual Jacqueline du Pré 18 Charity Concert 2 Feb 7.30pm Piers Lane 19 3 Feb 11.30am Zahir Quartet 19 3.00pm James Newby/Joseph Middleton 19 7.30pm Goldner String Quartet/Piers Lane 19 4 Feb 1.00pm Sophie Pacini 19 7.30pm Sophie Bevan/Malcolm Martineau 21 5 Feb 1.00pm Timothy Ridout/Frank Dupree 21 7.30pm Escher String Quartet 20 6 Feb 7.30pm Britten Sinfonia 21 7 Feb 7.30pm Sonia Prina/Alina Pogostkina/Dorothee 22 Oberlinger/Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca 8 Feb 7.30pm Llŷr Williams 21 9 Feb 1.00pm New Elizabethan Award Showcase 23 7.30pm Michael Collins/Michael McHale 23 10 Feb 11.30am Narek Hakhnazaryan/Oxana Shevchenko 23 7.30pm Jean-Efflam Bavouzet 23 11 Feb 1.00pm François-Frédéric Guy 23 7.30pm Sergey Khachatryan/Alisa Weilerstein/ 24 Inon Barnatan/Colin Currie/ Owen Gunnell/Sam Walton 12 Feb 10.00am Big Sing! 24 6.15pm Bechstein Sessions: Diphonon Duo 25 7.30pm Leon McCawley 25 13 Feb 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 25 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia 25 7.30pm Nikolaj Znaider/Robert Kulek 26 14 Feb 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 26 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 26 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Schubert 26 7.30pm Stile Antico 27 15 Feb 6.00pm Razumovsky Academy Young Artists 27 7.30pm Razumovsky Ensemble 27 16 Feb 3.00pm Family Concert: Nicola Benedetti 27 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Lucy Crowe 27 17 Feb 11.30am Trio Isimsiz 30 7.30pm Elīna Garanča/Malcolm Martineau 30 18 Feb 1.00pm Kitty Whately/Simon Lepper 30 6.00pm Home from Home 28 7.30pm Learning Gala Concert 28 19 Feb 7.30pm Henk Neven/Imogen Cooper 30 20 Feb 10.00am Family Sounds 30 1.00pm Family Sounds 30 7.30pm Skride Quartet 31 21 Feb 11.00am Relaxed Concert: Soraya Mafi 31 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Schubert 26 7.30pm Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset/ 31 Eugénie Warnier/Emiliano Gonzalez Toro/ Magnus Staveland 22 Feb 10.30am Family Day: Lullabies 32 7.30pm Elias String Quartet 32 23 Feb 7.30pm Trio Zimmermann 32 24 Feb 11.30am Albion Quartet 32 7.30pm Kirill Gerstein 32 25 Feb 1.00pm Quatuor Arod/Timothy Ridout 33 7.30pm Marlis Petersen/Anke Vondung/ 33 Werner Güra/Paul Armin Edelmann/ Christoph Berner/Camillo Radicke 26 Feb 11.00am Schools Concert: Nicola Benedetti 33 1.00pm Schools Concert: Nicola Benedetti 33 7.30pm Quatuor Zaïde 33 27 Feb 7.30pm Garrick Ohlsson 33 28 Feb 1.00pm Orchestra of St John’s/John Lubbock/ 34 Sir Vince Cable/Paul Blezard 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Schubert 26 7.00pm Dame Emma Kirkby 34
4 • JANUARY
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Wednesday 2 January
Wigmore Study Group: Schumann Song Thursday 3 January 3.00pm – 6.00pm Tuesday 8 January 3.00pm – 6.00pm Friday 11 January 3.00pm – 6.00pm ‘Sometimes it seems as though I am embarking on completely new paths in music,’ Schumann wrote, during his famous Liederjahr in 1840. He had spent a decade devoting himself to the piano, before his legal battle to marry Clara Wieck against her father’s wishes led to months of feeling too troubled to compose. Turning to song began a period of intense creativity: ‘I want to sing myself to death like a nightingale.’ Come and explore Schumann’s wonderful song cycles in three afternoons presented by composer Julian Philips, with pianist Laura Roberts and specialist guest speakers and student performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Series ticket price £70 including three study sessions and a ticket for the evening concert on Friday 11 January
Robert Schumann
7.30pm
Ilker Arcayürek tenor Simon Lepper piano Schumann Kerner Lieder Op. 35 Schumann Blondels Lied; Loreley; Der arme Peter; Nachtlied; Sängers Trost; Schneeglöckchen Op. 96 No. 2; Ihre Stimme; Der Himmel hat eine Träne geweint; 6 Gedichte von N Lenau und Requiem Op. 90 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Thursday 3 January 7.30pm
Sergio Tiempo piano Journey to Debussy Rameau L’enharmonique Debussy Hommage à Rameau; Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest; L’isle joyeuse; Golliwogg’s CakeWalk; Des pas sur la neige Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 ‘Funeral March’ Wagner Prelude from Tristan und Isolde (arr. Kocsis) Liszt Nuages gris S199 Evans Waltz for Debby (arr. Tiempo) Messiaen Regard du Père Villa-Lobos From A prole do bebê Book I: Branquinha, Moreninha, A Pobrezinha & O Polichinelo Ginastera Malambo Op. 7 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Ilker Arcayürek © Janina Laszlo
Sergio Tiempo © Sussie Ahlburg
JANUARY • 5
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Friday 4 January
Saturday 5 January
7.30pm
1.00pm
Iestyn Davies countertenor James Hall countertenor The King’s Consort
Nobuaki Fukukawa horn Eriko Takezawa piano
Rebecca Miles recorder Ian Wilson recorder Reiko Ichise bass viol Lynda Sayce theorbo Robert King harpsichord, organ Sound the Trumpet Purcell Sound the trumpet; In vain the am’rous flute; O solitude, my sweetest choice; No, resistance is but vain; Chaconne (Two in One Upon a Ground); Sing, sing ye Druids; Since from my dear; O dive custos Blow Ah heav’n! what is’t I hear; Paratum cor meum; An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell Humfrey Lord, I have sinned; A Hymne to God the Father Williams Sonata in imitation of birds £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Avex Recital Series 2019 Britten Prologue from Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31 Dai Fujikura harahara (European première) Toshio Hosokawa Kleine Blume Messiaen Appel interstellaire from Des canyons aux étoiles… Jörg Widmann Air for solo horn Miho Hazama Letter from Saturn for horn and piano (European première) Hindemith Sonata for horn and piano Bowen Sonata in E flat Op. 101 for horn and piano £18 concs £12 This recital is presented by Avex Classics International Avex Recital Series is kindly sponsored by Tarisio – Fine Instruments and Bows
Saturday 5 January 7.30pm
Christoph Pohl baritone Marcelo Amaral piano Brahms Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze; Bei dir sind meine Gedanken; Sommerabend; Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht; O kühler Wald; Über die Heide; Auf dem Kirchhofe; Däm’rung senkte sich von oben; Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen; Kein Haus, keine Heimat; Verzagen; Es schauen die Blumen Wolf 3 Gedichte von Michelangelo Korngold Abschiedslieder Op. 14 Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 The King’s Consort © Keith Saunders
Iestyn Davies © Benjamin Ealovega
Nobuaki Fukukawa
Christoph Pohl © René Limbecker
6 • JANUARY
