september 2015 - wigmore-hall.org.uk

September 2015

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

Jean-Guihen QueyrasINSIDE:Florian Boesch | Borodin Quartet

Cuarteto Casals | Michael Collins

Iestyn Davies | James Ehnes

The English Concert | Pavel Haas Quartet

Mark Padmore & Kristian Bezuidenhout

Wigmore Hall /Kohn FoundationInternational Song Competition

and many more

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

In Person7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm. Days without an evening concert10am – 5pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert. Please note that the Box Office with be closed for bookings in personfrom Monday 27 July to Friday 4 September.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wigmore Hall has been awarded the BronzeCharter Mark from Attitude is Everything

TICKETSUnless otherwise stated, tickets aredivided into five prices ranges:

Stalls C – MHighest price

Stalls A – B, N – P2nd highest price

Balcony A – D2nd highest price

Stalls BB, CC, Q – S3rd highest price

Stalls AA, T – V4th highest price

Stalls W – YLowest price

This brochure is available in alternative formats. Please contactthe Box Office if this would be of assistance to you. Telephone:020 7935 2141, or Email: [email protected].

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

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

Cover: Jean-Guihen Queyras © Marco Borggreve

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Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation

InternationalSong

Competition

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Kindly supported by the Kohn Foundation since 1997

Sunday 6 September 11.00am and 2.30pm

Preliminary Stage – Day 1Candidates will each perform a 15-minuteprogramme

All day £13 concs £11

Free to Friends of Wigmore Hall and Mailing ListSubscribers

Monday 7 September 11.00am and 2.30pm

Preliminary Stage – Day 2Candidates will each perform a 15-minuteprogramme


Free to Friends of Wigmore Hall and Mailing ListSubscribers

Tuesday 8 September 3.00pm and 7.30pm

Semi-Final12 semi-finalists will each perform a 20-minuteprogramme


Please note there will be an interval from 6.00pm to7.30pm. If you would like to reserve a table for dinnerin the Wigmore Hall Restaurant, please contact theBox Office.

BOOK FOR THE FIRST THREE STAGES AT THE SAME TIME£30 concs £25

Thursday 10 September 6.00pm

Final and Prize-GivingFour singers will each give a recital of30 minutes

£30 £25 £20 £15 £10

Please note there will be an interval from 8.20pm to9.30pm. If you would like to reserve a table for dinnerin the Wigmore Hall Restaurant, please contact theBox Office.

Song Recital Series

JURYJohn Gilhooly OBE ChairIain Burnside | Wolfgang Holzmair | Graham Johnson OBEAngelika Kirchschlager | Sir Ralph Kohn FRS non-votingChristoph Prégardien | Thomas Quasthoff | Maxine RobertsonAsadour Santourian | David Stern | Ailish Tynan

This Competition recognises the song traditionas a whole and requires contestants to performin at least three languages. At the same time ithonours the Lied’s place at the heart of the songrepertoire and celebrates the Shakespeareanstature of Schubert in the genre.

Photo by Benjamin Ealovega

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Related Events

Sunday 6 September 6.00pm – 7.00pm

Aspects of SchubertGraham Johnson OBE, rightly regarded among theworld’s greatest Schubertians and an inspirationto generations of singers and accompanists alike,discusses Schubert’s Lieder, cornerstones of therecital repertoire and a major feature of WigmoreHall’s seasons from 2015 – 2017.

£4

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Monday 7 September 6.30pm – 8.00pm

Introduction to SongFor those who ‘don’t like song’ but might bepersuaded to find out more ...

Charismatic presenter and pianist Dominic Harlanshares insights and enthusiasm for this richmusical world, complete with live examples fromthe Wigmore Hall stage. Delve into the wordsand stories which lie at the heart of French,English and German Song, learn how musicalnotes can paint vivid pictures, and discover whyso many people are passionate about thismulti-faceted art form.

