february 2016 - wigmore hall

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Avi Avital & Mahan Esfahani

February 2016

INSIDE:Behzod Abduraimov | Piotr AnderszewskiNicola Benedetti | Doric String QuartetEnsemble intercontemporain | Christian GerhaherSteven Isserlis | Gidon KremerTasmin Little | Gil ShahamTakács Quartet | Daniil TrifonovAnd many more

INSIDE:Behzod Abduraimov | Piotr AnderszewskiNicola Benedetti | Doric String QuartetEnsemble intercontemporain | Christian GerhaherSteven Isserlis | Gidon KremerTasmin Little | Gil ShahamTakács Quartet | Daniil TrifonovAnd many more

How to BookWigmore Hall Box Office36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

In Person7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm. Days without an evening concert10am – 5pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

By Telephone: 020 7935 21417 days a week: 10 am – 7 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm.There is a non-refundable £3.00 administration fee for each transaction,which includes the return of your tickets by post if time permits.

Online: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk7 days a week; 24 hours a day.There is a non-refundable £2.00 administration charge.

Standby TicketsStandby tickets for students, senior citizens and the unemployed are availablefrom one hour before the performance (subject to availability) with bestavailable seats sold at the lowest price.NB standby tickets are not available for Lunchtime and Coffee 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.

Facilities for Disabled Peoplefull details available from 020 7935 2141or [email protected]

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TICKETSUnless otherwise stated, tickets aredivided into five prices ranges:

Stalls C – MHighest price

Stalls A – B, N – P2nd highest price

Balcony A – D2nd highest price

Stalls BB, CC, Q – S3rd highest price

Stalls AA, T – V4th highest price

Stalls W – XLowest price

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

Wigmore Hall • John Gilhooly OBE DirectorThe Wigmore Hall Trust • Registered Charity No.1024838

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Monday 1 February 1.00 pm

Alec Frank-Gemmill horn

Alasdair Beatson piano

Sir James MacMillan Motet V from Since it was the dayof PreparationBeethoven Horn Sonata in F Op. 17John Casken Serpents of Wisdom (world première)Schumann Adagio and Allegro in Ab Op. 70

Alec Frank-Gemmill’s total mastery of his instrument hasbrought him signal success whether as concerto soloist,chamber musician or performing on the natural horn.His lunchtime recital programme sets two totemic piecesfrom the classical horn repertoire alongside Sir JamesMacMillan’s Motet V and the world première of Serpents of Wisdom, a work written for him by John Casken.

£13 concs £11

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

Alec Frank-Gemmill is a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert


Wigmore Hall Associate Artists

Takács QuartetHaydn String Quartet in C Op. 74 No. 1 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F Op. 73Haydn String Quartet in G minor Op. 74 No. 3 ‘Rider’

Wigmore Hall’s Associate Artists unleash the white-hot spirit of invention present in works by two of the greateststring quartet composers. Haydn’s Op. 74 quartets, written for the 1793 London concert season, are shot throughwith appealing melodies and intricate thematic developments, while Shostakovich’s Third String Quartet offers asearing lament for the victims of war and tyranny.

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Chamber Music Season/Takács Quartet Associate Artists

Takács Quartet

Alec Frank-Gemmill Alasdair Beatson

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YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2015/16

Ji Liu piano

Chopin Polonaise in A Op. 40 No. 1 ‘Militaire’; 4 Waltzes; Piano Sonata No. 2in Bb minor Op. 35 ‘Funeral March’; Polonaise in Ab Op. 53

Born in 1990, Ji Liu studied in Shanghai, Madrid and London. Last year, hisdebut CD ‘Piano Reflections’ was released by Classic FM and reached No.1 inthe classical charts. Future engagements include appearances as soloist withthe Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko, andthe première of a new concerto by Ludovico Einaudi.

£13 concs £11

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

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

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Wednesday 3 February 7.30 pm

Wigmore Hall Associate Artists

Takács QuartetAleksandar Madžar piano

Beethoven String Quartet in D Op. 18 No. 3Timo Andres Strong Language for string quartet*(UK première)Elgar Piano Quintet in A minor Op. 84

*Co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and Shriver Hall

Raised in rural Connecticut and now resident inBrooklyn, Timo Andres was praised by Alex Ross in The New Yorker for his debut album’s ‘unhurried grandeur’.The young American composer wrote Strong Language for the Takács Quartet to show that ‘longer pieces canactually be made out of less stuff as a way of supporting the weight of their structures’.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Supported by the Chamber Music Circle

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

Chamber Music Season/Contemporary Music Series


Henning Kraggerud violin

Kathryn Stott piano

Grieg Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Op. 8; Violin Sonata No. 2 inG Op. 13; Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45

Grieg’s high reputation as a genial miniaturist can easilyobscure the striking force and individuality of his chambermusic. Henning Kraggerud, one of Norway’s mostdistinguished soloists, and renowned pianist Kathryn Stottchart the evolution of the composer’s original style from hisearly Op. 8 to what Grieg called the ‘wider horizons’ of hisThird Violin Sonata of 1886–87.

