November - December 2018 Monthly Diary by Wigmore Hall

NOV/ DEC 2018/19 Season

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How to Book Wigmore Hall Box Office

TICKETS

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

In Person 7 days a week: 10.00am - 8.30pm. Days without an evening concert: 10.00am - 5.00pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

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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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Calendar November 1 Nov 11.00am Schools Concert: The King with Donkey Ears 4 7.30pm Federico Colli 4 2 Nov 7.30pm Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Roger Vignoles 4 3 Nov 11.00am Family Concert: The King with Donkey Ears 5 7.30pm Music in the Round 5 4 Nov 11.30am Music in the Round 5 7.30pm Hanna-Elisabeth Müller/Juliane Ruf 5 5 Nov 1.00pm Aleksey Semenenko/Inna Firsova 6 7.30pm Florilegium 6 6 Nov 1.00pm YCAT Lunchtime Series 6 7.30pm René Pape/Camillo Radicke 6 7 Nov 12.30pm Chamber Tots: Bear Hunt 7 2.00pm Chamber Tots: Bear Hunt 7 7.30pm Takács Quartet 7 8 Nov 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 7 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 7 6.00pm Artists in Conversation 8 7.30pm Vox Luminis 8 9 Nov 3.00pm Music for the Moment 7 7.30pm Takács Quartet 9 10 Nov 11.30am Graham Johnson Songmakers’ Almanac 9 7.30pm Cédric Tiberghien 9 11 Nov 11.30am Daniel Lebhardt 9 7.30pm Joshua Bell/ 9 Academy of St Martin in the Fields 12 Nov 1.00pm Jonathan Biss 11 7.30pm Truls Mørk/Behzod Abduraimov 11 13 Nov 7.30pm Artemis Quartet 11 14 Nov 7.30pm Baiba Skride/Lauma Skride/ 10 Antonina Suhanova/Trio Palladio 15 Nov 10.00am Jaques Samuel Pianos Competition 11 7.30pm Belcea Quartet 11 16 Nov 1.00pm Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 12 7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly/James Newby/ 12 Joseph Middleton/Adam Walker/ Amy Harman 17 Nov 10.15am Chamber Tots: Into Space 12 11.45am Chamber Tots: Into Space 12 7.30pm Steven Isserlis/Isabelle Faust/ 13 Katharine Gowers/Rachel Roberts/ Alexander Melnikov 18 Nov 11.30am Parker Quartet 13 7.30pm Young Musicians of The Purcell School 13 19 Nov 1.00pm Roberta Invernizzi/Rodney Prada/ 14 Craig Marchitelli/Franco Pavan 7.30pm Alexandre Tharaud 14 20 Nov 7.30pm The English Concert 14 21 Nov 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 15 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia 15 7.30pm Samling Showcase 15 22 Nov 7.30pm Hagen Quartet 16 23 Nov 7.30pm EFG London Jazz Festival: Richard Galliano 16 24 Nov 10.00am Come and Sing: Vivaldi’s Gloria 16 5.30pm Nash Ensemble 16 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Christine Rice 16 25 Nov 11.30am Aquinas Piano Trio 17 7.30pm Anthony Marwood/Richard Lester/ 17 Susan Tomes/Aleksandar Madžar/ Doric String Quartet

26 Nov 1.00pm Tai Murray/Silke Avenhaus 17 7.30pm Arditti Quartet/Paul Cannon 17 27 Nov 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: America 18 7.30pm Boris Giltburg 18 28 Nov 7.30pm Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber 18 29 Nov 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: America 18 7.30pm Justina Gringytė/Dmytro Popov/ 19 Iain Burnside 30 Nov 7.30pm Alina Ibragimova/Cédric Tiberghien 19

December 1 Dec 7.30pm Marlis Petersen/Die Kölner Akademie 19 2 Dec 11.30am Vadym Kholodenko 19 7.30pm Jonathan Plowright 21 3 Dec 1.00pm Lara Melda 21 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: America 18 7.30pm Escher String Quartet 20 4 Dec 1.00pm YCAT Lunchtime Series 21 7.30pm Soile Isokoski/Ilkka Paananen 21 5 Dec 7.30pm Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio 22 6 Dec 10.15am Chamber Tots: Into Space 22 11.45am Chamber Tots: Into Space 22 7.30pm A Celebration of the life of Neil Black OBE 22 7 Dec 7.30pm Arcangelo 22 8 Dec 5.30pm Nash Ensemble/Sophie Bevan 23 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Roderick Williams 23 9 Dec 11.30am Benjamin Baker/Daniel Lebhardt 23 7.30pm Thomas Adès 23 10 Dec 1.00pm Augustin Hadelich/Charles Owen 24 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 24 7.30pm Pavel Haas Quartet 24 11 Dec 7.30pm La Nuova Musica/Lucy Crowe 24 12 Dec 7.30pm Quatuor Ebène 25 13 Dec 7.30pm Bertrand Chamayou 25 14 Dec 7.30pm Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Gala 25 15 Dec 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani 25 16 Dec 11.30am Novus String Quartet 26 7.30pm Richard Goode 26 17 Dec 1.00pm Ensemble Zefiro 26 5.30pm Pre-Concert Talk 26 7.00pm Steven Isserlis 60th Birthday Concert 26 18 Dec 7.30pm Fatma Said/James Vaughan 27 19 Dec 7.30pm Mark Padmore/Simon Lepper 27 20 Dec 7.30pm Andreas Scholl/Tamar Halperin 27 21 Dec 7.30pm Alice Coote/Christian Blackshaw 28 22 Dec 7.30pm Avi Avital/Venice Baroque Orchestra 29 23 Dec 11.30am Quatuor Arod 28 7.30pm Brenda Rae/Jonathan Ware 28 27 Dec 7.30pm Nick van Bloss 28 28 Dec 7.30pm Nicky Spence/Roger Vignoles 30 29 Dec 7.30pm Trio Wanderer 30 30 Dec 11.30am RTÉ Contempo Quartet/Arcadia Quartet 30 7.30pm Castalian Quartet 30 31 Dec 7.00pm Dunedin Consort 30

