September - October 2018 Diary by Wigmore Hall

SEP/ OCT 2018/19 Season

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Calendar September 8 Sep 7.30pm Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau 4 9 Sep 11.30am Doric String Quartet 5 7.30pm La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler 5 10 Sep 1.00pm Ilker Arcayürek/Ammiel Bushakevitz 5 7.30pm Dorothea Röschmann/ Malcolm Martineau 5 11 Sep 7.30pm Joshua Redman/Ola Kvernberg 6 12 Sep 10.15am Chamber Tots: Autumn 6 11.45am Chamber Tots: Autumn 6 7.30pm Schumann String Quartet 6 13 Sep 7.30pm Pekka Kuusisto/Teemu Korpipää/ 7 Suvi Savola/Maija Tammi/Jukka Huitila 9.30pm Post-Concert Open Mic Q&A 7 14 Sep 7.30pm Elisabeth Leonskaja 6 15 Sep 11.00am Family Concert: Folk Up North 8 7.30pm Mary Bevan/Henk Neven/ 8 Joseph Middleton/Aurora Orchestra 16 Sep 11.30am Wihan Quartet 8 7.30pm Andreas Staier 9 17 Sep 1.00pm Trio Mediæval 9 7.30pm Ian Bostridge/Thomas Adès 9 18 Sep 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 9 7.30pm Classical Opera/The Mozartists 9 19 Sep 1.00pm Dame Sarah Connolly Masterclass 9 7.30pm Ian Bostridge/Thomas Adès 10 20 Sep 7.30pm Alexander Melnikov/Cuarteto Casals 10 21 Sep 7.30pm James Ehnes/Andrew Armstrong 10 22 Sep 10.30am Open House Day 10 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 11 7.30pm Olena Tokar/Pavel Kolgatin/ 11 Nikolay Didenko/Iain Burnside 23 Sep 11.30am Natalie Clein/Yeol Eum Son 11 3.00pm Louise Alder/Nicky Spence/ 11 William Vann 7.30pm Heath Quartet 12 24 Sep 1.00pm Lucy Crowe/Joseph Middleton 12 7.30pm Christian Blackshaw/ 12 Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker 25 Sep 7.30pm Pavel Haas Quartet 12 26 Sep 7.30pm Elena Bashkirova/Jerusalem Chamber 13 Music Festival Ensemble 27 Sep 7.30pm The Cardinall’s Musick 13 28 Sep 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 13 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 13 7.30pm Elias String Quartet/Jonathan Biss 13 29 Sep 7.30pm Steven Isserlis/Connie Shih 14 30 Sep 11.30am Hermès Quartet 14 3.00pm Dame Janet Baker/Simon Callow 14 7.30pm Manuel Walser/Anano Gokieli 14

October 1 Oct 1.00pm Chiaroscuro Quartet/Annelien Van Wauwe 15 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani 15 2 Oct 1.00pm Castalian String Quartet/Daniel Lebhardt 15 7.30pm Narek Hakhnazaryan/Pavel Kolesnikov 15

3 Oct 10.15am Chamber Tots: Autumn 15 11.45am Chamber Tots: Autumn 15 7.30pm Robin Tritschler/Malcolm Martineau 16 4 Oct 7.00pm Angela Hewitt 16 5 Oct 7.30pm IMS Prussia Cove 16 6 Oct 3.00pm Pieter Wispelwey 16 7.30pm Pieter Wispelwey 16 7 Oct 11.30am Adrian Brendel/Christian Ihle Hadland 17 12 noon Silver Sunday 17 3.00pm ENO Harewood Artists 17 7.30pm François-Frédéric Guy 17 8 Oct 1.00pm Catriona Morison/Yuka Beppu 17 7.30pm Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/ 19 Sandrine Piau 9 Oct 7.30pm Marlis Petersen/ 18 Stephan Matthias Lademann 10 Oct 7.30pm Sir András Schiff 19 11 Oct 7.30pm Benjamin Appl/Graham Johnson 19 12 Oct 7.30pm Sir András Schiff 19 13 Oct 1.00pm Robert Holl/Sir András Schiff 20 7.30pm Veronika Eberle/Dénes Várjon 20 14 Oct 11.30am Jennifer Pike/Petr Limonov 20 7.30pm Larissa Gergieva/ 20 Singers from the Mariinsky Academy 15 Oct 1.00pm Nicholas Daniel/Charles Owen 20 7.30pm Richard Egarr 21 16 Oct 10.30am Come and Sing 21 7.30pm Danish String Quartet 21 17 Oct 7.30pm Orion String Trio 21 18 Oct 10.15am Chamber Tots: Bear Hunt 22 11.45am Chamber Tots: Bear Hunt 22 7.30pm Jeremy Denk 22 19 Oct 7.30pm Independent Opera Scholars’ Recital 2018 22 20 Oct 3.00pm Relaxed Concert: Magnard Ensemble 23 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 23 7.30pm Nash Ensemble 23 21 Oct 11.30am Quatuor Voce 23 3.00pm Tareq Nazmi/Gerold Huber 23 7.30pm Ensemble Correspondances 24 22 Oct 1.00pm Karina Gauvin/Maciej Pikulski 25 7.30pm Piotr Beczała/Helmut Deutsch 25 23 Oct 7.30pm Martin Helmchen 25 24 Oct 7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly/Tenebrae/ 25 Nigel Short/Eugene Asti 25 Oct 7.30pm Michaela Schuster/Matthias Veit 26 26 Oct 1.00pm Andrew Watts/Iain Burnside 26 7.30pm The Endellion String Quartet 26 27 Oct 10.30am Family Day: Autumn Senses 26 7.30pm Yaniv d’Or/Ensemble NAYA 27 28 Oct 11.30am Emma Johnson/Finghin Collins 27 7.30pm The English Concert/Harry Bicket 27 29 Oct 1.00pm Thibaut Garcia 27 7.30pm Magnard Ensemble/George Todica 28 30 Oct 5.45pm Bechstein Sessions: 28 The Hermes Experiment 7.30pm Nicolas Hodges 29 31 Oct 7.30pm L’Arpeggiata 29

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Schumann Song Series The Schumann Song Series is devised by Malcolm Martineau and musicologist Susan Youens with singers chosen by John Gilhooly. Launched in partnership with baritone Florian Boesch, it explores in depth the great composer’s extraordinary output, amongst the most rewarding within the entire Lieder tradition.