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Sunday 6 January
Monday 7 January
11.30am
7.30pm
Rolston String Quartet
Dominic Degavino piano Matthew Scott clarinet Christine Zerafa piano
Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op. 76 No. 4 ‘Sunrise’ Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice
Sunday 6 January 7.30pm
Pavel Kolesnikov piano Elīna Buksha violin Hermès Quartet
Scarlatti Sonata in A minor Kk175; Sonata in D minor Kk141; Sonata in B minor Kk87; Sonata in D Kk224 Debussy Première rapsodie Paul Patterson Conversations Op. 25 McCabe Scrunch: Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti Berg Piano Sonata in B minor Op. 1 Ireland Fantasy-Sonata Poulenc Sonata for clarinet and piano £20 £18 £14 £12 £10
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21 (version for piano and string quintet) Chausson Concert in D for violin, piano and string quartet Op. 21
Park Lane Group Music Trust
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Sunwook Kim piano
Monday 7 January
Mozart Piano Sonata in D K311 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 ‘Tempest’ Donghoon Shin New work (world première) Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
1.00pm
Alexander Gavrylyuk piano Mozart Piano Sonata in C K330 Rachmaninov Preludes: in G flat Op. 23 No. 10, in G minor Op. 23 No. 5 & in G sharp minor Op. 32 No. 12 Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat Op. 83
Tuesday 8 January 7.30pm
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18
£16 concs £14
Pavel Kolesnikov © Eva Vermandel
Alexander Gavrylyuk © Mika Bovan
Matthew Scott
Sunwook Kim © Doh Lee
JANUARY • 7
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Wednesday 9 January
Friday 11 January
7.30pm
10.15am and 11.45am
Tasmin Little violin Piers Lane piano
Chamber Tots: On the Farm
Schubert Violin Sonata (Sonatina) in A minor D385 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108 Brahms Scherzo in C minor from F-A-E Sonata (Sonatensatz) Schubert Fantasy in C D934
We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us on the farm! This interactive music-making workshop features songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close, led by our experienced Chamber Tots music leaders alongside emerging ensembles.
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18
10.15am (1-2 year-olds) & 11.45am (3-5 year-olds)
Thursday 10 January
Approximately 1 hour in duration
7.30pm
Children £7 Adults £5
Alexander Melnikov Residency
Alexander Melnikov fortepiano Andreas Staier fortepiano Schubert March & Trio No. 3 in B minor D819; 4 Ländler D814; Polonaise in D minor D824 No. 1; March No. 1 in C D968b; Andantino varié D823; Rondo in A D951; Variations on an original theme in A flat D813; Fantasie in F minor D940 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall
Forthcoming Concerts in this Series
Saturday 12 January 10.30am – 3.30pm
Family Day: Chamber Challenge For ages 5 plus Join music leader Hannah Opstad and the Open Academy/Wigmore Hall Learning Fellowship Ensemble the Bloomsbury Quartet on a marvellous music-making adventure. Take your seat in your very own chamber ensemble, create your own brand new pieces of music and perform together on the Wigmore Hall stage. Children £10 Adults £15
Sunday 31 March 7.30pm with Marcel Ponseele oboe Lorenzo Coppola clarinet Javier Zafra bassoon & Teunis van der Zwart horn Friday 21 June 7.00pm with Alexander Rudin cello Tasmin Little © Benjamin Ealovega
Alexander Melnikov © Marco Borggreve
Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega
Family Day © Benjamin Ealovega
8 • NOVEMBER
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Friday 11 January 7.30pm Schumann Song Series
Anne Schwanewilms soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 Schoeck Schilflieder Op. 2 Duparc Au pays où se fait la guerre; L’invitation au voyage; Phidylé Debussy Proses lyriques £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Events and Concerts in this Series Thursday 3, Tuesday 8 & Friday 11 January 3.00pm - 6.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Schumann Song Monday 4 February 7.30pm with Sophie Bevan soprano Wednesday 24 April 7.30pm with Robin Tritschler tenor The Schumann Song Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund
JANUARY • 9
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Saturday 12 January
Sunday 13 January
5.30pm NB time
11.30am
Nash Ensemble: German Romantics
Hyeyoon Park violin Sholto Kynoch piano
Nash Ensemble Stephanie Gonley violin Adrian Brendel cello Richard Hosford clarinet Ian Brown piano Clara Schumann 3 Romances Op. 22 Felix Mendelssohn Variations concertantes in D Op. 17 Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor Op. 11 All seats £4
Saturday 12 January 7.30pm Nash Ensemble: German Romantics
Nash Ensemble Lawrence Power viola Adrian Brendel cello Richard Hosford clarinet Ian Brown piano
Martyn Brabbins conductor
Schumann Märchenerzählungen Op. 132 Brahms String Quintet in G Op. 111 Mendelssohn Song without Words Op. 109 Brahms Serenade in D Op. 11 (original version for wind and string nonet, reconstructed by Alan Boustead) £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
Szymanowski Myths Op. 30 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’ £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice
Sunday 13 January 7.30pm
Doric String Quartet Mozart String Quartet in D K575 ‘Prussian’ Bartók String Quartet No. 5 BB110 Schubert String Quartet in G D887 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Monday 14 January 1.00pm
Juilliard String Quartet Lembit Beecher New work (European première) Dvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’ £16 concs £14
Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Saturday 16 February 7.30pm with Lucy Crowe soprano & Jamie Phillips conductor Sunday 10 March 11.30am Tuesday 19 March 7.30pm with Maximilian Schmitt tenor Moonrise Over The Sea © Caspar David Friedrich
Nash Ensemble © K Leighton
Hyeyoon Park © Giorgia Bertazzi
Juilliard String Quartet © Claudio Papapietro
10 • NOVEMBER
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Monday 14 January
Wednesday 16 January
7.30pm
7.30pm
Robin Tritschler: The Seasons
Christian Gerhaher baritone Gerold Huber piano
Robin Tritschler tenor Graham Johnson piano Schumann’s Spring and Fall Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 Schumann Frühlingsfahrt; Flutenreicher Ebro; Frühlingsbotschaft; Aufträge; Der Abendstern; Meine Töne still und heiter; Die Blume der Ergebung; Loreley; Du bist wie eine Blume; Abends am Strand; Der arme Peter; Des Sennen Abschied; Venetianisches Lied I & II; Mein schöner Stern!; Nachtlied; Der Einsiedler; Requiem £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Sunday 26 May 7.30pm with Simon Lepper piano