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Thursday 4 February 5.00 pm – 6.15 pm

Introduction to MusicMOZART

As the Classical style reaches its culmination and Enlightenment values penetrateall aspects of cultural and political life, Mozart’s music exemplifies a period inwhich serenity, rationality, and a sense of proportion and symmetry take centrestage. Using the most simple and direct means, this extraordinary musician seemsto capture the whole range of human emotion. This course led by Roy Stratford(on 4, 11, 18 & 25 February) explores the enormous diversity of his output andexamines the sometimes subversive means that he used to express his musicalideas. As H C Robbins Landon wrote, ‘the Mozartian Legacy, in brief, is as goodan excuse for mankind’s existence as we shall ever encounter and is perhaps,after all, a still small hope for our ultimate survival’.

Series ticket price £30

Wigmore Hall Learning Event /The Mozart Odyssey

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Friday 5 February 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm

Christian Gerhaher MasterclassChristian Gerhaher’s art balances matters of metaphysics and poetic imaginationwith the pressing practicalities of performance. Wigmore Hall’s Singer in Residenceshares his thoughts on the nature of fine Lieder singing with outstanding postgraduatestudents from UK conservatoires, as he works with duos on settings of Goethe’sWilhelm Meister. His masterclass sessions invariably offer insights to participants andaudience members alike, lifting the veil on the alchemical process of understandingand interpreting the raw material of notes and words on a printed page.

£8 concs £6

Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for 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/Christian Gerhaher Singer in Residence

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Thursday 4 February 7.30 pm

Christian Gerhaher baritone

Gerold Huber piano

Schubert Sehnsucht (D123); Hoffnung (Schaff’ das Tagwerkmeiner Hände) (D295); Wonne der Wehmut; An den Mond(D296); Geheimes (D719); Rastlose Liebe; Nachtgesang(D119); Schäfers KlageliedWolfgang Rihm 6 Goethe Lieder: Willst du dir ein gut Lebenzimmern; Worte sind der Seele Bild; Heut und ewig; HöchsteGunst; Parabase; Aus ‘Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahren’Schubert Gesänge des Harfners Gerold Huber Der Wanderer (world première)Schubert Prometheus; Mahomets Gesang (fragment) (D549);Ganymed; An Schwager KronosWolfgang Rihm Harzreise im Winter (UK première)

Wolfgang Rihm’s multifaceted music has been nourished by his abiding passion for Schubert. This programmeexplores the correspondences and contrasts present in settings of Goethe by both composers, including WolfgangRihm’s ‘Harzreise im Winter’ – written for and first performed by Christian Gerhaher and his regular duo partnerGerold Huber in 2014 – and the questing drama of Schubert’s ‘Prometheus’.

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Song Recital Series/Contemporary Music Series/Christian Gerhaher Singer in Residence

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Sunday 7 February 11.30 am

Quartetto di CremonaMozart String Quartet in G K80Beethoven String Quartet in A minor Op. 132

Mozart was only fourteen when he began his StringQuartet in G K80, among the many accomplishmentsof his first visit to Italy. Quartetto di Cremona movesfrom the work’s tuneful warmth to Beethoven’sdarkly serious String Quartet in A minor Op. 132,completed in the wake of a serious illness and gracedby the composer’s ‘Hymn of thanksgiving to Godof an invalid on his convalescence’.

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

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Friday 5 February 7.00 pm NB starting time

Gil Shaham violin

Bach Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV1001; Partita No. 1 in B minorBWV1002; Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV1003; Partita No. 2 in D minorBWV1004; Sonata No. 3 in C BWV1005; Partita No. 3 in E BWV1006

Although rooted in the fertile soil of seventeenth-century German fiddlemusic, Bach’s sonatas and partitas for solo violin stand proud as worksof matchless genius. Gil Shaham sets out on an epic journey of musicaldiscovery, creating the perfect conditions to experience the virtuosity, contrapuntal ingenuity and life-enhancing energy of Bach’s Sei Solo.The American violinist’s revelatory readings of the works, recentlycommitted to disc, rest on three decades of close study, thought andperformance experience.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

This concert will be approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes in duration, including two intervals


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Saturday 6 February 7.30 pm

Wigmore Hall Chamber Ensemble in Residence

Nash Ensemble Richard Hosford clarinet

Donizetti String Quartet No. 13 in AVerdi String Quartet in E minorMozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581

Two Italian composers famed for their operasare represented in this programme by theirstring quartets – Donizetti by one of the manypieces he wrote in his youth for quartet meetingsin his native Bergamo, and Verdi by the loneQuartet he composed in his 60th year, with itsfugal finale looking ahead to Falstaff. The recitalis completed by a Nash speciality, Mozart’smellow Quintet for clarinet and strings.

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Chamber Music Season/Nash Ensemble: Mozart, Mendelssohn and the Italians

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Sunday 7 February 7.30 pm

Wigmore Hall Debut

La Compagnia delMadrigaleRossana Bertini soprano

Francesca Cassinari soprano

Elena Carzaniga alto

Giuseppe Maletto tenor

Raffaele Giordani tenor

Daniele Carnovich bass

IO MORIRÒ D’AMORE

Marenzio Io morirò d’amoreMonteverdi Anima mia, perdonaGesualdo T’amo mia vitaMarenzio Cruda AmarilliMonteverdi Ecco mormorar l’ondeMarenzio Filli volgendo i lumiGesualdo O dolorosa gioiaMarenzio Dura legge d’amorGesualdo O dolce mio tesoro Monteverdi Ecco Silvio colei Gesualdo Al mio gioir il ciel si fa serenoMonteverdi Dolcemente dormiva la mia Clori Marenzio Vivrò dunque lontano Gesualdo Chiaro risplender suoleMonteverdi Cruda Amarilli Gesualdo Moro, lasso

