wigmore series summer 2013

SUMMERWIGMORE SERIES

APRIL – JULY 2013

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EUROPE’S LEADING VENUE FOR CHAMBER MUSIC AND SONG

WELCOME TO OUR 2013 SUMMER SEASON

Hervé Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel make theireagerly awaited Wigmore Hall debut with a collectionof pieces drawn from the extraordinarily rich repertoireof works conceived to intensify the experience ofpublic worship. Dramatic contrasts and heightenedlyricism helped fuel the force of 17th-century Frenchsacred music. Crowds flocked to hear Charpentier’smusic for Holy Week in the Paris of the 1680s, whilethe outstanding music of Sébastien de Brossardand Pierre Bouteiller graced cathedral services inStrasbourg and Troyes. Niquet’s ensemble, completewith twelve male vocalists, knows how to recreatethe sensual and spiritual atmosphere of a lost ageof music-making.

Artistic integrity, a voice of extraordinary tonal rangeand personal charisma belong to the armoury oftalents that have securely placed Karita Mattilaamong the world’s most admired performers. HerWigmore Hall recital offers a programme guaranteedto reveal the many facets of the Finnish dramaticsoprano’s art, applied here to a delicious blend ofsongs from three countries.

Other vocal highlights include visits from DorotheaRöschmann and Ian Bostridge in Mahler (with JuliusDrake), Sarah Connolly, John Mark Ainsley andHenk Neven in French song (with Graham Johnson),and Christopher Maltman (with Julius Drake) inEisler’s The Hollywood Songbook. Eisler was forcedinto exile following the rise to power of the Nazis,and the composer was then able to continue hisclose collaboration with Bertolt Brecht in Hollywood.His Hollywood Songbook weaves together texts byBrecht, Mörike, Hölderlin and Goethe to form one of

the greatest of all 20th-century song-cycles. Othervisitors include Anna Caterina Antonacci, JulianeBanse, and, following a long held ambition of mine,we welcome mezzo-soprano Nora Gubisch.

Wigmore Hall’s Associate Artists, the Takács Quartet,explore two towering masterworks of chambermusic in their latest programme. They join forceswith Ralph Kirshbaum for Schubert’s C majorString Quintet, completed a few months beforethe composer’s death in 1828 and overlooked forpublication for another quarter century. Over thepast 160 years, the work has acquired near-mythicstatus as one of the greatest of all chambercompositions. Beethoven’s String Quartet in C sharpminor Op. 131 likewise inhabits the pantheonreserved for great works of art. The piece, writtentwo years before Schubert’s String Quintet, pushesat the limits of human imagination. Other chambermusic highlights include visits from the HagenQuartet (in Beethoven), Casals Quartet (in Schubert),and the Borodin Quartet (in Brahms and Tchaikovsky).

Every phrase and nuance of the works programmedfor Wigmore Hall’s Fauré Project has entered thecollective consciousness of these French andFrench-trained performers: the Capuçon brothers,violist Gérard Caussé, pianists Nicholas Angelichand Michel Dalberto, and Quatuor Ebène haveinhabited Fauré’s art for years, digging deep intohis soundworld.

‘Beethoven’s music is, for me, the most human anddeeply spiritual music there is,’ observes Leif OveAndsnes. The Norwegian pianist, recently describedby the Wiener Zeitung as ‘a sensitive and quietvirtuoso’, is in the midst of a journey in companywith Beethoven’s five piano concertos and theMahler Chamber Orchestra. His evolving thoughtson the composer’s art can be heard in the two-movement Piano Sonata Op. 54, a study in thematicconcision and expressive breadth, and the oftendream-like Piano Sonata Op. 101 of 1816. Theromantic worlds of Liszt and Chopin naturally flowfrom Andsnes’s choice of Beethoven sonatas.

As ever, there are plenty more concerts I couldmention, but I leave you to explore the brochurefor yourself, and will look forward to seeing you atWigmore Hall throughout the summer season.

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Series and Events to look out for ...KARITA MATTILA/VILLE MATVEJEFF Page 6

GEORGE BENJAMIN DAY 8

LEIF OVE ANDSNES 10

LE PLUS DOUX CHEMIN: FRENCH SONG SERIES 11, 19, 60

GRAHAM JOHNSON SCHUBERT LAUNCH 12–13

LE CONCERT SPIRITUEL 14

HAGEN QUARTET BEETHOVEN CYCLE 17, 41

THE FAURÉ PROJECT 23, 24, 26

MAHAN ESFAHANI 25

TAKÁCS QUARTET: ASSOCIATE ARTISTS 29

ANNA CATERINA ANTONACCI/DONALD SULZEN/ 30

HEATH QUARTETSIMON BAINBRIDGE STUDY DAY 32

JONATHAN BISS: SCHUMANN – UNDER THE 34, 38

INFLUENCETHOMAS DEMENGA ‘BUILDING ON BACH’ 36

BASEL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/ANGELA HEWITT 39

WIGMORE LATES @ 36 43, 44–45, 48, 54, 57, 63, 67

AKADEMIE FÜR ALTE MUSIK BERLIN 49

JORDI SAVALL/ANDREW LAWRENCE-KING/ 50–51

FRANK McGUIREIESTYN DAVIES RESIDENCY: ‘A SINGULARITY OF VOICE’ 63

MARINO FORMENTI 68

Song Recital SeriesThu 4 Apr Karita Mattila/Ville Matvejeff Page 6

Sun 7 Apr The Prince Consort/John Musto 7

Sun 7 Apr Dorothea Röschmann/Ian Bostridge 7

Julius DrakeFri 12 Apr Sarah Connolly/John Mark Ainsley 11

Graham JohnsonSat 13 Apr Graham Johnson Schubert Launch 12, 13

Mon 15 Apr Allan Clayton/Malcolm Martineau 15

Sun 21 Apr Gaëlle Arquez/James Baillieu 18

Mon 22 Apr Geraldine McGreevy/Henk Neven 19

Graham JohnsonWed 1 May Sarah Connolly/Malcolm Martineau 24

Tue 21 May Juliane Banse/Martin Helmchen 38

Sun 26 May Georg Nigl/Gérard Wyss 40

Sat 1 Jun Christopher Maltman/Julius Drake 43

Mon 10 Jun Elisabeth Kulman/Eduard Kutrowatz 52

Thu 20 Jun Bernarda Fink/Marcos Fink/Anthony Spiri 56

Fri 28 Jun Daniel Behle/Sveinung Bjelland 60

Sat 29 Jun Sarah Fox/Ivan Ludlow/Graham Johnson 60

Fri 5 Jul Iestyn Davies/Thomas Dunford 63

Jonathan MansonSun 7 Jul Nora Gubisch/Alain Altinoglu 65

Tue 9 Jul Annette Dasch/Helmut Deutsch 66

Sat 20 Jul Sarah Connolly/Fiona Shaw/Julius Drake 70

Tue 23 Jul Christiane Karg/Wolfgang Holzmair 71

Graham JohnsonThu 25 Jul Christoph Prégardien/Michael Gees 72

Fri 26 Jul James Gilchrist/Anna Tilbrook 73

Sat 27 Jul Diana Damrau/Xavier de Maistre 73

Sunday Morning Coffee ConcertsSun 7 Apr Roland Pöntinen 5

Sun 14 Apr Christoph Richter/Alasdair Beatson 11

Sun 21 Apr Adam Walker/Morgan Szymanski 17

Sun 28 Apr Doric String Quartet 22

Sun 5 May London Bridge Ensemble 26

Sun 12 May Eggner Trio 31

Sun 19 May Mozart Piano Quartet 35

Sun 26 May Pacifica Quartet 40

Sun 2 Jun Fitzwilliam String Quartet 46

Sun 9 Jun Afiara String Quartet 48

Sun 16 Jun Philip Higham/Robert Thompson 55

Sun 23 Jun Meyer/Salque/Le Sage Trio 58

Sun 30 Jun Elias String Quartet 61

Sun 7 Jul The Schubert Ensemble 65

Sun 14 Jul Navarra String Quartet 69

Sun 21 Jul Talich Quartet 71

Sun 28 Jul Aronowitz Ensemble 73

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Jazz SeriesSat 11 May Joshua Redman/Christian McBride 31

Early Music and Baroque SeriesMon 1 Apr London Handel Orchestra 3

Sun 14 Apr Le Concert Spirituel 14

Thu 18 Apr Academy of Ancient Music 16

Thu 25 Apr Dunedin Consort 21

Fri 3 May Mahan Esfahani 25

Tue 7 May The English Concert 28

Mon 20 May Classical Opera/Ian 7

Thu 30 May Stile Antico/Fretwork 42

Fri 31 May Christophe Rousset 42

Sat 8 Jun Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin 49

Sun 9 Jun Jordi Savall/Andrew Lawrence-King 50–51

Frank McGuireTue 11 Jun Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr 52

Sat 22 Jun Fretwork/Carolyn Sampson 57

Fri 5 Jul Iestyn Davies/Thomas Dunford 63

Jonathan MansonSat 6 Jul Gallicantus 64

Wed 24 Jul Theatre of the Ayre 72

Chamber Music SeasonWed 3 Apr Britten Sinfonia 4

Wed 3 Apr Tine Thing Helseth/Kathryn Stott 5

Sat 6 Apr George Benjamin Day 8

Thu 11 Apr Pekka Kuusisto/Olli Mustonen 9

Wed 17 Apr Cuarteto Casals 16

Fri 19 Apr Hagen Quartet 17

Sat 20 Apr Hagen Quartet 17

Sun 21 Apr Eggner Trio 18

Wed 24 Apr The Endellion String Quartet 20

Sun 28 Apr Soloists of the London 22

Philharmonic OrchestraTue 30 Apr Renaud Capuçon/Gérard Caussé 23

Gautier Capuçon/Nicholas AngelichMichel Dalberto

Thu 2 May Renaud Capuçon/Gérard Caussé 24

Gautier Capuçon/Nicholas AngelichMichel Dalberto

Sat 4 May Quatuor Ebène/Nicholas Angelich 26

Michel DalbertoMon 6 May Arditti Quartet/JACK Quartet 28

Wed 8 May Takács Quartet/Ralph Kirshbaum 29

Thu 9 May Anna Caterina Antonacci 30

Heath Quartet/Donald SulzenFri 10 May Takács Quartet/Ralph Kirshbaum 29

Mon 13 May Isabelle Faust/Alexander Melnikov 33

Tue 14 May Jonathan Biss/Elias String Quartet 34

Wed 15 May Christian Tetzlaff/Antje Weithaas 34

Sat 18 May Borodin Quartet 35

Sun 19 May Thomas Demenga 36

Fri 24 May Basel Chamber Orchestra 39

Julia Schröder/Angela HewittSat 25 May Pacifica Quartet 40

Mon 27 May Adam Walker/James Baillieu 41

Tue 28 May Hagen Quartet 41

Wed 29 May Hagen Quartet 41

Tue 4 Jun Heath Quartet 47

Fri 7 Jun Carolin Widmann/Alexander Lonquich 47

Wed 12 Jun Truls Mørk/Christian Ihle Hadland 53

Thu 13 Jun Soloists of the London 53

Philharmonic OrchestraSat 15 Jun Raphael Wallfisch Birthday Concert 54

Tue 18 Jun Kopelman Quartet 55

Wed 19 Jun Razumovsky Ensemble 56

Sun 23 Jun Susan Tomes/Erich Höbarth 58

Wed 3 Jul ATOS Trio 62

Thu 4 Jul Belcea Quartet/Till Fellner 62

Sat 6 Jul Sergey Khachatryan/Lusine Khachatryan 64

Thu 11 Jul Pieter Wispelwey/Cédric Tiberghien 67

Sun 14 Jul Chetham’s School of Music 69

Tue 16 Jul Ray Chen/Julien Quentin 69

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London Pianoforte SeriesTue 2 Apr Igor Levit

Tue 9 Apr Leif Ove Andsnes 10

Wed 10 Apr Leif Ove Andsnes 10

Tue 16 Apr Cédric Tiberghien 15

Sun 5 May Nikolaï Lugansky 27

Wed 22 May Jonathan Biss 38

Sun 2 Jun Richard Goode 46

Wed 5 Jun Louis Lortie 47

Fri 14 Jun Finghin Collins 54

Mon 24 Jun Till Fellner 59

Thu 27 Jun Marc-André Hamelin 59

Tue 2 Jul Imogen Cooper 61

Wed 10 Jul Nelson Goerner 66

Sat 13 Jul Marino Formenti 68

Thu 18 Jul Yevgeny Sudbin 70

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime ConcertsMon 1 Apr Christine Rice/Roger Vignoles 3

Mon 8 Apr Janina Fialkowska 9

Mon 15 Apr Camilla Tilling/Paul Rivinius 15

Mon 22 Apr Elisabeth Leonskaja 18

Mon 29 Apr Cédric Tiberghien 22

Mon 6 May Michelangelo Quartet 27

Mon 13 May Natalie Clein/Alasdair Beatson 33

Mon 20 May Kalichstein/Laredo/Robinson Trio 36

Mon 27 May Pacifica Quartet 41

Mon 3 Jun Werner Güra/Christoph Berner 46

Mon 10 Jun Brodsky Quartet 51

Mon 17 Jun Benjamin Grosvenor 55

Mon 24 Jun Escher String Quartet 59

Mon 1 Jul Royal String Quartet 61

Mon 8 Jul Tai Murray/Ashley Wass 65

Wigmore Lates @ 36

Fri 31 May Milos Karadaglic Page 43

Fri 7 Jun Yaniv d’Or/Ensemble NAYA 48

Fri 14 Jun Patricia Routledge/Piers Lane 54

Fri 21 Jun Calefax 57

Fri 5 Jul Amstel Quartet 63

Fri 12 Jul The Prince Consort 67

Wigmore Hall LearningWed 3 Apr Pre-Concert Talk 4

Sat 6 Apr George Benjamin Day 8

Sun 14 Apr Pre-Concert Talk 14

Thu 18 Apr Pre-Concert Talk 16

Wed 24 Apr Introduction to Music commences 19

Thu 25 Apr Wigmore Study Group commences 20

Mon 29 Apr Study Afternoon 22

Sat 4 May Lecture-Recital 26

Sun 5 May Family Concert 27, 74

Sat 11 May Simon Bainbridge Study Day 32

Tue 14 May Artists in Conversation 34

Wed 15 May Artists in Conversation 34

Sun 19 May Birkbeck Study Afternoon 36

Tue 21 May Voiceworks 37

Sat 25 May Family Day 74

Sat 1 Jun RNIB Family Day 75

Tue 4 Jun Aperitif, with Ignite 46, 75

Fri 7 Jun The Music Trolly: Teacher Training Day 75

Sun 9 Jun Artists in Conversation 51

Tue 11 Jun Pre-Concert Talk 52

Thu 13 Jun Ensemble 360 Schools’ Concert 53, 76

Sat 15 Jun Family Day 76

Sat 29 Jun Come And Sing 76

Fri 19 Jul Community Chamber Opera 70, 77

29 Jul – 1 Aug Musical Portraits 77

Booking Opens to Friends on 11 January, to Mailing List Subscribers on 24 January andto the General Public/Online on 7 February.

Monday 1 April 7.30 pm

LONDON HANDEL ORCHESTRA ADRIAN BUTTERFIELD conductor

JULIA DOYLE soprano (as Maddalena)

STEFANIE TRUE soprano (as Angelo)

ANNA STARUSHKEVYCHmezzo-soprano (as Cleofe)

ALEXANDER SPRAGUEtenor (as Giovanni)

LUKAS JAKOBSKI bass (as Lucifero)

HANDEL La Resurrezione HWV47

La Resurrezione was written for performance atEaster in Rome in 1708 during the season whenopera was banned in the city by papal decree.Handel’s sacred oratorio offers a dramaticportrayal of the battle that took placed betweenGod (represented by an Angel) and the Devilafter Jesus’s crucifixion. This is one of thecomposer’s most colourful scores, small wondergiven that the excellent orchestra at its firstperformances was led by the famous Italianviolinist, Arcangelo Corelli.

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LONDON HANDEL ORCHESTRA Chris Christodoulou

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CHRISTINE RICE mezzo-soprano

ROGER VIGNOLES piano

WOLF Songs from the Spanisches LiederbuchMAHLER Songs from Des Knaben WunderhornSongs by PURCELL, BRITTEN and IRELAND

Artistic correspondences sound throughout Christine Rice’sBBC Lunchtime Recital programme. Hugo Wolf and GustavMahler, close friends during their student days at the ViennaConservatory, mined folk poetry for evocative song texts, whileBenjamin Britten drew bright inspiration from popular Britishmelodies and from Henry Purcell’s songs for the Restorationstage and court.

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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

CHRISTINE RICE Rob Moore

IGOR LEVIT Felix Broede

Tuesday 2 April 7.30 pm

IGOR LEVIT piano

BACH Capriccio in Bb BWV992 (Capriccio on the Departure ofhis Most Beloved Brother)XENAKIS EvryaliBEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 31 in Ab Op. 110

SCHUBERT/LISZT Du bist die Ruh S558 No. 3;Aufenthalt S560 No. 3; Auf dem Wasser zu singen S558 No. 2;Der Wanderer S558 No. 11

PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 7 in Bb Op. 83

Igor Levit’s virtuosity and élan owe much to his passion forthe music of Liszt and his own experience as a child prodigyin his native Russia and adopted homeland in Germany. Theyoung pianist, who made his BBC Proms debut last Augustand is a BBC New Generation Artist, presents a programmesure to reveal the technical depth and imaginative maturityof his artistry.

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London Pianoforte Series

Wednesday 3 April 12.15 pm

PRE-CONCERT TALKAn introduction to the lunchtime concert

Free to concert ticket holders (separate ticket required)

Wigmore Hall Learning Event


BRITTEN SINFONIAJACQUELINE SHAVE violin

MIRANDA DALE violin

CLARE FINNIMORE viola

CAROLINE DEARNLEY cello

NICHOLAS DANIEL oboe

LUCY WAKEFORD harp

BRITTEN Six Metamorphoses after OvidBRITTEN Tema ‘Sacher’BRIDGE Two Old English SongsNew work by Opus 2013 winner (Londonpremière)*BRITTEN Suite for harp Op. 83

BRIDGE Sir Roger de Coverley

*Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall andBritten Sinfonia

Britten Sinfonia’s principals close theircommemorative series with a showcaseincluding Britten’s solo works. Featured isBritten’s rarely performed Suite for Harpand oboe masterpiece Six Metamorphosesafter Ovid.

No retrospective would be complete withoutthe man who so profoundly influencedBritten’s musical development: Bridge’sTwo Old English Songs and Sir Roger deCoverley are two of his most-loved works andshow Bridge’s exemplary writing for strings.The winner of Britten Sinfonia’s opencomposition competition Opus 2013 receivesits première.

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BRITTEN SINFONIA Harry Rankin

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TINE THING HELSETH trumpet

KATHRYN STOTT piano

TVEITT Velkomne med æra (Welcome with honour) fromHundrad HardingtonarHAGERUP BULL Perpetuum Mobile ENESCU LégendeGRAHAM FITKIN New commission (London première)HINDEMITH Trumpet SonataRAVEL Kaddisch from Deux mélodies hébraïques (for trumpetand piano) SIBELIUS Songs from Op. 37 (arr. for trumpet)FALLA 7 canciones populares españolas (arr. for trumpet)WEILL Songs (arr. for trumpet)

Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has the innatequalities of a storyteller, a musician gifted with the imaginativepowers required to convert songs into vibrant new pieces forher instrument. Her programme, complete with a GrahamFitkin première, reflects the richly eclectic nature andcaptivating musical breadth of Helseth’s growing repertoire.