4 • NOVEMBER

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Thursday 1 November

Friday 2 November

11.00am – 12 noon

7.30pm

Schools Concert: The King with Donkey Ears

Marie-Nicole Lemieux contralto Roger Vignoles piano

Key Stage 2

Schumann Kennst du das Land?; Lied der Suleika from Myrthen Schubert Der Musensohn; Ganymed; Gretchen am Spinnrade Beethoven Wonne der Wehmut; Die Trommel gerühret from Egmont Fanny Mendelssohn Harfners Lied; Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh Wolf Blumengruss; Frühling übers Jahr; Mignon IV - Kennst du das Land? Chausson L’albatros Fauré Chant d’automne de Séverac Les hiboux Fauré Hymne Charpentier La mort des amants Debussy Le jet d’eau; Recueillement Duparc L’invitation au voyage; La vie antérieure

Pssst! Did you hear? The King has donkey ears! Don’t let anyone know… The Royal Barber has an important job, an important pair of scissors and a VERY important secret to keep. But sometimes, secrets have a way of coming out into the open… Join the impeccably-coiffed Castalian Quartet and hairy presenter Sam Glazer for a morning of musical storytelling for Key Stage 2 students and their teachers, inspired by this traditional Somali folk tale. Children £4 / Accompanying Adults Free (ticket required)

Thursday 1 November 7.30pm

Federico Colli piano

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Scarlatti Sonatas: in F minor Kk481, in E Kk380, in G minor Kk450, in F minor Kk69, in D minor Kk32, in D minor Kk396, in D Kk492, in D minor Kk9, in A Kk208, in D minor Kk1 & in A Kk39 Mozart Fantasia in D minor K397 Brahms Theme and Variations in D minor Op. 18b Bach/Busoni Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV1004 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust Schools Concert © Benjamin Ealovega

Federico Colli © Sarah Ferrara

Marie-Nicole Lemieux © Denis Rouvre

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Saturday 3 November

Sunday 4 November

11.00am – 12 noon

11.30am

Family Concert: The King with Donkey Ears

Music in the Round

For ages 5 plus

Dvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’ Brahms Horn Trio in E flat Op. 40

Pssst! Did you hear? The King has donkey ears! Don’t let anyone know… The Royal Barber has an important job, an important pair of scissors and a VERY important secret to keep. But sometimes, secrets have a way of coming out into the open… Join the impeccably-coiffed Castalian Quartet and hairy presenter Sam Glazer for a morning of musical storytelling for ages 5 plus, inspired by this traditional Somali folk tale. Children £10 Adults £12

Saturday 3 November 7.30pm Music in the Round

Roderick Williams baritone Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 4 November 7.30pm

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano Juliane Ruf piano Schumann 6 Gesänge Op. 107 Poulenc La courte paille Zemlinsky Walzer-Gesänge nach toskanischen Volksliedern Op. 6 Poulenc Fiançailles pour rire Schumann 6 Gedichte von N Lenau und Requiem Op. 90 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Suk Piano Quartet in A minor Op. 1 Howard Skempton Man and Bat for baritone, string quintet and piano (London première) Dvořák Piano Quintet in A Op. 81 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Family Concert © Benjamin Ealovega

Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

Ensemble 360 © David Saphiro

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller © Chris Gonz

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Monday 5 November

Tuesday 6 November

1.00pm

Aleksey Semenenko violin Inna Firsova piano

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19

Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45 Ysaÿe Violin Sonata in D minor Op. 27 No. 3 ‘George Enescu’ Debussy La plus que lente Tchaikovsky Valse-scherzo Op. 34 Paganini La Campanella

Olivier Stankiewicz oboe Ashok Gupta piano Programme to include Mozart violin sonatas and music by CPE Bach £14 concs £12 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490)

£16 concs £14

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

Monday 5 November

Tuesday 6 November

7.30pm

Florilegium Ashley Solomon director Elin Manahan Thomas soprano Handel Suite No. 3 in G HWV350 ‘Water Music’; Calm thou my soul... Convey me to some peaceful shore from Alexander Balus; With plaintive notes from Samson; Da tempeste from Giulio Cesare Vivaldi Concerto in D RV562; Concerto in G minor for flute Op. 10 No. 2 ‘La notte’ RV439; From Griselda: Agitata da due venti & Ombre vane, ingiusti orrori Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV351

René Pape bass Camillo Radicke piano Programme to include: Works by Sibelius & Schubert One of the great basses of our time, René Pape possesses a vast repertoire ranging from major operatic roles through to contemporary music. He returns to Wigmore with a programme of works by Schubert and Sibelius, amongst others. £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Aleksey Semenenko © Christian Steiner

Elin Manahan Thomas © AP Wilding

René Pape © Jiyang Chen

Camillo Radicke © Bettina Stoess

NOVEMBER • 7

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Wednesday 7 November

Thursday 8 November

12.30pm and 2.00pm

11.00am and 12.30pm

Chamber Tots: Bear Hunt

For Crying Out Loud!

