2018/19 season - wigmore hall

2018/19 SeasonMARCH

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The right is reserved to substitute artists and vary programmes if necessary.Wigmore Hall • HRH The Duke of Kent, KG Royal PatronThe Wigmore Hall Trust • Registered Charity No. 1024838

Wigmore Hall Box Office36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

In Person7 days a week: 10.00am - 8.30pm. Days without an evening concert: 10.00am - 5.00pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

By Telephone: 020 7935 21417 days a week: 10.00am - 7.00pm. Days without an evening concert: 10.00am - 5.00pm. There is a non-refundable £4.00 administration charge for each transaction.

Online: wigmore-hall.org.uk7 days a week; 24 hours a day. There is a non-refundable £3.00 administration charge.

Standby TicketsStandby tickets for students, senior citizens and the unemployed are available from one hour before the performance (subject to availability) with best available seats sold at the lowest price.

NB standby tickets are not available for Lunchtime and Sunday Morning Concerts.

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

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

How to BookTICKETSUnless otherwise stated, tickets are divided into five price ranges:

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

Box Office: 020 7935 2141 Online Booking: wigmore-hall.org.uk

March1 Mar 12.30pm Chamber Tots: Rivers and Jungles 4 2.00pm Chamber Tots: Rivers and Jungles 4 7.30pm Sofia Mchedlishvili/ 4

Andrey Zhilikhovsky/ Iain Burnside

2 Mar 1.00pm Sara Kobayashi/Ayaka Niwano 4 7.30pm Stéphane Degout/Alain Planès 4

3 Mar 11.30am Kronberg Academy 5 7.30pm Brad Mehldau/Ian Bostridge 5

4 Mar 1.00pm Mariam Batsashvili 5 7.30pm Jonathan Plowright 5

5 Mar 1.00pm Jamal Aliyev/Jâms Coleman 7 7.30pm Ensemble Modern/ 6

Sir George Benjamin/ Anu Komsi/Helena Rasker

6 Mar 7.30pm Florilegium 7 7.30pm Wigmore at the Roundhouse: 6

Ensemble Modern Orchestra/ Sir George Benjamin

7 Mar 10.15am Chamber Tots: Under the Sea 7 11.45am Chamber Tots: Under the Sea 7 4.45pm Introduction to Music: Schubert 8 7.30pm Denis Kozhukhin 7

8 Mar 7.30pm The English Concert/ 8 Nadja Zwiener/Tuomo Suni/ Christian Curnyn

9 Mar 11.00am Who is Hans Keller? 9 2.30pm Music workshop of Mozart K421 9 6.00pm Film Screening: The Keller Instinct 9 7.30pm Elias String Quartet 9

10 Mar 11.30am Nash Ensemble 8 7.30pm Marc-André Hamelin 10

11 Mar 1.00pm Belcea Quartet 9 7.30pm Nils Mönkemeyer/William Youn 10

12 Mar 7.30pm Janine Jansen/Alexander Gavrylyuk 10

13 Mar 1.00pm Side by Side 10 7.30pm Die Kölner Akademie/ 11 Mahan Esfahani

14 Mar 1.00pm Chetham’s School of Music 12 7.30pm Simon Bode/Igor Levit 12

15 Mar 11.00am Schools Concert: Stan & Mabel 12 and the Race for Space 7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly/Julius Drake/ 13

Emily Berrington

16 Mar 11.00am Family Concert: Stan & Mabel 14 and the Race for Space 7.30pm Heath Quartet 14

17 Mar 11.30am David Oistrakh String Quartet 14 7.30pm Renata Pokupić/La Serenissima/ 14

Adrian Chandler

18 Mar 1.00pm Jeremy Denk 14 7.30pm Sirius Chau/Michael Matthews/ 15 Kumi Matsuo

19 Mar 5.30pm Nash Ensemble/ 15 Royal Academy of Music 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/ 15 Maximilian Schmitt