Tuesday 15 January 7.30pm
Juilliard String Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in D Op. 18 No. 3 Bartók String Quartet No. 3 BB93 Dvořák String Quartet No. 11 in C Op. 61
Schubert Winterreise D911 Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval £60 £50 £40 £30 £18
Thursday 17 January 7.30pm
The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Purcell The Lord is my light; From Theodosius: Prepare, prepare, the rites begin, Canst thou, Marina, The gate to bliss, Hark! Behold the heavn’ly choir & Now the fight’s done; God save our sov’reign Charles; Swifter, Isis, swifter flow (Welcome Song for King Charles II); From Theodosius: Sad as death, Dream no more & Hail to the myrtle shade; In Nomine a6 Z746; In Nomine a7 Z747; The summer’s absence unconcerned we bear (Welcome Song for King Charles II) Taverner Benedictus from Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas £60 £50 £40 £30 £18
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Robin Tritschler © Benjamin Ealovega
Juilliard String Quartet © Claudio Papapietro
Christian Gerhaher © Thomas Egli
The Sixteen © Molina Visuals
JANUARY • 11
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Friday 18 January
Saturday 19 January
11.00am and 12.30pm
7.30pm
For Crying Out Loud!
Alina Ibragimova violin Cédric Tiberghien piano
Comalli Consort 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. Approximately 45 minutes in duration Adults £8.50 (babies come free) In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 3 in E flat Op. 12 No. 3 Janáček Violin Sonata Cage 6 Melodies for violin and keyboard Bartók Violin Sonata No. 2 BB85 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Sunday 20 January 11.30am
Israeli Chamber Project Antje Weithaas violin
Friday 18 January 7.30pm
Christian Zacharias Lecture-Recital ‘Why does Schubert sound like Schubert?’ ‘A pianist of ideas’, as The New Yorker has called him, leading Schubert interpreter Christian Zacharias delves into the great composer’s unique melodic, harmonic and thematic flourishes. Through close examination of these musical hallmarks and idiosyncrasies, he takes us on a journey to the very essence of Schubert’s style.
Mozart Clarinet Quartet in E flat after K380 Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano BB116 Brahms Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor Op. 60 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/sherry/juice Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust
Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes in duration, without an interval All seats £16 Supported by The Hargreaves and Ball Trust
For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega
Christian Zacharias © Felvegi Andrea
Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien © Sussie Ahlburg
Israeli Chamber Project © Avshalom Levi
12 • JANUARY
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Sunday 20 January
Monday 21 January
7.30pm
7.30pm
The Endellion String Quartet
Rafał Blechacz piano
40th Anniversary Concert
Mozart Rondo in A minor K511; Piano Sonata in A minor K310 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Op. 101 Schumann Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 22 Chopin 4 Mazurkas Op. 24; Polonaise in A flat Op. 53
Haydn String Quartet in G minor Op. 74 No. 3 ‘Rider’ Bartók String Quartet No. 2 BB75 Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Sponsored by Lark Music
Monday 21 January 1.00pm
Leila Josefowicz violin John Novacek piano Sibelius Valse Triste Op. 44 No. 1 (arr. Friedrich Hermann) Prokofiev Allegro brusco from Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80 Knussen Reflection for violin and piano Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (arr. Otto Wittenbecher) Zimmermann Sonata for violin and piano £16 concs £14
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Tuesday 22 January 1.00pm
François Le Roux baritone Olivier Godin piano Dutilleux Birthday Celebration Dutilleux Féerie au clair de lune; Pour une amie perdue; Chanson au bord de la mer; Fantasio; From Au gré des ondes (for solo piano): Prélude en berceuse, Improvisation & Hommage à Bach; 3 mélodies inédites; Regards sur l’infini; Chanson de la déportée; 3 sonnets de Jean Cassou; La geôle; Petit air à dormir debout (for solo piano); San Francisco Night Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes in duration, without an interval All seats £16
The Endellion String Quartet © Eric Richmond
Leila Josefowicz © Chris Lee
Rafał Blechacz © Marco Borggreve
François Le Roux © Paul Montag
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Wednesday 23 January 7.30pm Pekka Kuusisto Residency
Pekka Kuusisto violin Atte Kilpeläinen viola Tomas Djupsjöbacka cello Jukka Huitila visual designer Fertility: The Chance of a Lifetime Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988 (arr. Dimitry Sitkovetsky for string trio) Pekka Kuusisto collaborates with Jukka Huitila and members of the Meta4 quartet in a programme combining photographs of human embryos by Lennart Nilsson and from the BBC’s The First Nine Months with Bach’s variations arranged by Dimitry Sitkovetsky. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Wednesday 1 May 7.30pm
Pekka Kuusisto’s Residency is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund
Pekka Kuusisto © Kaapo Kamu
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14 • JANUARY
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Tuesday 22 January
Thursday 24 January
7.30pm
7.30pm
Mary Bevan soprano Marcus Farnsworth baritone Christopher Glynn piano
Graham Johnson Songmakers’ Almanac
A Goethe Songbook Reichardt Sehnsucht Mozart Das Veilchen Beethoven Wonne der Wehmut Schubert Der Musensohn; Auf dem See; Liebhaber in allen Gestalten; Ganymed; An Schwager Kronos; Meeres Stille; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Mignon (Kennst du das Land); Mignon und der Harfner Schumann Liebeslied Grieg Zur Rosenzeit Mendelssohn Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen Brahms Phänomen Pfitzner An den Mond Busoni Lied des Mephistopheles Ives Ilmenau Wolf Der Rattenfänger; Anakreons Grab; Die Spröde; Die Bekehrte; Beherzigung £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Thursday 24 January 10.15am and 11.45am
Chamber Tots: Under the Sea We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us under the sea! This interactive music-making workshop features songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close, led by our experienced Chamber Tots music leaders alongside emerging ensembles. 10.15am (1-2 year-olds) & 11.45am (3-5 year-olds)
