January - February 2020 Monthly Diary by Wigmore Hall

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January

2 Jan 7.30pm Sir Simon Keenlyside/Malcolm Martineau 3 Jan 7.30pm Pavel Kolesnikov 4 Jan 7.30pm Allan Clayton/Timothy Ridout/Sean Shibe/ James Baillieu 5 Jan 11.30am Phoenix Piano Trio 3.00pm Julien Van Mellaerts/James Baillieu 7.30pm Jeremy Denk 6 Jan 1.00pm Louise Alder/Joseph Middleton 6.00pm Artist in Conversation: Stephen Hough 7.30pm Stephen Hough/Michael Collins/ Castalian String Quartet 7 Jan 7.30pm Stephen Hough/Castalian String Quartet 8 Jan 1.00pm Dame Felicity Lott: A Life in French Song 7.30pm Marianne Crebassa/Fazıl Say 9 Jan 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Brahms 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk: Ian Page 7.30pm The Mozartists/Ian Page/ Samantha Clarke/Ida Ränzlöv 10 Jan 7.30pm Vijay Iyer presents Ritual Ensemble 11 Jan 1.00pm Of Musicalities and Musical Experience: Vijay Iyer and Georgina Born in conversation 7.30pm Stephen Hough/Renaud Capuçon 12 Jan 11.30am Rachel Podger 3.00pm Peter Kellner/Pedro Costa 7.30pm Vienna Piano Trio/Radovan Vlatković 13 Jan 1.00pm Alexander Melnikov 7.30pm Simon Bode/Graham Johnson 14 Jan 6.15pm Bechstein Sessions: Beaten Track Ensemble 7.30pm Elisabeth Leonskaja 15 Jan 12.30pm Chamber Tots: Growing in the Garden 2.00pm Chamber Tots: Growing in the Garden 7.30pm Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber 16 Jan 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Brahms 7.30pm Philippe Jaroussky/Jérôme Ducros 17 Jan 3.00pm ECMA: Quatuor Métamorphoses/ Trio Incendio 7.30pm Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber 18 Jan 3.00pm ECMA: Masterclass with Professor Johannes Meissl and Trio Incendio 5.30pm Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert 7.30pm Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert 19 Jan 11.30am Edgar Meyer 3.00pm ECMA: Trio Hélios/Simply Quartet 7.30pm Dover Quartet/Edgar Meyer 20 Jan 1.00pm Jerusalem Quartet 7.30pm Dover Quartet 21 Jan 7.30pm Jerusalem Quartet 22 Jan 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk: Freya Waley-Cohen 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia Principal Musicians/Katie Bray 7.30pm Graham Johnson Songmakers’ Almanac 23 Jan 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Brahms 23 Jan 7.30pm La Nuova Musica/David Bates/ Christopher Lowrey/Nick Pritchard 24 Jan 1.00pm Mark Padmore/Sacconi Quartet 7.30pm Andreas Scholl/Tamar Halperin 25 Jan 4.30pm Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas with Jonathan Biss 7.30pm MILOŠ 26 Jan 11.30am Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch 3.00pm Royal Academy of Music Song Circle 7.30pm Jonathan Biss 9.30pm Post-Concert Talk with Jonathan Biss and Brett Dean 27 Jan 1.00pm Jennifer Pike/Martin Roscoe 7.30pm Christian Blackshaw 29 Jan 7.30pm Christiane Karg/Malcolm Martineau 30 Jan 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Brahms 7.30pm Borodin Quartet 31 Jan 10.15am Chamber Tots: In Space 11.45am Chamber Tots: In Space 7.30pm Mauro Peter/Helmut Deutsch

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February

1 Feb 11.30am Khatia Buniatishvili/Meta4 20 2.00pm Elena Urioste/Eivind Ringstad/ 20 Andrei Ioniţă/Cédric Tiberghien 4.30pm Fatma Said/Catriona Morison/ 20 Alessandro Fisher/Ashley Riches/Martin Fröst/ Eivind Ringstad/Joseph Middleton 7.30pm Allan Clayton/Martin Fröst/Lawrence Power/ 20 Elias String Quartet/Christian Ihle Hadland 2 Feb 11.30am Chiaroscuro Quartet 19 3.00pm Elsa Dreisig/Jonathan Ware 19 7.30pm Ermonela Jaho/Steven Maughan 22 3 Feb 1.00pm Katharina Konradi/Eric Schneider 21 6.30pm Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Prize 21 4 Feb 1.00pm Jonian Ilias Kadesha/Filippo Gorini 21 7.30pm Kuss Quartet 21 5 Feb 7.30pm Max Raabe/Christoph Israel 23 6 Feb 7.30pm Concentus Musicus Wien/Stefan Gottfried 23 7 Feb 1.00pm Orchestra of St John’s 23 7.30pm Beatrice Rana 23 8 Feb 5.30pm Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert 24 7.30pm Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert 24 9 Feb 11.30am Heath Quartet 24 7.30pm Richard Goode 25 10 Feb–22 Feb Re:Scale 26 10 Feb 1.00pm Lucie Horsch/Thomas Dunford 25 6.15pm Bechstein Session Special Event: 27 Beethoven in the Dark 7.30pm Paul Laraia/Robert Markham 25 11 Feb 7.30pm Paul Lewis/Steven Osborne 28 12 Feb 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 28 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 28 7.30pm The Endellion String Quartet 28 13 Feb 11.00am Schools Concert: Talking Drums 28 7.30pm James Ehnes/Andrew Armstrong 30 14 Feb 1.00pm Carolyn Sampson Album Launch 29 7.30pm Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective 29 15 Feb 7.30pm Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective 29 16 Feb 11.30am Andreas Brantelid/Christian Ihle Hadland 29 7.30pm Nicolas Namoradze 31 17 Feb 11.00am Musical Portraits 31 1.00pm Daniel Müller-Schott/Annika Treutler 31 7.30pm London Winds/Peter Sparks/Michael McHale 31 18 Feb 11.00am Musical Portraits 31 7.30pm Anna Caterina Antonacci/Donald Sulzen 32 19 Feb 10.30am Family Day: Handel & Hendrix 32 7.30pm Pavel Haas Quartet/Boris Giltburg 32 20 Feb 11.00am Relaxed Concert: The Bad Mood 32 7.30pm Leif Ove Andsnes/Musicians from 33 the Mahler Chamber Orchestra 21 Feb 10.15am Chamber Tots: Jungles and Rivers 33 11.45am Chamber Tots: Jungles and Rivers 33 7.30pm The Sixteen/Harry Christophers 33 22 Feb 3.00pm Family Concert: Talking Drums 33 7.30pm Artemis Quartet 34 23 Feb 11.30am Meccore String Quartet 34 3.00pm Julia Sitkovetsky/Roger Vignoles 34 7.30pm Cédric Tiberghien 34 24 Feb 1.00pm Meta4 34 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Beethoven 35 7.30pm Adrian Brendel/Joanna MacGregor/ 35 Gildas Quartet 25 Feb 7.30pm The English Concert/Laurence Cummings 35 26 Feb 7.30pm Castalian String Quartet/Cédric Tiberghien 36 27 Feb 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Beethoven 35 3.00pm Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas 36 with Jonathan Biss 7.30pm Septura 36 28 Feb 6.00pm Bärenreiter Pre-Concert Talk 36 7.30pm Jonathan Biss 37 9.30pm Post-Concert Talk with Jonathan Biss and 37 Sally Beamish 29 Feb 10.15am Chamber Tots: Growing in the Garden 37 11.45am Chamber Tots: Growing in the Garden 37 7.30pm Isabelle Faust/Akademie für Alte 37 Musik Berlin/Bernhard Forck/Xenia Löffler