20 Mar 7.30pm Vox Luminis/Reinoud Van Mechelen 15 9.30pm Post-Concert Open Mic Q&A 16

21 Mar 7.30pm Christoph Prégardien/Pentaèdre/ 16 Joseph Petric

22 Mar 1.00pm Orchestra of St John’s 16 7.30pm Škampa Quartet 16

23 Mar 7.30pm Joshua Bell/Timothy Ridout/ 17 Steven Isserlis/Jeremy Denk

24 Mar 11.30am Dover Quartet 17 7.30pm Nathan Gunn/Julie Gunn 17

25 Mar 1.00pm Novus String Quartet 18 7.30pm Jun Lin Wu 18

26 Mar 7.30pm Zlata Chochieva 18

27 Mar 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 18 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia 19 7.30pm Carolyn Sampson/The King’s Consort 19

28 Mar 1.00pm Steven Isserlis Masterclass 19 7.30pm Waynne Kwon/Maksim Kinasov/ 19 Anna Denisova/Michael Brailey

29 Mar 10.15am Chamber Tots: On the Farm 19 11.45am Chamber Tots: On the Farm 19 7.30pm Kristóf Baráti/István Várdai/ 20

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

30 Mar 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani 20

31 Mar 11.30am Horszowski Trio 20 7.30pm Alexander Melnikov/Marcel Ponseele/ 20

Lorenzo Coppola/Javier Zafra/ Teunis van der Zwart

Calendar

Box Office: 020 7935 21414 • MARCH

Iain Burnside © Tall Wall Media

Sara Kobayashi © Nippon Columbia

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Stéphane Degout © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Friday 1 March12.30pm and 2.00pm

Chamber Tots: Rivers and JunglesInteractive music-making sessions for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers, with songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close. Presented by music leaders Esther Sheridan and Lucy Drever alongside emerging chamber ensembles.

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

Approximately 1 hour in duration

Children £7 Adults £5

Friday 1 March7.30pm

Russian Song Series

Sofia Mchedlishvili soprano

Andrey Zhilikhovsky baritone

Iain Burnside piano

A diverse programme of Russian songs and operatic arias by Rimsky-Korsakov, Glière, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8-25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

The Russian Song Series is made possible with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

Saturday 2 March1.00pm

Sara Kobayashi soprano

Ayaka Niwano piano

Avex Recital Series 2019

Schubert Heidenröslein Strauss From Mädchenblumen Op. 22: Kornblumen & Mohnblumen Quilter Love’s Philosophy; Now sleeps the crimson petal Purcell/Britten Sweeter than roses Britten The Last Rose of Summer Fauré Les roses d’Ispahan Debussy Green from Ariettes oubliées Tosti 4 Canzoni d’Amaranta Dai Fujikura Kiite; Dawn Passacaglia Takemitsu Small Sky; All That the Man Left Behind when he Died Yamada 4 Spring Wind Songs Hashimoto MAI

£18 concs £12Sponsored by Tarisio


Stéphane Degout baritone

Alain Planès piano

Debussy 3 poèmes de Paul Verlaine; Fêtes galantes Book II; 3 poèmes de Mallarmé; Chansons de France; Le promenoir des deux amants Fauré Les berceaux; Au bord de l’eau; Clair de lune; Mandoline; Danseuse; Après un rêve Chabrier L’île heureuse; Chanson pour Jeanne Duparc La vie antérieure; Sérénade; Chanson triste; Elégie; Lamento; Le galop

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

MARCH • 5wigmore-hall.org.uk

Ian Bostridge © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Mariam Batsashvili © Attila Kleb

Jonathan Plowright © Diane Shaw

JiYoung Lim © Kyutai Shim

Sunday 3 March 11.30am

Young Soloists of the Kronberg AcademyJiYoung Lim violin Santiago Cañón Valencia cello Megumi Hashiba piano

Ginastera Pampeana No. 2 Op. 21 Jérôme Ducros Encore Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor Tchaikovsky Valse-scherzo Op. 34 Halvorsen Passacaglia for violin and cello after a Theme by G.F. Handel

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

Sunday 3 March 7.30pm

Wigmore Hall Jazz Series

Ian Bostridge tenor Brad Mehldau piano

Brad Mehldau New song cycle* (UK première) Schumann Dichterliebe Op. 48

*Co-commissioned by Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Wigmore Hall, Stanford Live at Stanford University, and Carnegie Hall