£12 concs £10


Tuesday 8 September 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Graham Johnson OBE andSir Ralph Kohn FRSInterviewSir Ralph Kohn FRS has sponsored the WigmoreHall International Song Competition throughhis Foundation since 1997. He recently wrotehis autobiography, aided and abetted byGraham Johnson OBE, and this interview offers afascinating insight into Sir Ralph’s extraordinarycareer in music, science and philanthropy.

£4


Wednesday 9 September 2.00pm – 6.15pm

Masterclass withAngelika Kirchschlagerand Thomas QuasthoffLeading artists Angelika Kirchschlager andThomas Quasthoff pass on some of the wisdomthey have acquired throughout their careers anduse their vast experience as internationallyacclaimed singers to provide encouragementand inspiration to eight semi-finalists.

£8 concs £6


Wednesday 9 September 5.30pm – 9.00pm

Come and Sing in GermanIsabelle Adams leads a workshop for adultsexploring a range of German music and song,including some of Schubert’s choral music.Spend the evening getting to know the musicfrom the inside, develop your singing skills andfinish with a performance on the WigmoreHall stage.

£18 concs £13


Thursday 10 September 3.00pm – 5.00pm

Song Study EventsWHO CALLS THE TUNE?

Iain Burnside, member of the Competition Jury,pianist, accompanist and composer, talks tofellow Jury member Ailish Tynan, one of the mostcolourful and entertaining sopranos singingtoday. They will discuss the very specialrelationship between singer and pianist withparticular reference to the classic song recital,and with illustrations from their vast repertoire.

IS SINGING AN OLYMPIC SPORT?

Iain Burnside chairs a panel including baritoneMarcus Farnsworth to discuss the highs andlows of song competitions, and how they canshape a young artist’s career.

£12 concs £10 (one ticket covers both sessions)


Wigmore Hall /Kohn Foundation International Song Competition

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Sunday 13 September 11.30 am

Kelemen QuartetVilde Frang violin

Nicolas Altstaedt cello

Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ Brahms String Sextet in G Op. 36

The Kelemen Quartet, founded in Budapest in 2010, made its mark as winner of the prestigious Premio BorcianiInternational String Quartet Competition. The ensemble returns to Wigmore Hall with ‘Death and the Maiden’ and isjoined by two outstanding colleagues for Brahms’s G major String Sextet, a rich, complex work highly influencedby Schubert’s chamber music.

This concert will be approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes in duration, without an interval

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

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

Saturday 12 September 7.30 pm

Opening Concert of the 2015/16 Season

The English ConcertIestyn Davies countertenor

Harry Bicket director, harpsichord

Handel From Partenope: Overture; Sento amor;Ch’io parta; Furibondo spira il ventoVeracini Overture No. 6 in BbHandel From Rinaldo: Cara sposa; Venti turbiniHandel Pompe vane ... Dove sei from RodelindaPorpora Sinfonia di camera in G Op. 2 No. 1Handel From Orlando: Ah Stigie larve; Già latraCerbero; Ma la furia; Vaghe pupilleHandel Passacaglia from RadamistoHandel From Orlando: Fammi combattere;Già per la man d’Orlando ... Già l’ebro mio ciglio

Iestyn Davies invariably sets creative sparks flying.His second recital album for Wigmore Hall Livewon Gramophone’s coveted Recital Award in 2014,recognising the British countertenor’s captivatingartistry and star status. He opens Wigmore Hall’sseason in company with The English Concert.Their close partnership stands for the highestvalues in performance, free-flowing and generous in spirit, daring, and always ready to touch the sharp edges ofemotional expression. This programme invites listeners on a journey into a world of rare and fleeting beauty, fortifiedwith the dramatic energy of arias written by Handel.

