Wigmore Hall Diary November 2016

November 2016

Igor Levit INSIDE: Borodin Quartet Le Concert d’Astrée & Emmanuelle Haïm Imogen Cooper Iestyn Davies & Thomas Dunford Emerson String Quartet Ensemble Modern Brigitte Fassbaender Masterclasses Kalichstein/Laredo/ Robinson Trio Dorothea Röschmann Sir András Schiff and many more

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

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Peter Dazeley

The right is reserved to substitute artists and vary programmes if necessary.

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Wigmore Hall • HRH The Duke of Kent, KG Royal Patron The Wigmore Hall Trust • Registered Charity No.1024838

Cover: Igor Levit © Gregor Hohenberg

Daniel Lebhardt piano

Kaupo Kikkas

YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2016 /17

Bach Italian Concerto in F BWV971 Thomas Adès Darknesse Visible Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 Hungarian-born pianist Daniel Lebhardt studied at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest with István Gulyás and Gyöngyi Keveházi and, since 2010, at the Royal Academy of Music with Christopher Elton and Pascal Nemirovski. Engagements this season have included recitals at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Merkin Concert Hall in New York, the Usedomer Festival in Finland and the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

‘He brought narrative sweep and youthful abandon to the piece, along with power, poetry and formidable technique’ Anthony Tomassini, The New York Times, March 2016 £13 concs £11

Daniel Lebhardt

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

YCAT is grateful for support from the Fresh Leaf Charitable Foundation, the Paul Woodhouse Fund, the Anthony Nesbitt Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series.

Tuesday 1 November 7.30 pm

Rosenblatt Recitals 2016/17

Simone Piazzola baritone Giuseppe Vaccaro piano

Victor Santiago

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Tuesday 1 November 1.00 pm

Tosti Non t’amo più!; 2 Chansons: Chanson de l’adieu; A vucchella Liszt Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto (piano solo) Tosti L’ultima canzone; La serenata Verdi L’esule Donizetti Vien, Leonora from La favorite; Cruda, funesta smania from Lucia di Lammermoor Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 S244 No. 2 Gounod Valentine’s Aria from Faust Verdi Il balen del suo sorriso from Il trovatore Awarded second prize in the 2013 Operalia competition, Simone Piazzola is an Italian baritone who displays ‘attractive warm colours and endless vocal lines’ (Bachtrack). With a burgeoning reputation built upon an affinity for the heavier Verdian roles, he makes his UK debut with a programme of predominantly Italian songs and opera.

Simone Piazzola

‘Simone Piazzola’s baritone has a gorgeous sound, solid and full, depicting a young and impulsive Don Carlo. He wowed the audience with his tasteful phrasing, revealing a great adherence to the character and acting with authority.’ Bachtrack ‘The young baritone Simone Piazzola, the production’s Rodrigo, was a model of robust tone and sensitive phrasing.’ The New York Times £30 £26 £22 £18 £16

Tickets also on sale for Rosenblatt Recitals on 26 September (Alek Shrader & Roger Vignoles) 10 October (Eleonora Buratto & Nazzareno Carusi) 10 January (Maria Katzarava, Stefano La Colla & Simon Lepper)

Giuseppe Vaccaro

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40th Anniversary Season

Kalichstein/Laredo/Robinson Trio Beethoven Piano Trio in Bb Op. 11 Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67 Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8 (revised version)

Christian Steiner

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Wednesday 2 November 7.30 pm

One of the world’s most distinguished piano trios, founded to perform at the inauguration of US President Carter in 1977, explores strikingly rich works in this programme, beginning with the creative struggles and expressive contrasts of Beethoven and Shostakovich. The Kalichstein/Laredo/Robinson Trio closes with Brahms’s youthful Piano Trio Op. 8, heavily revised by the composer in later life. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season Kalichstein/Laredo/Robinson Trio

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Thursday 3 November 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm Friday 4 November 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Brigitte Fassbaender Masterclasses One of Germany’s greatest singers, Brigitte Fassbaender received early encouragement from her actress mother and formative lessons from her father, the eminent baritone Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender.

She made her debut as a Page in Wagner’s Lohengrin in Munich in 1961. During a long and illustrious career, the mezzo-soprano performed at all of the world’s leading opera houses and cultivated exceptional qualities as a Lieder singer. She is also celebrated for masterclass sessions that delve deep into the nature of the expressive art of singing. Brigitte Fassbaender returns to Wigmore Hall to lead two days of masterclasses, working with a company of postgraduate students from UK conservatoires. £8 concs £6

Supported by The Hargreaves and Ball Trust

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Brigitte Fassbaender

Alexei Volodin piano SHAKESPEARE IN MUSIC

Marco Borggreve

Thursday 3 November 7.30 pm

Prokofiev Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet Op. 75 Mendelssohn/Rachmaninov Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Medtner Tale in C# minor Op. 35 No. 4 Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28 Alexei Volodin’s recital encompasses the unrestrained expressive range of Late Romantic Russian piano music. His Shakespeareanthemed first half embraces everything from the fourth of Medtner’s Op. 35 Skazki or ‘Tales’, based on a quote from King Lear, to the vitality and vibrant emotions of Prokofiev’s arrangements of ten pieces from his 1935 ballet Romeo and Juliet. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

London Pianoforte Series

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Alexei Volodin

Friday 4 November 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm

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Brigitte Fassbaender Masterclasses See 3 November for further details. £8 concs £6

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Friday 4 November 7.30 pm

Borodin Quartet Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9 in Eb Op. 117 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ The Borodin Quartet’s odyssey through the string quartets of Shostakovich and Beethoven continues with a shrewd combination of works. Shostakovich’s Ninth String Quartet confronts anxiety and despair to discover a final sense of defiance; Beethoven’s first ‘Razumovsky’ Quartet, meanwhile, offsets the sorrow of its slow movement with a joyful final hymn of praise. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

