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The right is reserved to substitute artists and vary programmes if necessary.Wigmore Hall • HRH The Duke of Kent, KG Royal PatronThe Wigmore Hall Trust • Registered Charity No. 1024838

Wigmore Hall Box Office36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

In Person7 days a week: 10am – 8.30pm. Days without an evening concert 10am – 5pm. No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

By Telephone: 020 7935 21417 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.uk7 days a week; 24 hours a day. There is a non-refundable £2.00 administration charge.

Standby TicketsStandby tickets for students, senior citizens and the unemployed are 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.

How to BookTICKETSUnless otherwise stated, tickets are divided into five prices ranges:

Stalls C – M Highest price Stalls A – B, N – P 2nd highest price Balcony A – D 2nd highest price Stalls BB, CC, Q – S 3rd highest price Stalls AA, T – V 4th highest price Stalls W – X Lowest price

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

JanuaryTue 2 Jan 7.30pm Miklós Perényi 4Wed 3 Jan 7.30pm Schumann Quartet 4Thu 4 Jan 6.00pm Artists in Conversation 4 7.30pm Jörg Widmann/ 4 Tabea Zimmermann/Dénes Várjon Fri 5 Jan 7.30pm Sir András Schiff 5Sat 6 Jan 7.30pm Helsinki Baroque Orchestra/ 5 Carolyn SampsonSun 7 Jan 11.30am Szymanowski Quartet 5 7.30pm Sir András Schiff 5Mon 8 Jan 1.00pm Isabelle van Keulen/Ronald Brautigam 5 7.30pm Piers Lane 6Tue 9 Jan 7.30pm Allan Clayton/James Baillieu 6Wed 10 Jan 7.30pm Isabelle Faust/Anne Katharina Schreiber/ 6 Yoshiko Morita/Emmanuel Balssa/ Lorenzo CoppolaThu 11 Jan 7.30pm Sonia Prina/ 6 Akademie für Alte Musik BerlinFri 12 Jan 12.30pm Chamber Tots 7 2.00pm Chamber Tots 7 7.30pm Elias String Quartet 7Sat 13 Jan 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Stéphanie d’Oustrac 7Sun 14 Jan 11.30am Benjamin Beilman/Boris Giltburg 7 3.00pm Alessandro Fisher/Ashok Gupta 8 7.30pm Modigliani Quartet 8Mon 15 Jan 1.00pm Fatma Said/James Vaughan 8Tue 16 Jan 7.30pm Midori/Antoine Lederlin/Jonathan Biss 8Wed 17 Jan 6.00pm Artists in Conversation 9 7.30pm Alexander Melnikov 9Thu 18 Jan 7.30pm Quatuor Diotima 9Fri 19 Jan 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 9 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 9 7.30pm Jean-Guihen Queyras/ 9 Alexandre TharaudSat 20 Jan 1.00pm Anna Huntley/Ben Johnson/ 10

Nick Pritchard/Stephan Loges/ Graham Johnson/Singers from GMSD

7.30pm Louise Alder/James Baillieu 10Sun 21 Jan 11.30am Navarra String Quartet 10 3.00pm Royal Academy of Music 11 Richard Lewis Song Circle 7.30pm Simon Trpčeski & Friends 11Mon 22 Jan 1.00pm Inon Barnatan 11 7.30pm The Sixteen 12Tue 23 Jan 6.00pm Pre-Concert Talk 12 7.30pm The Mozartists/Classical Opera 12Wed 24 Jan 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 12 1.00pm Britten Sinfonia 13 7.30pm Julia Fischer Quartet 13Thu 25 Jan 7.30pm Anna Bonitatibus & Friends 13Fri 26 Jan 1.00pm ECMA: Amatis Piano Trio 14 7.30pm Angela Hewitt 15Sat 27 Jan 11.00am ECMA: Masterclass 14 1.00pm ECMA: Adorno Quartet/Simply Quartet 14 7.30pm Anna Bonitatibus/Adele D’Aronzo 15Sun 28 Jan 11.30am Lara Melda 15 3.00pm ECMA: Trio Vitruvi 14 7.30pm Ilker Arcayürek/Simon Lepper 15Mon 29 Jan 1.00pm Apollon Musagète Quartet 15 7.30pm Escher String Quartet 16Tue 30 Jan 7.30pm Hagen Quartet/Jörg Widmann 16Wed 31 Jan 1.00pm Gemma Summerfield/Ferdinand Keller/ 16 Harrison Hintzsche/Graham Johnson 7.30pm Angelika Kirchschlager/Julius Drake 17