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 4 March1.00pm

Mariam Batsashvili piano

Bach Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor BWV903 Haydn Piano Sonata in D HXVI:37 Ravel Sonatine Liszt Rhapsodie espagnole S254

£16 concs £14


Brahms Plus Series

Jonathan Plowright piano

Brahms plus Beethoven

Brahms 7 Fantasien Op. 116; Rhapsodies Op. 79; Klavierstücke Op. 76 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18With grateful thanks to the Piano Circle

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Sunday 21 July 7.30pm


Tuesday 5 March7.30pm

Ensemble Modern Sir George Benjamin conductor

Anu Komsi soprano

Helena Rasker contralto

Christian Mason Layers of Love Cathy Milliken New work* Dallapiccola Piccola Musica Notturna Sir George Benjamin Into the Little Hill

*Commissioned by Ensemble Modern

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Wednesday 6 March 7.30pm

Ensemble Modern Orchestra Sir George Benjamin conductor

Ueli Wiget piano

Boulez Initiale Messiaen 7 haïkaï for piano and orchestra Ustvolskaya Composition No. 2 ‘Dies irae’ for 8 double basses, percussion and piano Ligeti Ramifications for 12 solo strings Sir George Benjamin Palimpsests for orchestra

Tickets available from the Roundhouse at roundhouse.org.uk or 0300 6789 222

Roundhouse © John Williams

Sir George Benjamin © Matthew Lloyd

Wigmore at the RoundhouseAt Wigmore Hall

Sir George Benjamin Focus

These concerts are supported by The John S Cohen Foundation


Florilegium © Amit Lennon

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Denis Kozhukhin © Marco Borggreve

Jamal Aliyev © Kaupo Kikkas


Jamal Aliyev cello

Jâms Coleman piano

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19

Bloch From Jewish Life Ligeti Sonata for solo cello Bridge Sonata in D minor for cello and piano

£14 concs £12Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490)

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

Wednesday 6 March 7.30pm

Florilegium Ashley Solomon director

Music at the Court of Frederick the Great

Bach Ricercar a3 from The Musical Offering BWV1079 CPE Bach Duet for flute and violin H598 CH Graun Cello Sonata in C Quantz Trio Sonata in E minor QV2:20 Müthel Flute Sonata in D Fasch Andantino and 7 Variations for solo harpsichord Benda Violin Sonata in E L3.50 JG Graun Quintet in A minor

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 7 March 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: Under the Sea Interactive music-making sessions for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers, with songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close. Presented by music leaders Esther Sheridan and Lucy Drever alongside emerging chamber ensembles.

10.15am (1-2 year-olds) & 11.45am (3-5 year-olds)



Thursday 7 March7.30pm

Denis Kozhukhin piano

Brahms 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119 Schoenberg Kammersymphonie No. 1 Op. 9 (arr. Eduard Steuermann) Boulez Piano Sonata No. 1 Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat Op. 84

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18In Memory of Peter Flatter


The English Concert © Oliver Rosser @ Feast Creative

Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

Franz Schubert

Introduction to Music: Schubert

Thursday 14 February Thursday 21 February Thursday 28 February Thursday 7 March

All dates 4.45pm – 6.00pm

Composers are often defined by a genre that seems to most suit their musical character; with Mozart it is opera, Beethoven the symphony, and with Franz Schubert it is song. Schubert was not the first Lieder composer but he arguably made the greatest contribution, and in doing so became a trailblazer for Romanticism.

Join Roy Stratford as we explore Schubert’s experimentation with new and daring harmonies and development of radical and unconventional musical structures. We also explore how Schubert’s music exemplifies Romantic ideas, perhaps the most compelling of which is the idea of the wanderer; in Alfred Brendel’s words, ‘in his larger forms, Schubert is a wanderer. He likes to move at the edge of the precipice, and does so with the assurance of a sleepwalker.’