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Thursday 4 April 7.30 pm

KARITA MATTILA soprano

VILLE MATVEJEFF piano

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Saturday 6 April 11.30 amSaturday 6 April 6.00 pmSaturday 6 April 7.30 pm

GEORGE BENJAMIN DAYSee page 8 for full details

Sunday 7 April 11.30 am

ROLAND PÖNTINEN piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 26 in Eb Op. 81a‘Les Adieux’CHOPIN Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49

DEBUSSY Images, Series 1FAURÉ Nocturne No. 7 in C# minor Op. 74

KREISLER/RACHMANINOV Liebesfreud

Whatever the personal significance ofBeethoven’s ‘farewell’ sonata, dedicated to hispatron Archduke Rudolph of Austria, its musicevokes the emotions of departure, separationand reunion. Roland Pöntinen’s Coffee Concertsummons up strong traces of absent friends,past impressions and potent emotions, crownedby Rachmaninov’s utterly joyful arrangement ofFritz Kreisler’s Liebesfreud.

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Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

TINE THING HELSETH Colin Bell/EMI Classics

ROLAND PÖNTINEN Mats Bäcker


KARITA MATTILAsoprano

VILLE MATVEJEFFpiano

POULENC BanalitésDEBUSSY From Cinq poèmes de Baudelaire:Harmonie du soir; Le jet d’eau; Recueillement Songs by DUPARCSALLINEN Neljä laulua unesta (4 Dream Songs)MARX Nocturne; Waldseligkeit; Selige Nacht;Valse de Chopin; Hat dich die Liebe berührt

Artistic integrity, a voice of extraordinary tonalrange and personal charisma belong to thearmoury of talents that have securely placedKarita Mattila among the world’s most admiredperformers. Her Wigmore Hall recital offers aprogramme guaranteed to reveal the manyfacets of the Finnish dramatic soprano’s art,applied here to a delicious blend of songsfrom three countries. The searing emotionalpower and infinite expressive scope of Mattila’ssinging stems from her desire to communicatewith and move audiences. Small wonder thather work was recently hailed by the New YorkTimes for its ‘spellbinding mix of blazingfervour and ethereal beauty’.

£20 £30 £40 £50

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Song Recital Series

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Sunday 7 April 4.00 pm

THE PRINCE CONSORTANNA LEESE soprano

JENNIFER JOHNSTON mezzo-soprano

TIM MEAD countertenor

ANDREW STAPLES tenor

JACQUES IMBRAILO baritone

ALISDAIR HOGARTH artistic director, piano

JOHN MUSTO piano

JOHN MUSTO Litany (for mezzo and piano); The Old GrayCouple (for soprano, baritone and piano duet); Book ofUncommon Prayer (for SATB and piano)

American composer and pianist John Musto joins The PrinceConsort for the second concert in their delightful ‘FacingForward, Looking Back’ Series. ‘If there is a finer composerof song with piano alive and working in the world today,’ thepianist Graham Johnson observes, ‘I would very much like toknow his or her name.’ Musto’s music employs humour andallusion in its armoury of techniques and styles.

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Song Recital Series/The Prince Consort American Song Series


DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN soprano

IAN BOSTRIDGE tenor

JULIUS DRAKE piano

MAHLER Rückert LiederMAHLER Lieder eines fahrenden GesellenMAHLER From Des Knaben Wunderhorn:Der Schildwache Nachtlied; Des Antonius vonPadua Fischpredigt; Das irdische Leben;Trost im Unglück; Lied des Verfolgten im Turm;Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht; Revelge;Rheinlegendchen; Lob des hohen Verstandes;Verlorne Müh; Der Tamboursg’sell; Wo dieschönen Trompeten blasen

Mahler fashioned microcosms of humanexperience out of the down-to-earth texts ofArnim and Brentano’s Des Knaben Wunderhornanthologies. Three insightful and sageMahlerians come together for this explorationof the composer’s dozen Wunderhorn songs,prefaced by his sublime Rückert Lieder and firstsong-cycle, the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen.

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Song Recital Series/Julius Drake: ‘Perspectives’

THE PRINCE CONSORT Richard Ecclestone

JOHN MUSTO Christian Steiner

DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN Jim Rakete

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11.30 am

CAROLIN WIDMANN violin

ADAM WALKER flute

MARINO FORMENTI piano

GEORGE BENJAMIN Sonata for violin andpiano; Flight; ShadowlinesCHRISTIAN MASON Heaven’s Chimes Are SlowGEORGE BENJAMIN Three Miniatures for soloviolin; Three Studies

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Chamber Music Season/George Benjamin Series

6.00 pm

PRE-CONCERT TALKWith GEORGE BENJAMIN and JOHN GILHOOLY

All seats £3

Wigmore Hall Learning Event/George Benjamin Series

7.30 pm

BIRMINGHAM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUPSUSANNA ANDERSSON soprano

HILARY SUMMERS contralto

GEORGE BENJAMIN conductor

FRANCESCO ANTONIONI BallataDAVID SAWER Rumpelstiltskin Suite* (world prèmiere)GEORGE BENJAMIN Into the Little Hill

*Co-commissioned by BCMG and Wigmore Hall

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Saturday 6 April

GEORGE BENJAMIN DAYInternational influences informed George Benjamin’s musical outlook from ayoung age. Born in London in 1960, he began composing at the age of sevenand studied piano and composition during his formative years with thedistinguished German musician Peter Gellhorn. Benjamin went on to studyduring his teens with Olivier Messiaen in Paris and Alexander Goehr inCambridge. Wigmore Hall’s George Benjamin Day offers a thick slice of thecomposer’s strikingly vivid creative world, spanning everything from hisearly Sonata for violin and piano and the intricate Shadowlines to a concertperformance of his acclaimed chamber opera of 2006, Into the Little Hill.

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JANINA FIALKOWSKA piano

CHOPIN Polonaise in Eb minor Op. 26 No. 2; Scherzo No. 4 inE Op. 54; Waltz in Ab Op. 64 No. 3; Ballade No. 2 in F Op. 38;Nocturne in Eb Op. 55 No. 2; Mazurka No. 50 in A minor ‘NotreTemps’ Op. posth.; Mazurka in C Op. 56 No. 2; Mazurka inC minor Op. 56 No. 3; Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Op. 20

Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska’s exquisite pianism andprofound understanding of the human condition informinterpretations that have moved audiences worldwide. Her panoramic vision of Chopin’s art invariably reveals freshthoughts on familiar pieces and catches the full expressivebreadth of works such as the Ballade No. 2 in F Op. 38.

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Tuesday 9 April 7.30 pmWednesday 10 April 7.30 pm

LEIF OVE ANDSNES piano



PEKKA KUUSISTO violin

OLLI MUSTONEN piano

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Op. 30 No. 1OLLI MUSTONEN Violin Sonata* (world première)STRAVINSKY Duo ConcertanteRAVEL Violin Sonata in G

*Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall and Perth Concert Hall

Olli Mustonen’s art draws on the specialqualities of spiritual tranquillity and emotionalintensity of his Karelian ancestors. The Finnishpianist and composer joins forces with PekkaKuusisto, acclaimed for the visceral commitmentof his music-making. Their programme spansmore than two centuries of repertoire for violinand piano, complete with Mustonen’s neo-romantic Violin Sonata.

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JANINA FIALKOWSKA Julien Faugère/ATMA

PEKKA KUUSISTO Sonja Werner



BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Op. 54

BARTÓK Suite Op. 14

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Op. 101

LISZT Pensée des morts S173 No. 4CHOPIN Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1;Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52

‘Beethoven’s music is, for me, the mosthuman and deeply spiritual music there is,’observes Leif Ove Andsnes. The Norwegianpianist, recently described by the WienerZeitung as ‘a sensitive and quiet virtuoso’,is in the midst of a journey in company withBeethoven’s five piano concertos and theMahler Chamber Orchestra. His evolvingthoughts on the composer’s art can be heardin the two-movement Piano Sonata Op. 54,a study in thematic concision and expressivebreadth, and the often dream-like PianoSonata Op. 101 of 1816. The romantic worldsof Liszt and Chopin naturally flow fromAndsnes’s choice of Beethoven sonatas.

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Repeat of concert on 9 April

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Supported by the members of the Rubinstein Circle


Photo by Özgür Albayrak

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Friday 12 April 7.30 pm

SARAH CONNOLLY mezzo-soprano

JOHN MARK AINSLEY tenor

GRAHAM JOHNSON piano

THE LURE OF BAYREUTH

Programme to include:

LIEBESTODCHAUSSON Le colibri DUPARC Extase CHAUSSON Nocturne

SACRED AND PROFANEFRANCK La procession DUPARC Chanson tristeCHAUSSON Oraison CHABRIER Tes yeux bleusCHABRIER Lied

SONGS TO THE EVENING STARFRANCK Nocturne DUPARC Sérénade florentineCHAUSSON Sérénade italienne CHABRIER Romance d’étoileDUPARC Phidylé

Despite the near riot that attended the 1861 Paris première ofTannhäuser, France soon succumbed to the Wagner craze. TheGerman composer’s music cast its spell over many Francophonemusicians, many of whom made the pilgrimage to Wagner’s

artistic shrine at Bayreuth. This themedprogramme includes mélodies inspired by thenotion of ‘love-death’, the Liebestod, and acollection of ‘Songs to the evening star’ byChabrier, Chausson, Duparc and Franck.

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Song Recital Series/French Song Series:Le Plus Doux Chemin

Forthcoming concerts in this series


GERALDINE McGREEVY soprano

HENK NEVEN baritone



Saturday 29 June 7.30 pm

SARAH FOX soprano

IVAN LUDLOW baritone



Saturday 13 April 7.30 pm

GRAHAM JOHNSONSCHUBERT LAUNCHSee pages 12 and 13 for full details


CHRISTOPH RICHTER cello

ALASDAIR BEATSON piano

BRAHMS Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38

WEBERN Drei kleine Stücke Op. 11

BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2

Sonatas for cello and piano were still rare birdswhen Beethoven made his first mark on the genre.His Cello Sonata No. 1 Op. 38 was written in1796 to delight the cello-playing King of Prussia,Friedrich Wilhelm II. Christoph Richter andAlasdair Beatson’s Coffee Concert programmealso explores the thematic intricacies of Brahms’sBach-inspired Op. 38 and Webern’s coruscatingOp. 11 miniatures.



SARAH CONNOLLY Peter Warren

LE PLUS DOUX CHEMIN:FRENCH SONG SERIES

Graham Johnson’s unrivalled knowledge of the French songrepertoire makes his latest Wigmore Hall series a must for allconnoisseurs of fine singing. His programmes and choice offellow performers promise to reveal the creativity that helpeddefine France as a cultural powerhouse. Le Plus Doux Cheminreflects the elegance, refinement and coruscating expressivebeauty of mélodies written from the time of La Belle Époqueto the era of de Gaulle and the decline of the French Empire.

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THE BRITISHSCHUBERT

To launch his Franz Schubert:THE COMPLETE SONGS (a three-volume encyclopaedia publishedby Yale University Press) GrahamJohnson remembers the specialinfluence of four of the book’s fivededicatees, great Schubertians,all English-born: Gerald Moore,Peter Pears, Eric Sams and TedPerry – as well as paying tributeto many generations of Schubertscholarship in Britain.

THE WIGMORE MEDAL

The Wigmore Medal, inaugurated in 2007,recognises major international artists andsignificant figures in the classical musicworld. Awarded at the discretion of theDirector of the Hall, the Medal honoursfigures who have made a significantcontribution to Wigmore Hall, widelyregarded as the world’s leading chambermusic and song recital venue. On theoccasion of the launch of Franz Schubert:THE COMPLETE SONGS, John Gilhooly willpresent Graham Johnson OBE with theMedal in recognition of his tireless work forthe song repertoire throughout the worldover many decades. The presentation willbe made on the stage following the concert.

Photo of Graham Johnsonby Malcolm Crowthers

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AILISH TYNAN soprano


MARK PADMORE tenor

BEN JOHNSON tenor

ROBIN TRITSCHLER tenor

CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN baritone

BENJAMIN APPL baritone


SINGERS FROM THE GUILDHALLSCHOOL OF MUSIC & DRAMA

GRAHAM JOHNSON GALA CONCERT

A programme of songs by SCHUBERT

The recital includes settings of the British poets ColleyCibber, Abraham Cowley, ‘Ossian’ [James Macpherson],William Shakespeare and Walter Scott, as well as songsparticularly associated with memories of the book’sdedicatees. At the heart of the recital is a rare completeperformance of Schubert’s Op. 52: Seven Songs fromWalter Scott’s Lady of the Lake for soprano, tenor,baritone and male and female chorus. The soloists arejoined in the choral items by young singers from theGuildhall School of Music & Drama.

This concert will have two intervals of 20 minutes,and will finish at approximately 9.30 pm

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Monday 29 April 3.30 pm – 6.00 pm

STUDY AFTERNOONFRANZ SCHUBERT: THE COMPLETE SONGS

Following the launch of Franz Schubert: THE COMPLETESONGS, GRAHAM JOHNSON discusses the subjects ofhis book with RICHARD STOKES.


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AILISH TYNAN SARAH CONNOLLY

MARK PADMORE BEN JOHNSON

ROBIN TRITSCHLER CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN

BENJAMIN APPL

Schubert’s glasses resting on his manuscript

LE CONCERTS P I R I T U E LSunday 14 April 6.00 pm

PRE-CONCERT TALKRICHARD LANGHAM SMITH casts an eye over French sacred music of theGrand Siècle as an introduction to the evening concert of this repertoire.

£3 (not part of subscription scheme)



LE CONCERT SPIRITUEL HERVÉ NIQUET director

SPLENDOUR OF THE CATHEDRALS UNDER LOUIS XIV

CHARPENTIER De profundis; Stabat materMotets by FRÉMART, HUGARD and LE PRINCEBROSSARD Stabat mater BOUTEILLER Requiem

Hervé Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel make their eagerly awaited Wigmore Hall debut with a collection of pieces drawn from theextraordinarily rich repertoire of works conceived to intensify theexperience of public worship. Dramatic contrasts and heightenedlyricism helped fuel the force of 17th-century French sacred music.Crowds flocked to hear Charpentier’s music for Holy Week in the Paris of the 1680s, while the music of Sébastien de Brossard andPierre Bouteiller graced cathedral services in Strasbourg and Troyes.Niquet’s ensemble, complete with twelve male vocalists, knowshow to recreate the sensual and spiritual atmosphere of a lost ageof music making.

This concert will be approximately 75 minutes with no interval

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CAMILLA TILLING soprano

PAUL RIVINIUS piano

SCHUBERT Suleika I & II; Du liebst mich nicht; Daß sie hiergewesen; Du bist die RuhZEMLINSKY Walzer-Gesänge nach toskanischen VolksliedernGRIEG 6 Songs Op. 48

Critical acclaim followed the 2009 release of Camilla Tilling’sdebut solo recital recording with Paul Rivinius. Their partnershipcontinues to develop and mature, focused in this lunchtimeconcert on masterworks by Schubert, Zemlinsky’s six delightful‘Waltz Songs’ and the striking mix of romantic and neoclassicalqualities at work in Grieg’s Op. 48 collection.

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ALLAN CLAYTON tenor

MALCOLM MARTINEAU piano

TRÄUMEND WANDLE ICH BEI TAG

BEETHOVEN In questa tomba oscura; Adelaide; An die ferneGeliebte SCHUMANN Liederkreis Op. 24

DUPARC L’invitation au voyage; Sérénade florentine; Chansontriste; Extase; Lamento; Phidylé FAURÉ Poème d’un jourBRITTEN I wonder as I wander; Sally in our Alley; The last roseof summer

Allan Clayton’s distinctive lyric voice and stage presence haveplaced him among the most compelling artists of his generation,recently lauded for triumphant performances at ENO and forhis New York Philharmonic debut.

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CÉDRIC TIBERGHIEN piano

SCHUBERT 6 Moments Musicaux D780

BERG Piano Sonata Op. 1SCHUBERT German Dances (a selection);Piano Sonata in C minor D958

Vienna’s rich cultural scene lies behind CédricTiberghien’s choice of works for this recital. Five of Schubert’s Moments Musicaux appearedin print in the imperial capital in 1828. Thecomplete set became one of the composer’smost popular keyboard works. Berg’s single-movement Piano Sonata, first performed inVienna in 1911, pushes at harmonic boundarieswhile following the contours of traditionalsonata form.

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CAMILLA TILLING

ALLAN CLAYTON Jack Liebeck

CÉDRIC TIBERGHIEN Benjamin Ealovega


CUARTETO CASALSSCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor D703; String Quartet in ED353; String Quartet in G D887

Cuarteto Casals conclude their complete survey of Schubert’sworks for string quartet with one of the greatest of allcompositions for the medium. The String Quartet in G D887,completed in ten days in June 1826 but not heard in its finishedform until 1850, comprises four movements of symphonicproportions, uncanny invention and harmonic daring.

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Chamber Music Season/Schubert: A Celebration


PRE-CONCERT TALKSARA MOHR-PIETSCH in conversation with NICHOLAS COLLONand MEMBERS OF THE AAM

Free (separate ticket required)



ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSICNICHOLAS COLLON conductor

NACHTMUSIK: HAYDN AND MOZART

MOZART Adagio and Fugue in C minor K546;Serenata notturna in D K239

HAYDN Symphony No. 8 in G ‘Le Soir’;Notturno No. 1MOZART Symphony No. 27 in G K199

Vibrant conductor Nicholas Collon, recentlypraised by The Times for ‘making an audiencehear anew’, makes his AAM debut in a programmecharting the inspiration of the night on Mozartand Haydn. The sense of freedom which theevening brings is conjured up by two ‘Notturnos’,works written for late-night concerts where asmall ensemble would entertain an audience withlight-hearted and stimulating music. Mozart’sAdagio and Fugue takes a different view ofdarkness; inspired by J S Bach, the music broodssolemnly with powerful, rich orchestral depth.Two symphonies complete the programme. With‘Le Soir’, Haydn took on the age-old challengeof depicting nature in music, but also used theopportunity to show off the textures, stylesand skills of his orchestra to a new prince andpatron. Mozart’s Symphony No. 27, meanwhile,takes on the spontaneity and free-thinking ofhis Serenata notturna in a work brimming withdeft music-making.

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CUARTETO CASALS Luis Montesdeoca

NICHOLAS COLLON Maximillian Baillie

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ADAM WALKER flute

MORGAN SZYMANSKI guitar

PONCE EstrellitaFALLA From 7 canciones populares españolas:El paño moruno; Asturiana; Canción; Nana; Jota(arr. flute and guitar)BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances Sz 68 (arr. fluteand guitar)BARRIOS MANGORÉ Una limosna por el amorde dios (for solo guitar)DEBUSSY Syrinx (for solo flute)SIMONE IANNARELLI Homage to FelliniPIAZZOLLA Histoire du Tango

Classical Guitar Magazine shrewdly predictedthat Morgan Szymanski was ‘destined for futureglories’. His achievements in recent seasonsunderline the guitarist’s status among thefinest players of his generation. For this recital,Szymanski is joined by internationally renownedflautist Adam Walker, who was appointedprincipal flute of the London Symphony Orchestraat the prodigious age of 21. Their charismaticartistry is turned here to arrangements of folk-inspired works by Falla and Bartók.



