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Wigmore Hall and John Gilhooly have always been central to my development as an artist and were integral in giving me such fantastic opportunities at the start of my career.Iestyn Davies MBE

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Great music is the art of things that we cannot see or touch. It is feelings, emotions and thoughts, and it connects us with voices, cultures and lives from other generations, eras and places. The art of music-making encourages us to tell our stories creatively and to listen carefully to those of others. Although beyond description, as our auditorium cupola, the Soul of Music, attempts to depict, it speaks directly to our common humanity.

Wigmore Hall is a registered charity, and our mission is to bring great musical works to life through exceptional performances, sharing them as widely as possible with audiences in the Hall and online. Our 2020/21 Season has been years in the making and comprises bold creative projects and a wonderful array of performers. Through artist residencies, series and composer focuses, we explore some 500 years of repertoire, from the early Renaissance to the modern day, sharing music’s immediacy from our stage and in the wider community.

20/21 is a season where Wigmore Hall’s artistic integrity and long-term talent development can be witnessed throughout. We continue to invest in projects which are unique to the cultural life of this country, as well as nurturing the most promising young artists and championing their fresh perspectives. Similarly, our in-depth learning and participation work continues, with many of our programmes gaining international recognition.

However, our ongoing commitment to creativity and artistic excellence is only possible with your continued and essential support. To maintain the breadth and scope of our programmes, we need to raise £2.5 million a year, and every contribution counts. We are also mindful of the Hall’s future, and to that end we are preparing to launch a major appeal to build an Endowment Fund in capital and pledges of £25 million by 2028. I hope that you will consider contributing to this appeal in due course, as we seek to secure the Hall’s future for many years to come.

I am very pleased to share a preview of the 2020/21 Season with you, and I hope you will join us in the months ahead to enjoy the magnificent artistry on offer.

Thank you all for supporting us so generously.

John Gilhooly, Director

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A Hall for the digital ageWe are now broadcasting regularly from the Hall, sharing the world-class music-making from our stage with many here in the UK and around the world who might not otherwise experience it. We have so far produced over 50 live streams (at an average cost of £2,500 each time), viewed by hundreds of thousands all over the world, with many still available on our website.

A busy Hall, all day, every dayWith up to three concerts a day, this house is busier than ever, providing a welcoming retreat for over 200,000 visitors each year. Every day it costs around £3,000 to run the building alone and keep it in good working condition – this includes heating, lighting, maintenance, and our front-of-house staff.

A Hall for everyoneWe are committed to breaking down barriers to attending concerts and fostering the audiences of the future. Last year we spent nearly £250,000 subsidising tickets for younger audiences.

A Hall where past meets present We promote the discovery and appreciation of music from different eras, including investment in the performance of little heard repertoire and contemporary works.Last year we hosted premières of 45 new works, many of which were co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall.

A Hall for the communityWe work closely with people of all ages and backgrounds across our community, providing creative music-making opportunities to those who are socially isolated and in challenging circumstances. Last year we had nearly 40,000 visits to our Learning programme, engaging with people both at the Hall and in community settings, including schools and care homes.

A Hall with artistic integrity We are committed to maintaining the high standards and values for which Wigmore Hall has become known; promoting important repertoire, and developing meaningful, creative projects in collaboration with artists.Over 80% of concerts at the Hall are programmed ourselves at our own financial risk.

A Hall with breadth and scopeWigmore Hall presents over 85 song and vocal recitals every season, as well as up to 170 Chamber music concerts, 60 piano recitals and an Early Music & Baroque series 60-concerts strong.Many of these series are the largest of their kind. The entire season includes nearly 500 concerts and over 500 Learning events.

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A Hall for the up-and-comingOutstanding emerging artists are a regular feature on our stage – gaining crucial early experience in hour-long daytime recitals and our international competitions. We presented over 200 artist debuts last year, offering talented performers a platform on which to build an audience.

A Hall for great musicianshipPromoting diversity, collaboration and new interpretation, Wigmore Hall provides an inspiring and creative space for musicians from all over the world. Last year we worked with over 2,000 artists – including the musical practitioners we engage through our Learning programmes.

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Wigmore Hall is an amazing place full of magic.Pupil, Partner Schools Programme

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Winning First Prize at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition has allowed us to fulfil our dreams of performing chamber music, by helping us develop musically and artistically through different concert experiences and residencies.Esmé Quartet

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Wigmore Hall welcomes emerging stars of tomorrow and leading artists of today

Artists in FocusThe Hagen Quartet celebrates its 40th anniversary with a Mozart String Quartet series, joined by guests including clarinettist Jörg Widmann and pianists Kirill Gerstein and Igor Levit. The German duo of Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) and Martin Helmchen (piano) perform Beethoven’s violin sonatas, and their compatriot violinist Julia Fischer focuses on Bach’s solo sonatas and partitas on two consecutive evenings in October 2020.

Wigmore Hall welcomes back pianist Sir András Schiff for four recitals over the year, with programmes from Janáček and Schumann to Bach and Beethoven. The Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov, currently in residency with the New York Philharmonic, comes to Wigmore Hall twice over the season in both a solo recital and an evening with acclaimed cellist Gautier Capuçon. An ‘étoile of the first order’ (Bachtrack), violinist Leonidas Kavakos will perform two recitals during the 2020/21 Season, accompanied on the piano by Enrico Pace and Yuja Wang.

Song HighlightsWe look forward to a dazzling array of song recitals from names such as Christian Gerhaher, René Pape, Diana Damrau, Gerald Finley, Marianne Crebassa, Sabine Devieilhe, Sir Simon Keenlyside and Alice Coote.

Diana Damrau © Rebecca Fay

Hagen Quartet © Harald Hoffmann

Yuja Wang © Norbert Kniat / DG

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Season-long ResidenciesMulti-concert residencies at Wigmore Hall allow artists to present special projects and collaborations which are unique in the musical life of the UK. In the 2020/21 Season, we look forward to chamber music residencies from cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and clarinettist Martin Fröst. Pianists appearing throughout the season include Pavel Kolesnikov, Beatrice Rana, Jeremy Denk and Bertrand Chamayou. Further residencies include Austrian baritone Florian Boesch and jazz with American bassist and composer Christian McBride. Early Music & Baroque fans will be pleased to hear that La Serenissima, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Arcangelo, The Sixteen, and Dunedin Consort will appear several times across 2020/21. Stile Antico is also in residence and will perform a special concert to mark 400 years since the Mayflower’s journey to the New World.

ECM Records at Wigmore HallJohn Gilhooly has invited German record producer and founder of ECM Records Manfred Eicher to present four concerts across the season. Exploring the exceptional artists heard on ECM’s iconic Jazz and New Series releases in the company’s 50th anniversary year, artists include the Avishai Cohen Quartet, Reto Bieri, Anna Gourari and Anja Lechner.

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Igor Levit © Robbie Lawrence Morton Feldman: a 20th Century Pioneer

American composer Morton Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music associated with the experimental New York School of composition. On 9 January, Wigmore Hall collaborates with Apartment House for a three-concert focus day on Feldman, preceded by a performance from Igor Levit which includes the composer’s Triadic Memories placed alongside Schubert’s inimitable B flat Sonata.

