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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 Coffee Concerts.

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

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

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

November1 Nov 11.00am Schools Concert: The King with Donkey Ears 4 7.30pm Federico Colli 42 Nov 7.30pm Marie-Nicole Lemieux/Roger Vignoles 43 Nov 11.00am Family Concert: The King with Donkey Ears 5 7.30pm Music in the Round 54 Nov 11.30am Music in the Round 5 7.30pm Hanna-Elisabeth Müller/Juliane Ruf 55 Nov 1.00pm Aleksey Semenenko/Inna Firsova 6 7.30pm Florilegium 66 Nov 1.00pm YCAT Lunchtime Series 6 7.30pm René Pape/Camillo Radicke 67 Nov 12.30pm Chamber Tots: Bear Hunt 7 2.00pm Chamber Tots: Bear Hunt 7 7.30pm Takács Quartet 78 Nov 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 7 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 7 6.00pm Artists in Conversation 8 7.30pm Vox Luminis 89 Nov 3.00pm Music for the Moment 7 7.30pm Takács Quartet 910 Nov 11.30am Graham Johnson Songmakers’ Almanac 9 7.30pm Cédric Tiberghien 911 Nov 11.30am Daniel Lebhardt 9 7.30pm Joshua Bell/ 9 Academy of St Martin in the Fields12 Nov 1.00pm Jonathan Biss 11 7.30pm Truls Mørk/Behzod Abduraimov 1113 Nov 7.30pm Artemis Quartet 1114 Nov 7.30pm Baiba Skride/Lauma Skride/ 10 Antonina Suhanova/Trio Palladio15 Nov 10.00am Jaques Samuel Pianos Competition 11 7.30pm Belcea Quartet 1116 Nov 1.00pm Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 12 7.30pm Dame Sarah Connolly/James Newby/ 12

Joseph Middleton/Adam Walker/ Amy Harman

17 Nov 10.15am Chamber Tots: Into Space 12 11.45am Chamber Tots: Into Space 12 7.30pm Steven Isserlis/Isabelle Faust/ 13 Katharine Gowers/Rachel Roberts/ Alexander Melnikov18 Nov 11.30am Parker Quartet 13 7.30pm Young Musicians of The Purcell School 1319 Nov 1.00pm Roberta Invernizzi/Rodney Prada/ 14 Craig Marchitelli/Franco Pavan 7.30pm Alexandre Tharaud 1420 Nov 7.30pm The English Concert 1421 Nov 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 15 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia 15 7.30pm Samling Showcase 1522 Nov 7.30pm Hagen Quartet 1623 Nov 7.30pm EFG London Jazz Festival: Richard Galliano 1624 Nov 10.00am Come and Sing: Vivaldi’s Gloria 16 5.30pm Nash Ensemble 16 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Christine Rice 1625 Nov 11.30am Aquinas Piano Trio 17 7.30pm Anthony Marwood/Richard Lester/ 17 Susan Tomes/Aleksandar Madžar/ Doric String Quartet

26 Nov 1.00pm Tai Murray/Silke Avenhaus 17 7.30pm Arditti Quartet/Paul Cannon 1727 Nov 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: America 18 7.30pm Boris Giltburg 1828 Nov 7.30pm Christian Gerhaher/Gerold Huber 1829 Nov 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: America 18 7.30pm Justina Gringytė/Dmytro Popov/ 19 Iain Burnside30 Nov 7.30pm Alina Ibragimova/Cédric Tiberghien 19