HAGEN QUARTET

Ever since the Hagen Quartet’s foundation in 1981, its playershave worked tirelessly to develop their interpretations ofBeethoven’s string quartets. The Hagens’ white-hotperformances of scores by contemporary composers have alsoinformed their approach to Beethoven, always alive andintensely focused. Now the ensemble continues its completeBeethoven cycle at Wigmore Hall.

Friday 19 April 7.30 pm

HAGEN QUARTETBEETHOVEN String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’;String Quartet in Bb Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge Op. 133

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Chamber Music Season/Hagen Quartet Beethoven Cycle


HAGEN QUARTETBEETHOVEN String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’; StringQuartet in Eb Op. 74 ‘Harp’; String Quartet in Bb Op. 18 No. 6

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Forthcoming concerts in this series

Tuesday 28 May 7.30 pmWednesday 29 May 7.30 pm

HAGEN QUARTETSee page 41 for full details

HAGEN QUARTET Harald Hoffmann

MORGAN SZYMANSKI


Wigmore Hall/ Independent Opera recital

GAËLLE ARQUEZ mezzo-soprano

JAMES BAILLIEU piano

HAHN A Chloris; Trois jours de vendange; L’énamourée;L’heure exquise POULENC Violon; C; Fêtes galantesDUPARC Chanson triste; Elégie; L’invitation au voyageBIZET Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe; Ouvre ton cœurDELIBES Les filles de Cadix LARA Granada FALLA Asturianafrom 7 canciones populares españolas OBRADORS El vito

Gaëlle Arquez crowns her Wigmore Hall/Independent OperaVoice Fellowship with a song recital with James Baillieu.The French mezzo-soprano, who discovered her vocationas a performer while studying musicology at the ParisConservatoire, has been able to refine her vocal skills withthe support of Wigmore Hall and Independent Opera’sinnovative Fellowship programme.

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EGGNER TRIOBRAHMS Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Op. 101

SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor Op. 8BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in Bb Op. 97 ‘Archduke’

Shostakovich’s youthful Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor Op. 8 cameto life in 1923, during the heady creative days following theend of the Russian Civil War. The short work, aptly subtitled asPoème, offers an ideal transition between what Clara Schumanndescribed as Brahms’s ‘wonderfully gripping’ third piano trioand Beethoven’s epic ‘Archduke’ Trio of 1811.

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WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TA L E N T

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust



ELISABETH LEONSKAJA piano

SCHUMANN Papillons Op. 2LISZT Petrarch Sonnet No. 123 ‘I’vidi in terraangelici costumi’ TCHAIKOVSKY Piano SonataOp. 37 ‘Grand Sonata’

Elisabeth Leonskaja’s timeless artistry –unsusceptible to fashionable trends ininterpretation – is securely rooted in lessonslearned at the Moscow Conservatory in the1960s and by the example of great musiciansof the Soviet era, her close friend and musicalcollaborator Sviatoslav Richter among them.This lunchtime recital is not to be missed.

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GAËLLE ARQUEZ Dominique Desrue

EGGNER TRIO

ELISABETH LEONSKAJA Jean Mayerat

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GERALDINE McGREEVY soprano

HENK NEVEN baritone


NEW DIRECTIONS WITH THE NEW CENTURY

Programme to include:GARDENS AND FORESTS BY DAYDEBUSSY Le faune CAPLET ForêtSATIE Daphénéo

IMPOSSIBLE LOVEROUSSEL Cœur en périlFAURÉ Le don silencieuxDEBUSSY Ballade de Villon à s’amye ROUSSEL Le bachelier de Salamanque FAURÉ Le plus doux chemin ROUSSEL Ode à un jeune gentilhommeSATIE 3 poèmes d’amour; Adieu

GARDENS AND FORESTS BY NIGHTFAURÉ Jardin nocturne; Crépuscule ROUSSEL Sarabande DEBUSSY Colloque sentimental

Gardens by day, gardens by night and the fecund theme of‘impossible love’ at any time hallmark the character of aprogramme that embraces everything from the vibrant imageryof Roussel’s ‘Cœur en péril’ to the spontaneity and freedom ofsongs such as Fauré’s ‘Le don silencieux’ and the ravishingtonal beauty of Debussy’s ‘Colloque sentimental’.

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Song Recital Series/French Song Series: Le Plus Doux Chemin

KATHLEEN FERRIERAWARD 2013

Tuesday 23 April 2.00 pmSEMI-FINAL

Friday 26 April 6.00 pmFINAL

The annual auditionsfor the famous singingcompetition attractcapacity housesfrom both devotedlovers of vocal artand students ofsinging, since no onecan resist the challenge ofspotting the stars of the future.

23 April All seats £18 students £10

26 April £18 £24 £28 £32


HENK NEVEN Marco Borggreve

INTRODUCTIONTO MUSIC

Wednesday 24 April 5.00 pm – 6.15 pmWednesday 1 May 5.00 pm – 6.15 pmWednesday 8 May 5.00 pm – 6.15 pmWednesday 15 May 4.30 pm – 5.45 pm

INTRODUCTION TO ROMANTIC MUSIC

The Romantic era is characterised by fascinatingand compelling ideas such as the cult ofvirtuosity; the growing relationship betweenwords and music; and the notion of expansionin terms of length of work, size of orchestralforces and the musical language itself. Therealso emerged a split between the forces of‘progress’, such as Liszt and Wagner, andconservatives like Brahms and ultimately, atthe end of the 19th century, ‘modernism’emerged from the embers of late romanticism.ROY STRATFORD will guide us through thefascinating story of this period with particularreference to the profound changes that occurredin the musical language and introducing some ofthe amazing musicians who made it all happen.

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THE ENDELLION STRING QUARTETHAYDN String Quartet in Bb Op. 50 No. 1BRITTEN String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Op. 18 No. 1

Haydn’s String Quartet in B flat stands among the jewels ofhis Op. 50 set and is an ideal companion to Britten’s secondquartet, introduced to the world at Wigmore Hall in November1945. The Endellion String Quartet pays homage to Brittenin his centenary year with a work that recalls another Englishgenius, Henry Purcell, in its concluding Chacony. Beethoven’searly masterwork – whose moving slow movement wasinspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – brings theevening’s programme to a close.

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THE ENDELLION STRING QUARTET Eric Richmond

Thursday 25 April 3.00 pm – 6.00 pmTuesday 30 April 3.00 pm – 6.00 pmThursday 2 May 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF GABRIEL FAURÉ

The final Wigmore Study Group of the seasonexplores the major chamber works of GabrielFauré; music that ‘intoxicated’ Proust, but whichis arguably all too rarely performed, despite thepopularity of the composer’s smaller miniatures.Tied to Wigmore Hall’s Fauré series whichprogrammes all his major chamber works overthree concerts, this Study Group offersparticipants the opportunity to discover therichness and depth of this extraordinary music,ranging from the remarkable early first ViolinSonata, completed in 1876 to the mysteriousyet compelling late works such as the PianoTrio (1922–3) and the String Quartet (1923–4).Hosted by composer JULIAN PHILIPS, this StudyGroup offers a mix of presentation, performanceand discussion with postgraduate chambermusicians from the Guildhall School of Music &Drama and visiting speakers. Linked to theconcerts on 30 April, and 2 & 4 May at 7.30 pm.

Series ticket price £53 including 3 study sessions anda ticket for the evening concert on 2 May


Wigmore Hall Learning Event/The Fauré Project

WIGMORE STUDYGROUP

GABRIEL FAURÉ Pierre Petit


DUNEDIN CONSORT; JOHN BUTT director

MHAIRI LAWSON Esther

JAMES GILCHRIST Assuerus

MATTHEW BROOK Haman

NICHOLAS MULROY Mordecai

THOMAS HOBBS Officer

TIM MEAD Priest

HANDEL Esther HWV50

Composed between 1718 and 1720, Esther was Handel’sfirst English Oratorio and marks the beginning of a traditionthat has become central to our musical culture. During thecourse of Esther we almost hear the new genre emerge. The piece gradually evolves from a ‘pastoral entertainment’,to become more operatic and finally unfold as a choraloratorio on the largest scale. The acclaimed Edinburgh-basedDunedin Consort, under John Butt’s direction, makes itsonly 2013 appearance in London.

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ESTHER

Painting of Queen Esther by Edwin Longsden Long

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DORIC STRING QUARTETHAYDN String Quartet in Eb Op. 20 No. 1DVORÁK String Quartet No. 13 in G Op. 106

Musical alchemy and the sheer quality of the Doric StringQuartet’s players belong to the special mix that has set theBritish ensemble in company with the world’s finest. Theyreturn to Wigmore Hall to perform two cornerstone chambercompositions, pairing Haydn’s pioneering String Quartet inE flat Op. 20 No. 1 with Dvorák’s thirteenth string quartet,arguably his finest essay in the genre.




SOLOISTS OF THE LONDONPHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAMILHAUD Wind Quintet Op. 443

FRANÇAIX Wind QuintetMARTINU Sextet for piano and windBEETHOVEN Quintet in Eb for piano and wind Op. 16

The Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra return fortheir seventh season of Chamber Contrasts concerts with twocharming programmes in 2013 featuring some of the Orchestra’sfinest performers. In the first of two concerts the Soloists ofthe London Philharmonic Orchestra present four piano andwind masterpieces from the pens of Milhaud, Françaix, Martinuand Beethoven. See also 13 June.

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SCHUBERT 3 Klavierstücke D946

SCHOENBERG 6 Little Piano Pieces Op. 19

SCHUBERT Fantasy in C D760 ‘Wanderer’

For his second solo recital at Wigmore Hall thisseason, Cédric Tiberghien continues to explorecreative landmarks from Vienna. His choice ofBBC Lunchtime Recital repertoire offers contrastsand points of comparison between the keyboardminiatures of Schubert and Schoenberg, openingwith the former’s incomplete final set ofImpromptus and exploring the latter’s visionary6 Little Piano Pieces of 1911.

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Monday 29 April 3.30 pm – 6.00 pm

STUDY AFTERNOONFRANZ SCHUBERT: THE COMPLETE SONGS

With GRAHAM JOHNSON and RICHARD STOKES

A lifelong passion for Schubert has led authorand pianist Graham Johnson to spend the last20 years working on commentaries of Schubertsongs and their poets, which are now to bepublished in three volumes by Yale UniversityPress. Graham discusses the content of hismonumental new work, Franz Schubert: TheComplete Songs, with Richard Stokes, Professorof Lieder at the Royal Academy of Music.

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DORIC STRING QUARTET George Garnier

GRAHAM JOHNSON Clive Barda

THE FAURÉ PROJECTEvery phrase and nuance of the works programmed for Wigmore Hall’slandmark Fauré Project has entered the collective consciousness ofthese French and French-trained performers. The Capuçon brothers,violist Gérard Caussé, pianists Nicholas Angelich and Michel Dalberto,and Quatuor Ebène have inhabited Fauré’s art for years, digging deepinto his soundworld and mining his aesthetics. Their critically acclaimedrecording of Fauré’s complete music for strings and piano introducedmany newcomers to the heartfelt eloquence and captivating contrastsof the composer’s undeniably great chamber works. The Fauré Projectincludes a three-session Study Group, designed to enhance thelistener’s understanding of Fauré’s seminal chamber scores.

25 April, 30 April and 2 May 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

WIGMORE STUDY GROUP

THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF GABRIEL FAURÉ



RENAUD CAPUÇON violin

GÉRARD CAUSSÉ viola

GAUTIER CAPUÇON cello

NICHOLAS ANGELICH piano

MICHEL DALBERTO piano

FAURÉ Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor Op. 108; Piano Trio inD minor Op. 120; Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 109;Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15

Gabriel Fauré’s artistic development spanned a revolutionary period in music history. The roots of the composer’s musical language, strikingly personal and shot through with innovativeharmonies and fresh melodic ideas, can be heard in his youthfulmasterwork, the first piano quartet of 1876–9, and tracedthrough this programme to the sublime Piano Trio of 1922–3.

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Chamber Music Season/The Fauré Project

Forthcoming concerts in the series

Thursday 2 May 7.30 pm






FAURÉ CHAMBER WORKS


Saturday 4 May 7.30 pm

QUATUOR EBÈNENICHOLAS ANGELICH piano


FAURÉ CHAMBER WORKS


Painting by John Singer Sargent

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Wednesday 1 May 7.30 pm


MALCOLM MARTINEAU piano

ROUSSEL Le bachelier de Salamanque; Le jardin mouillé;Invocation; Nuit d’automneFAURÉ Le jardin closCHAUSSON Chanson perpétuelle (arr. voice and piano) HONEGGER Petits cours de moralePOULENC Trois chansons de Federico Garcia LorcaCAPLET La croix douloureuse; L’adieu en barqueSATIE 3 poèmes d’amourTURINA Romance; El pescador; Rima

Sarah Connolly’s empathy with the psychological states of grandoperatic characters or the lowliest of lovers in a tender-heartedsong connects instantly with her audience. The mezzo-soprano’slatest Wigmore Hall recital programme covers all human life,from Roussel’s love-sick student from Salamanca to the diversecast of Honegger’s ‘A little course in morals’.

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FAURÉ Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 117;Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13; Piano QuartetNo. 2 in G minor Op. 45

The Capuçon brothers and Michel Dalberto turnto early and late string sonatas, with Renaudexploring Fauré’s evergreen first violin sonata, awork of groundbreaking originality, and Gautieroffering his vision of the noble second cellosonata of 1921. The concert closes with thesecond piano quartet, its transcendent slowmovement touched by evocations of bellsrecalled from the composer’s childhood.

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SARAH CONNOLLY Peter Warren

RENAUD AND GAUTIER CAPUÇON Marc Ribes

NICHOLAS ANGELICH Stephane de Bourgies

Friday 3 May 7.30 pm

MAHAN ESFAHANIharpsichord

BYRD Clarifica me, Pater (I, II, III); Ut re mifa sol la; John come kiss me now; The FiftePavian and The Galliard to the Fifte Pavian;The March before the Battle; Fancie;The Firste Pavian and The Galliard to theFirste Pavian; Callino casturame; Fantasiain A minor; Have with Yow to Walsingame

BACH From The Musical Offering BWV1079:

Ricercar a 3; Ricercar a 6; Canon a 2 perTonos (Ascendenteque Modulatione ascendatGloria Regis)

LIGETI Passacaglia ungherese; Continuum;Hungarian Rock

Ralph Kirkpatrick, Sviatoslav Richter andRené Jacobs stand high on Mahan Esfahani’slist of influences. The Iranian-Americankeyboard player and scholar attractedworldwide attention in 2010 when hegave the first ever harpsichord recital at theBBC Proms; he returned to the 2012 festivalwith the Academy of Ancient Music to directthe world première performance of hisarrangement of Bach’s The Art of Fugue.Esfahani turns his mind to William Byrd’spulsating keyboard miniatures, exploring thegreat English composer’s ingenuity and vibrantimagination in company with contrapuntalmasterworks by Bach and Ligeti’s irresistibleharpsichord compositions.

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Saturday 4 May 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm

LECTURE-RECITAL WITH PAUL ROBERTS piano

DEBUSSY AND RAVEL

RAVEL Jeux d’eau DEBUSSY Estampes RAVEL Oiseaux tristesDEBUSSY Images II; L’isle joyeuse

Renowned French music specialist Paul Roberts presents thislecture-recital in the year of the 150th anniversary of Debussy’sbirth, demonstrating the creative relationship between the twomasters of French Impressionism. Paul Roberts is the authorof the seminal Images: The Piano Music of Claude Debussy,and a biography, Debussy. He has just published Reflections:The Piano Music of Maurice Ravel to wide critical acclaim,and is shortly to release a CD of music by Ravel and Liszt.He teaches at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and givesrecitals, lecture-recitals and masterclasses all over the world.

£10 concs £6



QUATUOR EBÈNEMICHEL DALBERTO piano


FAURÉ String Quartet in E minor Op. 121;Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor Op. 89;Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Op. 115

Quatuor Ebène’s visionary Fauré performanceshave persuaded many to listen to the composer’schamber music with fresh ears. His swansong,the String Quartet in E minor, a phenomenalcreation of old age, is followed by the twopiano quintets, which include some of themost beautiful music in all of Fauré’s output.

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Sunday 5 May 11.30 am

LONDON BRIDGE ENSEMBLEBRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60

DVORÁK Piano Quartet in Eb Op. 87

Critical superlatives followed the London BridgeEnsemble’s recordings of works by Frank Bridge.Their Coffee Concert programme brings togethercompositions by two close friends from an earliergeneration. Brahms reportedly said that anycomposer would be proud to own the ideas thatDvorák discarded. His own yearning Piano Quartetin C minor Op. 60 makes an ideal companion forDvorák’s spirited, folk-inflected Op. 87.



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PAUL ROBERTS Peter Schütte

LONDON BRIDGE ENSEMBLE Benjamin Harte

QUATUOR EBÈNE Julien Mignot

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Sunday 5 May 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm

WHEN YESTERDAY WE METFAMILY CONCERT

For age 8 plus

From fairy tales and Greek myths to tales of the extraordinary,songs have always been a great way to tell stories. Pianistand presenter DOMINIC HARLAN is joined by two superbsingers for a stunningly original concert that combines songsby Schubert, Rachmaninov, Brahms and Ives with elements oftheatre and interactive workshop. The result is a thrilling,hands-on show which guides novices into the magical world ofsong. For a preview of the concert, filmed live at Wigmore Hall,visit www.dominicharlan.com

Adults £7 Children £5 (not part of subscription scheme)

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Sunday 5 May 7.30 pm

NIKOLAÏ LUGANSKY piano

JANÁCEK In the Mists SCHUBERT 4 Impromptus D935

MEDTNER Forgotten Melodies Op. 38 Nos 5 & 6; PrimaveraOp. 39 No. 3RACHMANINOV Piano Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor Op. 36

Highlights of Nikolaï Lugansky’s 2012/13 season include a15-concert European recital tour, crowned by this Wigmore Hallprogramme. The Russian pianist, universally acknowledged asa master of Rachmaninov’s keyboard works, ventures into theimaginary landscapes of Janácek’s ‘In the Mists’ (V mlhách),the nostalgia of Medtner’s Forgotten Melodies and the lyricalspontaneity of Schubert’s Impromptus.

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Monday 6 May 1.00 pm

MICHELANGELO QUARTETBEETHOVEN String Quartet in Bb Op. 130 withGrosse Fuge Op. 133

Beethoven’s String Quartet in B flat Op. 130

was originally conceived, and first performedin 1826, as a six-movement work. The finale,a mighty fugue, shocked early reviewers, whofelt that it overshadowed what had gone before,so the composer crafted an alternative ending.The Michelangelo Quartet here offers the workas it was originally intended to be performed,with the Grosse Fuge as the final movement.

£12 concs £10


NIKOLAÏ LUGANSKY Caroline Doutre/Naïve

MICHELANGELO QUARTET Marco Borggreve


ARDITTI QUARTETJACK QUARTET†

JAMES CLARKE 2012S for 2 string quartets (UK première)*ALEX MINCEK String Quartet No. 3 ‘lift – tilt – filter – split’(UK première)MICHAEL PELZEL ... vers le vent ... (UK première)MAURO LANZA Der Kampf zwischen Karneval und Fasten for8 strings (UK première)*

*Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk with support fromKunststiftung NRW and Wigmore Hall. Wigmore Hall is grateful for thesupport of André Hoffmann, President of the Fondation Hoffmann,a Swiss grant making foundation, for these commissions.