Proust FestivalFrench novelist, critic and essayist Marcel Proust forms the focal point for a festival of chamber music in November 2020. The series is devised by cellist Steven Isserlis at John Gilhooly’s invitation and overlaps with pianist Jeremy Denk’s own residency. Showcasing works by Proust’s great musical contemporaries, such as Franck, Saint-Saëns and Chausson, Wigmore Hall’s Proust Festival also includes performances from violinist Joshua Bell, the Castalian String Quartet and Trio Gaspard.

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Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition The triennial Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition returns in April 2021. Embracing the entire string quartet tradition, it requires competitors to perform Classical, Romantic and contemporary repertoire.

Thomas Larcher, Composer in Residence We look forward to welcoming Thomas Larcher as our 2020/21 Composer in Residence. Born in Austria in the 1960s, Thomas completed his studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. A contemporary pianist and composer, his early works were scored almost exclusively for piano and chamber orchestra, but he now writes for string quartet, orchestra, ensembles and soloists.

The new season encompasses a Larcher focus day in November, a cycle of the composer’s string quartets throughout the year, a newly commissioned song cycle performed by baritone Andrè Schuen, and an evening of his chamber music performed by Britten Sinfonia.

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Andrè Schuen © Guido Werner

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In-depth Repertoire Explorations In the 2020/21 Season, Wigmore Hall explores several different cycles, including Beethoven’s piano sonatas with Igor Levit, Schubert’s piano sonatas with Llŷr Williams, and the complete Martinů string quartets, performed by the Pavel Haas Quartet. The Doric String Quartet focuses on late Schubert across two consecutive evenings in July 2021.

Some of Wigmore Hall’s series span more than one of our artistic seasons. In 2019/20, Francesco Piemontesi began a Schubert piano sonata cycle which will continue through the 2020/21 Season. Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet will also kick-start a three-season-long Debussy project in November.

Doric String Quartet © George Garnier

Dame Sarah Connolly © Christopher Pledger

A Song Cycle for Mental Health This season, Wigmore Hall supports a song project focused on mental health and male suicide prevention. Starting on Blue Monday, tenor David Webb will cycle from Truro to Wigmore Hall, to be joined here by friends and colleagues for a special performance of Winterreise, raising funds for mental health charities.

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Seasonal CelebrationsThere are several programmes of seasonal celebrations throughout the year, including Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with Dunedin Consort in December, a Spanish Nativity with Stile Antico, a St Patrick’s Day programme featuring A Temporis and Reinoud Van Mechelen, and a programme for Holy Week from the Irish Baroque Orchestra.

Celebrating Felix MendelssohnOur 2020/21 programme focuses intensively on Felix Mendelssohn, the German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Over the course of the season, the Elias String Quartet performs Mendelssohn’s quartets across four concerts, The Cardinall’s Musick explores his unaccompanied sacred choral works, and pianist Julius Drake is joined by star singers such as Dame Sarah Connolly, Roderick Williams, Julia Kleiter, Julian Prégardien, and Ian Bostridge for a series juxtaposing Mendelssohn with his contemporary Franz Liszt.

Stile Antico © Marco Borggreve

Felix Mendelssohn © Wilhelm Hensel

Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

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Thank you so much for live streaming! I hardly get to hear live concerts here in India.Live stream viewer

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This year has changed the way I think about music and people. I will leave Wigmore Hall as a more complete individual, with greater ability to connect with people and enhance these connections through music.Luke Newby (pictured), Trainee Music Leader 2018/19

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Listings

Chamber Music Season Fri 11 Sep 2020 Leonidas Kavakos (violin) / Enrico Pace (piano)

Leonidas Kavakos © Marco Borggreve

Sat 19 Sep 2020 MILOŠ (guitar) / Jess Gillam (saxophone)

Tue 22 Sep 2020 Martin Fröst Residency: Martin Fröst (clarinet) / other artists TBC

Wed 23 Sep 2020 Weinberg/Shostakovich Cycle: Quatuor Danel

Thu 24 Sep 2020 Jean-Guihen Queyras Residency: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)

Sun 27 Sep 2020 Renaud Capuçon (violin) / Gautier Capuçon (cello) / Frank Braley (piano)

Thu 1 Oct 2020 IMS Prussia Cove

Sat 3 Oct 2020 Nash Ensemble: Myra Hess National Gallery Concerts

Sun 4 Oct 2020 Young Soloists of the Kronberg Academy / Sir András Schiff (piano)

Thu 8 Oct 2020 Gary Hoffman Residency: Gary Hoffman (cello) / David Selig (piano)

Fri 9 Oct 2020 Beethoven Violin Sonatas: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / Martin Helmchen (piano)

Sat 10 Oct 2020 Weinberg Focus Day: Linus Roth (violin) / Rachel Roberts (viola) / Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) / Amy Harman (bassoon) / José Gallardo (piano)

Sat 10 Oct 2020 Weinberg Focus Day: Ilona Domnich (soprano) / Linus Roth (violin) / Danjulo Ishizaka (cello) / José Gallardo (piano)

Sat 10 Oct 2020 Weinberg Focus Day: Linus Roth (violin) / José Gallardo (piano)

Fri 16 Oct 2020 Schumann Quartet

Sun 18 Oct 2020 Solo Bach: Julia Fischer (violin)

Mon 19 Oct 2020 Solo Bach: Julia Fischer (violin)

Julia Fischer © Uwe Arens

Wed 21 Oct 2020 Britten Sinfonia

Sat 24 Oct 2020 Alban Gerhardt (cello)

Tue 27 Oct 2020 Martinů Cycle: Pavel Haas Quartet

Wed 28 Oct 2020 Martinů Cycle: Pavel Haas Quartet

Sat 31 Oct 2020 Proust Festival: Castalian String Quartet

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Sun 1 Nov 2020 Marie Curie Charity Concert

Mon 2 Nov 2020 Proust Festival: Joshua Bell (violin) / Timothy Ridout (viola) / Steven Isserlis (cello) / Jeremy Denk (piano) / Simon Callow (actor)

Tue 3 Nov 2020 Proust Festival: Joshua Bell (violin) / Jeremy Denk (piano) / Castalian String Quartet

Wed 4 Nov 2020 Proust Festival: Steven Isserlis (cello) / Connie Shih (piano)

Tue 10 Nov 2020 Takács Quartet

Wed 11 Nov 2020 Debussy Series: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / Quatuor Danel

Thu 12 Nov 2020 Takács Quartet

Sat 14 Nov 2020 Nash Ensemble: Myra Hess National Gallery Concerts

Sun 15 Nov 2020 Emerson String Quartet / Colin Carr (cello)

Tue 17 Nov 2020 Weinberg/Shostakovich Cycle: Quatuor Danel / Alexander Melnikov (piano)

Sat 21 Nov 2020 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence Day : Quatuor Diotima / Benjamin Frith (piano) / Benjamin Baker (violin) / Maciej Kułakowski (cello) / Sarah Aristidou (soprano) / Ilker Arcayürek (tenor) / Paul Lewis (piano) / Thomas Larcher (piano)

Thu 26 Nov 2020 Borodin Quartet

Tue 1 Dec 2020 Mozart Series: Hagen Quartet / Jörg Widmann (clarinet)