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Thursday 2 January 7.30pm

Wednesday 22 April 7.30pm Allan Clayton tenor James Baillieu piano

Schumann Song Series

Thursday 14 May 7.30pm Vox Luminis

Sir Simon Keenlyside baritone Malcolm Martineau piano Poulenc Le travail du peintre Britten Songs and Proverbs of William Blake Op. 74 Schumann Kerner Lieder Op. 35 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Saturday 4 January 7.30pm

Thursday 21 May 7.30pm Iestyn Davies countertenor Allan Clayton tenor James Newby baritone Alec Frank-Gemmill horn Olivia Jageurs harp James Baillieu piano Monday 13 July 1.00pm Allan Clayton tenor James Baillieu piano Sunday 5 January 11.30am

Britten Series

Allan Clayton tenor Timothy Ridout viola Sean Shibe guitar James Baillieu piano Dowland Preludium; Come again, sweet love doth now invite; Away with these self-loving lads; Sleep wayward thoughts; Come, heavy sleep Britten The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex from Gloriana; Songs from the Chinese Op. 58; Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland Op. 48; Nocturnal after John Dowland Op. 70; Evening, Morning & Night from This Way to the Tomb; Winter Words Op. 52 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 The Britten Series is made possible with support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

Forthcoming Concerts in the Series

Phoenix Piano Trio Haydn Piano Trio in E flat HXV:30 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Sunday 5 January 3.00pm

Julien Van Mellaerts baritone James Baillieu piano Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Gareth Farr Ornithological Anecdotes (UK première) Britten Sally in our Alley; The Plough Boy; The Salley Gardens; O Waly, Waly; Oliver Cromwell Poulenc Chansons gaillardes £16 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Sunday 23 February 3.00pm Julia Sitkovetsky soprano Roger Vignoles piano Sir Simon Keenlyside © Robert Workman

Allan Clayton © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Phoenix Piano Trio © Fran Marshall

Julien Van Mellaerts © Diana Roberts

wigmore-hall.org.uk Friday 3 January 7.30pm

Pavel Kolesnikov piano Dusk to Dawn Chopin Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Op. 66; Nocturne in F Op. 15 No. 1; Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39; Prelude in D flat Op. 28 No. 15 ‘Raindrop’ Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’ Schumann Nachtstück Op. 23 No. 1 Debussy Feux d’artifice from Préludes Book II Bartók The Night’s Music from Out of Doors Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Pavel Kolesnikov © Eva Vermandel

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Sunday 5 January 7.30pm

Monday 6 January 7.30pm

Jeremy Denk piano

Stephen Hough Residency Brahms Series

Bach English Suite No. 2 in A minor BWV807 Ligeti Etudes Book I Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S514 Schubert Piano Sonata in A D959 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Monday 6 January 1.00pm

Louise Alder soprano Joseph Middleton piano Grieg 6 songs Op. 48 Medtner Mailied; Meeresstille Tchaikovsky Sérénade; Les larmes Britten The Poet’s Echo Op. 76 Rachmaninov Sing not to me, beautiful maiden; How fair this spot Sibelius Säv, säv, susa; Våren flyktar hastigt; Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte £16 concs £14

Stephen Hough piano Michael Collins clarinet Castalian String Quartet Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 Beethoven Violin Sonata in F Op. 24 ‘Spring’ (arr. Stephen Hough for clarinet and string quartet) Brahms Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op. 120 No. 2; Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Tuesday 7 January 7.30pm Stephen Hough Residency Brahms Series

Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Stephen Hough piano Castalian String Quartet

Monday 6 January 6.00pm

Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34 Frühling Piano Quintet in F sharp minor Op. 30

Stephen Hough Residency

Artist in Conversation: Stephen Hough Ahead of the third concert of his residency, Stephen Hough discusses the inspiration behind tonight’s programme. £5 Jeremy Denk © Michael Wilson

Louise Alder © Gerard Collett

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’ All concerts featuring the Castalian String Quartet in the 2019/20 Season are supported by a contribution from Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement The Brahms Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

Stephen Hough © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Wednesday 8 January 1.00pm – 2.30pm

Dame Felicity Lott: A Life in French Song Dame Felicity Lott discusses her lifelong passion for French song, both as performer and listener, with Wigmore Hall’s Archivist Emily Woolf. A unique interview which will interweave these recollections with Wigmore Hall’s rich history as a venue for the mélodie, illustrated by material from our Archive. £5 Wednesday 8 January 7.30pm

Marianne Crebassa mezzo-soprano Fazıl Say piano Ravel Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera; Shéhérazade Debussy From Préludes Book I: La cathédrale engloutie & Minstrels Fauré From Mirages: Cygne sur l’eau & Danseuse Satie 3 Gnossiennes Debussy La mer est plus belle; Le son du cor; L’échelonnement des haies Duparc Chanson triste; Au pays où se fait la guerre Fazıl Say Gezi Park 2 (Sonata for piano); Gezi Park 3 (Ballad for mezzo-soprano and piano)

Introduction to Music: Brahms Thursday 9 January Thursday 16 January Thursday 23 January Thursday 30 January All dates 4.45pm – 6.00pm In many ways, Johannes Brahms stands outside the mainstream of the Romantic movement. His interest lay far more in abstract music, sonatas, symphonies, variations and concertos rather than opera or program music, although he did of course compose a great number of wonderful Lieder. His music is a fascinating combination of traditional forms and powerful, romantic harmony; the often profound emotional effect that his music exerts perhaps arises from the tension between these two forces. We will look at the huge range of his output with particular emphasis on his extraordinary contribution to chamber music. Series ticket price £33

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Johannes Brahms

Dame Felicity Lott © Trevor Leighton

Marianne Crebassa © Simon Fowler

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Thursday 9 January 6.00pm

Friday 10 January 7.30pm

Pre-Concert Talk

Vijay Iyer Residency: Musicality

Conductor Ian Page discusses The Mozartists’ programme ahead of their evening concert. £5

Vijay Iyer presents Ritual Ensemble Vijay Iyer piano Ganavya vocals Yosvany Terry saxophone, percussion Rajna Swaminathan mridangam

Thursday 9 January 7.30pm

The Mozartists Ian Page conductor Samantha Clarke soprano Ida Ränzlöv mezzo-soprano 1770 – a retrospective Vanhal Symphony in E minor Bryan e1 Gluck From Paride ed Elena: O del mio dolce ardor & Tutto qui mi sorprende... Le belle immagini Haydn Caro Volpino amabile from Lo speziale (2nd version); Già si vede i vezze e vanti from Le pescatrici JC Bach Guardami in volto, o madre from Gioas, re di Giuda Mozart Lungi da te, mio bene from Mitridate, re di Ponto (original version) Jommelli Guardalo, è quell’istesso... Misero pargoletto from Demofoonte JC Bach Symphony in G minor Op. 6 No. 6 Mozart Se viver non degg’io from Mitridate, re di Ponto

