Wigmore Hall Diary Apr – May 2018 by Wigmore Hall

APR/ MAY 2017/18 SEASON

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How to Book Wigmore Hall Box Office

TICKETS

36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

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

In Person 7 days a week: 10am – 8.30pm. Days without an evening concert 10am – 5pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

By Telephone: 020 7935 2141 7 days a week: 10.00am–7.00pm. Days without an evening concert: 10.00am–5.00pm. There is a non-refundable £3.00 administration charge for each transaction.

Online: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7 days a week; 24 hours a day. There is a non-refundable £2.00 administration charge.

Standby Tickets Standby tickets for students, senior citizens and the unemployed are available from one hour before the performance (subject to availability) with best available seats sold at the lowest price. NB standby tickets are not available for Lunchtime and Coffee Concerts.

Group Discounts

Discounts of 10% are available for groups of 12 or more, subject to availability.

Latecomers

Latecomers will only be admitted during a suitable pause in the performance.

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■ Stalls C – M Highest price ■ Stalls A – B, N – P 2nd highest price ■ Balcony A – D 2nd highest price ■ Stalls BB, CC, Q – S 3rd highest price ■ Stalls AA, T – V 4th highest price ■ Stalls W – X Lowest price

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April 1 Apr 11.30am Zemlinsky Quartet 4 2 Apr 1.00pm Laura van der Heijden/Petr Limonov 4 7.30pm Narek Hakhnazaryan/Oxana Shevchenko 4 3 Apr 7.30pm Theatre of the Ayre/Elizabeth Kenny 4 4 Apr 1.00pm Llŷr Williams 5 7.30pm Bertrand Chamayou 5 5 Apr 7.30pm Le Concert d’Astrée/Emmanuelle Haïm/ 5 Sabine Devieilhe/Marianne Crebassa 6 Apr 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 5 7.30pm Elias String Quartet/Richard Wigmore 5 7 Apr 1.00pm La Nuova Musica 7 7.00pm O/Modernt Soloists/Hugo Ticciati/ 7 Christoph Sommer/Natacha Kudritskaya/ Luciana Mancini 10.00pm Svante Henryson/Leandro Mancini-Olivos/ 8 Henrik Måwe/Baba Israel/Samuel West 8 Apr 11.30am Atrium Quartet 8 3.00pm O/Modernt Soloists/Priya Mitchell/ 8 Karl Nyhlin/Christoph Sommer/ Cecilia Knudsen/Nora Thiele/Luciana Mancini 6.00pm Study Event 8 7.30pm O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra/Hugo 10 Ticciati/Christoph Sommer/Henrik Måwe/ Luciana Mancini/The Cardinall’s Musick 9 Apr 1.00pm Javier Perianes 10 7.30pm Isabelle Faust/Kristian Bezuidenhout 10 10 Apr 10.00am Opening Talk: Castalian String Quartet 10 11.00am International String Quartet Competition 9 Preliminary Round commences 6.00pm StringTing 11 7.30pm Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 11 11 Apr 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 11 7.30pm JACK Quartet 11 12 Apr 10.00am String Quartet Masterclass 11 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 12 7.30pm Belcea Quartet 12 13 Apr 10.00am String Quartet Masterclass 11 7.30pm Igor Levit 12 14 Apr 2.00pm International String Quartet 12 Competition Semi-Finals 5.00pm Film Screening: 4 12 7.30pm International String Quartet 12 Competition Semi-Finals 15 Apr 11.30am Arcadia Quartet/Stefan Fehlandt/ 13 Stephan Forck 2.00pm Family Workshop 13 6.00pm International String Quartet 13 Competition Final and Prize-Giving 16 Apr 1.00pm Christoph Prégardien/Julius Drake 13 7.30pm Yefim Bronfman 14 17 Apr 1.00pm Daniel Lebhardt 7.30pm Castalian String Quartet 14 18 Apr 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 14 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia 15 7.30pm Yevgeny Sudbin 15 19 Apr 7.30pm The English Concert 15 20 Apr 3.00pm Music for the Moment 15 7.30pm Alina Ibragimova/Cédric Tiberghien 16 21 Apr 7.30pm Venera Gimadieva/Pavel Nebolsin 16 22 Apr 11.30am Modigliani Quartet 16 7.30pm Leonore Piano Trio 16 23 Apr 1.00pm Sophie Gent/Matthew Truscott/ 17 Jonathan Manson/Trevor Pinnock 7.30pm Cédric Tiberghien 17 24 Apr 7.30pm Matthias Goerne/Seong-Jin Cho 17 25 Apr 1.30pm Kathleen Ferrier Awards Semi-Final 17 7.30pm Vertavo String Quartet 18 26 Apr 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 18 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 18 7.30pm Matthias Goerne/Alexander Schmalcz 18 27 Apr 6.00pm Kathleen Ferrier Awards Final 17

28 Apr 11.00am Family Concert: Aglaia Trio 7.30pm Nikolai Lugansky 29 Apr 11.30am Smetana Trio 4.00pm Leslie Howard 30 Apr 1.00pm Hille Perl/Lee Santana 7.30pm Pavel Kolesnikov

