Wigmore Hall Learning Brochure Sep-Dec 2010

September – December 2010

For Crying Out Loud!

Chamber Tots Family Events Young People’s Events Pre-Concert Events Behind the Music Schools’ Programme

HOW TO BOOK Wigmore Hall Box Office, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP Booking now open IN PERSON 7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm

BY TELEPHONE 020 7935 2141 7 days a week: 10 am – 7 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm There is a non-refundable £2.00 administration charge for each transaction ONLINE www.wigmore-hall.org.uk. There is a £1 administration charge online WESTMINSTER RESCARD/STAFFCARD DISCOUNT 10% discount for ResCard/StaffCard Discount holders on ticket purchases £3 or above.

Two tickets per card. Please state ResCard/StaffCard Discount at time of booking.

BOX OFFICE ENQUIRIES 020 7935 2141 WIGMORE HALL LEARNING ENQUIRIES 020 7258 8240 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN OUR FREE WIGMORE HALL LEARNING MAILING LIST please call the Box Office or email learning@wigmore-hall.org.uk We would like to thank the following for their support of Wigmore Hall Learning programme. Their involvement is greatly appreciated.

The Andor Charitable Trust Arts Council England A bequest from Dr Patricia L Baker Barclays Capital Charities Advisory Trust The City of Westminster Charitable Trust The Ellerdale Trust The Ernest Cook Trust The Elton Family Equitable Charitable Trust The Gordon Foundation Mr and Mrs Rex Harbour The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation

Hyde Park Place Estate Charity John Lyon’s Charity The Lucille Graham Trust Mayfield Valley Arts Trust Milton Damerel Trust Oliver Prenn The Rayne Foundation The Robert Mayer Trust for Youth and Music The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust The SE Franklin Charitable Trust No 3 The Sobell Foundation Marie-Luise Waldeck And several anonymous donors

Photo Credits: All images © www.benjaminharte.co.uk, apart from Angela Hewitt by Peter Hundert; Mark-Anthony Turnage by Philip Gatward; Leif Ove Andsnes by Simon Fowler / EMI Classics; Imogen Cooper by Sussie Ahlburg; Steven Isserlis by Kevin Davis; Alfred Brendel by Benjamin Ealovega/Philips.

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

CALENDAR OF EVENTS SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2010 Sat 18 Sep

OPEN HOUSE DAY

Sat 18 Sep

PRE-CONCERT TALK: EXPLORING SCHUBERT SONGS – 4

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Fri 24 Sep

PRE-CONCERT TALK: ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC

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Sat 2 Oct

FAMILY DAY: A KNIGHT’S QUEST

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Mon 4 Oct

STUDY COURSE: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF MUSIC THEORY

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Wed 6 Oct

PRE-CONCERT TALK: BRITTEN SINFONIA

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Tue 12 Oct

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

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Fri 15 Oct

KEY STAGE 2 SCHOOLS’ CONCERT: 13 JOURNEY THROUGH SONG

Sat 16 Oct

FAMILY CONCERT: JOURNEY THROUGH SONG

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Tue 19 Oct

PRE-CONCERT TALK: RICHARD STOKES WITH MALCOLM MARTINEAU

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Wed 20 Oct

WIGMORE STUDY GROUP

Thu 21 Oct

CHAMBER TOTS

Fri 22 Oct

WIGMORE STUDY GROUP

Tue 26 Oct

YOUNG PEOPLE’S HALF-TERM COURSE: BACH TO JAZZ

Wed 27 Oct

YOUNG PEOPLE’S HALF-TERM COURSE: BACH TO JAZZ

Fri 29 Oct

WIGMORE STUDY GROUP

Fri 5 Nov

CHAMBER TOTS

Sat 6 Nov

FAMILY DAY: MYSTERIOUS CREATURES

Tue 9 Nov

IMOGEN COOPER MASTERCLASS

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Wed 10 Nov

CHAMBER TOTS

Thu 11 Nov

STEVEN ISSERLIS MASTERCLASS

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Sat 13 Nov

ALFRED BENDEL LECTURE RECITAL

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Sun 14 Nov

ALFRED BENDEL LECTURE RECITAL

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Wed 17 Nov

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

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Fri 19 Nov

CHAMBER TOTS

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Sat 20 Nov

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION

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Thu 25 Nov

PRE-CONCERT TALK: ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC

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Sat 27 Nov

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION

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Wed 1 Dec

CHAMBER TOTS

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Thu 2 Dec

KEY STAGE 3 SCHOOLS’ CONCERT: CHAMBER DOMAIN

Sat 4 Dec

CAVATINA FAMILY CONCERT

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ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION

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Wed 15 Dec

PRE-CONCERT TALK: BRITTEN SINFONIA

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Sat 18 Dec

ALFRED BRENDEL LECTURE RECITAL

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For Crying Out Loud!