So much of the adventurous vocal writing of Marenzio, Monteverdi and Gesualdo challenged convention, breakingwith past models by elevating emotional expression above the austere and ancient rules of contrapuntal composition.La Compagnia del Madrigale, founded by a group of seasoned early music performers in 2008, brings visceralenergy and embodied sensuality to its interpretations of Italian madrigals, reviving qualities that delighted a devotedfollowing of open-minded connoisseurs four centuries ago. The ensemble makes its Wigmore Hall debut with aselection of works infused with vivid dissonances, heightened emotions and mellifluous melodies, including suchimpassioned pieces as Gesualdo’s ‘Moro, lasso’ and Monteverdi’s ‘Cruda Amarilli’.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Early Music and Baroque Series


Escher String QuartetMendelssohn Andante sostenuto and VariationsOp. 81 No. 1; Scherzo Op. 81 No. 2Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death andthe Maiden’

The Escher String Quartet has been deeply immersedin Mendelssohn’s chamber music of late, releasingthe first recording in its complete cycle of his worksfor string quartet in June 2015. The New York-basedensemble opens this programme with the Andantesostenuto and Variations, and the Scherzo, written inthe composer’s final year.

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WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TA L E N TSupported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

Escher String Quartet is a member ofBBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme


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Christiane Karg soprano

Christian Gerhaher baritone

Gerold Huber piano

Schumann Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister; Die Soldatenbraut; Das verlassne Mägdelein; Tragödie I–IIISchumann Myrthen Op. 25

Christian Gerhaher’s way with words and music arises from foundations built on technical mastery, and flourishesthanks to his oceanic imagination. He is joined by another consummate Lieder singer, Christiane Karg, in a programmethat includes Schumann’s transcendent Myrthen and the composer’s late Op. 98a songs.

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Supported by the members of the Rubinstein Circle

Song Recital Series/Christian Gerhaher Singer in Residence

Wednesday 10 February 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

Marcus Farnsworth baritone

James Baillieu piano

KEY STAGE 2 SCHOOLS CONCERT

Music leader Jessie Maryon Davies, baritone Marcus Farnsworthand pianist James Baillieu come together to bring a variety ofclassical songs to life, exploring the drama and characterbehind the music in this interactive concert for Key Stage 2children and their teachers.

£3.50

Wigmore Hall Learning Event


Piotr Anderszewski piano

25TH ANNIVERSARY OF WIGMORE DEBUT

Bartók Fourteen Bagatelles Op. 6 Bach Partita No. 6 in E minor BWV830; Partita No. 1 in Bb BWV825

The meditative intensity of Piotr Anderszewski’s pianism invites audiencesto follow a journey deep into the spiritual heart of the works in his broadrepertoire. The Polish-Hungarian artist, a favourite at Wigmore Hall eversince his debut twenty-five years ago, prefaces two of Bach’s technicallydemanding Partitas with Bartók’s pioneering Bagatelles of 1908, worksdeliberately stripped of artifice and display.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

London Pianoforte Series

Christiane Karg Christian Gerhaher Gerold Huber

James Baillieu

Piotr Anderszewski

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Tasmin Little violin

Martin Roscoe piano

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor Op. 23; Violin SonataNo. 5 in F Op. 24 ‘Spring’; Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’

Two outstanding British artists launch their recital with works createdin the early years of the nineteenth century, contrasting the darklydramatic atmosphere of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 4 with theoptimistic spirit of his serene ‘Spring’ Sonata. Tasmin Little andMartin Roscoe conclude with the ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata, aptly describedby Donald Tovey as ‘one of the landmarks of musical history’.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15



Royal Academy of Music Baroque SoloistsRachel Podger director, violin

FIT FOR A KING’S TABLE

Telemann Tafelmusik II

Poets of the ancient world wrote of great feasts accompanied by music, connectingwith a tradition rooted in distant prehistory. Telemann’s Tafelmusik belongs to a genrefirst named in the 1500s. The German composer published three sets of ‘table music’in 1733, the second of which opens with a bold overture and suite for trumpet,oboe and strings, and includes a quartet, concerto, trio sonata and solo sonata.

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

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Friday 12 February 7.30 pm

Gidon Kremer violin

Daniil Trifonov piano

Giedre Dirvanauskaite cello

Kreisler Preghiera (arrangement of themes fromthe 2nd mvt of Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2)Weinberg Sonata No. 5 for violin and piano Op. 53Weinberg Sonata No. 3 for solo violin Op. 126Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor Op. 9

Daniil Trifonov partners Gidon Kremer in Mieczysław Weinberg’s rarely heard Fifth Violin Sonata, written shortly afterthe persecuted composer’s release from Moscow’s notorious Lubyanka prison in 1953 and dedicated to his close friendDmitry Shostakovich. The duo is joined in the second half by Lithuanian cellist Giedre Dirvanauskaite to performTrio élégiaque No. 2, Rachmaninov’s response to the death of his friend and mentor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1893.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

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Saturday 13 February

STUDY EVENT:GERMAN SONG ONSTAGE 1770–1914How and why did musicians start programming song recitals the way they donow? Join leading figures in the field of Lieder to explore the history of songperformance, before a recital of Schumann’s Dichterliebe as it would havebeen performed by his wife Clara, interleaved with solo piano works.

Part of the Royal College of Music’s German Song Onstage weekend.visit www.rcm.ac.uk for further details.

10.00am – 10.45am

TalkSong expert Susan Youens discusses the great Lieder singers of Schubert’s day.