Fri 4 Dec 2020 Beethoven Violin Sonatas: Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) / Martin Helmchen (piano)

Sat 5 Dec 2020 Simon Rowland-Jones Focus

Sat 5 Dec 2020 Artemis Quartet

Sat 12 Dec 2020 Nash Ensemble: Myra Hess National Gallery Concerts

Sun 13 Dec 2020 Late Beethoven: Quatuor Ébène

Mon 14 Dec 2020 Late Beethoven: Quatuor Ébène

Tue 15 Dec 2020 Beatrice Rana Residency: Beatrice Rana (piano) / Simone Lamsma (violin) / Pablo Ferrández (cello)

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Sun 27 Dec 2020 Albion Quartet

Mon 28 Dec 2020 Sharon Kam (clarinet) / Enrico Pace (piano)

Tue 29 Dec 2020 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Novus String Quartet

Sat 2 Jan 2021 Mozart Quintets: Lorenza Borrani (violin)

Sun 3 Jan 2021 Mozart Quintets: Lorenza Borrani (violin)

Sat 9 Jan 2021 Feldman Focus: Apartment House

Wed 13 Jan 2021 Britten Sinfonia

Wed 13 Jan 2021 Weinberg/Shostakovich Cycle: Quatuor Danel

Sat 16 Jan 2021 Jerusalem Quartet

Mon 18 Jan 2021 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Castalian String Quartet

Wed 20 Jan 2021 Martinů Cycle: Pavel Haas Quartet / Boris Giltburg (piano)

Thu 21 Jan 2021 Martinů Cycle: Pavel Haas Quartet / Boris Giltburg (piano)

Pavel Haas Quartet © Marco Borggreve

Fri 22 Jan 2021 European Chamber Music Academy Showcase

Sat 23 Jan 2021 European Chamber Music Academy Showcase

Sat 23 Jan 2021 Nash Ensemble: Myra Hess National Gallery Concerts

Sun 24 Jan 2021 European Chamber Music Academy Showcase

Sat 30 Jan 2021 Mozart Series: Hagen Quartet / Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet)

Sun 31 Jan 2021 Mozart Series: Hagen Quartet / Gautier Capuçon (cello)

Mon 1 Feb 2021 Mozart Series: Hagen Quartet / Kirill Gerstein (piano)

Sat 6 Feb 2021 New Elizabethan Award

Thu 11 Feb 2021 Bertrand Chamayou Residency: Bertrand Chamayou (piano) / Basel Chamber Orchestra

Fri 12 Feb 2021 Jean-Guihen Queyras Residency: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) / Michael Behringer (harpsichord)

Sun 14 Feb 2021 Chiaroscuro Quartet

Mon 15 Feb 2021 Wihan Quartet

Tue 16 Feb 2021 Martin Fröst Residency: Martin Fröst (clarinet) / Antoine Tamestit (viola) / Shai Wosner (piano)

Thu 18 Feb 2021 Beatrice Rana Residency: Beatrice Rana (piano) / Renaud Capuçon (violin)

Beatrice Rana © Simon Fowler

Mon 22 Feb 2021 Clio Gould (violin) / Royal Academy of Music Soloists

Sat 27 Feb 2021 Nash Ensemble: Myra Hess National Gallery Concerts

Tue 2 Mar 2021 Ksenija Sidorova (accordion) / Avi Avital (mandolin)

Ksenija Sidorova © Dario Acosta

Thu 4 Mar 2021 Leonidas Kavakos (violin) / Yuja Wang (piano)

Sat 6 Mar 2021 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Britten Sinfonia / Lawrence Power (viola) / Thomas Larcher (piano)

Mon 8 Mar 2021 Artemis Quartet

Wed 10 Mar 2021 Belcea Quartet / Tabea Zimmermann (viola) / Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)

Sat 13 Mar 2021 Daniil Trifonov Focus: Daniil Trifonov (piano) / Gautier Capuçon (cello)

Mon 15 Mar 2021 Brentano String Quartet

Sat 20 Mar 2021 Weinberg/Shostakovich Cycle: Quatuor Danel / Alexander Melnikov (piano)

Wed 24 Mar 2021 Britten Sinfonia

Sat 27 Mar 2021 Nash Ensemble: Myra Hess National Gallery Concerts

Thu 8 Apr 2021 Debussy Series: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) / Kristóf Baráti (violin) / István Várdai (cello)

Fri 9 Apr 2021 Tjadina Würdinger (oboe) / Amaryllis Quartet

Sun 11 Apr 2021 Belcea Quartet

Tue 13 Apr 2021 Schumann Quartet

Wed 14 Apr 2021 Avi Avital (mandolin) / Brooklyn Rider

Thu 15 Apr 2021 Chiaroscuro Quartet

Sat 17 Apr – Sun 18 Apr 2021 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition

Sat 24 Apr 2021 Brian Elias Focus

Sat 24 Apr 2021 Mendelssohn Series: Elias String Quartet / Heath Quartet / Gary Pomeroy (viola)

Sun 25 Apr 2021 Mozart Series: Hagen Quartet / Igor Levit (piano)

Tue 27 Apr 2021 Nash Inventions

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Thu 29 Apr 2021 Weinberg/Shostakovich Cycle: Quatuor Danel

Sat 1 May 2021 Royal Northern College of Music Study Day

Sun 2 May 2021 Gary Hoffman Residency: Gary Hoffman (cello) / David Selig (piano)

Mon 3 May 2021 Gringolts Quartet

Tue 4 May 2021 Jeremy Denk Residency: Jeremy Denk (piano)

Sun 9 May 2021 Takács Quartet

Tue 11 May 2021 Takács Quartet

Fri 14 May 2021 Sean Shibe (guitar)

Sat 15 May 2021 Martin Fröst Residency: Martin Fröst (clarinet)

Mon 17 May 2021 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Arditti Quartet

Thu 20 May 2021 Young Classical Artists Trust Finals

Mon 24 May 2021 Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Wed 26 May 2021 Gould Piano Trio / Robert Plane (clarinet)

Thu 27 May 2021 Mendelssohn Series: Elias String Quartet / Gary Pomeroy (viola)

Mon 31 May 2021 Jean-Guihen Queyras Residency: Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) / Keyvan Chemirani (zarb) / Bijan Chemirani (zarb) / Sokratis Sinopoulos (lyra)

Tue 1 Jun 2021 Carolin Widmann (violin)

Thu 3 Jun 2021 Martinů Cycle: Pavel Haas Quartet / Pavel Nikl (viola)

Fri 4 Jun 2021 Martinů Cycle: Pavel Haas Quartet / Pavel Nikl (viola)

Sat 5 Jun 2021 Pavel Kolesnikov Residency: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) / Trio Aventure

Mon 7 Jun 2021 James Ehnes (violin) / Orion Weiss (piano)

Wed 9 Jun 2021 Chineke! Orchestra

Chineke! Orchestra © Eric Richmond

Fri 11 Jun 2021 Edgar Moreau (cello) / David Kadouch (piano)

Mon 14 Jun 2021 Jess Gillam (saxophone)

Sat 19 Jun 2021 Wihan Quartet

Sun 20 Jun 2021 Gary Hoffman Residency: Gary Hoffman (cello) / David Selig (piano)

