November – December 2017 Concert Diary

NOV/ DEC 2017/18 SEASON

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Calendar November

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1 Nov 7.30pm Augustin Dumay/Louis Lortie 4 2 Nov 10.15am Chamber Tots 4

11.45am Chamber Tots 4 7.30pm James Gilchrist/Anna Tilbrook 4 3 Nov 7.30pm Miah Persson/Malcolm Martineau 4 4 Nov 10.15am Chamber Tots 5

11.45am Chamber Tots 5 7.30pm Alisa Weilerstein/Inon Barnatan 5 5 Nov 11.30am Leonore Piano Trio 5 7.30pm Cédric Tiberghien 5 6 Nov 1.00pm Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad/David Meier 5 7.30pm Toby Hughes/Benjamin Powell/ 6 A4 Brass Quartet 7 Nov 1.00pm Alina Ibragimova/Il Pomo d’Oro 6 7.30pm Julien Prégardien/Christoph Schnackertz 6 8 Nov 11.00am For Crying Out Loud!

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12.30pm For Crying Out Loud!

7 7.30pm Doric String Quartet 7 9 Nov 7.30pm Samling Showcase 7 10 Nov 1.00pm Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2017 8 7.30pm Florian Boesch/Justus Zeyen 8 11 Nov 7.30pm Kirill Gerstein 8 12 Nov 11.30am Tamsin Waley-Cohen/Huw Watkins 8 7.30pm Takács Quartet 9 13 Nov 1.00pm Gabriela Montero 10 7.30pm Takács Quartet/Louise Williams 9 14 Nov 1.00pm Olivier Stankiewicz/Castalian Quartet 10 7.30pm Elīna Garanča/Malcolm Martineau 11 15 Nov 7.30pm Joshua Bell/ 11 Academy of St Martin in the Fields 16 Nov 11.00am Schools Concert: London Jazz Festival 11 7.30pm Justin Kauflin Trio 11 17 Nov 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 12 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia 12 7.30pm Joshua Bell/ 12 Academy of St Martin in the Fields 18 Nov 11.00am Family Concert: London Jazz Festival 12 6.00pm Artists in Conversation 13 7.30pm James Ehnes 13 19 Nov 11.30am Eric Le Sage 14 3.00pm Ludwig Mittelhammer/Jonathan Ware 14 7.30pm James Ehnes 13 20 Nov 1.00pm Meccore String Quartet 14 7.30pm Philippe Cassard 14 21 Nov 7.30pm Laura Snowden 14 22 Nov 7.30pm Jonathan Biss 15 23 Nov 1.00pm Christian Gerhaher/James Cheung 15 7.30pm Hagen Quartet 15 24 Nov 3.00pm Music for the Moment 15 7.30pm Joyce DiDonato Masterclass 16 25 Nov 7.30pm Vadim Gluzman/Johannes Moser/ 16 Yevgeny Sudbin 26 Nov 11.30am Trio Isimsiz 16 7.30pm Philippe Jaroussky/Ensemble Artaserse 16

27 Nov 1.00pm Andrei Ioniţă/Itamar Golan 16 7.30pm Roderick Williams/Iain Burnside 17 28 Nov 7.30pm Soloists of the London 17 Philharmonic Orchestra 29 Nov 7.30pm The English Concert 17 30 Nov 7.30pm Ning Feng/Daniel Müller-Schott/ 17 Igor Levit

December

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1 Dec 7.30pm L’Arpeggiata 18 2 Dec 3.00pm Relaxed Concert 18

7.30pm Imogen Cooper 18 3 Dec 11.30am Cyprien Katsaris 18 7.30pm Szymon Nehring 19 4 Dec 1.00pm Céline Moinet/Florian Uhlig 19

7.30pm The Cardinall’s Musick 19 5 Dec 1.00pm Timothy Ridout/Frank Dupree 20

7.30pm Christian Tetzlaff/Lars Vogt 20 6 Dec 10.15am Chamber Tots 20

11.45am Chamber Tots 20

7.30pm Alice Coote/Julius Drake 21 7 Dec 7.30pm Daniil Trifonov 21 8 Dec 7.30pm Early Opera Company 21 9 Dec 6.00pm Nash Ensemble 22

7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Roderick Williams 22 10 Dec 11.30am Heath Quartet 22 7.30pm Gould Piano Trio 22 11 Dec 1.00pm Armida Quartet 23 7.30pm Mark Padmore/Mitsuko Uchida 23 12 Dec 7.30pm Cuarteto Casals 23 13 Dec 7.30pm Trio Mediæval/Nils Økland 24 14 Dec 7.30pm Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival 24 Ensemble/Elena Bashkirova 15 Dec 7.30pm Anthony Marwood/Isabelle van Keulen/ 24 Lawrence Power/Richard Lester/ Heath Quartet 16 Dec 7.30pm Dunedin Consort 25 17 Dec 11.30am Novus String Quartet 26 7.30pm Ingrid Fliter 26 18 Dec 1.00pm Alina Ibragimova/Cédric Tiberghien 26 7.30pm Joyce DiDonato/Brentano Quartet 26 19 Dec 7.30pm Leonidas Kavakos/Yuja Wang 26 20 Dec 7.30pm Ensemble Plus Ultra 27 21 Dec 7.30pm Joyce DiDonato/Brentano Quartet 27 22 Dec 7.30pm Renaud Capuçon/David Fray 27 23 Dec 7.30pm Sophie Rennert/Stephan Loges/ 27