Saturday 8 September 7.30pm Opening Concert of the 2018/19 Season

Florian Boesch baritone Malcolm Martineau piano Franz Selection of settings by Heine Schumann Abends am Strand Liszt Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam; Du bist wie eine Blume; Im Rhein, im schönen Strome (S272/1); Vergiftet sind meine Lieder; Die Loreley Schumann Belsazar; Die beiden Grenadiere; Morgens steh’ ich auf und frage; Schöne Wiege, meiner Leiden; Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann; Anfangs wollt ich fast verzagen; Mit Myrten und Rosen; From Myrthen: Die Lotosblume, Was will die einsame Träne?, Du bist wie eine Blume & Tragödie I–III £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Friday 11 January 2019 7.30pm with Anne Schwanewilms soprano

Monday 4 February 2019 7.30pm with Christiane Karg soprano

Wednesday 24 April 7.30pm with Paula Murrihy mezzosoprano & Robin Tritschler tenor Malcolm Martineau © K K Dundas

SEPTEMBER • 5

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Sunday 9 September

Monday 10 September

11.30am

1.00pm

Doric String Quartet

Ilker Arcayürek tenor Ammiel Bushakevitz piano

Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 33 No. 5 Beethoven String Quartet in B flat Op. 130 £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice In Memory of Peter Flatter

7.30pm

La Serenissima Adrian Chandler director, violin Hilary Summers contralto Neal Davies bass-baritone Per Sua Maestà Cattolica Cesarea Programme to include: Arias and works from: Caldara/Matteis Ormisda, Re di Persia Conti Il finto Policare Caldara Scipione nelle Spagne Caldara/Matteis Cajo Marzio Coriolano Caldara Sirita Vivaldi Concerto in C for violin, strings and continuo RV171 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

The Path of Life Schubert Fischerweise; An Silvia; Der Wanderer an den Mond; Atys; Sei mir gegrüsst; Wehmut; Der Wanderer (D493); Am Tage Aller Seelen (Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen); Einsamkeit £16 concs £14 7.30pm

Dorothea Röschmann soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Please note change of programme Beethoven Die Trommel gerühret; Freudvoll und leidvoll; Wonne der Wehmut; Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel; Das Geheimnis; An die Hoffnung Schumann 5 Lieder der Maria Stuart Brahms Alte Liebe; Auf dem Kirchhofe; Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht; Unbewegte laue Luft; Liebestreu; Meine Liebe ist grün; Wir wandelten; Nachtigall; Von ewiger Liebe £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Doric String Quartet © George Garnier

Adrian Chandler © Paul Hurst

Ilker Arcayürek © Janina Laszlo

Dorothea Röschmann © Harald Hoffmann/Sony Entertainment

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Tuesday 11 September

7.30pm

Schumann Quartet

Joshua Redman saxophone Ola Kvernberg violin Two pioneers of their instruments join forces in what has been described as a ‘collaboration for the history books’. ‘Certainly one of the most intriguing, demanding and ultimately rewarding collaborations I have ever been a part of, and quite possibly the most unique’, notes Redman. £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’

Wednesday 12 September 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: Autumn We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us in celebrating the season! 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.

Schubert String Quartet in D D74 Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat Op. 12 Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 £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’

Friday 14 September 7.30pm

Elisabeth Leonskaja piano Mozart and the Second Viennese School Mozart Piano Sonata in C K330 Schoenberg Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19 Mozart Piano Sonata in B flat K333; Piano Sonata in F K332 Webern Variations Op. 27 Mozart Piano Sonata in A K331 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

10.15am (1–2 year olds) & 11.45am (3–5 year olds) Concerts are 1 hour in duration

Children £7 Adults £5 New to Chamber Tots? Buy your tickets at half price, either by phone or in person.

Joshua Redman, Ola Kvernberg © Thor Egil

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Schumann Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Elisabeth Leonskaja © Marco Borggreve

SEPTEMBER • 7

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Pekka Kuusisto Residency Over the course of his residency, Pekka Kuusisto brings innovative and thought-provoking programmes to the Hall, focusing on challenging subject matter and diverse musical responses.

Thursday 13 September 7.30pm

Pekka Kuusisto violin Teemu Korpipää electronics

Suvi Savola speaker Maija Tammi photography

Jukka Huitila visual

designer

Programme to include: Bartók Sonata for solo violin BB124 Perttu Haapanen New work (UK première)* Improvisations *commissioned by Silence Festival Finland

The Finnish violinist champions Bartók’s solo sonata, a late work beginning with a largescale chaconne, which was written during the composer’s battle with leukaemia. Perttu Haapanen’s new work also explores the idea of mutation within the chaconne form, and responds musically to Henrietta Lacks’s immortalised cancer cells, which have proven vital in the development of medicine. Cancer researcher Suvi Savola joins to speak throughout, and photographer and researcher Maija Tammi’s photographs

of cancer cells examine the dichotomy between the cells’ inherent threat to life and their invaluable use in medical research. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 9.30pm

Post-Concert Open Mic Q&A Whether as classical violinist or improviser, composer or orchestral director, Pekka Kuusisto enlivens the music scene with levels of energy and engagement few can match. Join us with your questions for our very first post-concert Q&A. Free (with evening concert ticket) Approximately 30 minutes in duration

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Wednesday 23 January 2019 7.30pm with Atte Kilpeläinen viola Tomas Djupsjöbacka cello & Jukka Huitila visual designer

Wednesday 1 May 2019 7.30pm

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Saturday 15 September

7.30pm

11.00am – 12 noon

Mary Bevan soprano Henk Neven baritone Joseph Middleton piano Members of Aurora Orchestra

Family Concert: Folk Up North For ages 5 plus

Join the Donald Grant Quartet and presenter Lucy Drever for this concert exploring Scottish folk music, featuring a specially commissioned film projected live onstage, created by Emmyaward winning cinematographer Oliver Wilkins. This concert delves into the mysterious stories of Scottish folklore and the unique soundworld of Scottish traditional music. Children £10 Adults £12 New to Family Concerts? Buy your tickets at half price, either by phone or in person.

