Wigmore Hall November 2014 Concert Diary

November 2014

Joshua Bell INSIDE:

Belcea Quartet | Ensemble intercontemporain Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | Dmitri Hvorostovsky Christiane Karg | Garrick Ohlsson Christoph Prégardien | Carolyn Sampson Andreas Scholl | Takács Quartet And many more

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How to Book Wigmore Hall Box Office 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP In Person 7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

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NB standby tickets are not available for Lunchtime and Coffee Concerts.

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Benjamin Ealovega

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Wigmore Hall • John Gilhooly Director The Wigmore Hall Trust • Registered Charity No.1024838

Cover: Joshua Bell © Marc Hom

Elias String Quartet Beethoven String Quartet in G Op. 18 No. 2; String Quartet in Eb Op. 127; String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’

Benjamin Ealovega

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Saturday 1 November 7.30 pm

Thanks to a tempting commission from Prince Franz Joseph Lobkowitz, Beethoven finally wrote his first collection of string quartets in the late 1790s. The Elias String Quartet places the Op. 18 set’s high-spirited G major quartet in company with the contemplative introspection of his late String Quartet in Eb Op. 127 and the rhythmic vitality and emotional depths of the composer’s first ‘Razumovsky’ Quartet. £30 £25 £20 £15

Elias String Quartet

Chamber Music Season/Elias String Quartet Beethoven Quartet Cycle

Giorgia Bertazzi.

Antje Weithaas violin Silke Avenhaus piano Dvorˇák Four Romantic Pieces Op. 75 Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30 No. 2 Suk Four pieces for violin and piano Op. 17 Antje Weithaas and Silke Avenhaus, long-established duo partners, mine the intense emotions, heroic outbursts and elegiac lyricism of Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor.

Their Coffee Concert includes Dvorˇák’s four contrasting Op. 75 miniatures and the exquisite quartet of pieces by his friend and son-in-law, Josef Suk.

Antje Weithaas

Silke Avenhaus

£12.50 concs £10 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

Carolyn Sampson soprano Julius Drake piano Grieg 6 Songs Op. 48: Gruss; Dereinst, Gedanke mein; Lauf der Welt; Die verschwiegene Nachtigall; Zur Rosenzeit; Ein Traum Brahms Versunken; Todessehnen; Geheimnis; Sommerabend; Mondenschein; Bei dir sind meine Gedanken; Die Mainacht; Salome; Des Liebsten Schwur Debussy From Fêtes galantes Book I: En sourdine; Fantoches; Clair de lune Fauré Nell; Lydia; La fée aux chansons; Automne; Fleur jetée Poulenc Fiançailles pour rire

Marco Borggreve

Sunday 2 November 7.30 pm Marco Borggreve

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Sunday 2 November 11.30 am

Carolyn Sampson

Julius Drake

Grieg drew inspiration for many of his songs from verse by outstanding German poets, Heine and Goethe among them. Carolyn Sampson opens her recital with the Norwegian composer’s Op. 48 collection, distinguished by their folk-like charm and elegance. She also turns to Debussy, Fauré and Poulenc for a compelling survey of French song from the late 1870s to the cycle Fiançailles pour rire of 1939. £30 £25 £20 £15

Free tickets for 8 –25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by The Monument Trust and John Lyon’s Charity.

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

Song Recital Series /Celebrating Carolyn Sampson

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Alexander Gavrylyuk piano

Mika Bovan

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Monday 3 November 1.00 pm

Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 Brahms 28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini Op. 35 Alexander Gavrylyuk, born in Russia in 1984, underlined the strength of his prodigious talents when he won the 1999 Horowitz International Piano Competition. He has emerged in recent years as one of the finest artists of his generation, noted for his poetic, insightful interpretations of Mozart and fiery, impassioned responses to virtuoso Romantic repertoire. £12.50 concs £10

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Alexander Gavrylyuk

Florilegium Ashley Solomon director James Gilchrist tenor

John Yip

Monday 3 November 7.30 pm

Bach Sinfonia from Cantata BWV152 ‘Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn’ Buxtehude Quemadmodum desiderat cervus BuxWV92 Zelenka Psalm 112 in F ‘Laudate pueri Dominum’ ZWV81 Telemann Concerto in A minor for 4 instruments Zelenka Concerto a 8 in G ZWV186 Buxtehude Toccata in G BuxWV165 Bach Cantata BWV55 ‘Ich armer Mensch’

Florilegium Operaomnia.co.uk

Florilegium and James Gilchrist present a programme of works by Bach and composers who strongly influenced his compositional style. Instrumental works include the Sinfonia from Cantata BWV152 and chamber concertos

by Telemann and Zelenka, respectively for four and eight instruments. These are performed alongside sacred vocal works by Bach, Buxtehude and Zelenka. £35 £30 £25 £18

Early Music and Baroque Series

James Gilchrist

Tuesday 4 November 1.00 pm

Bartosz Woroch violin Robert Thompson piano

Kaupo Kikkas

YCAT Lunchtime Series 2014 /15

Kaupo Kikkas

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Ashley Solomon

Bach Sonata No. 1 in G minor for solo violin BWV1001 Schnittke Fugue for solo violin Prokofiev 5 Melodies Op. 35bis Sofia Gubaidulina Dancer on a Tightrope Born in Poznan, Poland, Bartosz Woroch is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Earlier this year he made his USA debut at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and this season makes his debut with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Bartosz Woroch

Robert Thompson

£12.50 concs £10

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

YCAT is grateful for support from the Paul Woodhouse Fund and the Anthony Nesbitt Fund for this series

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Belcea Quartet Mozart String Quartet in F K590 ‘Prussian’ Berg Lyric Suite Brahms String Quartet in C minor Op. 51 No. 1