Graham Johnson 27 Dec 7.30pm Arcadia Quartet 28 28 Dec 7.30pm Ivana Gavrić 28 29 Dec 7.30pm Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini 28 30 Dec 7.30pm Liza Ferschtman/Roman Rabinovich 29 31 Dec 11.30am Gary Hoffman/David Selig 29 7.00pm Arcangelo/Anna Lucia Richter 29

4 • NOVEMBER

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Wednesday 1 November

7.30pm

7.30pm

James Gilchrist tenor Anna Tilbrook piano

Augustin Dumay violin Louis Lortie piano Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108 Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat Op. 18 Franck Sonata in A for violin and piano £37 £32 £26 £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, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Thursday 2 November 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots Fireworks Join us to make some musical fireworks in this interactive music-making workshop for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers.

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

Children £6 Adults £4

Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel Jonathan Dove Under Alter’d Skies* (world première) Schumann Dichterliebe *Commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Friday 3 November 7.30pm

Miah Persson soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Haydn The Mermaid’s song; The Wanderer; Pastoral Song; She never told her love; O tuneful voice Mozart An Chloe; Das Veilchen; Dans un bois solitaire; Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Liebhabers verbrannte; Abendempfindung; Un moto di gioia Zemlinsky Walzer-Gesänge nach toskanischen Volksliedern Op. 6 Berg Sieben frühe Lieder £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Augustin Dumay © Elias

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

James Gilchrist © Patrick Allen

Miah Persson © Monika Rittershaus

NOVEMBER • 5

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Saturday 4 November

Sunday 5 November

10.15am and 11.45am

11.30am

Chamber Tots

Leonore Piano Trio

Fireworks

Schumann Piano Trio No. 2 in F Op. 80 Ravel Piano Trio in A minor

Join us to make some musical fireworks in this interactive music-making workshop for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers.

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

£15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 7.30pm

Cédric Tiberghien piano

Children £6 Adults £4

Prokofiev Visions fugitives Op. 22 Philippe Hersant In Black Musorgsky Pictures from an Exhibition

7.30pm

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Alisa Weilerstein cello Inon Barnatan piano

Monday 6 November

Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38 Stravinsky Suite italienne for cello and piano Steven Mackey Through Your Fingers* (UK première) Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Op. 99 *Co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust

Alisa Weilerstein © Harald Hoffmann

Leonore Piano Trio © Eric Richmond

1.00pm

Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola David Meier piano Schumann Märchenbilder Op. 113 Hindemith Sonata for viola and piano Op. 11 No. 4 Ysaÿe Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 27 No. 3 ‘Ballade’ (arr. for viola) Paganini La Campanella (arr. Primrose) Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad is a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme

£15 concs £13

Cédric Tiberghien © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad © Nikolaj Lund

6 • NOVEMBER

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Monday 6 November 7.30pm

1.00pm

The Monday Platform

Toby Hughes double bass Benjamin Powell piano A4 Brass Quartet Jonathan Bates Toccata Edward Gregson Brass Quartet No. 2 Bruckner Locus Iste (arr. C Robertson) Tom Harrold Craze Bartók 6 Romanian Folk Dances (arr. C Robertson and A Taylor) Bottesini Elegy No. 1 in D for double bass and piano Desenclos Aria & Rondo for double bass and piano Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat Op. 70 Glière Prelude Op. 32 No. 1; Scherzo Op. 32 No. 2; Intermezzo Op. 9 No. 1; Tarantelle Op. 9 No. 2 Bramwell Tovey Part Songs for brass quintet (world première) Kentaro Sato Tsunangari (arr. J Bates) Brubeck Take Five (arr. J Bates) Martin Ellerby From Electra Dances: ii. Threnodies; iii. Nemesis £20 £18 £14 £12 £10 Promoted by the Friends of Young Artists’ Platform Supported by the Tillett Trust and the Milton Grundy Foundation

Benjamin Powell

Tuesday 7 November

Toby Hughes

Alina Ibragimova violin Il Pomo d’Oro M Haydn Violin Concerto in G MH52 Mendelssohn Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor for strings; Violin Concerto in D minor MWV03 £15 concs £13 7.30pm

Julian Prégardien tenor Christoph Schnackertz piano

Horn player to be announced

This concert is a rescheduled performance of the cancellation on Friday 19 May 2017. We are delighted that the artists are available to perform the same programme.

