March 2020 Monthly Diary

MARCH

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TICKETS

36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

Unless otherwise stated, tickets are divided into five price ranges:

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Days without an evening concert: 10.00am - 5.00pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

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Days without an evening concert: 10.00am - 5.00pm.

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NB standby tickets are not available for Lunchtime and Sunday Morning Concerts.

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Calendar March Sun 1 Mar 11.30am Caroline Goulding/Danae Dörken

3.00pm Anna Huntley/Graham Johnson

7.30pm Julien Brocal

4 4 4

Mon 2 Mar 1.00pm Lise Berthaud/David Saudubray

3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Beethoven

7.30pm Belcea Quartet

4 5 5

Tue 3 Mar

1.00pm Giuseppe Guarrera 7.30pm Belcea Quartet

5 6

Wed 4 Mar 10.15am Chamber Tots: In Space

11.45am Chamber Tots: In Space

7.30pm Florilegium/Ashley Solomon/ Alexandra Bellamy/Bojan Čičić/ Reiko Ichise

6 6 6

Thu 5 Mar 1.00pm Orchestra of St John’s

7.30pm Inon Barnatan

7 7

Fri 6 Mar

1.00pm Nelly Miricioiu/David Gowland 7.30pm Sean Shibe

7 8

Sat 7 Mar

7.30pm Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert

9

Sun 8 Mar 11.30am Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert

3.00pm Bethan Langford/Sholto Kynoch

7.30pm Stéphane Degout/Simon Lepper

9 9 9

Mon 9 Mar 1.00pm Ruby Hughes/Natalie Clein/ Julius Drake

7.30pm Julia Hwang/James Drinkwater/ Ben Tarlton/Jâms Coleman

10

Tue 10 Mar 7.30pm London Handel Orchestra/ Adrian Butterfield/Katie Bray/ Keri Fuge/Charlotte Bowden/ Eszter Balogh/Emily Sierra/ Annabel Kennedy/John Lee

10 10

Wed 11 Mar 7.00pm Daniel Sepec/Tabea Zimmermann/ 10 Jean-Guihen Queyras Thu 12 Mar 7.30pm Early Opera Company/ Christian Curnyn/Anna Dennis/ Keri Fuge/Benjamin Appl

11

Fri 13 Mar

1.00pm Nelly Miricioiu Masterclass

11

7.30pm Martin Mitterrutzner/Gerold Huber 11

Sat 14 Mar 3.00pm CAVATINA Family Concert: Viola’s 12 Time-Travelling Musical Adventures

7.30pm Doric String Quartet 12 Sun 15 Mar 11.30am Armida Quartet

7.30pm Piers Lane

12 12

Mon 16 Mar 1.00pm Alessandro Fisher/Roger Vignoles 13

7.30pm Škampa Quartet 13

Tue 17 Mar 7.30pm Jonathan Plowright

13

Wed 18 Mar 5.30pm Zuzana: Music is Life

7.30pm Mahan Esfahani

13 14

Thu 19 Mar 11.00am CAVATINA Schools Concert: Viola’s 14 Time-Travelling Musical Adventures

7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly/ 15 Malcolm Martineau Fri 20 Mar 10.15am Chamber Tots: Jungles and Rivers 14

11.45am Chamber Tots: Jungles and Rivers 14

7.30pm Joseph Moog 14 Sat 21 Mar 7.30pm Brentano String Quartet

16

Sun 22 Mar 11.30am Cuarteto Casals

7.30pm Iestyn Davies/Thomas Dunford

16 16

Mon 23 Mar 1.00pm Brentano String Quartet

7.30pm Cuarteto Casals

17 17

Tue 24 Mar 5.00pm Nash Inventions: Mark-Anthony Turnage 60th Birthday

6.15pm Pre-Concert Talk: Mark-Anthony Turnage

7.30pm Nash Inventions: Mark-Anthony Turnage 60th Birthday

17

Wed 25 Mar 1.00pm Side by Side

7.30pm Quatuor Danel

17 17 18 18

Thu 26 Mar 7.30pm Dianne Reeves

19

Fri 27 Mar 7.30pm L’Arpeggiata/Christina Pluhar/ Luciana Mancini/ Vincenzo Capezzuto

20

Sat 28 Mar 10.30am Family Day: Coastal Adventures

7.30pm Angela Hewitt

20 20

Sun 29 Mar 11.30am Jack Liebeck/Katya Apekisheva

3.00pm Antisemitism: What It Is. What It Isn’t. Why It Matters.