The Ritual Ensemble draws from various musical systems to forge a unity of orchestrated and ecstatic expressions. Through emotionally resonant collective interpretations of compositions by each of its members, the group combines contrasting energies in pursuit of the sacred. Celebrated composer-pianist Vijay Iyer is joined by GRAMMY-nominated Afro-Cuban composer-saxophonist-percussionist Yosvany Terry, groundbreaking composer-percussionist Rajna Swaminathan, and riveting composervocalist Ganavya. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Ian Page © Sheila Rock

Samantha Clarke © Sallie Manford

Vijay Iyer © Barbara Rigon

Ritual Ensemble © Vivek Bald

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Saturday 11 January 1.00pm

Sunday 12 January 11.30am

Vijay Iyer Residency: Musicality

Rachel Podger Residency

Of Musicalities and Musical Experience: Vijay Iyer and Georgina Born in conversation

Rachel Podger violin

Georgina Born, Professor of Music and Anthropology at Oxford University and Professorial Fellow of Mansfield College, joins Vijay Iyer for an exchange of ideas traversing the arts, the humanities, and the social and natural sciences. The two musician-scholars will each give a brief mini-lecture, Iyer on ‘Musicality’ and Born on ‘Musical Experience’, followed by a dialogue considering the intersections of these two concepts. Approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval £5 Forthcoming Concert in the Series

Bach Sonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin BWV1003; Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin BWV1004 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Forthcoming Concerts in the Series Saturday 18 April 4.00pm & 7.30pm with Kristian Bezuidenhout harpsichord Sunday 10 May 11.30am Solo Bach Monday 6 July 7.30pm Bach Double and Triple Concertos

Wednesday 10 June 7.30pm Vijay Iyer and Aurora Orchestra

Sunday 12 January 3.00pm

Saturday 11 January 7.30pm

Peter Kellner bass Pedro Costa piano

Stephen Hough Residency Brahms Series

Stephen Hough piano Renaud Capuçon violin 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

Schumann Belsazar Op. 57; 6 Gedichte von N Lenau und Requiem Op. 90 Dvořák Biblické písne Op. 99 Tchaikovsky I bless you, forests; Does the day reign?; None but the lonely heart £16

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18 The Brahms Series is made possible with support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund Stephen Hough © Jiyang Chen

Renaud Capuçon © Simon Fowler

Rachel Podger © Theresa Pewal

Peter Kellner

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Sunday 12 January 7.30pm

Tuesday 30 June 7.30pm Castalian String Quartet

Brahms Series

Saturday 4 July 7.30pm Jonathan Plowright: Brahms Plus Liszt

Vienna Piano Trio Radovan Vlatković horn Brahms Scherzo in C minor from F-A-E Sonata (Sonatensatz); Horn Trio in E flat Op. 40; Piano Trio No. 2 in C Op. 87 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 The Brahms Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

Forthcoming Concerts in the Series

Monday 13 January 1.00pm

Alexander Melnikov fortepiano Clementi Prelude alla Haydn in C from Musical Characteristics Haydn Piano Sonata in C sharp minor HXVI:36 Clementi Prelude alla Mozart in A from Musical Characteristics Mozart Fantasia in D minor K397 Clementi Piano Sonata in G minor Op. 34 No. 2

Wednesday 26 February 7.30pm Castalian String Quartet Cédric Tiberghien piano

£16 concs £14

Tuesday 17 March 7.30pm Jonathan Plowright: Brahms Plus Chopin

Monday 13 January 7.30pm

Friday 3 April 7.30pm Castalian String Quartet Nils Mönkemeyer viola Ursula Smith cello

Simon Bode tenor Graham Johnson piano

Monday 11 May 7.30pm Takács Quartet Roger Tapping viola Monday 18 May 7.30pm Garrick Ohlsson piano Tuesday 19 May 7.30pm Vienna Piano Trio Wednesday 20 May 7.30pm Michael Collins clarinet Vienna Piano Trio

Vienna Piano Trio © Nancy Horowitz

Radovan Vlatković © Branko Hrkač

Purcell/Britten I attempt from Love’s sickness to fly; I take no pleasure; Hark the ech’ing air!; Take not a woman’s anger ill; Music for a while; A Morning Hymn Weldon (attrib. Purcell)/Britten Alleluia Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 Brahms Botschaft; Sonntag; O liebliche Wangen; Am Sonntag Morgen; An ein Veilchen; Wiegenlied; Wach auf mein Herzensschöne; Es steht ein Lind; Lerchengesang; In Waldeseinsamkeit Britten On This Island Op. 11 £35 £30 £26 £22 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’ Alexander Melnikov © Molina Visuals

Simon Bode © Kroeger Photography

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Tuesday 14 January 6.15pm – 7.05pm

Wednesday 15 January 12.30pm and 2.00pm

Bechstein Sessions: Beaten Track Ensemble

Chamber Tots: Growing in the Garden

Join us for an informal performance in the Bechstein Bar from Beaten Track Ensemble. Enjoy percussionists Beth Higham-Edwards, Alice Angliss and Rosie Bergonzi’s joyful programme and vibrant performances as they showcase the musical range and storytelling capabilities of their favourite percussion instruments including the marimba, vibraphone and handpan in this specially curated celebration of life in music.

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

£5

Children £7 Adults £5 Wednesday 15 January 7.30pm

Tuesday 14 January 7.30pm Mozart and the Second Viennese School

Elisabeth Leonskaja piano Mozart Piano Sonata in F K280 Schoenberg 3 Klavierstücke Op. 11 Mozart Piano Sonata in B flat K570; Rondo in A minor K511; Piano Sonata in F K533/494 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concert in the Series Monday 8 June 7.30pm

Graham Johnson © Clive Barda

12.30pm–1.30pm (1-2 year-olds) 2.00pm–3.00pm (3-5 year-olds)

Rosie Bergonzi and Beth Higham-Edwards © Elisa Spigariol

Christian Gerhaher baritone Gerold Huber piano Mahler From Das Lied von der Erde: Der Einsame im Herbst & Der Abschied; Rückert Lieder; From Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Revelge, Der Tamboursg’sell & Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Concert repeated on Friday 17 January 7.30pm

Elisabeth Leonskaja © Marco Borggreve

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

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Thursday 16 January 11.00am and 12.30pm

Friday 17 January 7.30pm

For Crying Out Loud!