Schubert Am See (D124); Die Nacht (D358); Gott im Frühlinge; An Chloen D363 (fragment); Der gute Hirt; Alte Liebe rostet nie; Geheimnis; Schlaflied; Sehnsucht (D516); Atys; Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren

Bilder aus Osten Mahomets Gesang D549 (fragment); Versunken; Geheimes; Sei mir gegrüßt; Daß sie hier gewesen; Im gegenwärtigen Vergangenes D710; Auf dem Strom D943 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Alina Ibragimova © Eva Vermandel

A4 Brass Quartet

NOVEMBER • 7

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Wednesday 8 November

Thursday 9 November

11.00am and 12.30pm

7.30pm

For Crying Out Loud!

Samling Showcase Lauren Fagan soprano Rowan Pierce soprano Bianca Andrew mezzo-soprano Nicky Spence tenor Milan Siljanov bass-baritone James Baillieu piano Ian Tindale piano Actor to be announced

The Abingdon Quintet Hear outstanding performances by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music, in these concerts presented especially for parents or carers and babies under 1.

Approximately 45 minutes in duration

Adult £8.50 (babies come free) 7.30pm

Seasons in the Mind of Men

Doric String Quartet Haydn String Quartet Series Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4; String Quartet in F minor Op. 20 No. 5; String Quartet in A Op. 20 No. 6 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 With grateful thanks to the Haydn String Quartet Circle Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Schubert An den Frühling; Frühlingsglaube; Am Bach im Frühling; Frühlingslied; Der Winterabend Mendelssohn Maiglöckchen und die Blümelein Schumann Liebesgarten Brahms Sommerabend; Herbstgefühl Wolf Nun ist es Herbst, die Blätter fallen Strauss September; Winterweihe; Winterliebe Vaughan Williams Silent Noon Butterworth Bredon Hill Warlock The cricketers of Hambledon; Autumn Twilight Beach Ah, love, but a day Quilter Autumn Evening; It was a lover and his lass Britten Autumn; At day-close in November Argento Winter Head Love’s lament Ireland Spring sorrow Gurney Spring Monckton Charming weather Kern All the Things You Are Novello We’ll gather lilacs £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Dine with the artists A limited number of tickets for best concert seats with a post-concert reception and supper with the artists, £95 – available by email to enquiries@samling.org.uk or on 01434 602885.

Doric String Quartet © George Garnier

Lauren Fagan © Victoria Cadisch

Milan Siljanov

Nicky Spence © David Bebber

8 • NOVEMBER

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Friday 10 November 1.00pm

Saturday 11 November 7.30pm

Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2017 The final of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards celebrates performances by some of the most talented young singers in the country today.

The competition, this year celebrating its 25th Anniversary, is organised by Jackdaws, recipient of the 2016 Music Teacher Magazine Award for Excellence for ‘Best Classical Music Education Initiative’. Past winners have included Amanda Echalaz, Sarah Fox, Christopher Maltman and Mary Nelson. The judging panel, chaired by Saffron van Zwanenberg, includes Mary Nelson, Jonathan Fa’afetai Lemalu and Christopher Glynn. Following a preliminary audition, the finalists each perform a programme of four pieces including works by Handel and Peter Wishart.

All seats £10 Promoted by Jackdaws Music Education Trust

7.30pm

Florian Boesch baritone Justus Zeyen piano

Kirill Gerstein piano Bach 4 Duettos from Clavier-Übung (Book III) BWV802–805 Debussy Préludes Book I Chopin Waltzes: A flat Op. 42; E minor Op. posth.; F Op. 34 No. 3 Thomas Adès Mazurkas Schumann Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 14 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 12 November 11.30am

Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin Huw Watkins piano Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Op. 30 No. 3 Brahms Scherzo in C minor from F-A-E Sonata (Sonatensatz) Janáček Violin Sonata Ravel Violin Sonata No. 2 in G £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Schubert Im Walde (D708); Auf der Brücke; Der Pilgrim; Der Schiffer (D536) Wolf Begegnung; Gesang Weylas; Auf ein altes Bild; Denk’ es, o Seele!; Schlafendes Jesuskind; Gebet Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Maureen Lehane

Florian Boesch © Lukas Beck

Kirill Gerstein © Marco Borggreve

Tamsin Waley-Cohen © Patrick Allen

NOVEMBER • 9

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Takács Quartet: Associate Artists Sunday 12 November

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

7.30pm

Saturday 19 May 2018 7.30pm

Takács Quartet Mozart String Quartet in D K575 ‘Prussian’ Carl Vine New work (European première) Brahms String Quartet in B flat Op. 67 £40 £30 £25 £20 £15

Monday 13 November 7.30pm

Takács Quartet Louise Williams viola Mozart String Quartet in B flat K589 ‘Prussian’ Shostakovich String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 122 Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B flat Op. 87 Returns only

Takács Quartet © Patrick Allen

with Louise Williams viola and Pál Banda cello Repeated Monday 21 May 2018 7.30pm with Louise Williams viola and Pál Banda cello

10 • NOVEMBER

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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Monday 13 November 1.00pm

Gabriela Montero piano Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 Shostakovich Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor Op. 61 Gabriela Montero Improvisations £15 concs £13 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Tuesday 14 November 1.00pm

YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2017/18

Olivier Stankiewicz oboe Castalian String Quartet Britten Phantasy Quartet for oboe and string trio Op. 2 CPE Bach Violin Sonata in G minor H542.5 (arr. for oboe and strings by Olivier Stankiewicz) Januibe Tegera New work for solo oboe (London première) Mozart Oboe Quartet in F K370 £13 concs £11 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the International Music and Art Foundation, the Anthony Nesbitt Fund, the Paul Woodhouse Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series.