December 1 Dec 7.30pm Marlis Petersen/Die Kölner Akademie 192 Dec 11.30am Vadym Kholodenko 19 7.30pm Jonathan Plowright 213 Dec 1.00pm Lara Melda 21 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: America 18 7.30pm Escher String Quartet 204 Dec 1.00pm YCAT Lunchtime Series 21 7.30pm Soile Isokoski/Ilkka Paananen 215 Dec 7.30pm Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio 226 Dec 10.15am Chamber Tots: Into Space 22 11.45am Chamber Tots: Into Space 22 7.30pm A Celebration of the life of Neil Black OBE 227 Dec 7.30pm Arcangelo 228 Dec 5.30pm Nash Ensemble/Sophie Bevan 23 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Roderick Williams 239 Dec 11.30am Benjamin Baker/Daniel Lebhardt 23 7.30pm Thomas Adès 2310 Dec 1.00pm Augustin Hadelich/Charles Owen 24 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 24 7.30pm Pavel Haas Quartet 2411 Dec 7.30pm La Nuova Musica/Lucy Crowe 2412 Dec 7.30pm Quatuor Ebène 2513 Dec 7.30pm Bertrand Chamayou 2514 Dec 7.30pm Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Gala 2515 Dec 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani 2516 Dec 11.30am Novus String Quartet 26 7.30pm Richard Goode 2617 Dec 1.00pm Ensemble Zefiro 26 5.30pm Pre-Concert Talk 26 7.00pm Steven Isserlis 60th Birthday Concert 2618 Dec 7.30pm Fatma Said/James Vaughan 2719 Dec 7.30pm Mark Padmore/Simon Lepper 2720 Dec 7.30pm Andreas Scholl/Tamar Halperin 2721 Dec 7.30pm Alice Coote/Christian Blackshaw 2822 Dec 7.30pm Avi Avital/Venice Baroque Orchestra 2923 Dec 11.30am Quatuor Arod 28 7.30pm Brenda Rae/Jonathan Ware 2827 Dec 7.30pm Nick van Bloss 2828 Dec 7.30pm Nicky Spence/Roger Vignoles 3029 Dec 7.30pm Trio Wanderer 3030 Dec 11.30am RTÉ Contempo Quartet/Arcadia Quartet 30 7.30pm Castalian Quartet 3031 Dec 7.00pm Dunedin Consort 30

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Box Office: 020 7935 21414 • NOVEMBER

Federico Colli © Sarah Ferrara

Schools Concert © Benjamin Ealovega

Marie-Nicole Lemieux © Denis Rouvre

Thursday 1 November11.00am – 12 noon

Schools Concert: The King with Donkey EarsKey Stage 2

Pssst! Did you hear? The King has donkey ears! Don’t let anyone know…

The Royal Barber has an important job, an important pair of scissors and a VERY important secret to keep. But sometimes, secrets have a way of coming out into the open…

Join the impeccably-coiffed Castalian Quartet and hairy presenter Sam Glazer for a morning of musical storytelling for Key Stage 2 students and their teachers, inspired by this traditional Somali folk tale.

Children £4 / Accompanying Adults Free (ticket required)

Thursday 1 November7.30pm

Federico Colli piano

Scarlatti Sonatas: in F minor Kk481, in E Kk380, in G minor Kk450, in F minor Kk69, in D minor Kk32, in D minor Kk396, in D Kk492, in D minor Kk9, in A Kk208, in D minor Kk1 & in A Kk39 Mozart Fantasia in D minor K397 Brahms Theme and Variations in D minor Op. 18b Bach/Busoni Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV1004

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust

Friday 2 November7.30pm

Marie-Nicole Lemieux contralto

Roger Vignoles piano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

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Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

Ensemble 360 © David Saphiro

Family Concert © Benjamin Ealovega

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller © Chris Gonz

Saturday 3 November11.00am – 12 noon

Family Concert: The King with Donkey EarsFor ages 5 plus

Pssst! Did you hear? The King has donkey ears! Don’t let anyone know…

The Royal Barber has an important job, an important pair of scissors and a VERY important secret to keep. But sometimes, secrets have a way of coming out into the open…

Join the impeccably-coiffed Castalian Quartet and hairy presenter Sam Glazer for a morning of musical storytelling for ages 5 plus, inspired by this traditional Somali folk tale.