Ailish Tynan soprano Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano Benjamin Appl baritone William Thomas bass Graham Johnson piano Celebrating January The Turn of the Year Britten A New Year carol Tippett Come unto these yellow sands Wolf Epiphanias In The Lap Of The Gods Poulenc Invocation aux Parques from Chansons Gaillardes Debussy Colloque sentimental from Fêtes galantes Book II Wolf Grenzen der Menschheit; Ganymed The Generation Gap Jensen Edward Foster Wilt thou be gone, love? Lehmann You are old, Father William from Alice in Wonderland Novello And her mother came too A Greek Garland Delibes Myrto Fauré Lydia Op. 4 No. 2 Chabrier L’île heureuse Chausson Hébé Op. 2 No. 6 Duparc Phidylé Gounod Maid of Athens Intimations Of Mortality Dominick Argento Hardy’s Funeral Auric Fantaisie Mozart Abendempfindung K523 Delius To Daffodils Schubert Zur guten Nacht D903 Programme interspersed with readings by Flecker, Eliot, Eckermann, Poe, Kingsley, Churchill, Auden & Landor £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Approximately 1 hour in duration
Forthcoming Concerts in this Series
Children £7 Adults £5
Sunday 2 June 7.30pm
Mary Bevan © Victoria Cadisch
Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega
Graham Johnson © Clive Barda
Ailish Tynan © Benjamin Ealovega
JANUARY • 15
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European Chamber Music Academy Showcase Friday 25 January
Saturday 26 January
1.00pm
1.00pm
Simply Quartet
Trio Vitruvi
Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 33 No. 5 Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor Op. 8 Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’
All seats £10
Saturday 26 January 11.00am
Masterclass with Professor Johannes Meissl and Simply Quartet Chamber music specialist and ECMA co-artistic director Johannes Meissl draws from his vast experience as a teacher and quartet player in a masterclass with the Vienna-based Simply Quartet, consisting of outstanding Chinese and Norwegian musicians.
All seats £10
Sunday 27 January 3.00pm
Trio Gaon Cosmos Quartet Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8 (revised version) Brahms String Quartet in B flat Op. 67 All seats £10
Free (ticket required) The ECMA Showcase has been supported by a gift from the estates of the late Thomas and Betty Elton in memory of Sigmund Elton
Simply Quartet © Nancy Horowitz
Professor Johannes Meissl © Sabine Hauswirth
Trio Vitruvi © Tom McKenzie
Trio Gaon © Bear Beitet
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Friday 25 January
Sunday 27 January
7.30pm
7.30pm
Roman Rabinovich piano
Christian Blackshaw Residency
Ligeti Musica Ricercata: 11 pieces for piano Bach Partita No. 4 in D BWV828 Schubert Piano Sonata in C minor D958
70th Birthday Concert
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter
Saturday 26 January 7.30pm
Borodin Quartet Alexei Volodin piano Mozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’ Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Sunday 27 January 11.30am
Borodin Quartet Michael Collins clarinet Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2 in F Op. 92 Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581
Christian Blackshaw piano Mozart Fantasia in C minor K475 Schubert 3 Klavierstücke D946 Franck Prélude, Choral et Fugue Schumann Humoreske in B flat Op. 20 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Monday 28 January 1.00pm
Simon Höfele trumpet Frank Dupree piano Enescu Légende Takemitsu Paths (in memoriam Witold Lutosławski) Hindemith Trumpet Sonata Savard Morceau de Concours Gaubert Cantabile et Scherzetto Charlier Solo de Concours £16 concs £14
£16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice
Roman Rabinovich © Robin Mitchell
Borodin Quartet © Andy Staples
Christian Blackshaw © James Hill
Simon Höfele © Sebastian Heck
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Monday 28 January
Tuesday 29 January
7.30pm
7.30pm
Russian Song Series
Les Arts Florissants
Sofia Fomina soprano Oleksiy Palchykov tenor Rodion Pogossov baritone Iain Burnside piano Glinka Venetian night; Bolero; I am here, Inezilla; Travelling Song Shostakovich The dark-eyed girl; Farewell, Grenada!; From From Jewish Folk Poetry: Before a long separation & The song of misery Medtner Spanish Romance; What does my name mean to you?; I no longer yearn; Day and Night; The Wagon of Life; The Echo; Winter evening Myaskovsky Spanish Lullaby Glazunov Spanish Song Glière A Berber song Grechaninov O, were I a lake Rimsky-Korsakov I love thee, moon: Melody from the banks of the Ganges Prokofiev Remember Me Rachmaninov The Migrant Wind; Twilight has fallen; 6 Songs Op. 38 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Friday 1 March 7.30pm with Sofia Mchedlishvili soprano & Andrey Zhilikhovsky baritone The Russian Song Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund
Emmanuelle de Negri soprano Anna Reinhold mezzo-soprano Cyril Auvity high tenor Marc Mauillon baritone Lisandro Abadie bass Tami Troman violin Emmanuel Reschel violin Myriam Rignol viola da gamba Thomas Dunford theorbo
William Christie director, harpsichord Airs sérieux et à boire Volume 3 Airs de cour for one, two, three, four and five voices by Moulinié, Le Jeune, Boësset & Guédron £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Supported by Dunard Fund
Wednesday 30 January 7.30pm
The Cardinall’s Musick The Company of Heaven II Lobo Missa Maria Magdalene Gregorian Chant Propers for the Feast of St Mary Magdalene Crecquillon Andreas Christi famulus Palestrina Cantantibus organis Handl Misit Herodes rex manus Victoria Descendit angelus Domini Wert Saule, Saule, quid me persequeris Victoria O decus apostolicum Palestrina Magnificat primi toni £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Sofia Fomina Oleksiy Palchykov © Alecsandra Raluca Dragoi & Olga Martinez © Alexandr Krivitsky
William Christie © Denis Rouvre
The Cardinall’s Musick © Benjamin Ealovega
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Thursday 31 January 6.00pm
Friday 1 February
Pre-Concert Talk
2019 Annual Jacqueline du Pré Charity Concert
Writer, researcher and presenter Katy Hamilton explores the life, chamber music and songs of Franz Schubert as part of our celebrations of the composer’s birthday. Approximately 45 minutes in duration £5
Thursday 31 January 7.30pm