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.

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.

12.30pm (1-2 year-olds) & 2.00pm (3-5 year-olds)

In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music

Approximately 1 hour in duration

Children £7 Adults £5

Wednesday 7 November 7.30pm Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

Takács Quartet

Mozart String Quartet in G K387 ‘Spring’ Shostakovich String Quartet No. 4 in D Op. 83 Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80

Approximately 45 minutes in duration

Adults £8.50 (babies come free)

Friday 9 November 3.00pm – 4.00pm

Music for the Moment 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 Resonate Arts and the Royal Academy of Music

Returns only Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Friday 9 November 7.30pm Wednesday 15 May 2019 7.30pm Friday 17 May 2019 7.30pm with Garrick Ohlsson piano

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Takács Quartet © Glenn Asakawa

For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega

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

8 • NOVEMBER

Vox Luminis Residency Founded in 2004 by singer, musician and conductor Lionel Meunier, the Belgian vocal ensemble has acquired a wide reputation for its specialist programming realised to a standard of creative imagination that places it at the forefront of such groups today, drawing on rigorous historical research to achieve music-making of prodigious vitality.

Thursday 8 November 6.00pm

Artists in Conversation Join Lionel Meunier as he shares his experience as artistic director and founder of Vox Luminis, ahead of the evening concert. £5

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Thursday 8 November 7.30pm

Vox Luminis Musikalische Exequien Schütz Musikalische Exequien SWV279-281; Selig sind die Toten SWV391; Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener SWV352 Selle Die mit Tränen säen Johannes Bach Weint nicht um meinen Tod Johann Michael Bach Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil Johann Christoph Bach Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren Scheidt Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn Johann Ludwig Bach Das Blut Jesu Christi £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Wednesday 20 March 2019 7.30pm Saturday 13 July 2019 7.30pm

Vox Luminis © Ola Renska

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Friday 9 November

Saturday 10 November

7.30pm

Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

Cédric Tiberghien piano

Takács Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4 Bartók String Quartet No. 1 BB52 Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter

Saturday 10 November 11.30am

Talk: Graham Johnson Songmakers’ Almanac Graham Johnson presents a history of his Songmakers’ Almanac, founded in 1976 – a concept imitated by pianists and their singers throughout the world. Three decades of legendary Almanac evenings covered every imaginable theme and were a proud Wigmore tradition. Programmes such as these also have a role to play in the Hall’s future. At the invitation of John Gilhooly, Graham Johnson has devised a new Songmakers’ Almanac series, with the first concert taking place on Thursday 24 January 2019. Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval

£16 concs £14

Armistice recital Skryabin Vers la flamme Op. 72 Bridge 3 Improvisations for the Left-Hand H134 Debussy Nos. 7, 8 & 9 from Etudes Book II Szymanowski 12 Etudes Op. 33 Debussy Nos. 10, 11 & 12 from Etudes Book II Debussy Etudes Book I Hindemith In einer Nacht... Träume und Erlebnisse Op. 15 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 11 November 11.30am

Daniel Lebhardt piano Schubert Fantasy Sonata in G D894 Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 11 November 7.30pm

Joshua Bell violin Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble Mendelssohn Octet in E flat Op. 20 Enescu String Octet in C Op. 7 £60 £50 £45 £40 £25

Takács Quartet © Ellen Appel

The Original Songmakers’ Almanac

Cédric Tiberghien © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Joshua Bell © Lisa Marie Mazzuco

10 • NOVEMBER

Wednesday 14 November 7.30pm

Baiba Skride violin Lauma Skride piano Antonina Suhanova piano Trio Palladio piano trio 100th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia Vītols Nos. 3, 4 & 6 from 10 Chants populaires Lettons Op. 29 Rachmaninov Preludes: in C Op. 32 No. 1, in G Op. 32 No. 5, in A minor Op. 32 No. 8, in G sharp minor Op. 32 No. 12 & in D flat Op. 32 No. 13 Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F (1838) Pēteris Vasks Plainscapes (arr. for piano trio) Beethoven Piano Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Baiba Skride © Marco Borggreve

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NOVEMBER • 11

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Monday 12 November

Thursday 15 November

1.00pm

10.00am

Jonathan Biss piano

Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition – Final

Haydn Piano Sonata in A flat HXVI:46 Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6 £16 concs £14

Monday 12 November 7.30pm

Truls Mørk cello Behzod Abduraimov piano Beethoven Cello Sonata in F Op. 5 No. 1 Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C Op. 119 Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tuesday 13 November 7.30pm

Artemis Quartet

The four finalists of this year’s competition will perform a 45–50 minute programme of their own choice. The Jaques Samuel Pianos Competition has taken place annually since 1996 and is open to students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. All seats £8 Sponsored by Fazioli and S.W. Mitchell Capital LLP

Thursday 15 November 7.30pm

Belcea Quartet The Last Quartets

Haydn String Quartet in G minor Op. 74 No. 3 ‘Rider’ Eduard Demetz String Quartet No. 2 Schumann String Quartet in A minor Op. 41 No. 1

Mozart String Quartet in B flat K589 ‘Prussian’ Joseph Phibbs String Quartet No. 3 (European première) Beethoven String Quartet in B flat Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge Op. 133