Children £10 Adults £12

Saturday 3 November7.30pm

Music in the Round

Roderick Williams baritone

Ensemble 360Suk Piano Quartet in A minor Op. 1 Howard Skempton Man and Bat for baritone, string quintet and piano (London première) Dvořák Piano Quintet in A Op. 81

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 4 November11.30am

Music in the Round

Ensemble 360Dvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’ Brahms Horn Trio in E flat Op. 40

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

Sunday 4 November7.30pm

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller soprano

Juliane Ruf piano

Schumann 6 Gesänge Op. 107 Poulenc La courte paille Zemlinsky Walzer-Gesänge nach toskanischen Volksliedern Op. 6 Poulenc Fiançailles pour rire Schumann 6 Gedichte von N Lenau und Requiem Op. 90

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Elin Manahan Thomas © AP Wilding

René Pape © Jiyang Chen

Aleksey Semenenko © Christian Steiner

Camillo Radicke © Bettina Stoess

Monday 5 November1.00pm

Aleksey Semenenko violin Inna Firsova piano

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

£16 concs £14


Florilegium Ashley Solomon director

Elin Manahan Thomas soprano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Tuesday 6 November1.00pm

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19

Olivier Stankiewicz oboe

Ashok Gupta piano

Programme to include Mozart violin sonatas and music by CPE Bach

£14 concs £12

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

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


René Pape bass

Camillo Radicke piano

Programme to include: Works by Sibelius & Schubert

One of the great basses of our time, René Pape possesses a vast repertoire ranging from major operatic roles through to contemporary music. He returns to Wigmore with a programme of works by Schubert and Sibelius, amongst others.

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18


Takács Quartet © Glenn Asakawa

For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

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

Wednesday 7 November12.30pm and 2.00pm

Chamber Tots: Bear HuntWe invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us on a bear hunt! This interactive music-making workshop features songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close, led by our experienced Chamber Tots music leaders alongside emerging ensembles.

12.30pm (1-2 year-olds) & 2.00pm (3-5 year-olds)Approximately 1 hour in duration


Wednesday 7 November7.30pm

Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

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

Returns only

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Friday 9 November 7.30pm

Wednesday 15 May 2019 7.30pm

Friday 17 May 2019 7.30pmwith Garrick Ohlsson piano

Thursday 8 November11.00am and 12.30pm

For Crying Out Loud!Hear outstanding performances by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music, in these concerts presented especially for parents or carers and babies under 1 to enjoy together in a relaxed and accommodating environment.Approximately 45 minutes in duration

Adults £8.50 (babies come free) In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music

Friday 9 November3.00pm – 4.00pm

Music for the MomentIf you are, or someone you know is, living with dementia, please join us for this informal afternoon concert with musicians from the Royal Academy of Music. You are warmly invited to join us for tea and coffee from 2.30pm.

Free (ticket required) In partnership with Resonate Arts and the Royal Academy of Music

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


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

£5


Vox LuminisMusikalische Exequien

Schütz Musikalische Exequien SWV279-281; Selig sind die Toten SWV391; Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener SWV352 Selle Die mit Tränen säen Johannes Bach Weint nicht um meinen Tod Johann Michael Bach Herr, ich warte auf dein Heil Johann Christoph Bach Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren Scheidt Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn Johann Ludwig Bach Das Blut Jesu Christi

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

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


Wednesday 20 March 2019 7.30pm

Saturday 13 July 2019 7.30pm

Vox Luminis © Ola Renska



The Original Songmakers’ Almanac Cédric Tiberghien © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Takács Quartet © Ellen Appel

Joshua Bell © Lisa Marie Mazzuco


Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

Takács QuartetHaydn String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4 Bartók String Quartet No. 1 BB52 Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2

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

Saturday 10 November11.30am

Talk: Graham JohnsonSongmakers’ Almanac

Graham Johnson presents a history of his Songmakers’ Almanac, founded in 1976 – a concept imitated by pianists and their singers throughout the world. Three decades of legendary Almanac evenings covered every imaginable theme and were a proud Wigmore tradition. Programmes such as these also have a role to play in the Hall’s future.