Gabriela Montero © Shelley Mosman

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

NOVEMBER • 11

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Thursday 16 November

Elīna Garanča mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano

11.00am – 12 noon

Schumann From Myrthen: Widmung; Der Nußbaum; Jemand; Lied der Braut I & II Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Mahler Rückert Lieder

Jazz Around the World

EFG London Jazz Festival Key Stage 3 Schools Concert

Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2017/18 Wigmore Series

We join forces with the EFG London Jazz Festival for this interactive schools concert exploring jazz from around the world, featuring internationally renowned singer Ranjana Ghatak and bass player Liran Donin.

Wednesday 15 November

Children £4 Adults Free (ticket required)

Returns only

7.30pm

Joshua Bell director, violin Academy of St Martin in the Fields Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV1048 Tchaikovsky Serenade in C for strings Op. 48 Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Returns only

In partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival

7.30pm

EFG London Jazz Festival

Justin Kauflin Trio Justin Kauflin piano Airelle Besson trumpet Vincent Ségal cello The prodigious talent of pianist Justin Kauflin pairs with the UK debut of a duo featuring French trumpeter Airelle Besson and cellist Vincent Ségal, in a double bill highlighting emerging talent from both sides of the Atlantic. £30 £26 £22 £18 £16

Elīna Garanča © Deutsche Grammophon

Joshua Bell © Richard Ashcroft

Justin Kauflin © Gusta Morit

Malcolm Martineau © KK Dundas

12 • NOVEMBER

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Friday 17 November 12.15pm

Friday 17 November 7.30pm

Pre-Concert Talk Nik Bärtsch and the OPUS2017 winner talk to Dr Kate Kennedy about their new works.

Free to concert ticket holders (separate ticket required)

1.00pm

Joshua Bell director, violin Academy of St Martin in the Fields Repeat of concert on 15 November: Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G BWV1048 Tchaikovsky Serenade in C for strings Op. 48 Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Britten Sinfonia Nik Bärtsch piano

£60 £50 £40 £30 £15

Sarah Kirkland Snider Pale as Centuries OPUS2017 winner New work (world première tour) Judd Greenstein City Boy Nik Bärtsch New work (world première tour)

11.00am – 12 noon

£15 concs £13 This concert is part of the 2017 EFG London Jazz Festival

Saturday 18 November

Family Concert: World of Jazz For ages 5 plus A dynamic showcase of jazz music, this interactive concert, featuring internationally renowned singer Ranjana Ghatak and bass player Liran Donin, introduces families to new sounds from across the genre.

Children £10 Adults £12 In partnership with the EFG London Jazz Festival

Britten Sinfonia © Harry Rankin

Nik Bärtsch

Joshua Bell © Richard Ashcroft

Family Concert © Benjamin Ealovega

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James Ehnes: Bach Violin Works The Canadian violinist showcases his special relationship with Bach’s ‘Sei Solo’, supremely inventive and utterly perfect compositions.

Saturday 18 November 6.00pm

Artists in Conversation Renowned violinist James Ehnes discusses his life as a performer and the weekend programme. £5

Saturday 18 November 7.30pm

James Ehnes violin Bach Sonata No. 1 in G minor for solo violin BWV1001; Partita No. 1 in B minor for solo violin BWV1002; Sonata No. 3 in C for solo violin BWV1005 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 19 November 7.30pm

James Ehnes violin Bach Partita No. 3 in E for solo violin BWV1006; Sonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin BWV1003; Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin BWV1004 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

James Ehnes © Benjamin Ealovega

NOVEMBER • 13

14 • NOVEMBER

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Sunday 19 November

7.30pm

11.30am

Philippe Cassard piano

Eric Le Sage piano Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6 Schumann Études symphoniques Op. 13 (with posthumous Études) £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 3.00pm

Ludwig Mittelhammer baritone Jonathan Ware piano Schubert Auf der Brücke; Im Frühling; Der Knabe; Der Schmetterling; Der Einsame; Die Gebüsche; Der Wanderer; An den Mond; An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht Wolf From Mörike Lieder: Fußreise; Der Knabe und das Immlein; Der Jäger; Der Tambour; An eine Äolsharfe; Der Feuerreiter; Gesang Weylas; Storchenbotschaft

Debussy Perspectives III: ‘Debussy danse…’