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Early Music and Baroque Series

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Iestyn Davies

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Sunday 13 September 7.30 pm

Alice Coote mezzo-soprano

Julius Drake piano

Strauss Songs from Vier Lieder Op. 27Strauss Songs from Acht Gedichte aus ‘Letzte Blätter’ Wagner Wesendonck Lieder

For over a decade Alice Coote and Julius Drake have directedtheir mutual empathy and understanding to the interpretationof everything from Schubert and Brahms Lieder to Englishand American song. Their artistic partnership, cherishedby Wigmore Hall’s regular audience, flows from a sharedpassion for the heightened expression of poetry through music.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Free tickets for 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book this concert as part of Wigmore Hall’s young people’s programme, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Song Recital Series

Monday 14 September 1.00 pm

Anna Caterina Antonacci soprano

Donald Sulzen piano

Poulenc La voix humaine

Poulenc’s intense one-act opera La voix humaine, based onJean Cocteau’s eponymous play, conveys the pain and tormentof a woman rejected by her lover as we hear her side of theirfinal phone call. Anna Caterina Antonacci and her regularrecital partner Donald Sulzen are sure to convey the work’sheart-breaking emotional power in this recital.

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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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The Monday Platform

Egmont Piano TrioSean Shibe guitar

Dowland Forlorn Hope Fancy Bach Prelude, Fugue andAllegro in Eb BWV998 (guitar version in D major)Schubert Notturno in Eb D897 Gareth Farr New work forpiano trio* (world première) Britten Nocturnal after JohnDowland Op. 70 Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C Op. 87

*Commissioned by the Royal Over-Seas League

Since winning the Gold Medal and First Prize in the 2011Annual Music Competition, Sean Shibe has garnered manyother prestigious awards and accolades as a guitarist ofexceptional musicality. He shares this concert with theEgmont Piano Trio, a newly formed group of recent ROSLMusic Competition prizewinners, Benjamin Baker, JonathanBloxham and James Sherlock. They will undertake anextensive tour of New Zealand for ROSL in November 2015for which the new work by Gareth Farr, one of New Zealand’sforemost composers, has been commissioned.

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10

ROSL Arts (Reg. Charity)

Egmont Piano Trio

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Wednesday 16 September 7.30 pm

Behzod Abduraimov piano

Schubert 4 Impromptus D935Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C# minor S244Musorgsky Pictures from an Exhibition

Behzod Abduraimov beguiled his Wigmore Hall audience lastyear with a typically daring and imaginative programme. Thethrilling young Uzbek pianist’s recital includes one of the abidinglandmarks of the piano literature, Musorgsky’s Pictures froman Exhibition, a work inspired by the fertile visual imaginationof the Russian artist and architect, Viktor Hartmann.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TA L E N T

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

London Pianoforte Series

Thursday 17 September 7.30 pm

Borodin Quartet 70th Anniversary Series

Borodin QuartetShostakovich String Quartet No. 1 in C Op. 49;String Quartet No. 13 in Bb minor Op. 138Beethoven String Quartet in Bb Op. 130

‘In him’, the author Mikhail Zoshchenko observedof his friend and fellow poker-player, Shostakovich,‘there are great contradictions’. The multiple strandsof the composer’s personality surface in his StringQuartet No. 13, an eerie and disturbing single-movement work. Its often bleak take on the humancondition is offset by the Borodin Quartet’s choiceof the composer’s lyrical First String Quartet and Beethoven’s all-encompassing Op. 130.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Supported by the Chamber Music Circle

Chamber Music Season/Borodin Quartet Beethoven and Shostakovich Cycle

Behzod Abduraimov

Borodin Quartet

Tuesday 15 September 7.30 pm

Borodin Quartet 70th Anniversary Series

Borodin QuartetBeethoven String Quartet in G Op. 18 No. 2;String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4Shostakovich String Quartet No. 5 in Bb Op. 92

Written soon after the death of Josef Stalin,Shostakovich’s Fifth String Quartet explores complexemotions and profound reflections on the natureof melancholy. The composition, central to theBorodins’ repertoire for six decades, is prefacedhere by two early Beethoven masterworks, the wittyand exuberant G major String Quartet and theexpansive String Quartet in C minor, both created around 1800.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season/Borodin Quartet Beethoven and Shostakovich Cycle

Borodin Quartet

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Friday 18 September 7.30 pm

James Ehnes violin

Andrew Armstrong piano

Bartók Rhapsody No. 1; Sonata in E minor for violin and pianoBB28; Hungarian Folk Tunes from For Children (transcr. for violinand piano by J. Szigeti & Bartók); Violin Sonata No. 2 BB85

Bartók’s earliest attempts at composition, set down during hisschool days, include a sonata for violin and piano. James Ehnesand Andrew Armstrong join forces to survey a selection of thecomposer’s chamber works, crowned by the fiendishly difficultsecond violin sonata. The Grammy Award-winning Canadian violinistalso explores the folk influences at work in Bartók’s Hungarian Folk Tunes and the Rhapsody No. 1, written forJoseph Szigeti in 1928.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season/Bartók Chamber Music

Free tickets for 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trustand John Lyon’s Charity.