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

Ny Che/Goyang Aram Nuri Arts Center

Chamber Music Season

Borodin Quartet

Schubert From Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister: Heiß mich nicht reden; So laßt mich scheinen; Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt Schubert Mignon (Kennst du das Land); Nachtstück; Der König in Thule; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Gretchen im Zwinger (Gretchens Bitte) Songs by Schumann Mahler Rückert Lieder

Russell Duncan

Dorothea Röschmann soprano Malcolm Martineau piano

WDR/Jim Rakete

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Saturday 5 November 7.30 pm

Dorothea Röschmann Malcolm Martineau A regular guest at the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls, Dorothea Röschmann is blessed with the rare receptivity and imagination required to captivate listeners with her profoundly personal interpretations of words and music. She joins Malcolm Martineau to explore the dramatic intensity and compassion of songs by Schubert, Schumann and Mahler.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Song Recital Series/Schubert: The Complete Songs

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Endymion Mozart Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb K493 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115

Eamonn McCabe

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Sunday 6 November 11.30 am

From new commissions to landmarks of the classical repertoire, Endymion has made its mark as one of Britain’s finest chamber ensembles. This programme pairs Mozart’s high-spirited Piano Quartet No. 2, a pioneering work in the genre created in Vienna in 1786, with the lyrical warmth and spaciousness of Brahms’s late Clarinet Quintet. £13 concs £11 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice Endymion

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

SCHUBERT IN ENGLISH

Joanna Bergin

Roderick Williams baritone Christopher Glynn piano

Benjamin Ealovega

Sunday 6 November 3.00 pm

Schubert Winter Journey (Winterreise) London première of new English translation The narrative arc of Winterreise, supplied by Wilhelm Müller’s collection of 24 poems, follows a journey deep into the mysterious territory between life and death. Wigmore Hall’s Schubert in English project offers the chance to connect with the visionary imagery of the composer’s late work, performed here in a new translation by Jeremy Sams by two artists celebrated for their poetic empathy.

Roderick Williams

Christopher Glynn

All seats £15

This concert will be approximately 1 hour 20 minutes in duration, without an interval

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

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

Song Recital Series /Wigmore Hall Learning Event /Schubert in English

Borodin Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in A Op. 18 No. 5; String Quartet in F Op. 135 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 14 in F# Op. 142

Andy Staples

Sunday 6 November 7.30 pm

The Borodin Quartet begins with the fifth of Beethoven’s ground-breaking Op. 18 quartets, inspired by Mozart yet strikingly original in style and content, before turning to the exquisitely subtle String Quartet in F Op. 135, the composer’s final work in the genre. Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 14, another late work, resonates with the subtle humour of Beethoven’s Op. 135. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season/Borodin Quartet: Beethoven and Shostakovich Cycle

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Borodin Quartet

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello Martin Helmchen piano Bach Viola da gamba Sonata No. 3 in G minor BWV1029 Stravinsky Suite italienne for cello and piano Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38 Since making her international breakthrough as winner of the 2005 Rostropovich Cello Competition, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker has become one of the most sought after performers of her generation. She is joined for this recital of characterful cello masterworks by the young German pianist Martin Helmchen, a former BBC New Generation Artist.

Russell Duncan

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Benjamin Ealovega

Monday 7 November 1.00 pm

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

Martin Helmchen

£13 concs £11

Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity.

To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Monday 7 November 7.30 pm

Igor Levit piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor Op. 10 No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor Op. 49 No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 20 in G Op. 49 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Op. 54; Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ ‘What other composer has covered, within his life, such vast musical distances?’ asks Alfred Brendel about Beethoven. Igor Levit’s recital underlines the point, encompassing everything from the subtle humour and technical brilliance of the two-movement Piano Sonata in F Op. 54 to the driving intensity of Op. 10 No. 1 and tragic demeanour of the ‘Appassionata’.

Returns only

Supported by Simon Ludlam and William de Winton

Simon Jay Price

London Pianoforte Series /Beethoven Cycle: Igor Levit

Igor Levit

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Russell Duncan

Paul Gosney

Samling 20th Anniversary Masterclass Sir Thomas Allen baritone Yvonne Kenny soprano Malcolm Martineau piano with Samling Artists

Sussie Ahlburg

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Tuesday 8 November 1.00 pm – 3.30 pm

Yvonne Kenny

Sir Thomas Allen

Malcolm Martineau

Samling has a long-established reputation for nurturing embryonic potential and setting a course to professional brilliance through its international Artist Programme. This masterclass showcases some of the brightest of its most recent discoveries. £8 concs £6

Song Recital Series/Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Tuesday 8 November 7.30 pm

Kiandra Howarth

Raphaelle Photography Paul-Foster Williams

Actor to be announced

SAMLING 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE ‘THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN’

Andrew-Foster Williams

CHILDHOOD – Ives The Children’s Hour Schumann Marienwürmchen Poulenc From La courte paille: Ba, be, bi, bo, bu; Les anges musiciens; Le carafon; Lune d’avril

Ruth Atkinson Photography

Benjamin Appl Kaupo Kikkas

INFANCY – Britten A Cradle Song; The Nurse’s Song Warlock My sweet little darling Schubert Wiegenlied (D498)

David Butt Philip

Kathryn Rudge David Jerusalem

Kiandra Howarth soprano Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano David Butt Philip tenor Benjamin Appl baritone Andrew Foster-Williams baritone James Baillieu piano Ian Tindale piano

Sussie Ahlburg

Sir Thomas Allen baritone Malcolm Martineau piano Samling Artists

Ian Tindale James Baillieu THE LOVER – Schubert Licht und Liebe Liszt Pace non trovo; Benedetto sia’l giorno Quilter It was a lover and his lass Britten Foggy Dew; Soldier, won’t you marry me?

