Wigmore Hall Learning Brochure April - July 2012

April – July 2012

Activities for Early Years Family Events Young People’s Events Pre-Concert Events Behind the Music Time at the Bar Come and Sing

HOW TO BOOK Wigmore Hall Box Office, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP Booking opens on 31 January

CALENDAR OF EVENTS APRIL – JULY 2012

IN PERSON 7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm

Fri 13 Apr

PRE-CONCERT TALK: ˘ ÁK AND HIS SONGS DVOR

Thu 26 Apr

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION: JONATHAN COHEN

Sat 28 Apr

COLIN MATTHEWS STUDY DAY

Wed 2 May

PRE-CONCERT TALK: JONATHAN DOVE

Fri 4 May

BY TELEPHONE 020 7935 2141 7 days a week: 10 am – 7 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm There is a non-refundable £2 administration charge for each transaction ONLINE www.wigmore-hall.org.uk. There is a £1 administration charge online BOX OFFICE ENQUIRIES 020 7935 2141 WIGMORE HALL LEARNING ENQUIRIES 020 7258 8240 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR FREE WIGMORE HALL LEARNING MAILING LIST please call the Box Office or visit www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/learning/brochure/post

We would like to thank the following for their support of Wigmore Hall Learning programme. Their involvement is greatly appreciated.

Arts Council England The Andor Charitable Trust A bequest from Dr Patricia L Baker The Blue Door Foundation Cavatina Chamber Music Trust Charities Advisory Trust The Ellerdale Trust The Elton Family The Gordon Foundation The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation John Lyon’s Charity Mayfield Valley Arts Trust Milton Damerel Trust

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Thu 7 Jun

INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

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Sat 9 Jun

FAMILY CONCERT: MR BIG PLAYS JAZZ – NEIL COWLEY TRIO

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Wed 13 Jun

AMJAD ALI KHAN AND IGNITE: EXCHANGING NOTES

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ROGER VIGNOLES MASTERCLASS 10

Thu 14 Jun

INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

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Sat 16 Jun

STEVEN ISSERLIS LEGENDS INTERVIEW SERIES

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Wed 9 May

CHAMBER TOTS

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Thu 10 May

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

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Thu 10 May

WIGMORE STUDY GROUP

Fri 11 May

PRE-CONCERT TALK: COMPOSERS IN FOCUS

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Sat 12 May

FAMILY DAY: DICKENS DISCOVERY WIGMORE STUDY GROUP

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Thu 17 May

WIGMORE STUDY GROUP

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Sat 19 May

RNIB FAMILY DAY: A KNIGHT’S QUEST

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Tue 22 May

CHAMBER TOTS

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Thu 31 May

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

And several anonymous donors

Thu 31 May

INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

Sat 2 Jun

PRE-CONCERT TALK: DAVID CAIRNS

The right is reserved to substitute artists and to vary programmes if necessary.

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Tue 15 May

The Monument Trust Valerie O’Connor & Jeanette McIntosh The Pidem Fund The Rayne Foundation Rothschild The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust The Sampimon Trust SE Franklin Charitable Trust No 3 Sound Connections A bequest from Margaret Mary Tewkesbury Marie-Luise Waldeck

Photo Credits: All images except Colin Matthews © www.benjaminharte.co.uk. Colin Matthews © Maurice Foxall

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Wed 23 May VOICEWORKS

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Thu 24 May

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INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC

Wed 30 May CHAMBER TOTS

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Tue 19 Jun

CHAMBER TOTS

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Wed 20 Jun

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

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Fri 22 Jun

TIME AT THE BAR – LATE NIGHT CONCERT WITH IGNITE

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Sat 23 Jun

COME AND SING: SCHUBERT SONG 13

Wed 27 Jun

PRE-CONCERT TALK: RICHARD EGARR

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Fri 29 Jun

TODDLER BOP

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Sat 30 Jun

FAMILY CONCERT: THE CHIMPANZEES OF HAPPY TOWN

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Sat 7 Jul

PRE-CONCERT TALK: PROFESSOR STEPHEN WALSH

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Sat 28 Jul

PRE-CONCERT TALK: EDMUND DE WAAL

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Tue 7 Aug to YOUNG PEOPLE’S COURSE: Fri 10 Aug MUSICAL PORTRAITS

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CHAMBER TOTS FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! For parents and babies up to 1 year old £6 per adult – babies come for free A highly popular programme for new parents and their babies. Each lasting 45 minutes, the concerts provide an opportunity to enjoy a programme of beautiful chamber music in a calm and accommodating environment.