Debussy Valse romantique; La plus que lente Chopin Waltz in D flat Op. 70 No. 3 Grieg Troldtog from Lyric Pieces Op. 54 No. 3 Chabrier Scherzo-valse Satie Je te veux Massenet Valse folle Debussy Danseuses de Delphes; Serenade for the Doll; Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses; Danse de la poupée; Ronde générale; Menuet & Passepied from Suite bergamasque; Pour le piano; Fête galante (transcr. Cassard); Tarentelle styrienne; Masques; Pour les sonorités opposées; Pour les octaves £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Tuesday 21 November 7.30pm

Julian Bream Trust Concert

All seats £15

Laura Snowden guitar

Monday 20 November

Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009 Sor Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart Op. 9 Regondi Introduzione e capriccio Op. 23 Olli Mustonen Sonaatti Nro. 2* (world première) Barrios Mangoré Vals Op. 8 Nos. 3 & 4 Apostel Sechs Musiken Op. 25 Rodrigo En los trigales; Zarabanda Lejana; 3 piezas españolas; Invocación y danza

1.00pm

Meccore String Quartet Szymanowski String Quartet No. 1 in C Op. 37 Sibelius String Quartet in D minor Op. 56 ‘Voces Intimae’ £15 concs £13

*Commissioned by the Julian Bream Trust

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10 The Julian Bream Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1130890)

Eric Le Sage

Ludwig Mittelhammer © Daniel Fuchs

Philippe Cassard © Bernard Martinez

Laura Snowden

NOVEMBER • 15

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Wednesday 22 November

Thursday 23 November

7.30pm

7.30pm

Jonathan Biss piano

Hagen Quartet

Mozart Piano Sonata in A minor K310 Kirchner Interlude II Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 ‘The Tempest’ Schumann Fantasie in C Op. 17

Beethoven String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4 Webern Fünf Sätze Op. 5 Schumann String Quartet in A Op. 41 No. 3

£37 £32 £26 £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, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Thursday 23 November 1.00pm

Christian Gerhaher baritone James Cheung piano Britten Proverbs 1 – 7 from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake Brahms Wir wandelten; Meerfahrt; Verzagen; Über die Heide; Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht Schubert Heine Lieder from Schwanengesang: Der Atlas; Ihr Bild; Das Fischermädchen; Die Stadt; Am Meer; Der Doppelgänger Approximately 1 hour in duration (no interval)

Returns only

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Friday 24 November 3.00pm – 4.00pm

Music for the Moment 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 Westminster Arts

Jonathan Biss © Benjamin Ealovega

Christian Gerhaher © Thomas Egli

Hagen Quartet © Harald Hoffmann

Music for the Moment © www.benjaminharte.co.uk

16 • NOVEMBER

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Friday 24 November 7.30pm

Sunday 26 November 7.30pm

Joyce DiDonato Masterclass Joyce DiDonato shares her insights and experiences in a masterclass with postgraduate singers and pianists from London music colleges, part of her commitment to the next generation of musicians and audiences.

Approximately two hours in duration (with interval)

All seats £20

Saturday 25 November 7.30pm

Vadim Gluzman violin Johannes Moser cello Yevgeny Sudbin piano Schubert Notturno in E flat D897 Babadjanian Piano Trio Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor Op. 50 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 26 November 11.30am

Philippe Jaroussky countertenor Ensemble Artaserse Programme to include: Handel Overture from Radamisto; Son pur felice… Bel contento from Flavio; Son stanco… Deggio morire, o stelle from Siroe; Se potessero i sospir miei from Imeneo; Vieni, d’empietà mostro... Vile! Se mi dai vita from Radamisto; Che mi chiama alla gloria?... Se parla nel mio cor from Giustino; Inhumano fratel… Stil amare from Tolomeo; Ombra cara di mia sposa from Radamisto; Privarmi ancora…

Rompo i lacci from Flavio Returns only

Monday 27 November 1.00pm

Andrei Ioniţă cello Itamar Golan piano Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 £15 concs £13

Trio Isimsiz Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor Op. 1 No. 3 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Andrei Ioniţă is a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

Joyce DiDonato © Simon Pauly

Vadim Gluzman © Marco Borggreve

Philippe Jaroussky © Simon Fowler

Andrei Ionită ´

NOVEMBER • 17

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7.30pm

Wednesday 29 November

Roderick Williams baritone Iain Burnside piano

7.30pm

Roderick Williams: Exploring Schubert’s Song Cycles Schubert Die schöne Müllerin Approximately 1 hours 15 minutes in duration (no interval)

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15 With grateful thanks to the Voices at Wigmore Circle

Tuesday 28 November 7.30pm

Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Dvořák String Sextet in A Op. 48 Schubert Octet in F D803 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

The English Concert Robert Quinney director, harpsichord, organ

Choir of New College Oxford Blow Chaconne in G; O sing unto the Lord Purcell Chacony in G minor Z730; Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day) Z339 Handel Organ Concerto in F Op. 4 No. 4 HWV292 Bach Komm, Jesu, Komm! BWV229; Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ BWV116 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Thursday 30 November 7.30pm

Ning Feng violin Daniel Müller-Schott cello Igor Levit piano Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat D898; Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat D929 £40 £35 £30 £25 £15 With grateful thanks to the Season Benefactors and an anonymous donor

Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

Soloists of the LPO

Ning Feng © Felix Broede

Robert Quinney

18 • DECEMBER

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Friday 1 December

7.30pm

7.30pm

Imogen Cooper piano

L’Arpeggiata Christina Pluhar director, theorbo Giuseppina Bridelli mezzo-soprano Rossi From Il palazzo incantato: Sinfonia; Vaghi Rivi; Dove mi spingi, amor; Sol per breve momento; Ballo Rossi From Orfeo: Mio ben, teco il tormento; Dal imperio d’amore; Dormite, begl’occhi; Lasciate, Averno Rossi Begl’occhi, che dite; Gelosia ch’a poco a poco; Se dolente e flebil cetra; Questo piccolo rio; La bella piu` bella; Al soave spirar d’aure serene £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Saturday 2 December 3.00pm – 4.00pm

Relaxed Concert: Zoë Martlew Join dynamic cellist and composer Zoë Martlew for a diverse programme of music written for cello.

Our relaxed concerts are open to everyone and are specifically designed to welcome people who will benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including people with Autism Spectrum Disorders, sensory and communication disorders, and learning disabilities.

Beethoven 7 Bagatelles Op. 33 Haydn Piano Sonata in C minor HXVI:20 Beethoven Variations on ‘La stessa la stessissima’ WoO. 73 Dowland In darkness let me dwell Thomas Adès Darknesse Visible Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 3 December 11.30am

Cyprien Katsaris piano Mozart Fantasia in C minor K396 Haydn Piano Sonata in C HXVI:35 Schubert Klavierstück in E flat D946 No. 2 Schubert (transcr. Liszt) Ständchen; Ave Maria Schubert Ländler Suite: selections from 17 Ländler D366, 12 Ländler D790 & 12 Deutsche Tänze D420 Johann Strauss II Wiener Blut Op. 354 (paraphrase by Eduard Schütt) £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

£5

Christina Pluhar

Zoë Martlew

Cyprien Katsaris © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Imogen Cooper © Sussie Ahlburg

DECEMBER • 19

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Sunday 3 December

Monday 4 December

7.30pm

1.00pm

Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition Winner’s Recital

Céline Moinet oboe Florian Uhlig piano

Szymon Nehring piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ Chopin Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 ‘Funeral March’ Szymanowski Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 from 20 Mazurkas Op. 50; Variations in B flat minor Op. 3 Stravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka £30 £25 £20 £15 £10 Promoted by Lisa Peacock Sponsored by The Arthur Rubinstein Society in Israel

R Schumann 3 Romances Op. 94 Nielsen 2 Fantasy Pieces Op. 2 C Schumann 3 Romances Op. 22 R Schumann Abendlied Op. 85 No. 12 Pasculli Concerto on ‘La Favorita’ by Donizetti £15 concs £13

7.30pm

The Cardinall’s Musick Andrew Carwood director Palestrina Missa Hodie Christus natus est Anonymous Gaudete; Hail Mary full of grace; Queen Pastores; Salutation Carol Palestrina Hodie Christus natus est Handl Mirabile mysterium Pygott Quid petis O fili Victoria Ecce Dominus veniet Dunstable Speciosa facta est Byrd Lullaby, my sweet little baby Praetorius Magnificat quinti toni £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor and Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall

Szymon Nehring © Stanley Waterman

Céline Moinet © Francois Sechet

Florian Uhlig © Marco Borggreve

The Cardinall’s Musick © Dmitri Gutjahr

20 • DECEMBER

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Tuesday 5 December

7.30pm

1.00pm

Christian Tetzlaff violin Lars Vogt piano

YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2017/18

Timothy Ridout viola Frank Dupree piano Brahms Viola Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 Tertis Song Transcriptions Prokofiev 6 Pieces from the ballet Romeo and Juliet (arr. V. Borisovsky) £13 concs £11 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the International Music and Art Foundation, the Anthony Nesbitt Fund, the Paul Woodhouse Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series.

Christian Tetzlaff Focus 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 £40 £35 £30 £25 £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, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Wednesday 6 December 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots On the Train All aboard the music train! We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us for this interactive music-making workshop.

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

Children £6 Adults £4

Timothy Ridout © Kaupo Kikkas

Frank Dupree © Sebastian Heck

Christian Tetzlaff © Giorgia Bertazzi

Chamber Tots at the Hall © Benjamin Ealovega

DECEMBER • 21

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7.30pm

Thursday 7 December

Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Julius Drake piano

7.30pm

Schubert: The Complete Songs

Mompou Variations on a Theme of Chopin Schumann Chopin from Carnaval Op. 9 Grieg Hommage à Chopin from Moods Op. 73 Barber Nocturne (Homage to John Field) Op. 33 Tchaikovsky Un poco di Chopin Op. 72 No. 15 Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme of Chopin Op. 22 Chopin Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66; Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 ‘Funeral March’