Tue 22 Jun 2021 Mendelssohn Series: Elias String Quartet

Sat 26 Jun 2021 Weinberg/Shostakovich Cycle: Quatuor Danel

Fri 2 Jul 2021 Leonore Piano Trio

Mon 5 Jul 2021 Tabea Zimmermann (viola)

Tabea Zimmermann © Marco Borggreve

Wed 7 Jul 2021 Doric String Quartet

Thu 8 Jul 2021 Doric String Quartet

Sat 10 Jul 2021 Heath Quartet

Wed 14 Jul 2021 Mendelssohn Series: Elias String Quartet

Thu 15 Jul 2021 Sitkovetsky Trio

London Pianoforte Series Mon 14 Sep 2020 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Wed 16 Sep 2020 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Mon 21 Sep 2020 Schubert Cycle: Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

Fri 25 Sep 2020 Kit Armstrong (piano)

Tue 29 Sep 2020 Mariam Batsashvili (piano)

Fri 2 Oct 2020 Sir András Schiff (piano)

Sir András Schiff © Nadia F Romanini

Mon 5 Oct 2020 Sir András Schiff (piano)

Sun 11 Oct 2020 Pavel Kolesnikov Residency: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

Sat 17 Oct 2020 Stephen Kovacevich 80th Birthday Concert: Stephen Kovacevich (piano) / Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) / Belcea Quartet / Martha Argerich (piano)

Wed 21 Oct 2020 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Fri 23 Oct 2020 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Fri 30 Oct 2020 Jeremy Denk Residency & Proust Festival: Jeremy Denk (piano)

Sat 7 Nov 2020 Daniil Trifonov Focus: Daniil Trifonov (piano)

Mon 9 Nov 2020 Debussy Series: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

Fri 13 Nov 2020 David Greilsammer (piano)

Fri 20 Nov 2020 Beethoven Variations: Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

Tue 24 Nov 2020 Steven Osborne (piano)

Fri 27 Nov 2020 Schubert Cycle: Llŷr Williams (piano)

Mon 30 Nov 2020 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

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Wed 2 Dec 2020 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Tue 8 Dec 2020 Bertrand Chamayou Residency: Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

Wed 30 Dec 2020 Schubert Cycle: Llŷr Williams (piano)

Sat 2 Jan 2021 Piers Lane (piano)

Fri 8 Jan 2021 Feldman Focus: Igor Levit (piano)

Tue 12 Jan 2021 Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

Sun 24 Jan 2021 Dénes Várjon (piano)

Wed 27 Jan 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Fri 29 Jan 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Fri 5 Feb 2021 Pavel Kolesnikov Residency: Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

Sun 7 Feb 2021 Garrick Ohlsson (piano)

Tue 9 Feb 2021 Schubert Cycle: Llŷr Williams (piano)

Sun 21 Feb 2021 Joseph Moog (piano)

Fri 26 Feb 2021 Tim Horton (piano)

Mon 1 Mar 2021 Andrew Tyson (piano)

Fri 12 Mar 2021 Steven Osborne 50th Birthday Concert: Steven Osborne (piano) / Ailish Tynan (soprano) / Alina Ibragimova (violin) / Alban Gerhardt (cello) / Jean Johnson (clarinet) / Paul Lewis (piano)

Tue 16 Mar 2021 Richard Goode (piano)

Fri 19 Mar 2021 Leon McCawley (piano)

Tue 23 Mar 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Thu 25 Mar 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Sun 28 Mar 2021 Beethoven Variations: Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

Wed 31 Mar 2021 Seong-Jin Cho (piano)

Tue 6 Apr 2021 Debussy Series: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano)

Mon 12 Apr 2021 Schubert Cycle: Llŷr Williams (piano)

Thu 22 Apr 2021 Javier Perianes (piano)

Mon 26 Apr 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Wed 28 Apr 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Sat 1 May 2021 Angela Hewitt (piano)

Angela Hewitt © Keith Saunders

Thu 6 May 2021 Schubert Cycle: Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

Mon 10 May 2021 Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)

Wed 19 May 2021 Melvyn Tan (piano)

Fri 28 May 2021 Sir András Schiff (piano)

Sun 30 May 2021 Sir András Schiff (piano)

Wed 2 Jun 2021 Mitsuko Uchida (piano)

Mitsuko Uchida © Decca / Justin Pumfrey

Thu 10 Jun 2021 Beatrice Rana Residency: Beatrice Rana (piano)

Sun 13 Jun 2021 Beethoven Variations: Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

Wed 16 Jun 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Thu 17 Jun 2021 Christian Zacharias (piano)

Fri 18 Jun 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Fri 25 Jun 2021 Bertrand Chamayou Residency: Bertrand Chamayou (piano)

Thu 1 Jul 2021 Schubert Cycle: Llŷr Williams (piano)

Sun 4 Jul 2021 Two Piano Day: Louis Lortie (piano) / Hélène Mercier (piano)

Tue 6 Jul 2021 Evgeni Bozhanov (piano)

Fri 9 Jul 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Sun 11 Jul 2021 Beethoven Sonata Cycle: Igor Levit (piano)

Mon 12 Jul 2021 Finghin Collins (piano)

Song Recital & Vocal Series Thu 10 Sep 2020 Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Gerold Huber (piano)

Sun 13 Sep 2020 Sabine Devieilhe (soprano) / Alexandre Tharaud (piano)

Sabine Devieilhe © Fabien Monthubert

Tue 15 Sep 2020 Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) / Julius Drake (piano)

Thu 17 Sep 2020 Florian Boesch Residency: Florian Boesch (baritone) / Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Tue 22 Sep 2020 French Song Exchange culmination recital

Wed 23 Sep 2020 French Song Exchange culmination recital

Thu 24 Sep 2020 French Song Exchange at the Salle Cortot

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Tue 29 Sep 2020 Académie Orsay-Royaumont

Wed 30 Sep 2020 Académie Orsay-Royaumont Masterclass

Wed 30 Sep 2020 Mendelssohn & Liszt Song Series: Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) / Roderick Williams (baritone) / Julius Drake (piano)

Thu 1 Oct 2020 Académie Orsay-Royaumont

Sun 11 Oct 2020 John Brancy (baritone) / Peter Dugan (piano)

Mon 12 Oct 2020 Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano) / Alphonse Cémin (piano)

Thu 15 Oct 2020 Independent Opera Scholars’ Recital

Sun 18 Oct 2020 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World recitals: Sooyeon Lee (soprano) / Simon Lepper (piano)

Sun 25 Oct 2020 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World recitals: Andrei Kymach (baritone) / Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Mon 26 Oct 2020 Mendelssohn in Context: The Cardinall’s Musick

Thu 5 Nov 2020 Samling Institute for Young Artists Showcase

Sun 15 Nov 2020 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World recitals: Mingjie Lei (tenor) / Llŷr Williams (piano)

Wed 18 Nov 2020 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Andrè Schuen (baritone) / Daniel Heide (piano)

Sun 22 Nov 2020 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World recitals: Angharad Lyddon (mezzo-soprano)

Sun 22 Nov 2020 Simon Bode (tenor) / Simon Lepper (piano)

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Wed 25 Nov 2020 Martin Mitterrutzner (tenor) / Gerold Huber (piano)