Julia Kleiter soprano Werner Güra tenor Christoph Berner piano Lieder nach Gedichten von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Schubert Wer kauft Liebesgötter?; Schweizerlied; Wonne der Wehmut; Erster Verlust; Nähe des Geliebten; An den Mond D296; Rastlose Liebe; Gesänge des Harfners I-III; Mignon und der Harfner; An Mignon; Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt; Heiss mich nicht reden; So lasst mich scheinen; Der Sänger; Jägers Abendlied I; Tischlied; Der Musensohn; Der Goldschmiedsgesell; Versunken; Willkommen und Abschied; Liebhaber in allen Gestalten £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Katy Hamilton © Apple and Biscuit
Julia Kleiter © Theodora Richter
7.30pm
The Shanghai Quartet Weigang Li violin Yi-Wen Jiang violin Honggang Li viola Nicholas Tzavaras cello
Michael Collins clarinet Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4 Liu Tieshan & Mao Yuan Yao Dance (arr. Yi-Wen Jiang for string quartet) (UK première) Trad/Chinese/Han-Kun Sha Shepherd’s Song (arr. Yi-Wen Jiang for string quartet) (UK première) Jing-Ping Zhang Harvest Celebration (arr. Yi-Wen Jiang for string quartet) (UK première) Beethoven String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’ Judith Weir March (world première) Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 £38 £35 £30 £20 £18 The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain (Reg. Charity No. 208879) This concert is generously supported by J & A Beare and Beare’s International Violin Society
Shanghai Quartet © Shanghai Quartet
Michael Collins © Benjamin Ealovega
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Saturday 2 February
Sunday 3 February
7.30pm
3.00pm
Piers Lane piano
James Newby baritone Joseph Middleton piano
Bach Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor BWV883 from The Well-tempered Clavier Book II Chopin Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp Op. 36; Mazurka in F minor Op. 68 No. 4; Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 ‘Funeral March’ Tchaikovsky 6 Pieces on a Single Theme Op. 21 Stravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Sunday 3 February
Einsamkeit: Solitude in Song Schubert Gesänge des Harfners I-III Fauré Prison; Automne; Les matelots Barber Hermit Songs Op. 29 Fauré Après un rêve; Le voyageur; Les berceaux Wolf Harfenspieler I–III All seats £16
Sunday 3 February
11.30am
Zahir Quartet saxophone quartet Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D (arr. Guillaume Berceau for saxophone quartet) Glazunov Saxophone Quartet Op. 109 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice
7.30pm
Goldner String Quartet Piers Lane piano Webern Langsamer Satz Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Op. 117 Korngold Piano Quintet in E Op. 15 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Monday 4 February 1.00pm
Sophie Pacini piano Wagner/Liszt Tannhäuser Overture S422 Mendelssohn Rondo Capriccioso in E Op. 14 Schumann Carnaval Op. 9 £16 concs £14
Piers Lane © Eric Richmond
Zahir Quartet © Quatuor Zahir
Goldner String Quartet © Keith Saunders
Sophie Pacini © Susanne Krauss
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Tuesday 5 February 7.30pm American Series
Escher String Quartet American Exploration: Visits to the New World Britten String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 25 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 4 in D Op. 83 Dvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Wednesday 10 April 7.30pm
Escher String Quartet © Sarah Skinner
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Monday 4 February
Wednesday 6 February
7.30pm
7.30pm
Schumann Song Series
Britten Sinfonia
Sophie Bevan soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Clara Schumann Er ist gekommen; Liebst du um Schönheit; Warum willst du and’re fragen Fanny Mendelssohn Suleika; Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh; Die Ersehnte Robert Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Marie Hinrichs Hör’ ich das Liedchen; Du bist wie eine Blume; Im Mai; Ihr Bild; Wenn du mich lieb hast; Eine alte Kunde Josephine Lang Sie liebt mich; Traumbild; Wenn zwei von einander scheiden Robert Schumann Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart Op. 135 Clara Schumann Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen; Sie liebten sich beide; Volkslied; Lorelei
Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546 Skryabin Rêverie Op. 24 (arr. Colin Matthews) (world première) Britten Temporal Variations (arr. Colin Matthews) Colin Matthews Octet* (world première) Strauss Metamorphosen for string septet *Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall and The Radcliffe Trust £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Friday 8 February 7.30pm
Llŷr Williams piano
Tuesday 5 February
Ravel Jeux d’eau; From Miroirs: Noctuelles & La vallée des cloches Grieg Lyric Pieces (selection) Britten Holiday Diary Op. 5 Liszt Selection of études
1.00pm
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 The Schumann Song Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund
Timothy Ridout viola Frank Dupree piano YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19 Bridge Pensiero; Allegro appassionato Britten Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland Op. 48 Bowen Viola Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op. 18 £14 concs £12 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity and the International Music and Art Foundation for this series Sophie Bevan © Sussie Ahlburg
Timothy Ridout © Kaupo Kikkas
Britten Sinfonia © Harry Rankin
Llŷr Williams © Benjamin Ealovega
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Thursday 7 February
Vivaldi - The Muses
7.30pm
Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for strings RV156; Là, sull’eterna sponda from Motezuma; Ho il cor già lacero from Griselda; Concerto in C for flute RV443; Sol da te mio dolce amore from Orlando furioso; Concerto in E minor for violin RV277 ‘Il favorito’; Concerto in D for violin RV234 ‘L’inquietudine’; Sovente il sole from Andromeda liberata; Anderò, volerò, griderò from Orlando finto pazzo
Sonia Prina contralto Alina Pogostkina violin Dorothee Oberlinger recorder Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
£50 £40 £30 £25 £18
Sonia Prina © Javier Del Real
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Saturday 9 February
Sunday 10 February
1.00pm
11.30am
New Elizabethan Award Showcase
Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Oxana Shevchenko piano
Jesse Flowers guitar Andrey Lebedev guitar Lotte Betts-Dean mezzo-soprano
Debussy Cello Sonata Fauré Elégie Op. 24; Après un rêve Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. for cello) Saint-Saëns Allegro appassionato Op. 43 Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 65
Ayres and Fancies by Dowland and his contemporaries Houghton Ophelia... a haunted sonata Brett Dean Gertrude Fragments Britten Nocturnal after John Dowland Op. 70; Songs from the Chinese Op. 58 Approximately 1 hour 40 minutes in duration, including a 20-minute interval £16 concs £14