For Crying Out Loud!

For parents and babies up to 1 year old. £6 per adult – babies come for free We are delighted to be able to continue this exciting programme of concerts for new parents and their babies. Each lasting 45 minutes, the concerts provide an opportunity to enjoy a programme of beautiful chamber music in a calm and accommodating environment.

Tuesday 12 October

11.00 am – 11.45 am

Wednesday 17 November

11.00 am – 11.45 am

with musicians from the Royal Academy of Music

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For 2 – 5 year olds Workshop leader Natasha Zielazinski and young performers from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama present these popular music workshops for toddlers and their carers. Sessions include a short performance in the Auditorium and an interactive workshop in the Bechstein Room including singing, playing percussion and a chance to meet the musicians and see their instruments close up.

Please note: These workshops are for parents/carers and their toddlers to make music together. Please avoid bringing younger siblings if at all possible.

Maximum 4 tickets per booking for each event £6 per child – no ticket required for accompanying adult

Chamber Tots

Chamber Tots

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Thursday 21 October

10.00 am – 11.00 am 2 – 3 year olds 11.30 am – 12.30 pm 3 – 5 year olds

Friday 5 November

10.00 am – 11.00 am 2 – 3 year olds 11.30 am – 12.30 pm 3 – 5 year olds

Wednesday 10 November 10.00 am – 11.00 am 2 – 3 year olds 11.30 am – 12.30 pm 3 – 5 year olds Friday 19 November Wednesday 1 December

2.00 pm – 3.00 pm 2 – 5 year olds 10.00 am – 11.00 am 2 – 3 year olds 11.30 am – 12.30 pm 3 – 5 year olds

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Family Events

Family Events Family Events are supported by The Lucille Graham Trust, Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and Charities Advisory Trust Please note: Family concerts are aimed at children aged 5 plus.

Please avoid bringing younger siblings if at all possible.

OPEN HOUSE DAY Saturday 18 September 11.30 am – 3.00 pm • Free Visit Wigmore Hall between 11.30 am and 3.00 pm; join in with creative music-making workshops at 12.00 noon, 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm led by Kate Newell, and hear performances by Ignite at 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm.

A KNIGHT’S QUEST FAMILY DAY For age 5 plus Saturday 2 October 10.00 am – 4.00 pm Join us as we prepare for a knight’s quest and go searching for treasure. Discover the medieval armour at the Wallace Collection, create your character’s puppet and compose some travelling music for the journey. Finish with a performance on the Wigmore Hall stage. Led by artist Marc Woodhead and composer Duncan Chapman. £10 adults £8 children In partnership with The Wallace Collection

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Family Events

JOURNEY THROUGH SONG FAMILY CONCERT For age 6 plus Saturday 16 October 11.00 am – 12.00 noon Join pianist and presenter Dominic Harlan and a cast of star singers for an exciting journey through song.

Discover dramatic stories of love, laughter and adventure as you help stage a version of ‘The Huntsman’

by Brahms, and even compose a song yourself. £7 adults £5 children

MYSTERIOUS CREATURES FAMILY DAY For age 5 plus Saturday 6 November 10.30 am – 3.30 pm Explore Roald Dahl’s magical story of ‘The Toad and the Snail’ and follow the giant toad’s adventure trail from country to country. Draw images of the mysterious creatures you meet and create music to enhance their special powers. Led by workshop leader Kate Newell. £10 adults £8 children

CAVATINA FAMILY CONCERT FAMILY CONCERT For age 5 plus Saturday 4 December 11.00 am – 12.00 noon The dynamic young Carducci String Quartet presents this inspiring, interactive concert of string quartet music, including a trip to South America with Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Four for Tango’. Come prepared to join in – there’ll be lots of fun activities for everyone! £7 adults £5 children CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, renowned for bringing chamber music to young people and young people to chamber music, is delighted to present this concert in association with Wigmore Hall.

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

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Young People’s Events

Young People’s Events Ignite’s work is supported by Arts Council England, Mr and Mrs Rex and Susan Harbour and a bequest from Dr. Patricia L Baker.