7.30pm Johannes Kammler/ Roger Vignoles

21 21

Mon 30 Mar 1.00pm Anastasia Kobekina/ Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula

6.00pm Artist in Conversation: Peter Whelan

7.30pm Ensemble Marsyas/ Peter Whelan/Rachel Redmond/ Christopher Lowrey/ Nicholas Mulroy/Edward Grint

21

Tue 31 Mar 7.30pm Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival 20th Anniversary

21

21 22

22

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Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Sunday 1 March 11.30am

Sunday 1 March 7.30pm

Caroline Goulding violin Danae Dörken piano

Julien Brocal piano

Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13; Morceau de lecture for violin and piano Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor Op. 82 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice In Memory of Peter Flatter

Mozart Piano Sonata in B flat K333 Bach English Suite No. 3 in G minor BWV808 Chopin 24 Preludes Op. 28 £35 £30 £26 £22 £18 Monday 2 March 1.00pm

Lise Berthaud viola David Saudubray piano

Sunday 1 March 3.00pm

Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano Graham Johnson piano Confinement and Freedom: women abandoned and on the open road Schubert Vedi quanto adoro Schumann Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart Op. 135 Berlioz Zaïde from Feuillets d’album Saint-Saëns L’attente Duparc Au pays où se fait la guerre Liszt Die drei Zigeuner Tchaikovsky Gypsy Song Dvořák Gypsy Songs Op. 55

Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821 (transc. Ulrich von Wrochem) Brahms Viola Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 £16 concs £14 Part of the U25s 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 ‘UNDER 25s’

£16

Caroline Goulding © Giorgia Bertazzi

Anna Huntley © Kaupo Kikkas

Julien Brocal © Billy Collins

Lise Berthaud © Neda Navaee

MARCH • 5

wigmore-hall.org.uk

Wigmore Study Group: Beethoven

Monday 2 March 7.30pm

Monday 24 February Thursday 27 February Monday 2 March All dates 3.00pm – 6.00pm

Belcea Quartet

Come and immerse yourself in the string quartets of Beethoven. To the 18th-century listener, the four-voice texture of the string quartet was closely associated with both the contrapuntal learned style and the art of conversation. He had always been fascinated by the minutiae of the instruments he wrote for, instructing himself in his Tagebuch to ‘share a meal with someone, where one can discuss this and that, instruments etc., violins, cellos...’. In this study series, we will look at works from all periods of the composer’s life, exploring his monumental contribution to the genre. The series is presented by composer Julian Philips, with pianist Laura Roberts, guest speakers and student performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Returns Only Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

Beethoven Quartet Cycle

Beethoven String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4; String Quartet in E flat Op. 74 ‘Harp’; String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

Forthcoming Concerts in the Series Tuesday 3 March 7.30pm Friday 5 June 7.00pm NB time Sunday 7 June 7.30pm Tuesday 3 March 1.00pm

Giuseppe Guarrera piano YCAT Lunchtime Series 2019/20 Chopin Polonaise-fantaisie in A flat Op. 61 Ravel From Miroirs: Oiseaux tristes, Une barque sur l’océan & Alborada del gracioso Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat Op. 83 £14 concs £12 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490)

Ludwig van Beethoven © Joseph Karl Stieler

YCAT is grateful for the support from the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity and the International Music and Art Foundation for this series

Belcea Quartet © Marco Borggreve

Giuseppe Guarrera © Kaupo Kikkas

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Tuesday 3 March 7.30pm

Wednesday 4 March 7.30pm

Beethoven Quartet Cycle

Florilegium Ashley Solomon flute, recorder, director Alexandra Bellamy oboe Bojan Čičić violin Reiko Ichise viola da gamba

Belcea Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in A Op. 18 No. 5; String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’; String Quartet in E flat Op. 127 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

Wednesday 4 March 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: In Space Join us on a musical adventure in space in these interactive music sessions for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers. Discover exciting instruments, songs, and stories with experienced music leaders and emerging chamber ensembles. March to your own beat as we explore, play and move together!

