Wigmore Hall Diary Sep-Oct 2017 by Wigmore Hall

SEP/ OCT 2017/18 SEASON

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How to Book Wigmore Hall Box Office

TICKETS

36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

Unless otherwise stated, tickets are divided into five prices ranges:

In Person 7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm. Days without an evening concert 10am – 5pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

By Telephone: 020 7935 2141 7 days a week: 10.00am–7.00pm. Days without an evening concert: 10.00am–5.00pm. There is a non-refundable £3.00 administration charge for each transaction.

Online: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7 days a week; 24 hours a day. There is a non-refundable £2.00 administration charge.

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

Group Discounts

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

Latecomers

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

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September

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2 Sep 10.00am Come and Sing: French Song 5 3 Sep 11.00am International Song Competition 4 Preliminary Stage – Day 1 2.30pm International Song Competition 4 Preliminary Stage – Day 1 4.30pm François Le Roux on French Song 5 4 Sep 11.00am International Song Competition 4 Preliminary Stage – Day 2 2.30pm International Song Competition 4 Preliminary Stage – Day 2 5.00pm Inside the Rehearsal Room 5 5 Sep 3.00pm International Song Competition 4 Semi-Final Round 7.30pm International Song Competition 4 Semi-Final Round 6 Sep 1.00pm Exploring Russian Song 5 3.00pm Dame Felicity Lott Masterclass 5 7 Sep 6.00pm International Song Competition 4 Final and Prize-Giving 9 Sep 7.30pm Gerald Finley/Julius Drake 6 10 Sep 11.30am Castalian String Quartet 6 7.30pm Sonia Prina/Paolo Spadaro Munitto 6 11 Sep 1.00pm Sophie Bevan/Sebastian Wybrew 6 7.30pm Cuarteto Casals 7 12 Sep 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani 7 13 Sep 7.30pm Doric String Quartet 7 14 Sep 7.30pm The English Concert/Kristian Bezuidenhout 7 15 Sep 7.30pm Daniel Müller-Schott/Simon Trpčeski 8 16 Sep 10.00am Open House Day 8 7.30pm Christiane Karg/Gerold Huber 8 17 Sep 11.30am Yossif Ivanov/Philippe Ivanov 8 4.00pm Leslie Howard 9 18 Sep 1.00pm Fretwork 9 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 9 7.30pm Classical Opera 9 19 Sep 1.00pm Benjamin Baker/Daniel Lebhardt 9 7.30pm Vox Luminis 10 20 Sep 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 10 7.30pm Nash Ensemble 10 21 Sep 10.15am Chamber Tots 10 11.45am Chamber Tots 10 7.30pm Young Musicians from The Purcell School 11 22 Sep 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 11 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 11 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 11 7.30pm Vienna Mozart Trio 11 23 Sep 7.30pm Sir András Schiff 11 24 Sep 11.30am Nash Ensemble 12 7.30pm Heath Quartet/Hannes Minnaar 12 25 Sep 1.00pm Amatis Piano Trio 12 7.30pm Argenta Trio/Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo 12 26 Sep 7.30pm Sir András Schiff 13 27 Sep 1.00pm Wihan Quartet 13 7.30pm Cristian Sandrin 13 28 Sep 7.30pm Robert Holl/Sir András Schiff 13 29 Sep 11.00am Schools Concert: The Chimpanzees 14 of Happytown 7.30pm Sarah Connolly/Malcolm Martineau 14 30 Sep 11.00am Family Concert: The Chimpanzees 14 of Happytown 6.00pm Artists in Conversation 14 7.30pm Tasmin Little/Piers Lane 14

October

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1 Oct 11.30am Natasha Paremski 15 12 noon Silver Sunday at The Wallace Collection 15 7.30pm Leila Josefowicz/John Novacek 15 2 Oct 1.00pm Paul O’Dette 15 7.30pm Anne Schwanewilms/Charles Spencer 16 3 Oct 1.00pm Peter Moore/Richard Ottley 16 7.30pm Northern Lights Symphony Orchestra/ 16 Nicky Spence/David Tollington 4 Oct 7.30pm Cuarteto Casals 16 5 Oct 7.30pm IMS Prussia Cove 17 6 Oct 7.30pm Independent Opera Scholars’ Recital 17 7 Oct 11.30am Isabelle Faust/Alexander Melnikov 18 7.30pm Isabelle Faust/Alexander Melnikov 18 8 Oct 11.30am Isabelle Faust/Alexander Melnikov 18 7.30pm Ben Johnson/Tyler Duncan/Graham Johnson 19 9 Oct 1.00pm Lise de la Salle 19 7.30pm Xavier Sabata/Armonia Atenea/George Petrou 19 10 Oct 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Bach Odyssey 20 7.30pm Pavel Haas Quartet/Pavel Nikl 20 11 Oct 12.30pm Chamber Tots 20 2.00pm Chamber Tots 20 7.30pm The Endellion String Quartet 21 12 Oct 7.30pm Eggner Trio 21 13 Oct 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Bach Odyssey 20 7.30pm Vijay Iyer Sextet 21 14 Oct 11.30am Jennifer Pike/Thomas Gould/Guy Johnston/ 22 Elizabeth Kenny/Mahan Esfahani 3.00pm Jennifer Pike/Guy Johnston/Petr Limonov 22 7.30pm Jennifer Pike/Guy Johnston/Tom Poster 22 15 Oct 11.30am Scottish Ensemble 23 7.30pm Roman Rabinovich 23 16 Oct 1.00pm Anne Queffélec 23 7.30pm Kristian Bezuidenhout 23 17 Oct 10.30am Come and Sing 23 7.30pm Christoph Croisé/Alexander Panfilov 24 18 Oct 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group: Bach Odyssey 20 7.30pm Angela Hewitt 24 19 Oct 7.30pm Jamie Bergin 24 20 Oct 7.30pm Roberta Invernizzi/Accademia Hermans 24 21 Oct 3.00pm Philip Higham 25 5.00pm Philip Higham 25 7.00pm Philip Higham 25 22 Oct 11.30am Wihan Quartet 26 7.30pm Phantasm 26 23 Oct 1.00pm Trio Jean Paul 26 7.30pm Francesco Piemontesi 26 24 Oct 7.30pm The Sixteen 26 25 Oct 7.30pm Carolyn Sampson/The King’s Consort 27 26 Oct 10.15am Chamber Tots 28 11.45am Chamber Tots 28 7.30pm Benjamin Appl/Graham Johnson 28 27 Oct 10.30am Family Day: Soundscapes and Landscapes 28 7.30pm Max Raabe/Christoph Israel 28 28 Oct 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 29 7.30pm Nash Ensemble 29 29 Oct 11.30am Steven Isserlis/Olli Mustonen 29 7.30pm Jordi Savall/Hespèrion XXI 29 30 Oct 1.00pm Florilegium 29 7.30pm Mobius 30 31 Oct 10.00am Final of the 2017 Jaques Samuel 30 Pianos Intercollegiate Competition 7.30pm Elias String Quartet 30