Evy Ottermans

Tuesday 4 November 7.30 pm

The works in this programme fully complement the artistry, musicianship and temperament of the Belcea Quartet. The first half opens with the extrovert brilliance of Mozart’s third ‘Prussian’ Quartet before moving to Berg’s impassioned Lyric Suite, written in response to the composer’s extramarital affair with Hanna Fuchs, and aptly described by his former pupil Theodor W. Adorno as ‘a latent opera’. Brahms’s tightly structured String Quartet in C minor Op. 51 No. 1 concludes the programme. £30 £25 £20 £15

Supported by the Friends of Wigmore Hall Belcea Quartet

Chamber Music Season

A showcase of new music for voice by composers, poets, instrumentalists and singers who have previously taken part in the Voiceworks programme. Voiceworks is a unique collaboration between poets from the Contemporary Poetics research centre at Birkbeck, University of London and students from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, brought together by Wigmore Hall Learning.

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Voiceworks Alumni Concert

Details at www.voiceworks.co.uk Free (ticket required)

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Wednesday 5 November 7.30 pm

Barry Douglas piano Schubert 2 Impromptus from D899: No. 1 in C minor; No. 3 in G b Brahms Theme and Variations in D minor Schubert Fantasy in C D760 ‘Wanderer’ Musorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

Katya Kraynova

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Wednesday 5 November 5.30 pm

Barry Douglas returns to Wigmore Hall with a programme rich in contrasts and musical imagery. The celebrated Irish pianist’s ongoing immersion in the works of Brahms and Schubert is reflected in his choice of a first half crowned by the latter’s ‘Wanderer’ Fantasy. He also delivers his latest thoughts on Musorgsky’s inexhaustibly fascinating Pictures at an Exhibition, a suite of vivid pieces inspired by the work of the architect and artist, Viktor Hartmann.

Barry Douglas

£30 £25 £20 £15

London Pianoforte Series

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Thursday 6 November 7.30 pm Rosenblatt Recitals 2014/15

Belén Elvira mezzo-soprano Jorge de León tenor Juan Antonio Álvarez Parejo piano Ginastera Canción al arbol del olvido Guastavino Pampamapa; Ya me voy a retirar Piazzolla Los pájaros perdidos Fuentes Mírame así Prats Soledad Sánchez Al piè de la Cruz del Roque García Tenerife Mascagni Bada, Santuzza, schiavo non sono from Cavalleria Rusticana Puccini E lucevan le stelle from Tosca Moreno Torroba Dichoso el que en su camino from Luisa Fernanda Sorozábal No puede ser from La tabernera del puerto Cilea Acerba voluttà from Adriana Lecouvreur Bizet Carmen, il est temps encore from Carmen

Belén Elvira

Jorge de León

Cited as ‘a tenor to watch’ and ‘at the forefront of the current crop of spinto tenors’ (Opera Britannia), Jorge de León is joined by dramatic mezzo-soprano Belén Elvira for a rare duo programme of Argentinian, Cuban and Canarian songs, opera arias and duets.

Juan Antonio Álvarez Parejo

£30 £25 £20 £15

Tickets also on sale for Rosenblatt Recitals on 23 September (Stephen Costello), 6 October (Carmen Giannattasio) and 3 December (Aida Garifullina)

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Friday 7 November 11.00 am – 12.00 noon Repeated 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm

Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives: Stan and Mabel KEY STAGE 1 SCHOOLS CONCERT Music-loving dog and cat, Stan and Mabel, set off to find their neighbour who has gone to judge The Best Orchestra in the World competition. Little do they know, they’ll be forming an amazing animal orchestra of their own!

Following the huge success of Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants, Ensemble 360 and narrator Polly Ives return with another irresistible piece by BASCA award-winning composer Paul Rissmann, based on the book by Jason Chapman and published by Templar. With companion pieces by Rossini, Mozart and Delibes, this is a perfect introduction to classical music.

Written and illustrated by Jason Chapman, and published by Templar £3.50

Please book through the Learning Office on 020 7258 8240

Wigmore Hall’s Schools Programme is supported by The Monument Trust, John Lyon’s Charity and The Loveday Charitable Trust

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

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Friday 7 November 7.30 pm AMR

François-Frédéric Guy piano Debussy Préludes Book II Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 François-Frédéric Guy’s affinity for Beethoven, underscored by his critically acclaimed recordings of the composer’s complete piano sonatas, arises naturally from his sense of spontaneity and inventive imagination. The French pianist is also admired worldwide for his mercurial interpretations of Debussy, directed in this recital to his countryman’s impressionistic second book of Préludes. £30 £25 £20 £15

London Pianoforte Series Saturday 8 November 11.00 am – 12.00 noon Repeated 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm

Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives: Stan and Mabel FAMILY CONCERT For ages 4 plus Music-loving dog and cat, Stan and Mabel, set off to find their neighbour who has gone to judge The Best Orchestra in the World competition. Little do they know, they’ll be forming an amazing animal orchestra of their own!

Following the huge success of Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants, Ensemble 360 and narrator Polly Ives return with another irresistible piece by BASCA award-winning composer Paul Rissmann, based on the book by Jason Chapman and published by Templar. With companion pieces by Rossini, Mozart and Delibes, this is a perfect introduction to classical music.