11.00am – 12.30pm

WorkshopSinger-pianist duos from the Royal College of Music work with Christoph Prégardien and Graham Johnson, exploringhow programmes for song recitals are put together.

1.00pm – 2.00pm

Stephan Loges bass-baritone

Graham Johnson piano

Schumann DichterliebeSchumann Selections from Kreisleriana Op. 16

All Day Ticket: £20

Ticket for 1.00pm concert only: £13



Scharoun Ensemble BerlinHenze Quattro FantasieMark-Anthony Turnage This SilenceSchubert Octet in F D803

Founded in 1983 by members of the BerlinPhilharmonic, Scharoun Ensemble Berlin performseverything from baroque music to contemporaryworks. The core group, comprising clarinet,bassoon, horn, two violins, viola, cello anddouble bass, demonstrates its versatility withcontemporary works by Hans Werner Henze andMark-Anthony Turnage, and a performance ofSchubert’s monumental Octet..

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Jeremy Denk piano

Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988

Jeremy Denk’s thoughtful attitude to making music surfacesin everything from his essays and programme notes tointerpretations that pulsate with energy, conviction andoriginality. His recording of the Goldberg Variations, releasedon the Nonesuch label in 2013, marked a major milestonein the pianist’s long personal relationship with Bach’s dazzlingcelebration of the creative spirit.

This concert will be approximately 75 minutes in duration,without an interval


Sunday Morning Coffee Concert


Daniil Trifonov piano

Sergei Babayan piano

Programme to include:Schumann Andante and variations Op. 46Rachmaninov Suite No. 1 Op. 5 ‘Fantaisie-Tableaux’;Suite No. 2 Op. 17

Daniil Trifonov’s prodigious natural gifts andfar-sighted musical intuition have been nurturedover the years by lessons received from SergeiBabayan, the Armenian-American concert pianistand pedagogue. They share the Wigmore Hallstage in a programme of works for two pianos,complete with Rachmaninov’s sonorous SecondSuite and Schumann’s heart-melting Andante and variations Op. 46.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2015/16 Wigmore Series

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Behzod Abduraimov piano

Chopin The Four Ballades: No. 1 in G minor Op. 23; No. 2 in F Op. 38;No. 3 in A b Op. 47; No. 4 in F minor Op. 52Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Book I) Op. 35

Moments of the most intense intimacy overlap with jaw-dropping displays ofvirtuosity in Behzod Abduraimov’s performances. The young Uzbek pianistcharts the epic emotional landscapes of Chopin’s Four Ballades, among themost technically demanding works in the keyboard repertoire. His lunchtimerecital closes with another virtuosic challenge, Brahms’s fiendishly difficultPaganini Variations.

£13 concs £11

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TA L E N TSupported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Behzod Abduraimov

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The Monday Platform

Yoon-Kyung Cho cello

Anna Szalucka piano

Bach French Suite No. 3 in B minor BWV814Ligeti Sonata for solo celloLutosławski Grave (Metamorphoses for cello and piano)Debussy Cello SonataChopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52Szymanowski Mazurkas Op. 50 (a selection)Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C Op. 119

South Korean cellist Yoon-Kyung Cho and Polish pianistAnna Szalucka combine to offer a diverse programme ofsolo works and duets for cello and piano, featuring worksby Bach and Debussy to Ligeti, with a distinctive Polishflavour from Chopin, Lutosławski and Szymanowski.

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Presented by Musicians’ Company Concerts (Reg. Charity) and Maisie Lewis Young Artists’ Fund

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Tuesday 16 February 11.00 am – 3.30 pmWednesday 17 February 11.00 am – 3.30 pm

Musical Portraits BandHALF-TERM COURSE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS

Following the success of our long-running summer course, we invite young people with Autistic Spectrum Disordersto be inspired by paintings at the National Portrait Gallery, and to create art and music with inspiring visual artistsalongside Wigmore Hall Learning Associate Artists Ignite.

For more information, and to apply for a place, contact Turtle Key Arts on 020 8964 5060or email [email protected]

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In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery and Turtle Key Arts


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Mary Bevan soprano

Ben Johnson tenor

Robin Tritschler tenor

Marcus Farnsworth baritone


BALLADS FROM OSSIAN

Schubert Ossians Lied nach dem Falle Nathos;Shilric und Vinvela; Der Tod Oscars; Die Nacht (D534)

Graham Johnson’s early evening survey of Schubert’s ballads, given in company with thrilling young singers,continues with four settings of supposedly ancient Gaelic verse by Ossian, the pseudonym of the Scottish poet James Macpherson. The composer brings Macpherson’s mythic world to life, matching Ossian’s romantic tales ofbards, chieftains, love rivals and honour to music of great drama and eloquence.

This concert will be approximately 45 minutes in duration, without an interval

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Song Recital Series/Schubert: The Complete Songs

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Ian Bostridge tenor


SETTINGS OF GOETHE, MAYRHOFERAND SCHULZE

Schubert Meeres Stille (D215a); Wandrers Nachtlied I;An den Mond (D259); Wonne der Wehmut; JägersAbendlied; An Schwager Kronos; Geheimnis; Wie Ulfrufischt; Atys; Einsamkeit; An die Freunde; FreiwilligesVersinken; Der zürnenden Diana; Abendstern; Auflösung;Gondelfahrer (D808); Im Walde (D834); Der lieblicheStern; Auf der Brücke; Im Jänner 1817 (Tiefes Leid);Lebensmut; Im Frühling; Über Wildemann

It would be impossible to overstate the attraction of this concert or the appeal of hearing some of Schubert’s mostsophisticated songs performed by two great artists. Ian Bostridge and Graham Johnson own the intellectual, spiritual andmusical reserves required to give new life to these works and reveal their profound reflections on the human condition.

