March 2019 Monthly Diary by Wigmore Hall

MARCH 2018/19 Season

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Calendar March 1 Mar 12.30pm Chamber Tots: Rivers and Jungles 4 2.00pm Chamber Tots: Rivers and Jungles 4 7.30pm Sofia Mchedlishvili/ 4 Andrey Zhilikhovsky/ Iain Burnside 2 Mar 1.00pm Sara Kobayashi/Ayaka Niwano 4 7.30pm Stéphane Degout/Alain Planès 4 3 Mar 11.30am Kronberg Academy 5 7.30pm Brad Mehldau/Ian Bostridge 5 4 Mar 1.00pm Mariam Batsashvili 5 7.30pm Jonathan Plowright 5 5 Mar 1.00pm Jamal Aliyev/Jâms Coleman 7 7.30pm Ensemble Modern/ 6 Sir George Benjamin/ Anu Komsi/Helena Rasker

16 Mar 11.00am Family Concert: Stan & Mabel 14 and the Race for Space 7.30pm Heath Quartet 14 17 Mar 11.30am David Oistrakh String Quartet 14 7.30pm Renata Pokupić/La Serenissima/ 14 Adrian Chandler 18 Mar 1.00pm Jeremy Denk 14 7.30pm Sirius Chau/Michael Matthews/ 15 Kumi Matsuo 19 Mar 5.30pm Nash Ensemble/ 15 Royal Academy of Music 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/ 15 Maximilian Schmitt 20 Mar 7.30pm Vox Luminis/Reinoud Van Mechelen 15 9.30pm Post-Concert Open Mic Q&A 16

6 Mar 7.30pm Florilegium 7 7.30pm Wigmore at the Roundhouse: 6 Ensemble Modern Orchestra/ Sir George Benjamin

21 Mar 7.30pm Christoph Prégardien/Pentaèdre/ 16 Joseph Petric

7 Mar 10.15am Chamber Tots: Under the Sea 7 11.45am Chamber Tots: Under the Sea 7 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Schubert 8 7.30pm Denis Kozhukhin 7

23 Mar 7.30pm Joshua Bell/Timothy Ridout/ 17 Steven Isserlis/Jeremy Denk

8 Mar 7.30pm The English Concert/ 8 Nadja Zwiener/Tuomo Suni/ Christian Curnyn

22 Mar 1.00pm Orchestra of St John’s 16 7.30pm Škampa Quartet 16

24 Mar 11.30am Dover Quartet 17 7.30pm Nathan Gunn/Julie Gunn 17 25 Mar 1.00pm Novus String Quartet 18 7.30pm Jun Lin Wu 18

9 Mar 11.00am Who is Hans Keller? 9 2.30pm Music workshop of Mozart K421 9 6.00pm Film Screening: The Keller Instinct 9 7.30pm Elias String Quartet 9

26 Mar 7.30pm Zlata Chochieva 18

10 Mar 11.30am Nash Ensemble 8 7.30pm Marc-André Hamelin 10

28 Mar 1.00pm Steven Isserlis Masterclass 19 7.30pm Waynne Kwon/Maksim Kinasov/ 19 Anna Denisova/Michael Brailey

11 Mar 1.00pm Belcea Quartet 9 7.30pm Nils Mönkemeyer/William Youn 10 12 Mar 7.30pm Janine Jansen/Alexander Gavrylyuk 10 13 Mar 1.00pm Side by Side 10 7.30pm Die Kölner Akademie/ 11 Mahan Esfahani 14 Mar 1.00pm Chetham’s School of Music 12 7.30pm Simon Bode/Igor Levit 12 15 Mar 11.00am Schools Concert: Stan & Mabel 12 and the Race for Space 7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly/Julius Drake/ 13 Emily Berrington

27 Mar 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 18 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia 19 7.30pm Carolyn Sampson/The King’s Consort 19