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

L’Europe Galante Handel Sonata a5 in B flat HWV288 Vivaldi Concerto in C RV87 Abel Pieces for solo viola da gamba in D from the Drexel manuscript: Prelude WK194, Andante WK187, Tempo di minuet WK188, Adagio WK189 & Vivace WK190 Buffardin Concerto a5 in E minor for flute and strings Telemann Concerto in A minor for recorder, viola da gamba and strings TWV52:a1 Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D minor Op. 1 No. 12 RV63 ‘La follia’ Bach Concerto for violin and oboe in C minor BWV1060R (reconst. Wilfried Fischer) £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Children £7 Adults £5

Belcea Quartet © Marco Borggreve

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Florilegium © Amit Lennon

Bojan Čičić © Nick Rutter

MARCH • 7

wigmore-hall.org.uk Thursday 5 March 1.00pm

Friday 6 March 1.00pm

My Music with Orchestra of St John’s

Nelly Miricioiu soprano David Gowland piano

Timothy West CBE actor Paul Blezard interviewer Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock conductor Hannah Davey soprano Maki Sekiya piano Lord Berners Polka Mozart Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben from Zaide Beethoven Bagatelle in G Op. 126 No. 1 Sullivan Kind sir, you cannot have the heart from The Gondoliers Haydn Finale from Symphony No. 94 in G ‘Surprise’ £16 concs £14 Orchestra of St John’s (Reg. Charity No. 289106)

Felicia Donceanu Balci in Aldebaran; Pasii Brediceanu Cine m-aude cîntînd…; Cântă puiul cucului Stoia Cînd treci, bade, pe la noi Dima Și dacă ramuri bat în geam; Ziua bună; Te iubesc o Margareta; Eu simt a ta suflare Bretan Departe; Somnoroase păsărele; Pribeag; Ce te legeni, codrule?

Enescu Si j’étais Dieu; Languir me fais; Aux damoyselles paresseuses d’escrire à leurs amys Donizetti Piangete voi … Al dolce guidami from Anna Bolena; Havvi un dio from Maria di Rohan £16 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Thursday 5 March 7.30pm

Inon Barnatan piano Mendelssohn Songs without Words: in A Op. 19b No. 3 ‘The Hunt’, in F sharp minor Op. 67 No. 2, in B minor Op. 30 No. 4, in B minor Op. 67 No. 5 ‘The Shepherd’s Complaint’, in G Op. 62 No. 1 ‘Maidüfte’, in E minor Op. 62 No. 3 ‘Trauermarsch’, in E Op. 19b No. 1, in C Op. 67 No. 4 ‘Spinnerlied’, in G minor Op. 19b No. 6 ‘Venetian Gondola Song’, in D Op. 85 No. 4 ‘Elegie’ & in B flat Op. 62 No. 2 Stevenson Peter Grimes Fantasy on themes from Britten Gershwin Prelude No. 2 in C sharp minor; I Got Rhythm (arr. Earl Wild) Schubert Piano Sonata in B flat D960

Forthcoming Related Event Friday 13 March 1.00pm Nelly Miricioiu Masterclass

£35 £30 £26 £22 £18 Timothy West CBE

Orchestra of St John’s

Inon Barnatan © Marco Borggreve

Nelly Miricioiu © Alex Schröder

8 • MARCH Friday 6 March 7.30pm

Sean Shibe guitar Dowland A selection of fantasies and galliards David Fennessy Rosewood Rautavaara Serenades of the Unicorn Bach Suite in E minor BWV996 Georges Lentz Ingwe £35 £30 £26 £22 £18

Sean Shibe © Kaupo Kikkas

Box Office: 020 7935 2141

MARCH • 9

wigmore-hall.org.uk Saturday 7 March 7.30pm

Sunday 8 March 3.00pm

Chamber Ensemble in Residence Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert

Bethan Langford mezzo-soprano Sholto Kynoch piano

Nash Ensemble Elizabeth Watts soprano Roger Vignoles piano Alasdair Beatson piano Richard Hosford clarinet Marianne Thorsen violin Adrian Brendel cello Ries Piano Quintet Op. 74 Rossini Songs from Les soirées musicales; Songs from Péchés de vieillesse Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen; Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat D929 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 Sunday 8 March 11.30am Chamber Ensemble in Residence Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert