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

With grateful thanks to the String Quartet Circle

Jonathan Biss © Benjamin Ealovega

Truls Mørk © Johs Boe

Artemis Quartet © Nikolaj Lund

Belcea Quartet © Marco Borggreve

12 • NOVEMBER

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Friday 16 November

1.00pm – 4.00pm

7.30pm

Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards

Ravel Song Series

Judging panel includes:

Sir John Tomlinson Alisdair Hogarth Saffron van Zwanenberg The Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards is a competition for young singers and accompanists aged 22 to 30. The finalists, selected from the preliminary auditions in October, will each present a programme of works by Handel, Peter Wishart and two pieces of their own choice. Jackdaws Music Education Trust Supported by the Rosemary Bugden Charitable Trust, AIMS, Cooper Hall Emerging Artists and Margaret and Geoffrey Batten

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano James Newby baritone Joseph Middleton piano Adam Walker flute Amy Harman bassoon L’Invitation au Voyage Duparc L’invitation au voyage Debussy Chansons de Bilitis Saint-Saëns Une flûte invisible Ravel Shéhérazade Chabrier L’invitation au voyage Ravel Histoires naturelles de Séverac Les hiboux Sauguet Le chat Debussy 5 poèmes de Baudelaire £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Approximately 3 hours in duration

Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

All seats £10

Saturday 17 November 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: Into Space We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us on a journey into space! 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 £7 Adults £5 Sir John Tomlinson © Robert Workman

Dame Sarah Connolly © Peter Warren

James Newby © Ben McKee

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

NOVEMBER • 13

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Saturday 17 November

Sunday 18 November

7.30pm

11.30am

Fauré/Schumann Project

Parker Quartet

Steven Isserlis cello Isabelle Faust violin Katharine Gowers violin Rachel Roberts viola Alexander Melnikov piano Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105 Fauré Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120; Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 117 Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Op. 44 £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Saturday 23 March 2019 7.30pm Steven Isserlis cello with Joshua Bell violin Jeremy Denk piano & Timothy Ridout viola Tuesday 23 April 2019 7.30pm Steven Isserlis cello with Janine Jansen violin Arisa Fujita violin Amihai Grosz viola & Connie Shih piano Sunday 16 June 2019 7.30pm Steven Isserlis cello with Anthony Marwood violin Dénes Várjon piano Izabella Simon piano

Mozart String Quartet in E flat K428 Ravel String Quartet in F £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sunday 18 November 7.30pm

Young Musicians from The Purcell School Massimo Martone percussion Molly-Rowan Sharples violin Simone Qui flute Cherry Ge piano Kasparas Mikužis piano Takatsugu Muramatsu Land Mark Glentworth Blues for Gilbert Mitch Markovich Tornado Sibelius Nocturne from Belshazzar’s Feast Kreisler Tambourin chinois Op. 3 Rebecca Farthing The Road Ravel Tzigane Schumann Arabeske in C Op. 18 Albéniz From Iberia Book 1: Evocación & Fête-Dieu à Séville Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux Op. 33 Burton Sonatina for flute and piano Chaminade Concertino in D Op. 107 All tickets £15 (Reg. Charity No. 312855)

Steven Isserlis © Kevin Davis

Parker Quartet © Luke Ratray

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Monday 19 November

1.00pm

7.30pm

Roberta Invernizzi soprano Rodney Prada viola da gamba Craig Marchitelli lute Franco Pavan lute

Alexandre Tharaud piano

Caccini Dolcissimo sospiro; Dalla porta d’oriente Kapsberger Passacaglia Monteverdi Ecco di dolci raggi il sol armato; Disprezzata Regina from L’incoronazione di Poppea Bassani Toccata per B quadro Frescobaldi Canzone a basso solo Merula Folle è ben che si crede Rossi La bella più bella Kapsberger Arpeggiata D’India Intenerite voi, lagrime mie; Cruda Amarilli Monteverdi Sí dolce è’l tormento; Voglio di vita uscir All seats £16

Couperin La logivière, Allemande; Les Calotines; Les rozeaux; Passacaille; Les ombres errantes; Le tic-toc-choc, ou Les maillotins Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109 Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (arr. Tharaud) Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tuesday 20 November 7.30pm

The English Concert Harry Bicket director, harpsichord, organ Dorothee Mields soprano James Hall countertenor Hugo Hymas tenor Ashley Riches bass-baritone Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland: Music for Advent Bach Cantata: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV61; Cantata: Schwingt freudig euch empor BWV36; Cantata: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV62 Erlebach Ouverture in G minor No. 6 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Roberta Invernizzi © Ribalta Luce Studios

Alexandre Tharaud © Marco Borggreve

Harry Bicket © Richard Haughton

Dorothee Mields © Harald Hoffmann

NOVEMBER • 15

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Wednesday 21 November

12.15pm

7.30pm

Pre-Concert Talk

Samling Showcase

Luke Styles discusses his new work with Dr Kate Kennedy

Elin Pritchard soprano Olivia Warburton mezzo-soprano Nicky Spence tenor Julien Van Mellaerts baritone Christopher Glynn piano Jâms Coleman piano Alex Jennings actor

Free (ticket required)

Wednesday 21 November 1.00pm

Britten Sinfonia Jacqueline Shave violin Miranda Dale violin Clare Finnimore viola Caroline Dearnley cello Huw Watkins piano

Mark Padmore tenor Luke Styles New work* (London première) Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge *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