Sun 29 Nov 2020 Marlis Petersen (soprano) / Sirius Quartet

Mon 7 Dec 2020 Mendelssohn & Liszt Song Series: Julia Kleiter (soprano) / Julian Prégardien (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano)

Thu 10 Dec 2020 Sir Simon Keenlyside (baritone) / Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Sun 13 Dec 2020 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World recitals: Roman Arndt (tenor) / Simon Lepper (piano)

Sat 19 Dec 2020 Robin Tritschler (tenor)

Wed 23 Dec 2020 Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone)

Mon 4 Jan 2021 Graham Johnson (piano) ‘A to Z of song’

Tue 5 Jan 2021 Graham Johnson (piano) ‘A to Z of song’

Thu 7 Jan 2021 Graham Johnson (piano) ‘A to Z of song’

Mon 11 Jan 2021 Mendelssohn in Context: The Cardinall’s Musick

Sun 17 Jan 2021 Gemma Summerfield (soprano)

Sun 17 Jan 2021 Lise Davidsen (soprano) / James Baillieu (piano)

Mon 25 Jan 2021 Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Gerold Huber (piano)

Tue 26 Jan 2021 Christian Gerhaher (baritone) / Gerold Huber (piano)

Fri 29 Jan 2021 Mental Health Charity Concert: David Webb (tenor) / Alessandro Fisher (tenor) / Rupert Charlesworth (tenor) / Benedict Nelson (baritone) / Iain Burnside (piano)

Sun 31 Jan 2021 Royal Academy of Music Song Circle

Tue 2 Feb 2021 Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)

Alice Coote © Jiyang Chen

Thu 4 Feb 2021 Mendelssohn & Liszt Song Series: Miah Persson (soprano) / Stuart Jackson (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano)

Sat 6 Feb 2021 Lawrence Brownlee (tenor) / Iain Burnside (piano)

Sun 7 Feb 2021 Nikola Hillebrand (soprano)

Sun 14 Feb 2021 Milly Forrest (soprano)

Sat 20 Feb 2021 Mauro Peter (tenor) / Helmut Deutsch (piano)

Sun 21 Feb 2021 Konstantin Krimmel (baritone)

Tue 23 Feb 2021 Jeremy Denk Residency: Jeremy Denk (piano) / Stefan Jackiw (violin)

Wed 24 Feb 2021 Julian Prégardien (tenor) / Martin Helmchen (piano)

Wed 3 Mar 2021 Manuel Walser (baritone) / Jonathan Ware (piano)

Fri 5 Mar 2021 Anna Prohaska (soprano) / Julius Drake (piano)

Tue 9 Mar 2021 Stuart Skelton (tenor)

Thu 11 Mar 2021 Florian Boesch Residency: Florian Boesch (baritone)

Thu 18 Mar 2021 Ilker Arcayürek (tenor)

Wed 24 Mar 2021 James Newby (baritone) / Joseph Middleton (piano)

Sun 28 Mar 2021 ENO Harewood Artists

Mon 29 Mar 2021 Mendelssohn & Liszt Song Series: Maria Agresta (soprano) / Ian Bostridge (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano)

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Wed 7 Apr 2021 Diana Damrau (soprano) / Helmut Deutsch (piano)

Mon 19 Apr 2021 Juliane Banse (soprano) / Martin Helmchen (piano)

Tue 20 Apr 2021 Kathleen Ferrier Awards Semi-Final

Fri 23 Apr 2021 Kathleen Ferrier Awards Final

Sun 2 May 2021 Michael Nagy (baritone) / Gerold Huber (piano)

Fri 7 May 2021 Birgid Steinberger (soprano)

Wed 12 May 2021 René Pape (bass) / Camillo Radicke (piano)

René Pape © Jiyang Chen

Tue 25 May 2021 Sophie Rennert (mezzo-soprano) / Graham Johnson (piano)

Sat 12 Jun 2021 Florian Boesch Residency: Florian Boesch (baritone) / Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Sun 13 Jun 2021 Patrick Grahl (tenor) / Daniel Heide (piano)

Sun 20 Jun 2021 Rachel Kelly (mezzo-soprano) / Fiachra Garvey (piano)

Mon 21 Jun 2021 Elsa Dreisig (soprano) / Jonathan Ware (piano)

Sun 27 Jun 2021 Ema Nikolovska (mezzo-soprano)

Tue 29 Jun 2021 Mendelssohn & Liszt Song Series: Anna Lucia Richter (soprano) / Nicky Spence (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano)

Wed 30 Jun 2021 Mendelssohn in Context: The Cardinall’s Musick

Fri 16 Jul 2021 Benjamin Appl (baritone)

Sunday Morning Concerts Sun 13 Sep 2020 Heath Quartet

Heath Quartet © Simon Way

Sun 20 Sep 2020 Trio Isimsiz

Sun 27 Sep 2020 Gautier Capuçon (cello)

Sun 4 Oct 2020 Young Soloists of the Kronberg Academy / Brannon Cho (cello) / Mishka Momen (piano)

Sun 11 Oct 2020 Goldmund Quartet

Sun 18 Oct 2020 Viano String Quartet

Sun 25 Oct 2020 Lorenzo Gatto (violin) / Julien Libeer (piano)

Sun 1 Nov 2020 Proust Festival: Trio Gaspard

Sun 8 Nov 2020 Beatrice Berrut (piano)

Sun 15 Nov 2020 Piatti Quartet

Sun 22 Nov 2020 Stephen Waarts (violin) / Yannick Rafalimanana (piano)

Sun 29 Nov 2020 Chiaroscuro Quartet

Chiaroscuro Quartet © Eva Vermandel

Sun 6 Dec 2020 Adam Golka (piano)

Sun 13 Dec 2020 Oliver Schnyder Trio

Sun 20 Dec 2020 Septura

Sun 27 Dec 2020 Marmen Quartet

Sun 10 Jan 2021 Jubilee String Quartet

Sun 17 Jan 2021 Quatuor Arod

Sun 24 Jan 2021 Heath Quartet

Sun 31 Jan 2021 Carducci String Quartet

Sun 7 Feb 2021 Filippo Gorini (piano)

Sun 14 Feb 2021 Wihan Quartet

Sun 21 Feb 2021 Quartetto di Cremona

Sun 28 Feb 2021 Rolston String Quartet

Sun 7 Mar 2021 Z.E.N. Trio

Sun 14 Mar 2021 Scottish Ensemble

Sun 21 Mar 2021 Nathalia Milstein (piano)

Sun 28 Mar 2021 Nash Ensemble: Myra Hess National Gallery Concerts

Sun 4 Apr 2021 Anthony Marwood (violin) / Aleksandar Madžar (piano)

Sun 11 Apr 2021 Arcadia Quartet

Sun 18 Apr 2021 Dover Quartet

Sun 25 Apr 2021 Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet)

Sun 2 May 2021 Marc Bouchkov (violin) / Christopher Park (piano)

Sun 9 May 2021 Busch Trio

Sun 16 May 2021 Martin Fröst Residency: Martin Fröst (clarinet)

Sun 23 May 2021 Meta4

Sun 30 May 2021 Doric String Quartet / Pieter Wispelwey (cello)

Sun 6 Jun 2021 Castalian String Quartet

Sun 13 Jun 2021 Saleem Ashkar (piano)