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May 1 May 7.30pm Sonia Prina/Vivica Genaux/ 20 Concerto Copenhagen 2 May 7.30pm Simon Trpčeski 20 3 May 10.15am Chamber Tots 20 11.45am Chamber Tots 20 7.30pm Mauro Peter/Helmut Deutsch 22 4 May 7.30pm Lucy Crowe/Anna Tilbrook 22 5 May 10.30am In Focus: Mark-Anthony Turnage 21 12 noon In Focus: Mark-Anthony Turnage Study Event 21 2.00pm In Focus: Mark-Anthony Turnage 21 7.30pm Borodin Quartet 23 6 May 11.30am Borodin Quartet 23 7.30pm Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists/ 23 Rachel Podger 7 May 1.00pm Sabine Devieilhe/Anne Le Bozec 23 7.30pm Elizabeth Karani/Edmund Whitehead/ 23 Laefer Quartet 8 May 7.30pm Sacconi String Quartet 24 9 May 1.00pm Side by Side 24 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani 24 10 May 7.30pm Pavel Haas Quartet 24 11 May 7.30pm Andrè Schuen/Gerold Huber 24 12 May 7.30pm Jörg Widmann/Sir András Schiff 25 13 May 11.30am Kopelman Quartet/Blythe Teh Engstroem 25 3.00pm Morgan Pearse/Simon Lepper 25 7.30pm The Endellion String Quartet 25 14 May 1.00pm Schumann Quartet 25 7.30pm Phantasm 26 15 May 7.30pm Andreas Haefliger 26 16 May 1.00pm Lars Vogt 26 7.30pm Roderick Williams/Iain Burnside 26 8.45pm Artists in Conversation 26 17 May 1.00pm Sunwook Kim 27 7.30pm Thomas Dunford 27 18 May 1.00pm Alessio Bax 27 7.30pm Richard Goode 27 19 May 2.00pm Richard Goode Masterclass 27 7.30pm Takács Quartet/Louise Williams/Pál Banda 27 20 May 11.30am Peter Hill 28 7.30pm Tetzlaff Quartet 28 21 May 1.00pm Sara Mingardo/Francesca Biliotti/ 28 Giorgio dal Monte/Giovanni Bellini 7.30pm Takács Quartet/Louise Williams/Pál Banda 28 22 May 7.30pm La Nuova Musica/Tim Mead 28 23 May 1.00pm Lang Lang Young Scholars 29 7.30pm Karen Cargill/Simon Lepper 29 24 May 3.00pm YCAT Finals 2018 29 25 May 7.00pm Inon Barnatan 29 10.00pm The Erlkings 30 26 May 10.00am Come and Sing 31 7.30pm Doric String Quartet/Sir Thomas Allen 31 27 May 11.30am István Várdai/Vikingur Olafsson 31 7.30pm Simon Keenlyside/Malcolm Martineau 31 28 May 1.00pm Danish String Quartet 31 7.30pm Trio Tre Voci 32 30 May 10.15am Chamber Tots 32 11.45am Chamber Tots 32 7.30pm Quatuor Mosaïques 32 31 May 10.00am RNIB Study Day 33 7.30pm Quatuor Mosaïques 33

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Sunday 1 April

Tuesday 3 April

11.30am

7.30pm

Zemlinsky Quartet

Theatre of the Ayre Elizabeth Kenny director, lute Rodolfo Richter violin Jane Gordon violin Robert Howarth harpsichord Joanne Lunn soprano Anna Starushkevych mezzo-soprano Nicholas Mulroy tenor Nick Pritchard tenor Giles Underwood bass-baritone

Mozart String Quartet in E flat K428 Dvořák String Quartet No. 13 in G Op. 106 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Monday 2 April 1.00pm

Laura van der Heijden cello Petr Limonov piano Britten Cello Sonata in C Op. 65 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 £15 concs £13

7.30pm

Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Oxana Shevchenko piano Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat Op. 70 Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Op. 99 Tsintsadze Five pieces on Folk Themes Massenet Méditation from Thaïs Albéniz Asturias from Suite española Shchedrin In the style of Albéniz Cassadó Requiebros £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Inventing Bel Canto Monteverdi Chiome d’oro from Settimo libro de madrigali Merula Ciaconna Caccini O che felice giorno; Amarilli mia bella Fontana Trio Sonata No. 8 in D minor D’India Cruda Amarilli; Ancidetemi pur (Lamento di Giasone) Uccellini Sonata decima detta La Rinalda Monteverdi Chi vole aver felice e lieto il core Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D minor Op. 1 No. 12 ‘La Follia’ D’India La mia Filli crudel; Voi bacciatrici; Langue al vostro languir Caccini Lasciatemi qui solo Uccellini Sonata ottava detta La Torella D’India Se tu, Silvio crudel £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Zemlinsky Quartet © Ilona Sochorová

Laura van der Heijden © Sam Trench

Narek Hakhnazaryan © Marco Borggreve

Elizabeth Kenny © Benjamin Ealovega

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Wednesday 4 April

Thursday 5 April

1.00pm

7.30pm

Llŷr Williams piano

Le Concert d’Astrée Emmanuelle Haïm director,

Beethoven Unbound Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 6 in F Op. 10 No. 2; 7 Bagatelles Op. 33; Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat Op. 81a ‘Les Adieux’ Approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

£15 concs £13 7.30pm

Bertrand Chamayou piano Chopin/Liszt Six Polish Songs Op. 74 S480 Schumann/Liszt Frühlingsnacht S568; Widmung S566 Wagner/Liszt Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Gral from Parsifal; Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Liszt Etudes d’exécution transcendante S139 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

harpsichord, organ

Sabine Devieilhe soprano Marianne Crebassa mezzo-soprano Italian Cantatas Handel Dietro l’orme fuggaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV105; Trio Sonata in B minor HWV386b; O numi eterni (La Lucrezia) HWV145; Arresta il passo (Aminta e Fillide) HWV83 £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Friday 6 April 6.00pm

Pre-Concert Talk Members of the Elias String Quartet discuss their evening programme with writer and broadcaster Richard Wigmore. £5 7.30pm

Elias String Quartet Richard Wigmore reader After Beethoven: Turning inward György Kurtág 6 Moments Musicaux Schumann String Quartet in A Op. 41 No. 3 Janáček String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Llŷr Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

Bertrand Chamayou © Marco Borggreve

Emmanuelle Haïm © Marianne Rosenstiehl

Elias String Quartet © Benjamin Ealovega

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Hugo Ticciati © Marco Borggreve

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Purcell from the Ground Up The past is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for artists working in every creative field. O/Modernt (Swedish for ‘Un/Modern’) is the concept devised by violinist Hugo Ticciati that celebrates this ‘looking back’, using inventive programming to explore vital connections between old and new. Henry Purcell and his inimitable ground basses are the creative spark for this weekend’s imaginative programmes.

Saturday 7 April

1.00pm

7.00pm NB starting time

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

La Nuova Musica

O/Modernt Soloists

Saturday 7 April

David Bates director Rachel Kelly Dido George Humphreys Aeneas Anna Dennis Belinda Emilie Renard Sorceress Helen Charlston First Witch Martha McLorinan Second Witch Louise Kemény Second Woman Nick Pritchard Sailor Richard Bannan Spirit

Hugo Ticciati director, violin Luciana Mancini mezzosoprano Natacha Kudritskaya piano Christoph Sommer theorbo

Purcell Dido and Aeneas £30 £26 £22 £18 £15

Lament and Consolation: Fourths Down and Up Purcell When I am Laid in Earth from Dido and Aeneas Rameau L’Enharmonique from Pièces de clavecin Purcell The Staircase Overture Z614 Monteverdi Lamento d’Arianna from Arianna Berg Piano Sonata Op. 1 Strauss Metamorphosen for string septet

10.00pm William Rapped, Henry Sampled

Sunday 8 April 3.00pm Transforming Spanish Sexuality: The Chaconne

Sunday 8 April 6.00pm Study Event

Sunday 8 April 7.30pm Fairest Isle

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

‘ The past must be invented The future must be revised’ Hugo Ticciati © Marco Borggreve