Supported by the Benefactor Friends of Wigmore Hall

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Song Recital Series/Schubert: The Complete Songs

Franz Schubert

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Thursday 18 February 10.30 am – 3.30 pm

Fairies and ForestsFAMILY DAYFor ages 5 plus

Spend a day in the enchanted world of Purcell’sopera The Fairy Queen with workshop leaderFreya Wynn-Jones. Come and explore some ofPurcell’s original music, create your own magicalstories and songs, and put it all together tomake a mini opera to perform on the WigmoreHall stage at the end of the day.

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Wednesday 17 February 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Wigmore Study GroupPURCELL

Immerse yourself in the world of the great English composer Henry Purcell.In his lifetime, he was most admired for his vocal music, and in the prefaceto the collection of his songs, Orpheus Britannicus, Henry Playford describedhis ‘particular Genius to express the energy of English Words, whereby he mov’dthe Passions of all his Auditors’. Instrumental works such as his Fantasias forviol consort have become cornerstones of the repertoire, showing Purcell’sfascination with formal counterpoint inspired by English and Italian composersof the Renaissance, and, in turn, we explore the influence Purcell had onthe twentieth-century composers Benjamin Britten and Michael Tippett.The sessions (on 17, 19 & 23 February) are presented by Dame Emma Kirkbyand Liam Byrne with composer Julian Philips and pianist Laura Roberts,alongside student performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

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Steven Isserlis cello

Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007György Kurtág From Signs, Games and Messages: Hommageà John Cage; János Pilinszky: Gérard de NervalBach Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011György Kurtág From Signs, Games and Messages: Az Hit;Jelek 1 & 2Bach Cello Suite No. 4 in Eb BWV1010

Sound and silence are never segregated in the works ofJS Bach and György Kurtág, whose ninetieth birthday fallson 19 February. Signs, Games and Messages, a sequenceof fragmentary pieces, drills down deep into music’s naturein search of essential truths, while Bach’s Cello Suites transcend the conventional boundaries of early eighteenth-century dance music. Steven Isserlis brings together their two soundworlds in a pair of compelling concerts, thesecond of which takes place on Wednesday 24 February.

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Avi Avital mandolin

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Sean Shibe guitar

Vivaldi Trio Sonata in G minor RV85Scarlatti Sonata in G Kk91Kuwahara Improvised Poem for solo mandolinVivaldi Concerto in A minor Op. 3No. 8 from L’estro armonico RV522 (arr. MahanEsfahani) Bach Sonata No. 6 in G BWV1019Powell Recitative and Toccata Percossa forsolo harpsichord Ben-Haim Sonata a tre for mandolin, guitar and harpsichord

Face value is not acceptable currency to any of this recital’s performers. Avi Avital and Mahan Esfahani inevitablypenetrate the surface of everything they play to find the rarest qualities of emotion and feeling. The Iranian-Americanharpsichordist and Israeli mandolin player, who met through their mutual love of Bach’s music, are joined byEdinburgh-born guitarist Sean Shibe to conclude the programme with a work by Ben-Haim.

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Carolin Widmann violin

Telemann Fantaisie No. 12 in A minor for solo violin TWV40:25 Zimmermann Sonata for solo violin Pascal Dusapin in vivo* (UK première)Bach Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin BWV1004

*Co-commissioned by WDR Witten, Wiener Konzerthaus with the support of Ernst vonSiemens Musikstiftung, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann,president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

Anyone unfamiliar with the music of Pascal Dusapin should prepare toexperience the composer’s fascination with tonal beauty, textural contrastsand lyricism. Carolin Widmann presents the UK première of the Frenchcomposer’s in vivo, which she performed for the first time at the Wittener Tage für neue Kammermusik in April 2015.

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Friday 19 February 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Wigmore Study GroupPURCELLSee 17 February for full details

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Viv McLean piano

Jessica Duchen narrator

ALICIA’S GIFT: THE CONCERT OF THE NOVEL

Author Jessica Duchen and pianist Viv McLean unite totell the story of a child prodigy pianist trying to grow up,exploring her talent’s effect on her family and her family’seffect on her talent. Jessica’s readings from her novelAlicia’s Gift alternate with Viv’s performances of therelevant music to create a compelling joint narrative inwords and music.

Chopin Ballade No. 3 in Ab Op. 47Debussy Jardins sous la pluie from EstampesChopin Étude in C minor Op. 25 No. 12 Granados Quejas, o La maja y el ruiseñor from GoyescasGershwin Rhapsody in Blue Ravel Sonatine (3rd mvt); Le jardin féerique from Ma mère l’oye

This concert will be approximately one hour in duration, without an interval


London Pianoforte Series

Saturday 20 February 3.30pm – 4.30 pm

Alicia’s Gift Panel DiscussionChild prodigies are a perpetual source of fascination in the musical world,but controversy is never far away from them. What constitutes a true prodigy?What are the pros and cons of starting a musical career this way? How shouldfamilies and teachers best nurture such a talent? Music journalist and authorof Alicia’s Gift Jessica Duchen is joined by cellist Guy Johnston, Head ofKeyboard at Chetham’s School of Music Murray McLachlan, and ArtisticDirector at the Royal Northern College of Music Dr Michelle Castelletti todebate these issues and more.