4 • SEPTEMBER

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JURY John Gilhooly OBE Chair

Kindly supported by the Kohn Foundation since 1997

This Competition recognises the song tradition as a whole and requires contestants to perform in at least three languages. At the same time it honours the Lied’s place at the heart of the song repertoire and celebrates the Shakespearean stature of Schubert in the genre.

Hugh Canning Bernarda Fink Christian Gerhaher Soile Isokoski David Jackson Graham Johnson OBE François Le Roux Dame Felicity Lott

Sunday 3 September

Tuesday 5 September

11.00am and 2.30pm

3.00pm and 7.30pm

Preliminary Stage – Day 1

Semi-Final Round

Candidates will each perform a 15-minute programme

12 semi-finalists will each perform a 20-minute programme

All day £15 concs £13 Free to Friends of Wigmore Hall and Mailing List Subscribers (Ticket required)

All day £15 concs £13

Monday 4 September

Please note there will be a break from 6.00pm to 7.30pm. If you would like to reserve a table for dinner in the Wigmore Hall Restaurant, please call 020 7258 8292.

Book for the first three days at the same time for £35 concs £30

11.00am and 2.30pm

Preliminary Stage – Day 2

Thursday 7 September

Candidates will each perform a 15-minute programme

6.00pm

All day £15 concs £13 Free to Friends of Wigmore Hall and Mailing List Subscribers (Ticket required)

Final and Prize-Giving £36 £30 £25 £20 £15 Please note there will be an interval from 8.20pm to 9.30pm. If you would like to reserve a table for dinner in the Wigmore Hall Restaurant, please call 020 7258 8292.

SEPTEMBER • 5

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Related Events Saturday 2 September

Wednesday 6 September

10.00am – 3.30pm

3.00pm – 7.30pm

Come and Sing: French Song

Dame Felicity Lott Masterclass

Penny Desbruslais leads a workshop day exploring French Song.

Dame Felicity Lott passes on some of the wisdom she has acquired throughout her career.

£27 concs £20

£8 concs £6

Sunday 3 September 4.30pm – 5.15pm

François Le Roux on French Song François Le Roux explores the characteristics of both sung and spoken French. £5

Monday 4 September 5.00pm – 6.00pm

Inside the Rehearsal Room Ailish Tynan soprano James Baillieu piano Nigel Simeone presenter A musically illustrated talk exploring the relationship between singer and pianist. £6

Wednesday 6 September 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Exploring Russian Song Julia Sitkovetsky soprano Iain Burnside piano Delve into the colourful world of Russian song and explore works by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. £6 © Benjamin Ealovega

6 • SEPTEMBER

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Saturday 9 September

7.30pm

Sonia Prina contralto Paolo Spadaro Munitto piano

Opening Concert of the 2017/18 Season

Gerald Finley bass-baritone Julius Drake piano Schubert Prometheus; Geistes-Gruß; Jägers Abendlied; Schäfers Klagelied; Mahomets Gesang (fragment); An Schwager Kronos; Im Walde; An mein Herz; Im Jänner 1817 (Tiefes Leid); Über Wildemann Poulenc Le bestiaire Ravel Histoires naturelles Mark-Anthony Turnage Three Songs for baritone Britten The red cockatoo; She’s like the swallow; Tit for Tat; The Crocodile £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Sunday 10 September 11.30am

Castalian String Quartet Mozart String Quartet in E flat K428 Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’ £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice Supported by the Paxos Festival Trust

Sonia Prina: A Celebration Programme to include: Falla 7 canciones populares españolas Berio 4 Canzoni popolari Seiber 4 French folksongs Songs by Monteverdi, Chopin, Duparc and Gershwin £40 £35 £25 £20 £15

Monday 11 September 1.00pm

Sophie Bevan soprano Sebastian Wybrew piano Trad/Irish The lark in the clear air; The stuttering lovers Gurney Down by the Salley Gardens Coates Betty and Johnny Britten Early one morning Grainger The Sprig of Thyme Trad/Scottish Ae fond kiss Hughes I Know Where I’m Going Gurney Edward, Edward Traditional Lord Rendall Britten The Brisk Young Widow Grainger Died for Love Vaughan Williams The Turtle Dove Britten The Ash Grove Traditional The Water of Tyne Britten The last rose of summer All seats £15

Gerald Finley © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Castalian String Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Sonia Prina © Ribalta Luce Studio