Haydn Arianna a Naxos Schubert From 4 Canzonen: Non t’accostar all’urna & Guarda, che bianca luna; Die Blumensprache; Der Blumenbrief; An Silvia Brahms Sapphische Ode; O kühler Wald; Von ewiger Liebe Rossini La regata veneziana £16 Sunday 8 March 7.30pm

Stéphane Degout baritone Simon Lepper piano Fauré La bonne chanson Op. 61 Tchaikovsky Frenzied nights; At the ball; A tear trembles; My genius, my angel, my friend; Why? Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48 £35 £30 £26 £22 £18

Nash Ensemble Schubert String Trio in B flat D471 Beethoven Septet in E flat Op. 20 Returns Only

Elizabeth Watts © Marco Borggreve

Schubertiade © Julius Schmid

Bethan Langford © Clive Barda

Stéphane Degout © Jean-Baptiste Millot

10 • MARCH

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Monday 9 March 1.00pm

Tuesday 10 March 7.30pm

Ruby Hughes soprano Natalie Clein cello Julius Drake piano

London Handel Orchestra Adrian Butterfield director Katie Bray mezzo-soprano (as Apollo) Keri Fuge soprano (as Clio) Charlotte Bowden soprano (as Orfeo) Eszter Balogh mezzo-soprano (as Calliope) Emily Sierra alto (as Cloride) Annabel Kennedy soprano (as Euterpe) John Lee bass (as Proteo/Mars)

Kodály Sonatina for cello and piano Deborah Pritchard Storm Song Tavener From Akhmatova Songs: Boris Pasternak, Couplet & Dante Debussy Chansons de Bilitis Judith Weir On palmy beach Schubert Auf dem Strom £16 concs £14

Handel Parnasso in festa HWV73

Monday 9 March 7.30pm

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Julia Hwang violin James Drinkwater piano Ben Tarlton cello Jâms Coleman piano Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Op. 30 No. 3 Janáček Pohádka Debussy Cello Sonata Beethoven Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2 Ravel Pièce en forme de Habanera Poulenc Violin Sonata Debussy Clair de lune from Fêtes galantes Book I £20 £18 £14 £12 £10 The Musicians’ Company & Concordia Foundation Artists Fund

Wednesday 11 March 7.00pm NB time Beethoven String Trios

Daniel Sepec violin Tabea Zimmermann viola Jean-Guihen Queyras cello Beethoven String Trios: in E flat Op. 3, in G Op. 9 No. 1, in D Op. 9 No. 2 & in C minor Op. 9 No. 3; Serenade for String Trio in D Op. 8 Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes in duration, including two intervals £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

Ruby Hughes © Phil Sharp

Ben Tarlton © Pam and Cled Lewis Photography

Adrian Butterfield

Tabea Zimmermann © Marco Borggreve

MARCH • 11

wigmore-hall.org.uk Thursday 12 March 7.30pm

Friday 13 March 7.30pm

Early Opera Company Christian Curnyn director Anna Dennis soprano (as Venus) Keri Fuge soprano (as Cupid) Benjamin Appl baritone (as Adonis)

Martin Mitterrutzner tenor Gerold Huber piano

Locke Selections from Cupid and Death Blow Venus and Adonis £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Friday 13 March 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Nelly Miricioiu Masterclass When Nelly Miricioiu fled the repressive regime of her native Romania in 1981 to settle in Britain, it launched an international career that has seen her acclaimed as one of the greatest exponents of bel canto singing in our time.

In this masterclass, she works with students from London music colleges.

Liszt Comment, disaient-ils; Oh! quand je dors; Enfant, si j’étais roi; S’il est un charmant gazon Britten A Poison Tree from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake; When you’re feeling like expressing your affection; Not even summer yet; The red cockatoo; Wild with passion; If thou wilt ease thine heart; A Cradle Song from A Charm of Lullabies; Birthday Song for Erwin; Um Mitternacht Schubert Entzückung an Laura I; Als ich sie erröten sah; Laura am Klavier; Der Jüngling am Bache; Abendstern; An Laura, als sie Klopstocks Auferstehungslied sang; Der Jüngling an der Quelle Liszt Kling leise, mein Lied; Freudvoll und leidvoll II; Es muss ein Wunderbares sein; Es rauschen die Winde; Go not, happy day; Du bist wie eine Blume; Was Liebe sei £35 £30 £26 £22 £18