Programme to include: Schubert Wandrers Nachtlied I; Im Frühling; Der Tod und das Mädchen; Erlkönig; Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen; An Silvia; Ganymed; Im Abendrot; Der Zwerg; Abendstern; Nacht und Träume; Frühlingsglaube; Seligkeit; Rastlose Liebe; Ständchen from Schwanengesang; Du bist die Ruh; Sei mir gegrüßt; Der Musensohn; Lachen und Weinen; Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Wandrers Nachtlied II; An den Mond (D296) £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Daniil Trifonov piano

Returns only Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Friday 8 December 7.30pm

Early Opera Company Christian Curnyn director Charpentier In nativitatem Domini canticum; Messe de minuit pour Noël; Te Deum £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Alice Coote © Benjamin Ealovega

Julius Drake © Marco Borggreve

Daniil Trifonov © Dario Acosta Deutsche Grammophon

Christian Curnyn © Benjamin Ealovega

22 • DECEMBER

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Saturday 9 December 6.00pm

Sunday 10 December 11.30am

Nash Ensemble Stephanie Gonley violin Adrian Brendel cello Ian Brown piano Nash Ensemble: The French Connection Boulanger D’un soir triste; D’un matin de printemps Ravel Pièce en forme d’Habanera (arr. for cello and piano) Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor Stravinsky Suite italienne for cello and piano All seats £3

Saturday 9 December 7.30pm

Nash Ensemble Roderick Williams baritone Ian Brown piano Simon Crawford-Phillips & Philip Moore piano duet Lucy Wakeford harp

Heath Quartet Haydn String Quartet Series/Jörg Widmann as Composer-Performer Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’ Jörg Widmann String Quartet No. 3 ‘Jagdquartett’ Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Jörg Widmann’s residency is made possible thanks to Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and The London Community Foundation, with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

7.30pm

Gould Piano Trio Beethoven Piano Trio in G Op. 1 No. 2; Piano Trio in B flat Op. 11; Piano Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Nash Ensemble: The French Connection Debussy Danse sacrée et danse profane Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird (arr. Philip Moore for piano duet) Poulenc Le bal masqué Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcinée; Piano Trio in A minor £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Adrian Brendel © Jack Liebeck

Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

Heath Quartet © Simon Way

Gould Piano Trio © Jake Morley

DECEMBER • 23

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Monday 11 December 1.00pm

Armida Quartet Mozart String Quartet in B flat K458 ‘Hunt’ Beethoven Große Fuge in B flat Op. 133 £15 concs £13

Take a bit of Wigmore Hall with you…

7.30pm

Mark Padmore tenor Mitsuko Uchida piano Schubert Winterreise Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration (no interval)

Returns only

Tuesday 12 December 7.30pm

Cuarteto Casals Cuarteto Casals: Beethoven Cycle Beethoven String Quartet in D Op. 18 No. 3; String Quartet in G Op. 18 No. 2 Giovanni Sollima String Quartet B267 (English première) Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Cuarteto Casals: Beethoven Cycle is supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement

Explore our catalogue of releases, all recorded live in concert at Wigmore Hall.

Over 85 titles available on CD or as digital downloads CDs from just £3 Also via iTunes and Google Play

Mark Padmore © Marco Borggreve

Mitsuko Uchida © Richard Avedon

Available now from www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/live or 020 7935 2141

24 • DECEMBER

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Wednesday 13 December 7.30pm

Friday 15 December 7.30pm

Trio Mediæval vocal ensemble Nils Økland violin Wolcome Yole Programme to include: Medieval and traditional music for Advent and Christmas from Norway, Sweden and England Andrew Smith New work (world première) £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Thursday 14 December 7.30pm

Anthony Marwood violin Isabelle van Keulen violin Lawrence Power viola Richard Lester cello Heath Quartet Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat Op. 20 Enescu String Octet in C Op. 7 £37 £32 £26 £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, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival Ensemble Elena Bashkirova piano Stravinsky Suite from The Soldier’s Tale (for violin, clarinet and piano) Ustvolskaya Piano Sonata No. 5 Shostakovich Seven Poems of Alexander Blok Op. 127 Ustvolskaya Trio for clarinet, violin and piano Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Trio Mediæval © Maria Mikkelsen

Elena Bashkirova © Nikolaj Lund

Anthony Marwood © Pia Johnson

Heath Quartet © Simon Way

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Big Ideas for a Small Stage Saturday 16 December 7.30pm

Dunedin Consort John Butt director Bach Christmas Oratorio: Cantatas I, IV, V & VI £50 £40 £30 £25 £15 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Sunday 25 March 2018 5.00pm Bach St Matthew Passion BWV224 Thursday 21 June 2018 7.30pm Bach Mass in B minor BWV232

Dunedin Consort © David Barbour

DECEMBER • 25

26 • DECEMBER

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Sunday 17 December 11.30am

Monday 18 December 7.30pm

Novus String Quartet Haydn String Quartet Series Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 17 No. 6; String Quartet in E flat Op. 50 No. 3; String Quartet in A Op. 55 No. 1 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 17 December 7.30pm