John Cage

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Friday 7 April

3.00pm

10.00pm

O/Modernt Soloists Priya Mitchell violin Luciana Mancini mezzo-soprano Karl Nyhlin theorbo Christoph Sommer theorbo Cecilia Knudsen viola da gamba Nora Thiele percussion

Svante Henryson electric guitar, composer Henrik Måwe piano, composer Leandro Mancini-Olivos percussion Baba Israel rapper Samuel West narrator William Rapped, Henry Sampled Recompositions by Henrik Måwe and Svante Henryson: Purcell If Music be the food of love Z379c Songs by Purcell £15 concs £13

Sunday 8 April 11.30am

Atrium Quartet

Transforming Spanish Sexuality: The Chaconne Programme to include: Original Spanish chaconnes Purcell Chacony in G minor Z730; Chaconne in C from The Fairy Queen; Chaconne from King Arthur Bach Chaconne in D minor BWV1004 Approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Shostakovich String Quartet No. 1 in C Op. 49 Arensky String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 35 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition

£15 concs £13 6.00pm

Study Event Hugo Ticciati hosts this study event followed by questions from the audience: Out of Silence: The Recovery of Ancient Babylonian Music with Dr Irving Finkel Out of the Ground: Overtones with Gareth Lubbe Free (ticket required)

Svante Henryson © Mats Bäcker

Atrium Quartet © Maria Budtova

Priya Mitchell © Balazs Borocz

Dr Irving Finkel

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2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition Tuesday 10 April – Friday 13 April

PRELIMINARY ROUND

The 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition is the fourteenth edition of this prestigious Competition, and a celebration of the art of the string quartet.

Saturday 14 April 2.00pm & 7.30pm

SEMI-FINALS

At the Royal Academy of Music

Sunday 15 April 6.00pm

Each of the twelve selected ensembles presents two contrasting recital programmes, including cornerstones of the repertoire. The first recital consists of Haydn alongside The Four Quarters by Thomas Adès, and the second recital includes a late Mozart work paired with any major quartet written between 1918 and 1999.

FINAL AND PRIZE-GIVING

Free (no ticket required)

During the Competition week, we also host a wide range of associated Learning events, including pre-concert talks, masterclasses, family events and a film screening, as well as a small series of lunchtime concerts. For full event details, visit www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/ wigmore-series/stringcomp18

10 • APRIL

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Sunday 8 April

7.30pm

Isabelle Faust violin Kristian Bezuidenhout harpsichord

O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra Hugo Ticciati director, violin Luciana Mancini mezzo-soprano Christoph Sommer theorbo Henrik Måwe piano The Cardinall’s Musick Fairest Isle Purcell Overture in G minor Z772; Sweeter than Roses Britten I know a bank Elgar Serenade in E minor Op. 20 ‘Serenade for Strings’ Tavener Mother of God, Here I Stand Gibbons Drop, Drop, Slow Tears Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord; Improvisation on Purcell A New Ground ZT682 Bridge Autumn; Music when soft voices die; The Bee Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Isabelle Faust Season-Long Celebration Bach Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor BWV1017 Froberger Suite No. 12 in C for harpsichord Bach Violin Sonata No. 5 in F minor BWV1018 Biber Violin Sonata No. 5 in E minor C142; Passacaglia in G minor from Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas Bach Violin Sonata No. 2 in A BWV1015 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2017/18 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’.

Tuesday 10 April 10.00am

Opening Talk

Monday 9 April 1.00pm

Javier Perianes piano Chopin Prelude in C Op. 28 No. 1 Debussy Danseuses de Delphes Chopin Berceuse in D flat Op. 57 Debussy Clair de lune; Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52 Debussy La serenade interrompue; La puerta del vino Falla Fantasia baetica

At Royal Academy of Music The Castalian String Quartet discusses The Four Quarters by Thomas Adès, the set work for all quartets in the Competition. Free (no ticket required)

2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition

£15 concs £13 Hugo Ticciati © Marco Borggreve

Javier Perianes © Daniel García Bruno

Isabelle Faust © Felix Broede

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

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Tuesday 10 April

Wednesday 11 April

6.00pm – 7.00pm

6.00pm

StringTing

Pre-Concert Talk

At the Royal Academy of Music

Julian Anderson discusses the creation of his new string quartet, to be premièred in the evening concert.

StringTing is a flagship ensemble from Tomorrow’s Warriors, the celebrated hothouse for young jazz talent in the UK. Blazing a wide trail for women and strings in jazz, StringTing’s musicians are ones to watch as they begin to make an indelible mark on the London jazz scene. Approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

All seats £10 In partnership with Tomorrow’s Warriors

2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition

7.30pm

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Paul Huang violin Richard O’Neill viola Paul Watkins cello Gilles Vonsattel piano Schubert String Trio in B flat D581 Huw Watkins Piano Quintet* (world première) Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34 *Co-commissioned by Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

All seats £15

£5 7.30pm

JACK Quartet Amy Williams Richter Textures Marcos Balter Chambers Julian Anderson String Quartet No. 3* (world première) Brian Ferneyhough Dum Transisset *Commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

All seats £15

String Quartet Competition

Thursday 12 and Friday 13 April 10.00am and 2.30pm

Masterclasses At the Royal Academy of Music Miguel da Silva (ex-Ysaÿe Quartet) and Christoph Richter (Faculty Member, European Chamber Music Academy) work with quartets from UK conservatoires. Each session is approximately 3 hours 15 minutes in duration, including an interval

Free (no ticket required)

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

Huw Watkins © Benjamin Ealovega

2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition

JACK Quartet © Shervin Lainez

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Thursday 12 April

Saturday 14 April

6.00pm

2.00pm & 7.30pm

Pre-Concert Talk

Semi-Finals: 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition

Evolution of the String Quartet Richard Wigmore and Margaret Faultless explore the evolution of the genre’s form, its instruments and repertoire.

7.30pm

At least six quartets that have been selected by the International Jury will each perform their choice of one of Beethoven’s quartets. At the end of the evening, the Jury will select at least three quartets for the Final.