FebruaryThu 1 Feb 7.30pm Mark Padmore/Roderick Williams/ 17 Julius Drake/Rory KinnearFri 2 Feb 10.15am Chamber Tots 18 11.45am Chamber Tots 18 7.30pm The Endellion String Quartet 18Sat 3 Feb 11.00am CAVATINA Family Concert 18 7.30pm Ensemble 360 18Sun 4 Feb 11.30am Ensemble 360 18 7.30pm Daniel Behle/Armonia Atenea 19Mon 5 Feb 1.00pm Golda Schultz/Jonathan Ware 19 7.30pm Eunsley Park/Maria Tarasewicz/Joy Lisney 19 Tue 6 Feb 1.00pm Sean Shibe 19 7.30pm Henning Kraggerud/Natalie Clein/ 20 Christian Ihle HadlandWed 7 Feb 1.00pm Thomas Quasthoff Masterclass 20 7.30pm Robin Tritschler/Christopher Glynn 20Thu 8 Feb 7.30pm The English Concert 21Fri 9 Feb 7.30pm Mahan Esfahani 21Sat 10 Feb 6.00pm Nash Ensemble 21 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Sophie Bevan/ 21 Leslie CaronSun 11 Feb 11.30am Pavel Haas Quartet 23 7.30pm Christian Tetzlaff/Florian Donderer/ 22 Rachel Roberts/Tanja Tetzlaff/ Marie-Elisabeth Hecker/ Martin Helmchen/Julian Prégardien Mon 12 Feb 11.00am Musical Portraits Band commences 25 1.00pm SCO Winds 23 7.30pm Jerusalem Quartet 23Tue 13 Feb 5.45pm Bechstein Sessions: Fabled 23 7.30pm Jamal Aliyev/Daniel Evans 23Wed 14 Feb 10.30am Family Day: Musical Portraits 26 7.30pm Artemis Quartet 26Thu 15 Feb 6.00pm Discussion Panel 26 7.30pm Ruby Hughes/Joseph Middleton 26Fri 16 Feb 11.00am Relaxed Concert: Heath Quartet 27 7.30pm Patricia Kopatchinskaja/ 27 Polina LeschenkoSat 17 Feb 10.00am Family Sounds 27 1.00pm Family Sounds 27 7.30pm Bartosz Woroch/Enno Senft/Philippe 28 Tondre/Makoto Yoshida/Teunis van der Zwart/Rie Koyama/Masanori Oishi/ Honjo Hidejiro/Mei Yi Foo/Yu KosugeSun 18 Feb 11.30am Quatuor Zaïde 28 7.30pm Škampa Quartet/Melvyn Tan 28Mon 19 Feb 1.00pm Ashley Riches/Joseph Middleton 29 7.30pm Behn Quartet/Neill–Kim Duo 29Tue 20 Feb 10.30am Come and Sing 29 7.30pm Phantasm 30Wed 21 Feb 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 30 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 30 3.00pm Wigmore Study Group commences 30 7.30pm Steven Isserlis/Alexander Melnikov 31Thu 22 Feb 11.00am Schools Concert: The Empty Chair 31 7.30pm Doric String Quartet 31Fri 23 Feb 7.30pm Lord Mayor’s Gala Concert: 31

All the World’s a StageSat 24 Feb 10.00am Big Sing! 32 7.30pm Wihan Quartet 32Sun 25 Feb 11.30am Joseph Moog 32 3.00pm Johannes Kammler/Roger Vignoles 32 7.30pm Pieter Wispelwey/Alasdair Beatson 32Mon 26 Feb 1.00pm Aleksandar Madžar 33 7.30pm Les Talens Lyriques 33Tue 27 Feb 7.30pm Louis Lortie 33Wed 28 Feb 7.30pm Doric String Quartet 33

Schumann Quartet © Kaupo Kikkas

Miklós Perényi © Szilvia Csibi

Thursday 4 January 6.00pm

Artists in Conversation

Jörg Widmann gives an insight into his life as a composer and performer, and discusses his new work to be performed in the evening concert.

£5

Thursday 4 January 7.30pm

Jörg Widmann clarinet

Tabea Zimmermann viola

Dénes Várjon piano

Schumann Märchenerzählungen Op. 132 Jörg Widmann Es war einmal (Fünf Stücke im Märchenton)* (UK première); Fantasie for solo clarinet Schumann Märchenbilder Op. 113 Mozart Clarinet Trio in E flat K498 ‘Kegelstatt’*Co-commissioned by Tonhalle Zurich; Bozar Music; Musée du Louvre; and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15Jörg 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

Jörg Widmann as Composer-Performer

Jörg Widmann © Marco Borggreve

Box Office: 020 7935 21414 • JANUARY

Monday 1 JanuaryNo performances Box Office closed

Tuesday 2 January7.30pm

Miklós Perényi cello

Reger Suite No. 1 in G from 3 Suites for solo cello Op. 131c Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D BWV1012 Ligeti Sonata for solo cello György Kurtág A selection from Signs, Games and Messages Britten Cello Suite No. 2 in D Op. 80

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Wednesday 3 January7.30pm

Schumann QuartetHaydn String Quartet SeriesHaydn String Quartet in G Op. 33 No. 5; String Quartet in D minor Op. 42; String Quartet in E flat Op. 17 No. 3; String Quartet in F Op. 77 No. 2

£38 £33 £27 £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. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

JANUARY • 5www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Friday 5 January7.30pm