Ingrid Fliter piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat Op. 31 No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ Chopin Nocturnes Op. 27: No. 1 in C sharp minor; No. 2 in D flat; Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Monday 18 December 1.00pm

Alina Ibragimova violin Cédric Tiberghien piano

Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Brentano Quartet Joyce DiDonato Series Strauss Arrangements for mezzo-soprano and string quartet: All’ mein Gedanken; Du meines Herzens Krönelein; Die Nacht; Traum durch die Dämmerung; Ach Lieb, ich muss nun scheiden Lekeu Molto adagio Debussy Trois chansons de Bilitis (arranged Jake Heggie) Jake Heggie Camille Claudel: Into the Fire Returns only

Tuesday 19 December 7.30pm

Leonidas Kavakos violin Yuja Wang piano Janáček Violin Sonata Schubert Fantasy in C D934 Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor Bartók Violin Sonata No. 1 BB84 £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Ysaÿe Poème élégiaque Op. 12 Vierne Violin Sonata Op. 23 £15 concs £13

Novus String Quartet © Jin-ho Park

Ingrid Fliter © Sussie Ahlburg

Alina Ibragimova © Eva Vermandel

Cédric Tiberghien © Jean-Baptiste Millot

DECEMBER • 27

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Wednesday 20 December

Friday 22 December

7.30pm

7.30pm

Ensemble Plus Ultra

Renaud Capuçon violin David Fray piano

Victoria Ave Maria; Magnificat quarti toni; Gaude Virgo Maria; Ave maris stella; Alma Redemptoris mater Guerrero Canite tuba Victoria Ecce Dominus veniet Byrd Domine praestolamur Sheppard Verbum caro factum est Victoria O magnum mysterium; Quem vidistis, pastores; Magi viderunt stellam; Hostis Herodes impie Praetorius Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Anonymous Verbum caro factum est: Y la Virgen le dezia; Coventry Carol Praetorius Joseph, lieber Joseph mein £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Thursday 21 December 7.30pm

Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Brentano Quartet Joyce DiDonato Series Repeat of concert on 18 December £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Bach Violin Sonata No. 5 in F minor BWV1018 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Op. 24 ‘Spring’ Bach Violin Sonata in C minor BWV1024 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30 No. 2 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Saturday 23 December 7.30pm

Sophie Rennert mezzo-soprano Stephan Loges bass-baritone Graham Johnson piano Schubert: The Complete Songs Schubert Hagars Klage; Sehnsucht (D52); Son fra l’onde; Don Gayseros; Lieb Minna; Erster Verlust; Idens Nachtgesang; Von Ida; Die Erscheinung; Die Täuschung; Das Sehnen; Geist der Liebe; Die Spinnerin; Der Schatzgräber; Wonne der Wehmut; Selma und Selmar; Gesang der Geister (fragment); Schweizerlied; Der Strom; Lied eines Kindes (fragment); Das Abendrot; Himmelsfunken; Mahomets Gesang (fragment); Johanna Sebus (fragment); Die Wallfahrt; Eine altschottische Ballade £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Joyce DiDonato © Josef Fischnaller

Renaud Capuçon © Mat Hennek

Sophie Rennert © Pia Clodi

Stephan Loges © Ana Alvarez Prada

28 • DECEMBER

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Sunday 24 to Tuesday 26 December

Friday 29 December

No performances

7.30pm

Box Office closed

Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini conductor,

Wednesday 27 December 7.30pm

Arcadia Quartet Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 33 No. 5 Bartók String Quartet No. 1 BB52 Mozart String Quartet in D K575 ‘Prussian’ £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Thursday 28 December 7.30pm

harpsichord

Bach Trio Sonata in G BWV1038; 14 Canons BWV1087; Musical Offering BWV1079 Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes in duration (no interval)

£50 £40 £30 £25 £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, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Ivana Gavrić piano Haydn Piano Sonata in F HXVI:23 Grieg Slåtter Op. 72 (selection) Chopin 4 Mazurkas Op. 24; Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31 Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Arcadia Quartet © Afina Jambor

Ivana Gavrić © Dave Stapleton

Rinaldo Alessandrini

DECEMBER • 29

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Saturday 30 December

7.00pm

7.30pm

Arcangelo Jonathan Cohen director Peter Whelan bassoon Anna Lucia Richter soprano Samuel Boden tenor

Liza Ferschtman violin Roman Rabinovich piano Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op. 78 Bartók Violin Sonata No. 1 BB84 Lutosławski Subito Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Op. 96 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 31 December 11.30am

Gary Hoffman cello David Selig piano

Blow Ode: Begin the Song Vivaldi Concerto in C for bassoon, strings and continuo RV473 Handel Gloria HWV deest Purcell Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day) Z339 Vivaldi Concerto in C RV537; Gloria RV589 £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Beethoven 12 Variations in F on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Op. 66; Cello Sonata in C Op. 102 No. 1; Cello Sonata in A Op. 69 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Liza Ferschtman © Marco Borggreve

Gary Hoffman © Gerard Proust

Anna Lucia Richter © Jessy Lee

Samuel Boden © Marco Borggreve

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