To book this concert as part of Wigmore Hall’s young people’s programme, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.


Pre-Concert TalkMusic critic and writer Paul Griffiths introduces the first concert in our major Bartók series.

£4

Wigmore Hall Learning Event/Bartók Chamber Music


Emmanuel Pahud flute

Jean-Guihen Queyras cello

Eric Le Sage piano

Haydn Trio in G for flute, cello and piano HXV:15 Weber Trio in G minor for flute, cello and piano Op. 63Haydn Trio in D for flute, cello and piano HXV:16 Martinu Trio for flute, cello and piano

Haydn, Weber and Martinu invested great creative energy into their trios for flute, cello and piano. Theinstrumental combination, strikingly rich if small in repertoire, has rarely been treated with such imagination andinsight. Wigmore Hall’s Artist in Residence, Jean-Guihen Queyras, and two distinguished colleagues are set to castrevealing light on four of the genre’s masterworks.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season/Jean-Guihen Queyras Artist in Residence

Saturday 19 September 10.30 am – 3.00 pm

Open House DayJoin us for an opportunity to look behind the scenes and behind themusic at Wigmore Hall with free performances and family workshopstaking place throughout the day.

Free (no ticket required)


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Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin

Huw Watkins piano

Schubert Duo Sonata in A D574Clara Schumann Drei Romanzen Op. 22Szymanowski Sonata for violin and piano Op. 9

Tamsin Waley-Cohen’s programme spans almost a century of Romantic art,from Schubert’s Duo Sonata of 1817 to Szymanowski’s youthful Violin SonataOp. 9. Clara Schumann created eloquent, atmospheric emotional landscapeswithin the concise space of her Drei Romanzen, works championed by thegreat virtuoso Joseph Joachim following their publication in 1855.


WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TA L E N T

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust



Tine Thing Helseth trumpet

Kathryn Stott piano

Nordheim Den Første Sommerfugl Shostakovich Regeneration;A Jealous Maiden, Sobbing Bitterly; Premonition Glazunov AlbumblattPuccini Storiella d’amore; Sole e amore; E l’uccellino; Canto d’anime;Avanti Urania! Piazzolla From History of the Tango: Café 1930;Nightclub 1960 Kreisler Miniature Viennese March; Toy Soldiers March

Following their acclaimed recital in 2013, Tine Thing Helseth and KathrynStott make a much-anticipated return to Wigmore Hall. The Norwegiantrumpeter’s lyrical phrasing, dazzling virtuosity and adventurousrepertoire have placed her among an elite group of young brass players. Her approach to programming, she explains,is driven by a desire ‘to create a blend that is interesting for an audience and displays different aspects of the trumpet’.

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Pupils from The Purcell SchoolLeah Saltoun recorder Ruth Muller violin

Yong Jun Lee cello Alim Beisembayev piano

Helen Meng piano

Anonymous Medieval dance Castello Sonata PrimaHans-Martin Linde Music for a bird Hindemith Sonatafor solo cello Op. 25 No. 3 Tchaikovsky Pezzo capricciosoOp. 62 Chopin Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1 Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in Bb Op. 83 Chopin Fantaisie inF minor Op. 49 Beethoven 32 Variations on an Original Themein C minor WoO. 80 Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13

The Purcell School is the UK’s oldest specialist music school; alumni include Oliver Knussen CBE, Catrin Finch andBBC Young Musician of the Year winners, Nicholas Daniel, Lara Melda and Martin James Bartlett.