THE SOLDIER – Schubert Kriegers Ahnung Schumann Der Soldat Wolf Der Soldat I & II Fauré Les berceaux Poulenc Bleuet Barber I hear an army THE JUSTICE – Lehmann Fury Said to a Mouse William Bolcom Amor Gilbert & Sullivan When I, Good Friends, Was Called to the Bar OLD AGE – Brahms O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück; Alte Liebe Barber The Secrets of the Old Copland Going to Heaven!

OBLIVION/SECOND INFANCY – Schubert Nachtstück; Des Tages Weihe Readings of selected works by Shakespeare Since its foundation in 1996 Samling has brought together world-class artists with some of the finest emerging singers and pianists. This 20th Anniversary concert, performed by Samling’s Patron Sir Thomas Allen, Malcolm Martineau and a gathering of Samling Artists from over the years, takes Shakespeare’s ‘Seven Ages of Man’ as its theme and explores ‘this strange eventful history’ through song. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

DINE WITH THE ARTISTS There are a limited number of tickets for best concert and masterclass seats with a special post-concert sparkling reception and supper with the artists, priced at £125. Available exclusively from Samling on 01434 602885 or by email to enquiries@samling.org.uk.

Song Recital Series

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Christian Zacharias piano Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor D537 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor Op. 90; Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109 Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6

Felvégi Andrea

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Wednesday 9 November 7.30 pm

Recognised universally for the perception, sensitivity and heartfelt honesty of his interpretations as pianist and conductor, Christian Zacharias has developed a devoted Wigmore Hall following. This recital comprises works of supreme quality, complete with the intimate introspection of Beethoven’s Op. 109 and Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze, contrasting studies of high-spirited impetuosity and poetic reflection. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

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

London Pianoforte Series

Final of the 2016 Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition The four finalists of this year’s competition will perform a 45–50 minute programme of their own choice including the compulsory work, Schumann’s ‘Der Dichter spricht’ from Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 13.

The Jaques Samuel Pianos Competition has taken place annually since 1996 and is open to all students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.

All seats £8 (Free to Friends of Wigmore Hall)

There will be a lunch interval at 12.00 noon – 1.00 pm and the winner will be announced at 3.00 pm Sponsored by Fazioli and S.W. Mitchell Capital LLP

Iestyn Davies countertenor Thomas Dunford lute JOHN DOWLAND – ‘A DELIGHTFUL THING’

Charles Plumey

Thursday 10 November 7.30 pm Benjamin Ealovega

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Thursday 10 November 10.00 am – 3.30 pm

Dowland Preludium (for solo lute); All ye whom love or fortune hath betray’d; Mrs Winters Jump (for solo lute); Behold a wonder here; Come away, come sweet love; A fancy (for solo lute); Time stands still; My thoughts are winged with hopes; Say, love if ever thou didst find; I saw my lady weep; Flow my tears; Sorrow, stay, lend true Iestyn Davies Thomas Dunford repentant tears; Shall I strive with words to move; The King of Denmark Galliard (for solo lute); Can she excuse my wrongs; In darkness let me dwell; Semper Dowland semper dolens (for solo lute); Go, crystal tears; Come again, sweet love doth now invite; Now, O now I needs must part Iestyn Davies won the 2014 Gramophone Recital Award for Arise my muse, his second album for Wigmore Hall Live.

The acclaimed countertenor recently named Thomas Dunford as ‘One to Watch’ in The Spectator. ‘He manages to draw everybody in’, he wrote. ‘That’s a really special talent.’ Their evolving duo partnership holds the power to delight critics and audiences alike.

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Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Song Recital Series/Early Music and Baroque Series

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MUSIC IN THE ROUND WEEKEND Based in Sheffield and founded by the late, great Peter Cropper, Music in the Round is the country’s leading chamber music promoter outside of London. Renowned for its innovative, informal and engaging performances, we are delighted to welcome its resident group Ensemble 360 to the Wigmore Hall stage for this special weekend, which explores the highly charged, often turbulent chamber music of Robert Schumann and the ever-youthful compositions of Felix Mendelssohn, alongside composers who influenced them, and were influenced by them.

Friday 11 November 7.30 pm Ensemble 360 Saturday 12 November 11.00 am – 12 noon Family Concert Saturday 12 November 5.45 pm – 6.45 pm Pre-Concert Talk Saturday 12 November 7.30 pm Ensemble 360 Sunday 13 November 11.30 am Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 Bach Trio Sonata in C minor from The Musical Offering BWV1079 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49 Robert Schumann 3 Romances Op. 94 Clara Schumann Romance in Db Op. 22 No. 1; Romance in G minor Op. 22 No. 2 Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in Eb Op. 44

David Shapiro

Friday 11 November 7.30 pm

To launch Music in the Round’s weekend at Wigmore Hall, celebrating Leipzig’s potent contribution to creative invention and musical artistry, its resident Ensemble 360 reveals the links between Bach and Mendelssohn, and goes on to explore Robert and Clara Schumann’s profound spiritual and emotional partnership. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15 Ensemble 360

Chamber Music Season

The Fantastic City of Music Andrew J Smith presenter Ensemble 360 FAMILY CONCERT For ages 5 plus In a concert full of interaction and entertainment, members of the dynamic Ensemble 360 are joined by presenter Andrew J Smith to introduce the whole family to some of the most adored music and musicians of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including works by Schumann, Bach and Mendelssohn. With specially designed resources to download and explore before and after the concert, this is a perfect opportunity to discover and enjoy this inspirational music in an informal environment.