Belcea Quartet

Each session: £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4 Ligeti String Quartet No. 1 ‘Métamorphoses nocturnes’ Dvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’

Book for both semi-final sessions and receive a 20% discount

£5

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition

Friday 13 April 7.30pm

Igor Levit piano Frederic Rzewski 80th Birthday Concert Frederic Rzewski New work* Mendelssohn Songs without Words (selection): in E Op. 19 No. 1; in A Op. 19 No. 3 ‘The Hunt’; in F sharp minor Op. 19 No. 5; in B minor Op. 30 No. 4; in E Op. 30 No. 3; in E flat Op. 38 No. 3; in A flat Op. 38 No. 6 ‘Duo’ Mahler Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (Ronald Stevenson transcription)

2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition

5.00pm

Film Screening: 4 4, an award-winning independent documentary on Quatuor Ebène, draws viewers into the ambivalent interactions that have come to characterise the connections between the musicians. This piece delves into relationships, and the antagonism between ambition and reality. 4 is directed and produced by Daniel Kutschinski. Approximately 1 hour 35 minutes in duration, without an interval

Free (separate ticket required)

2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition

*Commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the generous support of Annette Scawen Morreau

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15 Belcea Quartet © Marco Borggreve

Igor Levit © Robbie Lawrence

Quatuor Ebène © Julien Mignot

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Sunday 15 April

6.00pm

11.30am

Final and Prize-Giving: 2018 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition

Arcadia Quartet Stefan Fehlandt viola Stephan Forck cello

International

The selected finalists will each play their chosen work from the Romantic repertoire, which could include works by Brahms, Debussy, Dvořák, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Schumann, Schubert and Smetana. The concert will be followed by the Awards Ceremony at about 9.00pm.

Competition

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Brahms String Sextet in B flat Op. 18 Haydn String Quartet in C Op. 20 No. 2 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 2018 Wigmore Hall

String Quartet

2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet

2.00pm – 5.00pm

Competition

Family Workshop Discover Strings

Monday 16 April 1.00pm

For ages 5 plus Join us for an afternoon of music making and exploration of the string quartet in this interactive workshop for all the family. Children £8 Adults £10

2018 Wigmore Hall International

String Quartet Competition

Christoph Prégardien tenor Julius Drake piano Loewe Der Nöck; Erlkönig Schumann Belsazar Liszt Die Loreley S273 Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 All seats £15 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’

Arcadia Quartet

Family Workshop © Benjamin Ealovega

Christoph Prégardien © Marco Borggreve

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Monday 16 April

7.30pm

Castalian String Quartet

Yefim Bronfman piano Jörg Widmann as Composer-Performer Schumann Arabeske in C Op. 18; Humoreske in B flat Op. 20 Jörg Widmann Eleven Humoresques Prokoviev Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat Op. 83 £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Tuesday 17 April

Haydn String Quartet Series Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 76 No. 1; String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’; String Quartet in C Op. 76 No. 3 ‘The Emperor’ £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 Supported by an anonymous donor 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’.

1.00pm

Wednesday 18 April

Daniel Lebhardt piano

12.15pm

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 ‘The Tempest’ Ravel Gaspard de la nuit £13 concs £11 YCAT is grateful for support from the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity, Help Musicians UK and the International Music and Art Foundation for this series. Registered Charity Number: 326490.

Jörg Widmann © Marco Borggreve

Daniel Lebhardt © Kaupo Kikkas

Pre-Concert Talk Caroline Shaw discusses her new work with Dr Kate Kennedy Free to concert ticket holders (separate ticket required)

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Caroline Shaw © Dashon Burton

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Thursday 19 April

Britten Sinfonia Thomas Gould violin Clare Finnimore viola Caroline Dearnley cello Tom Poster piano

7.30pm

Caroline Shaw New work* (world première tour) Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 *Co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia with the support of donors to the Musically Gifted campaign, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£15 concs £13

The English Concert Harry Bicket director, harpsichord Nadja Zwiener violin A European Grand Tour London: Arne Overture to The Judgement of Paris Paris: Rameau Suite from Dardanus Venice: Tartini Violin Concerto in B minor D125 ‘Lascia ch’io dica addio’ Dresden: Zelenka Simphonie a8 ZWV189 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Friday 20 April

7.30pm

Yevgeny Sudbin piano Haydn Piano Sonata in B minor HXVI:32 Beethoven Bagatelles Op. 126 Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52 Skryabin Nocturne for the left hand Op. 9 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 5 Op. 53; Mazurka in E minor Op. 25 No. 3 Saint-Saëns Danse Macabre (arr. Sudbin) £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

3.00pm – 4.00pm

Music for the Moment A concert for people living with dementia and their friends, family and carers If you are, or someone you know is, living with dementia, please join us for this informal afternoon concert with musicians from the Royal Academy of Music. You are warmly invited to join us for tea and coffee from 2.30pm. Free (ticket required) In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music and Resonate Arts

Britten Sinfonia © Harry Rankin

Yevgeny Sudbin © Peter Rigaud

Harry Bicket © Richard Haughton

Music for the Moment © Benjamin Harte

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Friday 20 April

Sunday 22 April

7.30pm

11.30am

Alina Ibragimova violin Cédric Tiberghien piano

Modigliani Quartet

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op. 78; Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100; Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 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’.

Saturday 21 April 7.30pm

Venera Gimadieva soprano Pavel Nebolsin piano Glière Wake up, child; Rusalka Rimsky-Korsakov The nymph; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale Tchaikovsky Dumka: Russian rustic scene; Tell me, what in the shadow of branches; Lullaby; Serenade (O child, beneath thy window); Pimpinella Glière Will live Rachmaninov Sing not to me, beautiful maiden; Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2; The Dream; Daisies; They answered; In my garden at night; The Migrant Wind; The pied piper Skryabin Étude in D sharp minor Op. 8 No. 12 Prokofiev True Tenderness; Greetings; Chatterbox Skryabin Étude in C sharp minor Op. 42 No. 5 Banevich Song of Gerda

Mozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’ Saint-Saëns String Quartet No. 1 in E minor Op. 112 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 7.30pm

Leonore Piano Trio Haydn Piano Trio in E flat HXV:29 Parry Piano Trio No. 1 in E minor Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat D898 £25 £23 £20 £18 £15 The London Philharmonic Orchestra Benevolent Fund gives financial support to LPO musicians unable to work due to illness or injury. Registered Charity Number 238045 London’s only Marie Curie hospice offers both residential and day-care for people living with any terminal illness and their families. Registered Charity Number 207994

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15 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’ Ibragimova Tiberghien Duo © Sussie Ahlburg

Venera Gimadieva © Leonid Semenyuk

Modigliani Quartet © Sylvie Lancrenon

Leonore Piano Trio © Eric Richmond

APRIL • 17

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Monday 23 April

Tuesday 24 April

1.00pm

7.30pm

Sophie Gent violin Matthew Truscott violin Jonathan Manson bass viol, cello Trevor Pinnock harpsichord

Matthias Goerne baritone Seong-Jin Cho piano

Hacquart Sonata No. 6 in D minor from Harmonia Parnassia Op. 2 Buxtehude Trio Sonata in G minor BuxWV261 Froberger Suite No. 12 in C for harpsichord Handel Trio Sonata in B flat HWV388 All seats £15

Wolf Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo Pfitzner Sehnsucht; Ist der Himmel dann so blau im Lenz; Es glänzt so schön die sinkende Sonne; Wasserfahrt; Abendrot; Stimme der Sehnsucht; Nachts; An die Mark Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Strauss Traum durch die Dämmerung; Morgen; Ruhe, meine Seele; Freundliche Vision; Im Abendrot from Four Last Songs £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

7.30pm

Cédric Tiberghien piano Chopin 24 Preludes Op. 28 Schumann Arabeske in C Op. 18; Fantasie in C Op. 17 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 With grateful thanks to the Piano Circle

Kathleen Ferrier Awards 2018 The annual auditions for the famous singing competition, founded in memory of one of the UK’s best loved contraltos, attract capacity houses from both devoted lovers of vocal art and students of singing.