‘It gives me great hope for the future of the music profession when I hear what these young people are capable of’Sir Simon Rattle CBE

All seats £15

Please note that this concert will be approximately 2 hours 30 minutes in duration, with an interval

www.purcell-school.org The Purcell School (Reg. Charity No. 312855)

Tamsin Waley-Cohen

Huw Watkins

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Florian Boesch baritone

Graham Johnson piano

Schubert Lebenstraum (D1a); Der Fischer; Erster Verlust; Der Gott und die Bajadere; An Chloen; Hochzeit-Lied;In der Mitternacht; Trauer der Liebe; Die Perle; Lied des Orpheus, als er in die Hölle ging; An die Nachtigall (D497);Der Tod und das Mädchen; Täglich zu singen; Der Schiffer (D536); Memnon; Auf der Donau; Heliopolis I & II;Der Sieg; Der blinde Knabe; Totengräbers Heimweh; Das Lied im Grünen

Schubert’s passion for poetry drew him to set verse by well over 100 different poets. Florian Boesch launches WigmoreHall’s landmark Schubert: The Complete Songs series with a selection of Lieder that reflects the composer’s inspiredresponse to words. The programme stretches from ‘Lebenstraum’, likely to have been written when Schubert wasaged just 12 or 13, to such majestic Goethe settings as ‘Der Fischer’ and ‘Erster Verlust’, and the springtime radianceof ‘Das Lied im Grünen’.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Voices at WigmoreSupporting Schubert: The Complete Songs 2015/16 and 2016/17

Song Recital Series/Schubert: The Complete Songs


Rosenblatt Recitals 2015/16

Russell Thomas tenor

Simon Lepper piano

Beethoven Gott! Welch dunkel hier from FidelioBrahms Wie Melodien zieht es mir; Der Tod, das istdie kühle Nacht; Wir wandelten; Meine Liebe ist grünBerlioz Merci, doux crépuscule! from La damnationde FaustHalévy Rachel, quand du seigneur from La JuiveBarber Knoxville: Summer of 1915Verdi L’esule; StornelloDonaudy O del mio amato beneTosti L’alba sepàra dalla luce l’ombra

Praised as a ‘superb singer’ by The New York Times,Miami-born tenor Russell Thomas has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting vocal and dramatictalents on the international opera and concert scene. Having made notable debuts at London’s Royal Opera Houseand ENO in previous seasons, he returns to London to make his debut at Rosenblatt Recitals.

£30 £26 £22 £18 £16

Tickets also on sale for Rosenblatt Recitals on 28 October (Sumi Hwang),1 November (Quinn Kelsey) and 1 December (Dorottya Láng)

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Eggner TrioHaydn Piano Trio in Bb HXV:20; Piano Trio in G HXV:25‘Gypsy Rondo’Dvorák Piano Trio in Bb Op. 21

Haydn’s piano trios delivered great works to a buoyantmarket, one supported by accomplished amateur playersand aristocratic consumers. The composer, as ever,developed the genre, notably through the keyboardvirtuosity present in the Piano Trio in B flat and the irresistibleHungarian melodies that give the ‘Gypsy Rondo’ itsname. Dvorák’s lyrical Piano Trio in B flat, with itscontemplative slow movement, completes the Eggner Trio’sseductive programme.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Supported by the Benefactor Friends of Wigmore Hall

Chamber Music Season/Eggner Trio: Haydn and Dvorák


Lisa Peacock Presents Thursday Lunchtime Showcases

Amir Katz piano

Schubert 4 Impromptus D899Schubert 4 Impromptus D935

Amir Katz’s mastery of the piano is internationally beyonddispute. In recent seasons, his intimate relationship to thecantabile works of romantic piano literature has beenreflected in four great cycles performed worldwide: thecomplete Sonatas and Impromptus by Franz Schubert,the 48 Songs without Words by Felix Mendelssohn, as wellas Fryderyk Chopin’s 21 Nocturnes. His Wigmore Hallrecital in July 2014 received critical and audience acclaim.