Sir András Schiff at Wigmore Hall

Sir András Schiff piano

Schumann Variations on an original theme in E flat WoO. 24 ‘Geister Variations’ Brahms 3 Intermezzi Op. 117 Mozart Rondo in A minor K511 Brahms 6 Klavierstücke Op. 118 Bach Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV869 from The Well-tempered Clavier Book I Brahms 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat Op. 81a ‘Les Adieux’

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15Supported by an anonymous donor

Saturday 6 January7.30pm

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra Aapo Häkkinen director, harpsichord Carolyn Sampson soprano

Telemann Ouverture burlesque in B flat TWV55:B8; Trauer-Music eines kunsterfahrenen Canarienvogels (Canary Cantata) Bach Concerto in D for harpsichord BWV1054 (from Violin Concerto in E BWV1042); Cantata: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen BWV51

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Sunday 7 January11.30am

Szymanowski QuartetSchubert String Quartet in G minor/B flat D18 Mozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’ Schubert String Quartet in G minor D173

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

7.30pm

Sir András Schiff at Wigmore Hall

Sir András Schiff piano

Repeat of concert on 5 January

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Monday 8 January1.00pm

Isabelle van Keulen violin Ronald Brautigam piano

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Op. 30 No. 3 Szymanowski The Fountain of Arethusa from Myths Op. 30 Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 13

All seats £15

Carolyn Sampson © Marco Borggreve

Szymanowski Quartet © Florian Graser

Sir András Schiff © Nadia F Romanini ECM Records

Isabelle van Keulen © Marco Borggreve

Box Office: 020 7935 21416 • JANUARY

Monday 8 January7.30pm

Piers Lane piano

Scarlatti Sonata in B minor K87; Sonata in G K14 Bach From The Well-tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude and Fugue in C sharp BWV848 & Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor BWV867 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ Chopin 2 Nocturnes Op. 27 Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme of Chopin Op. 22

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Tuesday 9 January7.30pm

Allan Clayton tenor James Baillieu piano

Programme to include:

Purcell/Britten A Morning Hymn; In the black dismal dungeon of despair; Evening Hymn Vaughan Williams Silent Noon Songs by Gurney Schumann Kerner Lieder Op. 35

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Wednesday 10 January7.30pm

Isabelle Faust violin Anne Katharina Schreiber violin Yoshiko Morita viola Emmanuel Balssa cello Lorenzo Coppola clarinet

Isabelle Faust Season-Long CelebrationMozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Thursday 11 January7.30pm

Sonia Prina contralto

Akademie für Alte Musik BerlinSonia Prina: A CelebrationHandel Concerto Grosso in F Op. 6 No. 2 Ferrandini Cantata: Il pianto di Maria Bach Cantata: Widerstehe doch der Sünde BWV54 Locatelli Concerto Grosso in E flat ‘Il pianto d’Arianna’ Op. 7 No. 6 Vivaldi Longe mala, umbrae, terrores RV629

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15Supported by Celia and Andrew Curran With grateful thanks to the Early Music and Baroque Circle

Allan Clayton © Laura Harling

Isabelle Faust © Felix Broede

Sonia Prina © Ribalta Luce Studio

Piers Lane © Eric Richmond

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Friday 12 January12.30pm and 2.00pm

Chamber TotsOn the FarmWe invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us as we go to the farm in 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

7.30pm

Elias String QuartetAfter Beethoven: MelodistsSchubert Quartettsatz in C minor D703 Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A flat Op. 105 Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’

£38 £33 £27 £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. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Saturday 13 January7.30pm

Nash Ensemble Lawrence Power viola Ian Brown piano Stéphanie d’Oustrac mezzo-soprano

The French ConnectionDebussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (arr. Benno Sachs) Vierne Deux pièces Op. 5 Debussy Beau soir (arr. viola and piano) Honnoré Morceau de concert Op. 23 Duparc L’invitation au voyage; Phidylé Debussy Trois poèmes de Mallarmé (arr. for voice and ensemble by Colin Matthews) Ravel Chansons madécasses; String Quartet in F

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 14 January11.30am

Benjamin Beilman* violin Boris Giltburg piano

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op. 78 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80

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

*WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

Elias String Quartet © Benjamin Ealovega

Power Lawrence © Jack Liebeck

Chamber Tots 2 © Benjamin Ealovega

Benjamin Beilman © Giorgia Bertazzi

Box Office: 020 7935 21418 • JANUARY

Sunday 14 January3.00pm

Alessandro Fisher tenor Ashok Gupta piano

Head On the wings of the wind; Over the rim of the moon; Money, O! Mendelssohn Der Tag; Reiterlied; Abschied; Der Bettler Schubert Der Schiffer Chausson Sérénade italienne Brahms Meerfahrt Op. 96 No. 4 Meyerbeer Mina (Chanson d’un gondolier venétien) Hahn Venezia – Chansons en dialecte vénitien

All seats £15

7.30pm

Modigliani QuartetHaydn String Quartet SeriesHaydn String Quartet in G Op. 54 No. 1; String Quartet in G minor Op. 74 No. 3 ‘Rider’ Brahms String Quartet in C minor Op. 51 No. 1

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Monday 15 January1.00pm

Fatma Said soprano James Vaughan piano

Schumann Sechs Gesänge Op. 89; Singet nicht in Trauertönen Op. 98a No. 7; Liebeslied Op. 51 No. 5; Requiem Op. 90 No. 7 Mendelssohn Die Liebende schreibt; Ach, um deine feuchten Schwinge; Hexenlied Poulenc Les chemins de l’amour; Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon Sherif Mohie El Din Three Poems: Rain; Could The River Flow For Ever?; Against Whom?