The Arditti Quartet’s worldwide reputation rests secure onalmost 40 years of excellence in the performance anddevelopment of contemporary music. The JACK Quartet canlikewise cite a glorious record of achievement in bringingnew work to life. This showcase concert offers audiencesthe thrilling prospect of hearing the birth of two string octetsby Mauro Lanza (b.1975) and James Clarke (b.1957).

†WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TA L E N T




Tuesday 7 May 7.30 pm

THE ENGLISH CONCERTFABIO BIONDI director, violin

HAYDN Divertimento in D HIV:11

MOZART Symphony No. 21 in A K134

PUGNANI Sinfonia in BbHAYDN Violin Concerto No. 4 in G HVIIa:4

Renowned violinist Fabio Biondi directs TheEnglish Concert in a programme featuringMozart’s thrilling Salzburg Symphony No. 21,Haydn’s delightfully fluent Violin Concerto in Gand Divertimento in D, and a rarity by GaetanoPugnani, the 18th-century violin virtuoso whostudied with Tartini, taught Viotti and suppliedFritz Kreisler with a convincing pen-name forhis pastiche compositions.

£15 £20 £25 £30


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JACK QUARTET Henrik Olund

FABIO BIONDI Michele Crosera

TAKÁCS QUARTETA S S O C I A T E A R T I S T SWigmore Hall’s Associate Artists, the Takács Quartet, explore two towering masterworks of chambermusic in their latest programme. They join forces with Ralph Kirshbaum for Schubert’s C major StringQuintet, completed a few months before the composer’s death in 1828 and overlooked for publicationfor another quarter century. Over the past 160 years, the work has acquired near-mythic status asone of the greatest of all chamber compositions. Beethoven’s String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131

likewise inhabits the pantheon reserved for great works of art. The piece, written two years beforeSchubert’s String Quintet, pushes at the limits of human imagination.

Wednesday 8 May 7.30 pmRepeated Friday 10 May 7.30 pm

TAKÁCS QUARTET RALPH KIRSHBAUM cello

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C# minor Op. 131

SCHUBERT String Quintet in C D956

£15 £20 £25 £30 for each concert

Concert on 8 May supported by the members of the Rubinstein Circle

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RALPH KIRSHBAUM


ANNA CATERINA ANTONACCI soprano

DONALD SULZEN piano

HEATH QUARTET

RESPIGHI Il tramonto for voice and string quartetWAGNER Wesendonck Lieder DEBUSSY Le promenoir des deux amants; Mandoline;Il pleure dans mon Coeur; GreenDEBUSSY Chansons de Bilitis WOLF Italian Serenade in G for string quartet

Anna Caterina Antonacci’s recital of 19th- and early20th-century liriche da camera was a bright highlightof Wigmore Hall’s 2011/12 season. ‘Her legato line is a liquid wonder,’ observed Richard Morrison inThe Times, ‘but when the poem requires a conversationto be animated, she characterises each voice in amarvellously deft parlando.’ Antonacci and DonaldSulzen return this season for a recital rooted in poeticimagery and dramatic contrasts. She shares the stagewith the Heath Quartet in Respighi’s Il tramonto (1914),a meditative response to Shelley’s poem about a young man who dies in his lover’s arms.

£18 £25 £30 £35

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ANNA CATERINAANTONACCI

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TAKÁCS QUARTETRALPH KIRSHBAUM cello

Repeat of concert on 8 May


Saturday 11 May 10.00 am

SIMON BAINBRIDGE STUDY DAYSee page overleaf for full details


JOSHUA REDMAN saxophone

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE double bass

Joshua Redman is joined by jazz bass virtuoso ChristianMcBride for what promises to be an exceptional duo recital.Christian McBride is one of the most recorded musicians ofhis generation and has collaborated with jazz greats such asFreddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson and McCoy Tyner, to namebut a few.

£15 £20 £25 £30

Joshua Redman Jazz Series


EGGNER TRIOBEETHOVEN Piano Trio in Eb Op. 70 No. 2DVORÁK Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’

For their final Coffee Concert this season, theEggner brothers survey two potent essays of thepiano trio repertoire. The introspective PianoTrio Op. 70 No. 2 was memorably described byDonald Tovey as the work in which Beethoventranscended the legacy of Mozart and Haydn tocreate a composition of compelling individuality.





EGGNER TRIO Keith Saunders

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE

JOSHUA REDMAN

SIMON BAINBRIDGESTUDY DAYMUSICIANS FROM THE ROYALNORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSICCLARK RUNDELL conductor

10.00 am

SIMON BAINBRIDGE Music for Mel and NoraSIMON BAINBRIDGE FolksongSIMON BAINBRIDGE Piano Trio

11.00 am

CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN in conversation withSIMON BAINBRIDGE

12.15 pm

SIMON BAINBRIDGE Clarinet QuintetSIMON BAINBRIDGE Dances for Moon AnimalsSIMON BAINBRIDGE For Miles

2.00 pm

GARY CARPENTER in conversation withSIMON BAINBRIDGE

3.15 pm

SIMON BAINBRIDGE Concertante in Moto PerpetuoSIMON BAINBRIDGE Four Primo Levi Settings

All tickets £3 concessions £2 (each event) or

Day Ticket £10 concessions £5


In partnership with theRoyal Northern College of Music


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Saturday 11 May

Wigmore Hall and the Royal Northern Collegeof Music are delighted to focus on thebeguiling, beautiful and haunting music ofSimon Bainbridge, one of the towering figuresof British music.

Simon is a composer who has never stood still.The sheer variety in the sound worlds hecreates provides ample testament to a trulyextraordinary sonic and structural imagination.

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NATALIE CLEIN cello

ALASDAIR BEATSON piano

BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2BRITTEN Cello Suite No. 3 Op. 87

BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata in C Op. 102 No. 1

Beethoven’s emerging late style penetrated deep into thefabric of his two Op. 102 Cello Sonatas, both written inthe high summer of 1815. Fantasy, seductive lyricism,contrapuntal interplay between cello and piano and vividexpressive contrasts belong to their creative DNA. NatalieClein also explores the passionate ebb and flow of Britten’sunaccompanied third cello suite, complete with strongRussian folk themes and echoes of Orthodox chant.

£12 concs £10



ISABELLE FAUST violin

ALEXANDER MELNIKOV piano

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 3 in Eb Op. 12

No. 3BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100

BARTÓK Violin Sonata No. 1 Sz75

Shifting personal experience and fresh discoveriesare vital components of Isabelle Faust’s artisticoutlook. The German violinist revels in opendialogue with other musicians, not least herregular duo partner, Alexander Melnikov. Theirlatest Wigmore Hall programme moves fromBeethoven’s joyful third violin sonata to the grittyexpressionism of Bartók’s first violin sonata byway of Brahms’s intensely lyrical Op. 100.

£15 £20 £25 £30


NATALIE CLEIN Sussie Ahlburg

ISABELLE FAUST Marco Borggreve


ARTISTS IN CONVERSATIONCHRISTIAN TETZLAFF and ANTJE WEITHAAS inconversation with GEOFFREY NORRIS.

£3

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CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF violin

ANTJE WEITHAAS violin

LECLAIR Sonata in D for 2 violins Op. 3 No. 6BARTÓK Duos for 2 violins (selection)BÉRIOT Duo concertant Op. 57 No. 1 for 2 violinsBARTÓK Duos for 2 violins (selection)YSAŸE Sonata in A minor for 2 solo violinsOp. posth.

Musical dialogue gained immeasurably ascomposers began exploring the enormouscreative potential of the violin duo. ChristianTetzlaff and Antje Weithaas share their personalinsights into works as diverse as Ysaÿe’s mightySonata in A minor, published long after hisdeath, and the first of Charles-Auguste deBériot’s three Duos concertants Op. 57. Theirprogramme is enriched by selections fromBartók’s folk-inspired Duos for two violins.

£15 £20 £25 £30

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JONATHAN BISS: SCHUMANN –UNDER THE INFLUENCE

As the 2012/13 season unfolds, Jonathan Biss is set to presentover 30 concerts worldwide devoted to the music of Schumannand its multi-faceted nature. Schumann: Under the Influencecontinues at Wigmore Hall carrying the American pianist’s desireto present the composer’s music ‘exactly as it is – deeply poetic,fragile, obsessive, evocative, whimsical, internal’. Pre- andpost-echoes of the Schumannesque will also sound in eachprogramme, creating concerts rich in fantasy, emotionalcontrasts and fleeting moods.


ARTISTS IN CONVERSATIONGEOFFREY NORRIS and JONATHAN BISS introduce theevening concert and discuss Purcell, Schumann and theUK première of a work by Timothy Andres.

£3

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ELIAS STRING QUARTET, JONATHAN BISS piano

PURCELL Fantasias (a selection) SCHUMANN String Quartetin A minor Op. 41 No. 1 TIMOTHY ANDRES New work* (UKpremière) SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in Eb Op. 47

*Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, San Francisco Performances,Carnegie Hall and Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam

£15 £20 £25 £30

The Jonathan Biss Schumann Series is supported by Dunard Fund

Chamber Music Season/Jonathan Biss: Schumann – Under the Influence

Forthcoming concert in this series


JONATHAN BISS piano


JONATHAN BISS Benjamin Ealovega

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CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF Giorgia Bertazzi

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BORODIN QUARTETBRAHMS String Quartet in Bb Op. 67

TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 3 in Eb minor Op. 30

It would be impossible to overstate the strength of theconnection that binds the Borodin Quartet to the works inthis programme, the final concert in their Tchaikovsky andBrahms Series at Wigmore Hall. Their dedication to theinterpretation of Tchaikovsky’s string quartets is nothingshort of legendary; likewise, the Borodins bring decadesof collective experience and insight to their profoundreadings of Brahms.

£12 £18 £24 £28

Chamber Music Season/Borodin Quartet: Tchaikovsky and Brahms


MOZART PIANO QUARTETMOZART Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb K493

SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in Eb Op. 47

Founded in 1997, the Mozart Piano Quartet isrenowned for its acute sense of tonal variety,refined blend and natural phrasing. The Stradhas written of the ‘freshness and spontaneitythat sparkle in everything they play’, a verdictechoed in reviews all the way from San Joseto Sydney.



Friday 17 May 3.00 pm & 7.00 pm

YCAT Public FinalAuditions 2013YOUNG CLASSICAL ARTISTS TRUST (YCAT):IDENTIFYING, NURTURING, PROMOTING ANDSUPPORTING EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG ARTISTS

YCAT artists are identified through a rigorous annualaudition process. In this third and final round,outstanding young soloists and ensembles, selectedfrom over 100 applicants in the preliminary andsemi-final rounds, audition before a distinguishedpanel of judges. At a critical time in their developmentYCAT offers guidance and advice alongside a full artistmanagement service to selected artists for 3–5 years.Current and previous artists include Ian Bostridge(tenor), sopranos Susan Gritton & Elizabeth Watts,Alison Balsom (trumpet), the Belcea, Heath andDoric Quartets and pianists Joanna MacGregor andLlyr Williams.

£10 concs £8 per session (or £16 for both sessions)


MOZART PIANO QUARTET Josep Molina

BORODIN QUARTET Thomas Mueller


BIRKBECK STUDY AFTERNOONBACH CELLO SUITES: INTERPRETATION AND INNOVATION

Thomas Demenga decided to ‘Build on Bach’ twenty years ago,by performing Bach alongside new compositions so thataudiences would become more open to both. Many successfulconcerts and recordings followed. The Bach Suites for solocello, a challenge both technically and emotionally, have longbeen close to Demenga’s heart; and as well as playing muchcontemporary music he also composes, producing, throughinnovative techniques, unexpected and beautiful sounds. Wedelve into the intense world of Bach, and a contrasting varietyof new compositions, to immerse ourselves in the immenselyrich world of the cello. Presented by DAVID SUTTON-ANDERSON.

Linked to the evening concert (concert ticket to be purchasedseparately)

£10 concs £6 (not part of subscription scheme)

In association with Birkbeck, University of London


Suites, concludes with a fascinating juxtapositionof pieces. Thomas Larcher deliberately set outto expand the solo instrument’s expressive andtechnical potential in his Sonata for Cello (2006);Demenga’s Aus den Fugen (1988), meanwhile,complements the contrapuntal layering andcontemplative beauty of Bach’s fifth cello suite.

£15 £20 £25 £30

Chamber Music Season/Thomas Demenga:‘Building on Bach’


KALICHSTEIN/LAREDO/ROBINSON TRIOANDRÉ PREVIN Piano Trio No. 2 (UK première)BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8 (revisedversion)

One of the world’s finest chamber ensemblesbegan life in 1977, formed for the inaugurationof President Carter at the White House. TheKalichstein/Laredo/Robinson Trio has investedits artistic authority in everything from corerepertoire to a succession of new works speciallywritten for its outstanding players. The lunchtimeaudience can hear the ensemble’s latestcommission, André Previn’s second piano trio.

£12 concs £10


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KALICHSTEIN/LAREDO/ROBINSON TRIO Christian Steiner

THOMAS DEMENGA Philippe Pache

THOMAS DEMENGA‘BUILDING ON BACH’


THOMAS DEMENGA cello

BACH Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011

THOMAS LARCHER Sonata for CelloBACH Cello Suite No. 3 in C BWV 1009

THOMAS DEMENGA Aus den Fugen

Johann Sebastian Bach’s abiding legacy continues to bear fruitthanks to its influence on the music of today. Swiss cellistThomas Demenga’s Building on Bach series, structured aroundhis complete cycle of the German composer’s peerless Cello

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CLASSICAL OPERA IAN PAGE conductor

ANNA DEVIN soprano

CHRISTOPHER AINSLIE countertenor

BENJAMIN HULETT tenor

TALES FROM OVID

DITTERSDORF Symphony in F ‘The Rescue of Andromedaby Perseus’GLUCK Scene from Orfeo ed EuridiceHAYDN Scene from Philemon und BaucisMOZART Scene from Apollo et Hyacinthus K38

The fifteen books of Ovid’s Metamorphoses have inspiredcomposers from Cavalli and Monteverdi to Britten and beyond.Classical Opera’s fascinating programme prefaces enchantingtransformation scenes from operas by the three greatestcomposers of the Classical era, Gluck’s devastating account ofOrpheus’ loss of Euridice among them, with one of Dittersdorf’sdescriptive Symphonies after the Metamorphoses of Ovid.

£16 £22 £26 £30



VOICEWORKSA concert of new works for voice from theWigmore Hall Learning project Voiceworks.Now in its seventh year, Voiceworks is aunique collaboration between poets fromthe Contemporary Poetics Research Centreat Birkbeck, and composers, singers andinstrumentalists from Guildhall School of Music& Drama. Details at www.voiceworks.org.uk

Free (ticket required)


ANNA DEVIN Studio 52

IAN PAGE


JULIANE BANSE soprano

MARTIN HELMCHEN piano

WOLF Begegnung; Nimmersatte Liebe; Lied vom Winde;Nixe Binsefuss; Im Frühling; Er ist’sSCHUBERT Geheimnis; An MignonSCHUBERT From Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister: Heissmich nicht reden; So lasst mich scheinen; Nur wer dieSehnsucht kenntSCHUBERT Sehnsucht; Der Einsame; Der König in Thule;Auf dem See; Bei dir allein! WOLF Heiss mich nicht reden; Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt;So lasst mich scheinen; Kennst du das Land

Early studies as a violinist and ballerina, the latter at Zurich’sOpernhaus, have contributed to Juliane Banse’s maturedevelopment as one of the most perceptive and adventurousperformers. The Swiss soprano and Martin Helmchen, a risingstar of the keyboard world, explore peerless songs of love andlonging to texts by, among others, Mörike and Goethe.

£15 £20 £25 £30

Song Recital Series


JONATHAN BISS piano

SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke Op. 12

Interspersed with:JANÁCEK On an overgrown path (excerpts)BERG Piano Sonata Op. 1SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6

Where does the music of Robert Schumannbelong in the great scheme of artistic creation?Jonathan Biss set out to explore the questionand place a beloved composer in context. The pianist’s arresting Schumann: Under theInfluence series continues with a creativedialogue between the eight FantasiestückeOp. 12 and fleeting movements from Janácek’sOn an overgrown path.

£15 £20 £25 £30

The Jonathan Biss Schumann Series is supported byDunard Fund

London Pianoforte Series/Jonathan Biss:Schumann – Under the Influence

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MARTIN HELMCHEN Marco Borggreve

JULIANE BANSE Susie Knoll


BASEL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA JULIA SCHRÖDER leader

ANGELA HEWITT piano

KRAUS Pantomime in GMOZART Piano Concerto No. 9 in Eb K271

MOZART/LANGLOTZ ‘Masken’ Suite from K299cMOZART Piano Concerto No. 12 in A K414

Since its foundation in 1984, the Basel ChamberOrchestra has beguiled and delighted audienceswith the fresh invention of its interpretationsand its sheer delight in making music together.The Orchestra returns to Wigmore Hall to exploreearly works by Mozart and a sprightly dance scoreby his exact contemporary, Joseph Martin Kraus.The latter, born by the banks of the River Main in1756, made his name as a musician in service toGustavus III of Sweden. Angela Hewitt’s feelingfor the dance and the importance of physicalgesture in 18th-century music makes her an idealinterpreter of Mozart’s vivacious Piano ConcertosNos. 9 and 12.

£18 £25 £30 £35


Photo: City of Basel viewed from the Rhine

BASEL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

BASEL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Christian Steiner

ANGELA HEWITT MAIWOLF

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PACIFICA QUARTETHAYDN String Quartet in Bb Op. 76 No. 4 ‘Sunrise’BARTÓK String Quartet No. 6RAVEL String Quartet in F

Ovations and five-star reviews followed the Pacifica Quartet’sunforgettable complete Shostakovich cycle in 2011/12. Thegroup’s sights are set on three contrasting approaches tostring quartet composition, each of the highest creative order.Bartók’s sixth string quartet, written in Budapest betweenAugust and November 1939, is haunted by the shadow of warand a culture on the brink of destruction.

£12 £18 £24 £28



PACIFICA QUARTETBOCCHERINI String Quartet in Eb Op. 58 No. 2SMETANA String Quartet No. 1 in E minor ‘From my life’

The pairing of Boccherini and Smetana calls to mind the terrificinvention and eloquence shown by both composers in theirchamber music. The first string quartet ‘From my life’,completed in the winter of 1876, contains autobiographicalreflections on Smetana’s deafness, enshrined in the music’sclose sense of dialogue between instruments, bold violaoutbursts and a shrill first violin harmonic (analogous to theringing in the composer’s ears!).




GEORG NIGL baritone

GÉRARD WYSS piano

WOLF Mörike Lieder (a selection)

Georg Nigl’s ability to interpret conflictedpsychological conditions and project vividemotions propelled audiences and critics tothe edge of their seats during his recentperformances as Berg’s Wozzeck and inWolfgang Rihm’s Dionysos. The Austrianbaritone, a former treble soloist with theVienna Boy’s Choir, here weds his sense ofdrama and expressive adventure to a selectionof Hugo Wolf’s deeply affecting Mörike Lieder.

£12 concs £10

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GEORG NIGL Damir Yusupov

PACIFICA QUARTET Saverio Truglia

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PACIFICA QUARTETDVORÁK Selection from CypressesBEETHOVEN String Quartet in A minor Op. 132

In structure and overall harmonic design, Beethoven’s StringQuartet in A minor Op. 132 bears striking similarities to thecomposer’s ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata and Piano Sonata Op. 101. Butin its expressive range and transcendent power, the A minorQuartet stands as a unique masterwork. The Pacifica Quartetprefaces its performance with a selection of Dvorák’s ‘Echo ofSongs’, arranged for string quartet from his Cypresses of 1865.