Sophie Bevan © Sussie Ahlburg

SEPTEMBER • 7

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Wednesday 13 September

Cuarteto Casals

7.30pm

Cuarteto Casals Beethoven Cycle

Doric String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet in B flat Op. 18 No. 6; String Quartet in F Op. 135 Matan Porat String Quartet ‘Otzma’* (world première) Beethoven String Quartet in A minor Op. 132

Haydn String Quartet Series

*Commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Tuesday 12 September 7.30pm

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord Works Bach English Suite No. 1 in A BWV806; Capriccio in E BWV993; Toccata in F sharp minor BWV910; Toccata in G BWV916; English Suite No. 2 in A minor BWV807

Haydn String Quartet in E flat Op. 20 No. 1; String Quartet in C Op. 20 No. 2; String Quartet in G minor Op. 20 No. 3 This series is made possible with additional support from the Haydn String Quartet Circle and the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

Thursday 14 September 7.30pm

The English Concert Kristian Bezuidenhout director, fortepiano

Haydn Symphony No. 39 in G minor Hob. I:39 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 13 in C K415 CPE Bach String Symphony in B minor Wq. 182/5 Mozart Symphony No. 33 in B flat K319 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Cuarteto Casals © Molina Visuals

Mahan Esfahani © Bernhard Musil

Doric String Quartet © George Garnier

Kristian Bezuidenhout © Marco Borggreve

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Friday 15 September

7.30pm

Christiane Karg soprano Gerold Huber piano

Daniel Müller-Schott cello Simon Trpčeski piano Programme to include: Debussy Cello Sonata Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Saturday 16 September 10.00am – 3.00pm

Open House Day Join us for an opportunity to look behind the scenes at Wigmore Hall, with free performances and workshops at 11.00am, 12.15pm and 1.30pm. Free (no ticket required)

Es war einmal...‘Märchenhafte Sagenwelt’ Schubert Der Leiermann; Der Zwerg; Erlkönig Schumann Aus alten Märchen; Waldesgespräch; Auf einer Burg; Im Walde; Die Meerfee; Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen; Der arme Peter; Die Löwenbraut Pfitzner Hast du von den Fischerkindern das alte Märchen vernommen?; Lockung; Gretel; Ich fürcht’ nit Gespenster; Nachtwanderer Mahler Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt; Rheinlegendchen; Hans und Grethe; Verlorne Müh; Ablösung im Sommer; Das irdische Leben; Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Sunday 17 September 11.30am

Yossif Ivanov violin Philippe Ivanov piano Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Op. 12 No. 1 Tchaikovsky Souvenir d’un lieu cher Op. 42; Valse-scherzo Op. 34 Ravel Tzigane £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Daniel Müller-Schott © Uwe Arens

Simon Trpčeski © Simon Fowler

Christiane Karg © Gisela Schenker

Yossif Ivanov © Eric Larrayadieu Naïve

SEPTEMBER • 9

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7.30pm

Leslie Howard piano

Classical Opera/The Mozartists

Mozart Variations on Gluck’s ‘Unser dummer Pöbel meint’ K455 Tchaikovsky Six morceaux Op. 19 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat Op. 22 Liszt Magyar Rapszódia No. 23 in C sharp minor ‘Rêves et Fantaisies’ S242/23 [Rapsodie hongroise I, first version] (world première)

Ian Page conductor Louise Alder soprano Matthew Truscott violin Alfonso Leal del Ojo viola

Approximately 2 hours in duration (with interval) £30 £26 £22 £18 £15

Monday 18 September

The Mozartists Launch Concert Mozart Sinfonia concertante in E flat K364 Gluck De’ sublimi augusti eroi from Il prologo Mozart Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio K418; Symphony No. 29 in A K201 £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

1.00pm

Tuesday 19 September

Fretwork

1.00pm

Bach The Art of Fugue BWV1080: Contrapuncti 1–11; Contrapunctus 14 (completion by Richard Boothby)

YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2017/18

£15 concs £13

Janáček Violin Sonata Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’

6.00pm

Pre-Concert Talk Ian Page discusses his future plans for The Mozartists, and introduces works in the concert. £5

Leslie Howard © James Yuanxin Li

Benjamin Baker violin Daniel Lebhardt piano

Fretwork © Wendy Gillespie

£13 concs £11 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the International Music and Art Foundation, the Anthony Nesbitt Fund, the Paul Woodhouse Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series.

Louise Alder © Gerard Collett

Benjamin Baker © Kaupo Kikkas

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Tuesday 19 September

7.30pm

Nash Ensemble

Vox Luminis Bach, Arnstadt JM Bach Herr, der König freuet sich; Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ Erlebach Die Liebe Gottes ist ausgegossen JC Bach Die Furcht des Herren; Herr, wende dich und sei mir gnädig Buxtehude Herzlich lieb hab’ ich dich o Herr JS Bach Cantata: Christ lag in Todesbanden BWV4 £40 £35 £30 £25 £15 With grateful thanks to the Early Music and Baroque Circle Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Wednesday 20 September 6.00pm

Pre-Concert Talk Broadcaster and journalist Tom Service in conversation with composers featured in the evening concert. Free (ticket required)

Martyn Brabbins conductor Richard Hosford clarinet Benjamin Nabarro violin Adrian Brendel cello Ian Brown piano Nash Inventions Stravinsky Concertino for string quartet John Casken Misted Land for clarinet quintet* (world première) Alexander Goehr The Waking for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin and double bass** (world première) Sir Harrison Birtwistle Trio for violin, cello and piano Maxwell Davies String Quintet £30 £25 £20 £15 £10 *Nash commission with the support of the Ernst von Siemans Music Foundation **Commissioned by the Radcliffe Trust, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

Thursday 21 September 10.15am and 11.45am

Chamber Tots Into the Jungle We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/ carers to join us as we head into the jungle in this interactive music-making workshop. 10.15am (1–2 year-olds) & 11.45am (3–5 year-olds) Approximately 1 hour in duration Children £6 Adults £4