Ravel Song Series: Ravel, Orientalism and the Decadents Ravel Deux mélodies hébraïques; D’Anne jouant de l’espinette; D’Anne qui me jecta de la neige Hahn From Études latines: Vile potabis & Tyndaris Ravel Ballade de la reine morte d’aimer Stravinsky Three Japanese Lyrics Ravel Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé Debussy Trois poèmes de Mallarmé Berlioz La captive Chausson Chanson perpétuelle Ravel Noël des jouets Debussy Noël des enfants qui n’ont pas de maison Ravel Sur l’herbe Fauré La bonne chanson Op. 61 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Sunday 16 September 11.30am

Wihan Quartet Schulhoff Five Pieces for String Quartet Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Folk Up North Family Concert © Benjamin Ealovega

Mary Bevan © Victoria Cadisch

Wihan Quartet © Marklik.cz

SEPTEMBER • 9

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Tuesday 18 September

Andreas Staier piano

6.00pm

Schubert Piano Sonata in A D959; Piano Sonata in B flat D960 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 17 September 1.00pm

Pre-Concert Talk Ian Page introduces Bastien und Bastienne, written when Mozart was only 12 years old. £5 7.30pm

The Mozartists/Classical Opera

Trio Mediæval Anna Maria Friman voice, hardanger fiddle Linn Fuglseth voice, melody chimes, shruti box Jorunn Lovise Husan voice Anon (England) Salve Mater Misericordiae Trad (Norway) Solbønn Trad (Sweden) Limu Limu Lima Trad (Norway) Lova Line Anon (Iceland) Anda þinn guð mér gef þú vist Trad (Norway) Sven Svane Anon (England) Alma mater/Ante thorum; Benedicta es caelorum regina Anon (Iceland) Rís upp, drottni dýrð Trad (Sweden) Om ödet skulle skicka mig; Jag haver ingen kärare; St Örjan och draken Trad (Norway) So ro liten tull; Sulla lulla Anon (Iceland) O Jesu dulcissime Trad (Norway) Fryd dig du Kristi brud £16 concs £14

Ian Page conductor Ellie Laugharne Bastienne Alessandro Fisher Bastien Darren Jeffery Colas Haydn Symphony No. 49 in F minor ‘La passione’ Anon Four arias from Teutsche Comoedie Arien Mozart Bastien und Bastienne K50 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Sponsored by Rusada

Wednesday 19 September 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Dame Sarah Connolly Masterclass Dame Sarah Connolly, one of the great mezzos of our time, gives a masterclass with students from the London colleges.

7.30pm

Ian Bostridge tenor Thomas Adès piano Schubert Cycles

£10 concs £8 Supported by The Hargreaves and Ball Trust 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’

Schubert Winterreise D911 Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Andreas Staier © Josep Molina

Trio Mediæval © Åsa Maria Mikkelsen

Ian Page

Dame Sarah Connolly © Peter Warren

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Wednesday 19 September

Friday 21 September

7.30pm

Ian Bostridge tenor Thomas Adès piano

James Ehnes violin Andrew Armstrong piano

Schubert Cycles

Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105 Ravel Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Brahms Scherzo in C minor from F-A-E Sonata (Sonatensatz) Corigliano Violin Sonata

Repeat of concert on 17 September £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 20 September 7.30pm

Alexander Melnikov piano Cuarteto Casals Haydn String Quartet in F minor Op. 20 No. 5 Prokofiev Visions fugitives Op. 22 Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2018/19 Wigmore Series 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’.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Saturday 22 September 10.30am – 3.00pm

Open House Day For ages 5 plus

Join us for an opportunity to look behind the scenes at Wigmore Hall, with free performances and workshops taking place throughout the day. Bring the family and join music leaders Lucy Drever and Georgia Duncan for a musical mystery trail around the building, as well as free musicmaking workshops at 11.00am, 12.15pm and 1.30pm. Please sign up for workshops on the day. Free (no ticket required)

Thomas Adès © Brian Voce

Alexander Melnikov © Marco Borggreve

James Ehnes © Benjamin Ealovega

Open House Day © Benjamin Ealovega

SEPTEMBER • 11

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Sunday 23 September

Pre-Concert Talk

11.30am

Pianist Iain Burnside is joined by Professor of Russian Literature and Music Philip Ross Bullock to introduce the Russian Song Series ahead of its opening concert. £5 7.30pm

Olena Tokar soprano Pavel Kolgatin tenor Nikolay Didenko bass Iain Burnside piano Russian Song Series Rimsky-Korsakov A flock of passing clouds Borodin For the shores of thy far native land Glinka I remember that wonderful moment Tchaikovsky The Nightingale; Zemfira’s song Glazunov Drinking Song; The Wish Cui The statue at Tsarskoye Selo; The Last Flowers Vlasov To the fountain of Bakhchisaray Medtner The Rose; The Singer Dargomïzhsky The night zephyr stirs the air Medtner Incantation Shostakovich Jenny; O wert thou in the cauld blast; Macpherson’s Farewell Myaskovsky My Heart’s in the Highlands; Mary Rachmaninov Before my window; The muse; How painful for me; Fate; Night is Mournful; They answered; Lilacs; Letter to K.S. Stanislavsky £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Ian Bostridge © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Olena Tokar © Frank Tuerpe

Natalie Clein cello Yeol Eum Son piano Bloch Suite ‘From Jewish Life’; Suite No. 1 for solo cello Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folksong Bridge Cello Sonata in D minor £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 3.00pm

Louise Alder soprano Nicky Spence tenor William Vann piano My Heart is Like a Singing Bird: Parry Centenary Concert Parry My true love hath my heart Bennett Maienthau Brahms Therese; Die Mainacht; So lass uns wandern! Parry O mistress mine; Take, O take those lips away; Blow, blow thou winter wind; Through the Ivory Gate Vaughan Williams Summum bonum Parry Weep you no more Ireland The trellis Parry On a time the amorous Silvy; Nightfall in Winter; My heart is like a singing bird; From a City Window Stanford O mistress mine Holst The Heart Worships Bridge The last invocation Parry The sound of hidden music Howells An Old Man’s Lullaby All seats £16 Supported by Daryl and Diane Miller 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’

Natalie Clein © Neda Navaee

Nicky Spence © David Bebber

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Sunday 23 September

7.30pm

Christian Blackshaw piano Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Heath Quartet Bach Fuga a 3 Soggetti (Contrapunctus XIV) from The Art of Fugue BWV1080 Sofia Gubaidulina Reflections on the Theme B-A-C-H Britten String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36 Beethoven String Quartet in A minor Op. 132 £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’

Monday 24 September

Christian Blackshaw Residency Noah Bendix-Balgley violin Máté Szücs viola Bruno Delepelaire cello Matthew McDonald double bass Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478; Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat K493 Schubert Piano Quintet in A D667 ‘The Trout’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the 2018/19 Season Benefactors

1.00pm

Tuesday 25 September

Lucy Crowe soprano Joseph Middleton piano

7.30pm

Purcell/Britten Lord, what is Man?; O solitude Weldon/Britten Alleluia; Dry those eyes from The Tempest Head Over the rim of the moon Ireland The trellis; My true love hath my heart; When I am dead, my dearest; If there were dreams to sell; Earth’s call Walton Daphne; Through gilded trellises; Old Sir Faulk

Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor D703; String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’ Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A flat Op. 105

Pavel Haas Quartet

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

£16 concs £14

Heath Quartet © Simon Way

Lucy Crowe © Marco Borggreve

Christian Blackshaw © Benjamin Ealovega

Pavel Haas Quartet © Marco Borggreve

SEPTEMBER • 13

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Wednesday 26 September

Friday 28 September

7.30pm

11.00am and 12.30pm

Elena Bashkirova piano Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival Ensemble

For Crying Out Loud!