£12 concs £10



ADAM WALKER flute

JAMES BAILLIEU piano

SCHUBERT Introduction and Variations on ‘Trock’ne Blumen’from Die schöne Müllerin COPLAND Duo for flute and pianoENESCU Cantabile et presto MARTINU Flute SonataPOULENC Sonata for flute and piano; Vocalises by COPLAND,SZYMANOWSKI, MARTINUand POULENC

Adam Walker’s appointment as the London SymphonyOrchestra’s principal flute made headline news in 2009. The21-year-old musician was named as Outstanding Young Artistat that year’s MIDEM Classique Awards in Cannes, and went onto receive a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship Award. He takescentre stage at Wigmore Hall in company with James Baillieu,another remarkable artist of the younger generation.

£15 £20 £25 £30



HAGEN QUARTETBEETHOVEN String Quartet in G Op. 18 No. 2; String Quartetin C minor Op. 18 No. 4; String Quartet in C# minor Op. 131

‘I have now learned how to write string quartets,’ observedBeethoven in the late 1790s. The young composer had recentlymade his mark on what was still a new genre with his Op. 18

collection. Decades later he invested a lifetime’s practicalknowledge, personal experience, spiritual intuition and sheergenius into his String Quartet in C# minor Op. 131.

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HAGEN QUARTETBEETHOVEN String Quartet in D Op. 18 No. 3;String Quartet in A Op. 18 No. 5; String Quartetin Eb Op. 127

Beethoven rose to the challenge set by thestring quartets of Haydn and Mozart, consideredclassics of the form by the time he created hisset of six Op. 18 quartets. The Hagen Quartet’sBeethoven Cycle allows audiences the chanceto trace the contrasts and continuities betweenthe composer’s early quartets and, in thisprogramme, the first of his late quartets.

£15 £20 £25 £30


ADAM WALKER Sussie Ahlburg


STILE ANTICOFRETWORKO SACRED BANQUET – WILLIAM BYRD AND THE FEASTOF CORPUS CHRISTI

BYRD Mass in Four Parts; In nomine settings for viols;Four-part settings of the Corpus Christi Propers; Five Eucharisticmotets: Ave verum corpus; Ego sum panis vivus; O salutaris hostia (with viols); O sacrum convivium; O quamsuavis est (with viols)

William Byrd’s formative experiences were shaped against anunfolding background of religious and political events thatprofoundly affected matters of individual faith and forgedlasting cultural divisions between Protestants and Catholics.While he served two Protestant monarchs and supplied musicfor the Anglican Church, Byrd remained a Catholic and wroteworks for clandestine services, none better than his Mass inFour Parts.

£15 £20 £25 £30

Supported by The Hargreaves and Ball Trust

Early Music and Baroque Series/ William Byrd SacredMusic Series

Friday 31 May 7.00 pm (NB starting time)

CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET harpsichord

DUPHLY From Troisième livre de pièces declavecin: La Forqueray; Chaconne; Médée BALBASTRE From Premier livre de pièces declavecin: La de Caze; La d’Héricourt; La LugeacRAMEAU From Pièces de clavecin: Les tendresplaints; Les tourbillons; L’entretien des Muses;Les cyclopes ROYER From Premier livre despièces de clavecin: L’incertaine; Les tendressentiments; Le vertigo

Since winning the International HarpsichordPrize in Bruges in 1983, Christophe Roussethas boldly championed the cause of music ofthe French Baroque. He continues to shine lighton unjustly neglected repertoire in this recital,unleashing an irrepressible programme ofdashing ‘character pieces’ by Rameau and suchyounger contemporaries as Joseph NicolasPancrace Royer and Jacques Duphly.

£15 £20 £25 £30


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CHRISTOPHE ROUSSET Eric Larrayadieu

STILE ANTICO Marco Borggreve

FRETWORK Chris Dawes

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MILOS KARADAGLIC guitar

Programme to include works byBACH, VILLA-LOBOS, RODRIGO and GINASTERA

Wigmore Hall’s Late Night Series gets underway this seasonwith a recital by one of the finest young ambassadors forclassical music, a guitarist with a following that extends farbeyond the size and reach usually associated with hisinstrument. Milos Karadaglic’s recitals invariably meldtechnical command and musicianship with boundless passionto deliver performances of life-affirming power.

£12 concs £10

The evening continues in the Wigmore Hall Bar with musicfrom 11.15 pm. This is a free event, with no ticket required.

Wigmore Lates @ 36

See Wigmore Lates @ 36 feature overleaf


CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN baritone

JULIUS DRAKE piano

EISLER The Hollywood Songbook

Hanns Eisler, like so many remarkable creativeminds, was forced into exile following the riseto power of the Nazis. The composer continuedhis close collaboration with Bertolt Brecht inHollywood. Eisler’s Hollywood Songbookweaves together texts by Brecht, Mörike,Hölderlin and Goethe to form one of thegreatest of all 20th-century song-cycles,brought to life in this recital as part of JuliusDrake’s ‘Perspectives’ series at Wigmore Hall.

£15 £20 £25 £30


CHRISTOPHER MALTMAN Pia Clodi

HANNS EISLER

MILOS KARADAGLIC DG/Olaf Heine

Wigmore Hall presents ‘Wigmore Lates @ 36’, a diversecollection of intimate late night concerts at the Hall,No. 36 Wigmore Street. This summer, there is a taste ofsomething new, as hour-long concerts in the Hall at 10 pmare followed by free late night musical soirees in theWigmore bar from 11.15 pm until late. This exciting andeclectic series presents American song favourites, anatmospheric evening of storytelling, a saxophone quartetand adventurous fusions of musical styles, and more!

Photo by Benjamin Ealovega

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MILOS KARADAGLIC guitar

One of the finest young ambassadorsfor classical guitar, Miloš Karadaglić’srecitals invariably meld technicalcommand and musicianship withboundless passion to deliverperformances of life-affirming power.

See page 43 for details

Friday 7 June 10.00 pm

YANIV D’OR countertenor

ENSEMBLE NAYAYaniv d’Or and Ensemble NAYApresent a programme designed tocelebrate the strong connectionsbetween early western music andworks from other musical traditions.



PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE reciter

PIERS LANE piano

ADMISSION: ONE SHILLING

Award-winning actress PatriciaRoutledge and pianist Piers Lane tellthe extraordinary story of Myra Hessand her famous wartime NationalGallery concerts.



CALEFAXA founding member of Calefax, RaafHekkema joins his colleagues for alate-night date with his arrangementof Bach’s Goldberg Variations.


Friday 5 July 10.00 pm

AMSTEL QUARTETREMCO JAK soprano saxophone

OLIVIER SLIEPEN alto saxophone

BAS APSWOUDE tenor saxophone

TIES MELLEMA baritone saxophone

With a sure sense of style, musical insightand unrestrained passion, the AmstelQuartet’s performances of arrangementsand original compositions are guaranteedboth to thrill and move.









Jake Heggie’s song-cycle for soprano,mezzo-soprano and piano, Facing forward/Looking back reflects on the human condition,and here is interleaved with fine Americansongs by Ned Rorem and Aaron Copland.


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After the concert ...Join us in the bar from 11.15 pm until late for a diverse and vibrant

programme of intimate musical soirees. Acts to look forward to this year

include JULIAN BLISS, TRISH CLOWES and TANGENT QUARTET, the

CLASSIC BUSKERS, the KIT DOWNES TRIO and the DORIAN FORD TRIO.

Full details of the series will be announced shortly. Please visit www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/lates for full information.

Monday 3 June 1.00 pm

WERNER GÜRA tenor

CHRISTOPH BERNER piano

SCHUBERT Schwanengesang

Tonal nuance and expressive shadings belongto Werner Güra’s well-stocked arsenal of inter-pretative approaches to Schubert’s late song-cycles. The German tenor has worked closelywith Christoph Berner to connect vivid natureimagery and inner conflicts in the words ofSchwanengesang to the momentary psychologicalstates projected in Schubert’s music.

£12 concs £10


Tuesday 4 June 6.00 pm

APERITIF, WITH IGNITEEARLY EVENING CONCERT

IGNITE, Wigmore Hall Learning’s residentensemble, works primarily through improvisationto deliver both innovative community programmesand dynamic performances. Drop in after workto hear a collection of brand new works fromleading contemporary composers – a perfectstart to your evening!

Admission free (ticket required)

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RICHARD GOODE Sasha Gusov

Sunday 2 June 11.30 am

FITZWILLIAM STRING QUARTETBEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Op. 135

SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 9 in Eb Op. 117

Shostakovich and the Fitzwilliam String Quartet have beenlinked since the ensemble’s early years in the 1960s. TheQuartet’s original members formed a close friendship withthe composer and recorded the first complete cycle of hisstring quartets. Shostakovich’s ninth quartet, by turns playfuland unsettling, stands here with another core Fitzwilliamwork, Beethoven’s fatalistic String Quartet in F Op. 135.



Sunday 2 June 7.30 pm

RICHARD GOODE piano

BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109; Piano SonataNo. 31 in Ab Op. 110; 11 Bagatelles Op. 119; Piano SonataNo. 32 in C minor Op. 111

Richard Goode belongs among the company of great Beethoveninterpreters, an artist totally at one with the composer’s music.He addresses the mighty musical and spiritual substance ofBeethoven’s final trilogy of piano sonatas, works imbuedwith astonishing pianistic imagination and poetic expression.Goode’s programme includes the infinitely subtle and inventiveOp. 119 Bagatelles.

£18 £25 £30 £35


WERNER GÜRA AND CHRISTOPH BERNER Monika Rittershaus

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Friday 7 June 7.00 pm (NB starting time)

CAROLIN WIDMANN violin

ALEXANDER LONQUICH piano

SCHUBERT Violin Sonata (Duo) in A D574

POULENC Violin SonataIVES Violin Sonata No. 4 ‘Children’s Day at theCamp Meeting’SCHUBERT Fantasy in C D934

Intriguing repertoire juxtapositions are amongthe many reasons to make a date with CarolinWidmann and Alexander Lonquich. Their recitalbegins and ends with Schubert, placing theearly ‘Duo’ Sonata alongside Poulenc’sheartbreaking Violin Sonata and pairing Ives’snostalgic, richly allusive final Violin Sonata withthe Fantasy in C D934, a potent late masterwork.

£15 £20 £25 £30



HEATH QUARTETHAYDN String Quartet in G Op. 77 No. 1BERG String Quartet Op. 3BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’

In November 2011 the Heath Quartet underlined its statusamong the finest young ensembles with an acclaimed series ofBeethoven’s complete string quartets at Edinburgh’s GreyfriarsKirk. Its intense music-making has already graced WigmoreHall, not least as part of its Emerging Talent scheme. The Quartetreturns with a fascinating blend of ‘Viennese’ works, each markedby contrapuntal dialogue and powerful expressive contrasts.

£12 £18 £24 £28




Wednesday 5 June 7.30 pm

LOUIS LORTIE piano

CHOPIN Nocturne in Ab Op. 32 No. 2; Impromptu No. 1 in AbOp. 29; Nocturne in B Op. 32 No. 1; Nocturne in F# minor Op. 48

No. 2; Impromptu No. 2 in F# Op. 36; Nocturne in Db Op. 27 No. 2;Impromptu No. 3 in Gb Op. 51; Nocturne in C# minor Op. 27 No. 1;Nocturne in B Op. 9 No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58

‘Chopin always insisted his music was really about architecture,’observes Louis Lortie. The French-Canadian pianist’s approachconsistently reflects the balance of classical and romanticelements in Chopin’s music, consciously exploring theimprovisational nature and lyrical qualities of his Nocturnes andImpromptus. Lortie prefaces the composer’s turbulent finalsonata for solo piano with the yearning Nocturne in B Op. 9 No. 3.

£15 £20 £25 £30


HEATH QUARTET Stefano Scheggi

CAROLIN WIDMANN Marco Borggreve

LOUIS LORTIE Elias


AFIARA STRING QUARTETHAYDN String Quartet in F Op. 74 No. 2BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3‘Razumovsky’

Thanks to support from the Banff InternationalString Quartet Competition, the all-CanadianAfiara String Quartet spent last summerrecording works by Beethoven. The fruits oftheir explorations can be heard in this CoffeeConcert with the third of Beethoven’s Op. 59

Quartets. When told by a violinist that his‘Razumovsky’ works were not music, thecomposer replied: ‘Oh, they are not for you,but for a later age!’

£12 concs £10

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YANIV D’OR countertenor

ENSEMBLE NAYAYaniv d’Or and Ensemble NAYA scored a palpable hit with theirperformance last July as part of Wigmore Lates @ 36. The Israelicountertenor and the ensemble he co-founded in 2008 return tothe late night concert series with a programme which exploresa diverse range of music from different eras and cultures.

From ancient Sephardic melodies to traditional Turkish lovesongs, serene raga preludes to sensuous Libyan melodies,Yaniv d’Or and Ensemble NAYA expertly weave together anintimate and personal collection of some of the world’s mostbeautiful pieces of traditional music.

£12 concs £10


Wigmore Lates @ 36


AKADEMIE FÜR ALTE MUSIK BERLINGEORG KALLWEIT leader

‘OPUS 5!’ – A CORELLI CELEBRATION

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YANIV D’OR

AFIARA STRING QUARTET Rory Earnshaw


AKADEMIE FÜR ALTE MUSIK BERLINGEORG KALLWEIT leader

‘OPUS 5!’ – A CORELLI CELEBRATION

CORELLI Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6 No. 4

VIVALDI Concerto in F for 2 horns and strings RV538

PLATTI Concerto Grosso in G minor(after Corelli Op. 5)

BABELL Concerto in E minor for recorder(after Corelli Op. 5)

PLATTI/V. LUKS Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F(after Corelli Op. 5)

CORELLI Sonata in A Op. 5 No. 6

GEMINIANI Concerto Grosso in D minor(after Corelli’s ‘La Follia’ Op. 5 No. 12)

Wigmore Hall’s Early Music and Baroque Seriesgoes from strength to strength with the appearancethis season of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.The inspirational chamber orchestra, founded inEast Berlin in 1982, regularly performs under thedirection of one of its four leaders. This programmecharts the pan-European importance of the Italiancomposer and violinist Arcangelo Corelli, whichwas unequalled during his lifetime. Corelli’sgroundbreaking concertos directly influenced thatof his pupil Francesco Geminiani and Vivaldi, andalso left a lasting mark on works by youngercomposers such as William Babel and GiovanniBenedetto Platti.

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Painting of Arcangelo Corelli byJan Frans van Douven (1656 –1727)

AKADEMIE FÜRALTE MUSIK BERLIN

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JORDI SAVALL treble viol, lyra viol

ANDREW LAWRENCE-KINGIrish harp, psaltery

FRANK McGUIRE bodhran

THE CELTIC VIOL

For well over forty years, Jordi Savall has ranged beyondearly music’s formal borders to reveal long forgottenrepertories and reinstate the links that once connectedpopular tunes to compositions fashioned for connoisseurs.The Catalan violist and conductor’s work was recentlyrecognised with the Léonie Sonning Music Prize,Denmark’s ‘Nobel’ for music, awarded not least for hislifelong efforts to bring together ‘diverse musical traditionsin an enormously meaningful intercultural dialogue’.He turns to the world of Celtic music, in company withlong-time collaborators Andrew Lawrence-King and FrankMcGuire. ‘So many of these amazing works allowed peopleto survive in the most difficult conditions,’ says Savall.

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ARTISTS IN CONVERSATIONRadio 3 presenter CATHERINE BOTT interviews JORDI SAVALLahead of his evening concert.




JORDI SAVALL treble viol, lyra viol

ANDREW LAWRENCE-KING Irish harp, psaltery

FRANK McGUIRE bodhran

THE CELTIC VIOL

THE CALEDONIA SETTRAD/IRISH Archibald MacDonald of KeppochTRAD/IRISH The Musical Priest/Scotch MaryFRASER Caledonia’s Wail for Niel Gow TRAD/IRISH Sackow’s

THE LORD MOIRA’S SETMACDONALD Abergeldie Castle StrathspeyTRAD/SCOTTISH Regents RantTRADITIONAL From Ryan’s Mammoth Collection:Crabs in the skillet (slow jig); Lord Moira’s Hornpipe

CAROLAN’S HARPTRAD/IRISH Try if it is in tune: Feeghan GeleashO’CAROLAN Carolan’s Dream: Molly McAlpinTRAD/SCOTTISH The Reel of Tullochgorum

THE LAMENTO SETMACPHERSON Macpherson’s LamentTRAD/IRISH The Tuttle’s ReelTRAD/IRISH Alexander’s HornpipeGOW Lament for the Death of his Second WifeTRAD/IRISH The Gander in the pratie hole

THE LANCASHIRE PIPESTRADITIONAL From Manchester Gamba Book: A Pointe orPreludium; The Lancashire Pipes; The Pigges of Rumsey;Kate of Bardie TRAD/IRISH The Cup of TeaTRADITIONAL A Toy from the Manchester Gamba Book

CAROLAN’S FAVOURITE JIGGO’CAROLAN Squire Woods’ Lamentation on the refusal of hishalf-pence O’CAROLAN Abigail Judge & Planxty JudgeO’CAROLAN Colonel Irving

THE DONEGAL SETPLAYFORD The Rover ReformedTRAD/SCOTTISH Lady Mary Hay’s Scots MeasureO’CAROLAN Carolan’s FarewellTRAD/IRISH Gusty’s Frolics (Donegal tradition)


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BRODSKY QUARTETBEETHOVEN String Quartet in F minor Op. 95

‘Serioso’BRITTEN String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36

The Brodsky Quartet has lived with both worksin this programme for decades. Its mature visionof Britten’s second string quartet is not to bemissed. Emotional contrasts and thematiccongruities abound in Beethoven’s ‘Serioso’quartet. The work’s fleet-footed final flourishoffers relief from the world of intense intro-spection and anguish that has gone before.

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BRODSKY QUARTET Eric Richmond

ANDREW LAWRENCE-KING


ELISABETH KULMAN mezzo-soprano

EDUARD KUTROWATZ piano

LISZT Es muss ein Wunderbares sein; Einst; Ein Fichtenbaumsteht einsam; Ich liebe dichSCHUMANN Frauenliebe und -lebenALBIN FRIES Im Traum nur lieb’ ich dich; O sag es nicht;Mein GartenSCHUBERT An die Nachtigall; Wehmut; Der ZwergLISZT Es war ein König in Thule; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder;Die drei Zigeuner

Schumann’s evergreen Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 standsas the centrepiece of Elisabeth Kulman’s song recital. TheAustrian mezzo-soprano, who performs Fricka in the BavarianState Opera’s new Ring cycle this season, offers furtherreflections on aspects of life and love in her choice of worksby Liszt, Schubert and Albin Fries.