Children £8 Adults £10

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

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Simon Jay Price

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Saturday 12 November 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

Saturday 12 November 5.45 pm – 6.45 pm

Illustrated Pre-Concert Talk ‘Stylistically conservative and expressively reserved.’ Does this assessment of Mendelssohn’s writing, by musicologist and critic Richard Taruskin, stand up in the face of an analysis of the composer’s late, emotionally driven String Quartet Op. 80? Professor Julian Horton considers the arguments with musical illustrations from Ensemble 360. £4

Wigmore Hall Learning Event Saturday 12 November 7.30 pm Benjamin Ealovega

Ensemble 360 Reinecke Trio in A for oboe, horn and piano Op. 188 Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45 Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80 Versatility and excellence propelled Carl Reinecke’s success as composer, pianist, conductor, administrator, writer and influential teacher. His Trio in A Op. 188, completed in Leipzig in 1887, provides a compelling preface to the Violin Sonata No. 3 by Reinecke’s pupil Edvard Grieg. Works by Reinecke’s teachers Schumann and Mendelssohn add to the programme’s network of musical and personal connections.

Ensemble 360

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season Sunday 13 November 11.30 am

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Ensemble 360 Bach Flute Sonata in E minor BWV1034 Mendelssohn Capriccio in E minor Op. 81 No. 3 Gade Fantasiestücke Op. 43 Schumann Piano Quartet in Eb Op. 47 Leipzig’s prosperous merchants supported a rich musical culture. Recent scholarship suggests that Bach wrote his Flute Sonata in E minor during his early years in the city. Copenhagen-born Niels Gade, who succeeded Mendelssohn as director of the Leipzig Conservatory in 1847, modelled his Fantasiestücke Op. 43 on pioneering ‘fantasy pieces’ by his friend Schumann. £13 concs £11 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice

Supported by John and Amy Ford

Benjamin Ealovega

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

Ensemble 360

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Emerson String Quartet 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONCERT Beethoven String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’ Mark-Anthony Turnage Shroud* (UK première) Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 in E b minor Op. 30

Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

Sunday 13 November 7.30 pm

*Co-commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Meany Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington, Chamber Music Houston, Tuesday Musical Association, Segerstom Centre for the Arts, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Stiftung Berliner Philharmoniker, and by Wigmore Hall with the generous support of Peter and Sonia Field

Beethoven’s ‘Serioso’ Quartet of 1810 earned its nickname by exploring conditions of confrontation, emotional turmoil and deep anxiety. The Emerson String Quartet, recently described as ‘electrifying’ by The New York Times, moves from the ‘Serioso’ to the UK première of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Shroud, specially written for the acclaimed American ensemble.

Emerson String Quartet

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

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

Chamber Music Season/Contemporary Music Series Monday 14 November 1.00 pm

Cuarteto Quiroga Javier Perianes piano Granados Piano Quintet Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34 Spanish pianist Javier Perianes has attracted rave reviews and prestigious engagements in recent seasons. His collaboration with the Cuarteto Quiroga, strongly forged in performance and the recording studio, continues with a programme complete with the expressive Piano Quintet by Granados, a wonderfully ripe Late Romantic work at times evocative of Franck and Dvorˇák. £13 concs £11

Josep Molina

Josep Molina

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Cuarteto Quiroga

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Javier Perianes

Giorgia Bertazzi

Shakespeare settings for voice and lute by Johnson, Byrd, Morley and Wilson Shakespeare settings for voice and piano by Britten, Warlock, Gurney, Poulenc, Tippett, Quilter, Finzi and Korngold Stravinsky Three Songs from William Shakespeare (for voice, flute, clarinet and viola)

Kaupo Kikkas

Sir Antonio Pappano

Ian Bostridge

Lawrence Power

Michael Collins

Adam Walker Benjamin Ealovega

Sim Canetty-Clarke

SHAKESPEARE SONGS

Musacchio & Ianniello /EMI Classics

Ian Bostridge tenor Sir Antonio Pappano piano Adam Walker flute Michael Collins clarinet Lawrence Power viola Elizabeth Kenny lute

Benjamin Ealovega

Monday 14 November 7.30 pm

Elizabeth Kenny

Shakespeare’s peerless feeling for the music of the English language has inspired countless composers, from those who set the Bard’s verse during his lifetime to musicians as diverse as Britten, Finzi, Korngold and Stravinsky. Ian Bostridge and Sir Antonio Pappano, together with four outstanding chamber musicians, delve into the rich Shakespeare legacy here, marking the playwright’s quarter-centenary with a delectable programme of works written for Jacobean productions, Restoration revivals and the modern concert hall.

Returns only

Song Recital Series Monday 14 November 9.45 pm

Artists in Conversation Following the concert, Ian Bostridge and Sir Antonio Pappano discuss the programme as well as their lives and careers as performers, alongside writer and musicologist Nigel Simeone.

Free to concert ticket holders (no ticket required for this event)

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Le Concert d’Astrée Emmanuelle Haïm conductor

Guillaume Mirand

Wigmore Hall Debut

Marianne Rosenstiehl

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Tuesday 15 November 7.30 pm

GRAN PARTITA Mozart Selections from Le nozze di Figaro (arr. Alfredo Bernardini) Mozart Serenade in Bb for winds K361 ‘Gran Partita’

Emmanuelle Haïm

Le Concert d’Astrée

Emmanuelle Haïm’s vocal and period-instrument ensemble, Le Concert d’Astrée, owns a collective wealth of understanding and practical experience in the performance of Baroque and early Classical music. Above all the group takes its lead from its founder-conductor’s dynamic musicianship, inspired by Haïm’s imaginative engagement with the bold rhetorical gestures of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century works, and the absolute conviction of her interpretations. They make their Wigmore Hall debut with a beguiling all-Mozart programme, crowned by the majestic ‘Gran Partita’ for twelve wind instruments and double bass, probably written for the clarinettist Anton Stadler and a dozen other musicians employed by Vienna’s Imperial Court Theatre. £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Supported by Dunard Fund

Early Music and Baroque Series

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Van Kuijk Quartet and Rachel Leach: Melodies

www.benjaminharte.co.uk

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Wednesday 16 November 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

KEY STAGE 3 SCHOOLS CONCERT

Join the members of the Van Kuijk Quartet, winners of the first prize (The Harry M Weinrebe Prize) at the 2015 Wigmore Hall International Van Kuijk Quartet Rachel Leach String Quartet Competition, as they perform a dynamic concert exploring the string quartet and its vast and varied repertoire. Alongside presenter Rachel Leach, the quartet performs a wide range of pieces by composers ranging from Ravel to Smetana. Designed to support, complement and extend the Key Stage 3 curriculum, bookers also receive a teachers’ resource pack ahead of the concert. £3.50 Book through the Learning department on 020 7258 8240

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Tim Garland

Thomas Gould

Programme to include: Chick Corea Crystal Silence; Continuance Tim Garland Re-Focus for saxophone and strings (world première)

TIM GARLAND CELEBRATES STAN GETZ AND CHICK COREA In his 50th birthday year, saxophonist and composer Tim Garland performs a host of world premières for the EFG London Jazz Festival.