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Doric String QuartetHAYDN STRING QUARTETS OP. 76

Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 76 No. 1Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’Haydn String Quartet in C Op. 76 No. 3 ‘The Emperor’

Haydn has never been far from the Doric String Quartet’sprogrammes since its foundation in 1998. The acclaimed Britishensemble performs the first half of the composer’s Op. 76, givinglife to works first published in London in 1799 and famed for theirblend of popular melody, sophisticated thematic development,outbreaks of eccentricity and glorious hymn-like slow movements.

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Anthony Marwood violin

Aleksandar Madžar piano

Mozart Violin Sonata in A K526Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13

Anthony Marwood and Aleksandar Madžar haveforged a close artistic union as duo partnersover the past decade. Their latest Wigmore Hallprogramme pairs the brilliance of Mozart’spenultimate Violin Sonata with Fauré’s FirstViolin Sonata. The latter, observed Saint-Saëns,contains ‘everything to tempt a gourmet: newforms, excellent modulations, unusual tonecolours, and the use of unexpected rhythms’.




Doric String QuartetHAYDN STRING QUARTETS OP. 76

Haydn String Quartet in Bb Op. 76 No. 4 ‘Sunrise’Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 76 No. 5Haydn String Quartet in Eb Op. 76 No. 6

The Doric String Quartet concludes its two-partsurvey of Haydn’s Op. 76, moving from theexquisite opening, meditative Adagio and boisterousconclusion of the ‘Sunrise’ to the experimentalideas of the String Quartet in E flat, with its‘Fantasia’ slow movement, fleet-footed minuet andtongue-in-cheek finale.

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Denis Kozhukhin piano

Haydn Piano Sonata in D HXVI:24Brahms Theme and Variations in D minor Op. 18bLiszt Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude S173 No.3Bartók Szabadban (Out of Doors Suite) BB89

Denis Kozhukhin attracted accolades as winner of the2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, oneof the toughest of all tests for young concert pianists.The Russian artist, born into a family of musicians inNizhny Novgorod in 1986, continues to win admirerswith playing that combines technical command andathleticism with open-hearted communication.

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Ensemble intercontemporainGilles Durot percussion

Samuel Favre percussion

Hidéki Nagano piano

Sébastien Vichard piano

Bartók Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos for twopianos BB120Aurélio Edler-Copes Presence for two pianos andpercussion* (world première)Debussy En blanc et noirBartók Sonata for two pianos and percussion BB115

*Co-commissioned by Ensemble intercontemporain, and byWigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, presidentof the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

Born in Brazil in 1976, Aurélio Edler-Copes has writtenfor many of the world’s leading contemporary musicensembles. His latest score for piano and percussionwas created for the exceptional collective talents ofEnsemble intercontemporain. The programme alsoincludes Bartók’s Sonata for two pianos and percussion,and and Debussy’s three-movement ‘En blanc et noir’.

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Tuesday 23 February 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

O Duo: Crash, Bang, WallopKEY STAGE 3 SCHOOLS CONCERT

Virtuoso percussionists O Duo whizz around the Wigmore Hallstage as you’ve never seen before! With a marimba, vibraphone,glockenspiel, drum kit, African and Brazilian drums and amultitude of handheld percussion, the pair performs music bya range of composers including Bach, Philip Glass and Chopin.This is a perfect opportunity for Key Stage 3 students to explorethe huge variety of genres and styles that can be explored withpercussion instruments.'

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Samuel FavreGilles Durot

Sébastien Vichard

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Hidéki Nagano

Tuesday 23 February 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Wigmore Study GroupPURCELLSee 17 February for full details

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Pre-Concert TalkAn introduction to the Britten Sinfonia lunchtime concert withcomposer Daníel Bjarnason and Dr Kate Kennedy.

Free to concert ticket holders (separate ticket required)



Theatre of the AyreRodolfo Richter violin

Clare Salaman violin

Alison McGillivray viola da gamba

Robert Howarth organ

Sophie Daneman soprano

Katherine Watson soprano

Robin Blaze countertenor

Nicholas Mulroy tenor

Matthew Brook bass-baritone

Elizabeth Kenny director, theorbo

SACRED THEATRESolo songs, dialogues and scenes byPurcell and his contemporaries

Anonymous Canon a 3 Laudate DominumPurcell We sing to him whose wisdom form’d the earBlow/Humfrey Hark how the wakeful cheerful cockPurcell My song shall be alway of the lovingkindness of the Lord; Sonata in Three Parts No.10in A Z799; Lord, what is man? Blow Enough, my muse, of earthly thingsPurcell In the black, dismal dungeon of despair;Sonata in Three Parts No. 11 in F minor Z800;In Guilty Night (Saul and the Witch of Endor); I was glad when theysaid unto me; Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes; Awake, ye dead,the trumpet calls Carissimi Lucifer, caelestis olimPurcell Sonata in Four Parts No. 6 in G minor Z807 Humfrey Lord, I have sinnedBlow Help, Father AbrahamPurcell With sick and famish’d eyes; Now that the sun hath veiled itslight (An Evening Hymn); Sonata in Four Parts No. 10 in D Z811;The night is come (An Evening Hymn)Clarke All praise to thee my God this night

Playford’s Harmonia Sacra, first published in 1688, was aimed at people ‘no less musical’ than those who had akeen appetite for lighter ‘sportings of wit’ but who were more devout. Prospective purchasers were assured that they would ‘feel the breathings of divine love from every line’ and also experience life-and-death sacred drama.Theatre of the Ayre and a stellar team of soloists show how Playford’s anthology brought music fit for the ChapelRoyal to intimate domestic settings.