£10 concs £8

Christian Curnyn © Phil Poynter

Anna Dennis © Sebastian Alexander Hinds

Martin Mitterrutzner © Altenberger

Gerold Huber © Marion Köll

12 • MARCH

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Saturday 14 March 3.00pm – 4.00pm

Saturday 14 March 7.30pm

CAVATINA Family Concert: Viola’s Time-Travelling Musical Adventures

Doric String Quartet

Recommended for families with children aged 5-7 When a mysterious parcel arrives for our hero, Viola, she finds herself in the centre of an epic adventure through space and time. We invite you to travel with Viola, explore different musical times and places, and help her find her way home.

Join presenter Lucy Drever and the dynamic Diphonon Duo on this exciting musical journey suitable for children aged 5-7 and their parents and carers.

Arrive early for free arts activities in the Bechstein Room, led on a first come, first served basis. Drop in between 1.45pm and 2.30pm.

Children £10 Adults £12 CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, renowned for bringing chamber music to young people and young people to chamber music, is delighted to present this concert in association with Wigmore Hall

Haydn String Quartet in E flat Op. 33 No. 2 ‘The Joke’ Britten 3 Divertimenti for string quartet Andrea Tarrodi String Quartet No. 3 ‘Light Scattering’ Sibelius String Quartet in D minor Op. 56 ‘Voces intimae’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Sunday 15 March 11.30am

Armida Quartet Mozart Divertimento in F K138 Wolf Italian Serenade in G Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 3 in D Op. 44 No. 1 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Sunday 15 March 7.30pm

Piers Lane piano Mozart Piano Sonata in C K545; Adagio in B minor K540 Brahms 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119 interspersed with Brett Dean Etude: Hommage à Brahms Schubert Impromptu in G flat D899 No. 3 Schubert/Liszt Ständchen Schubert/Godowsky Rosamunde Schubert Fantasy in C D760 ‘Wanderer’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Family Concert © James Berry

Doric String Quartet © George Garnier

Armida Quartet © Felix Broede

Piers Lane © Keith Saunders

MARCH • 13

wigmore-hall.org.uk Monday 16 March 1.00pm

Tuesday 17 March 7.30pm

Alessandro Fisher tenor Roger Vignoles piano

Brahms Plus Series

Schumann 5 Lieder on texts by Hans Christian Andersen Op. 40 Grieg From Hjertets melodier: To brune øjne & Jeg elsker dig; En svane; Med en vandlilie; Prinsessen; Fra Monte Pincio Delius Evening Voices; Sweet Venevil; The Nightingale; Longing Frumerie Hjärtats Sånger Op. 27

Brahms Plus Chopin

£16 concs £14

Jonathan Plowright piano Brahms Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor Op. 2 Chopin Berceuse in D flat Op. 57 Brahms Scherzo in E flat minor Op. 4 Chopin Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49 Brahms 3 Intermezzi Op. 117 Chopin Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 The Brahms Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

Wednesday 18 March 5.30pm

Monday 16 March 7.30pm

Škampa Quartet Suk Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas) Op. 35a Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ Dvořák String Quartet No. 13 in G Op. 106 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Zuzana: Music is Life Preceding the evening’s concert, Wigmore Hall will screen the short film Music is Life.

It follows the dark and triumphant story told

by Zuzana Růžičková, who died in 2017 aged 90, about how she became the world-famous harpsichordist and interpreter of Bach under the Communist regime in Czechslovakia, after surviving three concentration camps during her teenage years. Despite constant surveillance, marginal employment and confiscation of foreign currency wages by the Czech Communist Party, Zuzana became the only person worldwide to record all the keyboard works of Bach.

Approximately 83 minutes in duration £10 Directed/produced by Getzels Gordon Productions

Alessandro Fisher © Gerard Collett

Škampa Quartet © Vojtěch Havlík

Jonathan Plowright © Diane Shaw

Zuzana Růžičková © Getzels Gordon Productions

14 • MARCH

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Wednesday 18 March 7.30pm

Friday 20 March 10.15am and 11.45am

Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Project

Chamber Tots: Jungles and Rivers

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Bach French Suite No. 2 in C minor BWV813; Prelude in A minor BWV922; Fugue in B minor BWV951; French Suite No. 3 in B minor BWV814; Suite in A minor BWV818a; French Suite No. 4 in E flat BWV815 £35 £30 £26 £22 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Join us on a musical adventure in the jungle in these interactive music sessions for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers. Discover exciting instruments, songs, and stories with experienced music leaders and emerging chamber ensembles. March to your own beat as we explore, play and move together!