29 Mar 10.15am Chamber Tots: On the Farm 19 11.45am Chamber Tots: On the Farm 19 7.30pm Kristóf Baráti/István Várdai/ 20 Jean-Efflam Bavouzet 30 Mar 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani 20 31 Mar 11.30am Horszowski Trio 20 7.30pm Alexander Melnikov/Marcel Ponseele/ 20 Lorenzo Coppola/Javier Zafra/ Teunis van der Zwart

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Friday 1 March

Saturday 2 March

12.30pm and 2.00pm

1.00pm

Chamber Tots: Rivers and Jungles

Sara Kobayashi soprano Ayaka Niwano piano

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. 12.30pm (1-2 year-olds) & 2.00pm (3-5 year-olds) Approximately 1 hour in duration Children £7 Adults £5

Friday 1 March 7.30pm

Avex Recital Series 2019 Schubert Heidenröslein Strauss From Mädchenblumen Op. 22: Kornblumen & Mohnblumen Quilter Love’s Philosophy; Now sleeps the crimson petal Purcell/ Britten Sweeter than roses Britten The Last Rose of Summer Fauré Les roses d’Ispahan Debussy Green from Ariettes oubliées Tosti 4 Canzoni d’Amaranta Dai Fujikura Kiite; Dawn Passacaglia Takemitsu Small Sky; All That the Man Left Behind when he Died Yamada 4 Spring Wind Songs Hashimoto MAI £18 concs £12

Russian Song Series

Sofia Mchedlishvili soprano Andrey Zhilikhovsky baritone Iain Burnside piano A diverse programme of Russian songs and operatic arias by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glière, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov. £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’ The Russian Song Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

Sponsored by Tarisio

Saturday 2 March 7.30pm

Stéphane Degout baritone Alain Planès piano Debussy 3 poèmes de Paul Verlaine; Fêtes galantes Book II; 3 poèmes de Mallarmé; Chansons de France; Le promenoir des deux amants Fauré Les berceaux; Au bord de l’eau; Clair de lune; Mandoline; Danseuse; Après un rêve Chabrier L’île heureuse; Chanson pour Jeanne Duparc La vie antérieure; Sérénade; Chanson triste; Elégie; Lamento; Le galop £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Iain Burnside © Tall Wall Media

Sara Kobayashi © Nippon Columbia

Stéphane Degout © Jean-Baptiste Millot

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Sunday 3 March

Monday 4 March

11.30am

1.00pm

Young Soloists of the Kronberg Academy

Mariam Batsashvili piano

JiYoung Lim violin Santiago Cañón Valencia cello Megumi Hashiba piano Ginastera Pampeana No. 2 Op. 21 Jérôme Ducros Encore Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor Tchaikovsky Valse-scherzo Op. 34 Halvorsen Passacaglia for violin and cello after a Theme by G.F. Handel

Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor BWV903 Haydn Piano Sonata in D HXVI:37 Ravel Sonatine Liszt Rhapsodie espagnole S254 £16 concs £14

Monday 4 March 7.30pm

£16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Brahms Plus Series

Sunday 3 March

Brahms plus Beethoven

7.30pm Wigmore Hall Jazz Series

Ian Bostridge tenor Brad Mehldau piano Brad Mehldau New song cycle* (UK première) Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48 *Co-commissioned by Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Wigmore Hall, Stanford Live at Stanford University, and Carnegie Hall

Jonathan Plowright piano Brahms 7 Fantasien Op. 116; Rhapsodies Op. 79; Klavierstücke Op. 76 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Piano Circle

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Sunday 21 July 7.30pm

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

JiYoung Lim © Kyutai Shim

Ian Bostridge © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Mariam Batsashvili © Attila Kleb