Wednesday 25 April 1.30pm

Semi-Final All seats £15 Students £10

Friday 27 April 6.00pm

Final £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Sophie Gent © Marco Borggreve

Cédric Tiberghien © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Matthias Goerne © Marco Borggreve

18 • APRIL

Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Wednesday 25 April

7.30pm

Matthias Goerne baritone Alexander Schmalcz piano

Vertavo String Quartet Haydn String Quartet Series Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op. 71 No. 1; String Quartet in B flat Op. 55 No. 3; String Quartet in D minor Op. 103 (unfinished); String Quartet in F Op. 74 No. 2

Schubert Einsamkeit (D620); Der Taucher (D111); Die Bürgschaft (D246) Approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Saturday 28 April

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’.

11.00am – 12 noon

Thursday 26 April 11.00am and 12.30pm

For Crying Out Loud! Holly Cook flute Helen Nicholas piano 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) In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music

Vertavo String Quartet

Family Concert For ages 5 plus

Jessie Maryon Davies presenter Aglaia Trio Gudrún Ólafsdóttir mezzo-soprano Elena Jáuregui violin Francisco Javier Jáuregui guitar Join the Aglaia Trio on a musical journey through Spain’s rich cultural, historical and natural landscape. In this interactive family concert, the trio performs some of Spain’s most beloved songs in a range of languages and styles, as presenter Jessie Maryon Davies invites you to sing, dance, create your own bird-song chorus and even have a go at some conducting. Children £10 Adults £12

Matthias Goerne

Family Concert © Benjamin Ealovega

APRIL • 19

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7.30pm

Monday 30 April

Nikolai Lugansky piano

1.00pm

Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 Debussy Suite bergamasque Rachmaninov Preludes Op. 23: No. 1 in F sharp minor, No. 3 in D minor, No. 4 in D, No. 5 in G minor, No. 6 in E flat & No. 7 in C minor Rachmaninov Preludes Op. 32: No. 1 in C, No. 2 in B flat minor, No. 3 in E, No. 4 in E minor, No. 5 in G, No. 12 in G sharp minor & No. 13 in D flat £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Sunday 29 April 11.30am

Smetana Trio

Hille Perl viola da gamba Lee Santana theorbo Dreams and Dances of the Sun King L Couperin Prelude in D minor Sainte-Colombe Les Couplets Marais Suite from Troisième livre de pièces de viole Forqueray La Leclair Marais Le Badinage & Le Labyrinth from Quatrième livre des pièces de viole de Visée Prélude; Les Silvains de Mr Couperin; Muzette Marais Les folies d’Espagne from Deuxième livre de pièces de viole £15 concs £13

Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ Smetana Piano Trio in G minor Op. 15 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 4.00pm

Leslie Howard piano 70th Birthday Concert Liszt Sarabande und Chaconne über Themen aus dem Singspiel Almira von Händel S181; Aïda di Verdi Danza sacra e duetto finale S436; Fantasie über Themen aus Mozart’s Figaro und Don Giovanni; Réminiscences des Huguenots de Meyerbeer – Grande Fantaisie dramatique S412ii; Les adieux – Rêverie sur un motif de l’opéra Roméo et Juliette de Gounod S409; Réminiscences de Norma de Bellini – Grande Fantaisie S394

7.30pm

Pavel Kolesnikov piano Lachenmann Schattentanz from Ein Kinderspiel Debussy Children’s Corner: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum; Jimbo’s Lullaby; Serenade for the Doll; The Snow is Dancing; The Little Shepherd; Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk Chopin Mazurka in C sharp minor Op. 30 No. 4; Étude in F minor Op. 25 No. 2 L Couperin Tombeau de Monsieur de Blancrocher Lachenmann Filter-Schaukel from Ein Kinderspiel Debussy Feux d’artifice from Préludes Book II Chopin Nocturne in F sharp minor Op. 48 No. 2 Schumann Fantasie in C Op. 17 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

£30 £26 £22 £18 £15 Nikolai Lugansky © Marco Borggreve

Smetana Trio © Richard Sklar

Leslie Howard

Hille Perl © Foppe Schut

20 • MAY

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Tuesday 1 May

Wednesday 2 May

7.30pm

Sonia Prina contralto Vivica Genaux mezzo-soprano Concerto Copenhagen Lars Ulrik Mortensen director

Simon Trpčeski piano

Sonia Prina: A Celebration TITANS Porpora Sinfonia from Festa d’Imeneo; Quel cor che mi donasti Vinci Sento due fiamme in petto Porpora Vanne e vivi con la speranza Bononcini Sinfonia & Dell’offesa vendicarti from Griselda Handel Rompo i lacci e frango i dardi Bononcini La costanza, il timore, l’affetto Gasparini Se non temi il mio furore Giacomelli Mi par sentir la bella Porpora Quel vasto, quel fiero Giacomelli Placide a miglior vita Ariosti Sinfonia from Vespasiano Hasse Mi lusinga il dolce affetto Sellitto Scenda dal cielo irato Bononcini Mai non potrei goder £60 £50 £40 £30 £15

Simon Trpčeski Series Grieg Holberg Suite Op. 40 Mendelssohn Songs without Words (selection): in E Op. 19 No. 1; in A Op. 19 No. 3 ‘The Hunt’; in F sharp minor ‘Venetianisches Gondellied’ Op. 30 No. 6; in C minor Op. 38 No. 2; in E flat Op. 53 No. 2; in G Op. 62 No. 1; in F sharp minor Op. 67 No. 2 Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade Op. 35 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Thursday 3 May 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots Under the Sea We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us as we dive deep under the sea! This interactive musicmaking 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) Approximately 1 hour in duration

Children £6 Adults £4

Sonia Prina © Ribalta Luce Studio

Vivica Genaux © Ribalta Luce Studio

Simon Trpčeski © Simon Fowler

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

MAY • 21

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

In Focus: Mark-Anthony

Turnage

Musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music Clark Rundell conductor The Royal Northern College of Music and Wigmore Hall present a day of music to celebrate the work of composer Mark-Anthony Turnage, one of the best known and most prolific British composers. Turnage has a distinctive musical personality, and is known for combining jazz, popular and classical elements in his music. This study day features chamber music and orchestral works performed by students from the RNCM.