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

Thursday 19 March 11.00am – 12 noon

CAVATINA Schools Concert: Viola’s Time-Travelling Musical Adventures Key Stage 1 When a mysterious parcel arrives for our hero, Viola, she finds herself in the centre of an epic adventure through space and time. We invite you to travel with Viola, explore different musical times and places, and help her find her way home.

Friday 20 March 7.30pm

Joseph Moog piano Schubert Adagio and Rondo in E D506 Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor S178 Fauré Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor Op. 26; Barcarolle No. 3 in G flat Op. 42 Ravel Gaspard de la nuit £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Join presenter Lucy Drever and the dynamic Diphonon Duo on this exciting musical journey suitable for Key Stage 1 pupils and their teachers.

Children £4 Accompanying adults free (ticket required) CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, renowned for bringing chamber music to young people and young people to chamber music, is delighted to present this concert in association with Wigmore Hall Mahan Esfahani © Bernhard Musil

Schools Concert © James Berry

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Joseph Moog © T Mardo

MARCH • 15

wigmore-hall.org.uk Thursday 19 March 7.30pm

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano

Malcolm Martineau piano Beethoven 6 Lieder von Gellert Op. 48 Webern 8 frühe Lieder Songs by Schoenberg Roussel Le bachelier de Salamanque; Le jardin mouillé; Invocation; Nuit d’automne Debussy Le promenoir des deux amants Chaminade Ne souviens-tu?; Attente (Au pays de Provence); Viens! mon bien-aimé!; Si j’étais jardinier A selection of English songs £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Dame Sarah Connolly © Peter Warren

16 • MARCH

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Saturday 21 March 7.30pm

Sunday 22 March 7.30pm

Brentano String Quartet

Iestyn Davies Residency

Songs of Thanksgiving Palestrina Gloria Patri (arr. Mark Steinberg) Beethoven String Quartet in A minor Op. 132 Mario Davidovsky String Quartet No. 5 (Dank an Op. 132) Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Sunday 22 March 11.30am

Cuarteto Casals Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546; String Quartet in D K499 ‘Hoffmeister’; String Quartet in B flat K589 ‘Prussian’ £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Iestyn Davies countertenor Thomas Dunford lute England’s Orpheus Purcell Lord, what is man?; Sweeter than Roses Marais Les Voix Humaines Visée Chaconne Handel Hendel, non può mia musa Dowland Preludium; Behold a wonder here; Flow my tears; Can she excuse my wrongs; Lachrimae; Frog Galliard Handel Ombra cara di mia sposa from Radamisto Purcell Music for a while Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007, interspersed with: Dowland Come again, sweet love doth now invite Purcell O solitude, my sweetest choice Handel Oh Lord, whose mercies numberless from Saul Purcell Evening Hymn Returns Only Forthcoming Concerts in the Series Saturday 13 June 7.30pm Saturday 25 July 7.30pm

Brentano String Quartet © Jürgen Frank

Cuarteto Casals © Igor Cat

Iestyn Davies © Chris Sorensen

Thomas Dunford © Julien Benhamou

MARCH • 17

wigmore-hall.org.uk Monday 23 March 1.00pm

Tuesday 24 March 6.15pm

Brentano String Quartet

Nash Inventions: Mark-Anthony Turnage 60th Birthday

Shostakovich String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 122 Bruce Adolphe Coiled Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80 £16 concs £14

Join composer Mark-Anthony Turnage in conversation with broadcaster and journalist Tom Service.