At the invitation of John Gilhooly, Graham Johnson has devised a new Songmakers’ Almanac series, with the first concert taking place on Thursday 24 January 2019.Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval

£16 concs £14


Cédric Tiberghien piano

Armistice recital

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Daniel Lebhardt piano

Schubert Fantasy Sonata in G D894 Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36



Joshua Bell violin

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber EnsembleMendelssohn Octet in E flat Op. 20 Enescu String Octet in C Op. 7

£60 £50 £45 £40 £25

Wednesday 14 November 7.30pm

Baiba Skride violin

Lauma Skride piano

Antonina Suhanova piano

Trio Palladio piano trio100th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia

Vītols Nos. 3, 4 & 6 from 10 Chants populaires Lettons Op. 29 Rachmaninov Preludes: in C Op. 32 No. 1, in G Op. 32 No. 5, in A minor Op. 32 No. 8, in G sharp minor Op. 32 No. 12 & in D flat Op. 32 No. 13 Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F (1838) Pēteris Vasks Plainscapes (arr. for piano trio) Beethoven Piano Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Baiba Skride © Marco Borggreve



Truls Mørk © Johs Boe

Artemis Quartet © Nikolaj Lund

Jonathan Biss © Benjamin Ealovega

Belcea Quartet © Marco Borggreve


Jonathan Biss piano

Haydn Piano Sonata in A flat HXVI:46 Schumann Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6

£16 concs £14


Truls Mørk cello

Behzod Abduraimov piano

Beethoven Cello Sonata in F Op. 5 No. 1 Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C Op. 119 Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


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

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

Thursday 15 November10.00am

Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition – FinalThe four finalists of this year’s competition will perform a 45–50 minute programme of their own choice. The Jaques Samuel Pianos Competition has taken place annually since 1996 and is open to students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.

All seats £8Sponsored by Fazioli and S.W. Mitchell Capital LLP


Belcea QuartetThe Last Quartets

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Dame Sarah Connolly © Peter Warren

James Newby © Ben McKee

Sir John Tomlinson © Robert Workman


Friday 16 November1.00pm – 4.00pm

Maureen Lehane Vocal AwardsJudging panel includes:

Sir John Tomlinson Alisdair Hogarth Saffron van ZwanenbergThe Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards is a competition for young singers and accompanists aged 22 to 30. The finalists, selected from the preliminary auditions in October, will each present a programme of works by Handel, Peter Wishart and two pieces of their own choice.Jackdaws Music Education Trust

Supported by the Rosemary Bugden Charitable Trust, AIMS, Cooper Hall Emerging Artists and Margaret and Geoffrey Batten

Approximately 3 hours in duration

All seats £10


Ravel Song Series

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano

James Newby baritone

Joseph Middleton piano

Adam Walker flute

Amy Harman bassoon

L’Invitation au Voyage

Duparc L’invitation au voyage Debussy Chansons de Bilitis Saint-Saëns Une flûte invisible Ravel Shéhérazade Chabrier L’invitation au voyage Ravel Histoires naturelles de Séverac Les hiboux Sauguet Le chat Debussy 5 poèmes de Baudelaire

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Saturday 17 November10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: Into SpaceWe invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us on a journey into space! This interactive music-making workshop features songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close, led by our experienced Chamber Tots music leaders alongside emerging ensembles.

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



Parker Quartet © Luke Ratray

Steven Isserlis © Kevin Davis


Fauré/Schumann Project

Steven Isserlis cello

Isabelle Faust violin

Katharine Gowers violin

Rachel Roberts viola

Alexander Melnikov piano

Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105 Fauré Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120; Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 117 Schumann Piano Quintet in E flat Op. 44

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18


Saturday 23 March 2019 7.30pmSteven Isserlis cello with Joshua Bell violin Jeremy Denk piano & Timothy Ridout viola

Tuesday 23 April 2019 7.30pmSteven Isserlis cello with Janine Jansen violin Arisa Fujita violin Amihai Grosz viola & Connie Shih piano

Sunday 16 June 2019 7.30pmSteven Isserlis cello with Anthony Marwood violin Dénes Várjon piano Izabella Simon piano


Parker QuartetMozart String Quartet in E flat K428 Ravel String Quartet in F



Young Musicians from The Purcell SchoolMassimo Martone percussion Molly-Rowan Sharples violin Simone Qui flute Cherry Ge piano Kasparas Mikužis piano

Takatsugu Muramatsu Land Mark Glentworth Blues for Gilbert Mitch Markovich Tornado Sibelius Nocturne from Belshazzar’s Feast Kreisler Tambourin chinois Op. 3 Rebecca Farthing The Road Ravel Tzigane Schumann Arabeske in C Op. 18 Albéniz From Iberia Book 1: Evocación & Fête-Dieu à Séville Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux Op. 33 Burton Sonatina for flute and piano Chaminade Concertino in D Op. 107