Sun 20 Jun 2021 Menuhin Competition 2020 Winner

Sun 27 Jun 2021 Aquinas Piano Trio

Sun 11 Jul 2021 Modigliani Quartet

Sun 18 Jul 2021 Guy Johnston (cello) / Sam Haywood (piano)

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Early Music & Baroque Sat 12 Sep 2020 Monteverdi Gala: La Nuova Musica / Ben Johnson (tenor) / Mary Bevan (soprano)

Sun 20 Sep 2020 La Serenissima Residency: La Serenissima / Adrian Chandler (violin, director) / Tabea Debus (recorder) / Peter Whelan (bassoon)

Sat 26 Sep 2020 Kristian Bezuidenhout (harpsichord) / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Akademie für Alte Musik © Uwe Arens

Mon 28 Sep 2020 Raffaele Pe (countertenor) / La Lira di Orfeo

Tue 6 Oct 2020 Avi Avital (mandolin) / Venice Baroque Orchestra

Wed 7 Oct 2020 The Mozartists

Wed 14 Oct 2020 Musick’s Monument: Fretwork / Elizabeth Kenny (lute)

Tue 20 Oct 2020 Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works

Thu 22 Oct 2020 The Sixteen Residency

Thu 29 Oct 2020 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Residency

Sat 31 Oct 2020 Siglo de Oro

Thu 5 Nov 2020 Le Concert Spirituel at St James’s Spanish Place

Sun 8 Nov 2020 Stile Antico Residency

Sat 28 Nov 2020 Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / Roberta Mameli (soprano)

Thu 3 Dec 2020 Tenebrae

Tenebrae © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Sun 6 Dec 2020 Dunedin Consort Residency: Dunedin Consort / Joanne Lunn (soprano) / Hugo Hymas (tenor) / Matthew Brook (bass-baritone)

Wed 9 Dec 2020 Les Paladins / Sandrine Piau (soprano)

Fri 11 Dec 2020 La Serenissima Residency: La Serenissima / Joanne Lunn (soprano) / Renata Pokupić (mezzo-soprano) / Sioned Gwen Davies (contralto) / Ashley Riches (bass-baritone)

Wed 16 Dec 2020 Rachel Podger Residency: Rachel Podger (violin) / Ciara Hendrick (mezzo-soprano) / Brecon Baroque

Fri 18 Dec 2020 Dunedin Consort Residency: Dunedin Consort / Katherine Watson (soprano) / Robert Davies (bass)

Sun 20 Dec 2020 The English Concert

Mon 21 Dec 2020 Arcangelo Residency: Arcangelo / Ilya Gringolts (violin)

Tue 22 Dec 2020 Stile Antico Residency

Thu 31 Dec 2020 Les Talens Lyriques Residency

Wed 6 Jan 2021 Early Opera Company

Sun 10 Jan 2021 Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano)

Thu 14 Jan 2021 The Mozartists

Thu 28 Jan 2021 Cupertinos / Luis Toscano (tenor)

Wed 3 Feb 2021 The Sixteen Residency

The Sixteen © Molina Visuals

Mon 8 Feb 2021 Fantasticus / Pieter-Jan Belder (Harpsichord)

Wed 10 Feb 2021 The English Concert

Wed 17 Feb 2021 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Residency: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra / Anna Lucia Richter (soprano)

Fri 19 Feb 2021 Les Arts Florissants / Paul Agnew (tenor)

Thu 25 Feb 2021 Musick’s Monument: Fretwork

Sun 28 Feb 2021 Les Talens Lyriques Residency

Sun 7 Mar 2021 La Serenissima Residency

Sun 14 Mar 2021 Dunedin Consort Residency

Wed 17 Mar 2021 Anna Besson (flute) / Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor) / A Nocte Temporis

Sun 21 Mar 2021 London Handel Orchestra

Fri 26 Mar 2021 Arcangelo Residency: Arcangelo / Veronika Eberle (violin)

Tue 30 Mar 2021 Irish Baroque Orchestra

Thu 1 Apr 2021 Stile Antico Residency

Fri 2 Apr 2021 Fretwork

Sat 3 Apr 2021 Les Talens Lyriques Residency

Sat 10 Apr 2021 Vox Luminis

Tue 20 Apr 2021 Thomas Dunford (lute)

Wed 21 Apr 2021 Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works

Wed 5 May 2021 The Mozartists

Sat 8 May 2021 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Residency: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra / Vox Luminis

Sun 16 May 2021 Stile Antico Residency

Sat 22 May 2021 Florilegium

Sun 23 May 2021 Florilegium

Sat 29 May 2021 Ensemble Marsyas

Sun 6 Jun 2021 The English Concert

Tue 8 Jun 2021 La Serenissima Residency

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Tue 15 Jun 2021 Arcangelo Residency: Arcangelo / Barnabás Kelemen (violin)

Wed 23 Jun 2021 The Sixteen Residency

Sat 3 Jul 2021 Dunedin Consort Residency

Sat 17 Jul 2021 Solomon’s Knot

BBC Lunchtime Concerts Mon 14 Sep 2020 Mischa Maisky (cello) / Lily Maisky (piano)

Mon 21 Sep 2020 Leonore Piano Trio

Mon 28 Sep 2020 Camerata

Mon 5 Oct 2020 Paul Lewis (piano)

Paul Lewis © Kaupo Kikkas

Mon 12 Oct 2020 Ingrid Fliter (piano)

Mon 19 Oct 2020 Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) / Sholto Kynoch (piano)

Mon 26 Oct 2020 Amatis Trio

Mon 2 Nov 2020 Mary Bevan (soprano) / Joseph Middleton (piano)

Mon 9 Nov 2020 Calidore String Quartet

Mon 16 Nov 2020 Paul Watkins (cello) / Huw Watkins (piano)

Mon 23 Nov 2020 Elias String Quartet / Robert Plane (clarinet)

Mon 30 Nov 2020 Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano) / Julius Drake (piano)

Mon 7 Dec 2020 Doric String Quartet

Mon 14 Dec 2020 Quatuor Arod

Mon 4 Jan 2021 NGA: Ema Nikolovska (mezzo-soprano) / Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Mon 11 Jan 2021 Steven Isserlis (cello) / Jonian Ilias Kadesha (violin) / Irène Duval (violin) / Simone Jandl (viola) / Vashti Hunter (cello) / Maggie Cole (harpsichord)

Mon 18 Jan 2021 Mark Padmore (tenor) / Julius Drake (piano)

Mon 25 Jan 2021 Ewa Pobłocka (piano)

Mon 1 Feb 2021 Christian Poltéra (cello) / Kathryn Stott (piano)

Mon 15 Feb 2021 NGA: Alexander Gadjiev (piano)

Mon 22 Feb 2021 Trio Wanderer

Mon 1 Mar 2021 Lea Desandre (mezzo-soprano)

Mon 8 Mar 2021 Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

Mon 15 Mar 2021 Stéphane Degout (baritone)

Stéphane Degout © Jean-Baptiste Millot

Mon 22 Mar 2021 NGA: Johan Dalene (violin) / Christian Ihle Hadland (piano)

Mon 29 Mar 2021 Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet) / Kathryn Stott (piano)