Free (ticket required)

Monday 23 March 7.30pm

Cuarteto Casals Mozart Serenade in G K525 ‘Eine kleine Nachtmusik’; String Quartet in F K590 ‘Prussian’; String Quartet in D K575 ‘Prussian’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter

Tuesday 24 March 5.00pm Nash Inventions: Mark-Anthony Turnage 60th Birthday

Royal Academy of Music students Side by Side with

Members of the Nash Ensemble Programme to include: Knussen Cantata for oboe and string trio Op. 15 Mark-Anthony Turnage 5 Processionals for piano, clarinet, violin and cello. Two newlycommissioned works by RAM Student Composers £5 Brentano String Quartet © Juergen Frank

Pre-Concert Talk

Mark-Anthony Turnage © Philip Gatward

Tuesday 24 March 7.30pm Nash Inventions: Mark-Anthony Turnage 60th Birthday

Nash Ensemble Jonathan Berman conductor Claire Booth soprano Benjamin Nabarro violin Timothy Ridout viola Lawrence Power viola Adrian Brendel cello Martin Robertson soprano saxophone Mark-Anthony Turnage 60th Birthday Concert Stravinsky 3 Pieces for string quartet MarkAnthony Turnage Sarabande Knussen Songs without Voices Op. 26 Mark-Anthony Turnage Slide Stride Ravel Sonata for violin and cello Sir George Benjamin Viola, Viola Mark-Anthony Turnage Owl songs* (world première) *Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall and the Nash Ensemble

£35 £30 £25 £20 £15 Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

Claire Booth © Sven Arnstein

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Wednesday 25 March 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Wednesday 25 March 7.30pm

Side by Side

Weinberg/Shostakovich Cycle

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.

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

Quatuor Danel Shostakovich String Quartet No. 4 in D Op. 83 Weinberg String Quartet No. 4 Op. 20 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 5 in B flat Op. 92 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s 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 ‘UNDER 25s’ The Weinberg/Shostakovich Cycle is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund Financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-annual programme NIEPODŁEGLA 2017–2022. Organised in collaboration with the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as part of the Polska Music and POLSKA 100, the international cultural programme celebrating the centenary of Poland regaining independence.

Forthcoming Concerts in the Series Saturday 16 May 7.30pm Thursday 9 July 7.30pm

Timothy Ridout © Kaupo Kikkas

Side by Side © Benjamin Ealovega

Quatuor Danel © Marco Borggreve

wigmore-hall.org.uk Thursday 26 March 7.30pm

Dianne Reeves vocals Peter Martin piano Romero Lubambo guitar Reginald Veal bass Terreon Gully drums

One of the most admired jazz singers of our time, Dianne Reeves has been described as the successor to such other distinguished artists as Dinah Washington and Carmen MacRae. Five of her albums have received a GRAMMY Award for Best Female Vocal Jazz Performance, while in addition she has been awarded honorary doctorates from Juilliard and Berklee.

Here she returns to Wigmore Hall with her band for what is sure to be an unforgettable night. £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Dianne Reeves © Jerris Madison

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Friday 27 March 7.30pm

Saturday 28 March 10.30am – 2.30pm

L’Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar theorbo, director Luciana Mancini mezzo-soprano Vincenzo Capezzuto alto

Family Day: Coastal Adventures

Pájarillo y duende Cazzati Ciaccona Trad/Carpino La Carpinese (Tarantella) Trad/Venezuelan Montilla; Zumba che zumba Kapsberger Canario with improvisation Trad/Mexican La Llorona (arr. Christina Pluhar) Matteis La Dia Spagnola (arr. Christina Pluhar) with improvisation Trad/Venezuelan Pájarillo Ribayas Jácaras (arr. Christina Pluhar) Ramones La embarazada del viento (Gaita Margariteña) Rivera La Cocoroba (Joropo Oriental) Improvisation - Follia Trad/Venezuelan Pájarillo Verde Soler Fandango Plaza El Curruchá Trad/Mexican El Guapo Approximately 85 minutes in duration without an interval £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Recommended for families with children aged 5-7 Come and take to the seas with music leader Freya Wynn-Jones in our coastal family adventure! Join professional musicians and artists in this interactive day of workshops.

From fisherman’s coves to secret caves, discover sounds and sights that inspired some of the greatest music about the seaside!