Saturday 9 February 7.30pm
Michael Collins clarinet Michael McHale piano Reinecke Introduzione ed allegro appassionato Op. 256 Stanford Clarinet Sonata Op. 129 Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 Debussy Première rapsodie Abbie Betinis Rhapsodos (European première) Franck Sonata in A (arr. for clarinet and piano) £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
£16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice
Sunday 10 February 7.30pm
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano Haydn Piano Sonata in A flat HXVI:46 Schumann Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 14 Boulez 12 Notations Ravel Jeux d’eau; Sonatine; From Miroirs: Une barque sur l’océan & Alborada del gracioso Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 28 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Monday 11 February 1.00pm
François-Frédéric Guy piano Brahms 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119 Tristan Murail New work (UK première) Debussy From Préludes Book II: Brouillards, La puerta del vino, Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune & Feux d’artifice £16 concs £14
Lotte Betts-Dean © Benjamin Ealovega
Narek Hakhnazaryan © Marco Borggreve
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet © Benjamin Ealovega
François-Frédéric Guy © Caroline Dourtre
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Monday 11 February
Tuesday 12 February
7.30pm
10.00am – 2.30pm
Sergey Khachatryan violin Alisa Weilerstein cello Inon Barnatan piano Colin Currie percussion Owen Gunnell percussion Sam Walton percussion
Big Sing!
Beethoven Piano Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 (arr. Eduard Steuermann for piano trio) Rolf Wallin Realismos Mágicos* Shostakovich Symphony No. 15 in A Op. 141 (arr. Victor Derevianko for piano trio and percussion) *Co-commissioned by the Bergen International Festival, Sound Festival, Scotland and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation
As part of our Sense of Home festival we invite you to join vocal leader Charles MacDougall to explore a range of repertoire before having a Big Sing! together on the Wigmore Hall stage. The event features special guest soloists as well as Singing with Friends, our community choir for families living with dementia. As part of the day, we will also offer a Dementia Friends session for those who would like to find out more. £20 concs £15 We welcome families living with dementia to join us for this event – for more information contact the Learning department on 020 7258 8246 or learning@wigmore-hall.org.uk
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust
Sergey Khachatryan © Marco Borggreve
Alisa Weilerstein © Harald Hoffmann
Inon Barnatan © Marco Borggreve
Big Sing! © James Berry
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Tuesday 12 February
Wednesday 13 February
6.15pm
12.15pm
Bechstein Sessions: Diphonon Duo
Pre-Concert Talk
Michael Iskas viola Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade accordion Join us for the latest of the Bechstein Sessions, a series of informal performances in the Bechstein Bar. We welcome the Diphonon Duo, a dynamic viola and accordion duo which last year was the Royal Academy of Music/ Wigmore Hall Fellowship Ensemble, to perform a range of pieces inspired by our festival theme of Sense of Home. Approximately 50 minutes in duration £5
Tuesday 12 February 7.30pm
Leon McCawley piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109; Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110; Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Bechstein Sessions © Benjamin Ealovega
Leon McCawley © Sheila Rock
Edmund Finnis discusses his new work with Dr Kate Kennedy ahead of the lunchtime concert. Free (ticket required)
Wednesday 13 February 1.00pm
Britten Sinfonia Emer McDonough flute Thomas Gould violin Caroline Dearnley cello Huw Watkins piano Bach Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor BWV1014 Janáček Pohádka Messiaen Le merle noir Edmund Finnis New work* (world première) Martinů Sonata for flute, violin and piano *Co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia with the support of donors to the Musically Gifted campaign, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation £16 concs £14
Edmund Finnis © Ruth Mayer
Britten Sinfonia © Harry Rankin
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Wednesday 13 February 7.30pm
Nikolaj Znaider violin Robert Kulek piano Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Op. 12 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op. 78 Shostakovich Preludes: in C sharp minor Op. 34 No. 10, in D flat Op. 34 No. 15, in B flat minor Op. 34 No. 16 & in D minor Op. 34 No. 24 (transcr. for violin and piano by Dmitri Tsyganov) Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Op. 94bis £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Thursday 14 February 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. Approximately 45 minutes in duration Adults £8.50 (babies come free) In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music
Introduction to Music: Schubert Thursday 14 February Thursday 21 February Thursday 28 February Thursday 7 March All dates 4.45pm – 6.00pm Composers are often defined by a genre that seems to most suit their musical character; with Mozart it is opera, Beethoven the symphony, and with Franz Schubert it is song. Schubert was not the first Lieder composer but he arguably made the greatest contribution, and in doing so became a trailblazer for Romanticism. Join Roy Stratford as we explore Schubert’s experimentation with new and daring harmonies and development of radical and unconventional musical structures. We also explore how Schubert’s music exemplifies Romantic ideas, perhaps the most compelling of which is the idea of the wanderer; in Alfred Brendel’s words, ‘in his larger forms, Schubert is a wanderer. He likes to move at the edge of the precipice, and does so with the assurance of a sleepwalker.’ Series ticket price £33
Franz Schubert
Nikolaj Znaider © Lars Gundersen
For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega
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Thursday 14 February
Saturday 16 February
7.30pm
3.00pm – 4.00pm
Stile Antico
Family Concert: Nicola Benedetti
Arise, My Love: Sensuous Renaissance settings of the Song of Songs
For ages 5 plus