Christian Gerhaher baritone Gerold Huber piano

Liselotte Östblom/Rupert Cox Duo

Liselotte Östblom voice Rupert Cox piano

Parents or carers and their babies under 1 can enjoy an informal concert featuring musicians from the Royal Academy of Music. Move and groove to the music or sit back and unwind. Parents-to-be are also warmly welcomed. Approximately 45 minutes in duration Adults £8.50 (babies come free) In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music

Mahler From Das Lied von der Erde: Der Einsame im Herbst & Der Abschied; Rückert Lieder; From Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Revelge, Der Tamboursg’sell & Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Repeat of concert on Wednesday 15 January 7.30pm Saturday 18 January 5.30pm Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert

Thursday 16 January 7.30pm

Nash Ensemble

Philippe Jaroussky countertenor Jérôme Ducros piano Schubert Du bist die Ruh; Gruppe aus Tartarus; Im Frühling; Des Fischers Liebesglück; Die Sterne; Die Götter Griechenlands; Nacht und Träume; Litanei; Herbst; Abendstern; An die Musik; An Silvia; Nachtstück; Seih mir gegrüsst

Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Richard Hosford clarinet Stephanie Gonley violin Adrian Brendel cello Moscheles Fantasy, Variations and Finale Op. 46 Schubert Notturno in E flat D897; Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821 £5

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega

Philippe Jaroussky © Simon Fowler

Christian Gerhaher © Gregor Hohenberg

Schubertiade © Julius Schmid

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European Chamber Music Academy Showcase 2020 Friday 17 January 3.00pm

Sunday 19 January 3.00pm

Quatuor Métamorphoses Trio Incendio

Trio Hélios Simply Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’ Martinů Piano Trio No. 3 in C

Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor Op. 1 No. 3 Mendelssohn String Quartet in E minor Op. 44 No. 2

£10

Saturday 18 January 3.00pm

The ECMA Showcase has been supported by a gift from the estates of the late Thomas and Betty Elton in memory of Sigmund Elton

Masterclass with Professor Johannes Meissl and Trio Incendio Already the winners of the 2017 Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award, the recently formed Czech trio will develop its artistry further as it works in this masterclass on Dvořák’s Piano Trio in F minor Op. 65 under the guidance of the vice rector and former Head of the Joseph Haydn Department of Chamber Music at the University of Vienna, Professor Johannes Meissl. £5

Simply Quartet © Roland Unger

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Saturday 18 January 7.30pm

Monday 20 January 1.00pm

Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert

Jerusalem Quartet

Nash Ensemble Rossini Sonata No. 1 in G for strings Spohr Octet in E Op. 32 Schubert Octet in F D803

Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’ Bartók String Quartet No. 4 BB95 £16 concs £14

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15 Forthcoming Concerts in the Series Saturday 8 February 5.30pm & 7.30pm Saturday 7 March 7.30pm Sunday 8 March 11.30am Sunday 19 January 11.30am

Edgar Meyer double bass Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007 Edgar Meyer Work in Progress* *Commissioned by Linda and Stuart Nelson, the Savannah Music Festival, and San Francisco Performances, and funded by a generous grant from Linda and Stuart Nelson

£16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Sunday 19 January 7.30pm

Mozart Divertimento in D K136 Rossini Duetto in D for cello and double bass Ravel String Quartet in F Edgar Meyer Quintet for strings £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

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Dover Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’ Britten String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 25 Hindemith String Quartet No. 3 Op. 16 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter

Tuesday 21 January 7.30pm

Jerusalem Quartet Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 2 in A Op. 68 Brahms String Quartet in C minor Op. 51 No. 1 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Dover Quartet Edgar Meyer double bass

Edgar Meyer © Jim McGuire

Monday 20 January 7.30pm

Dover Quartet © Carlin Ma

Wednesday 22 January 12.15pm

Pre-Concert Talk Join composer Freya Waley-Cohen in conversation with Dr Kate Kennedy ahead of the lunchtime concert, in which musicians from Britten Sinfonia will be performing her new work. Free (ticket required) Jerusalem Quartet © Felix Broede

Freya Waley-Cohen © Patrick Allen

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Wednesday 22 January 1.00pm

Thursday 23 January 7.30pm

Britten Sinfonia Principal Musicians Katie Bray mezzo-soprano

La Nuova Musica David Bates conductor Christopher Lowrey countertenor Nick Pritchard tenor

Programme to include: Mahler Rückert Lieder (arr. Freya Waley-Cohen for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble) Freya Waley-Cohen New work (London première) £16 concs £14 Wednesday 22 January 7.30pm Graham Johnson Songmakers’ Almanac

Soraya Mafi soprano Ann Murray DBE mezzo-soprano Neal Davies bass-baritone Adrian Thompson tenor Graham Johnson piano Gounod and Mrs Weldon In the second half of the 19th century, the Paris Commune of 1871 exacted such terror on Parisian citizens that a number of French people came to live in London. One of them was Charles Gounod, who came to England for three years and became caught up with one of the most interesting characters in all Victorian history, Mrs. Georgina Weldon. Songmakers’ Almanac continues with a celebration of Charles Gounod, told through this little known story of Victorian drama and humour. £35 £30 £26 £22 £18

Katie Bray © Tim Dunk

Ann Murray DBE © Sian Trenberth

A French Affair Purcell Arise my muse (Ode for the birthday of Queen Mary) Z320; I was glad when they said unto me Z19 Humfrey Like as the Hart Purcell My beloved spake Z28 Charpentier Le reniement de St Pierre H424 Blow An Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell Rameau Laboravi clamans; Tendre amour from Les Indes galantes Cassandra Miller New work £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Forthcoming Concert in the Series: Wednesday 8 July 7.30pm Friday 24 January 1.00pm

Mark Padmore tenor Sacconi Quartet Rachmaninov Romance for string quartet Jonathan Dove In Damascus £16 concs £14 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Christopher Lowrey © Rebecca Fay

Mark Padmore © Marco Borggreve

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Friday 24 January 7.30pm

Saturday 25 January 7.30pm

Andreas Scholl countertenor Tamar Halperin piano

MILOŠ guitar

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

Bach Lute Partita (Suite) in C minor BWV997 (arr. Miloš Karadaglic) Granados From 12 danzas españolas: Andaluza & Orientale (arr. Michael Lewin) Albéniz Asturias from Suite Española (arr. Michael Lewin) Villa-Lobos 5 Preludes Lennon/McCartney Blackbird (arr. Sérgio Assad); Yesterday (arr. Sérgio Assad) Harrison While My Guitar Gently Weeps (arr. Sérgio Assad) Mathias Duplessy Cavalcade £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 In Memory of Peter Flatter Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Saturday 25 January 4.30pm – 5.30pm

Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas with Jonathan Biss Join Jonathan Biss in the Bechstein Room, where the pianist will discuss his Coursera lectures on Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. coursera.org/learn/Beethoven-piano-sonatas Free (ticket required) Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle Andreas Scholl © James McMillan Decca

Tamar Halperin © Gregor Hohenberg

Jonathan Biss © Benjamin Ealovega

MILOŠ © Lars Borges

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Sunday 26 January 11.30am

Sunday 26 January 7.30pm

Beethoven Piano Trios

Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle

Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch

Jonathan Biss piano

Beethoven Piano Trio in G Op. 1 No. 2 Brahms Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Op. 101

Beethoven Piano Sonatas: No. 15 in D Op. 28 ‘Pastoral’, No. 20 in G Op. 49 No. 2, No. 3 in C Op. 2 No. 3, No. 27 in E minor Op. 90 & No. 28 in A Op. 101

£16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Forthcoming Concerts in the Series

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 3 May 11.30am

9.30pm

Saturday 20 June 7.30pm

Post-Concert Talk with Jonathan Biss and Brett Dean

Following each concert in the Beethoven sonata cycle, Jonathan Biss will be joined by one of his favourite musicians to discuss the repertoire.