Jonathan Plowright © Diane Shaw

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Sir George Benjamin

Focus

At Wigmore Hall

Wigmore at the Roundhouse

Tuesday 5 March

Wednesday 6 March

7.30pm

Ensemble Modern Sir George Benjamin conductor Anu Komsi soprano Helena Rasker contralto Christian Mason Layers of Love Cathy Milliken New work* Dallapiccola Piccola Musica Notturna Sir George Benjamin Into the Little Hill *Commissioned by Ensemble Modern £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Ensemble Modern Orchestra Sir George Benjamin conductor Ueli Wiget piano Boulez Initiale Messiaen 7 haïkaï for piano and orchestra Ustvolskaya Composition No. 2 ‘Dies irae’ for 8 double basses, percussion and piano Ligeti Ramifications for 12 solo strings Sir George Benjamin Palimpsests for orchestra Tickets available from the Roundhouse at roundhouse.org.uk or 0300 6789 222

These concerts are supported by The John S Cohen Foundation

Sir George Benjamin © Matthew Lloyd

Roundhouse © John Williams

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Tuesday 5 March

Thursday 7 March

1.00pm

10.15am and 11.45am

Jamal Aliyev cello Jâms Coleman piano

Chamber Tots: Under the Sea

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19 Bloch From Jewish Life Ligeti Sonata for solo cello Bridge Sonata in D minor for cello and piano £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

Approximately 1 hour in duration

Wednesday 6 March

Thursday 7 March

7.30pm

Children £7 Adults £5

7.30pm

Florilegium Ashley Solomon director Music at the Court of Frederick the Great Bach Ricercar a3 from The Musical Offering BWV1079 CPE Bach Duet for flute and violin H598 CH Graun Cello Sonata in C Quantz Trio Sonata in E minor QV2:20 Müthel Flute Sonata in D Fasch Andantino and 7 Variations for solo harpsichord Benda Violin Sonata in E L3.50 JG Graun Quintet in A minor

Denis Kozhukhin piano Brahms 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119 Schoenberg Kammersymphonie No. 1 Op. 9 (arr. Eduard Steuermann) Boulez Piano Sonata No. 1 Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat Op. 84 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Jamal Aliyev © Kaupo Kikkas

Florilegium © Amit Lennon

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Denis Kozhukhin © Marco Borggreve

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Friday 8 March

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.’

7.30pm

The English Concert Nadja Zwiener violin Tuomo Suni violin Christian Curnyn director, harpsichord Handel Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6 No. 5 Purcell Suite from Dioclesian Bach Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV1043 Leclair Suite from Scylla et Glaucus Muffat Sonata No. 5 in G for strings and continuo from Armonico tributo £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 10 March 11.30am Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

Nash Ensemble Spohr Nonet in F Op. 31 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Tuesday 19 March 7.30pm

Series ticket price £33

Franz Schubert

The English Concert © Oliver Rosser @ Feast Creative

Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

MARCH • 9

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Recollections of Hans Keller Saturday 9 March

Saturday 9 March

11.00am – 1.00pm

7.30pm

Who is Hans Keller? by Dr Alison Garnham & Panel Discussion

Elias String Quartet

In her lecture, the leading Keller expert Dr Alison Garnham asks the question Who is Hans Keller?, followed by a panel discussion chaired by Keller’s friend and long-term colleague Julian Hogg. All seats £10 (Bechstein Room)

Saturday 9 March 2.30pm – 4.30pm

Music workshop based on Hans Keller’s analysis of Mozart K421

Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 Britten String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36 Beethoven String Quartet in B flat Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge Op. 133 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust olds at selected concerts, supported by www.cavatina.net CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Monday 11 March 1.00pm

Using Keller’s detailed analysis of the piece, students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama work with Levon Chilingirian and Keller’s literary executor Christopher Wintle on Mozart’s D minor quartet from the set dedicated to Haydn.