Clemens non Papa Ego flos campi Lassus Veni dilecte mi; Osculetur me Gombert Quam pulchra es Anon Sicut lilium inter spinas Palestrina Osculetur me Victoria Vadam et circuibo Palestrina Nigra sum White Tota pulchra es Guerrero Surge propera Rore Descendi in hortum meum Vivanco Veni, dilecte mi Ceballos Hortus conclusus Praetorius Tota pulchra es £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Join world-renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti and presenter Lucy Drever for an interactive concert inspired by landscapes, stories and people from across the UK. We invite you to discover a song about home, and to explore works by composers who were so inspired by their home that they wrote music to tell the story of their favourite places. Children £10 Adults £12
Friday 15 February
Saturday 16 February
6.00pm NB time
7.30pm
Razumovsky Academy Young Artists Recital
Nash Ensemble: German Romantics
The Razumovsky Academy showcases potential future stars at the start of their careers. £5
Friday 15 February 7.30pm
Razumovsky Ensemble Kolja Blacher violin Maxim Rysanov viola Oleg Kogan cello
Nash Ensemble Lucy Crowe soprano Jamie Phillips conductor Wagner Siegfried Idyll (original version) Beethoven String Quintet in C Op. 29 Strauss String Sextet from Capriccio; 4 Last Songs for voice and ensemble (arr. James Ledger) £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
Mozart Divertimento in E flat K563 Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Op. 70 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Stile Antico © Marco Borggreve
Oleg Kogan © Robert Cassen
Nicola Benedetti © Simon Fowler
Lucy Crowe © Marco Borggreve
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Font 2 Tuesday 12 – Tuesday 26 February
Sense of Home This year’s Wigmore Hall Learning festival, Sense of Home, celebrates the diversity and multicultural melting pot that is London and the borough of Westminster, reflects on Wigmore Hall as a place many call home, and invites you to explore what ‘home’ means to you. Font 2 Monday 18 February
Monday 18 February
From 6.00pm
7.30pm
Home from Home
Learning Gala Concert: Home Sweet Home
We invite you to explore our collective home from home, an immersive sound/art experience created by people from across the Wigmore Hall Learning programme. Led by music technologist Gawain Hewitt, the Bechstein Room will be transformed through objects and sounds that reflect and celebrate all the people we work with across London. Join us from 6.00pm and again in the interval during the evening concert. Free (no ticket required)
Ailish Tynan soprano Benjamin Appl baritone Iain Burnside piano Three admired artists – an Irish soprano, a German baritone and a Scottish accompanist – take part in this multi-themed selection of songs from Germany, the UK and the USA, as the central celebration of this year’s Wigmore Hall Learning festival, Sense of Home. The concert follows the themes of Where the Heart Is, On the Road Again, Family Values and Bricks and Mortar, featuring songs from composers including Elgar, Brahms, Ives and Bernstein, as well as contemporary composers such as John White and Seóirse Bodley. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
© Benjamin Ealovega
© Lars Borges
© Tall Wall Media
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Other Events in the Festival: Tuesday 12 February Big Sing! See page 24 for more information Tuesday 12 February Bechstein Sessions: Diphonon Duo See page 25 for more information Thursday 14 February For Crying Out Loud! See page 26 for more information
Saturday 16 February Family Concert: Nicola Benedetti See page 27 for more information Wednesday 20 February Family Sounds See page 30 for more information
Thursday 21 February Relaxed Concert: Soraya Mafi See page 31 for more information Friday 22 February Family Day: Lullabies See page 32 for more information Tuesday 26 February Schools Concert: Nicola Benedetti See page 33 for more information
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Sunday 17 February
Tuesday 19 February
11.30am
7.30pm
Trio Isimsiz
Henk Neven baritone Imogen Cooper piano
Fauré Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120 Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice
Sunday 17 February 7.30pm
Elīna Garanča mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Schumann From Myrthen: Widmung, Der Nussbaum, Jemand & Lied der Braut I & II Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Mahler Rückert Lieder £60 £50 £45 £40 £25
Monday 18 February 1.00pm
Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano Simon Lepper piano From the Pens of Women Jonathan Dove From All the future days: Autobiography, Penelope & The Siren Vaughan Williams 4 Last Songs Judith Cloud Variations on the Word Sleep from Night Dreams Lori Laitman I Was Reading a Scientific Article from Orange Afternoon Lover Dominick Argento Anxiety from From the Diary of Virginia Woolf Rebecca Clarke Lethe Juliana Hall From Letters from Edna: To Harriet Monroe & To Mother Jonathan Dove Nights not spent alone
Brahms Meerfahrt; Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht; Es schauen die Blumen; Sommerabend; Mondenschein; Es liebt sich so lieblich im Lenze Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48 Schubert Der Jüngling auf dem Hügel; Die Liebe hat gelogen; Der Flug der Zeit; Des Fräuleins Liebeslauschen Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte Op. 98 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall
Wednesday 20 February 10.00am and 1.00pm
Family Sounds Join us for this music-making workshop for children aged 0-5 and their parents or carers, which offers the opportunity to create a brand new piece together. Workshop leaders Esther Sheridan and Gawain Hewitt lead us in a sound exploration encompassing singing, instrumental play and multisensory composition. Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration Children £7 Adults £5
£16 concs £14 Trio Isimsiz © Matt Jolly
Kitty Whately © Natalie Watts
Henk Neven © Marco Borggreve
Family Sounds © Benjamin Ealovega
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Wednesday 20 February
Thursday 21 February
7.30pm
7.30pm
Skride Quartet
Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset director, harpsichord Eugénie Warnier soprano Emiliano Gonzalez Toro tenor Magnus Staveland tenor
Baiba Skride violin Lise Berthaud viola Harriet Krijgh cello Lauma Skride piano
Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478 Bridge Phantasie Piano Quartet in F sharp minor Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Thursday 21 February 11.00am – 12 noon
Relaxed Concert: Soraya Mafi This relaxed concert is open to everyone and provides an opportunity to explore music in an informal environment. Join soprano Soraya Mafi for a concert exploring our festival theme of home, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee afterwards.