All tickets £15(Reg. Charity No. 312855)


Alexandre Tharaud © Marco Borggreve

Harry Bicket © Richard Haughton

Roberta Invernizzi © Ribalta Luce Studios

Dorothee Mields © Harald Hoffmann


Roberta Invernizzi soprano

Rodney Prada viola da gamba

Craig Marchitelli lute

Franco Pavan lute

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

All seats £16


Alexandre Tharaud piano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


The English Concert Harry Bicket director, harpsichord, organ

Dorothee Mields soprano James Hall countertenor

Hugo Hymas tenor

Ashley Riches bass-baritone

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland: Music for Advent

Bach Cantata: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV61; Cantata: Schwingt freudig euch empor BWV36; Cantata: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV62 Erlebach Ouverture in G minor No. 6

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Britten Sinfonia © Harry Rankin

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

Luke Styles © Kira Doherty


Pre-Concert TalkLuke Styles discusses his new work with Dr Kate Kennedy

Free (ticket required)


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

Mark Padmore tenor

Luke Styles New work* (London première) Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge*Co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia with the support of donors to the Musically Gifted campaign, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£16 concs £14


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

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Richard Galliano © Vincent Catala

Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

Hagen Quartet © Harald Hoffmann

Christine Rice © Patricia Taylor


Hagen QuartetSchubert String Quartet in G minor D173 Berg String Quartet Op. 3 Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op. 55 No. 3

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Richard Galliano accordion

EFG London Jazz Festival 2018

Described by The New York Times as ‘an accordionist of extraordinary skill and virtuosity, who owns the emotional flourishes of French musette and Argentinian tango,’ this concert presents Richard Galliano at his most powerful, stripping away amplification and accompanists to give a gloriously lyrical solo recital.

£38 £35 £30 £20 £18

Saturday 24 November10.00am – 3.30pm

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

Returns only

Saturday 24 November5.30pm NB time

Nash Ensemble: German Romantics

Nash EnsemblePhilippa Davies flute Adrian Brendel cello Lucy Wakeford harp Ian Brown piano Alasdair Beatson piano

Brahms Waltzes for two pianos Op. 39 Spohr Fantasie in C minor for solo harp Op. 35 Weber Trio in G minor for flute, cello and piano Op. 63

All seats £4

Saturday 24 November 7.30pm


Nash Ensemble Christine Rice mezzo-soprano

Schumann Andante and variations for 2 pianos, 2 cellos and horn WoO. 10 Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor Op. 25

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15


Anthony Marwood © Felix van Dijk

Tai Murray © Julia Wesely

Aquinas Piano Trio © Alexa Kidd-May

Arditti Quartet © Astrid Karger


Aquinas Piano TrioSupported by John and Amy Ford

Haydn Piano Trio in A HXV:18 Brahms Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8

£16 concs £14 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juiceIn Memory of Peter Flatter


Anthony Marwood violin

Richard Lester cello

Susan Tomes piano

Aleksandar Madžar piano

Doric String QuartetPeasmarsh Festival: 20th Anniversary Concert

Schubert Sonata (Sonatina) in D D384 Dohnányi Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor Op. 1 Thomas Adès The Four Quarters Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Tai Murray violin Silke Avenhaus piano

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

£16 concs £14


Arditti Quartet Paul Cannon double bass

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Boris Giltburg © Sasha Gusov

Christian Gerhaher © Thomas Egli

Wigmore Study Group: America

Tuesday 27 November 3.00pm – 6.00pm

Thursday 29 November 3.00pm – 6.00pm

Monday 3 December 3.00pm – 6.00pm

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

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


Boris Giltburg piano

Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 28 Shostakovich String Quartet No. 3 in F Op. 73 (arr. Giltburg)



Christian Gerhaher baritone

Gerold Huber piano

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

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Bernard Herrmann

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Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien © Sussie Ahlburg