£15 £20 £25 £30

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PRE-CONCERT TALKWith RICHARD EGARR

Free (separate ticket required)



ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSICRICHARD EGARR director, harpsichord

LUCY CROWE soprano

SOPHIE JUNKER soprano

HANDEL IN ITALY

HANDEL Cantata: Diana cacciatrice HWV79

D SCARLATTI Sinfonia à 3 in G minorCORELLI Concerto Grosso in F Op. 6 No. 9A SCARLATTI Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minorHANDEL Cantata: Clori, Tirsi e Fileno HWV96

Young Handel’s prolonged stay in Italy duringthe early 1700s delivered vibrant musical andpersonal stimulation as he collected rich patrons,fraternised with influential musicians and enjoyeda much-gossiped-about fling with a star soprano!His cantata Clori, Tirsi e Fileno projects the spiritof invention alive in Rome, where ArcangeloCorelli was busy revolutionising violin writingwhile the Scarlattis, father and son, thrilledaudiences with instrumental writing of quirkyflamboyance.

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ELISABETH KULMAN Markus Roessle

LUCY CROWE Marco Borggreve

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Thursday 13 June 7.30 pm

SOLOISTS OF THE LONDONPHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAMOZART String Quintet in Bb K174

IRELAND Sextet for clarinet, horn and stringquartetBRAHMS String Sextet in G Op. 36

The soloists of the London PhilharmonicOrchestra return for their seventh season ofChamber Contrasts concerts with two charmingprogrammes in 2013 featuring some of theOrchestra’s finest performers. In the secondof two concerts the Soloists of the LondonPhilharmonic Orchestra present three worksfor quintet and sextet from the pens of Mozart,Ireland and Brahms.

£12 £16 £22 £26


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ENSEMBLE 360 Benjamin Ealovega

TRULS MØRK Morten Krogvold and Virgin Classics


TRULS MØRK cello

CHRISTIAN IHLE HADLAND piano

BACH Sonata No. 2 in D BWV1028 DOHNÁNYI Cello Sonata inBb Op. 8 DEBUSSY Cello Sonata in D minorFRANCK Sonata in A for cello and piano

Truls Mørk and Christian Ihle Hadland have developed theirspecial duo partnership thanks not least to performances ofsuch great landmarks of the repertoire for cello and piano asthe cello sonatas for Debussy and Franck. They open theirprogramme with Bach’s vivacious second sonata for viola dagamba and keyboard as a sprightly companion to the youngErno Dohnányi’s Cello Sonata, described by Donald Tovey as‘an important work’.

£15 £20 £25 £30

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Thursday 13 June 11.00 am – 12 noon

ENSEMBLE 360 SCHOOLS’ CONCERTKey Stage 1 Schools’ Concert

SIR SCALLYWAG AND THE GOLDEN UNDERPANTS

When King Colin’s Golden Underpants go missing and the royalbottom is bared, it’s Sir Scallywag to the rescue! Brave and bold,he’s the perfect knight for the job … and what does it matter thathe’s only six! Alongside pieces such as Handel’s Music for theRoyal Fireworks and Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Sir Scallywagfeatures lots of audience participation and illustrated projections(including a brief appearance of the King’s bottom!). Based on thebook written by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Korky Paul andpublished by Puffin, Penguin Books Ltd. Music by Paul Rissmann.

£2.50 (not part of subscription scheme)

Supported by The Monument Trust, The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust andThe Loveday Charitable Trust


Friday 14 June 7.00 pm (NB starting time)

FINGHIN COLLINS piano

HAYDN Piano Sonata in Eb HXVI:49 CHOPIN Mazurka in BbOp. 17 No. 1; Mazurka in E minor Op. 17 No. 2; Mazurka inA minor Op. 17 No. 4; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52

BRAHMS Rhapsody in B minor Op. 79 No. 1; Rhapsody inG minor Op. 79 No. 2 SCHUBERT Drei Klavierstücke D946

One of Ireland’s most distinguished musicians, Finghin Collinsmade his international breakthrough as winner of the 1999

Clara Haskil Competition before establishing his reputationwith interpretations of arresting insight, imagination andeloquence. His Wigmore Hall programme takes wing with awork aptly described by its composer as ‘rather difficult butfull of feeling’ and includes Brahms’s beautifully crafted,emotionally elusive Op. 79 Rhapsodies.

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PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE reciter

PIERS LANE piano

ADMISSION: ONE SHILLING

Award-winning actress Patricia Routledge and pianist Piers Lanetell the extraordinary story of Myra Hess and her famouswartime National Gallery concerts. In Dame Myra’s own words(compiled by her great-nephew, composer Nigel Hess) withpiano music by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Schumannand Chopin, we hear how the ‘great adventure’ of these 1600

lunchtime concerts began, and how it continued while bombsrained down on London. This uplifting one act piece about thehealing power of music is directed by Christopher Luscombe.

£12 concs £10


Wigmore Lates @ 36


TRIO SHAHAM EREZ WALLFISCHHAGAI SHAHAM violin ARNON EREZ piano

RAPHAEL WALLFISCH cello

ELIZABETH WALLFISCH viola

RAPHAEL WALLFISCH 60TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT

GRIEG Andante con motoSCHUBERT Piano Trio No. 1 in Bb D898

BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60

Join world renowned cellist, Raphael Wallfisch,as he celebrates his 60th birthday with familyand friends in a programme that includes twoof the greatest chamber works by Schubertand Brahms. The evening’s spirit of celebrationextends to Grieg’s trio, completed on 15 June170 years ago.

£12 £18 £24 £28

Supported by Stentor Music Co Ltd


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RAPHAEL WALLFISCH Benjamin Ealovega

PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE AND PIERS LANE Gussie Welch

FINGHIN COLLINS Colm Hogan

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PHILIP HIGHAM cello

ROBERT THOMPSON piano

MENDELSSOHN Cello Sonata No. 1 in Bb Op. 45

BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2

Among works worthy of wider recognition, few can competewith Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata No. 1 in Bb Op. 45. Thethree-movement composition, completed in October 1838,appears to have been influenced by earlier models. PhilipHigham, winner of the 2008 Bach Leipzig and 2009

Lutoslawski Competitions, performs the piece in companywith Beethoven’s G minor Cello Sonata of 1796.




BENJAMIN GROSVENOR piano

Selection of BACH transcriptionsBEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 4 in Eb Op. 7LISZT Valse de l’opera Faust de Gounod – Paraphrase deconcert S407

Critical superlatives, however liberally applied, are barelysufficient to encompass the full range of Benjamin Grosvenor’sartistic achievements. The American Record Guide cameclosest to the definitive mark when it described him as a‘Golden Age’ pianist, drawing favourable comparisons withgreat names from times past. Works by Bach, Beethoven andLiszt provide the measure of Grosvenor’s artistry in thislunchtime’s recital.

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KOPELMAN QUARTETSCHUBERT String Quartet in A minor D804

‘Rosamunde’SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No. 13 in Bbminor Op. 138

TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 2 in F Op. 22

After two decades as first violin with the BorodinQuartet, Mikhail Kopelman launched his ownensemble in 2002. The Kopelman Quartetcomprises four generous musical personalitieswith around 150 years of collective experienceto their credit. They here contrast the radiantlyricism of Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ quartet withShostakovich’s melancholic thirteenth stringquartet and the heartfelt spontaneity ofTchaikovsky’s second string quartet.

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KOPELMAN QUARTET Hans Speekenbrink

BENJAMIN GROSVENOR Sussie Ahlburg

PHILIP HIGHAM Sussie Ahlburg


PRE-CONCERT EVENTRAZUMOVSKY ACADEMY YOUNG ARTISTS RECITAL

The Razumovsky Academy provides an environment in whichexceptionally gifted young musicians collaborate closely withsome of the world’s finest artists and teachers. This concertoffers the chance to hear potential future stars at an earlystage in their careers.

£6 or free with evening concert (separate ticket required)(not part of subscription scheme)


RAZUMOVSKY ENSEMBLEGLAZUNOV String Quintet in A Op. 39

BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34

For their latest Wigmore Hall appearance, members of theRazumovsky Ensemble connect with the power of five.Their programme brings together two strikingly maturequintets created while their composers were still young.Alexander Glazunov’s String Quintet in A, with its romanticslow movement and distinctly Russian melodic style, standshere together with the tempestuous F minor Piano Quintetof Brahms.

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BERNARDA FINK mezzo-soprano

MARCOS FINK bass-baritone

ANTHONY SPIRI piano

BRAHMS So wünsch ich ihr ein gute Nacht;Schwesterlein; Ach, englische SchäferinSCHUBERT Hektors Abschied; Mignon und derHarfner from Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister;Selma und Selmar; Licht und LiebeWOLF Herr, was trägt der Boden hier fromSpanisches Liederbuch; Wunden trägst du, meinGeliebter BRAHMS Die Nonne und der Ritter;Vor der Tür; Es rauschet das Wasser; Der Jägerund sein Liebchen LAJOVIC Mesec v izbi; Kaj bile gledal GERBIC V noci SKERJANC Pocitek podgoro; Beli oblaki IPAVEC Pomladni pocitekGUASTAVINO Campanilla; Las achiras coloradas;La flor de aguapé FLEURY Cruzando tu olvido/Camino de tu recuerdo CARRILLO La ofrenda deltrovado PIAZZOLLA Jacinto Chiclana; El TítereLÓPEZ BUCHARDO VidalaLASALA Tropilla de estrellas

Bernarda Fink brings her Wigmore HallResidency to a close with a captivatingprogramme of duets and songs familiar andrare, reflecting her Slovenian heritage,Argentinean upbringing and personal musicalpassions. She is joined by her brother Marcosand the wonderfully versatile pianist AnthonySpiri. Prepare to discover fine compositions by,among others, Fran Gerbic, Josip Ipavec, CarlosGustavino and Carlos López Buchardo.

£15 £20 £25 £30

Supported by the Benefactor Friends of Wigmore Hall

Song Recital Series/Bernarda Fink Residency

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MAXIM RYSANOV, RAZUMOVSKY ENSEMBLE Irina Podushko

BERNARDA FINK Klemen Breitfuss

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CALEFAXBACH Goldberg Variations BWV988 (arr. Raaf Hekkema)

Raaf Hekkema’s arrangements for saxophone have becomea staple of the instrument’s concert repertoire. A foundingmember of Calefax, he joins his colleagues for a late-nightdate with Bach’s Goldberg Variations. ‘Hekkema is mad,but it is a brilliant kind of madness,’ observed the Dutchmusic magazine Luister of his saxophone version ofPaganini’s Caprices.

£12 concs £10


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FRETWORK CAROLYN SAMPSON soprano

BYRD Pavan and Galliard in 6 parts; My mind tome a kingdom is; Fantasia a 6; Though Amaryllisdance in green; In Nomine; O that most rare breast;Three 3-part fantasias; My mistress had a littledog; Prelude and Ground; Browning a 5; Lavirginella; Constant Penelope; Fantasia a 5 ‘Twoin one’; In Nomine; Truth at the first; The noblefamous Queen (or While Phoebus us’d to dwell);Fantasia a 6; Out of the orient crystal skies

By turns exquisite, uplifting, heartbreakingand entrancing, this programme of Byrd’sconsort songs and instrumental works hassomething for every taste. The composer’sdepth of expression and inventive range arematched to ideal performers in the form ofCarolyn Sampson and Fretwork, outstandinginterpreters of music from late Tudor and earlyJacobean times.

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Friday 21 June 7.00 pm NB starting time

MARTIN HÄßLERbaritone

MAREK RUSZCZYNSKIpiano

GUILDHALL WIGMORERECITAL PRIZE

SCHUBERT Des Sängers Habe;Der Wanderer an den Mond;Der Wanderer; Bei dir allein! WOLF Begegnung; Denk’ es,o Seele!; Wo find ich Trost?;Lied eines Verliebten;An eine Äolsharfe;Der JägerMUSORGSKYSongs and Dances of DeathFINZI Let us garlands bring

The Guildhall Wigmore RecitalPrize annually awards atalented Guildhall Schoolmusician with a WigmoreHall recital. German baritone Martin Häßler is therecipient of this year’s award, and his winner’s recitalpromises to be a special occasion.

£12 concs £10

CAROLYN SAMPSON Marco Borggreve

CALEFAX Rob Marinissen


PAUL MEYER clarinet

FRANÇOIS SALQUE cello

ERIC LE SAGE piano

BRAHMS Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114

FAURÉ Trio in D minor Op. 120 (original version for clarinet,cello and piano)

Manufacturing advances and the related rise of virtuosoperformers drew many composers to the clarinet in the19th century’s second half. Brahms, for example, was inspiredby Richard Mühlfeld’s playing and wrote the Clarinet Trio inA minor for him. Paul Meyer and his Le Sage Trio companionspair Brahms’s sublime score with another late masterwork,Fauré’s D minor Trio in its original version.




SUSAN TOMES piano

ERICH HÖBARTH violin

MOZART Violin Sonata in D K306; Violin Sonata inF K376; 6 Variations in G minor ‘Hélas, j’ai perdumon amant’ K360; Piano Sonata in Bb K570;Violin Sonata in Eb K481

Musical intelligence, expressive honesty andartistic integrity leap to mind when thinking ofthe work of Susan Tomes and Erich Höbarth.This is the second in their pair of Mozartprogrammes at Wigmore Hall this season.

‘Musical partnership at its most convivial, intimateand intuitive … the effect was golden’ Herald

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PAUL MEYER

ERICH HÖBARTH

SUSAN TOMES Richard Lewisohn

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ESCHER STRING QUARTETPROKOFIEV String Quartet No. 2 in F Op. 92

RAVEL String Quartet in F

The Escher String Quartet has established a loyal followingamong connoisseurs of fine chamber music-making. This BBCRadio 3 Lunchtime Recital opens with Prokofiev’s second stringquartet, a product of the second year of war between Stalin’sSoviet Union and Hitler’s Nazi empire. The piece, based onfolksongs from the North Caucasus, complements the lyricallines and élan of Ravel’s String Quartet in F of 1903.

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TILL FELLNER piano

HAYDN Piano Sonata in B minor HXVI:32

MOZART Piano Sonata in F K533/494

BACH From The Well-tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude andFugue in C BWV870; Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV871;Prelude and Fugue in C# BWV872; Prelude and Fugue inC# minor BWV873 SCHUMANN Études symphoniques Op. 13

Till Fellner made his name as an interpreter of the Vienneseclassics. The Austrian pianist, born in 1972, took a sabbaticalfrom public performance in 2012 to study new repertoire.He returns to Wigmore Hall with a coruscating programme ofworks crowned by Schumann’s Études symphoniques Op. 13,a virtuosic set of variations on a theme.

£15 £20 £25 £30

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MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN piano

IVES Piano Sonata No. 2 ‘Concord, Mass’BRAHMS Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5

There is always a sense of occasion whenMarc-André Hamelin performs, magnified bythe Canadian pianist’s total immersion in histypically bold repertoire choices and compellingmusicianship. Hamelin’s latest Wigmore Hallprogramme promises to be no exception, as heembraces virtuoso pianism with works by Ivesand Brahms.

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ESCHER STRING QUARTET J. Henry Fair

MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN Sim Canetty Clarke

TILL FELLNER Jean Baptiste-Millot


Wigmore Hall Debut

DANIEL BEHLE tenor

SVEINUNG BJELLAND piano

SCHUBERT Die schöne Müllerin

Daniel Behle makes his Wigmore Hall debut by scaling one ofthe high peaks of song. The young German tenor’s Liederrecitals have garnered praise from his native Hamburg toMunich and at the Schwetzingen Festival and Austria’sSchubertiade. Die schöne Müllerin, a setting of twenty poemsby Wilhelm Müller, explores a narrative of love and loss inmusic of the utmost humanity.

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Song Recital Series


SARAH FOX soprano

IVAN LUDLOW baritone


THE LAST MASTERS?

Programme to include

YESTERDAY…POULENC Hier; 1904

… AND THE DAY BEFORERAVEL Sur l’herbe POULENC L’offrandeRAVEL Ronsard à son âmePOULENC La maîtresse volage

PARISIANAPOULENC Hôtel; Vous n’écrivez plus?;Montparnasse; La grenouillère; Avant le cinéma

DREAMS AND FANCIESPOULENC Fancy RAVEL Rêves; Chansonromanesque from Don Quichotte à DulcinéePOULENC Voyage from Calligrammes; Toréador

‘The Last Masters?’, the title of GrahamJohnson’s final French Series programme, raisesa rhetorical question about the place of Raveland Poulenc in the history of French song.Sarah Fox and Ivan Ludlow will explore worksas diverse as Ravel’s ‘Ronsard à son âme’, whichthe composer jokingly suggested was the onlyone of his mélodies that he could accompanywhile smoking, Poulenc’s ‘La grenouillère’ andhis delicious ‘La maîtresse volage’.

£18 £25 £30 £35

Song Recital Series/French Song Series:Le Plus Doux Chemin

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DANIEL BEHLE Marco Borggreve

IVAN LUDLOW Maya MedicSARAH FOX Graham Mellanby

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ELIAS STRING QUARTETMENDELSSOHN String Quartet in Eb Op. 12

BRITTEN String Quartet No. 3 Op. 94

Named for the German title of Mendelssohn’s impassionedoratorio Elijah, the Elias String Quartet has becomesynonymous with the composer’s works. They open theirCoffee Concert with the String Quartet in E flat Op. 12, anextraordinarily inventive product of Mendelssohn’s famousvisit to England and Scotland in 1829 and worthy companionto Britten’s last substantial composition.



Monday 1 July 1.00 pm

ROYAL STRING QUARTETDEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor Op. 10

TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11

This season has been an intensely busy and satisfying one forPoland’s Royal String Quartet, marked not least by the latestedition of their Kwartesencja Festival in Warsaw. This lunchtimerecital brings together Debussy’s String Quartet in G minor,which includes Russian influences in its stylistic mix, andTchaikovsky’s folk-inspired first string quartet of 1871.

£12 concs £10


Tuesday 2 July 7.30 pm

IMOGEN COOPER piano

SCHUBERT Allegretto in C minor D915; PianoSonata in C D840 ‘Reliquie’; 4 Impromptus D935;12 Deutsche (Ländler) D790; Piano Sonata in Aminor D845

Wigmore Hall’s celebration of Schubert continueswith the penultimate recital of Imogen Cooper’scomplete cycle of the composer’s piano sonatas.Her programme comprises two works, the C majorand A minor sonatas, written in 1825. Schubertabandoned his Piano Sonata in C after completingonly two of its intended four movements. Thepiece was mistakenly published in 1861 as thecomposer’s final work, a noble ‘relic’ from agreat master. Imogen Cooper’s Schubert cycleconcludes on 19 October 2013.

£18 £25 £30 £35

Supported by the Season Patrons who have made amajor contribution to the 2012 – 13 Wigmore Series

London Pianoforte Series/Schubert: A Celebration

ELIAS STRING QUARTET Benjamin Ealovega

IMOGEN COOPER Sussie Ahlburg

ROYAL STRING QUARTET Lukasz Pepol

Wednesday 3 July 7.30 pm

ATOS TrioRACHMANINOV Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor Op. posthBEETHOVEN Piano Trio in Eb Op. 70 No. 2BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 1 in B Op. 8 (revised version)

Recent recipients of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust’s SpecialEnsemble Fellowship, the ATOS Trio are in demand worldwidefor their artistry, enterprise and ability to connect withaudiences of all ages. Their programme includes Brahms’stransformative reflections on his early Piano Trio No. 1 in B.The composer created the work in 1854 and rewrote almostall of it forty-five years later after his publisher bought therights to his early published compositions.