Saturday 5 May 10.30am Mark-Anthony Turnage Two Elegies Framing a Shout; Sleep On: Three Lullabies; True Life Stories 12 noon Study Event A discussion of MarkAnthony Turnage’s music. 2.00pm Mark-Anthony Turnage Release; Col; Two Baudelaire Songs for soprano and ensemble; Eulogy All seats £5 concs £3 (each event) or Day ticket £10 concs £7 In partnership with the Royal Northern College of Music

Mark-Anthony Turnage © Philip Gatward

22 • MAY

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Thursday 3 May

Friday 4 May

7.30pm

Mauro Peter tenor Helmut Deutsch piano

Lucy Crowe soprano Anna Tilbrook piano

Schubert An Silvia; Stimme der Liebe (D412); Dass sie hier gewesen; Über Wildemann; Die Liebe hat gelogen; Wandrers Nachtlied I; Im Frühling; Die Sterne (D939); Hoffnung (D637); Fischerweise; Auf der Brücke Liszt S’il est un charmant gazon; Enfant, si j’étais roi; Comment, disaient-ils; Oh! quand je dors; Im Rhein, im schönen Strome (S272/1); Es war ein König in Thule; Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (S306/2); Vergiftet sind meine Lieder; Die stille Wasserrose; Ihr Glocken von Marling; Die drei Zigeuner

Female Portraits

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Purcell Bess of Bedlam Schubert An Silvia; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Marie; Suleika I Mendelssohn Suleika Schumann Kennst du das Land?; Lied der Suleika Wolf Philine Strauss Drei Lieder der Ophelia; Cäcilie Hahn A Chloris Fauré Lydia; Sylvie; Nell Debussy Jane Duparc Phidyle Paladilhe Psyché Walton Daphne; Beatriz’s Song Britten Sweet Polly Oliver; Sally in our Alley Hoagy Carmichael Georgia Cole Porter Miss Otis Regrets £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 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’

Mauro Peter © Christian Felber

Helmut Deutsch © Shirley Suarez

Lucy Crowe © Marco Borggreve

Anna Tilbrook © Nobby Clark

MAY • 23

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Saturday 5 May

Monday 7 May

7.30pm

1.00pm

Borodin Quartet

Sabine Devieilhe soprano Anne Le Bozec piano

Haydn String Quartet in B minor Op. 33 No. 1; String Quartet in G Op. 33 No. 5 Wolf Italian Serenade in G Borodin String Quartet No. 1 in A £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Sunday 6 May 11.30am

Borodin Quartet Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 Schubert String Quartet in E flat D87 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Les Salons de Pauline Viardot Berlioz Villanelle Viardot Hai luli! Bizet Pastorale Fauré Au bord de l’eau Berlioz La mort d’Ophélie Bizet Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe C Schumann Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen R Schumann Widmung; Der Nussbaum Mendelssohn Neue Liebe Viardot Aime-moi Debussy Romance Hahn Le printemps £15 concs £13

7.30pm

Royal Academy of Music Baroque Soloists Rachel Podger violin L’Amour Triomphe Rameau Platée RCT53 (excerpts) Telemann Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho (excerpts) Gluck Don Juan Wq. 52 (excerpts) Rameau Pigmalion RCT52 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

7.30pm

Elizabeth Karani soprano Edmund Whitehead piano Laefer Quartet Rachmaninov Six Romances Op. 4 Rimsky-Korsakov The nymph; A Midsummer Night’s Dream Richard Rodney Bennett Saxophone Quartet Giles Swayne Leapfrog for saxophone quartet Menotti Five Songs Berners Three English Songs Mendelssohn Four Pieces Op. 81 (arr. Trillaud) £20 £18 £14 £12 £10 Park Lane Group (Registered Charity No. 252205)

Borodin Quartet © Andy Staples

Rachel Podger © Theresa Pewal

Sabine Devieilhe © Caroline Doutre

Elizabeth Karani © Raphaelle Photography

24 • MAY

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Tuesday 8 May

7.30pm

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Sacconi String Quartet Haydn String Quartet Series Jonathan Dove Out of Time Haydn String Quartet in E Op. 54 No. 3; String Quartet in F minor Op. 55 No. 2 ‘The Razor’ Janáček String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Wednesday 9 May

Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works Bach 6 Little Preludes BWV933–938; Sonata in C BWV966; Toccata in G minor BWV915; Toccata in C minor BWV911; English Suite No. 5 in E minor BWV810 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Thursday 10 May 7.30pm

1.00pm – 2.00pm

Side by Side The Prince Consort Musicians from Guildhall School of Music & Drama 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 musicians from Guildhall School of Music & Drama towards this performance, in which the students and ensemble perform side by side. £5

Pavel Haas Quartet Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor Op. 108; String Quartet No. 8 in C minor Op. 110; String Quartet No. 2 in A Op. 68 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Friday 11 May 7.30pm

Andrè Schuen baritone Gerold Huber piano Schumann Kerner Lieder Op. 35; Fünf Lieder Op. 40 Dapoz Ben danter mile steres; A la net Frontull Nos salvans Verginer Salüć dal frostì Dapoz Alalt a ci Schumann Sechs Gedichte und Requiem Op. 90 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Sacconi String Quartet © Emilie Bailey

The Prince Consort © Richard Eccleston

Mahan Esfahani © Bernhard Musil / DG

Pavel Haas Quartet © Marco Borggreve

MAY • 25

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Saturday 12 May

3.00pm

7.30pm

Morgan Pearse baritone Simon Lepper piano

Jörg Widmann clarinet Sir András Schiff piano Jörg Widmann as Composer-Performer Brahms Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op. 120 No. 2 Berg 4 Pieces for clarinet and piano Op. 5 Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Jörg Widmann Intermezzi Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1

Brahms Wir wandelten; Meine Liebe ist grün; Von ewiger Liebe; An die Nachtigall; Wie rafft ich mich auf; Die Mainacht Strauss Vier Lieder Op. 27 Barber Nocturne; Solitary Hotel; Rain has fallen; Sleep now; I hear an army All seats £15

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

7.30pm

Sunday 13 May

The Endellion String Quartet

11.30am

Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op. 76 No. 4 ‘Sunrise’ Tippett String Quartet No. 2 Brahms String Quartet in C minor Op. 51 No. 1

Kopelman Quartet Blythe Teh Engstroem viola Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2 in F Op. 92 Shostakovich Two pieces for string quartet (1931): Elegy and Polka Brahms String Quintet in G Op. 111