Michael Barenboim violin Mohamed Hiber violin Gérard Caussé viola Kyril Zlotnikov cello Gyula Orendt baritone Schumann 6 pieces in canonic form Op. 56; Märchenbilder Op. 113; Liederkreis Op. 39; Liederkreis Op. 24; Piano Quartet in E flat Op. 47

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. Approximately 45 minutes in duration

Adults £8.50 (babies come free) New to For Crying Out Loud!? Buy your tickets at half price, either by phone or in person.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music

Thursday 27 September

7.30pm

The Cardinall’s Musick

Elias String Quartet Jonathan Biss piano

The Company of Heaven

Schumann String Quartet Series

Palestrina Missa Tu es Petrus Gregorian chant Propers for the Feast of St Peter’s Chains Victoria O quam gloriosum est regnum Bassano O Rex gloriae Gombert Virgo sancta Katherina Victoria Doctor bonus amicus Dei Andreas Palestrina Magnus Sanctus Paulus a 8 Handl Sanctus Bartholomeus Victoria Magnificat primi toni

Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105; String Quartet in F Op. 41 No. 2; Piano Quintet in E flat Op. 44

7.30pm

£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’

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Elena Bashkirova © Nikolaj Lund

The Cardinall’s Musick © Benjamin Eolavega

For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega

Elias String Quartet © Benjamin Ealovega

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Saturday 29 September

3.00pm

7.30pm

Dame Janet Baker

Steven Isserlis cello Connie Shih piano Composers and their Muses Clara Schumann 3 Romances Op. 22 (arr. Isserlis) Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Kaprálová Ritournelle Op. 25 Martinů Cello Sonata No. 1 Holmès Récitatif et chant from La vision de la reine (arr. Isserlis) Franck Sonata in A for cello and piano

Dame Janet Baker in conversation with Simon Callow Dame Janet Baker, widely regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time, is joined on stage by the acclaimed actor Simon Callow for a rare interview about her life in music, and the voices and people who inspired her remarkable career. All seats £16

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

There will be a live stream of this event. Full details including the live stream link will be available nearer the day of the event

Sunday 30 September

7.30pm

11.30am

Hermès Quartet Mozart String Quartet in D K575 ‘Prussian’ Debussy String Quartet in G minor Op. 10 £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

Manuel Walser baritone Anano Gokieli piano Brahms Von ewiger Liebe; Die Mainacht Rachmaninov The Dream Strauss Traum durch die Dämmerung Rachmaninov Morning Strauss Morgen! Brahms Dein blaues Auge hält so still Rachmaninov She is as Lovely as the Noon Brahms Wie rafft ich mich auf Rachmaninov Oh no, I beg you, forsake me not Brahms Verzagen Strauss Zueignung; Nichts Brahms Meine Liebe ist grün; Salamander Strauss Das Rosenband; Ach weh, mir unglückhaften Mann Brahms Wie bist du, meine Königin Rachmaninov In the silence of the secret night; Child! You are as fair as a flower Strauss Ich trage meine Minne; Liebeshymnus; Leise Lieder Rachmaninov Sing not to me, beautiful maiden £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Steven Isserlis © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Hermès Quartet © Christian Steiner

Dame Janet Baker

Manuel Walser © Thomas Walser

OCTOBER • 15

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Monday 1 October

7.30pm

1.00pm

Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Pavel Kolesnikov piano

Chiaroscuro Quartet Annelien Van Wauwe clarinet Haydn String Quartet in E flat Op. 33 No. 2 ‘The Joke’ Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581 All seats £16 7.30pm

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works Please note change of programme Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat BWV825; Sonata in A minor BWV967; Italian Concerto in F BWV971; Ouvertüre nach französischer Art BWV831 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Narek Hakhnazaryan Series Tchaikovsky Nocturne in D minor; Pezzo capriccioso Op. 62; Mélodie in E flat Op. 42 No. 3 from Souvenir d’un lieu cher (arr. Hakhnazaryan) Myaskovsky Cello Sonata No. 2 in A minor Op. 81 Rachmaninov Elégie from Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3 No. 1 Glazunov Chant du ménestrel Op. 71 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 £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’

Wednesday 3 October 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: Autumn

Tuesday 2 October 1.00pm

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19

We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/ carers to join us in celebrating the season! This interactive music-making workshop features songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close.

Programme to include: Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34

10.15am (1–2 year olds) & 11.45am (3–5 year olds)

All seats £14 concs £12

Concerts are 1 hour in duration

Castalian String Quartet Daniel Lebhardt piano

Promoted by Young Classical Artists Trust.

Children £7 Adults £5

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

New to Chamber Tots? Buy your tickets at half price, either by phone or in person.

Chiaroscuro Quartet © Eva Vermandel

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Daniel Lebhardt © Kaupo Kikkas

Narek Hakhnazaryan © Marco Borggreve

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Wednesday 3 October

Friday 5 October

7.30pm

Robin Tritschler tenor Malcolm Martineau piano

IMS Prussia Cove

Robin Tritschler The Seasons: Schubert’s Winter Journey Schubert Der Einsame; Nähe des Geliebten; Der Winterabend; Die Sterne (D939); Nachtgesang (D119); Schäfers Klagelied; Der Musensohn; Der Knabe in der Wiege; Der Vater mit dem Kind; Vor meiner Wiege; Vom Mitleiden Mariä; Fahrt zum Hades; Nachtstück; Der Tod und das Mädchen; Nachthymne; An mein Herz; Alinde; An die Laute; Strophe aus ‘Die Götter Griechenlands’; Willkommen und Abschied £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 4 October