Belcea Quartet

All seats £10 (Auditorium)

£16 concs £14

Saturday 9 March 6.00pm – 6.45pm

Film Screening: The Keller Instinct A rare screening of a documentary first shown on Channel 4 in 1986 that offers a personal view of Hans Keller at the end of his life and includes commentary from many distinguished musicians, introduced by Anton Weinberg. All seats £5 (Auditorium)

Elias String Quartet © Pete Checchia

Hans Keller’s 100th Birthday Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’ Britten String Quartet No. 3 Op. 94

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Sunday 10 March

Tuesday 12 March

7.30pm

Marc-André Hamelin piano

Janine Jansen violin Alexander Gavrylyuk piano

Castelnuovo-Tedesco Cipressi Op. 17 Schumann Fantasie in C Op. 17 Weissenberg 6 arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet Fauré Nocturne No. 6 in D flat Op. 63 Chopin Polonaise-fantaisie in A flat Op. 61; Scherzo No. 4 in E Op. 54 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Robert Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105 Clara Schumann 3 Romances Op. 22 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100 Franck Sonata in A for violin and piano £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Wednesday 13 March

Monday 11 March

1.00pm – 2.00pm

7.30pm

Nils Mönkemeyer viola William Youn piano

Side by Side

The Prince Consort and Students from Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Debussy Beau soir (arr. for viola and piano) Britten Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland Op. 48 Franck Sonata in A for viola and piano Mozart 6 Variations in G minor on ‘Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant’ K360 Clarke Sonata for viola and piano

The Prince Consort is renowned for its imaginative programming, world-class performances and its original approach to commissioning new works. The ensemble is also passionate about supporting the development of the next generation of singers and pianists.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

For this project, members of the ensemble have worked with students from Guildhall School of Music & Drama towards this performance, in which the students and ensemble perform side by side. £5

Marc-André Hamelin © Fran Kaufman

Nils Mönkemeyer © Irène Zandel

Janine Jansen © Marco Borggreve

Side by Side © Benjamin Ealovega

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Wednesday 13 March 7.30pm

Die Kölner Akademie Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Berlin JC Bach Symphony in D Op. 18 No. 4; Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F minor Mozart Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat K238 CPE Bach Symphony in E minor Wq. 178 Distler Harpsichord Concerto Op. 14 The outstanding harpsichordist joins with an orchestra that plays old and new music in a rarity by the neglected figure of Hugo Distler, who committed suicide aged 34 in Berlin in 1936, just one year after composing his neoclassical concerto. £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Mahan Esfahani © Bernhard Musil

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Thursday 14 March

1.00pm

7.30pm

Joanne Lee flute Molin Han violin Holly Clark trumpet Elias Ackerley piano Lucy Warm piano Leah Nicholson piano Gwilym Simcock piano Chetham’s Chamber Ensemble

Simon Bode tenor Igor Levit piano

Flavours of France Chetham’s School of Music 50th Anniversary Season Enescu Légende Debussy/Heifetz Beau Soir; The Cakewalk Ravel/Catherine Pièce en forme de Habanera Sancan Sonatine for flute and piano Debussy/Simcock Children’s Corner £10 Chetham’s School of Music (Reg. Charity No. 526702) Sponsored by Laura and Harry Ross

Mozart Das Veilchen; Die betrogene Welt; Die Verschweigung; An Chloe; Das Lied der Trennung; Oiseaux, si tous les ans; Dans un bois solitaire; Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge; Abendempfindung Schubert Viola John Corigliano Blowin’ in the Wind from Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan Schubert Dass sie hier gewesen; Auf der Bruck (Auf der Brücke); Drang in die Ferne; Im Frühling; Willkommen und Abschied; Des Fischers Liebesglück; Die Liebe hat gelogen; Das Zügenglöcklein; Bei dir allein £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Friday 15 March 11.00am – 12 noon