£15 concs. £13 Fatma Said is a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artist scheme

Tuesday 16 January7.30pm

Midori violin Antoine Lederlin cello Jonathan Biss piano

Beethoven Piano Trio in G Op. 1 No. 2 Schumann Phantasiestücke Op. 88 Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor Op. 65

£38 £33 £27 £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. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Modigliani Quartet © Marie Staggat

Fatma Said Midori © Timothy Greenfield Sanders

Alessandro Fisher © Gerard Collett

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Wednesday 17 January6.00pm

Artists in ConversationAlexander Melnikov discusses his evening programme and the choice of three different pianos – a Steinway, a Graf and an Erard – each carefully matched to the repertoire.

£5

7.30pm

Alexander Melnikov piano

Many PianosSchubert Fantasy in C D760 ‘Wanderer’ Chopin 12 Études Op. 10 Liszt Réminiscences de Don Juan S418 Stravinsky 3 Scenes from Petrushka

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Thursday 18 January7.30pm

Quatuor DiotimaSzymanowski String Quartet No. 2 Op. 56 Rebecca Saunders New commission* (world première) Schubert String Quartet in G D887*Commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation; the Dina Koston and Roger Shapiro Fund in the Library of Congress; ECLAT Festival Stuttgart; Festival Musica Strasbourg; Philharmonie Luxembourg; Klangspuren Schwaz

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Friday 19 January11.00am and 12.30pm

For Crying Out Loud!Hear outstanding performances by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music, in these concerts presented especially for parents or carers and babies under 1.Approximately 45 minutes in duration

Adult £8.50 (babies come free)In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music

7.30pm

Jean-Guihen Queyras cello

Alexandre Tharaud piano

Bach Viola da gamba Sonata No. 2 in D BWV1028 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 Berg 4 Pieces for clarinet and piano Op. 5 (arr. for cello and piano) Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Quatuor Diotima © Jeremie Mazenq

© Benjamin Ealovega

Alexander Melnikov © Molina Visuals

Jean-Guihen Queyras © Marco Borggreve

Box Office: 020 7935 214110 • JANUARY

Saturday 20 January1.00pm

Nick Pritchard tenor Stephan Loges bass-baritone Graham Johnson piano

with

Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano

Ben Johnson tenor

Singers from Guildhall School of MusicSchubert Trinklied vor der Schlacht; Schwertlied; Punschlied; Das Grab (D330); Trinklied (D356); Das Grab (D377); Beitrag zur fünfzig jährigen Jubelfeier des Herrn von Salieri; Schlachtlied; Das Grab (D569); Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (D656); Gesang der Geister; Bootgesang; Widerspruch; Nachthelle; Ständchen (D920); Zur guten NachtApproximately two hours in duration (with interval)

£15 concs. £13

7.30pm

Louise Alder soprano

James Baillieu piano

Chants d’amourMozart An Chloe; Abendempfindung; Der Zauberer Bizet Chant d’amour; Ouvre ton cœur; Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe Strauss Ruhe, meine Seele; Cäcilie; Heimliche Aufforderung; Morgen Mendelssohn Gruß Op. 19a No. 5; Auf Flügeln des Gesanges; Neue Liebe Fauré Cinq mélodies ‘de Venise’ Op. 58 Liszt Tre sonetti di Petrarca S270/1: Pace non trovo; Benedetto sia’l giorno; I’ vidi in terra angelici costume

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Sunday 21 January11.30am

Navarra String QuartetArtsybushev Serenade in A from Les vendredis Lyadov Mazurka in D from Les vendredis Blumenfeld Sarabande in G minor from Les vendredis Schubert String Quartet in G D887

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

Stephan Loges © Alexander Barnes

Louise Alder © Gerard Collett

Nick Pritchard © Nick James

Navarra String Quartet © Sussie Ahlburg

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3.00pm

Royal Academy of Music Richard Lewis Song CircleMeinir Wyn Roberts soprano Patrick Terry countertenor Hiroshi Amako tenor Richard Walshe bass-baritone Zuzanna Basinska piano Keval Shah piano

Programme to include:

Schubert Gondelfahrer Schumann Zwei Venetianische Lieder Mendelssohn Venetianisches Gondellied Head Three songs of Venice Massenet Souvenir de Venise Gounod Venise Glinka Venetian night Taneyev Venice at Night Rossini La regata veneziana Tosti Venetian Song

All seats £15

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

7.30pm

Simon Trpčeski piano Aleksandar Krapovski violin Alexander Somov cello Hidan Mamudov clarinet, saxophone, kavalVlatko Nushev percussion

Simon Trpčeski SeriesMakedonissimoPande Shahov Transcriptions of Macedonian traditional music (UK première)