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

£15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Schumann Quartet

Monday 14 May 1.00pm

Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor Op. 108 Schubert String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’ £15 concs £13

Jörg Widmann © Marco Borggreve

Kopelman Quartet

Morgan Pearse © Eric Melear

The Endellion String Quartet © Eric Richmond

26 • MAY

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7.30pm

Wednesday 16 May

Phantasm Laurence Dreyfus director, treble viol Emilia Benjamin treble viol Jonathan Manson tenor viol Markku Luolajan-Mikkola bass viol Heidi Gröger tenor viol Emily Ashton bass viol

1.00pm

Leading Lights before the English Civil War Lawes Consort Setts: IV a5 in F, I a5 in G minor, IX a6 in B flat & VIII a6 in F Jenkins Fantasies a5: No. 15 in D, No. 3 in G minor, No. 8 in C minor, No. 9 in C minor, No. 1 in G & No. 17 in C Jenkins Fantasies a6: No. 8 in A minor, No. 10 in E minor & No. 5 in D minor Jenkins Pavans a5: in F & in G minor Jenkins In nomine in E minor; The Bell Pavan £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Tuesday 15 May

Lars Vogt piano Leeds Piano Festival Janáček On an overgrown path (Book I) Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ £15 concs £13 7.30pm

Roderick Williams baritone Iain Burnside piano Roderick Williams: Exploring Schubert’s Song Cycles Schubert Schwanengesang Approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15 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’

7.30pm

8.45pm

Andreas Haefliger piano

Artists in Conversation

Mozart Fantasia in C minor K475 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Op. 101 Mozart Adagio in B minor K540 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’

Roderick Williams reflects on his experience of performing the three major Schubert song cycles over the season. Free with evening concert ticket

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

MAY • 27

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Thursday 17 May

7.30pm

1.00pm

Richard Goode piano

Sunwook Kim piano Leeds Piano Festival Bach Toccata, adagio and fugue in C BWV564 (trans. Busoni) Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 ‘Pathétique’ Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel Op. 24 £15 concs £13

Byrd 2 Pavians and Galliardes from My Ladye Nevells Booke Bach English Suite No. 6 in D minor BWV811 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110 Debussy Préludes Book II £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Saturday 19 May 2.00pm – 5.00pm

7.30pm

Thomas Dunford lute Bach Suite in G minor BWV995; Suite in G BWV1007; Chaconne in D minor BWV1004 Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes in duration, without an interval

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Friday 18 May 1.00pm

Alessio Bax piano Leeds Piano Festival

Richard Goode Masterclass ‘Every time we hear him’, notes Gramophone, ‘he impresses us as better than we remembered, surprising us, surpassing our expectations and communicating perceptions that stay in the mind’. Richard Goode’s artistry rests on studies with, among others, Elvira Szigeti and Rudolf Serkin. Outstanding postgraduate students from the UK’s conservatoires have the chance to gain from the American pianist’s vast experience with this landmark masterclass. £10 concs £8

Marcello Oboe Concerto in D minor SD935 (arr. Bach BWV974) Rachmaninov Variations on a theme of Corelli Op. 42 Dallapiccola Quaderno musicale di Annalibera Liszt Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata from Années de pèlerinage S161

Saturday 19 May

£15 concs £13

Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Op. 70 Brahms String Sextet in G Op. 36

7.30pm

Takács Quartet Louise Williams viola Pál Banda cello £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

28 • MAY

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Sunday 20 May

7.30pm

11.30am

Takács Quartet Louise Williams viola Pál Banda cello

Peter Hill piano Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 7.30pm

Tetzlaff Quartet Christian Tetzlaff Residency Beethoven String Quartet in B flat Op. 130 with Grosse Fugue Op. 133; String Quartet in A minor Op. 132 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Monday 21 May 1.00pm

Sara Mingardo contralto Francesca Biliotti contralto Giovanni Bellini theorbo Giorgio Dal Monte harpsichord

Repeat of concert on 19 May £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Tuesday 22 May 7.30pm

La Nuova Musica David Bates director Tim Mead countertenor Bach Cantata: Widerstehe doch der Sünde BWV54; Concerto in C minor BWV1060 for oboe and violin (reconst.); Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV1043; Cantata: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV170 £50 £40 £30 £25 £15 Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2017/18 Wigmore Series

Monteverdi Romanesca; Con che soavità, labbra odorate Frescobaldi Toccata nona Monteverdi Vorrei baciarti; Voglio di vita uscir Monteverdi From Settimo libro de madrigali: Non è di gentil core & O come sei gentile Kapsberger Canzone prima Monteverdi Zefiro torna £15 concs £13

Peter Hill

MAY • 29

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Wednesday 23 May

Thursday 24 May

1.00pm

3.00pm & 7.00pm

Lang Lang International Music Foundation – Young Scholars

YCAT Public Final Auditions 2018

Leeds Piano Festival

Young Classical Artists Trust: the destination point for emerging talent

This year the Leeds International Piano Competition has launched a new partnership with the Lang Lang International Music Foundation Young Scholars programme, to inspire a new generation of pianists through a diverse range of significant performance opportunities. Wigmore Hall is delighted to welcome three Young Scholars for this lunchtime recital.

£16 for both sessions, or £10/£8 (concs) for individual sessions

All seats £5 In partnership with Leeds International Piano Competition

YCAT Artists are selected through a rigorous annual auditions process. In this final round outstanding young soloists and chamber ensembles audition before a panel of distinguished judges. Celebrate the very best emerging talent in the UK at this unique event.

YCAT is grateful for support from the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity, Help Musicians UK and the International Music and Art Foundation for this event. YCAT Registered Charity No. 326490

Friday 25 May

7.30pm

Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano Simon Lepper piano Hahn A Chloris; Le rossignol des lilas; L’énamourée; Infidélité; Les fontaines Debussy Trois chansons de Bilitis Chausson Le charme; Sérénade italienne; Le colibri; Les papillons Duparc L’invitation au voyage; Chanson triste; Extase; Phidylé Wagner Wesendonck Lieder

7.00pm NB starting time

Inon Barnatan piano Schubert 6 Moments Musicaux D780 Avner Dorman 2 Moments Musicaux Rachmaninov 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15 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’

30 • MAY

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Wigmore Lates

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Wigmore Lates make the ideal start to the weekend. This season’s run kicks off with the genre-defying Erlkings, and includes a jazz date with Onyx Brass, praised by BBC Music Magazine as ‘the classiest brass ensemble in Britain’, an intimate concert of Scottish folk music, a celebration of ‘The Class of 1938’, and much more! Visit www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/lates for full details. The Wigmore Lates series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund and an anonymous donor