Schools Concert: Stan & Mabel and the Race for Space Early Years Foundation Stage & Key Stage 1 Music-loving dog and cat, Stan and Mabel, are back! And this time they’re joined by a whole carnival of animals as they escape from the School for Wild and Dangerous Animals in search of a safe place to call their home. Polly Ives and Ensemble 360 present another lively concert for Early Years Foundation Stage & Key Stage 1 children and their teachers, featuring a brand new illustrated story by Jason Chapman with original music by Music in the Round’s Children’s Composer in Residence Paul Rissmann. Children £4 Accompanying Adults Free (ticket required)

Gwilym Simcock

Simon Bode © Kroeger Photography

Igor Levit © Robbie Lawrence

Schools Concert

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Friday 15 March 7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly Residency

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Julius Drake piano Emily Berrington actor (subject to availability)

Dominick Argento From the Diary of Virginia Woolf Interspersed with readings from Woolf’s diary Schumann Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart Op. 135 Interspersed with readings from Schiller’s Mary Stuart With regular pianist partner Julius Drake, Dame Sarah Connolly offers Dominick Argento’s cycle from Woolf’s posthumously published A Writer’s Diary, which won the composer the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and Schumann’s moving late settings of texts attributed to Mary Stuart. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Tuesday 23 July 7.30pm with Malcolm Martineau

Dame Sarah Connolly © Peter Warren

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Saturday 16 March

Sunday 17 March

11.00am – 12 noon

11.30am

Family Concert: Stan & Mabel and the Race for Space

David Oistrakh String Quartet

For ages 4 plus Music-loving dog and cat, Stan and Mabel, are back! And this time they’re joined by a whole carnival of animals as they escape from the School for Wild and Dangerous Animals in search of a safe place to call their home. Polly Ives and Ensemble 360 present another lively concert for families, featuring a brand new illustrated story by Jason Chapman with original music by Music in the Round’s Children’s Composer in Residence Paul Rissmann. Children £10 Adults £12

Saturday 16 March 7.30pm

Heath Quartet Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4 Ligeti String Quartet No. 2 Beethoven String Quartet in E flat Op. 127 £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’

Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F Op. 73 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 17 March 7.30pm

Renata Pokupić mezzo-soprano La Serenissima Adrian Chandler director L’Amante Abbandonata: Italian Cantatas from the Settecento Vivaldi Che giova il sospirar RV679 Marcello Arianna abbandonata S98 Scarlatti Notte, ch’in carro d’ombre H480 Vivaldi Concerto in A for strings and continuo RV158 Ristori Didone abbandonata £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 18 March 1.00pm

Jeremy Denk piano Bach Partita No. 5 in G BWV829 Schubert 4 Impromptus D935 £16 concs £14

Heath Quartet © Simon Way

David Oistrakh String Quartet

Reneta Pokupić © Chris Gloagg

Jeremy Denk © Michael Wilson

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Monday 18 March

Tuesday 19 March

7.30pm

Sirius Chau flute Michael Matthews guitar Kumi Matsuo piano

Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

CPE Bach Sonata in G for flute and continuo Wq. 133 Bowen Sonata for flute and piano Op. 120 Dowland Lachrimae Pavan; Fantasia No. 7 Rautavaara Serenades of the Unicorn for guitar Britten Nocturnal after John Dowland Op. 70 Ray Leung As the Wind Resonates (world première) Sancan Sonatine for flute and piano

Beethoven Piano Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ Mendelssohn 8 songs (arr. for voice and string quartet by Aribert Reimann) Schumann 6 songs Op. 107 (arr. for voice and string quartet by Aribert Reimann) Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat Op. 20

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Wednesday 20 March 7.30pm

Promoted by Friends of Young Artists Platform Promoted by the Tillett Trust & Milton Grundy Foundation

Tuesday 19 March 5.30pm

Members of the Nash Ensemble side by side with

Musicians from the Royal Academy of Music Carter Inner Song for solo oboe; Steep Steps for bass clarinet Sir Harrison Birtwistle Duet No. 4 for flute and violin; An Interrupted Endless Melody for oboe and piano Knussen Reflection for violin and piano New works by RAM student composers All seats £4