Written and illustrated by Jason Chapman, and published by Templar Adults £9 Children £7

Wigmore Hall’s Family Programme is supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and The Monument Trust

Wigmore Hall Learning Event Saturday 8 November 7.30 pm

Purcell/Britten Let the dreadful engines Gurney Desire in spring; On the downs; Reconciliation; Lights out Britten Songs and Proverbs of William Blake Schubert Rellstab settings from Schwanengesang: Liebesbotschaft; Kriegers Ahnung; Frühlingssehnsucht; Ständchen; Aufenthalt; In der Ferne; Abschied

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Roderick Williams baritone Iain Burnside piano

Benjamin Ealovega

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François-Frédéric Guy

Roderick Williams

Iain Burnside

Ancient wisdom makes no distinction between heart and mind, a view clearly shared by Roderick Williams in his approach to singing. The warm-toned baritone’s profound connection to words and music can be heard in this programme of songs rooted in poetry of haunting eloquence, including Ivor Gurney’s sublime setting of ‘Lights Out’ by Edward Thomas, killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917. £30 £25 £20 £15

Free tickets for 8 –25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by The Monument Trust and John Lyon’s Charity.

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

Song Recital Series

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Parker Quartet

Jamie Jung

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Sunday 9 November 11.30 am

Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 Dvorˇák String Quartet No. 14 in Ab Op. 105 The Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet, current Blodgett Artists in Residence at Harvard University’s Department of Music, are known for music-making of uncanny precision and high daring. The ensemble comes to Wigmore Hall to explore the pathos of Mozart’s String Quartet in D minor K421 and Dvorˇák’s expressive final string quartet, completed soon after his return to Prague from the United States in 1895. £12.50 concs £10 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice

Parker Quartet

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

Armin Weisheit

Takács Quartet Louise Williams viola

Keith Saunders

Sunday 9 November 7.30 pm

Beethoven String Quartet in Bb Op. 130 Mozart String Quintet in G minor K516 It appears that Mozart created his String Quintet in G minor in 1787 as part of a speculative self-publishing venture to tempt amateur subscribers. Out of favour with Vienna’s public, he was forced to Takács Quartet Louise Williams sell the piece to another publisher for a poor profit. The innovative work, now regarded among the greatest of its kind, is paired here with another timeless monument of western classical music, Beethoven’s pioneering String Quartet in B flat Op. 130. £30 £25 £20 £15 CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

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

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

Chamber Music Season / Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

Garrick Ohlsson piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109 Chopin Mazurka in A minor Op. 7 No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58

Pier Andrea Morolli

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Monday 10 November 1.00 pm

Garrick Ohlsson seized the moment at the final of the 1970 International Chopin Piano Competition. His winning performance launched a career that has since flourished on the concert platform and in the recording studio, sustained by his visionary musicianship and jaw-dropping technical prowess. He returns to Wigmore Hall for a programme of works central to his repertoire, capped by Chopin’s majestic Third Piano Sonata.

Garrick Ohlsson

£12.50 concs £10

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Monday 10 November 7.30 pm

Takács Quartet Louise Williams viola Repeat of concert on 9 November £30 £25 £20 £15

Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2014 /15 Wigmore Series

Chamber Music Season / Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

Ensemble intercontemporain Salomé Haller soprano

Valérie Gabail

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Tuesday 11 November 7.30 pm

Dallapiccola Due studi Bruno Mantovani New work for clarinet, piano and violin* (world première) Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire * Co-commissioned by Ensemble intercontemporain, Opéra national de Paris, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

Salomé Haller

Franck Ferville

Schoenberg’s melodrama Pierrot Lunaire caused a sensation at its première in Berlin in 1912. The piece, a setting of ‘three times seven poems’ by the Belgian Symbolist Albert Giraud, shocked conservatives and inspired a new generation of composers and performers to subvert convention. Ensemble intercontemporain, founded in Paris

by Pierre Boulez in 1976, remains true to Pierrot ’s pioneering spirit. Members of the ensemble are joined by soprano Salomé Haller, an expert in early and Ensemble intercontemporain contemporary music, who takes on the role of narrator in Schoenberg’s expressionist work in a programme that also includes the world première of a new score by Bruno Mantovani, director of the Paris Conservatoire. £30 £25 £20 £15

Supported by Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and The London Community Foundation with additional support by Diaphonique

Chamber Music Season / Contemporary Music Series

For Crying Out Loud!

FOR PARENTS AND BABIES UP TO 1 YEAR OLD A series of concerts performed by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music for parents and their babies. These 45-minute performances offer parents the opportunity to enjoy chamber music in an accommodating environment. Although the music will be appropriate for babies, these concerts are not interactive.

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Wednesday 12 November 11.00 am – 11.45 am Repeated 12.30 pm – 1.15 pm

£7.50 per adult – babies come free

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

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Sir Thomas Allen

Malcolm Martineau

Lucy Hall

Rachel Kelly

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Lucy Hall soprano Rachel Kelly mezzo-soprano Joshua Owen Mills tenor Ross Ramgobin baritone James Sherlock piano

Sussie Ahlburg

Sir Thomas Allen baritone Malcolm Martineau piano and Samling Scholars

Russell Duncan

Wednesday 12 November 7.30 pm

SAMLING SHOWCASE

Strauss Ruhe, meine Seele; Cäcilie Songs by Debussy and Poulenc Schumann Blaue Augen hat das Mädchen from Joshua Owen Mills Ross Ramgobin James Sherlock Spanische Liebeslieder Schubert Wandrers Nachtlied I (D224); Am Strome; Sehnsucht (D879) Somervell Songs from Maud Mahler From Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Verlorne Müh; Trost im Unglück Liszt From Tre sonetti di Petrarca: Benedetto sia’l giorno; I’vidi in terra angelici costumi Arias, duets and quartets by Verdi, Wagner, Mozart, Rossini and Bellini Samling’s annual Showcase never fails to demonstrate why it has established an international reputation for nurturing outstanding singers and pianists and bringing them to public attention. In this recital of song and opera you will see why Patron Sir Thomas Allen can say ‘What we do at Samling is unique and it is the best you can get’. www.samling.org.uk £30 £25 £20 £15

DINE WITH THE ARTISTS There are a limited number of tickets for a special post-concert dinner with the artists. This includes a three-course dinner, wine and coffee in the Bechstein Room. Tickets are priced £95 each and are available exclusively from Samling on 01434 602885 or by email to enquiries@samling.org.uk.