Thursday 10 May Thursday 31 May Wednesday 20 June

11.00 am – 11.45 am 11.00 am – 11.45 am 11.00 am – 11.45 am

For 2 – 5 year olds Maximum 4 tickets per booking for each event £6 per child – no ticket required for accompanying adult Workshop leader Natasha Zielazinski and young performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama present these popular music workshops for toddlers and their carers. Sessions include a short performance in the Auditorium and an interactive workshop in the Bechstein Room including singing, playing percussion and a chance to meet the musicians and see their instruments close up.

Activities for Early Years

Activities for Early Years

Activities for Early Years

With musicians from the Royal Academy of Music

TODDLER BOP

Please note: These workshops are for parents/ carers and their toddlers to make music together. Please avoid bringing younger siblings if at all possible.

For 1 – 2 year olds £6 per child – no ticket required for accompanying adult A new exciting programme of music and movement workshops for toddlers aged 1 – 2 years. Each lasting 45 minutes, these workshops offer young children the opportunity to sing together; interact with musical activities, puppets and parachutes; and dance and play percussion. Adults are encouraged to participate fully with their child, involving themselves in all activities.

Friday 29 June workshop repeated 2

10.15 am – 11.00 am 11.45 am – 12.30 pm

Wednesday 9 May

10.00 am – 11.00 am

2 – 3 year olds

11.30 am – 12.30 pm

3 – 5 year olds

Tuesday 22 May

2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

2 – 5 year olds

Wednesday 30 May

10.00 am – 11.00 am

2 – 3 year olds

11.30 am – 12.30 pm

3 – 5 year olds

2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

2 – 5 year olds

Tuesday 19 June

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Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust, The Andor Charitable Trust and The Monument Trust

MR BIG PLAYS JAZZ – NEIL COWLEY TRIO

DICKENS DISCOVERY

Saturday 9 June 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Saturday 12 May 10.30 am – 3.30 pm

FAMILY CONCERT For age 5 plus

FAMILY DAY For age 5 plus Adults £12 Children £8

Known for his English wit and mischievous humour, Neil Cowley brings his unique brand of contemporary jazz to Ed Vere’s story Mr Big, published by Puffin Books. Sensitively and humorously tackling the subject of inclusion, this concert provides the opportunity for children to take part in the creation of a jazz soundtrack to the story.

To celebrate the bicentenary of Dickens’ birth, explore the musical landscape of Victorian London, discover some of Dickens’ iconic characters and devise your own theme music for them. Finish with a performance of your new pieces on the Wigmore Hall stage.

RNIB FAMILY DAY: A KNIGHT’S QUEST

THE CHIMPANZEES OF HAPPY TOWN

Saturday 19 May 11.00 am – 4.00 pm

Saturday 30 June 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

For blind and partially sighted children aged 6 –12 years and their families

FAMILY CONCERT For age 3 plus Adults £7 Children £5

Discover the stories hidden in the Wallace Collection and create your own medieval Knight’s Quest.

This family day will be jam-packed with activities including armour handling, lyric writing and composing your own music, which you will perform on the Wigmore Hall stage at the end of the day.

Admission free (ticket required) For more information, and to book your place, please contact James Risdon, RNIB Music Officer, on 020 7391 2273 or james.risdon@rnib.org.uk

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Adults £7 Children £5

Family Events

Family Events

Family Events

Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives are back! This imaginative and inspirational piece composed by Paul Rissmann is based on the magical children’s book The Chimpanzees of Happy Town by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees and published by Orchard Books. Featuring projected images from the book and lots of audience participation, this is a musical treat for young children.

MEET THE ILLUSTRATOR: Families also have the opportunity to meet illustrator Guy Parker-Rees before the concert.

Visit the Bechstein Room between 10.00 am and 10.45 am to meet Guy, view some of his illustrations and perhaps have a go at drawing your own too.

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Sunday 1 April 6.00 pm

MUSICAL PORTRAITS Tuesday 7 – Friday 10 August 10.30 am – 3.30 pm

String Quartet Romantic Repertoire

For young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders Free, application required Be inspired by paintings in the National Portrait Gallery, experience the acoustic of Wigmore Hall and create a brand new piece with professional musicians from Ignite. Finish with a performance at Wigmore Hall at the end of this 4-day course.

For more information, and to apply for a place, contact Turtle Key Arts on 020 8964 5060 or email ruth@turtlekeyarts.org.uk

Monday 23 April 1.00 pm Sally Matthews soprano Simon Lepper piano Fauré, Berg, Barber Tuesday 1 May 7.30 pm

Quatuor Ebène

Tuesday 3 April 1.00 pm Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano James Baillieu piano Mahler Lieder, Britten Folksongs

Wednesday 2 May 1.00 pm

Tuesday 3 April 7.30 pm

Britten Sinfonia Mark Padmore tenor

Gould Piano Trio

Mozart, Schubert, Tchaikovsky

Dvor˘ák, Janác˘ek

Vaughan Williams, Jonathan Dove, Warlock

Tuesday 10 April 7.30 pm

In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery and Turtle Key Arts

Saturday 2 June 7.30 pm

Tokyo String Quartet Andreas Haefliger piano

London Haydn Quartet Steven Dann viola

Supported by Arts Council England, Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and The Monument Trust

Haydn, Debussy, Brahms

Haydn, Mozart

FREE CONCERT TICKETS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE! Chamber Zone: Ticket Scheme for 8 – 25 year olds Supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust with ongoing support from The Monument Trust, John Lyon’s Charity and The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust.