Sirius Chau

Nash Ensemble Maximilian Schmitt tenor

Vox Luminis Residency

Vox Luminis Lionel Meunier director Reinoud Van Mechelen tenor (Orphée) A Nocte Temporis Charpentier Miserere des Jésuites H193; Litanies de la vierge H83 Charpentier La descente d’Orphée aux enfers H488 £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2018/19 Wigmore Series

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Wednesday 20 March 9.30pm Post-Concert Open Mic Q&A Saturday 13 July 7.30pm

Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

Vox Luminis © Ola Renska

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Wednesday 20 March

Friday 22 March

9.30pm

1.00pm

Vox Luminis Residency

My Music with Orchestra of St John’s

Post-Concert Open Mic Q&A

Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock founder/conductor Stanley Johnson interviewee Paul Blezard journalist

The concert will be followed by an Open Mic session, with audience members invited to participate in a live Q&A with Lionel Meunier and Reinoud Van Mechelen. Free (with evening concert ticket)

Thursday 21 March 7.30pm

Christoph Prégardien tenor Pentaèdre wind quintet Joseph Petric accordion Schubert Winterreise D911 (arr. Norman Forget) Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Handel Art Thou Troubled? from Rodelinda Brahms Opening of Violin Concerto in D Op. 77 Dvořák Largo from Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 Mozart Rondo from Horn Concerto in E flat No. 4 K495 Parry I Was Glad Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B flat Op. 56b Trad House of the Rising Sun Julia Gray Atlas £16 concs £14 Orchestra of St John’s (Reg. Charity No. 289106)

Friday 22 March 7.30pm

Škampa Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter 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’

Reinoud Van Mechelen © Senne Van der Ven

Christoph Prégardien © Marco Borggreve

Stanley Johnson

Škampa Quartet © Vojtěch Havlík

MARCH • 17

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Saturday 23 March

Sunday 24 March

7.30pm

Fauré/Schumann Project

Nathan Gunn baritone Julie Gunn piano

Joshua Bell violin Timothy Ridout viola Steven Isserlis cello Jeremy Denk piano Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13 Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63; 5 Stücke im Volkston Op. 102 Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor Op. 45 Returns Only Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Tuesday 23 April 7.30pm Steven Isserlis cello with Janine Jansen violin Arisa Fujita violin Amihai Grosz viola & Connie Shih piano Sunday 16 June 7.30pm Steven Isserlis cello with Anthony Marwood violin Irène Duval violin Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola Dénes Várjon piano & Izabella Simon piano

CAKE Opera Singer Berlin I Love a Piano Tom Waits The Piano Has Been Drinking Ives The Circus Band; General William Booth Enters into Heaven Van Heusen Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Here’s That Rainy Day Arlen I’ve Got the World on a String Gene Scheer From Voices from World War II: At Howard Hawks’ House & Omaha Beach Barber With Rue my Heart is Laden Weill This is the Life from Love Life Bernstein Lonely Town from On the Town; Captain Hook’s Soliloquy from Peter Pan Goodman City of New Orleans William Bolcom From Cabaret Songs: Song of Black Max, Fur (Murray the Furrier) & Over the Piano Ben Moore The Lake Isle of Innisfree; Darkling I Listen Gorney Brother can you spare a dime? Trad/Irish The Parting Glass £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 24 March 11.30am

Dover Quartet Mendelssohn 4 Pieces Op. 81 Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A flat Op. 105 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