Song Recital Series

Mozart Serenata notturna in D K239; Piano Concerto No. 12 in A K414; Divertimento in F K138; Bassoon Concerto in B b K191; Symphony No. 33 in Bb K319

Gottfried von der Goltz Marco Borggreve

Marco Borggreve

Marco Borggreve

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Gottfried von der Goltz director, violin Javier Zafra bassoon Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano

Marco Borggreve

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Thursday 13 November 7.30 pm

Javier Zafra

Widely regarded to be among the finest and most adventurous of early music ensembles, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra has consistently expanded the range of sounds and tonal contrasts produced by period instruments. Its players aim to match this striking variety of textures and timbres to musical expression, creating performances acclaimed for their freshness and emotional power. The orchestra is directed from the violin by Gottfried von der Goltz in an exploration of Mozart’s diverse soundworld.

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra The Serenata notturna was written for the Salzburg carnival season in 1776 and reflects the local taste for burlesque and beautiful melodies. £35 £30 £25 £18

Supported by the Benefactor Friends of Wigmore Hall

Early Music and Baroque Series /The Mozart Odyssey

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Kristian Bezuidenhout

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Friday 14 November 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm

The Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2014 Young singers aged 22–30 compete for prizes totalling in excess of £5,000 in the final of this year’s Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards presented by Jackdaws Music Education Trust. Each finalist will sing a programme including works by Handel and Peter Wishart as well as pieces of their own choice. The members of this year’s judging panel are Dame Felicity Palmer, Andrew Shore and Simon Lepper, chaired by Jackdaws Artistic Director, Saffron van Zwanenberg.

Maureen Lehane

Promoted by Jackdaws Music Education Trust

Supported by The Rosemary Bugden Trust, Cooper Hall, Geoffrey and Margaret Batten and Frome Voices £10

Simon Fowler

Daniel Müller-Schott cello Simon Trpcˇeski piano

Uwe Arens

Friday 14 November 7.30 pm

Beethoven Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C Op. 119 Daniel Müller-Schott, star of Anne Schiltz’s critically acclaimed documentary Cello Tales, and Simon Trpc˘eski form a duo partnership distinguished by its energy, intensity and passion.

Three great cello sonatas supply their programme, including Daniel Müller-Schott Simon Trpcˇeski Shostakovich’s emotionally charged Cello Sonata in D minor, composed shortly before his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District drew withering Stalinist criticism. £35 £30 £25 £18

Chamber Music Season

As part of Wigmore Hall’s series The Mozart Odyssey, Isabelle Adams leads a workshop day for adults with the chance to sing some of the composer’s varied vocal repertoire. Join in with vocal warm-ups, learn some new songs, and finish the day with a performance on the Wigmore Hall stage.

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Come and Sing: Mozart

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Wigmore Hall Learning Event/ The Mozart Odyssey Saturday 15 November 7.30 pm

The Endellion String Quartet Haydn String Quartet in Eb Op. 64 No. 6 Schubert String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’ Mendelssohn String Quartet in D Op. 44 No. 1

Eric Richmond

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Saturday 15 November 10.00 am – 3.30 pm

The Endellion String Quartet opens its new Wigmore season with one of Haydn’s most genial and warm-hearted works, complete with a jewel of a slow movement. Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet, deeply searching and introspective, is full of soul-stirring melodies that lodge in the memory, while Mendelssohn’s D major masterwork begins and ends with explosions of joyous high spirits, which frame two deeply touching and wistful movements. £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season

The Endellion String Quartet

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Orion String Quartet Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 76 No. 5 Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’

Andreas Hafenscher

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Sunday 16 November 11.30 am

Individuality and imagination rank high on the list of the Orion String Quartet’s attributes. The ensemble’s artistry has matured over more than a quarter century, during which time it has introduced audiences to many new works and developed searching interpretations of such landmark chamber music compositions as Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ and Haydn’s incomparable late string quartets. £12.50 concs £10 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

Orion String Quartet

Sunday 16 November 2.30 pm NB Starting time

Jaques Samuel Pianos ‘Junior Department Festival’ Winners’ Concert Students from four London music institutions (Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance) have been selected to perform in this recital. Up to 20 outstanding students will delight the audience with works from many different composers.

This event will be approximately 90 minutes in duration, with no interval All seats £8

Sponsored by Fazioli

Sunday 16 November 7.30 pm Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition Winner

Jenna Sung piano Haydn Piano Sonata in C HXVI:48 Skryabin Prelude and Nocturne for the left hand Op. 9 Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp Op. 60 Stephen Montague nun-mul (world première) Gwyn Pritchard Tide (world première) Ravel Gaspard de la nuit Identified by Gramophone as the ‘talent of tomorrow – today’, Jenna Sung gives her debut Wigmore Hall recital as a prize for winning the 2013 Jaques Samuel Pianos Competition.

Jenna has won many first prizes at international competitions and performs worldwide including in the UK, Italy, Poland, Germany, France and Korea. £15 £13 £10 £8

Sponsored by Fazioli and S. W. Mitchell Capital LLP Jenna Sung

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Programme of folksongs from across the centuries and cultures – English, French, Korean and Hebrew

ACT/ Grosse Geldermann

Andreas Scholl countertenor Tamar Halperin piano

James McMillan /Decca

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Monday 17 November 1.00 pm

German countertenor Andreas Scholl’s spiritual connection to folksong has informed his acclaimed interpretations of everything from Bach arias to Jacobean lute songs and operatic roles by Handel. His compelling BBC Lunchtime programme shows the interconnections and common relationships between folk melodies from different cultures and periods.