Alexi Kenney violin, Timothy Crawford violin Ulrike-Anima Mathé violin, Lars Anders Tomter viola, Adrian Brendel cello, Marie Macleod cello, Zoltán Fejérvári piano Haydn Piano Trio in F sharp minor HXV:26 Kurtág 3 pieces from Signs, Games and Messages Janáček String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ Bartók Duos for 2 violins (selection) Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Op. 44 £30 £25 £20 £16 £10

Saturday 6 October 3.00pm

Pieter Wispelwey cello

7.00pm NB time

Bach Complete Cello Suites

Angela Hewitt piano

Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007; Cello Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009; Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011

Angela Hewitt: The Bach Odyssey

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Bach The Well-tempered Clavier Book II BWV870–893

In Memory of Peter Flatter

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Approximately 1 hour 25 mins in duration, including an interval

This concert will be approximately 3 hours in duration, including a 20-minute interval

7.30pm Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV1008; Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat BWV1010; Cello Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Robin Tritschler © Garreth Wong

Angela Hewitt © Bernd Eberle

Alexi Kenney © Yang Bao

Pieter Wispelwey © Caroline Sikkink

OCTOBER • 17

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Sunday 7 October

3.00pm

11.30am

English National Opera Harewood Artists Iain Burnside piano

Adrian Brendel cello Christian Ihle Hadland piano Beethoven 12 Variations on ‘See the conqu’ring hero comes’ from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus WoO. 45 Widor Cello Sonata Op. 80 Liszt Elegy No. 2 S197 Beethoven Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2

Programme to include:

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

7.30pm

12 noon – 4.30pm

£16 concs £14

François-Frédéric Guy piano Please note change of programme

Silver Sunday For families living with dementia As part of Silver Sunday, we invite people living with dementia and their families, friends and carers to join us in the beautiful space of The Wallace Collection. Meet at The Wallace Collection at 12 noon for tea and sandwiches before exploring the gallery, then turn pictures into music with Julian West, Tim Keasley and students from the Royal Academy of Music. Free (booking required) Book through the Wigmore Hall Learning department on 020 7258 8246 or learning@wigmore-hall.org.uk In partnership with The Wallace Collection, Resonate Arts and the Royal Academy of Music

Adrian Brendel © Jack Liebeck

Works by Schubert, Brahms, Shostakovich, Messiaen, Finzi & Bennett

Silver Sunday © James Berry

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’ Boulez 12 Notations Beethoven 15 Variations and a Fugue on an Original Theme in E flat ‘Eroica Variations’ Op. 35 Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 8 October 1.00pm

Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano Yuka Beppu piano Programme to include: Mahler Rückert Lieder Korngold Fünf Lieder Op. 38 Songs by Brahms £16 concs £14

ENO The Winter’s Tale ENO Chorus Samantha Price © Johan Persson

François-Frédéric Guy © Caroline Dourtre

18 • OCTOBER

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Marlis Petersen Residency With an exceptional commitment to whatever she sings – whether new works, Baroque opera, coloratura and bel canto roles or Romantic Lieder – the German soprano is one of the most enterprising as well as one of the most virtuosic of our time, her programmes bound together by a coherent intellectual thread.

Tuesday 9 October 7.30pm

Marlis Petersen soprano Stephan Matthias Lademann piano Robert Schumann Himmel und Erde Schubert Cora an die Sonne; An die untergehende Sonne Sommer Herbstabend Schubert Die Mutter Erde; Naturgenuss Robert Schumann Die Hütte Mozart Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge Schubert Die Berge Brahms Juchhe! Robert Schumann Des Sennen Abschied Brahms Dämm’rung senkte sich von oben Mozart Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt Brahms Der Strom, der neben mir verrauschte; Serenade (Op. 70 No. 3) Koch Das Los des Menschen from Die wilden Schwäne Sommer Gesang des Lebens Robert Schumann Sehnsucht Wagner Stehe still! Schubert Am See Clara Schumann Mein Stern Beethoven Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel Brahms Feldeinsamkeit Robert Schumann Mondnacht Sommer Erinnerung £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by Celia and Andrew Curran

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Saturday 1 December

Monday 25 February 2019

7.30pm

with Die Kölner Akademie

with Anke Vondung mezzo-soprano Werner Güra tenor Paul Armin Edelmann baritone Christoph Berner piano Camillo Radicke piano

Thursday 31 January 2019 7.30pm with Werner Güra tenor & Christoph Berner piano

Marlis Petersen © Y.Mavropoulos

OCTOBER • 19

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Monday 8 October

Thursday 11 October

7.30pm

Sandrine Piau soprano Sebastian Wienand harpsichord Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Plamena Nikitassova director, violin

Benjamin Appl baritone Graham Johnson piano

Rebel Les Caractères de la danse Rameau Pièces de clavecin (selection) Clérambault La Muse de l’Opéra ou les caractères lyriques Destouches Suite from Les Élémens Couperin Concert Royal IV Montéclair La morte di Lucretia £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Early Music and Baroque Circle

Schubert Strophe aus ‘Die Götter Griechenlands’; Orest auf Tauris; Der zürnenden Diana; Der entsühnte Orest; An die Leier; Amphiaraos Fauré Lydia Duparc Phidylé Debussy Le faune from Fêtes galantes Book II; La chevelure from Chansons de Bilitis Chabrier L’île heureuse Butterworth Look not in my eyes from A Shropshire Lad Warlock Heraclitus L Berkeley From Three Greek Songs Op. 38: To Aster & Spring Song Britten Sokrates und Alcibiades Schubert Atys; Freiwilliges Versinken; Lied des Orpheus, als er in die Hölle ging; Fahrt zum Hades; Prometheus

Wednesday 10 October

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

7.30pm

Supported by Frances and David Waters

Sir András Schiff piano

Friday 12 October

Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor D845; Piano Sonata in D D850; Fantasy Sonata in G D894

7.30pm

Returns only

Sir András Schiff piano Repeat of concert on 10 October Returns only

Sandrine Piau © Sandrine Expilly/Naïve

Plamena Nikitassova

Sir András Schiff © Nadia F Romanini/ECM Records

Benjamin Appl © Lars Borges/Sony Classical

20 • OCTOBER

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Saturday 13 October

7.30pm

1.00pm

The Mariinsky Academy of Young Opera Singers Larissa Gergieva piano

Robert Holl baritone Sir András Schiff piano Schubert Schwanengesang D957 £16 concs £14 7.30pm

Veronika Eberle violin Dénes Várjon piano Bach Violin Sonata No. 3 in E BWV1016 Bartók Violin Sonata No. 2 BB85 Janáček Violin Sonata Schumann Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 14 October 11.30am