Series ticket price £33


The English Concert Nadja Zwiener violin

Tuomo Suni violin

Christian Curnyn director, harpsichord

Handel Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6 No. 5 Purcell Suite from Dioclesian Bach Concerto for 2 violins in D minor BWV1043 Leclair Suite from Scylla et Glaucus Muffat Sonata No. 5 in G for strings and continuo from Armonico tributo

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 10 March11.30am

Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

Nash EnsembleSpohr Nonet in F Op. 31 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66



Tuesday 19 March 7.30pm


Recollections of Hans KellerSaturday 9 March11.00am – 1.00pm

Who is Hans Keller? by Dr Alison Garnham & Panel DiscussionIn her lecture, the leading Keller expert Dr Alison Garnham asks the question Who is Hans Keller?, followed by a panel discussion chaired by Keller’s friend and long-term colleague Julian Hogg.

All seats £10 (Bechstein Room)

Saturday 9 March2.30pm – 4.30pm

Music workshop based on Hans Keller’s analysis of Mozart K421Using Keller’s detailed analysis of the piece, students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama work with Levon Chilingirian and Keller’s literary executor Christopher Wintle on Mozart’s D minor quartet from the set dedicated to Haydn.

All seats £10 (Auditorium)

Saturday 9 March6.00pm – 6.45pm

Film Screening: The Keller InstinctA rare screening of a documentary first shown on Channel 4 in 1986 that offers a personal view of Hans Keller at the end of his life and includes commentary from many distinguished musicians, introduced by Anton Weinberg.

All seats £5 (Auditorium)


Elias String QuartetMozart String Quartet in D minor K421 Britten String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36 Beethoven String Quartet in B flat Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge Op. 133

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


Belcea QuartetHans Keller’s 100th Birthday

Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’ Britten String Quartet No. 3 Op. 94

£16 concs £14

CAVATINAChamber Music Trust

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Elias String Quartet © Pete Checchia


Nils Mönkemeyer © Irène Zandel

Janine Jansen © Marco Borggreve

Marc-André Hamelin © Fran Kaufman

Side by Side © Benjamin Ealovega

Sunday 10 March7.30pm

Marc-André Hamelin piano

Castelnuovo-Tedesco Cipressi Op. 17 Schumann Fantasie in C Op. 17 Weissenberg 6 arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet Fauré Nocturne No. 6 in D flat Op. 63 Chopin Polonaise-fantaisie in A flat Op. 61; Scherzo No. 4 in E Op. 54

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Nils Mönkemeyer viola

William Youn piano

Debussy Beau soir (arr. for viola and piano) Britten Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland Op. 48 Franck Sonata in A for viola and piano Mozart 6 Variations in G minor on ‘Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant’ K360 Clarke Sonata for viola and piano

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Janine Jansen violin

Alexander Gavrylyuk piano

Robert Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105 Clara Schumann 3 Romances Op. 22 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100 Franck Sonata in A for violin and piano

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Wednesday 13 March1.00pm – 2.00pm

Side by Side The Prince Consort and Students from Guildhall School of Music & Drama

The Prince Consort is renowned for its imaginative programming, world-class performances and its original approach to commissioning new works. The ensemble is also passionate about supporting the development of the next generation of singers and pianists.

For this project, members of the ensemble have worked with students from Guildhall School of Music & Drama towards this performance, in which the students and ensemble perform side by side.

£5


Wednesday 13 March7.30pm

Die Kölner Akademie Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Berlin

JC Bach Symphony in D Op. 18 No. 4; Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F minor Mozart Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat K238 CPE Bach Symphony in E minor Wq. 178 Distler Harpsichord Concerto Op. 14

The outstanding harpsichordist joins with an orchestra that plays old and new music in a rarity by the neglected figure of Hugo Distler, who committed suicide aged 34 in Berlin in 1936, just one year after composing his neoclassical concerto.