Mon 5 Apr 2021 Sophie Karthäuser (soprano) / Eugene Asti (piano)

Mon 12 Apr 2021 Nicholas Mulroy (tenor) / Phantasm

Mon 19 Apr 2021 Škampa Quartet

Mon 26 Apr 2021 NGA: Eric Lu (piano)

Mon 3 May 2021 Garrick Ohlsson (piano)

Mon 10 May 2021 NGA: Timothy Ridout (viola)

Mon 17 May 2021 Martin Fröst Residency: Martin Fröst (clarinet)

Mon 24 May 2021 Armida Quartet

Mon 31 May 2021 EXAUDI

Mon 7 Jun 2021 Véronique Gens (soprano) / Susan Manoff (piano)

Mon 14 Jun 2021 Pieter Wispelwey (cello) / Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Mon 21 Jun 2021 Inon Barnatan (piano)

Mon 28 Jun 2021 NGA: Consone Quartet

Mon 5 Jul 2021 Rachel Podger (violin) / Daniele Caminiti (theorbo)

Mon 12 Jul 2021 Mariam Batsashvili (piano)

Contemporary Music Series Thu 1 Oct 2020 IMS Prussia Cove

Wed 14 Oct 2020 Musick’s Monument: Fretwork / Elizabeth Kenny (lute)

Fri 30 Oct 2020 Proust Festival & Jeremy Denk Residency: Jeremy Denk (piano)

Wed 4 Nov 2020 Proust Festival: Steven Isserlis (cello) / Connie Shih (piano)

Sat 7 Nov 2020 Daniil Trifonov Focus: Daniil Trifonov (piano)

Daniil Trifonov © Dario Acosta

Mon 16 Nov 2020 Paul Watkins (cello) / Huw Watkins (piano)

Wed 18 Nov 2020 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Andrè Schuen (baritone) / Daniel Heide (piano)

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Thu 19 Nov 2020 EFG London Jazz Festival 2020

Tue 1 Dec 2020 Mozart Series: Hagen Quartet / Jörg Widmann (clarinet)

Thu 3 Dec 2020 Tenebrae

Sat 5 Dec 2020 Simon Rowland-Jones Focus: Theodore Platt (baritone) / Carducci String Quartet

Sat 5 Dec 2020 Simon Rowland-Jones Focus: Simon Rowland-Jones (viola) / Doric String Quartet

Sat 5 Dec 2020 Artemis Quartet

Thu 17 Dec 2020 Manfred Eicher ECM Series: Michele Rabbia (drums, electronics) / Eivind Aarset (guitar, electronics) / Gianluca Petrella (trombone) / Avishai Cohen (double bass) / Yonathan Avishai (piano)

Tue 29 Dec 2020 Novus String Quartet

Mon 18 Jan 2021 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Castalian String Quartet

Fri 22 Jan 2021 Manfred Eicher ECM Series

Tue 23 Feb 2021 Jeremy Denk Residency: Jeremy Denk (piano) / Stefan Jackiw (violin)

Fri 5 Mar 2021 Anna Prohaska (soprano) / Julius Drake (piano)

Sat 6 Mar 2021 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Britten Sinfonia / Lawrence Power (viola) / Thomas Larcher (piano)

Mon 8 Mar 2021 Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

Isata Kanneh-Mason © Robin Clewley

Sat 27 Mar 2021 Nash Ensemble: Myra Hess National Gallery Concerts

Sun 28 Mar 2021 Beethoven Variations: Cédric Tiberghien (piano)

Fri 9 Apr 2021 Tjadina Würdinger (oboe) / Amaryllis Quartet

Sun 11 Apr 2021 Belcea Quartet

Sat 24 Apr 2021 Brian Elias Focus

Fri 30 Apr 2021 Django Bates (piano)

Mon 17 May 2021 Thomas Larcher Composer in Residence: Arditti Quartet

Fri 21 May 2021 Manfred Eicher ECM Series: Reto Bieri (clarinet) / Anja Lechner (cello) / Anna Gourari (piano)

Wed 26 May 2021 Robert Plane (clarinet) / Gould Piano Trio

Sat 10 Jul 2021 Heath Quartet

Jazz Series Fri 18 Sep 2020 Christian McBride Residency: Christian McBride (double bass)

Christian McBride © Chi Modu

Thu 19 Nov 2020 EFG London Jazz Festival 2020

Thu 17 Dec 2020 Manfred Eicher ECM Series: Michele Rabbia (drums, electronics) / Eivind Aarset (guitar, electronics) / Gianluca Petrella (trombone) / Avishai Cohen (double bass) / Yonathan Avishai (piano)

Fri 15 Jan 2021 Christian McBride Residency: Christian McBride (double bass)

Fri 22 Jan 2021 Manfred Eicher ECM Series

Fri 30 Apr 2021 Django Bates (piano)

Thu 13 May 2021 Christian McBride Residency: Christian McBride (double bass)

Fri 21 May 2021 Manfred Eicher ECM Series: Reto Bieri (clarinet) / Anja Lechner (cello) / Anna Gourari (piano)

Autumn Learning EventsSat 19 Sep 2020 Open House Day

Fri 25 Sep 2020 Chamber Tots

Sun 4 Oct 2020 Silver Sunday

Wed 7 Oct 2020 Chamber Tots

Fri 9 Oct 2020 For Crying Out Loud!

Tue 13 Oct 2020 Robert Holl Masterclass

Sat 17 Oct 2020 Family Concert

Tue 27 Oct 2020 Relaxed Concert

Wed 28 Oct 2020 Family Day

Fri 30 Oct 2020 Chamber Tots

Wed 4 Nov 2020 Chamber Tots

Thu 5 Nov 2020 For Crying Out Loud!

Fri 6 Nov 2020 Schools Concert

Sat 7 Nov 2020 Family Concert

Tue 10 Nov 2020 Come and Sing with Singing with Friends

Sat 14 Nov 2020 Come and Sing

Tue 17 Nov 2020 Bechstein Session

Wed 18 Nov 2020 Imogen Cooper Masterclass

Thu 19 Nov 2020 Chamber Tots

Fri 20 Nov 2020 Music for the Moment

Mon 30 Nov 2020 Wigmore Study Group: Liszt

Wed 2 Dec 2020 Chamber Tots

Thu 3 Dec 2020 Wigmore Study Group: Liszt

Fri 4 Dec 2020 Schools Concert

Mon 7 Dec 2020 Wigmore Study Group: Liszt

Sat 12 Dec 2020 Chamber Tots

Thu 17 Dec 2020 Bechstein Session

Sun 20 Dec 2020 Septura

The music uplifts you and when you’re in an uplifting mood you can conquer anything. It takes you back into that world that gave you purpose and a sense of self-worth.Participant, Music for Life

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Supporting Wigmore Hall’s 2020/21 SeasonWith £2.5 million to raise, every gift, no matter the size, is important to us. If you would like to make a donation towards our Artistic Series or Learning programme, please call us in the Development Office on 020 7258 8230 or email development@wigmore-hall.org.uk for more information. We would be delighted to hear from you.