Free tickets are available to 8 – 25 year olds for the specially selected Wigmore Hall concerts on the facing page. To book, call the box office on 020 7935 2141, quoting ‘Chamber Zone’. Please note that there are a limited number of Chamber Zone tickets available for each concert. This offer is also available to schools, with a free accompanying workshop.

CAVATINA

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Wigmore Hall London International String Quartet Competition

Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

Free Chamber Zone concerts listed on facing page

Sunday 15 April 7.30 pm Kolja Blacher violin Clemens Hagen cello Kirill Gerstein piano Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert Monday 16 April 1.00 pm Martin Fröst clarinet Roland Pöntinen piano An eclectic programme of clarinet and piano repertoire

Young People’s Events

Young People’s Events

Young People’s Events

Sunday 10 June 11.30 am

Kungsbacka Piano Trio Beethoven, Huw Watkins Sunday 8 July 7.30 pm

Leopold String Trio Steven Osborne piano Mozart, Fauré, Schubert Thursday 12 July 7.30 pm

Wihan Quartet Wolf, Mozart, Dvor˘ák

Sunday 22 April 7.30 pm Hilary Hahn violin Valentina Lisitsa piano Bach, Beethoven, Brahms

For full programme listings please see www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

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PRE-CONCERT TALK: ˘ ÁK AND HIS SONGS DVOR

PRE- CONCERT TALK: DAVID CAIRNS

Friday 13 April 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3

Saturday 2 June 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3

Professor Jan Smaczny discusses Dvor˘ák and his songs.

David Cairns explores Mozart’s String Quintets.

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION: JONATHAN COHEN

PRE-CONCERT TALK: RICHARD EGARR

Thursday 26 April 6.30 pm – 7.00 pm Free (separate ticket required)

Wednesday 27 June 6.30 pm – 7.00 pm

BBC Radio 3’s Sara Mohr-Pietsch is joined by Jonathan Cohen to introduce the evening performance by the Academy of Ancient Music.

Academy of Ancient Music director Richard Egarr introduces the evening’s performance entitled ‘Musical Revolutions: Age of the French Baroque’.

PRE-CONCERT TALK: JONATHAN DOVE

PRE-CONCERT TALK: PROFESSOR STEPHEN WALSH

Wednesday 2 May 12.15 pm – 12.45 pm Free to lunchtime concert ticket holders (separate ticket required) Jonathan Dove introduces his new work which will receive its London première in the lunchtime concert with the Britten Sinfonia and tenor Mark Padmore.

PRE-CONCERT TALK: COMPOSERS IN FOCUS Friday 11 May 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3 Professor Peter Burke on The Fabrication of Louis XIV.

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Pre-Concert Events

Pre-Concert Events

Pre - Concert Events

Free (separate ticket required)

Saturday 7 July 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3 Professor Stephen Walsh on Stravinsky’s Cantata and the antique dimension.

PRE-CONCERT TALK: EDMUND DE WAAL Saturday 28 July 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3 Potter and writer Edmund De Waal discusses Orientalism ahead of the evening concert which features Ian Bostridge tenor, Julius Drake piano and Xuefei Yang guitar.

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INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC Thursdays 24, 31 May and 7, 14 June 5.00 pm – 6.15 pm

ROGER VIGNOLES MASTERCLASS Friday 4 May 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm If anyone knows what it takes to present a successful song recital it’s Roger Vignoles, whose experience of working with the leading singers of the world is legendary. At this event he shares some of that knowledge with student duos from UK music colleges.

The vast and densely populated area of Indian music has a diversity to match that of the country’s languages, religions, customs and ethnic groups; covering everything from the classical tradition to folk and film music.

Neil Sorrell introduces this remarkable tradition over four study sessions.

Linked to the Amjad Ali Khan: Indian Music Series – concert tickets to be purchased separately Series ticket price £24

Behind the Music

Behind the Music

Behind the Music

£7 concessions £4

WIGMORE STUDY GROUP Thursday 10 May, Tuesday 15 May, Thursday 17 May 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm PSALMS, SONNETS AND SONGS – THE CHORAL MUSIC OF WILLIAM BYRD The final Wigmore Study Group of the season explores the breadth of vocal music by English composer William Byrd. Composer and host Julian Philips will be joined by a number of distinguished musicologists and musicians, including Andrew Carwood, the director of The Cardinall’s Musick.