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Mahan Esfahani © Bernhard Musil


Simon Bode © Kroeger Photography

Igor Levit © Robbie Lawrence

Gwilym Simcock Schools Concert


Joanne Lee flute

Molin Han violin

Holly Clark trumpet

Elias Ackerley piano

Lucy Warm piano

Leah Nicholson piano

Gwilym Simcock piano

Chetham’s Chamber EnsembleFlavours of France Chetham’s School of Music 50th Anniversary Season

Enescu Légende Debussy/Heifetz Beau Soir; The Cakewalk Ravel/Catherine Pièce en forme de Habanera Sancan Sonatine for flute and piano Debussy/Simcock Children’s Corner

£10Chetham’s School of Music (Reg. Charity No. 526702)

Sponsored by Laura and Harry Ross


Simon Bode tenor Igor Levit piano

Mozart Das Veilchen; Die betrogene Welt; Die Verschweigung; An Chloe; Das Lied der Trennung; Oiseaux, si tous les ans; Dans un bois solitaire; Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge; Abendempfindung Schubert Viola John Corigliano Blowin’ in the Wind from Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan Schubert Dass sie hier gewesen; Auf der Bruck (Auf der Brücke); Drang in die Ferne; Im Frühling; Willkommen und Abschied; Des Fischers Liebesglück; Die Liebe hat gelogen; Das Zügenglöcklein; Bei dir allein

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Friday 15 March 11.00am – 12 noon

Schools Concert: Stan & Mabel and the Race for Space Early Years Foundation Stage & Key Stage 1

Music-loving dog and cat, Stan and Mabel, are back! And this time they’re joined by a whole carnival of animals as they escape from the School for Wild and Dangerous Animals in search of a safe place to call their home. Polly Ives and Ensemble 360 present another lively concert for Early Years Foundation Stage & Key Stage 1 children and their teachers, featuring a brand new illustrated story by Jason Chapman with original music by Music in the Round’s Children’s Composer in Residence Paul Rissmann.

Children £4 Accompanying Adults Free (ticket required)



Dame Sarah Connolly Residency

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano

Julius Drake piano

Emily Berrington actor (subject to availability)

Dominick Argento From the Diary of Virginia Woolf Interspersed with readings from Woolf’s diary Schumann Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart Op. 135 Interspersed with readings from Schiller’s Mary Stuart

With regular pianist partner Julius Drake, Dame Sarah Connolly offers Dominick Argento’s cycle from Woolf’s posthumously published A Writer’s Diary, which won the composer the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, and Schumann’s moving late settings of texts attributed to Mary Stuart.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Tuesday 23 July 7.30pmwith Malcolm Martineau

Dame Sarah Connolly © Peter Warren


David Oistrakh String Quartet Reneta Pokupić © Chris Gloagg

Heath Quartet © Simon Way

Jeremy Denk © Michael Wilson

Saturday 16 March 11.00am – 12 noon

Family Concert: Stan & Mabel and the Race for SpaceFor ages 4 plus

Music-loving dog and cat, Stan and Mabel, are back! And this time they’re joined by a whole carnival of animals as they escape from the School for Wild and Dangerous Animals in search of a safe place to call their home. Polly Ives and Ensemble 360 present another lively concert for families, featuring a brand new illustrated story by Jason Chapman with original music by Music in the Round’s Children’s Composer in Residence Paul Rissmann.


Saturday 16 March 7.30pm

Heath QuartetHaydn String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4 Ligeti String Quartet No. 2 Beethoven String Quartet in E flat Op. 127



David Oistrakh String QuartetMendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F Op. 73



Renata Pokupić mezzo-soprano

La Serenissima Adrian Chandler director

L’Amante Abbandonata: Italian Cantatas from the Settecento

Vivaldi Che giova il sospirar RV679 Marcello Arianna abbandonata S98 Scarlatti Notte, ch’in carro d’ombre H480 Vivaldi Concerto in A for strings and continuo RV158 Ristori Didone abbandonata

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Jeremy Denk piano

Bach Partita No. 5 in G BWV829 Schubert 4 Impromptus D935

£16 concs £14


Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

Vox Luminis © Ola Renska

Sirius Chau


Sirius Chau flute

Michael Matthews guitar

Kumi Matsuo piano

CPE Bach Sonata in G for flute and continuo Wq. 133 Bowen Sonata for flute and piano Op. 120 Dowland Lachrimae Pavan; Fantasia No. 7 Rautavaara Serenades of the Unicorn for guitar Britten Nocturnal after John Dowland Op. 70 Ray Leung As the Wind Resonates (world première) Sancan Sonatine for flute and piano