Sunday 26 January 3.00pm

Royal Academy of Music Song Circle Samantha Quillish soprano Yuki Akimoto mezzo-soprano Robert Forrest tenor Michael Ronan baritone Benjamin Mead piano Julia Klimek piano The complete songs of Clara Schumann Approximately 75 minutes in duration without an interval

Free (with evening concert ticket) Forthcoming Concerts in the Series Friday 28 February 7.30pm Monday 20 April 7.30pm Saturday 9 May 7.30pm Thursday 25 June 7.30pm All followed by a post-concert talk at 9.30pm Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

£16 WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT

Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch © Michael Pavia

Royal Academy of Music Song Circle © Harry Cole

Jonathan Biss © Benjamin Ealovega

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Monday 27 January 1.00pm

Wednesday 29 January 7.30pm

Jennifer Pike violin Martin Roscoe piano

Christiane Karg Focus

Dani Howard New work* (world première) Elgar Violin Sonata in E minor Op. 82 Rózsa Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song Op. 4

Christiane Karg soprano Malcolm Martineau piano

Monday 27 January 7.30pm

R Schumann Seit ich ihn gesehen; Widmung; Rose, Meer und Sonne; Die Lotosblume; Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan C Schumann Er ist gekommen; Liebst du um Schönheit; Warum willst du and’re fragen; 6 Lieder Op. 13; Ihr Bildnis; Oh weh des Scheidens; Lorelei; Das Veilchen; 6 Lieder aus Jucunde Op. 23; Die gute Nacht Brahms 3rd movement from Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor Op. 2; Liebe und Frühling II Op. 3 No. 3; An ein Veilchen; Wie Melodien zieht es mir; Mondnacht

Christian Blackshaw piano

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

*Commissioned by BBC

£16 concs £14 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Mozart Revisited Mozart Piano Sonatas: in C K279, in G K283, in D K311, in F K332 & in A minor K310 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 30 January 7.30pm

Borodin Quartet Shostakovich String Quartet No. 6 in G Op. 101 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 18 No. 1 Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Jennifer Pike © Arno

Christian Blackshaw © Benjamin Ealovega

Christiane Karg © Gisela Schenker

Borodin Quartet © Simon Van Boxtel

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Friday 31 January 10.15am and 11.45am

Sunday 2 February 11.30am

Chamber Tots: In Space

Chiaroscuro Quartet

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

Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13

10.15am-11.15am (1-2 year-olds) 11.45am-12.45pm (3-5 year-olds) Children £7 Adults £5 Friday 31 January 7.30pm

£16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Sunday 2 February 3.00pm

Elsa Dreisig soprano Jonathan Ware piano Morgen

Mauro Peter tenor Helmut Deutsch piano Songs after poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Schubert Der Sänger; Sehnsucht D123; Rastlose Liebe; Meeres Stille D216; Wandrers Nachtlied II; An den Mond D296; Der Fischer; Der Rattenfänger; Der König in Thule; Erlkönig; Gesänge des Harfners I-III; Ganymed; Erster Verlust; Versunken; Geheimes; An die Entfernte; Wilkommen und Abschied

Duparc L’invitation au voyage; Aux étoiles (for solo piano); Chanson triste; La vie antérieure Strauss 4 Last Songs; Andante from 5 Klavierstücke Op. 3 No. 1 Rachmaninov Daisies; Etude-tableau in C Op. 33 No. 2 (for solo piano); The pied piper; In my garden at night; Dreams £16 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Mauro Peter © Christian Felber

Chiaroscuro Quartet © Eva Vermandel

Elsa Dreisig © Simon Fowler

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BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists 20th Anniversary Celebration Saturday 1 February 11.30am*

Saturday 1 February 4.30pm

Khatia Buniatishvili piano Meta4

Fatma Said soprano Catriona Morison mezzo-soprano Alessandro Fisher tenor Ashley Riches bass-baritone Martin Fröst clarinet Eivind Ringstad viola Joseph Middleton piano

Kaipainen String Quartet No. 6 ‘The Terror Run’ Franck Piano Quintet in F minor £16 concs £14 Saturday 1 February 2.00pm*

Elena Urioste violin Eivind Ringstad viola Andrei Ioniţă cello Cédric Tiberghien piano Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73 (version for cello and piano) Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478 £16 concs £14

Brahms 2 Songs with viola Op. 91 Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D965 Plus songs and ensembles by Duparc, Brahms and Robert and Clara Schumann £16 concs £14 Saturday 1 February 7.30pm*

Allan Clayton tenor Martin Fröst clarinet Lawrence Power viola Elias String Quartet Christian Ihle Hadland piano Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge Britten String Quartet No. 3 Op. 94 Mozart Clarinet Trio in E flat K498 ‘Kegelstatt’ Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B flat Op. 87 £35 £30 £26 £22 £18

Khatia Buniatishvili © Gavin Evans

All four concerts will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 *Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Monday 3 February 1.00pm

Tuesday 4 February 1.00pm

Katharina Konradi soprano Eric Schneider piano

Jonian Ilias Kadesha violin Filippo Gorini piano

Schubert Suleika II; An mein Herz; Suleika I Rachmaninov Lilacs; Beloved, let us fly; How fair this spot; Vocalise Strauss 3 Lieder der Ophelia Op. 67 Barber Nuvoletta Schubert Im Abendrot; Lied des Florio; Lied der Delphine

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2019/20

£16 concs £14

Enescu Ménétrier from Impressions d’enfance Op. 28 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Op. 30 No. 3 Skalkottas Petite Suite No. 2 for violin and piano Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108 £14 concs £12

Monday 3 February 6.30pm

Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490)

Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Prize Elise van der Wel baroque violin Samantha Quillish soprano & Julia Klimek piano Qianyu Zhang accordion Esther Beyer harp Amy Holyland mezzo-soprano & Benjamin Mead piano Ariel Lanyi piano In the approach to its Bicentenary in 2022, the Royal Academy of Music presents the grand final of a prestigious new competition, judged by a panel of eminent judges with a prize of £10,000. Open to singers and instrumentalists studying at the Academy, six finalists exhibit the breadth of talent across many disciplines on the Marylebone Road.