Vox Luminis © David Samyn

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

Richard Hosford © Keith Saunders

Martyn Brabbins © Benjamin Ealovega

SEPTEMBER • 11

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7.30pm

6.00pm

Young Musicians from The Purcell School

Pre-Concert Talk

Kira Frolu piano Bradley Ng piano Sebastian Kozub cello Joseph Longstaff horn Torrin Williams guitar Beethoven Sonata in A Op. 2 No. 2 Alkan Étude in F Op. 35 No. 5 ‘Allegro Barbaro’ Scarlatti 2 Sonatas: in A Kk24; in A Kk208 Liszt Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este from Années de pèlerinage, troisième année, Italie S163; Tarantella da Guillaume Louis Cottrau from Années de pèlerinage, Venezia e Napoli S162 No. 3 Kodály Sonata for solo cello Op. 8 Richard Bissill Lone Call and Charge Esa-Pekka Salonen Hornmusic No. 1 Dukas Villanelle Carlo Domeniconi Variations on an Anatolian Folksong Nikita Koshkin The Usher Waltz Op. 29

H.E. Dr Martin Eichtinger, Austrian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, explores the history and revolutionary vision of Empress Maria Theresia. £5 7.30pm

Vienna Mozart Trio 300th Anniversary of Maria Theresia Mozart Piano Trio in B flat K502 Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor Op. 1 No. 3 Approximately 1 hour in duration (no interval) All seats £10

Saturday 23 September

All seats £15

7.30pm

The Purcell School (Reg. Charity No. 312855)

Sir András Schiff piano

Friday 22 September

Mendelssohn Fantasia (Sonate écossaise) in F sharp minor Op. 28 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp Op. 78 Brahms Klavierstücke Op. 76; 7 Fantasien Op. 116 Bach English Suite No. 6 in D minor BWV811

11.00am and 12.30pm

For Crying Out Loud! Bukolika Piano Trio Hear outstanding performances by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music, in these concerts presented especially for parents or carers and babies under 1.

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Approximately 45 minutes in duration Adult £8.50 (babies come free) Purcell School Young Musicians

For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega

Vienna Mozart Trio © Nancy Horowitz

Sir András Schiff © Nadia F Romanini ECM Records

12 • SEPTEMBER

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Sunday 24 September

Monday 25 September

11.30am

1.00pm

Nash Ensemble

Amatis Piano Trio

Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin (arr. for wind quintet by Mason Jones) Stravinsky Three pieces for solo clarinet; Pastorale Bizet Jeux d’enfants (arr. for wind quintet) Debussy Syrinx Poulenc Sextet for wind quintet and piano

Haydn Piano Trio in E HXV:28 (Bartolozzi trio) Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49

£15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 7.30pm

£15 concs £13 The Amatis Piano Trio is a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

7.30pm The Monday Platform

Heath Quartet Hannes Minnaar piano Jörg Widmann as Composer–Performer

Argenta Trio Małgorzata Garstka piano Nicolas Dupont violin Margarita Balanas cello

Haydn String Quartet in B minor Op. 33 No. 1 Jörg Widmann String Quartet No. 1 Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57

Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor Op. posth Pēteris Vasks Plainscapes Rameau Pièces de clavecin Falla Spanish Dance No. 1 Dodgson Riversong Jolivet Sérénade pour Deux Guitares Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor Op. 8

Jörg Widmann’s residency is made possible thanks to Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and The London Community Foundation, with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

Julian Vickers guitar Daniel Bovey guitar

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10 Presented by The Musicians’ Company Concerts (Reg. Charity) and Maisie Lewis Young Artist Fund

Nash Ensemble © K Leighton

Heath Quartet © Patrick Ford

Jörg Widmann © Marco Borggreve

Amatis Piano Trio © Marco Borggreve

SEPTEMBER • 13

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Tuesday 26 September

7.30pm

Cristian Sandrin piano

Sir András Schiff piano Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2017/18 Wigmore Series

Brahms 3 Intermezzi Op. 117 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 ‘The Tempest’ Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16; Gesänge der Frühe Op. 133

Wednesday 27 September

Kirckman Concert Society

1.00pm

Sponsored by LankellyChase Foundation

Wihan Quartet

Thursday 28 September

Kol Nidrei: Elegy for Pamela

7.30pm

Beethoven Cavatina from String Quartet in B flat Op. 130 Cheryl Frances-Hoad Invocatio (world première) Mika Haasler Fugue for Pamela (world première) Cecilia McDowall To a Nightingale (world première) David Knotts At the Mid Hour of Night (world première) Roxanna Panufnik Votive (world première) Freya Waley-Cohen Vitae (world première) William Zinn Kol Nidrei Memorial

Robert Holl baritone Sir András Schiff piano

Repeat of concert on 23 September Returns only

All seats £15 All proceeds from this concert will be donated to CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust.

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10

Schubert: The Complete Songs Schubert Pilgerweise; Das Heimweh; Glaube, Hoffnung und Liebe; Der blinde Knabe; Todesmusik; An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht; Der Wanderer (D489); Totengräbers Heimweh; Der 13. Psalm (fragment); Hymne I ‘Wenige wissen das Geheimnis’; Nachthymne; Der Winterabend £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

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

Sir András Schiff © Nadia F Romanini ECM Records

Wihan Quartet © Marklik

Cristian Sandrin © Gabriel Isserlis

Robert Holl © Benjamin Ealovega

14 • SEPTEMBER

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Friday 29 September

Saturday 30 September

11.00am – 12 noon

Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives: The Chimpanzees of Happytown

Reception & Key Stage 1

Family Concert

Schools Concert

For ages 4 plus

Based on the book by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees, The Chimpanzees of Happytown is Music in the Round’s latest live music concert for young children.