BACH TO JAZZ HALF - TERM COURSE For ages 11 – 16 Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 October 10.00 am – 3.30 pm Discover the genius of Bach and re-invent it as jazz with professional composers, chamber musicians and jazz artists.

Perform and record your new works on stage at Wigmore Hall at the end of this half-term course.

For instrumentalists grade 3 and up

£20 per ticket

AGED 16 OR OVER? Why not check out our study events on pages 8 – 12?

These include pre-concert talks, masterclasses, lecture recitals and more, and are a great way to interact with top musicians and learn about musical repertoire, performance and composition.

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Chamber Zone: Ticket Scheme for 8 – 25 year olds Supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust and Britten Sinfonia (6 October) with ongoing support from John Lyon’s Charity and The Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust.

We are delighted to offer young people aged 8 – 25 free tickets to the following selected concerts. Please call the box office on 020 7935 2141 and quote Chamber Zone to book.

This offer is also available to school groups: please see page 13 for more information.

Tuesday 5 October 7.30 pm Florestan Trio Schumann, Mozart

Saturday 30 October 7.30 pm Hagen Quartet Haydn, Schumann, Beethoven

Wednesday 6 October 1.00 pm Britten Sinfonia MacMillan, Maxwell Davies, Shostakovich

Monday 1 November 1.00 pm Khatia Buniatishvili piano Schumann, Liszt, Stravinsky

Thursday 7 October 7.30 pm Leopold String Trio Aleksandar Madzar piano Borodin, Schnittke, Taneyev

Saturday 6 November 7.30 pm Nash Ensemble Christine Rice mezzo-soprano Paul Watkins cello Arensky, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven

Friday 8 October 7.30 pm Brentano String Quartet Haydn, Hartke, Beethoven

Monday 8 November 1.00 pm Emerson String Quartet Dvor˘ák

Tuesday 12 October 7.30 pm Endellion String Quartet Beethoven, Bartók

Monday 8 November 7.30 pm Aronowitz Ensemble Chausson, Brahms

Saturday 16 October 7.30 pm Scottish Ensemble Pieter Wispelwey cello Vivaldi, Sibelius, Sallinen, Enescu

Friday 3 December 7.00 pm Bernard Gregor-Smith with special guests Venables, Debussy, Schubert, Corea, Mitchell, Piazzolla, Monti, Mendelssohn

Saturday 23 October 6.00 pm Nash Ensemble Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov

Young People’s Events

FREE CONCERT TICKETS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE!

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust www.cavatina.net

For full programme listings please see www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

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Pre-Concert Events

Pre-Concert Events PRE-CONCERT TALK: EXPLORING SCHUBERT SONGS – 4 Saturday 18 September 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3 Richard Stokes explores the Schubert songs featured in the evening concert in the last of a series of four talks linked with the Matthias Goerne Schubert Songs series.

PRE-CONCERT TALK: ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC Friday 24 September 6.30 pm – 7.00 pm Free (ticket required) Richard Egarr introduces the first performance in The Bach Dynasty, his year-long showcase of the music of history’s most important musical family.

PRE-CONCERT TALK: BRITTEN SINFONIA Wednesday 6 October 12.15 pm – 12.45 pm Free (ticket required) Peter Maxwell Davies introduces his new work, co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall.

PRE-CONCERT TALK: RICHARD STOKES WITH MALCOLM MARTINEAU Tuesday 19 October 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3 Richard Stokes and Malcolm Martineau introduce the first concert of the ‘Decade by Decade: 100 Years of German Song’ series.

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Saturday 20 November 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3 Angela Hewitt, Dominic Muldowney and Annette Morreau explore Angela’s Hewitt’s Bach Book which includes works by Bach and new works commissioned by Wigmore Hall.

PRE-CONCERT TALK: ACADEMY OF ANCIENT MUSIC

Pre-Concert Events

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION

Thursday 25 November 6.30 pm – 7.00 pm Free (ticket required) A talk introducing the South American and European baroque music in the evening programme.

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION Saturday 27 November 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3 Leif Ove Andsnes and Lars Anders Tomter, joint Artistic Directors of the Risør Festival of Chamber Music, in conversation with music critic and broadcaster Geoffrey Norris.

ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION Tuesday 7 December 6.00 pm – 6.45 pm £3 Mark-Anthony Turnage in conversation with the writer and broadcaster Christopher Cook.