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Monday 22 January1.00pm

Inon Barnatan piano

Bach Toccata in E minor BWV914 Franck Prélude, Choral et Fugue Barber Piano Sonata in E flat minor Op. 26

£15 concs. £13

Simon Trpčeski © Simon Fowler

Inon Barnatan © Marco Borggreve

Royal Academy of Music Singers Inon Barnatan © Marco Borggreve

Box Office: 020 7935 214112 • JANUARY

Monday 22 January7.30pm

The SixteenPURCELL – Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles IIPurcell Rejoice in the Lord alway; Chaconne (Two in One Across the Ground) from Dioclesian; Close thine eyes and sleep secure (Upon a Quiet Conscience) Z184; Blow, Boreas, blow; O all ye people, clap your hands; Come, my hearts, play your parts; What shall be done in behalf of the man?; Overture in D minor Z771; Thy genius, lo! From The Massacre of Paris; O praise the Lord, all ye heathen; Retir’d from any mortal’s sight; From those serene and rapturous joys

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Tuesday 23 January6.00pm

Pre-Concert TalkLeading Mozart scholar Richard Wigmore provides an overview of the year 1768 and introduces some of the music being performed in the concert.

£5

7.30pm

The Mozartists/Classical Opera Ian Page conductor

Katy Bircher flute

Chiara Skerath soprano

Haydn Symphony No. 26 in D minor ‘Lamentatione’ Jommelli Ombre che tacite qui sede from Fetonte JC Bach Flute Concerto in D WC79 Haydn From Lo speziale: Amore nel mio petto & Salamelica, Semprugna cara Mozart From La finta semplice: Overture & Amoretti, che ascosi qui siete Hasse Perderò l’amato bene from Piramo e Tisbe Vanhal Symphony in D minor

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Wednesday 24 January12.15pm

Pre-Concert TalkLeo Chadburn discusses his new work with Dr Kate Kennedy.

Free to concert ticket holders (separate ticket required)

Ian Page © Sheila Rock

Chiara Skerath © Capucine de Chocqueuse

The Sixteen © Molinavisuals

Harry Christophers © Marco Borggreve

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1.00pm

Britten SinfoniaJacqueline Shave violin Caroline Dearnley cello Huw Watkins piano

Biber Mystery Sonata No. 1 ‘The Annunciation’ Philip Glass Orbit Leo Chadburn New work* (London première) Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel Mozart Piano Trio in B flat K502*Co-commissioned by Britten Sinfonia with the support of donors to the Musically Gifted campaign, and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation.

£15 concs. £13Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

7.30pm

Julia Fischer QuartetBeethoven String Quartet in E flat Op. 74 ‘Harp’ Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ Schubert String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Thursday 25 January7.30pm

Anna Bonitatibus mezzo-soprano Serena Farnocchia soprano Jeremy Ovenden tenor Riccardo Novaro baritone Vincenzo Scalera piano

Crescentini Il primo amore Perucchini Vieni, t’appressa all’urna; Col labbro, o Nice; Se i sospiri degli amanti; Odi d’un uom che muore Gordigiani Il trovatore; La notte; La lacrima; Elisa Mazzucato Il lago; Il bacio; Il pensiero della sera; Il canto d’amore Verdi Guarda che bianca luna Mercadante Virginia: Cantata for soprano and piano Verdi Cupo è il sepolcro e mutolo Gabussi La luna Donizetti Il giuramento Rossini L’ultimo ricordo Costa Ecco quel fiero istante Malibran Nel cor più non mi sento Rossini I gondolieri

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Julia Fischer Quartet © Irene Zandel

Britten Sinfonia © Harry Rankin

Anna Bonitatibus © Frank Bonitatibus

European Chamber Music Academy ShowcaseWigmore Hall’s annual European Chamber Music Academy Showcase spotlights the next generation of top-flight chamber musicians. Its young performers have been chosen by ECMA’s founder Hatto Beyerle in collaboration with Europe’s leading universities, conservatoires and festivals.

The ECMA Showcase has been supported by a gift from the estates of the late Thomas and Betty Elton in memory of Sigmund Elton

Friday 26 January1.00pm

Amatis Piano TrioSchumann Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor Op. 110 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66

All seats £5

Saturday 27 January11.00am

Masterclass with Professor Johannes Meissl & Professor Hatto Beyerle with Simply QuartetSchubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’

Free admission (ticket required)

1.00pm

Adorno Quartet Simply QuartetDebussy String Quartet in G minor Op. 10 Webern Six Bagatelles Op. 9 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 18 No. 1

All seats £5

Sunday 28 January3.00pm

Trio VitruviSchubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat D929; Notturno in E flat D897