Jennifer Pike violin Petr Limonov piano Bacewicz Polish Caprice Szymanowski Myths Op. 30 Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Szymanowski Nocturne and Tarantella for violin and piano Op. 28

Arias, songs, duets and trios by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Borodin, Cui, Glinka and Arensky. Under their accompanist and director Larissa Gergieva, postgraduate singers from the worldfamous Mariinsky Academy – who regularly take part in performances at the theatre itself – offer songs, arias and ensembles by leading figures from the late-Romantic period of Russian music. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 15 October 1.00pm

Nicholas Daniel oboe Charles Owen piano Bach Sinfonia from Easter Oratorio BWV249 ‘Kommt, eilet und laufet’ (arr. for oboe and piano) Haas Oboe Suite Julian Anderson The Bearded Lady Stravinsky Russian Maiden’s song (arr. for oboe and piano) Bowen Sonata for oboe and piano £16 concs £14

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

Robert Holl © Benjamin Ealovega

Veronika Eberle © Felix Broede

Jennifer Pike © Tom Barnes

Nicholas Daniel

OCTOBER • 21

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7.30pm

Richard Egarr harpsichord

Danish String Quartet

Bach Partita No. 1 in B flat BWV825; Partita No. 4 in D BWV828; French Suite No. 5 in G BWV816; Partita No. 6 in E minor BWV830

Beethoven String Quartet in A Op. 18 No. 5 Webern String Quartet (1905) Beethoven String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tuesday 16 October

With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall

10.30am – 1.30pm

Come and Sing For families living with dementia If you are, or someone you know is, living with dementia, join us for a session of group singing, exploring a mixture of music old and new, followed by tea and coffee. No previous experience needed, just an enthusiasm to sing! Free (ticket required) Book through the Wigmore Hall Learning department on 020 7258 8246 or learning@wigmore-hall.org.uk In partnership with Resonate Arts

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

Wednesday 17 October 7.30pm

Orion String Trio Soyoung Yoon violin Veit Benedikt Hertenstein viola Benjamin Gregor-Smith cello Swiss Ambassador’s Award Concert 2018 Beethoven String Trio in G Op. 9 No. 1 Schnittke String Trio Thomas Demenga Palindromanie Dohnányi Serenade in C Op. 10 All seats £12 including programme and a complimentary glass of Swiss sparkling wine during the interval Supported by Swiss Cultural Fund UK, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Migros Culture Percentage talent promotion and Presence Switzerland

Richard Egarr © Marco Borggreve

Come and Sing © James Berry

Danish String Quartet © Caroline Bittencourt

Orion String Trio © Marco Borggreve

22 • OCTOBER

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Thursday 18 October

Friday 19 October

10.15am and 11.45am

7.30pm

Chamber Tots: Bear Hunt

Independent Opera Scholars’ Recital 2018

We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us on a bear hunt! 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) Concerts are 1 hour in duration

Children £7 Adults £5 New to Chamber Tots? Buy your tickets at half price, either by phone or in person. 7.30pm

Jeremy Denk piano Beethoven 5 Variations in D on ‘Rule Britannia’ WoO. 79 John Adams I Still Play Bizet Variations chromatiques de concert Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte Op. 98 (trans. Liszt) Schumann Fantasie in C Op. 17 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Claire Lees soprano Ida Ränzlöv mezzo-soprano Svetlina Stoyanova mezzo-soprano Michael Mofidian bass-baritone Nino Chokhonelidze piano Mozart From Mass in C minor: Domine Deus & Et incarnatus est; Madamina, il catalogo è questo from Don Giovanni Schubert Das Abendrot Clara Schumann Er ist gekommen; Liebst du um Schönheit; Warum willst du and’re fragen Robert Schumann 3 Lieder für 3 Frauenstimmen Mendelssohn Abschiedslied der Zugvögel; Herbstlied Ravel Deux mélodies hebraïques; Oh! La pitoyable aventure from L’Heure espagnole Rossini La promessa from Soirées musicales; Nacqui all’affanno ... Non più mesta from La Cenerentola Britten The Tower Scene from The Turn of the Screw Nystroem Three songs: På reveln, Otroliga dag, Havet Sjunger Rangström En Gammal dansrytm Arensky From 6 Romances Op. 38: Do not kindle the fires, Do not cry, my friend, What are you dreaming about? RimskyKorsakov 2 Duets Op. 52 Pipkov Nani mi nani, Damyancho Ēriks Ešenvalds New work (world première) Tchaikovsky Noch £30 £25 £20 £16 £10

OCTOBER • 23

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Saturday 20 October

Sunday 21 October

3.00pm – 4.00pm

11.30am

Relaxed Concert: Magnard Ensemble

Quatuor Voce

This relaxed concert is open to everyone and provides a special opportunity to explore music in an informal environment. Join the Magnard Ensemble, a wind quintet which has recently released its debut album, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee afterwards. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement, and house lights will remain up. Audience members are able to move in and out of the auditorium as they need to, and there is a designated quiet area. £5 6.00pm

Pre-Concert Talk Nash Ensemble: German Romantics An introduction to the Nash Ensemble ‘German Romantics’ series by writer, lecturer and broadcaster Katy Hamilton. Free (ticket required)

Ligeti String Quartet No. 1 ‘Métamorphoses nocturnes’ Beethoven String Quartet in E flat Op. 74 ‘Harp’ £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

3.00pm

Tareq Nazmi bass Gerold Huber piano Schumann Der frohe Wandersmann; Frühlingsfahrt; Der Schatzgräber; Der Einsiedler; Kerner Lieder Op. 35; Die beiden Grenadiere; Die feindlichen Brüder; Die Nonne; Es leuchtet meine Liebe; Mein Wagen rollet langsam; Belsazar All seats £16

7.30pm

Nash Ensemble Richard Hosford clarinet Nash Ensemble: German Romantics Bruch String Octet Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B flat Op. 87 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Ensemble Correspondances Residency Founded in Lyon in 2009 by the musicologist, organist and harpsichord player Sebastien Daucé, Ensemble Correspondances has won an international reputation for its historically informed performances of music from the French Baroque period which fulfill the spirit as well as the letter of the scores they revive.