Children £4 Adults Free (ticket required) Book through the Wigmore Hall Learning department on 020 7258 8240

Children £10 Adults £12

6.00pm

7.30pm

Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Strauss Heimliche Aufforderung; Sehnsucht; Die Nacht; Liebeshymnus Zemlinsky 6 Gesänge (Maeterlinck) Eisler Die Hollywood-Elegien Korngold Sterbelied; Unvergänglichkeit; Gefaßter Abschied Copland From 12 poems of Emily Dickinson: Nature, the Gentlest Mother; There came a wind like a bugle; The world feels dusty; I’ve heard an organ; Going to Heaven!; The Chariot Britten A Charm of Lullabies £40 £35 £30 £25 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Sarah Connolly © Peter Warren

Artists in Conversation Tasmin Little gives us an insight into her life as a performer as well as the evening concert programme. £5 7.30pm

Tasmin Little violin Piers Lane piano Bridge Violin Sonata Szymanowski Violin Sonata Op. 9 Bliss Violin Sonata Franck Violin Sonata in A £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Tasmin Little © Benjamin Ealovega

Piers Lane © Keith Saunders

OCTOBER • 15

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Sunday 1 October

7.30pm

11.30am

Natasha Paremski piano Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Books I & II) Op. 35 Chopin 3 Mazurkas Op. 63 Thomas Adès Mazurkas Chopin Scherzo No. 4 in E Op. 54 Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat Op. 83

Leila Josefowicz violin John Novacek piano

£15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

Sibelius Valse triste Op. 44 (arr. Friedrich Hermann) Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80 Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (arr. Otto Wittenbecher) Kaija Saariaho Calices Zimmermann Sonata for violin and piano

12 noon – 4.30pm

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Silver Sunday at The Wallace Collection As part of Silver Sunday, we invite people living with dementia and their family, friends and carers to join us in the beautiful space of The Wallace Collection. Free (booking required) Book through the Wigmore Hall Learning department on 020 7258 8246 or learning@wigmore-hall.org.uk. In partnership with The Wallace Collection, Westminster Arts and the Royal Academy of Music

Monday 2 October 1.00pm

Paul O’Dette lute Byrd La Volta; Pavana Bray; Galliarda; The Woods So Wild; Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home Johnson Omnino galliard; Delight pavan and galliard; Carman’s Whistle Dowland Farewell (on In Nomine); Farewell Bacheler Daniells Jigge; Mounsieurs Almaine £15 concs £13

Natasha Paremski © Andrea Joynt

Silver Sunday © Rob Stothard

Leila Josefowicz © Chris Lee

Paul O’Dette © Jennifer Girard

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Monday 2 October

7.30pm

Anne Schwanewilms soprano Charles Spencer piano Schreker 5 Lieder Op. 3 Schubert Ellens Gesang I, II & III (Ave Maria); Das Mädchen; Die junge Nonne; Schwestergruss; Der Tod und das Mädchen Liszt Lieder aus Schillers ‘Wilhelm Tell’ S292 (Second version): Der Fischerknabe; Der Hirt; Der Alpenjäger Korngold Was Du mir bist?; Mit Dir zu schweigen; Welt ist stille eingeschlafen £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Tuesday 3 October

Northern Lights Symphony Orchestra Adam Johnson conductor Nicky Spence tenor David Tollington horn Finland 100 Sibelius Andante Festivo; Suite Mignonne Op. 98a Rautavaara Epitaph for Béla Bartók Britten Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Op. 31 Tchaikovsky Serenade in C for strings Op. 48

1.00pm

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2017/18

Wednesday 4 October

Peter Moore trombone Richard Uttley piano Programme to include: Music by Leopold Mozart, Mahler and a new commission by Jack White (in collaboration with London Music Masters) £13 concs £11 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the International Music and Art Foundation, the Anthony Nesbitt Fund, the Paul Woodhouse Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series.

Anne Schwanewilms © Javier del Real

Nicky Spence © Raphaelle Photography

7.30pm

Cuarteto Casals Cuarteto Casals Beethoven Cycle Beethoven String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4; String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’ Mauricio Sotelo String Quartet No. 4 Quasals vB131 (UK première) Beethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Adam Johnson © Chris Hudson

Cuarteto Casals © Molina Visuals

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Thursday 5 October

Friday 6 October

7.30pm

IMS Prussia Cove

Independent Opera Scholars’ Recital

Arvid Engegård violin Savitri Grier violin Benedikt Schneider viola Hannah Strijbos viola Mikayel Hakhnazaryan cello Laura van der Heijden cello Matthew McDonald double bass Tom Poster piano

Nika Gorič soprano Charlie Drummond soprano Samantha Clarke soprano Katie Coventry mezzo-soprano Jade Moffat mezzo-soprano James Baillieu piano

Mark-Anthony Turnage Quintet for piano and strings* (London première) Mozart String Quintet in G minor K516 Schubert Piano Quintet in A D667 ‘The Trout’

Bach Jesu, der du meine Seele BWV78 Handel Mi lusinga il dolce affetto from Alcina; Son nata a lagrimar from Giulio Cesare Brahms Die Meere; Die Schwestern; Von ewiger Liebe Strauss Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden; Säus’le, liebe Myrte!; Lied der Frauen; Hab mir’s gelobt from Der Rosenkavalier Chausson Le colibri Massenet Je marche sur tous…Obeissons from Manon Dutilleux Chanson de la déportée; Enivrez-vous Roxanna Panufnik That Mighty Heart; Virtue Korngold Marietta’s Lied from Die tote Stadt Weill Lost in the Stars from Lost in the Stars; Jealousy Duet from The Threepenny Opera

*Commissioned by IMS Prussia Cove

£30 £25 £20 £15 £10

£15 conc £13 Independent Opera (Reg. Charity No. 1162432)