Andreas Scholl

Tamar Halperin

All seats £15

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

The Prince Consort Anna Leese soprano Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano Andrew Staples tenor Philip Smith baritone

Richard Ecclestone

Monday 17 November 7.30 pm

Alisdair Hogarth artistic director, piano Malcolm Martineau piano

The Prince Consort, founded and directed by Alisdair Hogarth, holds a special affection for Schumann. The composer’s songs featured in the ensemble’s acclaimed debut recital in 2003 and remain at the heart of its increasingly broad repertoire. This concert offers a chance to hear Schumann’s Spanish love songs of 1849, which he styled as ‘a cycle for one and more voices’.

The Prince Consort Russell Duncan

Schumann Spanisches Liederspiel Schumann Songs from Myrthen Schumann Songs from Lieder-Album für die Jugend Schumann Spanische Liebeslieder

£30 £25 £20 £15

Malcolm Martineau

Free tickets for 8 –25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by The Monument Trust and John Lyon’s Charity.

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

Song Recital Series

Wolfgang Holzmair Masterclasses & Showcase Concert Wigmore Hall’s investment in nurturing the next generation of song recitalists continues as Wolfgang Holzmair passes on the wisdom of his long experience to talented postgraduate students from London’s four conservatoires. The Austrian baritone, who studied with Erik Werba and Hilde Rössel-Majdan, has taught at the Salzburg Mozarteum since 1998 and is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His approach as performer and teacher is devoted to the art of expressive communication. Wolfgang will return to Wigmore Hall to sit on the jury of the 2015 Wigmore Hall /Kohn Foundation International Song Competition.

Ernest W. Gruber

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Tuesday 18 November 12.30 pm – 4.00 pm – Masterclass Wednesday 19 November 12.30 pm – 4.00 pm – Masterclass Thursday 20 November 11.00 am – 12.30 pm – Showcase Concert

£7 concs £4 for each masterclass; £4 for the showcase concert

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Wolfgang Holzmair

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Gisela Schenker

Christiane Karg soprano Malcolm Martineau piano

Russell Duncan

Tuesday 18 November 7.30 pm

Robert Schumann Widmung from Myrthen Clara Schumann Er ist gekommen; Liebeszauber; Sie liebten sich beide; Liebst du um Schönheit Robert Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben Robert Schumann Die Löwenbraut Brahms Von ewiger Liebe; Auf dem See; Meine Liebe ist grün; O kühler Wald; Lerchengesang; Wir wandelten; Feldeinsamkeit; Mondnacht Since making her international breakthrough in 2006, Christiane Karg Malcolm Martineau Christiane Karg has moved audiences at many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and earned a place in Wigmore Hall’s family of thrilling young singers.

The Bavarian soprano returns with Malcolm Martineau to explore works by Clara and Robert Schumann, including the latter’s poignant cycle Frauenliebe und -leben, and songs by Brahms. £35 £30 £25 £18

Free tickets for 8 –25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by The Monument Trust and John Lyon’s Charity.

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

Song Recital Series

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Wednesday 19 November 12.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Wolfgang Holzmair Masterclass See 18 November for details £7 concs £4

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Christian Blackshaw piano Schubert Piano Sonata in C minor D958; Piano Sonata in A D959; Piano Sonata in B b D960

Herbie Knott

Wednesday 19 November 7.00 pm NB Starting time

Following the five-star critical reception and audience ovations generated by his Mozart piano sonata cycle at Wigmore Hall, Christian Blackshaw turns his artistry to three of Schubert’s final masterworks, to mark the anniversary of the composer’s death.

The British pianist possesses the intellectual focus and depth of soul required to uncover fresh insights in even the most familiar of compositions.

This concert will be approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes in duration, with two intervals £35 £30 £25 £18

London Pianoforte Series

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Thursday 20 November 11.00 am – 12.30 pm

Wolfgang Holzmair Masterclass Showcase Concert See 18 November for details £4

Wigmore Hall Learning Event

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Christian Blackshaw

Thursday 20 November 7.30 pm EFG London Jazz Festival

Dan Tepfer piano Bach/Tepfer Goldberg Variations The hugely talented young pianist Dan Tepfer makes his solo London debut, performing his much admired interpretation of JS Bach’s masterpiece, with the original music complemented by Tepfer’s own improvised response.

‘On the classical side… a blend of grace and power.

On the jazz side … built with daring and élan’ Village Voice £25 £20 £15 £10

Presented by EFG London Jazz Festival

Sound Travels KEY STAGE 3 AND GCSE SCHOOLS CONCERT Wigmore Hall Learning is working in partnership with the EFG London Jazz Festival to present an inspiring concert exploring global musical cultures and improvisation featuring tabla player Kuljit Bhamra, saxophonist Andy Sheppard and guitarist Aliocha Thevenet, three renowned UK-based musicians with far reaching influences and styles.

www.benjaminharte.co.uk

Friday 21 November 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

In partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival £3.50

Please book through the Learning Office on 020 7258 8240

Wigmore Hall’s Schools Programme is supported by The Monument Trust, John Lyon’s Charity and The Loveday Charitable Trust Wigmore Hall Learning Event

Joshua Bell violin Alessio Bax piano Schubert Violin Sonata (Duo) in A D574 Grieg Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Op. 8 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80

Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

Friday 21 November 7.30 pm Lisa-Marie Mazzucco

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Dan Tepfer

Joshua Bell’s poetic artistry flows from the exquisite beauty and phenomenal virtuosity of his music-making.