£16 concs £14

Mahler Revelge; Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen; Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt; Lob des hohen Verstandes; Rheinlegendchen Brahms Da unten im Tale; In stiller nacht Schubert Der Fischer; Erlkönig Schumann Blaue Augen Liszt Die drei Zigeuner Tchaikovsky Was I not a blade of grass? Dvořák The Pledge of Love Grieg Solveigs sang Sibelius Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte Shostakovich Lullaby Canteloube Malurous qu’o uno fenno Fauré Levati, sol che la luna è levata Grainger Bold William Taylor Ireland The Three Ravens Copland I bought me a cat Warlock Yarmouth Fair Clarke The Seal Man Britten Tom Bowling £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Luke Styles © Kira Doherty

Britten Sinfonia © Harry Rankin

Detail from ‘Avenue’ (oil on canvas) © by kind permission of Julian Vilarrubi

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Thursday 22 November

Saturday 24 November

7.30pm

5.30pm NB time

Hagen Quartet

Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

Schubert String Quartet in G minor D173 Berg String Quartet Op. 3 Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op. 55 No. 3 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Friday 23 November 7.30pm

Richard Galliano accordion EFG London Jazz Festival 2018 Described by The New York Times as ‘an accordionist of extraordinary skill and virtuosity, who owns the emotional flourishes of French musette and Argentinian tango,’ this concert presents Richard Galliano at his most powerful, stripping away amplification and accompanists to give a gloriously lyrical solo recital. £38 £35 £30 £20 £18

Saturday 24 November 10.00am – 3.30pm

Come and Sing: Vivaldi’s Gloria Join choral leader Charles MacDougall for a day exploring Vivaldi’s joyful Gloria. Get to know the music from the inside, develop your singing skills and finish the day with a performance on the Wigmore Hall stage.

Nash Ensemble

Philippa Davies flute Adrian Brendel cello Lucy Wakeford harp Ian Brown piano Alasdair Beatson piano Brahms Waltzes for two pianos Op. 39 Spohr Fantasie in C minor for solo harp Op. 35 Weber Trio in G minor for flute, cello and piano Op. 63 All seats £4

Saturday 24 November 7.30pm Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

Nash Ensemble Christine Rice mezzo-soprano Schumann Andante and variations for 2 pianos, 2 cellos and horn WoO. 10 Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op. 25 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Returns only

Hagen Quartet © Harald Hoffmann

Richard Galliano © Vincent Catala

Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

Christine Rice © Patricia Taylor

NOVEMBER • 17

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Sunday 25 November

Monday 26 November

11.30am

1.00pm

Aquinas Piano Trio

Tai Murray violin Silke Avenhaus piano

Supported by John and Amy Ford

Haydn Piano Trio in A HXV:18 Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8 £16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Grieg Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Op. 13 Philip Glass Pendulum Saint-Saëns Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 75

In Memory of Peter Flatter

£16 concs £14

Sunday 25 November 7.30pm

Monday 26 November

Anthony Marwood violin Richard Lester cello Susan Tomes piano Aleksandar Madžar piano Doric String Quartet

7.30pm

Peasmarsh Festival: 20th Anniversary Concert Schubert Sonata (Sonatina) in D D384 Dohnányi Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor Op. 1 Thomas Adès The Four Quarters Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Aquinas Piano Trio © Alexa Kidd-May

Anthony Marwood © Felix van Dijk

Arditti Quartet Paul Cannon double bass Dan Yuhas Quartet Mark Barden Viscera for viola, cello and bass James Clarke String Quartet No. 4* (world première) Brian Ferneyhough String Quartet No. 3; Christus Resurgens *Co-commissioned by the International Summer Course for New Music Darmstadt, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tai Murray © Julia Wesely

Arditti Quartet © Astrid Karger

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Tuesday 27 November

Wigmore Study Group: America Tuesday 27 November 3.00pm – 6.00pm Thursday 29 November 3.00pm – 6.00pm Monday 3 December 3.00pm – 6.00pm

7.30pm

Boris Giltburg piano Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 28 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F Op. 73 (arr. Giltburg) £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter

Immerse yourself in the American styles that became a fresh and vibrant force in the music of the 20th century. Explore the film music of Hollywood, featuring Bernard Herrmann’s scores for such iconic films as Hitchcock’s Psycho and North by Northwest, as well as the work of composers who fled from Hitler’s Europe for the United States including Erich Korngold, hailed as a genius by Mahler when he was still only a child. We look at the reciprocal influences between European and American composers exemplified by the relationship between Gershwin and Ravel. These study afternoons are presented by composer Julian Philips and pianist Laura Roberts, alongside musicologist Ian Christie and student performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Wednesday 28 November 7.30pm

Christian Gerhaher baritone Gerold Huber piano Wolf Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt; An die Türen will ich schleichen; Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass; Wanderers Nachtlied Wolfgang Rihm Tasso-Gedanken (UK première) Schubert Sei mir gegrüsst; Dass sie hier gewesen; Lachen und Weinen; Greisengesang; Du bist die Ruh; Abendbilder; Himmelsfunken Berg 4 Lieder Op. 2 Wolf Begegnung; Um Mitternacht; Schlafendes Jesuskind; Gebet; Auf eine Christblume II; Lied eines Verliebten; Grenzen der Menschheit Returns only

Series ticket price £70 including three study sessions and a ticket for the evening concert on Monday 3 December. Bernard Herrmann