Yuri Goloubev

Asaf Sirkis

Venetia van Hoorne Alkema

Tim Garland saxophone Thomas Gould violin Sacconi Quartet Yuri Goloubev double bass Asaf Sirkis drums

Aga Tomaszek

Wednesday 16 November 7.30 pm

Chick Corea recognised Tim’s talent 17 years ago, and since then they have Sacconi Quartet toured the world together. In this concert Tim will perform his own arrangements of classic Chick Corea pieces such as ‘Crystal Silence’. We will also be treated to a reinvented version of Stan Getz’s 1961 underground hit ‘Focus’ through Tim’s own suite ‘Re-Focus’, created in response to Stan Getz’s personal favourite release. This version for saxophone and strings will feature Thomas Gould, the Sacconi Quartet, Asaf Sirkis and Yuri Golobev alongside Tim, and includes a completely transcribed piece which is faithful to Stan’s original solo.

‘Sure footed virtuosity … a dazzling standard’ The Times; ‘Formidable and devastatingly creative’ Guardian; ‘His level of genius is rare’ Chick Corea £25 £23 £20 £18 £15

Presented by EFG London Jazz Festival

Imogen Cooper piano Janácˇek From On an Overgrown Path Book 1: No. 5 ‘They Chattered Like Swallows’; No. 4 ‘The Madonna of Frydek’ & No. 10 ‘The barn owl has not flown away!’ Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6 Debussy La puerta del vino from Préludes Book II; La soirée dans Grenade from Estampes Falla Homenaje pour ‘Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy’ Albéniz From Iberia: El Albaicín; Evocación; El Puerto & Fête-Dieu à Séville

Sussie Ahlburg

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Thursday 17 November 7.30 pm

Hailed by the Guardian as ‘a pianist who has [always] put the music before Imogen Cooper technique’, Imogen Cooper offers a programme shot through with poetic nuance. She opens with three folksong-inspired miniatures from Janácˇek’s On an Overgrown Path, moves through the striking emotional contrasts of Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze, and closes with Albéniz’s virtuoso evocations of Spain. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

London Pianoforte Series

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Friday 18 November 7.30 pm

Young Musicians from The Purcell School Joe Parks percussion Polina Makhina violin Daniel Swani recorder Francesca Lauri piano Mackenzie Kavanagh piano Toshimitsu Tanaka Two movements for marimba Ricardo Coelho de Souza Canções Infantis 2nd and 3rd movements only Ysaÿe Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 27 No. 3 ‘Ballade’ Shostakovich Four Preludes Op. 34 (arr. Tsyganov) Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe Caprice after a study ‘En forme de valse’ Op. 52 No. 6 A pupil of The Purcell School Anon Medieval Dances Messiaen Le merle noir Ian Clarke The Great Train Race Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 György Kurtág From Játékok Book I: Prelude and Waltz in C; Little Chorale I; Hommage à Paganini Dohnányi Rhapsody in G Op. 11 No. 3 Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor D537 Kreisler/Rachmaninov Liebesleid This solo showcase recital is given by talented Young Musicians from The Purcell School, the UK’s oldest specialist music school. The school holds the UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal in recognition of its unique contribution to music, education and international culture; alumni include Oliver Knussen CBE, Yevgeny Sudbin, Catrin Finch and BBC Young Musician of the Year winners, Nicholas Daniel, Lara Melda and Martin James Bartlett.

‘It gives me great hope for the future of the music profession when I hear what these young people are capable of’ Sir Simon Rattle CBE All seats £15 The Purcell School (Reg. Charity No. 312855)

K Leighton

Wigmore Hall Chamber Ensemble in Residence

Nash Ensemble Schubert Three Marches Militaires D733 for piano duet Bartók Duos for 2 violins (selection) Kodály Duo for violin and cello Op. 7 The Nash Ensemble’s Austro-Hungarian evening double bill begins with Schubert’s three Marches Militaires for piano duet – the first of which features one of the composer’s best-known tunes – followed by folk-inspired string duos by the two fathers of modern Hungarian music, Bartók and Kodály.

All seats £5

Chamber Music Season/Nash Ensemble: Vienna and its Empire

Nash Ensemble

Ian Brown

Simon Crawford-Phillips

Brahms Hungarian Dances for piano duet Liszt Elégie for cello, piano, harp and harmonium S130; Romance oubliée (for viola and piano) S132 Dohnányi Sextet in C Op. 37 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115

Lawrence Power Keith Saunders

Nash Ensemble Ian Brown piano Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Lawrence Power viola Richard Hosford clarinet

Sussie Ahlburg

Wigmore Hall Chamber Ensemble in Residence

Keith Saunders

Saturday 19 November 7.30 pm Clive Barda

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Saturday 19 November 6.00 pm

This programme includes music by two Hungarian pianist-composers, complete with Liszt’s rarely heard chamber works and Erno˝ Dohnányi’s extrovert Sextet, framed with a selection of Brahms’s Hungarian Dances, arrangements of gypsy tunes that he knew and loved from childhood, and his masterly late Clarinet Quintet, with its gypsy-influenced slow movement.