PRE-CONCERT TALK: BRITTEN SINFONIA Wednesday 15 December 12.15 pm – 12.45 pm Free (ticket required) Julian Philips introduces his new work, co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia and Wigmore Hall

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Behind the Music

Behind the Music STUDY COURSE: THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF MUSIC THEORY AN ACCESS COURSE FOR BEGINNERS 11-week study course commencing Monday 4 October 2010 Over a series of weekly study sessions at a local venue, this course introduces music theory for those who would like to understand how melodies, chords, keys and rhythms are put together. Assuming no prior knowledge and using plenty of examples from classical music, students will gain skills which will provide a good basis for the Birkbeck Musical Techniques and Composition Certificate.

Ticket price £225 /£300 * (£115/£150* concessions) *prices for participants who already hold a degree or equivalent To book, contact Pam Hendon on 020 3073 8219 or music@bbk.ac.uk In association with Birkbeck, University of London

WIGMORE STUDY GROUP Wednesday 20, Friday 22 & Friday 29 October 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm

SCHUMANN SONG Tied to Gerald Finley’s Schumann recital on the 29 October, the first Wigmore Study Group of the 2010 season turns its attention to the songs of Robert Schumann and in particular his Heine Liederkreis Op 24. Dating from Schumann’s extraordinary year of song (1840), this remarkable cycle marks a high point in the development of Schumann’s song style: the subtle interweaving of voice and piano, a highly sophisticated response to text and a unique exploration of shifting emotional textures. Hosted by composer Julian Philips, the three afternoons will offer three approaches: a song masterclass with young recital artists, a performance-analysis and an investigation of the cultural and historical context in which this cycle was completed.

Series ticket price £53 including 3 study sessions and a ticket for the evening concert on 29 October.

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Behind the Music

IMOGEN COOPER MASTERCLASS Tuesday 9 November 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm With selected pianists £7 £4 concessions

STEVEN ISSERLIS MASTERCLASS Thursday 11 November 10.00 am – 1.00 pm With selected cellists £7 £4 concessions

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Behind the Music

ALFRED BRENDEL LECTURE RECITALS One of the 20th century’s great pianists, Alfred Brendel may have retired from concert-giving, but he returns to Wigmore Hall to give a series of three lecture recitals for its 110th anniversary season. His unique combination of wit, eloquence and musical experience has for many years been evident not only in his superlative performances, but in his deftly argued essays and his humorous, sometimes irreverent, poems. With this series Alfred Brendel returns before the public, presenting his latest thoughts, in both words and music. ‘ When you look at how [Schubert] develops the motifs in the late sonatas, you can see the direction in which he’s going. But like Mahler, he doesn’t give you a solid edifice, or a clear distance to the goal towards which he is steering’ Alfred Brendel

Saturday 13 November 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm

ALFRED BRENDEL LECTURE RECITAL ON CHARACTER IN MUSIC All seats £15

Sunday 14 November 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm

ALFRED BRENDEL LECTURE RECITAL DOES CLASSICAL MUSIC HAVE TO BE ENTIRELY SERIOUS? All seats £15

Saturday 18 December 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm

ALFRED BRENDEL LECTURE RECITAL THE LIGHT AND SHADE OF INTERPRETATION All seats £15 All these concerts are sold out: please call box office for returns.

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The Schools’ programme is supported by John Lyon’s Charity and the Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust

Friday 15 October 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

JOURNEY THROUGH SONG Key Stage 2 Schools’ Concert Join pianist and presenter Dominic Harlan and a cast of star singers for an exciting journey through song. Discover dramatic stories of love, laughter and adventure as you help stage a version of ‘The Huntsman’ by Brahms, and even compose a song yourself!

Schools’ Programme

Schools’ Programme

£2.50 per ticket

Thursday 2 December 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

CHAMBER DOMAINE Key Stage 3 Schools’ Concert Join musicians from vibrant ensemble Chamber Domaine for this engaging and interactive concert for Key Stage 3. £2.50 per ticket

CHAMBER ZONE: Free Concert Tickets for Schools Schools can also take part in our Chamber Zone free ticket scheme. As well as free tickets for one of our specially selected concerts, schools also receive a workshop, free programmes and interval ice creams. A £50 deposit is required for all school bookings, which will be reimbursed on arrival. See page 7 for a list of concerts; full details at www.wigmore-hall.org.uk.

To book, or to find out more about our diverse schools’ programme, please call 020 7258 8240.

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WIGMORE HALL 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP • www.wigmore-hall.org.uk Elizabeth McCall Acting Head of Learning • The Wigmore Hall Trust • Registered Charity No. 1024838 Facilities for Disabled People. For full details please call 020 7258 8210