Boris Giltburg © Sasha Gusov

Christian Gerhaher © Thomas Egli

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Thursday 29 November

Saturday 1 December

7.30pm

Russian Song Series

Marlis Petersen Residency

Justina Gringytė mezzo-soprano Dmytro Popov tenor Iain Burnside piano Tchaikovsky I should like in a single word; The fires in the room were already out; We sat together; The sun has set; If only I had known; Frenzied nights; Serenade; Was I not a little blade of grass?; Again, as before, alone; Why? Medtner Twilight; Whenever I hear birdsong; Our time; Sleeplessness Rachmaninov Sing not to me, beautiful maiden; Oh, do not grieve; Fragment from Musset; The Dream; Before the icon; Believe me not, friend; Christ is risen; To the children; The Ring; Again I am alone; There are many sounds; Spring waters

Marlis Petersen soprano Die Kölner Akademie

Michael Alexander Willens director CPE Bach and Telemann CPE Bach Sinfonie in C Wq. 174; Flute Concerto in G Wq. 169; Cantata: Der Frühling Wq. 237 for soprano and strings Telemann Divertimento in E Flat TWV50:21; Cantata: Ino TWV20:41 £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 2 December 11.30am

Vadym Kholodenko piano

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Beethoven Piano Sonata in A Op. 2 No. 2 Tchaikovsky Piano Sonata Op. 37 ‘Grand Sonata’

Friday 30 November

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

7.30pm

Alina Ibragimova violin Cédric Tiberghien piano Stravinsky Suite italienne for violin and piano Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F minor Op. 4 George Crumb 4 Nocturnes Schumann Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Justina Gringytė © Paul Marc Mitchell

Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien © Sussie Ahlburg

Marlis Petersen © Y Mavropoulos

Vadym Kholodenko © Ira Polyarnaya

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American Series Music either from or written in America is the theme of this residency by the New York-based Escher String Quartet, one of today’s most acclaimed ensembles, here concentrating on the artistic productions of its homeland while also glancing at works influenced by the rich heritage of America’s own home-grown music – especially jazz.

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Monday 3 December 7.30pm

Escher String Quartet American Styles: Hollywood, jazz Herrmann Psycho Suite for Strings Korngold String Quartet No. 3 in D Op. 34 Gershwin Lullaby Ravel String Quartet in F £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series Tuesday 5 February 2019 7.30pm Wednesday 10 April 2019 7.30pm

Escher String Quartet © Sarah Skinner

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Sunday 2 December

Tuesday 4 December

7.30pm

1.00pm

Brahms Plus Series

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19

Brahms plus Bach

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula Trailer of a piece Berg Piano Sonata Op. 1 György Kurtág Hommage à Schubert from Játékok Schubert 6 Moments Musicaux D780 Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula A piece

Jonathan Plowright piano Brahms Variations on an Hungarian Song Op. 21 No. 2 Bach French Suite No. 5 in G BWV816 Brahms Variations on an Original Theme Op. 21 No. 1 Bach Italian Concerto in F BWV971 Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel Op. 24 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano

£14 concs £12 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity and the International Music and Art Foundation for this series

Monday 4 March 2019 7.30pm Brahms plus Beethoven

Tuesday 4 December

Sunday 21 July 2019 7.30pm Brahms plus Schubert

Soile Isokoski soprano Ilkka Paananen piano

Monday 3 December

Peterson-Berger 4 visor i svensk folkton Op. 5 Rangström Den mörka blomman Strauss 3 Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 Schumann Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart Op. 135 Sibelius Se’n har jag ej frågat mera; Illalle; Lastu lainehilla; Längtan heter min arvedel; I systrar, I bröder, I älskande par!; Den första kyssen; Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte Kilpinen Tunturilauluja

1.00pm

Lara Melda piano Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23; Ballade No. 2 in F Op. 38 Liszt Ballade No. 2 S171 Chopin Ballade No. 3 in A flat Op. 47; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52 £16 concs £14

Jonathan Plowright © Diane Shaw

Lara Melda © Benjamin Harte

7.30pm

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula © Kaupo Kikkas

Soile Isokoski © Heikki Tuuli

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Wednesday 5 December

Thursday 6 December

7.30pm

Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio

The Endellion String Quartet Roderick Williams baritone Jonathan Kelly oboe

Nicola Benedetti violin Leonard Elschenbroich cello Alexei Grynyuk piano Strauss Cello Sonata in F Op. 6; Violin Sonata in E flat Op. 18 Schubert Notturno in E flat D897 Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C Op. 87 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter

Thursday 6 December

A Celebration of the life of Neil Black OBE Bach Ich habe genug BWV82 Mozart Oboe Quartet in F K370 Barber Dover Beach Op. 3 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ £45 £42 £40 £35 £25 Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1031783) www.munstertrust.org.uk

10.15am and 11.45am

Friday 7 December

Chamber Tots: Into Space

7.30pm

We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us on a journey into space! 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.