Sunday 21 October 7.30pm

Ensemble Correspondances Orpheus Chant Purcell Welcome to all the pleasures & Here the deities approve from Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for St Cecilia’s Day) Z339 Charpentier La descente d’Orphée aux enfers H488 (Act I)

Purcell If love’s a sweet passion from The Fairy Queen; Prepare, the rites begin! from Theodosius, or The Force of Love Charpentier La descente d’Orphée aux enfers H488 (Act II) Purcell When Orpheus sang from Celestial music did the Gods inspire Z322 £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Supported by Dunard Fund

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Monday 22 April 2019 7.30pm with Sophie Karthäuser soprano

Friday 5 July 2019 10.00pm

OCTOBER • 25

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Monday 22 October

Tuesday 23 October

1.00pm

7.30pm

Karina Gauvin soprano Maciej Pikulski piano

Martin Helmchen piano

Hahn Quand je fus pris au pavillon from Rondels; Si mes vers avaient des ailes; A Chloris Debussy Nuit d’étoiles; Mandoline; Beau soir; Récitatif et air de Lia from L’Enfant prodigue Poulenc Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne; Métamorphoses; Reine des mouettes; C’est ainsi que tu es; Paganini; Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon Bizet Guitare; La coccinelle; Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe; Ouvre ton cœur £16 concs £14

Robert Schumann From Novelletten Op. 21: No. 1 in F, No. 3 in D, No. 4 in D, No. 5 in D, No. 6 in A, No. 7 in E & No. 8 in F sharp minor Clara Schumann From Soirées musicales: Toccatina & Notturno Schoenberg Nos. 2 – 6 from Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19 Bach Sarabande from Partita No. 4 in D for solo piano BWV828 Messiaen Regard des hauteurs from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus Chopin Grande valse brillante in A minor Op. 34 No. 2 Liszt Bagatelle sans tonalité S216a; Nuages gris S199 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter

7.30pm

Piotr Beczała tenor Helmut Deutsch piano

Wednesday 24 October 7.30pm

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Tenebrae vocal ensemble Nigel Short conductor Eugene Asti piano

Donaudy Vaghissima sembianza; Freschi luoghi, prati aulenti; O del mio amato ben Wolf-Ferrari Quando ti vidi; Jo dei saluti; E tanto c’è pericol; O sì che non sapevo Respighi Lagrime; Scherzo; Stornellatrice; Nevicata; Pioggia; Nebbie Tosti L’ultima canzone; Chi sei tu che mi parli from Malinconia; Ideale Szymanowski 6 Songs Op. 2 Karłowicz Sometimes when long I dream; On the calm, dark sea; Rusty Leaves; The Still Night; A grieving Maiden; Before the Eternal Night; The Enchanted Princess Moniuszko Dwie Zorze; Prząśniczka; Polna różyczka; Krakowiaczek

Dame Sarah Connolly Residency: A Walk with Ivor Gurney

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Elgar They are at rest Gurney Since I believe in God the Father Almighty; By a Bierside; In Flanders Judith Bingham A Walk with Ivor Gurney Howells Take him, earth, for cherishing Gurney Sleep Parry Songs of Farewell Schoenberg Friede auf Erden Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2018/19 Wigmore Series

26 • OCTOBER

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Thursday 25 October

7.30pm

The Endellion String Quartet

Michaela Schuster mezzo-soprano Matthias Veit piano Unvergänglichkeit Korngold Unvergänglichkeit; Sommer; Das eilende Bächlein; Mond so gehst du wieder auf; Gefasster Abschied; Liebesbriefchen; Alt-spanisch; Glückwunsch Reger Es blüht ein Blümlein rosenrot; Von der Liebe; Zwiesprach; Mei Bua; In einem Rosengärtelein; Klein Marie; Mit Rosen bestreut; Mausefangen; Zwei Mäuschen Mahler Phantasie aus Don Juan; Frühlingsmorgen; Erinnerung; Starke Einbildungskraft; Nicht wiedersehen!; Das schlafende Kind; Stärker als der Tod; Selbstgefühl Weill Wie lange noch?; Berlin im Licht-Song; Nannas Lied; Der Abschiedsbrief £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Friday 26 October 1.00pm

Andrew Watts countertenor Iain Burnside piano A Countertenor Songbook Tansy Davies A song of pure nothingness Handel What though I trace each herb from Solomon Tippett Three songs for Ariel Neville Bower Songs of Innocence Joe Cutler Song for Arthur Raymond Yiu When thou and I first one another saw; Forget-Me-Not

Mendelssohn String Quartet in D Op. 44 No. 1 Britten String Quartet No. 3 Op. 94 Beethoven String Quartet in E minor Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Razumovsky’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Saturday 27 October 10.30am – 3.30pm

Family Day: Autumn Senses For ages 5 plus

When autumn comes around, it brings with it (apart from the rainy weather!) some amazing sights, sounds and smells. Join music leader Georgia Duncan to explore our senses during this season, and be inspired to create your own music and soundscapes. We invite you to join us as a family in this interactive and exploratory day for children aged 5 plus and their families. Children £10 Adults £16 New to Family Days? Buy your tickets at half price, either by phone or in person.

All seats £16 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

OCTOBER • 27

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7.30pm

Yaniv d’Or countertenor Ensemble NAYA

The English Concert Harry Bicket director, fortepiano

Please note change of programme

The Art of the Arrangement

Psalms Exaltation (arr. Yaniv d’Or) King Alfonso X of Spain Rosas das Rosas (arr. Yaniv d’Or) Bésard Ma belle si ton âme Rossi Barechu Trad (Sephardic) El Nora Alila Trad (Sufi) Demedim mi Trad (Sephardic) A la Nana y a la Buba Frescobaldi Se L’aura spira tutta vezzosa Trad (Sephardic) La Mañana de San Juan Trad (Sufi) Aşkın Ile Âşıklar Trad (Bosnian) Yemei Horpi (arr. Shem-Tov Levi) Anon Mareta, mareta no’m faces plorar Trad (Turkish) Üsküdara gideriken Hayat Trad/ Andalusian Lamma bada (Muwashshah) Falla Nana from 7 Canciones populares españolas

Mozart Fantasia in F minor K608 (arr. Bicket) Haydn Symphony No. 104 ‘London’ (arr. Salomon) Mozart Fantasia in F minor K594 (arr. Bicket) Haydn Divertimento II, after String Quartet in D Op. 71 No. 2 (arr. Wranitzky)

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 28 October 11.30am

Emma Johnson clarinet Finghin Collins piano

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 29 October 1.00pm

Thibaut Garcia guitar Barrios Mangoré La Catedral Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV1004 Tansman Inventions & Passacaille Dušan Bogdanović Suite Hommage a Bach £16 concs £14