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10Promoted by Friends of Young Artists Platform

Promoted by the Tillett Trust & Milton Grundy Foundation


Members of the Nash Ensemble side by side with

Musicians from the Royal Academy of MusicCarter Inner Song for solo oboe; Steep Steps for bass clarinet Sir Harrison Birtwistle Duet No. 4 for flute and violin; An Interrupted Endless Melody for oboe and piano Knussen Reflection for violin and piano New works by RAM student composers

All seats £4


Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

Nash Ensemble Maximilian Schmitt tenor

Beethoven Piano Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ Mendelssohn 8 songs (arr. for voice and string quartet by Aribert Reimann) Schumann 6 songs Op. 107 (arr. for voice and string quartet by Aribert Reimann) Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat Op. 20

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15


Vox Luminis Residency

Vox Luminis Lionel Meunier director

Reinoud Van Mechelen tenor (Orphée)

A Nocte TemporisCharpentier Miserere des Jésuites H193; Litanies de la vierge H83 Charpentier La descente d’Orphée aux enfers H488

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2018/19 Wigmore Series


Wednesday 20 March 9.30pmPost-Concert Open Mic Q&ASaturday 13 July 7.30pm


Christoph Prégardien © Marco Borggreve

Stanley Johnson Reinoud Van Mechelen © Senne Van der Ven

Škampa Quartet © Vojtěch Havlík


Vox Luminis Residency

Post-Concert Open Mic Q&AThe concert will be followed by an Open Mic session, with audience members invited to participate in a live Q&A with Lionel Meunier and Reinoud Van Mechelen.

Free (with evening concert ticket)


Christoph Prégardien tenor

Pentaèdre wind quintet

Joseph Petric accordion

Schubert Winterreise D911 (arr. Norman Forget)

Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


My Music with Orchestra of St John’s

Orchestra of St John’s John Lubbock founder/conductor

Stanley Johnson interviewee

Paul Blezard journalist

Handel Art Thou Troubled? from Rodelinda Brahms Opening of Violin Concerto in D Op. 77 Dvořák Largo from Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 Mozart Rondo from Horn Concerto in E flat No. 4 K495 Parry I Was Glad Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn in B flat Op. 56b Trad House of the Rising Sun Julia Gray Atlas

£16 concs £14Orchestra of St John’s (Reg. Charity No. 289106)


Škampa QuartetBeethoven String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’


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


Dover Quartet © Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

Nathan Gunn © Joshua Spencer

Joshua Bell © Eric Kabik


Fauré/Schumann Project

Joshua Bell violin

Timothy Ridout viola

Steven Isserlis cello

Jeremy Denk piano

Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13 Schumann Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63; 5 Stücke im Volkston Op. 102 Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor Op. 45

Returns Only


Tuesday 23 April 7.30pmSteven Isserlis cello with Janine Jansen violin Arisa Fujita violin Amihai Grosz viola & Connie Shih piano

Sunday 16 June 7.30pmSteven Isserlis cello with Anthony Marwood violin Irène Duval violin Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola Dénes Várjon piano & Izabella Simon piano


Dover QuartetMendelssohn 4 Pieces Op. 81 Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A flat Op. 105



Nathan Gunn baritone

Julie Gunn piano

CAKE Opera Singer Berlin I Love a Piano Tom Waits The Piano Has Been Drinking Ives The Circus Band; General William Booth Enters into Heaven Van Heusen Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Here’s That Rainy Day Arlen I’ve Got the World on a String Gene Scheer From Voices from World War II: At Howard Hawks’ House & Omaha Beach Barber With Rue my Heart is Laden Weill This is the Life from Love Life Bernstein Lonely Town from On the Town; Captain Hook’s Soliloquy from Peter Pan Goodman City of New Orleans William Bolcom From Cabaret Songs: Song of Black Max, Fur (Murray the Furrier) & Over the Piano Ben Moore The Lake Isle of Innisfree; Darkling I Listen Gorney Brother can you spare a dime? Trad/Irish The Parting Glass