‘Playing of great suppleness, strength and sensitivity’Guardian, April 2015

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

Tickets also on sale for Thursday Lunchtime Showcase Recitals on 22 October (Stefan Ciric),26 November (Konstantin Scherbakov), 28 January (Thomas Gould & Diana Ketler),25 February (Rivka Golani & Michael Hampton) and 17 March (Hélène Dautry & Bruno Rigutto)

Lisa Peacock Concert Management Ltd

Eggner Trio

Amir Katz

Wednesday 23 September 11.00 am –11.45 am Repeated 12.30 pm –1.15 pm

For Crying Out Loud!FOR PARENTS AND BABIES UP TO 1 YEAR OLD

Hear outstanding performances by musicians from theRoyal Academy of Music presented especially for parentsor carers and their babies in a relaxed and accommodatingenvironment. Although these concerts are not interactive,the programmes are designed for adults and babies toenjoy together.

£7.50 per adult – babies come free


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Florian Boesch baritone

Malcolm Martineau piano

Schubert Quell’innocente figlio; Pensa, che questoistante…; Amphiaraos; Gebet während der Schlacht;Das war ich; Liebeständelei; Die drei Sänger (fragment);Lebensmelodien; Das Heimweh (D456); Der Wanderer(D489); Der Wanderer (D649); Die Vögel; Der Schiffer(D694); Im Walde (D708); Widerspruch; L’incanto degliocchi; Il traditor deluso; Il modo di prender moglie;Bei dir allein!; Irdisches Glück

As part of his education at Vienna’s Stadtkonvikt, youngSchubert received lessons from Antonio Salieri. The veterancourt composer directed his pupil to study Italian opera, an instruction that led Schubert to set Pietro Metastasio’s‘Quell’innocente figlio’. Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau trace the lyrical lines that connect Schubert’s earlywork to his mature Italian songs of 1827 and the comic Lieder ‘Bei dir allein!’ and ‘Irdisches Glück’ of 1828.

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Voices at WigmoreSupporting Schubert: The Complete Songs 2015/16 and 2016/17



Song Recital Series/Schubert: The Complete Songs


Cuarteto CasalsHaydn String Quartet in C Op. 33 No. 3 ‘The Bird’Mozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’Schubert String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’

Since its foundation in 1997, Cuarteto Casals has risen tointernational prominence thanks to its tonal richness anddevoted pursuit of expressive variety. The quartet returns toWigmore Hall to perform a trio of Viennese masterworks, fromthe magical opening and bird-calls of Haydn’s Op. 33 No. 3to the genial warmth of Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet.

£36 £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season

Saturday 26 September 10.30 am – 3.30 pm

Behind Closed DoorsFAMILY DAYFor ages 6 plus

When the doors are locked and the visitors have gone home,what mischief do lords and ladies of The Wallace Collection getup to? Come and meet the quirky characters in the paintings,make up some spooky stories and compose your own musicto perform onstage at Wigmore Hall at the end of the day.

Adults £15 Children £12

In partnership with The Wallace Collection


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Michael Collins clarinet

Michael McHale piano

Howells Clarinet SonataBrahms Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op. 120 No. 2Debussy Première rapsodieSaint-Saëns Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op. 167Poulenc Sonata for clarinet and piano

Few players have done more to raise their instrument’sprofile than Michael Collins, who joins us at WigmoreHall for a three-concert series this season. Hisconsummate musicianship and artistic eloquence aredirected in this recital to some of the clarinet’s finestchamber compositions, including the delicious pairing of Brahms’s amiable Clarinet Sonata in E flat and the ClarinetSonata by Herbert Howells.

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Chamber Music Season/Michael Collins Series

Michael Collins

Pavel Haas Quartet

Michael McHale


Pavel Haas QuartetSchubert String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’Beethoven String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’

Following the success of its Bohemia series last season, the Pavel Haas Quartet returns to Wigmore Hall to performthe compelling coupling of two Viennese masterworks. Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet, written at a time of personaldespair, reflects its composer’s creative resilience against adversity, while Beethoven’s ‘Serioso’ Quartet projects andultimately transcends tragedy and despair.