Friday 1 June 10.00pm Chineke! Orchestra Friday 8 June 10.00pm Onyx Brass Friday 22 June 10.00pm Donald Grant violin Friday 29 June 10.00pm Lucy Schaufer mezzo-soprano Huw Watkins piano Friday 6 July 10.00pm David Orlowsky Trio

Friday 25 May

Friday 13 July 10.00pm

10.00pm

The Erlkings Bryan Benner voice Ivan Turkalj cello Gabriel Hopfmüller tuba, trombone Thomas Toppler drums, vibraphone Schubert Der Musensohn; Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Die Forelle; Der Jüngling am Bache (D192); Erlkönig; Der König in Thule; Drang in die Ferne; Der Wanderer an den Mond; Totengräbers Heimweh; Fischerweise Schubert From Die schöne Müllerin: Das Wandern, Halt!, Der Neugierige, Mein! & Trockne Blumen

The Prince Consort Alisdair Hogarth artistic director, piano Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano Nicholas Mulroy tenor Jason Rebello piano Friday 20 July 10.00pm Heath Quartet Ruth Gibson viola Marie Bitlloch cello

All seats £15

Donald Grant

Lucy Schaufer

MAY • 31

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Saturday 26 May

7.30pm

10.00am – 3.30pm

Simon Keenlyside baritone Malcolm Martineau piano

Come and Sing: European Folk Join us at Wigmore Hall for a day of group singing exploring European Folk music. Get to know the music from the inside, develop your singing skills and finish the day with a performance on the Wigmore Hall stage.

Schubert From Schwanengesang: Liebesbotschaft, Kriegers Ahnung, Der Atlas, Am Meer, Der Doppelgänger, Ständchen, Die Stadt & Das Fischermädchen

Haydn String Quartet Series

Interspersed with Schubert An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht; Dass sie hier gewesen; Im Abendrot; Abschied (D475) Poulenc Tel jour, telle nuit; Pavane from Suite française (solo piano); Mazurka; Paganini; L’anguille; Carte postale; Avant le cinema; 1904 Fauré Rêve d’amour; Spleen; Poème d’un jour

Haydn Seven Last Words from the Cross

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

£25 concs £19 7.30pm

Doric String Quartet Sir Thomas Allen narrator

Approximately 1 hour, 10 minutes in duration, without an interval

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Sunday 27 May

Monday 28 May 1.00pm

Danish String Quartet

11.30am

István Várdai cello Vikingur Olafsson piano Bartók Rhapsody No. 1 (arr. for cello and piano) Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38 Beethoven Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2

Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op. 1 No. 1 ‘La chasse’ Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13 £15 concs £13

£15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

32 • MAY

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7.30pm

Wednesday 30 May

Trio Tre Voci

10.15am and 11.45am

Marina Piccinini flute Kim Kashkashian viola Sivan Magen harp Rameau Cinquième Pièces de clavecin en concert: Fugue, La Forqueray; La Cupis; La Marais Takemitsu And then I knew ’twas wind for flute, viola and harp Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp Ravel Sonatine (arr. for flute, viola and harp by Salzedo) Toshio Hosokawa New work* (world première) Prokofiev Suite from Romeo and Juliet (arr. Cohen) *Commissioned by Trio Tre Voci

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15 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’.

Chamber Tots Bear Hunt 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) Approximately 1 hour in duration

Children £6 Adults £4 7.30pm

Quatuor Mosaïques Haydn String Quartet Series Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 33 No. 6; String Quartet in E flat Op. 71 No. 3 Mozart String Quartet in E flat K428 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 With grateful thanks to The Haydn String Quartet Circle

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Thursday 31 May 10.00am – 4.30pm

RNIB Study Day Professional Development Day for Blind and Partially Sighted Musicians This practical study day is an opportunity for blind and partially sighted musicians to focus on career development and explore pathways into the classical music industry. The day will include discussion, talks and the opportunity to perform on the Wigmore Hall stage. For more information and to book contact Sally-Anne Zimmerman, RNIB Music Adviser at sally.zimmerman@rnib.org.uk or on 020 7391 2273. Free (application required) In partnership with RNIB

7.30pm

Quatuor Mosaïques Haydn String Quartet Series Haydn String Quartet in C minor Op. 17 No. 4 Wölfl String Quartet in G Op. 10 No. 4 Haydn String Quartet in F Op. 74 No. 2 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

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Wigmore Hall Restaurant & Bar Join us for our Express Lunch Menu, with a range of modern and traditional options. 2 or 3 course menus available Weekdays 12 noon – 2.30pm Table reservations: 020 7935 2141 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurant

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Wigmore Hall is situated in the heart of London’s West End and is easily accessible by public transport or car.

Tubes Bond Street (Central & Jubilee lines) and Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria lines) tube stations are both close by.

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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: Imogen Cooper © Sim Canetty-Clarke | Andreas Ottensamer © Lars Borges Dianne Reeves | Sylvia Schwartz © Enrico Nawrath Back cover photo: Wigmore Hall © 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 provide 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 ON LAKE COMO A SEVEN NIGHT HOLIDAY | 15 APRIL 2018 The destination for our new Kirker Music Festival is one of the most beautiful corners of Italy. Lined with villas, cypress trees and low-arching mountains, Lake Como has a peaceful timelessness like no other. The lake has inspired many composers, most notably Franz Liszt, whose works feature in our music programme, performed by a renowned group of international soloists, including Melvyn Tan, Benjamin Appl and sopranos Katherine Broderick and Rosa Feola. There will be an optional excursion to see Rosa on stage at La Scala, Milan in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, before she gives her recital which will close our Festival. We stay at the 4* Imperiale in the village of Moltrasio at the southern tip of the lake. Price from £2,645 per person (single supp. £598) for seven nights including flights, accommodation with breakfast, one lunch, five dinners, five concerts and one talk, all sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities and the services of the Kirker Tour Leader.

THE KIRKER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MALLORCA A SIX NIGHT HOLIDAY | 31 MAY 2018 The works of Frédéric Chopin are central to our Festival in Mallorca and for our sixth visit we will be joined by the Castalian String Quartet, Melvyn Tan, piano and Oliver Condy, organ. Based in the village of Banyalbufar, we will discover the glorious unspoilt north coast of Mallorca, including visits to Deia, Palma and the villa of San Marroig. Our series of private concerts includes a recital in the monastery at Valldemossa where Chopin spent three months with his lover the aristocratic Baroness Dudevant, better known as the writer George Sand. Price from £2,197 per person (single supp. £180) for six nights including flights, accommodation with breakfast, two lunches, six dinners, five concerts, all sightseeing and gratuities and the services of the Kirker Tour Leader.

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