The Wigmore Hall Trust is very grateful to the individuals and organisations listed who have made an investment in our concert and Learning programmes:

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Royal Patron HRH The Duke of Kent, KG

Honorary Patrons Aubrey Adams OBE André and Rosalie Hoffmann Kohn Foundation Mr and Mrs Paul Morgan and an anonymous donor

Director’s Circle Aubrey Adams OBE* Tony and Marion Allen* Karl Otto and Ingemo Bonnier*L

Peter and Lucy Chadlington* The Harbour FoundationL

André and Rosalie Hoffmann‡ Pauline and Ian Howat* David and Louise Kaye* Simon Majaro MBE The Marchus Trust‡ Hamish Parker Victoria and Simon RobeyL

William and Alex de Winton TrustL

and several anonymous donors

Season Patrons Aubrey Adams OBE* Tony and Marion Allen* American Friends of Wigmore Hall Karl Otto and Ingemo Bonnier* Henry and Suzanne Davis The Hargreaves and Ball Trust Pauline and Ian Howat* Hamish Parker Victoria and Simon Robey David Rockwell and Zsombor Csoma* Julia Schottlander* Kathleen Verelst Michael and Rosemary Warburg William and Alex de Winton Trust and several anonymous donors

Season Benefactors Lord and Lady Lloyd Judy Davies and Kingsley Manning* The Tertis Foundation Philip and Emeline Winston*

Beethoven Circle André and Rosalie Hoffmann Aubrey Adams OBE* Tony and Marion Allen* Karl Otto and Ingemo Bonnier* John and Julia Boyd* Wolf-Reiner Braun and John Sinclair Clive Butler

Nicola Coldstream Peggy Czyzak-Dannenbaum Pauline Del Mar J L Drewitt Vernon and Hazel Ellis* Alan and Joanna Gemes* Nicholas and Judith Goodison* Margery Gray Gillian and Lennie Hoffmann Pauline and Ian Howat* Geoffrey and Joy Lawrence Ian and Megan Richardson Jackie Rosenfeld OBE* Serena Simmons and Michael Thomas* Jo and Barry Slavin Rodney Stewart Smith – in memory of Alan Bradley In Memory of Robert Streit John and Ann Tusa Marina Vaizey* Gerry Wakelin*

Gwen and Stanley Burnton Felicity Fairbairn* Philip and Susan Feakin Benjamin Hargreaves Graham and Amanda Hutton* Dr Jennifer Jones Christian Kwek and David Hodges* Alan Leibowitz and Barbara Weiss* Susan Lund Virginia Lynch* Karen McLernon Alison and Antony Milford Don Moore Oliver and Helen Prenn Helen Thornton and several anonymous donors

Early Music and Baroque Circle Geoffrey Barnett Sandra Carlisle Dr C Endersby and Prof. D Cowan OBE Dr M T A Evans Felicity Fairbairn* Deborah Finkler and Allan Murray-Jones Gilbert and Vahideh Hall Daniel Hochberg Alan Sainer Professor Christopher Thompson Marina Vaizey* Anne and David Weizmann

Voices at Wigmore Tony and Marion Allen* Geoffrey Barnett Nicholas Beale

Michael Brind Richard Dorment CBE Mrs David Dugdale Alan and Joanna Gemes* Dame Felicity Lott Anne and Brian Mace Roy and Celia Palmer Julia Schottlander* Gerry Wakelin* Susan Ward David Evan Williams and an anonymous donor

Corporate Supporters Capital Group (corporate matched giving) The Howard de Walden Estate Martin Randall Travel Ltd Steinway & Sons

Donors and Sponsors The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust Mr Eric Abraham* Adam Mickiewicz Institute Ralph and Elizabeth Aldwinckle Lady Alexander of Weedon Ian Allan American Friends of Wigmore Hall The Andor Charitable TrustL

Ann Andrews David and Jacqueline Ansell* Arts Council England Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne‡L

Mrs Arlene Beare Alan Bell-Berry Ms Paula Best* Mr Nicholas J Bez Mrs Arline Blass The Nicholas Boas Charitable Trust David and Mary Bowerman* A gift from the late Alan Bradley Hilary Browne-Wilkinson Donald Campbell Cavatina Chamber Music TrustL

Charities Advisory TrustL

Colin Clark The John S Cohen Foundation Peter Crisp and Jeremy Crouch* Michael and Felicia Crystal* Celia and Andrew Curran Anthony Davis* James Dooley The Dorset Foundation – in memory of Harry M Weinrebe Jane Douglas The du Plessis Family Foundation Mrs David Dugdale

Dunard Fund† Douglas and Janette Eden Annette Ellis* The Elton Family The Emmanuel Kaye FoundationL

The Fidelio Charitable Trust Patricia and Jeffrey Fine Jim Fisher In Memory of Peter Flatter John and Amy FordL

The Foyle Foundation Neil and Deborah Franks* Friends of Wigmore Hall Jonathan Gaisman* The Garfield Weston Foundation John Gilhooly* John and Lauren Goldsmith* Nicholas and Judith Goodison*‡ Peter Goodwin Spencer and Lucy de Grey Charles Green Barbara and Michael Gwinnell Mr and Mrs Rex Harbour* The Hargreaves and Ball Trust‡L

The Harold Hyam Wingate FoundationL

Malcolm Herring* Nicholas Hodgson Simone Hyman* Independent Opera at Sadlers Wells Marc Jourdren* In Memory of Donald Kahn Su and Neil Kaplan* Mr Julian Korn Maryly La Follette* Gabor Lacko Janet and Leo Liebster C Lillywhite and B Jasper The Linbury TrustL

Tim Llewellyn The Loveday Charitable TrustL

Simon and Sophie Ludlam* Marianne and Andy Lusher* David Lyons* Julia MacRae* The Estate of Pamela Majaro MBE The Marchus Trust‡ Mayfield Valley Arts Trust Michael and Lynne McGowan* Colin Menzies George MeyerL

Michael Watson Charitable TrustL

Milton Damerel TrustL

The Monument Trust Amyas and Louise Morse* Valerie O’ConnorL

P Parkinson Paxos Festival Trust Robert Podro Isabel and Jonathan Popper Nick and Claire Prettejohn* The Radcliffe Trust Edith Randall Charles Rose* Jackie Rosenfeld OBE, HonRCM*L

The Lady R Foundation* Iain Rothnie and Julie Fewtrell The Rubinstein Circle S E Franklin Charitable Trust No. 3L

Louise Scheuer Julia Schottlander*L

Richard Sennett and Saskia Sassen* Rhona Shaw Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust Sir Martin and Lady Smith* Michael Smith and Nicholas Bartlett* Spencer Hart Charitable TrustL

Nigel and Johanna Stapleton* Gill and Keith Stella* John Stephens OBE, Hon FTCL* Lord and Lady Stirrup* Anne and Paul Swain* Paul Taylor and Katherine Luc* The Tertis FoundationL

Coen Teulings Robin Vousden* Andrew and Hilary Walker* David and Margaret Walker* Professor Janet Walker CD and Professor Doug Jones AO* Dame Fanny Waterman* Frances and David Waters* Tony & Sheelagh Williams Charitable FoundationL

David and Martha Winfield* and several anonymous donors

* Rubinstein Circle members ‡ Contemporary Music Series supporters † Early Music and Baroque Series supporters L Learning Programme supporters

Details correct as of December 2019

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