Jonathan Cohen director, harpsichord Sophie Gent violin Louis Creach violin Max Mandel viola Jonathan Byers cello Thomas Dunford lute

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

Children £7 Adults £5

Arcangelo

Louise Alder soprano Tim Mead countertenor Scarlatti Cantata: Piango, sospiro, e peno; Mentre sul carro aurato from Clori e Mirtillo Handel Trio Sonata Op. 2 No. 1 HWV386b Porpora Ecco che il primo albore; Lasciovi al fin grandezze (Il ritiro); Sinfonia da camera in G minor Op. 2 No. 3 Handel Cantata: Amarilli vezzosa (Il duello amoroso) HWV82 £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Nicola Benedetti © Simon Fowler

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

The Endellion String Quartet © Eric Richmond

Arcangelo © Adam Swann

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Saturday 8 December

Sunday 9 December

5.30pm NB time

11.30am

Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

Benjamin Baker violin Daniel Lebhardt piano

Philippa Davies flute Richard Hosford clarinet Marie Lloyd basset horn Ian Brown piano

Schubert Fantasy in C D934 Poulenc Violin Sonata Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Op. 94bis

Nash Ensemble

Sophie Bevan soprano Felix Mendelssohn Konzertstück in F minor Op. 113 Reinecke Ballade for flute and piano Op. 288 Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Songs by Clara Schumann Songs by Fanny Mendelssohn All seats £4

Saturday 8 December 7.30pm Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

Nash Ensemble Martyn Brabbins conductor Roderick Williams baritone

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

Sunday 9 December 7.30pm Janáček Focus

Thomas Adès piano Janáček On an Overgrown Path (Book I); Na památku; Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 ‘From the Street’; On an Overgrown Path (Book II); Narodil se Kristus Pán; Malostranský palác; Vzpomínka; In the Mists £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Bruch String Quintet in E flat Brahms 6 Songs (arr. for voice and ensemble by David Matthews) Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte Op. 98 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

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Monday 10 December

Tuesday 11 December

1.00pm

7.30pm

Augustin Hadelich violin Charles Owen piano

La Nuova Musica David Bates director Lucy Crowe soprano

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op. 78 Ysaÿe Violin Sonata in E minor Op. 27 No. 4 ‘Fritz Kreisler’ John Adams Road Movies £16 concs £14

Monday 10 December 6.00pm Janáček Focus

Pre-Concert Talk Musicologist and broadcaster Nigel Simeone explores Leoš Janáček’s impassioned string quartets ahead of the evening concert. £5

Monday 10 December 7.30pm

Vivaldi Overture from Farnace; Siam navi all’onde algenti from L’Olimpiade; Gelido in ogni vena from Farnace Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 ‘For a Christmas Night’ Vivaldi Motet: In furore iustissimae irae RV626 Handel Gloria HWV deest; Sonata a 5 HWV288 Nico Muhly Land in an Isle (Part One: Translation of the Body; Part Two: Land in an Isle)* (London première) Handel From Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno: Tu del ciel ministro eletto & Un pensiero nemico di pace *Co-commissioned by La Nuova Musica with the support of the Fidelio Charitable Trust, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Janáček Focus

Pavel Haas Quartet

Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Smetana String Quartet No. 2 in D minor Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’; String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

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Wednesday 12 December

Friday 14 December

7.30pm

Quatuor Ebène

Nardus Williams soprano Bianca Andrew mezzo-soprano Thomas Atkins tenor Phillip Rhodes baritone Gary Matthewman piano Jake Heggie piano

Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 18 No. 1 Brahms String Quartet in C minor Op. 51 No. 1 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 135 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 13 December 7.30pm

Bertrand Chamayou piano Schumann Blumenstück in D flat Op. 19; Carnaval Op. 9 Ravel Miroirs Saint-Saëns Les cloches de Las Palmas from 6 études Op. 111; Mazurka No. 2 in G minor Op. 24; Mazurka No. 3 in B minor Op. 66; Etude en forme de valse from 6 études Op. 52 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Gala Songs by Mozart, Strauss, Duparc and Jake Heggie Arias by Puccini and Verdi With a spoken introduction from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa £100 £75 £50 £30 £15 A limited number of best seats, priced at £150, which include an invitation to a special reception, are available exclusively from the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation on 0207 622 8549 or by email to gilliannewson@outlook.com The net proceeds from the concert will benefit young outstanding singers supported by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation

Saturday 15 December 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Bach 4 Duettos from Clavier-Übung Book III BWV802—805; Praeludium et partita del tuono terzo BWV833; Partita No. 2 in C minor BWV826; Fantasia in C minor BWV906; Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV827 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Quatuor Ebène © Julien Mignot

Nardus Williams

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Sunday 16 December

Monday 17 December

11.30am

5.30pm

Novus String Quartet

Pre-Concert Talk

Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11

Join Gabriel Woolf for readings of extracts from favourite novels chosen by Steven Isserlis ahead of the evening’s birthday concert.

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

Free (ticket required)

Sunday 16 December

7.00pm NB time

7.30pm

Richard Goode piano Haydn Variations in F minor HXVII:6 Mozart March in C K408; Allemande in C minor from K399; Courante in E flat K399; Minuet in D K355; Gigue K574 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat Op. 81a ‘Les Adieux’ Janáček In the Mists Chopin Impromptu No. 3 in G flat Op. 51; Mazurkas: in C Op. 24 No. 2, in B Op. 41 No. 2, in A flat Op. 41 No. 3 & in C sharp minor Op. 50 No.3; Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49

Monday 17 December

Steven Isserlis cello Joshua Bell violin Simon Keenlyside baritone Connie Shih piano Radu Lupu piano Sir András Schiff piano Ferenc Rados piano Steven Isserlis 60th Birthday Concert Programme to include works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms & Fauré

Ensemble Zefiro

A celebration of Steven Isserlis on the occasion of his 60th birthday brings together a group of the cellist’s many distinguished musical friends, in music that means much to him by composers he has resolutely championed, notably Fauré and Schumann.