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

Tuesday 4 February 7.30pm

Kuss Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 135 Bruno Mantovani String Quartet No. 6 ‘Beethoveniana’* (UK première) Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131 *Co-commissioned by Suntory Hall Tokyo, Philharmonie de Paris, Pro Quartet, Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR Hannover, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Wigmore Hall

£35 £30 £26 £22 £18

£10, £5 for staff and students of the Royal Academy of Music Presented by the Royal Academy of Music Sponsored by LetterOne

Katharina Konradi © Christoph Gellert

Royal Academy of Music © Adam Scott

Jonian Ilias Kadesha © Kaupo Kikkas

Kuss Quartet © Molina Visuals

22 • FEBRUARY Ermonela Jaho © Fadil Berisha

Sunday 2 February 7.30pm

Ermonela Jaho soprano Steven Maughan piano An Evening with Rosina Storchio The acclaimed soprano Ermonela Jaho, making an exclusive London concert appearance as well as her Wigmore Hall recital debut, explores music championed by the renowned Italian soprano Rosina Storchio, creator of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Leoncavallo’s Zazà and Mascagni’s Lodoletta. £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Promoted by Opera Rara

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Wednesday 5 February 7.30pm

Friday 7 February 1.00pm

Max Raabe singer Christoph Israel piano

My Music with Orchestra of St John’s

Max Raabe is best known for his unique interpretations of songs from the 20s and 30s. The songs in tonight’s programme stem from Germany’s Weimar Era and in few words they tell little stories; often they are part of a story. Many have gone on to inspire whole feature films and operettas – these ‘three-minute operas’ tell us about the confusion of inter-human relationships. Most of tonight’s songs will be in German and some in English. Approximately 55 minutes in duration, without an interval

Alexander Armstrong presenter, singer Paul Blezard interviewer Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock conductor Bach Erbarme dich, mein Gott from St Matthew Passion Beethoven Third movement from Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92 (excerpt) Dvořák Serenade for Strings (excerpt) £16 concs £14 Orchestra of St John’s (Reg. Charity No. 289106)

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Friday 7 February 7.30pm

Thursday 6 February 7.30pm

Beatrice Rana piano

Concentus Musicus Wien Stefan Gottfried director, harpsichord, organ

Biber Sonata No. 1 in C from Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes; Sonata No. 11 in C minor from Fidicinium sacro-profanum; Battalia Purcell Suite from King Arthur Vivaldi Concerto in F for violin, strings and continuo RV293 ‘L’autunno’ Telemann Overture in D TWV55:D1

Bach Italian Concerto in F BWV971 Schumann Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 14 (1836 version) Albéniz Iberia Book 3 Stravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka £35 £30 £26 £22 £18 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Max Raabe © Gregor Hohenberg

Concentus Musicus Wien © Johannes Baumann

Alexander Armstrong

Beatrice Rana © Nicolas Bets

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Saturday 8 February 5.30pm

Saturday 8 February 7.30pm

Chamber Ensemble in Residence Nash Ensemble: Around Schubert

Nash Ensemble

Nash Ensemble James Gilchrist tenor Richard Watkins horn Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Roger Vignoles piano*

Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Richard Hosford clarinet Stephanie Gonley violin Michael Gurevich violin Lawrence Power viola Adrian Brendel cello Beethoven Clarinet Trio in B flat Op. 11 Weber Variations on a theme from Silvana J128 Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat Approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval £5

Songs by Loewe, Reichardt and Zelter* Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13 Schubert Auf dem Strom D943 Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat D898 £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 Forthcoming Concerts in the Series Saturday 7 March 7.30pm Sunday 8 March 11.30am Sunday 9 February 11.30am

Heath Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in D Op. 18 No. 3 Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2 £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Schubertiade © Julius Schmid

Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

Heath Quartet © Simon Way

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Sunday 9 February 7.30pm

Monday 10 February 7.30pm

Richard Goode piano

Paul Laraia viola Robert Markham piano

Bach Partita No. 5 in G BWV829 Mozart Piano Sonata in F K533/494 Debussy Images Series 2 Chopin Nocturne in E flat Op. 55 No. 2; Mazurkas: in C Op. 56 No. 2, in A minor Op. 59 No. 1, in A flat Op. 59 No. 2 & in F sharp minor Op. 59 No. 3 Debussy Pour les sonorités opposées from Etudes Book II; Pour les octaves from Etudes Book I; Pour les arpèges composés from Etudes Book II; La soirée dans Grenade from Estampes; L’isle joyeuse £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Monday 10 February 1.00pm

Lucie Horsch recorder Thomas Dunford lute

Lionel Tertis Viola Competition Winner’s Recital Rolla Concertant Duo for violin and viola Op. 5 No. 1 Atar Arad Caprice 8 ‘Paul’ from 12 Caprices for viola Hindemith Sonata for viola and piano Op. 11 No. 4 Bridge Allegro appassionato Roxanna Panufnik Canto Atar Arad Caprice 1 ‘Rebecca’ from 12 Caprices for viola Clarke Viola Sonata £16

Castello Sonata Seconda in stil moderno Dowland Preludium; Flow my tears Dieupart Suite No. 5 in F Debussy Syrinx Philidor Sonata in D minor Marais Les Voix Humaines Couperin Le rossignol-en-amour Eyck Lavolette Ortiz Recercadas Dalza Calate ala spagnola Marais Couplets de folies (Les folies d’Espagne) £16 concs £14 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Richard Goode © Steve Riskind

Lucie Horsch © Dana Van Leeuwen

Thomas Dunford © Charles Plumey

Paul Laraia

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Diphonon Duo © Benjamin Ealovega

Learning Festival: Musical Conversations Our Learning Festival in 2019/20 invites you to explore the many different ways we create, perform, listen to and respond to music. We delve into the concept of musical conversation, a notion at the heart of chamber music, and invite you, your ears and your voices to take part. We mark 250 years since the birth of one of the world’s most celebrated composers, Ludwig van Beethoven, whose own modes of musical conversation shifted when he began to lose his hearing. Yet he continued to make music, and went on to compose some of the greatest works he would ever create.

Monday 10 – Saturday 22 February Main Foyer

Re:Scale Explore the sounds of Wigmore Hall and create your own musical conversations on a miniature model of the stage… This newly commissioned interactive sound installation by artist and composer Gawain Hewitt invites you to compose duets using sounds of Wigmore Hall performers and participants past and present. A part of our Beethoven 250 celebrations and Musical Conversations festival, the installation includes vibrating transducers, enabling D/deaf and hearing participants to explore pieces through touch and vibration. Free

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Monday 10 February 6.15pm

Bechstein Session Special Event: Beethoven in the Dark Sacconi Quartet Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C minor Op. 131

Wednesday 12 February 11.00am and 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! Thursday 13 February 11.00am Schools Concert: Talking Drums

For the first time in London, the awardwinning Sacconi Quartet performs one of the most emotionally demanding pieces in the repertoire entirely from memory, in almost complete darkness.

Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 February 11.00am Musical Portraits

This unique performance of a deeply moving piece is made even more profound by the absence of light, allowing for total focus on Beethoven’s extraordinary soundworld.