The Boston Herald hit the mark when it identified him as ‘the greatest American violinist active today’. His wholehearted interpretations are rooted in respect for the great traditions of violin playing and, in particular, the priceless legacy of the Russian-Jewish School of performance. Joshua Bell is joined by Alessio Bax, Joshua Bell Alessio Bax a kindred spirit whose performances as soloist and chamber musician prompted The New Yorker to describe him as ‘perhaps the most elegant of today’s young pianists’.

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Chamber Music Season

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Keith Saunders

Nash Ensemble Ian Brown conductor Marianne Thorsen violin Richard Hosford clarinet

Bea Levine-Humm

Wigmore Hall Chamber Ensemble in Residence

Clive Barda

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Saturday 22 November 6.00 pm

NASH COMMISSIONS David Matthews String Trio Op. 48 Alexander Goehr manere Op. 81 Simon Holt Era madrugada

Ian Brown

Marianne Thorsen

Richard Hosford

The works will be introduced by the composers in conversation from the stage.

Free (ticket required)

Chamber Music Season/Contemporary Music Series /Nash Ensemble 50th Anniversary Season

Nash Ensemble Wolfgang Holzmair baritone Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478 Mahler Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (arr. Schoenberg for voice and ensemble) Weber Scottish folksongs for voice with flute, violin, cello and piano Schubert Piano Quintet in A D667 ‘The Trout’

Ernest W. Gruber

Wigmore Hall Chamber Ensemble in Residence

Hanya Chlala/Arena/PAL

Saturday 22 November 7.30 pm

This programme, drawn from the Austro-German tradition, begins and ends with masterpieces for Nash Ensemble Wolfgang Holzmair piano and strings, Mozart’s dramatic G minor Quartet and Schubert’s sunny ‘Trout’ Quintet. Wolfgang Holzmair sings Mahler’s moving Songs of a Wayfarer in Schoenberg’s chamber version, and a little-known group of folksong arrangements by Weber. £35 £30 £25 £18

Chamber Music Season/Song Recital Series/Nash Ensemble 50th Anniversary Season

Škampa Quartet Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 77 No. 1 Dvorˇák String Quartet No. 13 in G Op. 106

Ivan Pinkava

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Sunday 23 November 11.30 am

The Škampa Quartet’s long and distinguished association with Wigmore Hall continues with a programme of works deeply ingrained in the ensemble’s collective consciousness. The recital opens with the first of Haydn’s final collection of quartets, a model of thematic economy and structural monumentality, and continues with the String Quartet No. 13 in G, Dvorˇák’s remarkable response to a fallow creative period. £12.50 concs £10 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert Škampa Quartet

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Dmitri Hvorostovsky baritone Ivari Ilja piano

Pavel Antonov

Sunday 23 November 7.30 pm

Songs by Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mahler and Strauss Following the outstanding success of his recital which opened Wigmore Hall’s 2012/13 Season, Dmitri Hvorostovsky returns with a programme sure to command the attention of connoisseurs of fine singing. Twenty-five years have passed since the Russian baritone launched his international career as winner of the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and made his Wigmore Hall debut.

The Washington Post recently noted that Hvorostovsky Dmitri Hvorostovsky Ivari Ilja ‘stands among the era’s great singers thanks to his combination of rich tone, sonic power, thoughtful characterisation and physical appeal’, a verdict underpinned by countless five-star reviews and sold-out performances at the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls.

Returns only Song Recital Series

Bennewitz Quartet

Karel Soukup

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Monday 24 November 1.00 pm

Schulhoff Five Pieces for String Quartet Schubert String Quartet in G D887 Rhythmic freedom, humour and the spirit of jazz are among the qualities present in Erwin Schulhoff’s music. The Czech musician was imprisoned by the Nazis and died at Wülzburg concentration camp in 1942. His Five Pieces for String Quartet, first heard at the Salzburg Festival in 1924, reflect their young composer’s huge talent.

They are presented here in company with Schubert’s enchanting String Quartet in G by the Prague-based Bennewitz Quartet. £12.50 concs £10

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Bennewitz Quartet

Monday 24 November 7.30 pm The Monday Platform

Alexander Panfilov piano Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet Albéniz Evocación from Iberia Book I Stravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka Desenclos Quatuor Grieg From Holberg Suite: Sarabande and Rigaudon Beethoven 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor WoO. 80 Rachmaninov 2 Études-tableaux from Op. 39: No. 8 in D minor; No. 9 in D Gavin Bryars Alaric I or II Django Bates From Travel Cartoons for the Blind: My First Scooter; Funky Truck

Alexander Panfilov

Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet

Russian born Alexander Panfilov was a commanding winner in Birmingham’s 2013 Brant International Piano Competition and is already building an impressive international career. The Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet is an exciting, award-winning ensemble active in the fields of contemporary music, concert performance and cross arts collaboration. £18 £16 £12 £10

The Worshipful Company of Musicians

Sponsored by The Musicians’ Company Concerts 2014 /15 Maisie Lewis Young Artists Fund

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Grieg Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Op. 8 Schubert Fantasy in C D934 Lutosławski Partita for violin and piano Strauss Violin Sonata in Eb Op. 18

Felix Broede

Vilde Frang violin Michail Lifits piano

Marco Borggreve

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Tuesday 25 November 7.30 pm

Vilde Frang, hailed by the Guardian as ‘a new star in the violin firmament’, invests every performance with intense expression and eloquent musicianship. The young Norwegian artist’s latest Vilde Frang Michail Lifits Wigmore Hall programme includes the fervent emotions and youthful energy of Richard Strauss’s Violin Sonata, written under the strong influence of his love for his future wife. £30 £25 £20 £15

Chamber Music Season

Classical Opera Miah Persson soprano Ian Page conductor

Mina Artistbilder

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Wednesday 26 November 7.30 pm

Haydn Symphony No. 21 in A; Navicella da vento agitata from Marchese; Amore nel mio petto from Lo speziale; Aure chete, verdi allori from Orlando paladino Mozart Exsultate, jubilate K165; Symphony No. 29 in A K201 Celebrated Swedish soprano Miah Persson joins Ian Page and Classical Opera for an enchanting programme of Haydn and Miah Persson Ian Page Mozart. One of Haydn’s most exquisite early symphonies – written exactly 250 years ago – is followed by a fascinating selection of arias from his rarely heard operas.