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Early Music and Baroque Series /Henry Purcell: A Retrospective

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Lisa Peacock Thursday Lunchtime Showcase Recitals

Rivka Golani viola

Michael Hampton piano

Britten Lachrymae Op. 48a Howard Blake Prelude for solo violaOp. 402 Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821Brahms 2 Hungarian Dances: No. 3 in F & No. 1 in G minor

‘[Rivka Golani] stands at the head of today’s supreme viola virtuosi– white-hot in delivery, kaleidoscopic in tone colours, electrifying inrhythmic attack, an obvious inspiration to composers’ Financial Times

‘Rivka Golani is a magnificent violist, with impeccable technique and both taste and power … she may be carvingout a place of her own that no other performer on the instrument can reach.’ Fanfare Magazine

Michael Hampton performs regularly on major stages around the world as a soloist and chamber musician. He playsin all the major chamber music venues in London and at the Royal Festival Hall and is broadcast frequently on radio.He also performs regularly at music societies and festivals around the UK.

£13 concs £11 20% discount when you book for 3 or more concerts in this series (see further dates below)

Tickets also on sale for Thursday Lunchtime Showcase Recitals on 28 January (Thomas Gould & Diana Ketler) and17 March (Hélène Dautry & Bruno Rigutto)

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Steven Isserlis cello

Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009 György Kurtág From Signs, Gamesand Messages: Souvenir de Balatonboglár; In memoriam Ferenc Wilheim Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV1008György Kurtág From Signs, Games and Messages: Schatten; György Kroó in memoriamBach Cello Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012

Steven Isserlis completes his landmark survey of Bach’s Cello Suites, surrounding threeof them with space for deep absorption in the aphoristic form of pieces from GyörgyKurtág’s Signs, Games and Messages. Bach stands as one of the strongest and mostenduring influences on Kurtág’s highly personal, deeply expressive musical language.

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Britten SinfoniaEmer McDonough flute Clare Finnimore viola

Lucy Wakeford harp

Debussy Syrinx Donatoni Small IIDaníel Bjarnason New work* (London première)Donatoni MarchesDebussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp

*Co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia with the support ofdonors to the Musically Gifted campaign, and by WigmoreHall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of theFondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

Flute, viola and harp may not be the most familiar trio combination, but it certainly lends itself to the rich explorationof colour and harmonies typical of Debussy’s output. A deeply expressive curiosity in soundscapes and associationwith visual art is also infused in the music of Icelandic composer Daníel Bjarnason, whose new work featuresalongside Debussy in this programme.

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Rosenblatt Recitals 2015/16

Bryan Hymel tenor

Irene Roberts mezzo-sopranoViolist to be announced

Julius Drake piano

Vaughan Williams Four Hymns for tenor, viola and piano:Lord, Come Away!; Who is this fair one?; Come Love, ComeLord; Evening Hymn Wagner Wesendonck LiederGounod Ah! lève-toi, soleil! from Roméo et JulietteMascagni Mamma, quel vino e generoso from Cavalleria rusticanaBerlioz D’amour l’ardente flame from La damnation de Faust Bizet Flower song: La fleuque tu m’avais jetée, and Duet and final Chorus: C’est toi! C’est moi! from Carmen

American tenor Bryan Hymel is one of opera’s fastest-rising stars. Impressing audienceswith his ‘clarion tone and a ringing top’ (Opera), he is joined by guest mezzo-sopranoIrene Roberts. Hymel is an exclusive Warner Classics recording artist and winner ofthe 2013 Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera for a trio of performancesat London’s Royal Opera House.

‘Pavarotti, roll over. There’s a new king of the high Cs ... Hymel’s voice is rare these days: a combination of Wagnerianmuscle and bel canto refinement, comfortable in the stratospheric register… This is why we listen to opera!’ NPR‘If Hymel had been born a generation earlier we might have had The Four Tenors. That’s how good he is.’ Sinfini Music

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Tickets also on sale for Rosenblatt Recitals on 12 January (Gianluca Buratto), 16 March(Ekaterina Siurina & Charles Castronovo), 14 April (Javier Camarena) and 14 June (Mariella Devia)


Dunedin ConsortJohn Butt director

Sophie Bevan soprano

Bach Cantata: Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht BWV52Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G BWV1049Handel Cantata: Alpestre monte HWV81Handel Concerto Grosso in Bb Op. 3 No. 2 Handel Gloria HWV deest

John Butt’s personal fusion of penetrating scholarshipand heartfelt music-making is mirrored in the work ofhis Dunedin Consort, Scotland’s leading baroque ensemble. Their recordings of greatchoral works by Bach and Handel, the St Matthew Passion and Messiah among them,have become instant classics, offering interpretative benchmarks and confirming thegroup’s excellence and artistry. The Dunedin Consort returns to Wigmore Hall incompany with Sophie Bevan, known not least for her vocal beauty and readiness totake risks in unlocking the vital expressive energy of baroque recitatives and arias.