Children £10 Adults £15 Saturday 28 March 7.30pm Angela Hewitt: The Bach Odyssey

Angela Hewitt piano Bach 4 Duettos from Clavier-Ubung (Book III) BWV802-805; 18 Little Preludes: in C BWV924, in G minor BWV930, in D BWV925, in D minor BWV926, in F BWV927, in F BWV928, 6 Little Preludes BWV933-938, 5 Preludes BWV939-943 & in C minor BWV999; Fantasia and Fugue in A minor BWV944; Ouvertüre nach französischer Art BWV831; Italian Concerto in F BWV971 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Events in the Series Tuesday 2 June 7.30pm Wednesday 3 June 1.00pm Angela Hewitt Masterclass

L’Arpeggiata © Michael Kneffel

Christina Pluhar © Marco Borggreve

Family Day © Benjamin Harte

Angela Hewitt © Keith Saunders

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Sunday 29 March 11.30am

Monday 30 March 1.00pm

Jack Liebeck violin Katya Apekisheva piano

Anastasia Kobekina cello Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano

R Schumann Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105 C Schumann 3 Romances Op. 22 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108

Debussy Cello Sonata Juon Fairy Tale in A minor Op. 8; Cello Sonata Op. 54 Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 12

£16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Sunday 29 March 3.00pm – 4.00pm

Antisemitism: What It Is. What It Isn’t. Why It Matters.

At John Gilhooly’s invitation, Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE gives a talk on her 2019 book Antisemitism: What It Is. What It Isn’t. Why It Matters., exploring the troubling recent rise in antisemitism and how building a shared understanding can help challenge discrimination. Cellist Jamal Aliyev and pianist Jâms Coleman join to perform Bloch’s From Jewish Life.

£16 concs £14

Monday 30 March 6.00pm Ensemble Marsyas Residency

Artist in Conversation: Peter Whelan Peter Whelan, founder and director, discusses the Ensemble Marsyas Residency ahead of the evening concert. £5

Free (ticket required) Sunday 29 March 7.30pm

Johannes Kammler baritone Roger Vignoles piano Strauss 5 Lieder Op. 15 Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48 £35 £30 £26 £22 £18 Jack Liebeck © Kaupo Kikkas

Baroness Julia Neuberger © Derek Tamea

Johannes Kammler © Besim Mazhiqi

Anastasia Kobekina © Evgeny Evtyukhov

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Monday 30 March 7.30pm

Tuesday 31 March 7.30pm

Ensemble Marsyas Residency

David Adams violin Malin Broman violin Tom Hankey violin Matthew Truscott violin Tom Dunn viola Lawrence Power viola Malin William-Olsson viola Kate Gould cello Robin Michael cello Alice Neary cello Robert Plane clarinet Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Daniel Tong piano

Ensemble Marsyas Peter Whelan director Rachel Redmond soprano Christopher Lowrey countertenor Nicholas Mulroy tenor Edward Grint bass Purcell - ‘Come, Ye Sons of Art’ Purcell Suite from The Fairy Queen (Clifford Bartlett edition); Great Parent, Hail (Ode for the Centenary of Trinity College Dublin, 1694) Z327; Come, ye sons of art away (Ode for the birthday of Queen Mary, 1694) Z323 Cousser Overture to Les Festins des Muses Suite No. 1 in G minor £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall Supported by Dunard Fund

Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival 20th Anniversary Bridge Phantasy Piano Quartet in F sharp minor Huw Watkins Piano Quartet Purcell Selection of Fantasias Britten Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland Op. 48 Howells Rhapsodic Quintet Op. 31 Colin Matthews Piano Trio No. 2 ‘Hidden Agenda’ Bridge Piano Quintet £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Ensemble Marsyas © Mirjam Devriendt

Christopher Lowrey © Rebecca Fay

Simon Crawford-Phillips © Nikolaj Lund

Daniel Tong © Benjamin Harte

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Restaurant and Bars Full information on pre-concert and interval refreshments can be found at wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurant or by calling 020 7258 8292. Table reservations can be made by calling the Box Office on 020 7935 2141.

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A large number of buses travel along Oxford Street, which is approximately a five-minute walk from Wigmore Hall.

Car Parking There is limited street parking after 6.30pm (Mon–Sat) and all day Sunday in permitted areas. Alternatively there are public car parks in Cavendish Square and Harley Street, both of which are less than a five-minute walk from the Hall. Wigmore Hall participates in the Theatreland Parking Scheme which gives all Wigmore concert-goers 50% discount on their parking. Please contact the Box Office for further details or visit our website.

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