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Thursday 4 July 7.30 pm

BELCEA QUARTETTILL FELLNER piano

SCHUBERT String Trio in Bb D581

MOZART String Quartet in Bb K589 ‘Prussian’DVORÁK Piano Quintet in A Op. 81

Expect creative sparks to fly when the BelceaQuartet and Till Fellner join forces to performDvorák’s second piano quintet, one of thefinest of all compositions for string quartet andpiano. The Belceas preface the songful secondof Mozart’s ‘Prussian’ quartets with Schubert’sString Trio in Bb D581, the strongly individualwork of a twenty-year-old genius.

£15 £20 £25 £30


BELCEA QUARTET Ronald Knapp

ATOS TRIO Steven Haberland

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Friday 5 July 7.00 pm (NB starting time)

IESTYN DAVIES countertenor

THOMAS DUNFORD lute

JONATHAN MANSON viol

FLOW MY TEARS – SONGS FOR LUTE, VIOL AND VOICE

JOHNSON Have you seen the bright lily grow?; Care-charmingsleep; From the famous Peak of DerbyDANYEL Mrs M E her funeral tears for the death of herhusband; Why canst thou not?; Can doleful notes?CAMPION Never weather-beaten saile more willing bent to shoreNICO MUHLY New work* (world première)DOWLAND Come again! Sweet love doth now invite; In darknesslet me dwell; Can she excuse my wrongs; Flow my tears;The frogg Galliard; Now, O now I needs must part

*Commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, President of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation.Nico Muhly is published by St Rose Music (New York).

Iestyn Davies closes his Wigmore Hall residency with a voyagearound the thrilling world of late Tudor and Stuart lute songsand a new work by Nico Muhly. He opens with music by RobertJohnson, composer of the original settings of several ofShakespeare’s lyrics. Poetic eloquence runs through the workof John Danyel, Thomas Campion and, above all, John Dowland,whose feeling for emotional extremes surges through songssuch as ‘Can she excuse my wrongs’ and ‘Flow my tears’.

£18 £25 £30 £35

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Early Music and Baroque Series/Song Recital Series/Iestyn Davies Residency: ‘A Singularity of Voice’


AMSTEL QUARTETREMCO JAK soprano saxophone

OLIVIER SLIEPEN alto saxophone

BAS APSWOUDE tenor saxophone

TIES MELLEMA baritone saxophone

RIVIER Grave et prestoSWEELINCK Chromatic Fantasy (arr. B. Apswoude)BRAHMS Poco Allegretto from Symphony No. 3

in F Op. 90 (arr. R. Jak)MICHAEL NYMAN Three movements from StringQuartet No. 2 (arr. D. Roach)BARBER Adagio from Op. 11 (arr. J. van der Linden)TAN DUN Three movements from 8 Pieces inHunan Accent (arr. B. Apswoude)

With a sure sense of style, musical insight andunrestrained passion, the Amstel Quartet hasredefined expectations of how a saxophonequartet should sound. The Dutch ensemble’sperformances of arrangements and originalcompositions are guaranteed both to thrilland move, central conditions of an artisticmission launched in 1997 when its memberswere still at school.

£12 concs £10

The evening continues in the Wigmore Hall Barwith music from 11.15 pm. This is a free event,with no ticket required.

Wigmore Lates @ 36

IESTYN DAVIES RESIDENCY:‘A SINGULARITY OF VOICE’

IESTYN DAVIES Benjamin Ealovega

AMSTEL QUARTET Marco Borggreve

Saturday 6 July 4.00 pm

GALLICANTUSLASSUS Lagrime di San Pietro

Orlande de Lassus, Europe’s most famous musician during hislifetime, created nothing finer than the Lagrime di San Pietro,a collection of twenty spiritual madrigals and one motet forseven voices. The cycle was assembled shortly before thecomposer’s death in 1594 and dedicated to Pope Clement VIII.Gallicantus (Latin for ‘song of the rooster’) here direct theirwealth of collective experience to Lassus’s intense reflectionson the sorrows of St Peter following his denial of Christ.


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SERGEY KHACHATRYAN violin

LUSINE KHACHATRYAN piano

YSAŸE AND HIS FRIENDS

YSAŸE Solo sonatas from Op. 27

Works by SAINT-SAËNS and DEBUSSY FRANCK Sonata in A for violin and piano

Born in 1858 in Liege, Ysaÿe was the mostfamous violin virtuoso of his time and a pioneerof 20th-century violin playing. Sergey andLusine Khachatryan present a first half of hissonatas interspersed with short works by theviolinist–composer’s friends, Saint-Saëns andDebussy among them, culminating in thesecond half with César Franck’s ineffablybeautiful Sonata in A.

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GALLICANTUS

SERGEY AND LUSINE KHACHATRYAN Lydie Nesvadba

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Sunday 7 July 11.30 am

THE SCHUBERT ENSEMBLEMARTINU Piano QuartetFAURÉ Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15

Wartime exile in New York intensified Martinu’s homesicknessfor Czechoslovakia. His Piano Quartet echoes the style andgestures of Moravian folksong, in a score that helped itscomposer reconnect with his Czech roots. The SchubertEnsemble’s Coffee Concert programme explores another workinfluenced by personal circumstances, Fauré’s C minor PianoQuartet, which was affected by the devastating collapse of thecomposer’s engagement to Marianne Viardot in 1877.



Sunday 7 July 7.30 pm

Wigmore Hall Debut

NORA GUBISCH mezzo-soprano

ALAIN ALTINOGLU piano

DEBUSSY Chansons de BilitisRAVEL Cinq mélodies populaires grecquesGRANADOS From Tonadillas en un estilo antiguo: El mirar dela maja; La maja dolorosa I, II & III; El tra-la-la y el punteado RAVEL Histoires naturelles; Mélodies hébraïquesFALLA Siete canciones populares españolas

French mezzo-soprano Nora Gubisch is widely admired for herperformances of Bizet’s Carmen and Massenet’s Charlotte.She and her regular duo partner Alain Altinoglu recentlyrecorded Ravel’s Histoires naturelles and settings of Jewishand Greek texts. Their penetrating interpretations flow fromthe emotional tone of the words and their expression in musicof the utmost imagination, wit and beauty.

£15 £20 £25 £30

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Monday 8 July 1.00 pm

TAI MURRAY violin

ASHLEY WASS piano

SZYMANOWSKI Myths Op. 30

SCHUMANN Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121

Tai Murray’s artistry has been described as‘superb’ by the New York Times. She was a BBCNew Generation Artist from 2008 to 2010 andhas since earned rave reviews for her recordingof Ysaÿe’s six sonatas for solo violin. Murray isjoined by Ashley Wass, another rising star of theyounger generation, to explore the impressionisticharmonies and programmatic elements ofSzymanowski’s Myths and Schumann’s turbulentsecond violin sonata.

£12 concs £10


THE SCHUBERT ENSEMBLE John Clarke

NORA GUBISCH Brian Benson

TAI MURRAY Marco Borggreve


ANNETTE DASCH soprano

HELMUT DEUTSCH piano

MAHLER From Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Rheinlegendchen;Trost im Unglück; Zu Straßburg auf der Schanz; Lied desVerfolgten im Turm; Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen; Urlicht;Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht; Ich ging mit Lust; Verlorne Müh;Scheiden und Meiden ZEMLINSKY Altdeutsches Minnelied; Das bucklichte Männlein;Entbietung; Meeraugen SCHOENBERG Wie Georg von Frundsberg von sich selber sang;Warnung; Mädchenlied; Der WandererKORNGOLD Schneeglöckchen; Die Sperlinge; Was Du mir bist?;Mit Dir zu schweigen; Welt ist stille eingeschlafen

Fin de siècle Vienna holds an enduring fascination today, for itsrevolutionary creativity and nervous mix of social conservatismand individual freedom. Annette Dasch and Helmut Deutschhave devised an evening of songs by four great figures fromthe Habsburg capital, touching on the late romanticism ofKorngold, the revelatory soundscapes of Gustav Mahler andsongs by two extraordinary sons of Vienna, Arnold Schoenbergand his brother-in-law, Alexander Zemlinsky.

£15 £20 £25 £30

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NELSON GOERNER piano

CHOPIN Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49

DEBUSSY Images, Series I; L’isle joyeuseGUASTAVINO Bailecito; Tierra lindaGRANADOS From Goyescas: Quejas, o La maja yel ruiseñor; El Amor y la muerte LISZT Rhapsodie espagnole S254

Nelson Goerner grew up listening to ArturRubinstein’s incandescent Chopin recordingsand also drew lifelong lessons from AlfredCortot’s lyrical approach to the composer.The Argentine pianist opens his recital withChopin’s ineffably beautiful Fantaisie in F minorbefore moving to works by other composersclose to his heart, his countryman CarlosGuastavino among them.

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ANNETTE DASCH Daniel Pasche

NELSON GOERNER Jean Baptiste-Millot

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PIETER WISPELWEY cello


DEBUSSY Cello Sonata in D minorPROKOFIEV Cello Sonata in C Op. 119

POULENC Cello SonataSTRAVINSKY Suite italienne from Pulcinella arr. for celloand piano

Cellists have been ever grateful to Debussy for creating asonata for their instrument, among the finest works in therepertoire. Pieter Wispelwey and Cédric Tiberghien haveprogrammed the piece together with three other outstandingcompositions. Poulenc’s Cello Sonata of 1948 was informedby discussions with its dedicatee Pierre Fournier, while itsnear contemporary, Prokofiev’s Cello Sonata in C, was inspiredby the superhuman energy and formidable artistry of the youngMstislav Rostropovich.

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COPLAND 12 poems of Emily Dickinson (excerpts)JAKE HEGGIE How well I knew the lightNED ROREM Two sonnets for two singersJAKE HEGGIE The moon is a mirror;Facing forward/Looking back

Jake Heggie’s song-cycle for soprano, mezzo-soprano and piano, Facing forward/ Lookingback, entered the world in 2007 at the RaviniaFestival, carrying with it words of fond memoryand strong impressions of significant womenin the composer’s life: his mother, two sistersand others. Heggie’s reflections on the humancondition are interleaved with fine Americansongs by Ned Rorem and Aaron Copland.

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The evening continues in the Wigmore Hall Barwith music from 11.15 pm. This is a free event,with no ticket required.

Wigmore Lates @ 36/Song Recital Series/The Prince Consort American Song Series

THE PRINCE CONSORT Richard Ecclestone

PIETER WISPELWEY Hang-Jin Cho

MARINOFORMENTI

LISZT INSPECTIONS

LISZT Ungarische Volkslieder S245 No. 5GYÖRGY KURTÁG Doina from JátékokLISZT Klavierstück S189aGYÖRGY KURTÁG ... Waiting for Susan ...LISZT Bagatelle sans tonalité S216aGÉRARD PESSON Speech of clouds fromVexierbilder IILIGETI Etude No. 3 ‘Touches bloquées’LISZT Funérailles S173 No. 7WOLFGANG RIHM Klavierstücke No. 7

GALINA USTVOLSKAYA Piano Sonata No. 6

LISZT Au lac de Wallenstadt from Années depèlerinage S160

BERIO Wasserklavier LISZT En rêve S207

LIGETI Etude No. 11 ‘En suspens’TRISTAN MURAIL Cloches d’adieu, et un sourireLISZT Abendglocken from Weihnachtsbaum S186

JOHN ADAMS China GatesLISZT In festo transfigurationis Domini nostriJesu Christi S188

SALVATORE SCIARRINO Polveri lateraliLISZT Resignazione S263/187aFELDMAN Piano Piece

The Los Angeles Times heralded Marino Formenti as‘a Glenn Gould for the twenty-first century, a visionaryfor whom the usual limitations of technique ortradition are not an issue’.

The Italian-born pianist and conductor held hisWigmore Hall audience spellbound in 2011 with aprogramme of seventy keyboard miniatures, fromMachaut and Scarlatti to Boulez, Kurtág andStockhausen. He returns with an intricately designedprogramme of works by Liszt, interspersed withworks by contemporary composers.

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Wigmore Hall Debut

RAY CHEN violin

JULIEN QUENTIN piano

MOZART Violin Sonata in Bb K454

BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108

YSAŸE Violin Sonata in A minor Op. 27 No. 2(à Jacques Thibaud)SAINT-SAËNS Havanaise in E Op. 83;Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minorOp. 28

The Strad was captivated by Ray Chen’s winningperformance of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concertoin the 2008 Menuhin Competition, struck notleast by his ‘glowing sound’ and ‘beautiful bowcontrol’. Likewise, his work in the final of the2009 International Queen Elisabeth Competitionearned first prize and critical plaudits. Born inTaiwan in 1989 and raised in Australia, Chen’smusicianship and mature artistry have propelledhis solo career. He makes his Wigmore Halldebut with works bristling with virtuosity, poeticgrace and heart-on-sleeve outbursts.

£15 £20 £25 £30


CHETHAM’S CELEBRATIONSunday 14 July 6.00 pm

PRE-CONCERT EVENTCHETHAM’S – ‘LOOKING TO THE FUTURE’

Director of Music StephenThrelfall with guestsand music.

Free (ticket required)

Sunday 14 July 7.30 pm

CONCERTOutstanding past and present students jointogether for a special concert that marks theschool’s first performance at Wigmore Hall.Featuring Chetham’s Alumni LEON McCAWLEYand GUY JOHNSON in Schumann’s PianoQuintet alongside BBC Young MusicianWinner PETER MOORE and Concerto FinalistsCALLUM SMART and YUANFAN YANG.

£15 £20 £25 £30


NAVARRA STRING QUARTETSCHUBERT String Quartet in Eb D87

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E minor Op. 59 No. 2 ‘Razumovsky’

Count Andrey Razumovsky, Russian ambassador to the Austriancourt, immortalised his family name when he commissionedthree new quartets from Beethoven. The ‘Razumovsky’ Quartetswere written for the larger-than-life violinist and quartet leaderIgnaz Schuppanzigh, affectionately known to Beethoven as‘My Lord Falstaff ’. The Navarra String Quartet, acclaimed for itsrefinement and dramatic expression, explores the second ofthe delightful ‘Razumovsky’ quartets alongside one ofSchubert’s early quartets.



NAVARRA STRING QUARTET Sussie Ahlburg

RAY CHEN

Photo of Leon McCawleyby Clive Barda

RAY CHEN


YEVGENY SUDBIN piano

LISZT Funérailles S173 No. 7; Petrarch Sonnet No. 104 fromAnnées de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie; TranscendentalStudy No. 11 in D flat S138 ‘Harmonies du soir’; TranscendentalStudy No. 10 in F minor S138 ‘Allegro agitato molto’SCARLATTI Sonata in G minor; Sonata in B minor Kk27

MOZART Lacrimosa (arr. Sudbin)DEBUSSY L’isle joyeuseSKRYABIN Piano Sonata No. 5 in F# Op. 53

Yevgeny Sudbin’s recent performances and recordingscontinue to garner the highest acclaim and have secured hisinternational reputation as one of the most original and giftedof today’s young pianists. He returns to the London PianoforteSeries with a typically thoughtful and interesting programme,crowned by Skryabin’s monumental fifth piano sonata,a symphonic poem for keyboard.

‘He plays with passion, drive, dexterity, discretion anddynamism’ Daily Telegraph

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Friday 19 July2.00 pm – Schools & Community Groups Matinee6.30 pm – Evening Performance

COMMUNITY CHAMBER OPERATenor ANDREW KENNEDY and chamber ensembleIGNITE appear alongside a cast of over 140 localparticipants of all ages in this fully stagedchamber opera, commissioned by Wigmore HallLearning to bring to a close our Britten centenarycelebrations. Written by KERRY ANDREW (BritishComposer Awards Winner 2010) and directed byHAZEL GOULD (librettist for RPS Award WinningWe Are Shadows), this brand new work celebratesBritten’s love of the folk tradition with a theatricalexploration of intriguing personal stories andhistories from across Westminster.

2.00 pm – Free (please book for this performancethrough the Learning Office on 020 7258 8240)6.30 pm – £5 concs £3


Supported by The Monument Trust, Mayfield ValleyArts Trust and The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust




FIONA SHAW reader

JULIUS DRAKE piano

A MUSIC OF ONE’S OWN: FROM THE DIARYOF VIRGINIA WOOLF

ARGENTO From the Diary of Virginia Woolf

Sarah Connolly and Fiona Shaw join Julius Drakefor the final instalment in his ‘Perspectives’ seriesat Wigmore Hall. The spotlight falls here onDominick Argento’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Fromthe Diary of Virginia Woolf, a cycle of eight songswritten in 1974 for Dame Janet Baker, presentedtogether with readings from the novelist’s lettersand journals. Three of Argento’s haunting songsare based on diary entries from the last year ofWoolf’s troubled life, which ended with hersuicide in 1941. This programme is compiled byDr Kate Kennedy of the University of Cambridge.

This concert will be approximately 60 minuteswith no interval


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YEVGENY SUDBIN Clive Barda

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CHRISTIANE KARG* soprano

WOLFGANG HOLZMAIR baritone


CORNELIUS Four duets: Brennende Liebe;Am Meer; Komm herbei, Tod!; Verratene LiebeCORNELIUS Trauer und Trost LISZT Der du vondem Himmel bist; Freudvoll und leidvoll; Es mussein Wunderbares sein; Ihr Glocken von MarlingCORNELIUS In der Ferne; Botschaft; Am Rhein;Gedenken; In Lust und Schmerzen; Komm’, wirwandeln zusammen im Mondschein; Möcht’ imWalde mit dir geh’n LISZT Morgens steh’ ichauf und frage; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder;Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam; Im Rhein, imschönen Strome; S’il est un charmant gazon;Comment, disaient-ils; Il m’aimait tant!; Oh!quand je dors CORNELIUS Four duets: Scheidenund Meiden; Liebesprobe; Ich und Du; Der besteLiebesbrief

Since launching his international career in 1989

with a sensational Wigmore Hall recital, WolfgangHolzmair has been a standard-bearer forexcellence and eloquence in song performance.The Austrian baritone’s deeply cultured feelingfor words and ability to communicate countlessshades of poetic sentiment are perfectly suited tohis choice of repertoire. In demand at the world’sleading opera houses, young Bavarian sopranoChristiane Karg enjoys a busy international career,and returns to the Wigmore stage following herwonderful debut at the Hall last season.

£15 £20 £25 £30

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Song Recital Series/Wolfgang HolzmairRetrospective Series


TALICH QUARTETMOZART String Quartet in G K387

DVORÁK String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’

Since its foundation in 1964, the Talich Quartet has beeninternationally recognised as one of Europe’s finest chamberensembles and, through a gradual and complete change inpersonnel during the 1990s, retained its status at the topas fresh insight met a wealth of performing experience.Renowned for its deep understanding and immersion in thegreat Czech musical tradition, the ensemble presentsDvorák’s ‘American’ string quartet alongside a work writtenby Mozart in Vienna and dedicated to Haydn.



TALICH QUARTET Bernard Martinez/La Dolce Volta

WOLFGANG HOLZMAIR Ernest W. Gruber


THEATRE OF THE AYRENICHOLAS MULROY tenor

MATTHEW BROOK bass-baritone

ELIZABETH KENNY lute, orpharion, theorbo

JACOB HERINGMAN lute, orpharion, cittern

WITH DOUBLE VOYCE: SEVENTEENTH CENTURYDIALOGUES AND DUOS

DOWLAND Humour say what mak’st thou here; Dowland’sAdieu for Master Oliver Cromwell; I saw my lady weep; Die notbefore thy day; My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home; Praiseblindness, eyes; Sorrow, stay, lend true repentant tears; Flowmy tears; Galliard to Lachrimae; Can she excuse my wrongs;My Lord Chamberlain his Galliard (duet on one lute)MORLEY Thirsis and Milla LAWES Charon, O Charon; Charon,O gentle Charon; All these lye howling PURCELL I saw fairCloris all alone; As Amoret and Thyrsis lay; Let the night perish(Job’s Curse) BLOW Enough, my muse, of earthly thingsANON Ah Phyllis! AKEROYDE A new Scotch song; LillibuleroPURCELL Corydon and Mopsa from The Fairy Queen;An Evening Hymn

Seven songs in Dowland’s Second Book (1600) including hissignature ‘Flow my Tears’, were set for two voices. Conversationsbetween the soul and the body, Orpheus and Charon andCorydon and the near-female Mopsa – two British comedystaples – were dramatised in music coloured by duelling lutes,orpharions, a cittern and a theorbo.