Richard Hosford

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season/Nash Ensemble: Vienna and its Empire

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Maximilian Hornung* cello Hisako Kawamura piano

Hirofumi Isaka

Wigmore Hall Debut*

Marco Borggreve

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Sunday 20 November 11.30 am

Schumann 5 Stücke im Volkston Op. 102 Webern Two Pieces for cello and piano; Drei kleine Stücke Op. 11 Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Op. 99 Prestigious record prizes and other honours, the Young Artist Award 2015 of the European Foundation for Culture among them, have come to Maximilian Hornung in recent years.

Maximilian Hornung Hisako Kawamura The young German cellist traces the creative lines and points of contrast between Schumann and Webern, and Webern and Brahms in his Wigmore Hall debut recital. £13 concs £11 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

Luca Pisaroni bass-baritone Maciej Pikulski piano

Cate Pisaroni

Sunday 20 November 7.30 pm

Schubert Der Schiffer (D536); Memnon; Fahrt zum Hades; Auf der Donau Beethoven Lied aus der Ferne; Der Kuss; Ich liebe dich; Adelaide Mendelssohn Neue Liebe; Gruß! (Op. 19a No. 5); Morgengruß; Allnächtlich im Traume; Auf Flügeln des Gesanges; Reiselied (Op. 34 No. 6) Schubert From Schwanengesang: Der Atlas; Ihr Bild; Das Fischermädchen; Die Stadt; Am Meer; Der Doppelgänger Schubert Schäfers Klagelied; Grenzen der Menschheit; Ganymed; Erlkönig; Willkommen und Abschied

Luca Pisaroni

Maciej Pikulski

The charismatic power and poise of Luca Pisaroni’s voice have inspired audiences at the world’s leading opera houses, concert halls and festivals. The Venezuelan-born Italian bass-baritone is joined by pianist Maciej Pikulski to explore the dialogue between voice and piano in works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Schubert. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Song Recital Series

Garrick Ohlsson piano Smetana Czech Dances: Polka in A minor; Hulán (Lancer); Obkrocˇák (Stepping Dance); Slepicˇka (The Little Hen); Furiant Falla 4 piezas españolas: Aragonesa; Cubana; Montañesa; Andaluza Falla Fantasia baetica

Mark McBeth

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Monday 21 November 1.00 pm

Smetana and Falla’s keyboard compositions harbour strong flavours of the folk music of their respective homelands. Garrick Ohlsson offers an exquisitely balanced menu of pieces from Smetana’s second book of Czech Dances, written not long after the composer realised his deafness was incurable, and Falla’s Cuatro piezas españolas of 1906–09, key works in the revival of Spanish nationalism. £13 concs £11

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Garrick Ohlsson

Monday 21 November 7.30 pm

The Monday Platform

Pelléas Ensemble: Henry Roberts flute Luba Tunnicliffe viola Oliver Wass harp

Hannah Morgan oboe Daniel King Smith piano Dubois Terzettino Rameau Pièces de clavecin en concerts Britten Suite for harp Op. 83 Poulenc Sonata for oboe and piano Silvestrini From Six Études for Oboe: Hôtel des Roches noires à Trouville; Scène de Plage – Ciel d’orage Telemann Fantaisie No. 7 in D Clara Schumann Die gute Nacht Vaughan Williams Orpheus with his lute Schubert Nacht und Träume Damase Rhapsodie for oboe and piano Misha Mullov-Abbado Three Meditation Songs (London première) Ravel Sonatine (arr. for flute, viola and harp by Salzedo)

Pelléas Ensemble

This concert showcases artists selected by audition earlier in the year to join the Young Artists’ Platform scheme. The Pelléas Ensemble, formed Hannah Morgan Daniel King Smith at GSMD in 2011, has achieved success in many competitions in the last year, including both the Grand Prize and the Audience Prize in the St Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Music Competition, 1st Prize at the British Harp Chamber Music Competition and finalists in the ROSL Chamber Music Competition.

Oboist Hannah Morgan, a graduate of RAM, has been a member of the Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic since 2014, with whom she has performed regularly under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle and other eminent conductors.

Her work with the orchestra has included European tours, recordings, and live television and cinema broadcasts. £20 £18 £14 £12 £10 Promoted by The Friends of Young Artists Platform

Supported by the Tillett Trust and the Milton Grundy Foundation

ODE FOR SAINT CECILIA’S DAY

Richard Shymansky

Andy Staples

Joanne Lunn

Tim Mead

Nicholas Mulroy

Matthew Brook

David Barbou

Dunedin Consort John Butt director Joanne Lunn soprano Tim Mead countertenor Nicholas Mulroy tenor Matthew Brook bass-baritone

Andrew Redpath

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Tuesday 22 November 7.30 pm

Purcell Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day) Z339 Purcell Selections from The Tempest: Neptune Masque interspersed with Locke Selections from The Tempest Purcell Hail, bright Cecilia (Ode for Saint Cecilia’s Day) Z328 Wigmore Hall celebrates St Cecilia on her annual festival with the greatest of Purcell’s Odes. Hail, bright Cecilia, the Ode for St Cecilia’s Day 1692, belongs to a distinctive John Butt and the Dunedin Consort English tradition of honouring music’s patron saint. Purcell here enriches Nicholas Brady’s sonorous verse with music packed with expressive subtleties, tonal variety and compelling textural contrasts. John Butt and his Dunedin Consort, acclaimed for their interpretations of masterworks

by Bach and Handel, invariably find fresh ways of bringing Baroque music to life. They recently added Hail, bright Cecilia to their repertoire and developed their interpretation with a series of concerts in 2015. £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2016 /17 Wigmore Series

Early Music and Baroque Series

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Wednesday 23 November 7.30 pm