All seats £5

Box Office: 020 7935 214114 • JANUARY

Amatis Piano Trio © Marco Borggreve

Adorno Quartet © Studio Fotografico GC

Simply Quartet © Gerard Spee

Trio Vitruvi © Tom McKenzie

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Friday 26 January7.30pm

Angela Hewitt piano

Angela Hewitt: The Bach OdysseyBach The Well-tempered Clavier Book I BWV846–869

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Saturday 27 January7.30pm

Anna Bonitatibus mezzo-soprano

Adele D’Aronzo piano

Anna Bonitatibus: Lirica ItalianaRossini Or che di fiori adorno; Farò come colui che piange e dice; Ave Maria su due sole note; A ma belle mère; Arietta all’antica; Une caresse à ma femme Sgambati Visione; Care luci; Tu sei proprio come un fiore & Prière Martucci Scherzo in E Op. 53 No. 2 from Tre Scherzi; Pagine sparse Op. 68 Bossi La serenata; Sul prato; Aprile & Che spera Mancinelli Le Ondine Respighi Tempestoso; Quanta invidia mi fai bel gelsomino; Cantata Pilati 2 Madrigali del Guarini Mix Due Preludi; Omaggio a Stravinsky Berio 4 Canzoni populari Carpi Il Filo Strappato; Portami un fiore

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Sunday 28 January11.30am

Lara Melda piano

Mozart Fantasia in C minor K475 Brahms 7 Fantasien Op. 116 Liszt Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata from Années de pèlerinage S161

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

7.30pm

Ilker Arcayürek tenor

Simon Lepper piano

Schubert Frühlingsglaube; Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren; Rastlose Liebe; Abendstern; Der Jüngling an der Quelle; Am Flusse; Der Jüngling auf dem Hügel; Der Schiffer (D536); Der Doppelgänger; An den Mond (D193); Über Wildemann; Nachtstück; Der Einsame; An die Laute; Der Musensohn; Sehnsucht (D879); Schäfers Klagelied; Die Liebe hat gelogen; Romanze zum Drama Rosamunde; Schwanengesang (D744); Gesänge des Harfners: Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt; Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß & An die Türen will ich schleichen

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15Supported by an anonymous donor

Monday 29 January1.00pm

Apollon Musagète QuartetSibelius Andante Festivo Puccini Crisantemi Grieg String Quartet in G minor Op. 27

£15 concs. £13

Anna Bonitatibus © Frank Bonitatibus

Lara Melda © Benjamin Harte

Angela Hewitt © Keith Saunders

Ilker Acrayürek

Box Office: 020 7935 214116 • JANUARY

Monday 29 January7.30pm

Escher String QuartetBorodin String Quartet No. 2 in D Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Op. 117 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11

£38 £33 £27 £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. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Tuesday 30 January7.30pm

Hagen Quartet Jörg Widmann clarinet

Jörg Widmann as Composer–PerformerWebern String Quartet (1905) Jörg Widmann Quintet for clarinet and string quartet – lento assai* (UK première) Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581*Co-commissioned by the Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical Madrid; Muziekgebouw Amsterdam; Strijikkwartet Biennale Amsterdam; Lugan Musica; Carnegie Hall New York; Cité de la Musique Paris; Mozartwoche Salzburg; Philharmonie Essen; and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2017/18 Wigmore Series

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

Wednesday 31 January1.00pm

Gemma Summerfield soprano

Ferdinand Keller tenor

Harrison Hintzsche baritone Graham Johnson piano

Schubert: The Complete SongsSchubert Entra l’uomo allor che nasce; Serbate, o dei custodi; Misero pargoletto; Szene aus Goethes ‘Faust’; Die Mondnacht; An die Sonne (D272); Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt (D325); Lodas Gespenst; Klage an den Mond; Die Gestirne; Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß (Gesänge des Harfners) D478/2 (first & second settings); Klage um Ali Bey (D496a); Klage um Ali Bey (D140); Zufriedenheit II (D501); Herbstlied; Sehnsucht (D516); Memnon; Abend (fragment) (D645); An mein Herz; Im Jänner 1817 (Tiefes Leid); Mignon und der Harfner from ‘Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister’; Wolke und Quelle (sketch) D896b; Sie in jedem Liede (sketch) D896a; Lebensmut (fragment) (D937); Glaube, Hoffnung und Liebe (D955); Die Taubenpost D965a

£15 concs. £13Approximately two hours in duration (with interval)

Gemma Summerfield © Arno Photography

Graham Johnson © Clive Barda

Escher String Quartet © Sophie Zhai

Hagen Quarte © Harald Hoffmann

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7.30pm

Angelika Kirchschlager mezzo-soprano

Julius Drake piano

Schubert: The Complete SongsFinal concert in Schubert series

Schubert Namenstagslied; Frühlingsglaube; Das Echo; Augenlied; Bei dir allein!; Lambertine; Geheimes; Wiegenlied (D498); An den Mond (D193); In der Mitternacht; Erlkönig; Suleika I & II; Der Unglückliche; Heimliches Lieben; Rückweg; Gesang der Norna; Rosamunde; Der liebliche Stern; Der Jüngling an der Quelle; Lied des Florio; Abschied von der Erde