The concert’s second half comprises two of Mozart’s sunniest compositions, the vivacious Exsultate, jubilate and the winningly effervescent Symphony No. 29. £35 £30 £25 £18

Early and Baroque Music Series

Lisa Peacock Presents Thursday Lunchtime Showcases

Kotaro Fukuma piano

Hans Lebbe

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Thursday 27 November 1.00 pm

Rameau Gavotte et doubles from Nouvelle suite de pièces de clavecin Debussy From Images Book I: Reflets dans l’eau; Hommage à Rameau; Mouvement Tchaikovsky Dumka Op. 59 Glinka The Lark (transcr. Balakirev) Stravinsky The Firebird (transcr. G. Agosti) In 2003, at the age of 20, Kotaro Fukuma won both First Prize and the Chopin Prize at the 15th Cleveland International Piano Competition. Since then his concert career has developed on five continents (North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia). His recordings to date have received critical praise in such music magazines as Gramophone, Diapason, American Music Records, Le Monde de la Musique, Classica, Bayern 4 Klassik and Classic Today.

Kotaro Fukuma

£12.50 concs £10 20% discount when you book for 3 or more concerts in this series (see further dates below)

Tickets also on sale for Thursday Lunchtime Showcase Recitals on 25 September (Chloe Hanslip & Igor Tchetuev), 16 October (Avi Avital), 5 February (Lisa Friend & Mark Kinkaid), 19 March (Madeleine Mitchell & Nigel Clayton) and 16 April (Alexei Grynyuk) Lisa Peacock Concert Management Ltd

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Reinhard Langschied

Christoph Prégardien tenor Julian Prégardien tenor Michael Gees piano

Hermann and Claerchen Baus

Thursday 27 November 7.30 pm

FATHER AND SON

Mozart Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge; Abendempfindung; Komm, liebe Zither, komm; An Chloe Beethoven Der Kuss; Neue Liebe, neues Leben Christoph and Julian Prégardien Michael Gees Silcher Ännchen von Tharau ist, die mir gefällt; Frisch gesungen Schubert Zum Rundtanz; Die Nacht; Des Fischers Liebesglück; Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Meeres Stille; Der Zwerg Brahms Die Sonne scheint nicht mehr; In stiller Nacht; Erlaube mir, Feins Mädchen; Da unten im Tale Silcher O wie herbe ist das Scheiden; Die Loreley Schubert Erlkönig; Wandrers Nachtlied II; Nähe des Geliebten; Widerspruch; Im Frühling; Licht und Liebe; Nacht und Träume Father and son, Christoph and Julian Prégardien, share the stage for a recital rooted in the romantic realms of folksong, legend and love. Their programme, featuring many songs specially arranged for two voices, includes four works by Friedrich Silcher, a near contemporary of Schubert who was celebrated during his lifetime as a Lieder composer and collector of German folksong. £35 £30 £25 £18

Song Recital Series

Elena Urioste violin Michael Brown piano Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra Carducci String Quartet

Jeanette Beckman

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Alessandra Tinozzi

Friday 28 November 7.30 pm

Mozart Violin Sonata in A K526; String Quartet in D minor K421; Quintet in Eb for piano and winds K452 Mozart wrote to his father soon after completing his Quintet in Elena Urioste Michael Brown E flat for piano and winds, praising the high quality of his work.

‘I consider it to be the best work I have ever composed’, he noted. This concert sets the piece alongside two other masterworks, the brilliant A major Violin Sonata and the introspective String Quartet in D minor. £30 £25 £20 £15 CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

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

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

Andy Holdsworth Photography

Lewis Brockway

Chamber Music Season/ The Mozart Odyssey

Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra

Carducci String Quartet

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Saturday 29 November

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The Viola: A Survey from the Baroque to the present day Since its origins in the early 1500s, the viola has played a crucial role in the development of chamber music. Wigmore Hall’s viola day offers a chance to journey through five centuries of the instrument’s development in company with four remarkable virtuosi: internationally celebrated recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist Tabea Zimmermann, former pupil of Zimmermann and now world renowned Antoine Tamestit, former violist of the Arditti Quartet Garth Knox, and winner of the EUCO Prize at the 2006 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition Rosalind Ventris.

Tabea Zimmermann

François Figlarz

Marco Borggreve

Eric Larrayadieu

Supported by the Tertis Foundation

Antoine Tamestit

Garth Knox

11.30 am

5.00 pm repeated 6.00 pm

Garth Knox viola, viola d’amore Antoine Tamestit viola Rosalind Ventris viola Tabea Zimmermann viola

Pre-Concert Talk

OLD VIOLA MUSIC AND NEWER VARIATIONS Purcell Fantasias Nos. 9, 10 and 11 (arr. Gerard Tamestit) Hume Pavan for viola d’amore Leclair Sonata in G minor for two violins or viols Op. 12 No. 5 (transposed to C minor) Bruno Maderna Malor me bat for 3 violas (after Ockeghem) Garth Knox Marin Marais Variations on ‘Folies d’Espagne’ for 4 violas £12.50 concs £10