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CHRISTOPH PRÉGARDIEN tenor

MICHAEL GEES piano

SONGS OF TAKING LEAVE AND OF TRAVEL

SCHUBERT Willkommen und Abschied;Die Sterne; Nachtstück; Das Zügenglöcklein;Der Wanderer (D489); Wandrers Nachtlied I;Über Wildemann; Der Geistertanz; Erlkönig;Wandrers Nachtlied II; Sehnsucht;Der Musensohn; Auf der Brücke; Im Abendrot;Rastlose Liebe; Lied des gefangenen Jägers;An die Türen will ich schleichen from Gesängedes Harfners I; Der Wanderer (D649);Der Wanderer an den Mond; Der Einsame;Der Schiffer (D536); An Schwager Kronos;Der Doppelgänger from Schwanengesang;Nacht und Träume

Christoph Prégardien’s Schubert is always trueto the composer, to the emotional temperature,expressive dimensions and spirit of songs asdiverse in style and mood as ‘Erlkönig’,‘Sehnsucht’, ‘Der Einsame’ and ‘Der Wandereran den Mond’. The German lyric tenor and hisduo partner Michael Gees offer a microcosmof Schubert’s Lieder as part of this season’sWigmore Hall series Schubert: A Celebration.

£15 £20 £25 £30

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ELIZABETH KENNY Richard Haughton

CHRISTOPH PRÉGARDIEN AND MICHAEL GEES Prégardien/Gees

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JAMES GILCHRIST tenor

ANNA TILBROOK piano

SCHUBERT Winterreise

Over the past decade James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook havedeveloped profound interpretations of landmarks of the Liederrepertoire, from Schumann’s Dichterliebe to Schubert’s latesong-cycles. Their 2011 recording of Winterreise attractedfive-star reviews and allowed singer and pianist to dig deepbeneath the work’s surface. ‘There is no such thing as adefinitive version,’ comments Gilchrist. ‘The work lives anewevery time minds talk to each other through music.’

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Song Recital Series/Schubert: A Celebration


Final Evening Concert of the 2012 – 13 Season

DIANA DAMRAU soprano

XAVIER DE MAISTRE harp

SCHUBERT Ständchen from Schwanengesang; Du bist die Ruh;Gretchen am Spinnrade; An die Musik; Ellens Gesang IIITÁRREGA Recuerdos de la Alhambra (arr. for harp by Xavierde Maistre) STRAUSS Ständchen; Efeu from Mädchenblumen;Schlagende Herzen; Nichts; Wiegenlied; Beim Schlafengehenfrom Four Last Songs HAHN Si mes vers avaient des ailes;L’heure exquise from Chansons grises CHAUSSON Le colibri;Le temps de lilas; La cigale GODEFROID Carnaval de Venise(for solo harp) DUPARC Chanson triste; L’invitation au voyageDELL’ACQUA Villanelle

A veritable powerhouse in the music of Richard Strauss,Mozart and Verdi, Diana Damrau’s work is in high demand atthe world’s leading opera houses. The coloratura soprano’scommand of bel canto expression, technical expertise, sheervitality and presence add irresistible depths to her songrecitals, enhanced here by a compelling programme and divinepartnership with harpist Xavier de Maistre.

£15 £20 £25 £30

Song Recital Series


ARONOWITZ ENSEMBLEDOHNÁNYI Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor Op. 1BRAHMS String Quintet in G Op. 111

Five years separate the publication in 1890 ofBrahms’s so-called ‘Prater’ Quintet and theappearance of Erno Dohnányi’s Op. 1, a productof his student days at the Budapest Academyof Music. The Aronowitz Ensemble presents anenticing chance to hear why Brahms said thathe ‘could not have written it better himself’after reviewing young Dohnányi’s work.


Supported by John and Amy Ford


JAMES GILCHRIST operaomnia.co.uk

DIANA DAMRAU Tanja Niemann

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Thursday 11 April 10.00 am – 4.00 pm

RNIB STUDY DAY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY FOR BLIND ANDPARTIALLY SIGHTED CLASSICAL PERFORMERS

This practical study day is an opportunity for blind and partiallysighted performers to explore, through talks and workshops,current best practice in presenting their work to venues andpromoters, from initial contact to final performance.For more information and for details on how to apply, contactJames Risdon, Music Officer, RNIB on 020 7391 2273 [email protected]

Free (application required) (not part of subscription scheme)

All events listed on pages 74 – 77 will open for booking on 7 February 2013, with the exception of the Family Concerton 5 May, Come and Sing on 29 June and Community Chamber Opera on 19 July, which go on sale to Friends on11 January 2013 and to Mailing List Subscribers on 24 January 2013.

Family Events are supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and The Monument Trust

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WHEN YESTERDAY WE METFAMILY CONCERT

For age 8 plus

From fairy tales and Greek myths to tales of theextraordinary, songs have always been a greatway to tell stories. Pianist and presenterDOMINIC HARLAN is joined by two superbsingers for a stunningly original concert thatcombines songs by Schubert, Rachmaninov,Brahms and Ives with elements of theatre andinteractive workshop. The result is a thrilling,hands-on show which guides novices into themagical world of song. For a preview of theconcert, filmed live at Wigmore Hall, visitwww.dominicharlan.com

Adults £7 Children £5


Saturday 25 May 10.30 am – 3.30 pm

STRINGS, BOWS AND BEETHOVENFAMILY DAY

For age 5 plus

Come and explore the amazing world ofBeethoven the master composer at this familyday led by NEIL VALENTINE. Inspired byBeethoven’s string quartets, this is youropportunity to create your own musicalmasterpiece to perform on the Wigmore Hallstage at the end of the day.

Please bring your instrument along if you playone; all instruments welcome!

Adults £12 Children £8


EVENTS FOR FAMILIES,YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS

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Saturday 1 June 11.00 am – 4.00 pm

RNIB FAMILY DAY: BATTLES AND BALLADSFOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN AGED6 –12 YEARS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Discover the stories hidden in the paintings at The WallaceCollection and create your own medieval battle songs.This family day will be jam-packed with activities includingarmour handling, lyric writing and composing your ownmusic, which you will perform on the Wigmore Hall stageat the end of the day.

Admission free (ticket required).

For more information and booking please contactJames Risdon, RNIB Music Officer, on 020 7391 2273

or [email protected]

In partnership with the Wallace Collection

Friday 7 June 9.30 am– 3.30 pm

THE MUSIC TROLLEY –DISCOVER CREATIVE WAYS TOUSE CLASSROOM PERCUSSIONPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYFOR TEACHERS

This fun and creative hands-on training courseis ideal for primary school teachers andperipatetic music staff who want some ideason how to use the instruments in a typicalprimary school music trolley. Led by Inspire-worksworkshop facilitators, participants will developplaying techniques, learn some traditional musicfrom across the world and discover how thesestyles, teaching methods and resources link toKS1 and KS2 statutory programmes of study formusic in the National Curriculum. All participantswill receive a resource pack. Suitable for alltypes of practitioner. Limited to 25 participants.

£20 including refreshments(not part of subscription scheme)

Supported by The Monument Trust, The Samuel SebbaCharitable Trust and The Loveday Charitable Trust


APERITIF, WITH IGNITEEARLY EVENING CONCERT

IGNITE, Wigmore Hall Learning’s residentensemble, works primarily through improvisationto deliver both innovative community programmesand dynamic performances. Drop in after workto hear a collection of brand new works fromleading contemporary composers – a perfectstart to your evening!

Admission free (ticket required)

Thursday 13 June 11.00 am – 12 noon

ENSEMBLE 360 SCHOOLS’ CONCERTKey Stage 1 Schools’ Concert

SIR SCALLYWAG AND THE GOLDEN UNDERPANTS

When King Colin’s Golden Underpants go missing and the royalbottom is bared, it’s Sir Scallywag to the rescue! Brave andbold, he’s the perfect knight for the job … and what does itmatter that he’s only six! Alongside pieces such as Handel’sMusic for the Royal Fireworks and Rossini’s William Tell Overture,Sir Scallywag features lots of audience participation andillustrated projections (including a brief appearance of theKing’s bottom!). Based on the book written by Giles Andreae,illustrated by Korky Paul and published by Puffin, PenguinBooks Ltd. Music by Paul Rissmann.

£2.50 (not part of subscription scheme)

Supported by The Monument Trust, The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trustand The Loveday Charitable Trust


SOUNDS FISHYFAMILY DAY

For age 5 plus

Join singer and animateur KATE MAPP for a Schubert-inspiredday of musical activities. Discover the underwater world of hisfamous song ‘The Trout’ and create your own fun-filled fishfantasia to perform on the Wigmore Hall stage.

Adults £12 Children £8 (not part of subscription scheme)


COME AND SING: FOLKSONGThe final Come and Sing workshop of the‘Britten 100’ year focuses on folksongs, incelebration of Britten’s love of collecting folktales and music and incorporating them intohis work. Led by ISABELLE ADAMS, this daywill look at music inspired by Britten, as wellas folksongs from around the world. Learnsome new songs, join in with fun vocal activitiesand finish the day with a performance on theWigmore Hall stage.


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Friday 19 July2.00 pm – Schools and Community Groups Matinee6.30 pm – Evening Performance

COMMUNITY CHAMBER OPERAWigmore Hall Learning presents a new chamber opera bringingtogether more than 140 local participants of all ages withprofessional musicians from resident chamber ensemble IGNITEand tenor ANDREW KENNEDY. Written by KERRY ANDREW(British Composer Awards Winner 2010) and directed byHAZEL GOULD (librettist for RPS Award Winning We AreShadows), this brand new work celebrates Britten’s love ofthe folk tradition with a theatrical exploration of intriguingpersonal stories and histories from across Westminster.

2.00 pm – Free (please book for this performance through the LearningOffice on 020 7258 8240)

6.30 pm – £5 concs £3 (not part of subscription scheme)

Supported by The Monument Trust, Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust

Monday 29 July – Thursday 1 August10.30 am – 3.30 pm

MUSICAL PORTRAITSFOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISTICSPECTRUM DISORDERS

Be inspired by paintings in the National PortraitGallery, experience the famous acoustic ofWigmore Hall and create some brand newmusic with professional musicians from IGNITE,Wigmore Hall Learning’s resident ensemble.Finish by performing your very own pieces onthe Wigmore Hall stage at the end of this4-day course.

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

Free (application required)(not part of subscription scheme)

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust andThe Monument Trust

In partnership with the National Portrait Galleryand Turtle Key Arts



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Booking Information

BOOKING DATES

BOOKING PERIOD 3

Monday 1 April – Sunday 28 July 2013

Friends

Priority booking form to reach the Box Officeby Friday 11 January 2013

Mailing List

Priority booking form to reach the Box Officeby Thursday 24 January 2013

General Public

By telephone/online from Thursday 7 February 2013

SUBSCRIPTION BOOKINGS

WIGMORE SERIES SUBSCRIPTION(excludes Coffee Concerts, BBC LunchtimeConcerts and other events where stated)

Book 12 or more concerts at a 5% discount

BBC LUNCHTIME CONCERT SUBSCRIPTIONSBook 10 or more concerts at a 5% discountBook all concerts in any one booking period at a10% discount

COFFEE CONCERT SUBSCRIPTIONSBook 10 or more concerts at a 5% discountBook all concerts in any one booking period at a10% discount

To qualify for a subscription, the same number oftickets need to be booked for each event.

Any tickets bought in addition to a subscriptionseries must be paid for at the full rate.

Discounts cannot be combined.

WIGMORE HALL BOX OFFICE36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

Tel: 020 7935 2141

Online Booking: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Email: (not for bookings)[email protected]

TICKETS

Unless otherwise stated, tickets are divided intofour 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 price

Stalls AA, T – X: Lowest price

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BOX OFFICE HOURS

7 days a week: 10.00am–8.30pm.Days without an evening concert10.00am–5.00pm. No advance bookingduring the half-hour prior to performance.

TELEPHONE BOOKINGS

7 days a week: 10.00am–7.00pm.Days without an evening concert10.00am–5.00pm. There is a non-refundable£2.00 administration charge for eachtransaction. This includes the return of yourtickets by post if time permits.

POSTAL BOOKINGS

Please make cheques payable to WigmoreHall with the amount left open but statingan upper limit, and add an administrationcharge of £2.00. Tickets will then be sentby post.

ONLINE BOOKINGS

Online booking is available 24 hours a day,7 days a week. There is a £1.00 administrationcharge online. You can select your own seatand make subscription bookings online.

TICKETS FOR CONCESSIONS

Where a concession (concs) ticket price islisted these are available to students,senior citizens and the unemployed.

GROUP BOOKINGS

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

RESTAURANT/BAR

Wigmore Hall has its own restaurant and barsserving pre-concert and interval refreshments.Visit www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurantor call 020 7258 8292 for further information.

TRANSPORT

Tubes: Bond Street (Central, Jubilee lines),Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central andVictoria lines).

Buses: A number of bus routes pass alongOxford Street.

CAR PARKING

There is limited street parking after 6.30 pm(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-goers50% discount on their parking. Please contact theBox Office for further details or visit our website.

FACILITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

Full details from 020 7258 8210

BONDSTREET

OXFORDCIRCUS

OXFORDCIRCUS

This brochure is available in alternativeformats. Please contact the Box Officeif this would be of assistance to you.Telephone: 020 7935 2141

Email: [email protected]

Information in this brochure was correct at the time ofprinting. The right is reserved to substitute artists andto vary programmes if necessary.

Cover photos by Benjamin Ealovega

Cover design by WLP Ltd.www.whitelabelproductions.co.uk

Brochure design and production by Peter Williamson

BOOKING INFORMATION1 April – 28 July 2013

Supporting Wigmore Hall

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Wigmore Hall’s size brings an unparalleled sense of intimacy to every performance and is loved by audiences andmusicians alike. However, the limitation that this places on audience numbers means that ticket sales alonecannot meet all our costs. Additional support from individuals, companies and charitable foundations is vital inorder to ensure that the world’s finest musicians, together with promising young performers, can continue to appearat Wigmore Hall. If you would like to support the Hall by becoming a Friend, or by sponsoring a concert or Learningevent, please call 020 7258 8230 or email [email protected] for more information.

The Wigmore Hall Trust is very grateful to the individuals and organisations listed below who have made aninvestment in our concert, learning and community programmes this season:

HONORARY PATRONSAubrey AdamsDonald Kahn OBESir Ralph Kohn FRS and Lady KohnMr and Mrs Paul Morgan

SEASON PATRONS 2012/13

Aubrey Adams*American Friends of Wigmore HallKarl Otto Bonnier*William and Alex de Winton*The Fidelio Charitable TrustDavid B Rockwell*Cita and Irwin Stelzer*’Scilla and Tony Thornton*

and several anonymous donors

CORPORATE SUPPORTERSCapital International Limited (corporate

matched giving)Clifford Chance LLPComplete Coffee LtdDuncan Lawrie Private BankingHutton Collins Partners LLPLloyds TSB Private BankingMartin Randall Travel LtdOracle Capital GroupRosenblatt SolicitorsRothschild

DONORS AND SPONSORSMr Eric Abraham and Miss Natasha

Abraham*Neville and Nicola AbrahamElaine AdairTony and Marion Allen*The Andor Charitable TrustDavid and Jacqueline Ansell*Mr and Mrs Stephen ArthurArts Council EnglandAnthony AustinDavid and Margaret BeatonAlan Bell-BerryMr Nicholas J BezMrs Arline Blass*Nicholas Boas Charitable TrustDavid and Mary Bowerman*Alan Bradley*Britten–Pears FoundationGwen and Stanley Burnton*Clive ButlerA bequest from the late Peter CanterCavatina Chamber Music TrustCharities Advisory Trust

City of WestminsterEdwin C Cohen*The John S Cohen FoundationSonia and Harvey ColeJohn Crisp*Peter Crisp and Jeremy Crouch*Judy Davies and Kingsley

Manning*Anthony Davis*Henry and Suzanne DavisThe Dorset FoundationThe D’Oyly Carte Charitable TrustJ L DrewittDunard FundAnnette Ellis*Vernon and Hazel EllisThe Elton FamilyDr C A Endersby and Prof D CowanThe Equitable Charitable TrustMrs Susan FeakinPeter and Sonia FieldJohn and Amy FordS E Franklin Charitable Trust No. 3Friends of Wigmore HallJonathan Gaisman*The Garrick Charitable TrustJ Paul Getty Jr Charitable TrustJohn GilhoolyJohn and Lauren Goldsmith*Nicholas and Judith Goodison*Elizabeth GordonThe Gordon FoundationCharles GreenMr and Mrs Rex Harbour*The Hargreaves and Ball TrustAndré and Rosalie HoffmannGay Huey Evans*Graham and Amanda Hutton*Simone Hyman*John Lyon’s CharityMarc Jourdren*Donald and Jeanne Kahn*Jerome Karet*David and Louise Kaye*Sir Ralph Kohn FRS and Lady Kohn*The Kohn FoundationChristian Kwek and David Hodges*Maryly La Follette*Su Lesser and Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS*Dame Felicity Lott*The Loveday Charitable TrustSimon and Pamela MajaroMayfield Valley Arts TrustMilton Damerel TrustThe Monument Trust

Mr and Mrs Paul MorganAmyas and Louise Morse*Valerie O’Connor and Jeannette

McIntoshA bequest from the late Richard OakeThe Geoffrey Parsons Memorial TrustLionel and Lynn Persey*The Piano FundDr Clive Potter*Oliver PrennNick and Claire Prettejohn*A bequest from the late Mr Peter

Henry PriorThe Rayne FoundationCharles Rose*Jackie Rosenfeld OBE, Hon. RCM*Ruth Rothbarth*The Rubinstein CircleRVW TrustThe Sampimon TrustThe Samuel Sebba Charitable TrustRichard Sennett and Saskia Sassen*Victoria Sharp*Martin and Elise Smith*John Stephens OBE, Hon. FTCL*Alisa and Joshua Swidler*Katja and Nicolai Tangen*The Tertis FoundationAllen Thomas and Jane Simpson*Tower Hamlets Arts Music and

Education ServiceJohn and Ann Tusa*Marina Vaizey*Kathleen Verelst*Robin Vousden*Gerry WakelinMarie-Luise WaldeckAndrew and Hilary Walker*Michael and Rosemary WarburgSir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary

SettlementDavid and Frances Waters*Anne and David Weizmann*Mrs Mary WestonThe Harold Hyam Wingate FoundationPhilip and Emeline Winston*The Wolfson FoundationWorshipful Company of Information

TechnologistsSimon Yates and Kevin RoonThe Zochonis Charitable Trust

and several anonymous donors

* also Rubinstein Circle members

The Wigmore Hall Trust, registered charity number 1024838

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