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Thursday 1 February7.30pm

Mark Padmore tenor

Roderick Williams baritone Julius Drake piano

Rory Kinnear actor

Songs of the SeaIreland Sea Fever Haydn Sailor’s song Stanford Drake’s Drum Finzi Channel Firing Fauré Au cimetière Duparc La vie antérieure Fauré Les berceaux Clarke The Seal Man Tippett Full fathom five Elgar Sea Slumber Song from Sea Pictures Mendelssohn Wasserfahrt Schubert Der Schiffer (D536); Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Meeres Stille (D216) Brahms Meerfahrt; Die Meere Wolf Seemanns Abschied Elgar Where corals lie from Sea Pictures Britten Tom Bowling; Sail on, sail on Hely Hutchinson The Owl and the Pussycat

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Mark Padmore © Marco Borggreve

Roderick Williams © Benjamin Ealovega

Angelika Kirchschlager © Nikolaus Karlinsky

Graham Johnson © Clive Barda

Julius Drake © Marco Borggreve

Box Office: 020 7935 214118 • FEBRUARY

Friday 2 February10.15am & 11.45am

Chamber TotsBear Hunt

We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us as we go on a Bear Hunt! This interactive music-making workshop features songs, percussion and the chance to meet some exciting instruments up close, led by our experienced Chamber Tots music leaders alongside emerging ensembles.

10.15am (1–2 year olds) & 11.45am (3–5 year olds)Approximately 1 hour in duration

Children £6 Adults £4

7.30pm

The Endellion String QuartetBeethoven String Quartet in G Op. 18 No. 2 Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 Webern Six Bagatelles Op. 9 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 in E flat minor Op. 30

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Saturday 3 February11.00am – 12 noon

CAVATINA Family Concert: Barbican Piano TrioFor ages 5 plus

Join the award-winning Barbican Piano Trio for an interactive family concert which explores the wonderful world of chamber music.

Children £10 Adults £12 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.

7.30pm

Ensemble 360Janáček Concertino Mozart Quintet in E flat for piano and winds K452 Beethoven Septet in E flat Op. 20

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Sunday 4 February11.30am

Ensemble 360Martinů Nonet for wind quintet, string trio and double bass Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34

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

Ensemble 360 Barbican Piano Trio © Sam Pearce

Chamber Tots © Benjamin Ealovega

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7.30pm

Daniel Behle tenor

Armonia Atenea Markellos Chryssicos director, harpsichord

Opera AriasGluck Qual ira... Oggi per me non sudi from La contesa de’ numi; Son lungi e non mi brami from Le cinesi; Trio Sonata in G minor Wq. 53 No. 2; Bel piacer saria d’un core from La Semiramide riconosciuta; Non hai cor per un’impresa fro Ipermestra; Io veggo in lontananza from Semiramide riconosciuta; Quercia annosa sull’erte pendici from Antigono; Trio Sonata in F Wq. 53 No. 6; Cruelle, non, jamais from Iphigénie en Aulide; J’ai perdu mon Eurydice from Orphée et Eurydice

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Monday 5 February1.00pm

Golda Schultz soprano

Jonathan Ware piano

Mozart An Chloe; Das Lied der Trennung Schubert Heimliches Lieben; Romanze zum Drama Rosamunde; Suleika I & II Beach Three Browning Songs Op. 44 Carter Cantata

£15 concs. £13

7.30pm

The Monday Platform

Eunsley Park violin

Maria Tarasewicz piano

Joy Lisney solo cello

Schubert Sonata (Sonatina) in D D384 Britten Suite No. 3 for solo cello Joy Lisney ScordaturA for solo cello Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV1004 Franck Sonata in A for violin and piano

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10Park Lane Group (Reg. Charity No. 252205)

Tuesday 6 February1.00pm

YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2017/18

Sean Shibe guitar

Bach Lute Suite No. 2 in C minor BWV997 Villa-Lobos A selection of Preludes and Études

£13 concs. £11 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490)

YCAT is grateful for support from the Rachel Baker Memorial Charity, Help Musicians UK and the International Music and Art Foundation for this series.

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

Golda Schultz © Gregor Rohrig

Eunsley Park

Danie Behle © Julian Laidig

Sean Shibe © Kaupo Kikkas

Box Office: 020 7935 214120 • FEBRUARY

Tuesday 6 February7.30pm

Henning Kraggerud violin

Natalie Clein cello

Christian Ihle Hadland piano

Clarke Dumka (Duo Concertante for violin and viola with piano) transcribed for violin and cello Brahms Piano Trio No. 2 in C Op. 87 Henning Kraggerud Victimae Paschali for piano trio Dvořák Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Wednesday 7 February1.00pm – 4.00pm

Thomas Quasthoff Masterclass£10 concs. £8Part 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

Robin Tritschler tenor

Christopher Glynn piano

A Heine SongbookMeyerbeer Komm du schönes Fischermädchen Brahms Sommerabend C Schumann Sie liebten sich beide Loewe Der Asra Mendelssohn Reiterlied Brahms Meerfahrt Jensen Lehn deine Wang an meine Wang Mendelssohn Auf Flügeln des Gesanges Liszt Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen Brahms Mondenschein; Es schauen die Blumen Bruckner Frühlingslied Mendelssohn Neue Liebe Saint-Saëns Clair de lune Rimsky-Korsakov The pine and the palm Grieg Eingehüllt in graue Wolken Rachmaninov Child! you are as fair as a flower Bridge All things that we clasp Tchaikovsky Otchevo? Schumann Dichterliebe