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Henk Neven baritone

James Baillieu piano

Schubert Der Jüngling am Bache (D30); Sehnsucht(D52); Der Taucher; Klage; An den Tod; Augenlied;Frohsinn; Fahrt zum Hades; Am Strome; Ganymed;Der Goldschmiedsgesell; Erlafsee; Über allen ZauberLiebe; Des Fräuleins Liebeslauschen; Des SängersHabe; Totengräber-Weise; Fischerweise

Two exceptional artists of the younger generationtravel through fourteen years of Schubert’ssong-writing career, from his first setting of Schiller’s‘Der Jüngling am Bache’ – one of the first songsSchubert ever wrote – to the delightful, strikinglyinventive ‘Fischerweise’ of 1826. Along the wayHenk Neven and James Baillieu survey the mythicallandscapes of Goethe’s ‘Ganymed’ and Mayrhofer’s‘Fahrt zum Hades’.

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Song Recital Series/Schubert: The Complete Songs/Introducing James Baillieu


Anthony Marwood violin

Lawrence Power viola

Simon Crawford-Phillips piano

Rebecca Clarke Dumka (Duo Concertante for violin and viola with piano)Martinu Three Madrigals for violin and violaBrahms Piano Trio in Eb Op. 40

Three exceptional artists, seasoned chamber musicians and close friends, join forces for this lunchtime recital.Lawrence Power’s rich tone, agile technique and individual artistry have won admirers worldwide, often for hisrecitals and recordings with Simon Crawford-Phillips. The trio is completed by Anthony Marwood, recently praisedby the Washington Post for his ‘golden tone and surefire musicianship’.

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Benjamin Baker violin

Petr Limonov piano

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 12 No. 2Chopin Nocturne in F minor Op. 55 No. 1Ravel Violin SonataErnst The Last Rose of Summer (Étude No. 6)Franck Sonata in A for violin and piano

Benjamin Baker studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and Royal Collegeof Music. He was selected by YCAT in 2013, and went on to make hisdebut with the Philharmonia Orchestra. In 2015 his CD for Champs HillRecords was released. It was highlighted on Classic FM who reviewed itas ‘demonstrating an impressive talent and huge promise for the future’.

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Kirckman Concert Society/Sarah Gordon Concert Management

Supported by LankellyChase Foundation


Nelson Goerner piano

Handel Chaconne in G HWV435 Schumann Fantasie in C Op. 17Chopin Ballade No. 3 in Ab Op. 47; Nocturne in F minor Op. 55 No. 1;Nocturne in Eb Op. 55 No. 2; Scherzo No. 3 in C# minor Op. 39Skryabin Deux poèmes Op. 32; Piano Sonata No. 5 in F# Op. 53

Since making his debut as a prodigiously talented youngster thirty-fiveyears ago, Nelson Goerner has developed to become one of the mostgifted all-round pianists of his generation. The Argentine artist’s tonalrichness and expressive invention are sure to reveal fresh perspectives onthe works in this programme, complete with Schumann’s monumentalFantasie in C and Chopin’s ravishing Ballade in A flat.

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Mark Padmore tenor

Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano

Haydn She never told her love; The Spirit’s Song;Antwort auf die Frage eines MädchensMozart Das Veilchen; AbendempfindungBeethoven AdelaideSchubert ViolaBeethoven Mailied; Neue Liebe, neues Leben; AusGoethes Faust: Es war einmal ein König; Selbstgespräch;Resignation; Abendlied unterm gestirnten HimmelSchubert An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht;Der Wanderer an den Mond; Am Fenster; Im Freien

Radical developments in German poetry, especially those created by Goethe’s boundless imagination, soon foundexpression in song and attracted great champions in the form of Beethoven and Schubert. Mark Padmore andKristian Bezuidenhout recreate the soundworld and spirit of the age in their recital, exploring the sensibility of Liederinspired by the poetry of powerful emotions, individual psychological states, dramatic irony and wit.

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Song Recital Series

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

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

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

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

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

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

Restaurant and Bars

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

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