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Apartment HouseEgidija Medekšaite Pratiksha* (world première)Luiz Henrique Yudo A QUARTET FOR FRANÇOISMORELLET (UK première)Henning Christiansen Modeller: First Series Op. 33Leo Chadburn Freezywater* (world première)Martin Arnold Stain Ballad (world première)Luiz Henrique Yudo A QUARTET FOR CLAUDEMOLLET (UK première)John White Newspaper Reading Machine

*Co-commissioned by Apartment House and by WigmoreHall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of theFondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

Wigmore Hall’s contribution to contemporary chambermusic and repertoire development goes from strengthto strength, as this unmissable programme richly demonstrates. Apartment House, formed by cellist Anton Lukoszeviezein 1995, became the first contemporary music ensemble to win the coveted Royal Philharmonic Society Award forChamber Music and Song in 2012. In this programme for string quartet, piano, percussion and harmonium, theensemble gives the first performance of Freezywater, a Wigmore Hall commission by Leo Chadburn, known to manyas the ‘transgressive pop’ artist Simon Bookish. Works by Lithuanian composer Egidija Medekšaite, Toronto-basedcomposer and performer Martin Arnold, and Dutch/Brazilian composer Luiz Henrique Yudo add to the concert’sear-catching mix of world and UK premières.

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Signum QuartetMozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546Schubert String Quartet in G D887

The Signum Quartet was recently praised by theSüddeutscher Zeitung for its ‘exquisitely expressiveplaying’ and ‘awe-inspiring tonal acuity’. The group’slatest Wigmore Hall recital prefaces Schubert’s mightyString Quartet in G D887 with Mozart’s Adagio andFugue in C minor, the opening of which veers fromviolent outbursts to moments of mystical reverence.



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O Duo: Crash, Bang, WallopFAMILY CONCERT

For ages 5 plus

Virtuoso percussionists O Duo whizz around the Wigmore Hall stageas you’ve never seen before! With a marimba, vibraphone, glockenspiel,drum kit, African and Brazilian drums and a multitude of handheldpercussion, the pair performs music by a diverse range of composersincluding Bach, Philip Glass and Chopin, illustrating the variety ofgenres and styles that can be explored with percussion instruments.


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The Keyboard Charitable Trust Prizewinners’ Concert Series

Alexander Ullman piano

Chopin Polonaise-fantasy in Ab Op. 61; Berceuse in Db Op. 57; Piano SonataNo. 2 in Bb minor Op. 35 ‘Funeral March’; Waltz in F Op. 34 No. 3; ScherzoNo. 2 in Bb minor/Db major Op. 31; Nocturne in C# minor Op. 27 No. 1;5 Mazurkas Op. 24; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52

Born in 1991 in London, Alexander Ullman studied at The Purcell School,the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with Leon Fleisher, IgnatSolzhenitsyn and Robert McDonald, and is currently at the Royal Collegeof Music with Dmitri Alexeev and Ian Jones. In 2011 he won First Prize atthe Liszt Competition in Budapest and in 2014 was selected by YoungClassical Artists Trust (YCAT).

‘His performance of the Chopin fourth Ballade will live in my mind’s ear for ever: every nuance perfectly judged,poised and placed … His sound is unique.’ Seen and Heard International

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Lisa Peacock Concert Management Keyboard Charitable Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1017036)


Nicola Benedetti violin

Alexei Grynyuk piano

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Op. 96Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100

Whether speaking up for the fundamental importance ofmusic in education or appearing as concerto or recital soloist,Nicola Benedetti is known for her intoxicating mix of eloquence,receptivity and passion. Her lunchtime programme, presentedwith regular chamber music partner Alexei Grynyuk, includesBeethoven’s final violin sonata, written under the influence of an intense yet ultimately unrequited love affair.

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Ralph Kirshbaum cello

Shai Wosner piano

Beethoven 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Wo0. 46; Cello Sonata inG minor Op. 5 No. 2; 12 Variations in F on ‘Ein Mädchen oderWeibchen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Op. 66; Cello Sonatain A Op. 69

Ralph Kirshbaum, loved by cellists and audiences alike, madehis professional debut in the late 1950s with the Dallas SymphonyOrchestra and went on to win the Cassadó Competition and the International Tchaikovsky Competition little more thana decade later. He begins the week of his 70th birthday in company with Shai Wosner to give the first of two concertsof Beethoven’s works for cello and piano (the second concert takes place on Wednesday 2 March at 7.30pm).

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How to get to Wigmore HallWigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BPBox Office Tel: 020 7935 2141

Director: John Gilhooly OBE, HonFRAM, HonFGS, HonRCM

The Wigmore Hall Trust, Registered Charity No. 1024838

Wigmore Hall is situated in the heart of London’s WestEnd and is easily accessible by public transport or car.

Tubes Bond Street (Central & Jubilee lines) and OxfordCircus (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria lines) tube stationsare both close by.

Buses A large number of buses travel along OxfordStreet, which is approximately five minutes walk fromWigmore Hall.

Car Parking There is limited street parking after 6.30pm(Mon – Sat) and all day Sunday in permitted areas.Alternatively there are public car parks in CavendishSquare, Harley Street and Marylebone Lane, all ofwhich are less than a five-minute walk from the Hall.Wigmore Hall participates in the Theatreland ParkingScheme which gives all Wigmore concert-goers 50%discount on their parking. Please contact the box officefor further details or visit our website.

Restaurant and Bars

Full information on pre-concert and interval refreshmentscan be found at www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurantor by calling 020 7258 8292. Table reservations canbe made by calling the Box Office on 020 7935 2141.

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