Marlis Petersen © Y Mavropoulos

Justina Gringytė © Paul Marc Mitchell

Vadym Kholodenko © Ira Polyarnaya


Russian Song Series

Justina Gringytė mezzo-soprano

Dmytro Popov tenor

Iain Burnside piano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Alina Ibragimova violin

Cédric Tiberghien piano

Stravinsky Suite italienne for violin and piano Mendelssohn Violin Sonata in F minor Op. 4 George Crumb 4 Nocturnes Schumann Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Saturday 1 December7.30pm

Marlis Petersen Residency

Marlis Petersen soprano

Die Kölner Akademie Michael Alexander Willens director

CPE Bach and Telemann

CPE Bach Sinfonie in C Wq. 174; Flute Concerto in G Wq. 169; Cantata: Der Frühling Wq. 237 for soprano and strings Telemann Divertimento in E Flat TWV50:21; Cantata: Ino TWV20:41

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Sunday 2 December11.30am

Vadym Kholodenko piano

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


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

Monday 3 December 7.30pm

Escher String QuartetAmerican Styles: Hollywood, jazz

Herrmann Psycho Suite for Strings Korngold String Quartet No. 3 in D Op. 34 Gershwin Lullaby Ravel String Quartet in F

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Tuesday 5 February 2019 7.30pm

Wednesday 10 April 2019 7.30pm

Escher String Quartet © Sarah Skinner

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Sunday 2 December7.30pm

Brahms Plus Series

Jonathan Plowright piano

Brahms plus Bach

Brahms Variations on an Hungarian Song Op. 21 No. 2 Bach French Suite No. 5 in G BWV816 Brahms Variations on an Original Theme Op. 21 No. 1 Bach Italian Concerto in F BWV971 Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel Op. 24

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Monday 4 March 2019 7.30pmBrahms plus Beethoven

Sunday 21 July 2019 7.30pmBrahms plus Schubert

Monday 3 December 1.00pm

Lara Melda piano

Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23; Ballade No. 2 in F Op. 38 Liszt Ballade No. 2 S171 Chopin Ballade No. 3 in A flat Op. 47; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52

£16 concs £14

Tuesday 4 December1.00pm

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2018/19

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano

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

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

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


Soile Isokoski soprano

Ilkka Paananen piano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Lara Melda © Benjamin Harte

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula © Kaupo Kikkas

Jonathan Plowright © Diane Shaw

Soile Isokoski © Heikki Tuuli


Wednesday 5 December7.30pm

Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk TrioNicola Benedetti violin Leonard Elschenbroich cello Alexei Grynyuk piano

Strauss Cello Sonata in F Op. 6; Violin Sonata in E flat Op. 18 Schubert Notturno in E flat D897 Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C Op. 87


Thursday 6 December10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots: Into SpaceWe invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us on a journey into space! This interactive music-making workshop features songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close, led by our experienced Chamber Tots music leaders alongside emerging ensembles.

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


Thursday 6 December7.30pm

The Endellion String Quartet Roderick Williams baritone

Jonathan Kelly oboe

A Celebration of the life of Neil Black OBE

Bach Ich habe genug BWV82 Mozart Oboe Quartet in F K370 Barber Dover Beach Op. 3 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’

£45 £42 £40 £35 £25Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1031783)

www.munstertrust.org.uk

Friday 7 December7.30pm

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

Louise Alder soprano

Tim Mead countertenor

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

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18


The Endellion String Quartet © Eric Richmond

Nicola Benedetti © Simon Fowler

Arcangelo © Adam Swann


Saturday 8 December5.30pm NB time


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

Sophie Bevan soprano

Felix Mendelssohn Konzertstück in F minor Op. 113 Reinecke Ballade for flute and piano Op. 288 Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73 Songs by Clara Schumann Songs by Fanny Mendelssohn

All seats £4



Nash Ensemble Martyn Brabbins conductor Roderick Williams baritone

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

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15


Benjamin Baker violin

Daniel Lebhardt piano

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



Janáček Focus

Thomas Adès piano

Janáček On an Overgrown Path (Book I); Na památku; Piano Sonata 1.X.1905 ‘From the Street’; On an Overgrown Path (Book II); Narodil se Kristus Pán; Malostranský palác; Vzpomínka; In the Mists