Thursday 20 February 11.00am Relaxed Concert: The Bad Mood

£5 Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

Wednesday 19 February 10.30am Family Day: Handel & Hendrix

Friday 21 February 10.15am and 11.45am Chamber Tots: Jungles and Rivers Saturday 22 February 3.00pm Family Concert: Talking Drums

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Tuesday 11 February 7.30pm

Wednesday 12 February 7.30pm

Paul Lewis piano Steven Osborne piano

The Endellion String Quartet

Fauré Dolly Suite Op. 56 Poulenc Sonata for Piano Four Hands Debussy 6 épigraphes antiques; Petite Suite Stravinsky 3 pièces faciles Ravel Ma mère l’Oye

Beethoven String Quartet in B flat Op. 18 No. 6 Bartók String Quartet No. 6 BB119 Mendelssohn String Quartet in E minor Op. 44 No. 2 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 13 February 11.00am – 12 noon

Wednesday 12 February 11.00am and 12.30pm

Schools Concert: Talking Drums

For Crying Out Loud! Orix Duo Parents or carers and their babies under 1 can enjoy an informal concert featuring musicians from the Royal Academy of Music. Move and groove to the music or sit back and unwind. Parents-to-be are also warmly welcomed. Approximately 45 minutes in duration Adults £8.50 (babies come free) In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music

Paul Lewis © Josep Molina Steven Osborne © Benjamin Ealovega

Key Stage 2 Join percussionists Owen and Toby, otherwise known as O Duo, for a whistle stop tour through 350 years of music all played on percussion instruments. From Bach to bongos and beyond! We invite Key Stage 2 pupils and teachers to explore a magical soundworld of marimbas, vibraphones, glockenspiels and drums a-plenty. This will be an exciting musical experience with music from films, stage and bygone years presented in an interactive concert. Approximately 1 hour in duration Children £4 Accompanying adults free (ticket required)

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Friday 14 February 1.00pm

Saturday 15 February 7.30pm

Carolyn Sampson soprano Joseph Middleton piano

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Album Launch Recital Walton A Song for the Lord Mayor’s table Quilter My Life’s Delight; By a Fountainside; Dream Valley; Arab Love Song; Fair House of Joy Huw Watkins 5 Larkin Songs Bridge When most I wink; Go not happy day; Adoration; Come to me in my dreams; Love went a-riding £16 concs £14

Mark Simpson clarinet Amy Harman bassoon Elena Urioste violin Juan-Miguel Hernandez viola Laura van der Heijden cello Joseph Conyers double bass Alec Frank-Gemmill horn Tom Poster piano Mozart Bassoon Quartet in B flat (after Bassoon Sonata K292) (arr. Iain Farrington) Dohnányi Sextet in C Op. 37 Beethoven Septet in E flat Op. 20 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Friday 14 February 7.30pm

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Mark Simpson clarinet Amy Harman bassoon Elena Urioste violin Juan-Miguel Hernandez viola Laura van der Heijden cello Joseph Conyers double bass Alec Frank-Gemmill horn Tom Poster piano

Sunday 16 February 11.30am

Strauss Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders (arr. Franz Hasenöhrl) Fanny Mendelssohn Fantasia in G minor for cello and piano Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat Op. 70 Glinka Trio pathétique Schubert Piano Quintet in A D667 ‘The Trout’

Myaskovsky Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Op. 12 Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19

Andreas Brantelid cello Christian Ihle Hadland piano £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice In Memory of Peter Flatter

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

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James Ehnes violin Andrew Armstrong piano Beethoven Violin Sonata in F Op. 24 ‘Spring’; Violin Sonata in A Op. 30 No. 1; Violin Sonata in C minor Op. 30 No. 2 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concert in the Series Thursday 4 June 7.30pm Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Box Office: 020 7935 2141

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wigmore-hall.org.uk Sunday 16 February 7.30pm

Monday 17 February 1.00pm

Nicolas Namoradze piano

Daniel Müller-Schott cello Annika Treutler piano

Skryabin Piano Sonata No. 9 Op. 68 ‘Black Mass’ Bach Sinfonia No. 9 in F minor BWV795; Partita No. 6 in E minor BWV830 York Bowen 12 Studies Op. 46 Nicolas Namoradze Etudes I-VI (UK première) £20 £18 £14 £12 £10

Dvořák 4 Romantic Pieces Op. 75 (arr. Daniel Müller-Schott) Webern 3 kleine Stücke Op. 11 Franck Sonata in A (arr. Jules Delsart for cello and piano)

Presented by Honens International Piano Competition Debut series supported by The Azrieli Foundation

£16 concs £14

Monday 17 & Tuesday 18 February 11.00am – 3.30pm

Monday 17 February 7.30pm

Musical Portraits

Michael Collins Residency

For young people with Autism Spectrum Conditions

London Winds

We invite young people with Autism Spectrum Conditions to be inspired by paintings in the National Portrait Gallery, and to create their own works of art and music with inspiring visual artists alongside Ignite ensemble. For more information, and to apply for a place, contact Charlotte Cunningham at Turtle Key Arts on 020 8964 5060 or email charlotte@turtlekeyarts.org.uk Free (application required) In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery and Turtle Key Arts

Philippa Davies flute Gareth Hulse oboe Michael Collins clarinet, director Robin O’Neill bassoon Richard Watkins horn

Peter Sparks bass clarinet Michael McHale piano Ligeti 6 Bagatelles Janáček Mládi Thuille Sextet in B flat for piano and winds Op. 6 Mozart Quintet in E flat for piano and winds K452 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Events in the Series Tuesday 19 May 1.00pm Michael Collins Masterclass Tuesday 21 July 7.30pm

Nicolas Namoradze

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Tuesday 18 February 7.30pm

Wednesday 19 February 7.30pm

Anna Caterina Antonacci soprano Donald Sulzen piano

Pavel Haas Quartet Boris Giltburg piano

Respighi Deità silvane N Boulanger Versailles; Cantique; Soleils couchants; Chanson: Elle a vendu mon cœur; Mon cœur; From Les heures claires: Vous m’avez dit & C’était en juin Britten On This Island Op. 11 Poulenc Le travail du peintre £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Wednesday 19 February 10.30am – 3.30pm

Family Day: Handel & Hendrix Recommended for families with children aged 7-11 Explore the musical worlds of George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix with the help of Handel & Hendrix in London. Visit the rooms they lived in, discover what inspired them, and imagine the musical conversations between them before creating your own music, rounding off the day with a performance on the Wigmore Hall stage. Children £10 Adults £15

Prokofiev Sonata in C for 2 violins Op. 56; Suite from Romeo and Juliet Op. 64 (arr. Jiří Kabát for string quartet) Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57 £35 £30 £26 £22 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Thursday 20 February 11.00am – 12 noon

Relaxed Concert: The Bad Mood For ages 6 plus

TROUPE invites sound-makers everywhere to join them for an afternoon at Sonic HQ. HQ does its best to keep the world ticking tidily along, but when a Bad Mood arrives on the grid, HQ’s sound-makers find they haven’t a clue how to reach it. Join TROUPE in a playful musical adventure, featuring movement, storytelling and music by Bach, Ravel and Cage. Weaving together brand new poetry and music from across the ages, TROUPE presents an eclectic performance of humour, colour and invention. This relaxed concert is open to everyone aged 6 and over and provides an opportunity to hear live music in an informal environment. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement, and house lights remain up. Audience members can move in and out of the auditorium as they wish, and there is a designated quiet area. £5

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Friday 21 February 7.30pm

Leif Ove Andsnes piano Musicians from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor

Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478; Piano Trio in B flat K502; Fantasia in C minor K475; Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat K493 £50 £40 £30 £25 £18 Friday 21 February 10.15am and 11.45am

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

Byrd and Dowland Byrd Retire, my soul; Come woeful Orpheus; Come, let us rejoice unto our Lord; How vain the toils; Arise Lord into thy rest; Make ye joy to God; This day Christ was born; Sing we merrily; Come jolly swains; Crowned with flowers and lilies; This sweet and merry month of May a4; Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles; Turn our captivity, O Lord Dowland Disdain me still, that I may ever love; Welcome black night/Cease these false sports; Thou mighty God; In darkness let me dwell; Up merry mates; Sweet stay awhile; Galliard to Lachrimae; Shall I strive with words to move £60 £50 £40 £30 £18 Saturday 22 February 3.00pm – 4.00pm

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

Family Concert: Talking Drums

Children £7 Adults £5

Join percussionists Owen and Toby, otherwise known as O Duo, for a whistle stop tour through 350 years of music all played on percussion instruments. From Bach to bongos and beyond! Recommended for children aged 7-11 and their parents and carers to explore a magical soundworld of marimbas, vibraphones, glockenspiels and drums a-plenty.