Linked to the evening concert with The Cardinall’s Musick on 17 May. Series ticket price £53 including 3 study sessions and a ticket for the evening concert on 17 May

VOICEWORKS

AMJAD ALI KHAN AND IGNITE: EXCHANGING NOTES Wednesday 13 June 10.30 am – 1.00 pm ‘There is no essential difference between classical and popular music.

Music is music. I want to communicate with the listener who finds Indian classical music remote.’ – Amjad Ali Khan Join the audience to hear what happens when Amjad Ali Khan, master of the Sarod, meets Wigmore Hall Learning’s resident ensemble, Ignite.

Garner expert insights into the art of Indian raga based compositions and improvisation, and watch and listen as the music and techniques are interpreted through Ignite’s Western instrumentation. An excellent opportunity to learn from professional musicians in a masterclass – style setting; as well as hearing brilliant new music by Amjad Ali Khan himself. £7 concessions £4

Wednesday 23 May 5.30 pm – 6.15 pm A concert of new works for voice from the Wigmore Hall Learning project Voiceworks. Now in its fifth year, Voiceworks is a unique collaboration between poets from the Contemporary Poetics Research Centre at Birkbeck, and composers, singers and instrumentalists from Guildhall School of Music & Drama. This concert will also include a new work written as part of the Voiceworks Masterclass for young composers aged 13 – 18 years.

Details at www.voiceworks.org.uk Free (ticket required)

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STEVEN ISSERLIS LEGENDS INTERVIEW SERIES Saturday 16 June 11.00 am – 12.30 pm STEVEN ISSERLIS IN CONVERSATION WITH MARTA CASALS ISTOMIN For this third in a series of conversations in which Steven Isserlis pays tribute to outstanding figures who have influenced his musical life, he talks to Marta Casals Istomin, the widow of the great Pablo Casals and herself a cellist and famous arts administrator, to discuss her remarkable life in music.

All seats £15

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Behind the Music

Saturday 28 April 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

Colin Matthews Study Day MUSICIANS FROM THE ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC; CLARK RUNDELL conductor

Time at the Bar LATE NIGHT CONCERT WITH IGNITE Friday 22 June 10.00 pm – 10.45 pm FREE

Musicians from the RNCM bring works spanning three decades of music by one of this country’s most highly regarded composers, Colin Matthews. From early works for piano to recent works for voice and strings, the day offers a perfect opportunity to hear a wide range of Matthews’s outstanding chamber music. The event reflects both his fascination with speed in music as well as his service to other composers, especially Debussy, through his beautiful and sensitive arrangements. Matthews himself will be in conversation with leading composer Philip Cashian and broadcaster Tom Service.

Wigmore Hall Learning’s resident ensemble, Ignite, specialises in taking chamber music beyond the concert hall; and where better to take it than the intimate and informal setting of the Wigmore Hall Restaurant? Relax and enjoy a drink whilst listening to new music by both young and established composers, sprinkled with dazzling improvisation. A must for jazz and contemporary music enthusiasts, as well as anyone wanting to see chamber music performed outside the box.

Ignite is supported by Arts Council England, Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and The Monument Trust.

10.00 am COLIN MATTHEWS Oboe Quartet No. 2; Selection from Eleven Studies in Velocity for solo piano; String Quartet No. 2

11.00 am – Study Event 12.15 pm

Come and Sing

COLIN MATTHEWS Three Enigmas; Capriccioletto; Chaconne with chorale and moto perpetuo; Luminoso; Scorrevole

SCHUBERT SONG

PHILIP CASHIAN in conversation with COLIN MATTHEWS

2.00 pm – Study Event TOM SERVICE in conversation with COLIN MATTHEWS

3.15 pm DEBUSSY (arr. COLIN MATTHEWS) Trois Poèmes de Stephane Mallarmé for voice and chamber ensemble COLIN MATTHEWS The Island for voice and chamber ensemble

All tickets £3 concessions £2 (each event) or Day Ticket £10 concessions £5

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In partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music

Saturday 23 June 10.00 am – 3.30 pm Isabelle Adams leads a day of singing workshops for adults inspired by Schubert song. Learn some new songs, join in with fun vocal warm-ups and finish the day with a performance on the Wigmore Hall stage. Open to everyone – no experience required! All activities will be inclusive and music will be taught by ear. £18 concessions £10

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WIGMORE HALL 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP Box Office Tel: 020 7935 2141 • www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Elizabeth McCall Head of Learning • Learning Tel: 020 7258 8240 The Wigmore Hall Trust • Registered Charity No. 1024838 Facilities for Disabled People. For full details please call 020 7258 8210