3.00 pm

Garth Knox viola Antoine Tamestit viola Rosalind Ventris viola Tabea Zimmermann viola Thomas Hoppe piano LIONEL TERTIS AS COMPOSER AND ARRANGER Programme to include: Fauré Après un rêve Op. 7 No. 1 (arr. Tertis); Elégie Op. 24 (arr. Tertis) Bridge Pensiero; Allegro appassionato Brahms Minnelied Op. 71 No. 5 (arr. Tertis) Mendelssohn Song without Words (arr. Tertis) Kreisler Romance (arr. Tertis); Preghiera (arr. Tertis) Schumann Romance Op. 28 No. 2 (arr. Tertis) Original works by Tertis £12.50 concs £10

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Rosalind Ventris

Thomas Hoppe

Sean Bishop, Director of Bishop Instruments & Bows, presents everything you wanted to know about the viola but were afraid to ask: models, sizes, old and very new, best makers, and the Tertis model. £4

Wigmore Hall Learning Event 7.30 pm

Garth Knox viola, viola d’amore Antoine Tamestit viola Rosalind Ventris viola Tabea Zimmermann viola Thomas Hoppe piano THE CORNERSTONES Clarke Sonata for viola and piano Shostakovich 7 Preludes Op. 34 (arr. Borisovsky) Bridge Lament for two violas Hindemith Sonata for viola and piano Op. 11 No. 4 Bax Sonata for viola and piano Garth Knox Sur le chemin de Tolède for viola and viola d’amore (UK première) York Bowen Fantasia for 4 violas Op. 41 £30 £25 £20 £15

Day Ticket for all events £30 Chamber Music Season / The Viola: A Survey from the Baroque to the present day

Sunday 30 November 11.30 am

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Heath Quartet Haydn String Quartet in Eb Op. 64 No. 6 Beethoven String Quartet in C# minor Op. 131 The Heath Quartet turns its technical refinement and musical vision to one of the greatest works in the chamber music canon. Beethoven’s String Quartet in C sharp minor comprises seven movements, with a sublime theme and variations located at its heart. It is prefaced by the sixth of Haydn’s Op. 64 quartets, celebrated for its invention, dramatic contrasts and quicksilver wit. £12.50 concs £10 incl. programme and coffee/sherry/juice CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

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

Sussie Ahlburg

Sunday Morning Coffee Concert

Heath Quartet

Beethoven Cello Sonata in F Op. 5 No. 1; Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2; 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Wo0. 46; Cello Sonata in A Op. 69

Marco Borggreve

Jean-Guihen Queyras cello Alexander Melnikov piano

Marco Borggreve

Sunday 30 November 7.30 pm

Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov launch their two-concert survey of Beethoven’s complete sonatas and variations for cello and piano. The composer made a strikingly assured venture into a genre that was still in its Jean-Guihen Queyras Alexander Melnikov infancy when he penned his two cello sonatas Op. 5 during a triumphant visit to Berlin in 1796, one of the happiest periods in a life all too often marked by suffering and setbacks.

The second concert in this series takes place on Monday 1 December at 7.30 pm. £35 £30 £25 £18

Chamber Music Season

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Samling Showcase Wigmore Hall, London Wednesday 12 November, 7.30pm

Sir Thomas Allen Baritone Malcolm Martineau Piano and Samling Scholars: Lucy Hall Soprano Rachel Kelly Mezzo-soprano Joshua Owen Mills Tenor Ross Ramgobin Baritone James Sherlock Piano

‘What we do at Samling is indeed unique and it is the best you can get.’

Sir Thomas Allen

Tickets £30, £25, £20, £15 In person from Wigmore Hall or call 020 7935 2141.

Online www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Samling is an international centre of excellence in the development of classical singers and pianists.

Samling www.samling.org.uk Tel / Fax: 01434 602885 Email: enquiries@samling.org.uk

Gala Concert Celebrating 21Years of Wigmore Hall Learning Saturday 24 January 2015 7.30 pm

Nicola Benedetti

violin

Alexei Grynyuk

piano

Join us to celebrate the remarkable success of Wigmore Hall’s internationally acclaimed education and community programme. With over 400 workshops and events each season, at the Hall as well as in schools, hospitals, care homes and community settings, Wigmore Hall Learning reaches a strikingly diverse community, from the babies who attend our For Crying Out Loud! concerts to people living with dementia, whose lives are touched by the pioneering Music for Life programme.

In the decade since winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, Nicola Benedetti has matured into one of the finest British artists of her generation, in demand worldwide as concerto soloist and respected as a passionate advocate for music education. £50 £35 £25 £15

Supported by The Hargreaves and Ball Trust

Proceeds from this recital will help support Wigmore Hall Learning’s far-reaching work. ‘ It was an overwhelmingly positive experience witnessing the transformation in the participants and seeing their beautiful and alive personalities behind the dementia.’

Music for Life Trainee Musician ‘One of the most wonderful things to see is the Hall full of children from our schools having the best time and singing the house down! ’ Photo by Simon Fower/Universal

Catty Alberman, Primary Music Coordinator, Haringey Music Service

How to get to Wigmore Hall Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP Box Office Tel: 020 7935 2141 John Gilhooly OBE Director The Wigmore Hall Trust, Registered Charity No. 1024838 Wigmore Hall is situated in the heart of London’s West End and is easily accessible by public transport or car.

Tubes Bond Street (Central & Jubilee lines) and Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria lines) tube stations are both close by.

Buses A large number of buses travel along Oxford Street, which is approximately five minutes walk from Wigmore Hall.

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 Cavendish Square, Harley Street and Marylebone Lane, all of which are less than a five minute walk from the Hall.

Wigmore Hall par ticipates in the Theatreland Parking Scheme which gives all Wigmore concert-goers 50% discount on their parking. Please contact the box office for further details or visit our website.

Restaurant and Bars Full information on pre-concert and interval refreshments can be found at www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurant or by calling 020 7258 8292. Table reservations can be made by calling the Box Office on 020 7935 2141.

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