Mozart Serenade in B flat K361 ‘Gran Partita’

Returns only

All seats £16

Approximately 3 hours in duration, including two 20-minute intervals

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 17 December 1.00pm

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Tuesday 18 December

Thursday 20 December

7.30pm

Fatma Said soprano James Vaughan piano

Andreas Scholl countertenor Tamar Halperin piano

Ravel Shéhérazade Strauss Meinem Kinde; Allerseelen; Freundliche Vision; Schlagende Herzen Debussy 3 mélodies de Verlaine Catalani Senza baci Leoncavallo C’è nel tuo sguardo; Mattinata Obradors Del cabello más sutil from 2 cantares populares Falla Tus ojillos negros Serrano Marinela (Canción del Olvido) Ziad Rahbani after Mozart Ya ana, ya ana Najib Hankash Aatini al nay wa ghanni Abdel-Rahim Daughter of the Sultan Gershwin The Man I Love; I’ve Got a Crush on You; By Strauss

The Twilight People

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In association with the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition

Wednesday 19 December 7.30pm

Ari Frankel The Rest Copland From Old American Songs II: The Little Horses & At the river Vaughan Williams In the Spring Berg Wo der Goldregen steht Vaughan Williams Silent Noon from The House of Life Copland I Bought me a Cat from Old American Songs I Cage Jazz Study Britten The Ash Grove Joseph Tawadros Beauty is Life (arr. Matt McMahon) Arvo Pärt Es sang vor langen Jahren; Vater Unser Britten Greensleeves Berg Abschied; Vielgeliebte schöne Frau; Ferne Lieder Vaughan Williams The Twilight People; Tired from 4 Last Songs Cage In a Landscape Britten The Salley Gardens Joseph Tawadros A Truth (arr. Matt McMahon) £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Mark Padmore tenor Simon Lepper piano Haydn She never told her love; The Spirit’s Song; Antwort auf die Frage eines Mädchens Mozart Das Veilchen; Abendempfindung Beethoven Mailied; Neue Liebe, neues Leben; Aus Goethes Faust: Es war einmal ein König; Adelaide; Selbstgespräch; Resignation; Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel Schumann Kerner Lieder Op. 35 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

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Friday 21 December

Sunday 23 December

7.30pm

Christian Blackshaw Residency

Brenda Rae soprano Jonathan Ware piano

Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Christian Blackshaw piano Programme to include: Haydn Arianna a Naxos Songs by Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Brahms & Mahler Joining Christian Blackshaw is mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, whose deeply expressive artistry is well-matched with his own; their mainly 19th-century programme includes Haydn’s dramatic cantata, in which Ariadne laments her desertion by Theseus. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 23 December

Strauss Die Nacht; Befreit; Muttertändelei; Schlagende Herzen; Frühlingsgedränge Fanny Mendelssohn Wanderlied; Warum sind denn die Rosen so blass?; Wo kommst du her?; Die furchtsame Träne; Bergeslust Liszt Comment, disaient-ils S276; Es muss ein Wunderbares sein S314; Bist du S277; Wie singt die Lerche schön S312; Oh! quand je dors S282 Debussy Rondel chinois; Coquetterie posthume; Clair de lune from Fêtes galantes Book I; Pierrot; Apparition Schubert Vergebliche Liebe; Aus ‘Diego Manazares’: Ilmerine; Von Ida; Die verfehlte Stunde; Du bist die Ruh; Lied der Delphine

11.30am

£60 £50 £40 £30 £18

Quatuor Arod

Thursday 27 December

Haydn String Quartet in E flat Op. 76 No. 6 Beethoven String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’

7.30pm

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

Nick van Bloss piano Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16 Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

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Saturday 22 December 7.30pm

Avi Avital mandolin Venice Baroque Orchestra Geminiani Concerto Grosso in D minor after Corelli’s ‘La Follia’ Op. 5 No. 12 Vivaldi Concerto in D for lute and strings RV93; Sinfonia in G RV146; Concerto in A minor Op. 3 No. 6 RV356; Concerto in D minor for strings RV127; Mandolin Concerto in C RV425 Paisiello Concerto in E flat for mandolin Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for mandolin, strings and basso continuo ‘Summer’ from The Four Seasons £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

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Friday 28 December

Sunday 30 December

7.30pm

11.30am

Nicky Spence tenor Roger Vignoles piano

RTÉ Contempo Quartet Arcadia Quartet

Schumann From Myrthen: Hochländers Abschied, Jemand, Dem roten Röslein gleicht mein Lieb, Hochländisches Wiegenlied, Niemand Shostakovich O wert thou in the cauld blast; Macpherson’s Farewell; Jenny Britten Who are these Children? Thea Musgrave A Song for Christmas Hughes Oh men from the fields Stanford The Monkey’s Carol Howells Come sing and dance Respighi Nevicata Rodrigo Pastorcito santo Britten That yongë child from A Ceremony of Carols Debussy Noël des enfants qui n’ont pas de maison Strauss Weihnachtsgefühl; Winterweihe Wolf Epiphanias

Bartók Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for string quartet by Matt Naughtin) Enescu String Octet in C Op. 7

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Saturday 29 December 7.30pm

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

Sunday 30 December 7.30pm

Castalian Quartet Mozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’ Fauré String Quartet in E minor Op. 121 Beethoven String Quartet in E minor Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Razumovsky’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 31 December 7.00pm NB time

Trio Wanderer Haydn Piano Trio in E flat minor HXV:31 Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat D929 (with original final movement) £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Dunedin Consort

John Butt director, harpsichord Bach Suite No. 2 in A minor BWV1067a; Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV225; Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G BWV1049; Magnificat BWV243 £60 £50 £40 £30 £18

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