Guerrieri e amorosi Monteverdi Chiome d’oro; Quel sguardo sdegnosetto; Sì dolce è’l tormento; From Madrigali guerrieri e amorosi, libro ottavo: O sia tranquillo il mare, Ardo e scoprir & Mentre vaga angioletta; Ohimè ch’io cado, ohimè; Lamento d’Arianna from Arianna Monteverdi Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Early Music and Baroque Circle
There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement, and house lights remain up. Audience members can move in and out of the auditorium as they wish, and there is a designated quiet area. £5
Baiba Skride © Marco Borggreve
Lauma Skride © Benjamin Ealovega
Soraya Mafi © Christina Haldane
Les Talens Lyriques © cargocollective.com, Eric Larrayadieu
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Friday 22 February
Saturday 23 February
10.30am – 3.30pm
7.30pm
Family Day: Lullabies
Trio Zimmermann
For ages 5 plus
Schoenberg String Trio Op. 45 Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988 (arr. Trio Zimmerman for string trio)
Join music leader and sound artist Duncan Chapman, along with South Asian arts organisation Manasamitra, to take part in a musical workshop, share your memories of lullabies, and create night time sounds and songs.
£40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Sunday 24 February
Finish the day with an immersive and restful performance from The Lullaby Project, a musical exploration of night time sounds interspersed with lullabies from India, and featuring your very own pieces from the day.
11.30am
Children £10 Adults £15
£16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice
Friday 22 February
Sunday 24 February
Albion Quartet Haydn String Quartet in C Op. 20 No. 2 Beethoven String Quartet in E flat Op. 74 ‘Harp’
7.30pm
7.30pm
Schumann String Quartet Series
Kirill Gerstein piano
Elias String Quartet Purcell Fantasias (selection) Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 77 No. 1 Sally Beamish New work* (world première) Schumann String Quartet in A minor Op. 41 No. 1 *Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall and Harvard Musical Association £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Beethoven 15 Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E flat ‘Eroica Variations’ Op. 35 Janáček Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 ‘From the Street’ Liszt Funérailles S173 No. 7 Debussy Les soirs illuminés par l’ardeur du charbon Komitas 2 Armenian Dances Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Thursday 23 May 7.30pm The Schumann String Quartet Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund Family Day © Belinda Lawley
Elias String Quartet © Pete Checchia
Trio Zimmermann © Mats Bäcker
Albion Quartet © Steve Gullick
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Monday 25 February
Tuesday 26 February
1.00pm
11.00am and 1.00pm
Quatuor Arod Timothy Ridout viola
Schools Concert: Nicola Benedetti
Mozart Divertimento in D K136; String Quintet in G minor K516
Join world-renowned violinist Nicola Benedetti and presenter Lucy Drever for an interactive concert inspired by landscapes, stories and people from across the UK. We invite you to discover a song about home, and to explore works by composers who were so inspired by their home that they wrote music to tell the story of their favourite places.
£16 concs £14
Monday 25 February 7.30pm Marlis Petersen Residency
Marlis Petersen soprano Anke Vondung mezzo-soprano Werner Güra tenor Paul Armin Edelmann baritone Christoph Berner piano Camillo Radicke piano Schubert Des Tages Weihe (Schicksalslenker); Licht und Liebe; Hymne an den Unendlichen; Gebet Haydn Alles hat seine Zeit; Die Beredsamkeit; Der Augenblick; Die Harmonie in der Ehe Schubert Die Geselligkeit (Lebenslust); Der Hochzeitsbraten Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52; Zum Schluss from Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 65 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Voices at Wigmore Circle
Key Stage 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration Children £4 Accompanying Adults Free (ticket required)
Tuesday 26 February 7.30pm
Quatuor Zaïde Bach The Art of Fugue BWV1080 (extracts) Beethoven String Quartet in A Op. 18 No. 5 Franck String Quartet in D £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Wednesday 27 February 7.30pm
Garrick Ohlsson piano Brahms Klavierstücke Op. 76; Variations on an Original Theme Op. 21 No. 1; Variations on a Hungarian Song Op. 21 No. 2; 4 Ballades Op. 10; Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Book I) Op. 35 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Quatuor Arod © Richard Dumas
Marlis Petersen © Yiorgos Mavropoulos
Nicola Benedetti © Simon Fowler
Quatuor Zaïde © Neda Navaee
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Thursday 28 February
Thursday 28 February
1.00pm
7.00pm NB time
My Music with Orchestra of St John’s
Dame Emma Kirkby soprano
Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock founder/conductor Sir Vince Cable Liberal Democrats
Party Leader and MP for Twickenham
Paul Blezard journalist
Programme to include works by Bach and Mozart Orchestra of St John’s is thrilled to present My Music, a popular lunchtime series, now at Wigmore Hall. In each concert, a famous person will talk about their lives, share their opinions, and discuss the music that has meant the most to them in their lives. OSJ will play their chosen pieces live in the Hall – often brand-new arrangements of an eclectic programme – conducted by John Lubbock. Hear about our guests’ prominent careers and find out what they feel passionate about during their interviews with talented journalist Paul Blezard. £16 concs £14
Sir Vince Cable © Peter Byrne
John Lubbock and the Orchestra of St John’s © Orchestra of St John’s
Miriam Allan soprano Steven Devine harpsichord Jakob Lindberg lute Members of Dowland Works Chelys Consort Fieri Consort 70th Birthday Concert Dowland Awake sweet love; Can she excuse my wrongs; Sorrow, stay, lend true repentant tears; Would my conceit that first enforced my woe; Disdain me still, that I may ever love Byrd All as a Sea; Constant Penelope Gibbons Daintie fine bird; What is our life East You meaner beauties of the night Marenzio Se quel dolor che va inanzi al morire (excerpt) D’India Dove potro mai gir tanto lontano Lawes 3 Dialogues Purcell Music for a while; Sweeter than Roses; How blest are Shepherds Works by Notari £40 £35 £30 £25 £18
Dame Emma Kirkby © Allan Watson
Chelys Consort © Andrew Mason
Latest Release from Wigmore Hall Live Elias String Quartet
Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets Vol. 6 Release date: 28 September 2018
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