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Jun Lin Wu © Qiu Wang

Zlata Chochieva © Nefeli Mousoura

Novus String Quartet © Jin-ho Park

Britten Sinfonia © Harry Rankin


Novus String QuartetRespighi Quartetto dorico Berg Lyric Suite

£16 concs £14


Jun Lin Wu piano

Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition 2018 Winner’s Recital

Schubert Fantasy in C D760 ‘Wanderer’ Chopin Nocturne in B Op.62 No. 1; Nocturne in E Op. 62 No. 2; Scherzo in E Op. 54 No. 4 Albéniz From Cantos de España Op. 232: Prelude & Córdoba; Tango from España Op. 165 (arr. Leopold Godowsky); Triana from Iberia Book 2 Ravel Jeux d’eau; Pavane pour une infante défunte; La valse

£16Sponsored by Bechstein, Fazioli and S. W. Mitchell Capital LLP


Zlata Chochieva piano

Rachmaninov Suite from Violin Partita: Prélude, Gavotte & Gigue (transcr. for piano after JS Bach) Chopin Mazurka in C minor Op. 30 No. 1; Mazurka in C B82; Mazurka in A minor Op. posth. Skryabin Mazurka in F sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2; Mazurka in F minor Op. 25 No. 1; Mazurka in F sharp minor Op. 25 No. 7 Liszt Valse oubliée No. 2 S215; Mephisto Waltz No. 2 S515 Rachmaninov Canon in E minor; Prelude in F; Fragments; Oriental Sketch Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28



Pre-Concert Talk The OPUS2018 winner discusses their new work with Dr Kate Kennedy ahead of its London première in the lunchtime concert.

Free (ticket required)


Steven Isserlis © Kevin Davis

Waynne Kwon Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Carolyn Sampson © Marco Borggreve


Britten SinfoniaTrad/Scottish Hirta (arr. James MacMillan) James MacMillan For Sally; For Max Maxwell Davies Farewell to Stromness OPUS2018 winner New work (London première)

£16 concs £14


Carolyn Sampson soprano

The King’s Consort Robert King director

Handel in Italy

Handel Dietro l’orme fuggaci (Armida abbandonata) HWV105 Hasse Fuga e Grave in G minor Handel Tra le fiamme HWV170 Geminiani Concerto grosso in E minor Op. 3 No. 3 Handel Agrippina condotta a morire HWV110

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Thursday 28 March1.00pm – 4.00pm

Steven Isserlis MasterclassAcclaimed British cellist Steven Isserlis hosts a masterclass with students from London music colleges.

Approximately 3 hours in duration, including an interval

£10 concs £8


Waynne Kwon cello

Maksim Kinasov piano

Anna Denisova piano

Michael Brailey performer

RNCM Gold Medal Winners Concert

Beethoven Third movement from Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109 Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Book I) Op. 35 Poulenc Cello Sonata Saint-Saëns Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (arr. for cello and piano) Michael Brailey New work (world première) Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S514 Glinka/Balakirev The Lark

£16

Friday 29 March10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: On the FarmInteractive music-making sessions for children aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers, with songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close. Presented by music leaders Esther Sheridan and Lucy Drever alongside emerging chamber ensembles.

10.15am (1-2 year-olds) & 11.45am (3-5 year-olds)




Mahan Esfahani © Bernhard Musil

Horszowski Trio © Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

István Várdai © Pilvax Studio

Alexander Melnikov © Marco Borggreve


Kristóf Baráti violin

István Várdai cello

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 36 (arr. for piano trio) Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor Op. posth. Ravel Piano Trio in A minor



Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Bach Suite in G minor BWV822; Fugue in B flat BWV954; Partita No. 4 in D BWV828; Fantasia in G minor BWV917; Partita No. 5 in G BWV829

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Tuesday 9 July 7.30pm


Horszowski TrioSchumann Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63 Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67



Alexander Melnikov Residency

Marcel Ponseele oboe

Lorenzo Coppola clarinet

Javier Zafra bassoon

Teunis van der Zwart horn

Alexander Melnikov fortepiano

Mozart Adagio in B minor K540; Quintet in E flat for piano and winds K452 Beethoven Horn Sonata in F Op. 17; Quintet in E flat for piano and winds Op. 16



Friday 21 June 7.00pmAlexander Melnikov piano with Alexander Rudin cello

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