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

Benjamin Baker © Kaupo Kikkas

Sophie Bevan © Sussie Ahlburg

Thomas Adès © Brian Voce


Monday 10 December1.00pm

Augustin Hadelich violin

Charles Owen piano

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

£16 concs £14


Janáček Focus

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

£5


Janáček Focus

Pavel Haas QuartetSmetana String Quartet No. 2 in D minor Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’; String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


La Nuova Musica David Bates director

Lucy Crowe soprano

Vivaldi Overture from Farnace; Siam navi all’onde algenti from L’Olimpiade; Gelido in ogni vena from Farnace Corelli Concerto Grosso in G minor Op. 6 No. 8 ‘For a Christmas Night’ Vivaldi Motet: In furore iustissimae irae RV626 Handel Gloria HWV deest; Sonata a 5 HWV288 Nico Muhly Land in an Isle (Part One: Translation of the Body; Part Two: Land in an Isle)* (London première) Handel From Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno: Tu del ciel ministro eletto & Un pensiero nemico di pace

*Co-commissioned by La Nuova Musica with the support of the Fidelio Charitable Trust, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Charles Owen © Jack Liebeck

Pavel Haas Quartet © Marco Borggreve

Augustin Hadelich © Luca Valenta

Lucy Crowe © Marco Borggreve harmonia mundi USA



Quatuor EbèneBeethoven String Quartet in F Op. 18 No. 1 Brahms String Quartet in C minor Op. 51 No. 1 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 135

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Bertrand Chamayou piano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Nardus Williams soprano

Bianca Andrew mezzo-soprano

Thomas Atkins tenor

Phillip Rhodes baritone

Gary Matthewman piano

Jake Heggie piano

Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation Gala

Songs by Mozart, Strauss, Duparc and Jake Heggie Arias by Puccini and Verdi

With a spoken introduction from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

£100 £75 £50 £30 £15A limited number of best seats, priced at £150, which include an invitation to a special reception, are available exclusively from the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation on 0207 622 8549 or by email to [email protected]

The net proceeds from the concert will benefit young outstanding singers supported by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation


Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Bach 4 Duettos from Clavier-Übung Book III BWV802—805; Praeludium et partita del tuono terzo BWV833; Partita No. 2 in C minor BWV826; Fantasia in C minor BWV906; Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV827

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Bertrand Chamayou © Marco Borggreve Warner Classics

Nardus WilliamsQuatuor Ebène © Julien Mignot

Mahan Esfahani © Bernhard Musil DG



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



Richard Goode piano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Ensemble ZefiroMozart Serenade in B flat K361 ‘Gran Partita’

All seats £16


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

Free (ticket required)

Monday 17 December7.00pm NB time

Steven Isserlis cello

Joshua Bell violin

Simon Keenlyside baritone

Connie Shih piano

Radu Lupu piano

Sir András Schiff piano

Ferenc Rados piano

Steven Isserlis 60th Birthday Concert

Programme to include works by Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms & Fauré

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

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

Richard Goode © Steve Riskind

Ensemble Zefiro © Vito Magnanini

Novus String Quartet © Jin-ho Park

Steven Isserlis © Jean Baptiste Millot



Fatma Said soprano

James Vaughan piano

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

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


Mark Padmore tenor

Simon Lepper piano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Andreas Scholl countertenor

Tamar Halperin piano

The Twilight People

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

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Mark Padmore © Marco Borggreve

Andreas Scholl © James McMillan Decca

Fatma Said © Felix Bröde

Tamar Halperin © Gregor Hohenberg



Christian Blackshaw Residency

Alice Coote mezzo-soprano

Christian Blackshaw piano

Programme to include:

Haydn Arianna a Naxos Songs by Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Brahms & Mahler

Joining Christian Blackshaw is mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, whose deeply expressive artistry is well-matched with his own; their mainly 19th-century programme includes Haydn’s dramatic cantata, in which Ariadne laments her desertion by Theseus.