Mark-Anthony Turnage © Philip Gatward

Tom Poster © Sussie Ahlburg

Nika Gorič © Kaupo Kikkas

James Baillieu © Kaupo Kikkas

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Isabelle Faust

Season-Long Celebration Saturday 7 October

Sunday 8 October

11.30am

Isabelle Faust violin Alexander Melnikov fortepiano

Mozart Violin Sonata in D K306; Violin Sonata in E flat K302; Violin Sonata in B flat K454

Mozart Violin Sonata in A K305; Violin Sonata in F K376; Violin Sonata in C K303; Violin Sonata in B flat K378

Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration (no interval) £15 concs £13 7.30pm

Isabelle Faust violin Alexander Melnikov fortepiano Mozart Violin Sonata in E flat K380; 6 Variations in G minor ‘Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant’ K360; Violin Sonata in F K377; Violin Sonata in E minor K304; Violin Sonata in A K526 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration (no interval) £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

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Sunday 8 October

7.30pm

Xavier Sabata countertenor Armonia Atenea George Petrou director, harpsichord

Ben Johnson tenor Tyler Duncan baritone Graham Johnson piano Schubert Die Befreier Europas in Paris; Romanze (D144); Trinklied; Auf einen Kirchhof; Der Jüngling am Bache; Punschlied: im Norden zu singen; Die vier Weltalter; Frühlingslied; Winterlied; Der Flüchtling; Sprache der Liebe; Der Schäfer und der Reiter; Fahrt zum Hades; Am Strome; Der Schiffer; Ganymed; Memnon; An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht; Der Blumenbrief; Blondel zu Marien; Sehnsucht; Die Sternennächte; Wehmut; Der Einsame; Dithyrambe; L’incanto degli occhi (D990e); L’incanto degli occhi (D902 No. 1) £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Monday 9 October 1.00pm

Lise de la Salle piano

Catharsis Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for strings RV157 Orlandini Ciò che donò la frode... Alza al ciel pianta orgogliosa from Adelaide Conti In te, sposa Griselda, mi uccido... Cara sposa from Griselda Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D minor Op. 1 No. 12 ‘La Follia’ Torri Vorresti col tuo pianto from Griselda Vivaldi Gelido in ogni vena from Farnace Handel From Admeto: Introduzione; Orride larve... Chiudetevi miei lumi Hasse Viver vogl’io sempre per te mio dio... Or mi pento from La conversione di Sant’Agostino Vivaldi Mandolin Concerto in C RV425 Ariosti Spirate, o iniqui marmi... Voi d’un figlio tanto misero from Coriolano Orlandini O del mio caro ben... Già mi sembra al carro avvinto from Adelaide £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Bach Italian Concerto in F BWV971 Liszt Fantasie and Fugue on the theme B-A-C-H Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel Op. 24 £15 concs £13

Ben Johnson © Chris Gloag

Graham Johnson © Clive Barda

Lise de la Salle © Stephane Gallois

Xavier Sabata © Michal Novak

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Wigmore Study Group: Bach Odyssey Tuesday 10 October 3.00pm – 6.00pm Friday 13 October 3.00pm – 6.00pm Wednesday 18 October 3.00pm – 6.00pm Take a journey through the incredible world of Bach’s keyboard music in three afternoons of discussion and performance. Throughout his life, Bach wrote more consistently for keyboard than for any other medium, allowing us to trace the entire development of his musical language through this repertoire. His fame as a keyboard virtuoso led to the wide publication of works such as The Well-tempered Clavier, which became a formative influence on subsequent generations of composers. The sessions are presented by composer Julian Philips alongside pianist Laura Roberts, guest speakers and performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

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Tuesday 10 October 7.30pm

Pavel Haas Quartet Pavel Nikl viola Stravinsky Concertino for string quartet Ravel String Quartet in F Dvořák String Quintet in E flat Op. 97 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Wednesday 11 October 12.30pm and 2.00pm

Chamber Tots On the Train All aboard the music train! We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us for this interactive music-making workshop. 12.30pm (1–2 year-olds) & 2.00pm (3–5 year-olds) Approximately 1 hour in duration Children £6 Adults £4

Series ticket price £66 including 3 study sessions and a ticket for the evening concert on 18 October

Pavel Haas Quartet © Marco Borggreve

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

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Friday 13 October

The Endellion String Quartet

7.30pm

Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 54 No. 1 Bartók String Quartet No. 6 BB119 Beethoven String Quartet in E flat Op. 127 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Sponsored by Lark (Group) Limited

Thursday 12 October 7.30pm

Eggner Trio Haydn Piano Trio in E minor HXV:12; Piano Trio in G HXV:41 Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’ £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

The Endellion String Quartet © Eric Richmond

Eggner Trio © Keith Saunders

Vijay Iyer Sextet Vijay Iyer piano, Fender Rhodes, electronics Stephan Crump double bass Marcus Gilmore drums Steve Lehman alto sax Mark Shim tenor sax Graham Haynes cornet, flugelhorn Vijay Iyer expands his classic Trio with three truly great horn players, coming together as the Vijay Iyer Sextet. The final night of the Vijay Iyer Jazz Residency is one not to miss. £40 £35 £30 £25 £15 Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes in duration (no interval)

Vijay Iyer © Barbara Rigon

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Polish Music Day Saturday 14 October

3.00pm

11.30am

Jennifer Pike violin Guy Johnston cello Petr Limonov piano

Jennifer Pike violin Thomas Gould violin Guy Johnston cello Elizabeth Kenny theorbo Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Petr Limonov piano Krzysztof Penderecki Capriccio for solo violin (UK première) Jarzębski Concerto Primo, Secundo and Terzo Hanna Kulenty E for E Bacewicz Caprice No. 4; Polish Caprice Polak Gagliarda; Courante Anon Hajducki; Dance; Polonaise Paulina Załubska New work (world première) Goldberg Trio Sonata in C £15 concs £13