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Truls Mørk cello Håvard Gimse piano Grieg Intermezzo in A minor for cello and piano Janácˇek Pohádka Bridge Cello Sonata in D minor Sibelius Four Pieces Op. 78 Grieg Cello Sonata in A minor Op. 36 Two of Norway’s foremost artists join forces for this recital of masterworks for cello and piano, including the folk music-influenced substance of Grieg’s Cello Sonata of 1882–83 and Janácˇek’s Pohádka. Their programme also includes the light-hearted melodic lines of Grieg’s early Intermezzo and joyful charm of Sibelius’s Four Pieces Op. 78 of 1915–17. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Johs Boe

Jon Andersen

Chamber Music Season

Truls Mørk

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Håvard Gimse

Thursday 24 November 1.00 pm

Lisa Peacock Presents Thursday Lunchtime Showcases

Trio from London International Players Daniel Röhn violin Ana de la Vega flute Lauma Skride piano Bach Trio Sonata in C minor BWV1079 for flute, violin & piano from The Musical Offering Poulenc Sonata for flute and piano Debussy Prélude a l’après-midi d’une faune for flute, violin & piano (arr. Jascha Heifetz) Brahms Scherzo from F.A.E. Sonata; Hungarian Dance No. 17 (arr. Kreisler) Bizet Carmen Fantasy for flute, violin & piano (arr. D. Röhn) Members of the dynamic London International Players, Daniel Röhn, one of the leading violinists of his generation, who was awarded the ‘Rising Star’ award in 2005, is joined by the ensemble’s founder and artistic director, flautist Ana de la Vega, and highly acclaimed pianist Lauma Skride; all three perform worldwide as soloists with orchestras and in chamber music venues.

Trio from London International Players

‘Rendered in vivid colours, brilliantly placed and combining striking individual virtuosity …’ The Strad ‘Outstanding ... out of the top drawer’ Musical Opinion (Wigmore Hall debut) £15 concs £13 20% discount when you book for 3 or more concerts in this series (see further dates below) Lisa Peacock Concert Management Ltd

Tickets also on sale for Thursday Lunchtime Showcases on 15 September (Australia Piano Quartet), 13 October (Florian Heinisch), 19 January (Mariam Batsashvili), 16 February (Trio Gewandt) and 16 March (Sophie Rosa & Benjamin Powell)

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Schubert Leichenfantasie; Das war ich (D174a); Das war ich (D174b) (fragment); Der Morgenstern (D172) (fragment); Die erste Liebe; Jägers Abendlied I; Grablied; Der Fischer; Abends unter der Linde I & II; Lob des Tokayers; Punschlied: im Norden zu singen; Der Vatermörder; An Rosa I & II; Fischerlied (D351); Stuart Jackson Die Einsiedelei (D393); Lied (Ins stille Land); Fischerlied II; Die Einsiedelei (D563); Des Fräuleins Liebeslauschen; Doch im Getümmel der Schlacht; Wenn ich dich, Holde, sehe; Totengräber-Weise; Fischerweise

Marcus Farnsworth Kaupo Kikkas

Martin Sigmund

Stuart Jackson tenor Marcus Farnsworth baritone James Baillieu piano

Benjamin Ealovega

Thursday 24 November 7.30 pm

Two ballads from 1811, ‘Leichenfantasie’ and ‘Der Vatermörder’, introduce each half of this programme, setting the scene for Stuart Jackson and Marcus Farnsworth’s shared Schubert recital. The chosen songs include a strong storytelling element, present not least in the two settings of ‘Das war ich’ and of Goethe’s captivating ‘Jägers Abendlied’ and ‘Der Fischer’. £36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Song Recital Series/Schubert: The Complete Songs

James Baillieu

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Maurice Foxall

Ensemble Modern Jonathan Berman conductor

George Garnier

Friday 25 November 7.30 pm

Alexander Goehr Manere 1, 2, 3 (world première) Stockhausen Zeitmasze Oliver Knussen Ophelia Dances Book I Op. 13 Alexander Goehr Verschwindendes Wort Alexander Goehr’s family moved from Germany to Britain soon after his birth in 1932. His formative musical and cultural experiences were provided by his father, the Alexander Goehr Jonathan Berman conductor and Schoenberg pupil Walter Goehr, and his mother, an accomplished pianist. He attracted attention in the 1950s as a founding member of the Manchester New Music Group, together with fellow students Harrison Birtwistle, Peter Maxwell Davies and John Ogdon. Goehr’s influence as composer and teacher runs deep in the musical life of Britain and beyond. Ensemble Modern celebrates his compelling synthesis of modernist and traditional ideas in a programme that includes the world première of Manere 1, 2, 3. £30 £25 £20 £15 £10

Katrin Schilling

Chamber Music Season/Contemporary Music Series

Ensemble Modern

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Arditti Quartet Lutosławski String Quartet Hanna Kulenty String Quartet No. 6* (world première) Philippe Manoury String Quartet No. 4 ‘Fragmenti’ (UK première) Donatoni La Souris sans Sourire

Iñigo Ináñez

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Saturday 26 November 7.30 pm

*Co-commissioned by De Doelen Rotterdam, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

The Arditti Quartet adds the work of Hanna Kulenty to its extensive repertoire list with the world première of the Polish composer’s Sixth String Quartet. The Ardittis also introduce Philippe Manoury’s ‘Fragmenti’ to the UK, presented alongside the playful musical gestures of Franco Donatoni’s La Souris sans Sourire.

Arditti Quartet

£30 £25 £20 £15 £10

Chamber Music Season/Contemporary Music Series

Susie Knoll

Tai Murray violin Silke Avenhaus piano

Julia Wesely

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Sunday 27 November 11.30 am

Tartini Sonata in G minor ‘The Devil’s Trill’ (arr. Kreisler) Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13 Suk Four pieces for violin and piano Op. 17 Tai Murray, a BBC New Generation Artist from 2008 to 2010, is known for the subtlety and nuance of her phrasing and a tone that explores the full spectrum of violin colours. The Chicago-born musician has been described by The New York Times as ‘superb’, a judgement echoed widely in superlative reviews of her concert performances and recordings.