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Monday 25 March

Tuesday 26 March

1.00pm

7.30pm

Novus String Quartet

Zlata Chochieva piano

Respighi Quartetto dorico Berg Lyric Suite

Rachmaninov Suite from Violin Partita: Prélude, Gavotte & Gigue (transcr. for piano after JS Bach) Chopin Mazurka in C minor Op. 30 No. 1; Mazurka in C B82; Mazurka in A minor Op. posth. Skryabin Mazurka in F sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2; Mazurka in F minor Op. 25 No. 1; Mazurka in F sharp minor Op. 25 No. 7 Liszt Valse oubliée No. 2 S215; Mephisto Waltz No. 2 S515 Rachmaninov Canon in E minor; Prelude in F; Fragments; Oriental Sketch Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28

£16 concs £14

Monday 25 March 7.30pm

Jun Lin Wu piano Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition 2018 Winner’s Recital Schubert Fantasy in C D760 ‘Wanderer’ Chopin Nocturne in B Op.62 No. 1; Nocturne in E Op. 62 No. 2; Scherzo in E Op. 54 No. 4 Albéniz From Cantos de España Op. 232: Prelude & Córdoba; Tango from España Op. 165 (arr. Leopold Godowsky); Triana from Iberia Book 2 Ravel Jeux d’eau; Pavane pour une infante défunte; La valse £16 Sponsored by Bechstein, Fazioli and S. W. Mitchell Capital LLP

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter

Wednesday 27 March 12.15pm

Pre-Concert Talk The OPUS2018 winner discusses their new work with Dr Kate Kennedy ahead of its London première in the lunchtime concert. Free (ticket required)

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Wednesday 27 March

Thursday 28 March

1.00pm

7.30pm

Britten Sinfonia Trad/Scottish Hirta (arr. James MacMillan) James MacMillan For Sally; For Max Maxwell Davies Farewell to Stromness OPUS2018 winner New work (London première)

Waynne Kwon cello Maksim Kinasov piano Anna Denisova piano Michael Brailey performer

£16 concs £14

RNCM Gold Medal Winners Concert

Wednesday 27 March 7.30pm

Carolyn Sampson soprano The King’s Consort Robert King director Handel in Italy Handel Dietro l’orme fuggaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV105 Hasse Fuga e Grave in G minor Handel Tra le fiamme HWV170 Geminiani Concerto grosso in E minor Op. 3 No. 3 Handel Agrippina condotta a morire HWV110

Beethoven Third movement from Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109 Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Book I) Op. 35 Poulenc Cello Sonata Saint-Saëns Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (arr. for cello and piano) Michael Brailey New work (world première) Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S514 Glinka/Balakirev The Lark £16

Friday 29 March 10.15am and 11.45am

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Chamber Tots: On the Farm

Thursday 28 March

1.00pm – 4.00pm

Steven Isserlis Masterclass Acclaimed British cellist Steven Isserlis hosts a masterclass with students from London music colleges. Approximately 3 hours in duration, including an interval £10 concs £8 Carolyn Sampson © Marco Borggreve

10.15am (1-2 year-olds) & 11.45am (3-5 year-olds) Approximately 1 hour in duration Children £7 Adults £5

Waynne Kwon

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Friday 29 March

Sunday 31 March

7.30pm

11.30am

Kristóf Baráti violin István Várdai cello Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano

Horszowski Trio

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 36 (arr. for piano trio) Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor Op. posth. Ravel Piano Trio in A minor

Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63 Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 31 March 7.30pm

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Alexander Melnikov Residency

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’

Marcel Ponseele oboe Lorenzo Coppola clarinet Javier Zafra bassoon Teunis van der Zwart horn Alexander Melnikov fortepiano

Saturday 30 March 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Bach Suite in G minor BWV822; Fugue in B flat BWV954; Partita No. 4 in D BWV828; Fantasia in G minor BWV917; Partita No. 5 in G BWV829 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Tuesday 9 July 7.30pm

Mozart Adagio in B minor K540; Quintet in E flat for piano and winds K452 Beethoven Horn Sonata in F Op. 17; Quintet in E flat for piano and winds Op. 16 £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’

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Friday 21 June 7.00pm Alexander Melnikov piano with Alexander Rudin cello

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