Chopin Introduction and polonaise brillante in C Op. 3 Szymanowski Sonata for violin and piano Op. 9 Karłowicz Impromptu Lutosławski Grave (Metamorphoses for cello and piano) Wieniawski Polonaise No. 1 in D Op. 4 £15 concs £13 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

7.30pm

Jennifer Pike violin Guy Johnston cello Tom Poster piano Szymanowska Polonaise in F minor; Nocturne in B flat Eugeniusz Knapik Partita for violin and piano Górecki Pożegnanie (Farewell) Chopin Piano Trio in G minor Op. 8 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

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Sunday 15 October

7.30pm

11.30am

Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano

Scottish Ensemble Mozart String Quintet in C K515 Brahms String Quintet in F Op. 88 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice 7.30pm

Roman Rabinovich piano Haydn Piano Sonata in G HXVI:39 Roman Rabinovich Memory Box Rachmaninov Corelli Variations Op. 42 Chopin 4 Ballades £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust

Monday 16 October 1.00pm

Anne Queffélec piano Bach/Busoni Chorale Prelude ‘Nun komm der Heiden Heiland’ BWV659 Marcello/Bach Adagio from Oboe Concerto in D minor Handel/Kempff Minuet in G minor Handel Chaconne in G HWV435 Scarlatti Sonata in D minor Kk32; Sonata in B minor Kk27 Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor BWV826

Beethoven Rondo in C Op. 51 No. 1; Rondo in G Op. 51 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 7 in D Op. 10 No. 3 Haydn Variations in F minor HXVII:6 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 ‘Pathétique’ £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Tuesday 17 October 10.30am – 1.30pm

Come and Sing For families living with dementia If you are, or someone you know is, living with dementia, join Isabelle Adams for a session of group singing, exploring a mixture of music old and new, followed by tea and coffee. Free (booking required) Book through the Wigmore Hall Learning department on 020 7258 8246 or learning@wigmore-hall.org.uk. In partnership with Westminster Arts

£15 concs £13

Anne Queffélec

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Tuesday 17 October

Thursday 19 October

7.30pm

Swiss Ambassador’s Award Concert 2017

Jamie Bergin piano

Christoph Croisé cello Alexander Panfilov piano Thomas Demenga New York Honk Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 Tchaikovsky Pezzo capriccioso Op. 62 Daniel Schnyder Jazz Sonata for cello and piano All seats £12 incl. programme & glass of Swiss sparkling wine at the interval Supported by Swiss Cultural Fund UK, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Migros Culture Percentage Concert Placement, Presence Switzerland

Wednesday 18 October 7.30pm

Angela Hewitt piano The Bach Odyssey Bach Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV827; Partita No. 5 in G BWV829; Partie in A BWV832; Partita No. 6 in E minor BWV830 Returns only

Mozart Piano Sonata in A minor K310 Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp Op. 60 Debussy Estampes Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses Op. 54 Ravel Gaspard de la nuit £20 £18 £14 £12 £10

Kirckman Concert Society

Sponsored by LankellyChase Foundation

Friday 20 October 7.30pm

Roberta Invernizzi soprano Accademia Hermans Fabio Ciofini conductor, harpsichord Handel’s Queens Handel Scherza in mar la navicella from Lotario; Ah, mio cor from Alcina; Traditore, traditore from Berenice; Trio Sonata in G minor Op. 2 No. 6 HWV391 Handel From Giulio Cesare: Tu la mia stella sei; Piangerò; Sinfonia bellica; Da tempeste; Che Sento? Oh Dio!; Se pietà di me non senti £60 £50 £40 £30 £15

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Bach Cello Suites Saturday 21 October 3.00pm

Philip Higham cello Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007; Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat BWV1010 £15 concs £13 5.00pm

Philip Higham cello Bach Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor BWV1011; Cello Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009 £15 concs £13 7.00pm

Philip Higham cello Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor BWV1008; Cello Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012 £15 concs £13

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Sunday 22 October

Monday 23 October

11.30am

1.00pm

Wihan Quartet

Trio Jean Paul

Mozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’ Dvořák String Quartet No. 11 in C Op. 61

Haydn Piano Trio in F sharp minor HXV:26 Brahms String Sextet in G Op. 36 (arr. Kirchner)

£15 concs £13

Incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice.

7.30pm

Phantasm

Francesco Piemontesi piano

Christopher Tye and Claude Le Jeune: 16th-century musical radicals

Francesco Piemontesi Mozart Cycle

Tye In Nomine a 4; In Nomine a 5 ‘Beleve Me’; In Nomine a 5 ‘Rounde’; Dum transisset No. 3; In Nomine a 5 ‘Saye so’; O lux beata Trinitas Le Jeune Fantaisie No. 1; Que je porte d’envie; Debat la noste trill’ en May Tye In Nomine a 5 ‘Rachell’s weepinge’; Rubum quem a 5; In Nomine a 5 ‘Re La Re’; In Nomine a 5 ‘Howld fast’; In Nomine a 5 ‘I come’; Amavit eum Dominus; In Nomine a 5 ‘Crye’ Le Jeune Susanne un jour; Quell’eau, quel air, quel feu; Une Puce; O Roze reyne des fleurs; Fracine roze d’este Tye In Nomine a 5 ‘Seldome sene’; In Nomine a 5 ‘Reporte’; Christus resurgens; In Nomine a 5 ‘Trust’; Sit fast a 3 Le Jeune Fantaisie No. 2; Tu ne l’enten pas; Fantaisie No. 3 (after ‘Benedicta est Coelorum Regina’ by Josquin Desprez); Revecy venir du Printemps £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’. Wihan Quartet © Lukas Novotny

Mozart Rondo in D K485; Piano Sonata in D K311; Piano Sonata in B flat K333; Piano Sonata in C K545; Piano Sonata in D K576 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall.