Tai Murray

Silke Avenhaus

£13 concs £11 incl. programme and coffee/sherry /juice

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert Sunday 27 November 7.30 pm

Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition Winner’s Recital

Gen Li piano Bach Prelude and Fugue in F BWV880 from The Well-tempered Clavier Book II Debussy Images Series 2 Albéniz El Albaicín from Iberia Book 3 Liszt Au lac de Wallenstadt from Années de pèlerinage S160; Waltz No. 1 S514 Tchaikovsky Dumka: Russian rustic scene Op. 59 Lowell Liebermann Gargoyles Op. 29 Stephen Montague Mira Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in Bb Op. 83 This debut recital is the winner’s prize for the 2015 Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition. Described as ‘the golden fingers’ by BBC Radio 3 presenter Sean Rafferty, Gen has won numerous prizes in piano competitions and has performed at some of the world's finest venues, receiving high praise from both public and critics alike.

Gen Li

All seats £15

Sponsored by Fazioli and S.W. Mitchell Capital LLP

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Ilker Arcayürek* tenor Simon Lepper piano

Josh Bryant

Carreon Lopez

Wigmore Hall Debut*

Schubert Ganymed; Schäfers Klagelied; Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt; Am Flusse (D766); Auf dem See; Der Musensohn Schumann Dichterliebe A memorable finalist in the 2015 Cardiff Singer of the World competition, Ilker Arcayürek has been selected as a BBC New Generation Artist for 2015 to 2017.

The Turkish tenor makes his Wigmore Hall debut with an irresistible programme of songs by Schubert and the emotionally turbulent world of Schumann’s Dichterliebe.

Ilker Arcayürek

Simon Lepper

£13 concs £11

Ilker Arcayürek is a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Lucy Crowe

Francesco Cavalli’s La Calisto, first performed in Venice in 1651, blends comedy and tragedy with music of sensuous beauty and irresistible charm.

The opera’s libretto is based on the Tim Mead Rachel Kelly Pamela Helen Stephen ancient Greek myth of the nymph Callisto as related by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Its modern revival at the 1970 Glyndebourne Festival created a wave of interest in Baroque opera that continues to grow today, driven by the energy and artistic vision Andrew Tortise Sam Furness Jake Arditti of groups such as La Nuova Musica and its director David Bates, who made his critically acclaimed US debut in 2014 conducting La Calisto with Cincinnati Opera.

Maximilian Van London

James Platt

Gerard Collett

David Bates

James Newby Jan Rebuschat

Benjamin Ealovega

Marco Borggreve

Maximilian Van London

La Nuova Musica

Andy Staples

Cavalli La Calisto

Benjamin Ealovega

La Nuova Musica David Bates director Lucy Crowe soprano (Calisto) James Platt bass (Giove) Pamela Helen Stephen mezzo-soprano (Diana) Tim Mead countertenor (Endomione) Rachel Kelly mezzo-soprano (Giunone) James Newby baritone (Mercurio) Andrew Tortise tenor (Pane) Sam Furness tenor (Linfea) Jake Arditti countertenor (Satirino) Edward Grint bass-baritone (Sylvano)

Graeme Robertson

Monday 28 November 7.30 pm

Hayden Phoenix

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Monday 28 November 1.00 pm

Edward Grint

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Early Music and Baroque Series

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Tuesday 29 November 7.30 pm

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Sir András Schiff piano BACH, SCHUMANN, JANÁCˇEK AND BARTÓK Bach 15 Inventions BWV772–786 Bartók 10 pieces from For Children BB53 Bartók Three Rondos on folktunes BB92; Three Burlesques for solo piano BB55 Janácˇek On an overgrown path (Book I) Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6 Bach’s Inventions, intended for teaching purposes, stand as a monument to the creation of musical ideas and their development. Sir András Schiff’s recital also explores the breath-taking range of creativity in Bartók’s folksong-inspired miniatures, the first volume of Janác˘ek’s On an overgrown path (Book I) and the eighteen peerless character pieces of Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze.

Returns only

Supported by an anonymous donor and the Chamber Music Circle

Yutaka Suzuki

London Pianoforte Series

Sir András Schiff

Sir András Schiff Masterclass Wigmore Hall’s Learning programme enters the evening concert mainstream with a masterclass led by Sir András Schiff, working with outstanding students chosen by Sir András himself on repertoire featured in the previous evening’s concert.

Participants and their audience can expect to discover profound interpretative insights from one of the world’s great musicians, recently hailed by the Los Angeles Times for his ‘impeccable technique’, ‘intense concentration’ and ‘acute sense of being’.

Nadia F Romanini

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Wednesday 30 November 7.30 pm

All seats £20

Supported by an anonymous donor Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8 –25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

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Sir András Schiff

How to get to Wigmore Hall Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP Box Office Tel: 020 7935 2141 Director: John Gilhooly OBE, HonFRAM, HonFGS, HonRCM, HonFRIAM The Wigmore Hall Trust, Registered Charity No. 1024838 Wigmore Hall is situated in the heart of London’s West End and is easily accessible by public transport or car.

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

Buses A large number of buses travel along Oxford Street, which is approximately five minutes walk from Wigmore Hall.

Car Parking There is limited street parking after 6.30 pm (Mon – Sat) and all day Sunday in permitted areas.

Alternatively there are public car parks in Cavendish Square, Harley Street and Marylebone Lane, all of which are less than a five-minute walk from the Hall.

Wigmore Hall par ticipates in the Theatreland Parking Scheme which gives all Wigmore concert-goers 50% discount on their parking. Please contact the box office for further details or visit our website.

Restaurant and Bars Full information on pre-concert and interval refreshments can be found at www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurant or by calling 020 7258 8292. Table reservations can be made by calling the Box Office on 020 7935 2141.

OXFORD CIRCUS

Benjamin Ealovega

BOND STREET