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


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



Brenda Rae soprano

Jonathan Ware piano

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

£60 £50 £40 £30 £18


Nick van Bloss piano

Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16 Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Quatuor Arod © Richard Dumas

Brenda Rae © Kristin Hoebermann

Alice Coote © Benjamin Ealovega

Nick van Bloss © Sussie Ahlburg

Saturday 22 December 7.30pm

Avi Avital mandolin

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

£50 £40 £30 £25 £18

Avi Avital © Christie Goodwin




Nicky Spence tenor

Roger Vignoles piano

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

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


Trio WandererHaydn Piano Trio in E flat minor HXV:31 Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat D929 (with original final movement)

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18


RTÉ Contempo Quartet Arcadia QuartetBartók Romanian Folk Dances (arr. for string quartet by Matt Naughtin) Enescu String Octet in C Op. 7



Castalian QuartetMozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’ Fauré String Quartet in E minor Op. 121 Beethoven String Quartet in E minor Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Razumovsky’

£40 £35 £30 £25 £18

Monday 31 December7.00pm NB time

Dunedin Consort John Butt director, harpsichord

Bach Suite No. 2 in A minor BWV1067a; Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV225; Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G BWV1049; Magnificat BWV243

£60 £50 £40 £30 £18

RTÉ Contempo Quartet © Frances Marshall Photography

Castalian Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Trio Wanderer © Marco Borggreve

Dunedin Consort © David Barbour

KIRKER MUSIC FESTIVALSFOR DISCERNING TRAVELLERS

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Kirker Holidays offers a range of exclusive music festivals featuring highly-acclaimed musicians in elegant surroundings. During 2018/19 musicians performing at Kirker Festivals will include Tim Horton, Tom Poster, Paul James, Benjamin Frith, Mark Risi and Alexander Ullman, piano; Robert

Plane, Matthew Hunt and Mark Simpson, clarinet; Adam Walker, flute; Elena Urioste, violin; Rafael Aguirre, classical guitar; and the singers Raphaela Papadakis, Ilona Domnich, Lisa Milne and Katharine Broderick as well as ensembles such as Kaleidoscope; Fretwork, Consort of Viols;

the Navarra, Castalian and Piatti String Quartets, and the Gould Piano Trio.

THE KIRKER SPRING MUSIC FESTIVAL AT THE HOTEL TRESANTON, ST. MAWES

A THREE NIGHT HOLIDAY |11 MARCH 2019Our annual visit to Olga Polizzi’s fabled Hotel Tresanton in St Mawes combines a relaxing spring

escape in Cornwall, with a series of world-class chamber music recitals.

Performances in 2019 will be given by the Castalian String Quartet in the Old Methodist Hall, and include works by Schumann, Haydn and Beethoven. There will also be a series of musical talks and a

visit to the private garden at Lamorran, inspired by Lady Walton’s garden on the island of Ischia. Dinner is included each evening at the excellent Tresanton restaurant which overlooks the sea and is lit by candles in the evening.

Price from £1,175 per person (single supp. £265) for three nights including accommodation with breakfast and dinner, three concerts each preceded by a

musically illustrated talk, a visit to Lamorran Gardens and the services of the Kirker Tour Leader and a Tour Escort.

THE KIRKER MUSIC FESTIVAL IN TENERIFEA SEVEN NIGHT HOLIDAY | 12 JANUARY 2019

For our fourth exclusive music festival on the island of Tenerife, we will present a series of six concerts featuring the Gould Piano Trio, pianists Benjamin Frith and Mark Risi,

soprano Ilona Domnich and violist Simon Rowland-Jones.

Staying at the 5* Hotel Botanico, surrounded by lush tropical gardens in an unspoilt part of this volcanic island, we shall also enjoy a programme of fascinating excursions. Highlights include the Sitio Litro Orchid Garden, a cable car journey to the peak of Mount Teide and a visit to the primeval cloud forest of the Anaga Mountains. We will also visit historic and picturesque villages along the spectacular north coast, including Garachico with its 17th century convent.

Price from £2,698 per person (single supp. £375) for seven nights including flights, transfers, accommodation with breakfast, six dinners, six private concerts, all sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities and the services

of the Kirker Tour Leader.

Director: John Gilhooly OBE, HonFRAM, HonRCM, HonFGS, HonFRIAM

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