Beethoven Variations on Là ci darem la mano (arr. Johnson) Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 Stravinsky Three pieces for solo clarinet Ravel Pièce en forme de Habanera (arr. for clarinet and piano) Bernstein Clarinet Sonata £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Thibaut Garcia

28 • OCTOBER

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Monday 29 October

Tuesday 30 October

7.30pm

5.45pm – 6.45pm

Magnard Ensemble

Bechstein Sessions:

Suzie Clements flute Mana Shibata oboe Joseph Shiner clarinet Jonathan Farey horn Catriona McDermid bassoon

The Hermes Experiment

George Todica piano The Monday Platform Leo Geyer Sideshows Suite (arr. by Leo Geyer) Bach Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 849 from The Well-tempered Clavier Book I (arr. by Joseph Shiner) Enescu Carillon Nocturne from Pièces impromptues Op. 18 Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp minor Op. 60 Granados El fandango del candil from Goyescas Ligeti Six Bagatelles Paul Patterson Westerly Winds Fauré Berceuse from Dolly Suite (arr. by Iain Farrington for wind quintet & piano) £20 £18 £14 £12 £10 Promoted by the Friends of Young Artists Platform

Héloïse Werner soprano Oliver Pashley clarinet Marianne Schofield double bass Anne Denholm harp Join us for our latest Bechstein Session, as part of a new series of informal performances in the Bechstein Bar which offer a platform for emerging artists. Park Lane Group Young Artists 2015/16 and winners of Tunnell Trust Awards 2016 and Nonclassical’s Battle of the Bands 2014, The Hermes Experiment is a contemporary quartet which strives to create a platform for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Capitalising on its deliberately idiosyncratic combination of instruments, the ensemble regularly commissions new works, as well as creating its own innovative arrangements and venturing into live free improvisation. £5 Approximately 1 hour in duration

Supported by The Tillett Trust and the Milton Grundy Foundation

Magnard Ensemble

George Todica

OCTOBER • 29

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Wednesday 31 October

Nicolas Hodges piano

7.30pm

Lutyens Five Impromptus Op. 116 (world première) Liszt Nuages gris S199; Unstern! Sinistre, disastro S208; La lugubre gondola S200 James Clarke Untitled No. 7 (UK première)*† Brahms Ballade in D Op. 10 No. 2 Hans Thomalla Ballade.Rauschen (UK première)* *Co-commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, with support from Kunststiftung NRW, and Wigmore Hall, with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Foundation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation †With the generous support of The Hargreaves and Ball Trust

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

L’Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar director, theorbo Céline Scheen soprano Himmelsmusik Schütz Es steh’ Gott auf SWV356; Erbarm Dich mein, o Herre Gott SWV447; Von Gott will ich nicht lassen SWV366 Merula Chiaccona a 3 Bach Mein Jesu, was vor Seelenweh BWV487; Prelude from Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor; Komm, süsser Tod, komm, selge Ruh BWV478 Biber Die Verkündigung Anon Ninna nanna al Bambin Giesù Cazzati Ciaccona Merula Hor ch’è tempo di dormire Kapsberger Toccata L’Arpeggiata Mealli La Vinciolina Sances Stabat Mater Monteverdi Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius SV287 £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration, without an interval

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Restaurant and Bars Full information on pre-concert and interval refreshments can be found at www.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.

Disabled Access and Facilities Full details from 020 7935 2141 or access@wigmore-hall.org.uk

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, Harley Street and Marylebone Lane, all 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.

Wigmore Hall has been awarded the Bronze Charter Mark from Attitude is Everything

This brochure is available in alternative formats. If this would be of assistance to you, please email access@wigmore-hall.org.uk or call 020 7935 2141. Front cover photos: Elisabeth Leonskaja © Marco Borggreve | Marlis Petersen © Yiorgio Mavropoulos Malcolm Martineau © K K Dundas Back cover photo: Wigmore Hall (detail) © Benjamin Ealovega

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KIRKER MUSIC HOLIDAYS F O R D I S C E R N I N G T R AV E L L E R S

Kirker Holidays provides a range of carefully crafted escorted holidays, with fascinating itineraries designed for those with an interest in art, architecture, history, archaeology and gardens. We also offer an extensive range of music holidays, including opera weekends in Milan, Venice, Vienna and New York, tours to leading music festivals and events, and exclusive chamber music festivals throughout Europe & the UK, featuring highly acclaimed musicians in elegant surroundings.

THE KIRKER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN TENERIFE A SEVEN NIGHT HOLIDAY | 12 JANUARY 2019 For our fourth exclusive music festival on the island of Tenerife, we will present a series of six concerts featuring the Gould Piano Trio, pianist Benjamin Frith, soprano Ilona Domnich and violist Simon Rowland-Jones. Staying at the 5* Hotel Botanico, surrounded by lush tropical gardens in an unspoilt part of this volcanic island, we shall also enjoy a programme of fascinating excursions. Highlights include the Sitio Litro Orchid Garden, a cable car journey to the peak of Mount Teide and a visit to the primeval cloud forest of the Anaga Mountains. We will also visit historic and picturesque villages along the spectacular north coast, including Garachico with its 17th century convent. Price from £2,698 per person (single supp. £375) for seven nights including flights, transfers, accommodation with breakfast, six dinners, six private concerts, all sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities and the services of the Kirker Tour Leader.

THE KIRKER SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL AT THE HOTEL TRESANTON, ST. MAWES A THREE NIGHT HOLIDAY |11 MARCH 2019 Our annual visit to Olga Polizzi’s fabled Hotel Tresanton in St Mawes combines a relaxing spring escape in Cornwall, with a series of world-class chamber music recitals. Performances in 2019 will be given by the Castalian String Quartet in the Old Methodist Hall, and include works by Schumann, Haydn and Beethoven. There will also be a series of musical talks and a visit to the private garden at Lamorran, inspired by Lady Walton’s garden on the island of Ischia. Dinner is included each evening at the excellent Tresanton restaurant which overlooks the sea and is lit by candles in the evening. Price from £1,175 per person (single supp. £265) for three nights including accommodation with breakfast and dinner, three concerts each preceded by a musically illustrated talk, a visit to Lamorran Gardens and the services of the Kirker Tour Leader and a Tour Escort.

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Director: John Gilhooly OBE, HonFRAM, HonRCM, HonFGS, HonFRIAM 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP wigmore-hall.org.uk Box Office Tel: 020 7935 2141 The Wigmore Hall Trust, Registered Charity Number 1024838

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