Recommended for families with children aged 7-11

Arrive early for free arts activities in the Bechstein Room, run on a first come, first served basis. Drop in between 1.45pm and 2.30pm. Children £10 Adults £12 Leif Ove Andsnes © Gregor Hohenberg

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Saturday 22 February 7.30pm

Sunday 23 February 7.30pm

Artemis Quartet

Cédric Tiberghien: Beethoven Variations

Haydn String Quartet in C Op. 20 No. 2 Jörg Widmann String Quartet No. 7 ‘Studie über Beethoven’ (UK première) Beethoven String Quartet in B flat Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge Op. 133 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Sunday 23 February 11.30am

Meccore String Quartet Krzysztof Penderecki String Quartet No. 3 ‘Leaves of an unwritten diary’ Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor ‘From my life’ £16 concs £14 inc. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Sunday 23 February 3.00pm Britten Series

Julia Sitkovetsky soprano Roger Vignoles piano Debussy Clair de lune from Fêtes galantes Book I; Apparition; Le jet d’eau Britten The Poet’s Echo Op. 76 Strauss Einerlei; O wärst du mein; Befreit Rachmaninov 6 Songs Op. 38

Cédric Tiberghien piano Beethoven 5 Variations on ‘Rule Britannia’ in D WoO. 79 Feldman Last Pieces Beethoven 6 Variations on an Original Theme in G WoO. 77 Cage 7 Haiku Beethoven 9 Variations on a March by Dressler in C minor WoO. 63 George Crumb Processional Beethoven 12 Variations on ‘Menuet à la Viganò’ from Haibel’s Le nozze disturbate in C WoO. 68 Cage In a Landscape Beethoven 7 Variations on ‘God save the King’ in C WoO. 78 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Forthcoming Concert in the Series Thursday 2 July 7.30pm Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

Monday 24 February 1.00pm

Meta4 Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat Bartók String Quartet No. 1 BB52 £16 concs £14

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Wigmore Study Group: Beethoven Monday 24 February Thursday 27 February Monday 2 March All dates 3.00pm – 6.00pm Come and immerse yourself in the string quartets of Beethoven. To the 18th-century listener, the four-voice texture of the string quartet was closely associated with both the contrapuntal learned style and the art of conversation. He had always been fascinated by the minutiae of the instruments he wrote for, instructing himself in his Tagebuch to ‘share a meal with someone, where one can discuss this and that, instruments etc., violins, cellos...’. In this study series, we will look at works from all periods of the composer’s life, exploring his monumental contribution to the genre. The series is presented by composer Julian Philips, with pianist Laura Roberts, guest speakers and student performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Series ticket price £70 including 3 study sessions and a ticket for the evening concert on Monday 2 March Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle Ludvig van Beethoven © Joseph Karl Stieler

Monday 24 February 7.30pm

Adrian Brendel cello Joanna MacGregor piano Gildas Quartet 25th Annual Jacqueline du Pré Charity Concert Britten Cello Sonata in C Op. 65 Bridge Cello Sonata in D minor Freya Waley-Cohen New work (world première) Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor Op.57 £35 £30 £26 £22 £18 The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain (Reg. Charity No. 208879) Generously sponsored by Tarisio

Tuesday 25 February 7.30pm

The English Concert Nadja Zwiener violin Lisa Beznosiuk flute Tabea Debus recorder Sarah Humphrys recorder Laurence Cummings director, harpsichord

Bach Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D BWV1069; Sinfonia from Geist und Seele wird verwirret; Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D BWV1050; Sinfonia from Gott soll allein mein Herze haben; Concerto in D for 3 violins BWV1064R; Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G BWV1049 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18

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Wednesday 26 February 7.30pm

Thursday 27 February 7.30pm

Brahms Series

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Castalian String Quartet Cédric Tiberghien piano Schumann String Quartet in F Op. 41 No. 2 Brahms String Quartet in B flat Op. 67 Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Op. 44 £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Supported by the members of the Rubinstein Circle The Brahms Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund All concerts featuring the Castalian String Quartet in the 2019/20 Season are supported by a contribution from Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement

Thursday 27 February 3.00pm

Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas with Jonathan Biss Join Jonathan Biss in the Restaurant, where the pianist will discuss his Coursera lectures on Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. coursera.org/learn/Beethoven-piano-sonatas Free (ticket required)

G Gabrieli Exultavit cor meum (arr. Simon Cox) Strozzi Il Primo Libro de Madrigali (a selection) (arr. Matthew Knight) Lassus Lagrime di San Pietro (arr. Matthew Knight) Mendelssohn Organ Sonata in C minor Op. 65 No. 2 (arr. Simon Cox) C Schumann Piano Sonata in G minor (arr. Simon Cox) £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 Part of the U25s scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘UNDER 25s’

Friday 28 February 6.00pm

Bärenreiter Pre-Concert Talk Ever since conductor and musicologist Jonathan Del Mar embarked on his edition of the nine Beethoven symphonies in 1996, Bärenreiter has become, step by step, the premier Beethoven publishing house. Join Jonathan in the launch and presentation of the new Bärenreiter Urtext Edition of Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas. Free (ticket required) Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

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Saturday 29 February 10.15am and 11.45am

Beethoven Sonata Cycle

Chamber Tots: Growing in the Garden

Jonathan Biss piano Beethoven Piano Sonatas: No. 6 in F Op. 10 No. 2, No. 10 in G Op. 14 No. 2, No. 18 in E flat Op. 31 No. 3 & No. 29 in B flat Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’ £40 £35 £30 £25 £18 9.30pm

Post-Concert Talk with Jonathan Biss and Sally Beamish Following each concert in the Beethoven sonata cycle, Jonathan Biss will be joined by one of his favourite musicians to discuss the repertoire. Free (with evening concert ticket) Our Beethoven Celebration has been made possible thanks to a lead gift from André and Rosalie Hoffmann, the Foyle Foundation, and additional support from the Beethoven Circle

Isabelle Faust violin Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Bernhard Forck violin, leader Xenia Löffler oboe JS Bach Concerto in D minor for 2 violins BWV1043 CPE Bach Symphony in C Wq. 182 No. 3 JS Bach Concerto for violin and oboe in C minor BWV1060R (reconst. Wilfried Fischer); Violin Concerto in G minor BWV1056R reconstructed from Concerto in F minor for harpsichord; Trio Sonata in C BWV529 for 2 violins and continuo; Violin Concerto in D minor BWV1052R £50 £40 £30 £25 £18

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