Tuesday 24 October 7.30pm

The Sixteen Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale Monteverdi Beatus vir (Primo); O ciechi, il tanto affaticar che giova?; Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Primo); Salve Regina (Terzo); Gloria a 7; Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Terzo); Salve Regina (Secondo); Laudate pueri (Primo); Chi vol che m’innamori; Dixit Dominus (Secondo) a 8 £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

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Wednesday 25 October 7.30pm

Carolyn Sampson soprano The King’s Consort Robert King conductor The Genius of Purcell Purcell Sonata in Four Parts No. 3 in A minor; If music be the food of love; Music for a while; Trio Sonata in G minor; Not all my torments; Oh! Fair Cedaria; Sonata in Four Parts No. 4 in D minor; Fairest Isle from King Arthur; Sonata in Four Parts No. 9 in F; O solitude, my sweetest choice; Sonata in Four Parts No. 6 in G minor; Incassum, Lesbia, incassum rogas (Ode on the death of Queen Mary); Sonata in Four Parts No. 1 in B minor; If music be the food of love; If Love’s a sweet passion from The Fairy Queen £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

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Wigmore Hall Restaurant & Bar Join us for our Express Lunch Menu, with a range of modern and traditional options. 2 or 3 course menus available Weekdays 12 noon – 2.30pm Table reservations: 020 7935 2141 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurant

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Thursday 26 October

Friday 27 October

10.15am and 11.45am

10.30am – 3.30pm

Chamber Tots

Family Day: Soundscapes and Landscapes

Into the Jungle We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us as we head into the jungle in this interactive music-making Workshop. 10.15am (1–2 year-olds) & 11.45am (3–5 year-olds) Approximately 1 hour in duration Children £6 Adults £4

We invite families with children aged 5 and over to join artists and musicians to collect musical and visual ingredients from the galleries of The Wallace Collection, before mixing them together at Wigmore Hall to create their own original work of musical art! Children £12 Adults £16 In partnership with The Wallace Collection

7.30pm

Benjamin Appl baritone Graham Johnson piano Lieder vom Orient – Songs from the East Schubert Die Liebe hat gelogen; Du liebst mich nicht D756; Lachen und Weinen; Dass sie hier gewesen; Du bist die Ruh Brahms 9 Lieder und Gesänge Op. 32 Schumann Aus den östlichen Rosen; Freisinn; Die Lotosblume; Aus den hebräischen Gesängen; Belsazar Loewe Alles ist eitel, spricht der Prediger Wolf Sonne der Schlummerlosen; Nun wandre, Maria; Epiphanias Cornelius Die Könige Strauss Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland

Max Raabe singer Christoph Israel piano A Night in Berlin Max Raabe brings the biting satire of Berlin’s cabaret scene back to life, mining the Weimar legacy of ‘Gassenhauer’ or ‘alley hits’, and reviving movie melodies such as Marlene Dietrich’s ‘Falling in love again’. £40 £35 £30 £25 £15

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

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Saturday 28 October

7.30pm

6.00pm

Jordi Savall viola da gamba Hespèrion XXI

Pre-Concert Talk Jonathan Cross, Professor of Musicology at the University of Oxford, explores the music of Stravinsky and his French contemporaries. Free (ticket required) 7.30pm

Nash Ensemble Ian Brown piano Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Patricia Routledge reciter Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp Stravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka Ravel Introduction and Allegro Chabrier Trois valses romantiques; Habanera; España Saint-Saëns Tarantelle in A minor Op. 6; Tarantelle in A minor Op. 6; Le carnaval des animaux for two pianos and ensemble with reciter £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 29 October 11.30am

Steven Isserlis cello Olli Mustonen piano Prokofiev Ballade in C minor Op. 15 Olli Mustonen Chanson Russe et Danse Oriental Kabalevsky Cello Sonata in B flat Op. 71

Istanbul Dimitrie Cantemir: The Book of the Science of Music Cantemir Uzzäl uşūleş Darb-i feth No. 209 Trad La rosa enflorece – Maciço de rosas; Alagyeaz tsar; Khnki tsar Cantemir Hüseynī Semâ’î No. 268 Trad Hisar Ağir Semai; Ta xyla; Çeçen kızı; Ene Sarére Cantemir Uzzäl Sakîl ‘Turna’ Semâ’î No. 324 Trad Paxarico tu te llamas; Al aylukhs Cantemir Räst ‘Murass’a’ uşūleş Düyek No. 214 Trad Hermoza muchachica; O’h intsh anush; Koniali; Una pastora Cantemir Hüseynī Sakīl-i Ağa Rıżā £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Monday 30 October 1.00pm

Florilegium Telemann Quartet in B minor from the Paris Quartets (1738 Collection) Bach Trio Sonata in G BWV1038 Rameau Suite in D minor No. 5 from Pièces de clavecin en concerts Rebel Les caractères de la danse £15 concs £13

£15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

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Monday 30 October

7.30pm

Elias String Quartet

Mobius

In Beethoven’s Footsteps

Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581 Debussy Danse sacrée et danse profane George Tsontakis New work (world première) Villa-Lobos The Jet Whistle Beethoven Grosse Fuge in B flat Op. 133

Webern Langsamer Satz Bartók String Quartet No. 4 BB95 Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

£30 £25 £20 £15 £10

Tuesday 31 October 10.00am

Final of the 2017 Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Competition The four finalists of this year’s competition will perform a 45-minute programme of their own choice including the compulsory work, Liszt’s ‘Au lac de Wallenstadt’ from Années de pèlerinage. There will be a lunch interval from 12 noon – 12.30pm and the winner will be announced at approximately 2.15pm. All seats £8 (Free to Friends of Wigmore Hall) Sponsored by Fazioli and S.W. Mitchell Capital LLP

Jaques Samuel Piano Competition

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