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Thomas Quasthoff © Bernd Brundert

Robin Tritschler © Sussie Ahlburg

Henning Kraggerud © Robert Romik

Natalie Clein © Neda Navaee

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Thursday 8 February7.30pm

The English Concert Harry Bicket director, organ

Nadja Zwiener violin

Jonathan Manson viola da gamba

Dorothee Mields soprano

Buxtehude: Bach’s HeroBuxtehude Sonata in C BuxWV266; Also hat Gott die Welt geliebet BuxWV5; Trio Sonata in D minor BuxWV257; Herr, auf Dich traue ich BuxWV35; Gen Himmel zu dem Vater Sein BuxWV32; Trio Sonata in G minor BuxWV261; Trio Sonata in D BuxWV267; O fröhliche Stunden BuxWV84

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Friday 9 February7.30pm

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord

Mahan Esfahani: Bach Harpsichord WorksBach Sonata in A minor after Reinken BWV965; English Suite No. 3 in G minor BWV808; English Suite No. 4 in BWV809; Toccata in D BWV912

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Saturday 10 February6.00pm

Nash EnsembleStephanie Gonley violin Lawrence Power viola Adrian Brendel cello Philippa Davies flute Ian Brown piano

Nash Ensemble: The French ConnectionDuruflé Prélude, Récitatif et Variations for flute, viola and piano Op. 3 Debussy Sonata for cello and piano Ravel Sonata for violin and cello

All seats £3

7.30pm

Nash EnsembleSophie Bevan soprano Leslie Caron reciter

Nash Ensemble: The French ConnectionRavel Sonatine (arr. for flute, viola and harp by Salzedo/Kanga) Stravinsky Three Japanese Lyrics; Two Poems by Konstantin Balmont Debussy Chansons de Bilitis (arr. Boulez) Ravel Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé Fauré Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Mahan Esfahani © Bernhard Musil

Adrian Brendel © Jack Liebeck

Dorothee Mields © Harald Hoffmann

Sophie Bevan © Sussie Ahlburg

Christian Tetzlaff © Giorgia Bertazzi

Box Office: 020 7935 214122 • FEBRUARY

Christian Tetzlaff FocusWigmore Hall celebrates the work of Christian Tetzlaff, bold and independent in his interpretations of music of all periods and pioneer of innovative chamber music projects.

Sunday 11 February7.30pm

Christian Tetzlaff violin

Florian Donderer violin

Rachel Roberts viola

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello

Tanja Tetzlaff cello

Martin Helmchen piano

Julian Prégardien tenor

Schubert Schwanengesang Schubert String Quintet in C D956

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Forthcoming Events in this Series

Sunday 20 May 7.30pm Tetzlaff Quartet

Sunday 10 June 7.30pm Tetzlaff Quartet Jörg Widmann clarinet

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Sunday 11 February11.30am

Pavel Haas QuartetDvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’ Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor ‘From my life’

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

Monday 12 February1.00pm

SCO WindsBeethoven Wind Sextet in E flat Op. 71 Poulenc Sonata for clarinet and bassoon Beethoven Octet in E flat Op. 103

£15 concs. £13

7.30pm

Jerusalem QuartetHaydn String Quartet SeriesHaydn String Quartet in C Op. 33 No. 3 ‘The Bird’; String Quartet in D Op. 64 No. 5 ‘The Lark’; String Quartet in G Op. 77 No. 1

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Tuesday 13 February5.45pm – 6.45pm

Bechstein Sessions: FabledWe’re delighted to launch Bechstein Sessions, a new series of informal performances in the Bechstein Bar.

Sam Rapley saxophone & clarinet Alex Munk guitar Matt Robinson piano Conor Chaplin double bass Will Glaser drums

Fabled explores a wealth of textures, harmonies and grooves, taking inspiration from Debussy, Sarah Vaughan and Bon Iver.

£5

7.30pm

Jamal Aliyev cello

Daniel Evans piano

Eccles Violin Sonata in G minor (transcription for cello and piano by Jawher Matmati) Schubert Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821 Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 65 Martinů Variations on a theme by Rossini

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10Kirckman Concert Society Supported by LankellyChase Foundation

SCO Winds © Marco Borggreve

Jerusalem Quartet © Felix Broede

Pavel Haas Quartet © Marco Borggreve

Fabled

Box Office: 020 7935 214124 • FEBRUARY

Wigmore Hall Learning is thrilled to launch its first ever Festival. Seven Ages is an exploration of the stories and stages of our lives, and the different journeys we all take, reflecting on life and experience in its many and varied forms. Taking our Learning programme strands as inspiration, we invite you to explore with us the path from birth to older age, and everything in between.

Seven Ages Journeys through LifeTuesday 13 February 5.45pm Bechstein Sessions

Wednesday 14 February 10.30am – 3.30pm Musical Portraits: Family Day

Thursday 15 February 6.00pm Panel Discussion: Parenthood 7.30pm Helen Grime world première

Friday 16 February 11.00am – 12 noon Relaxed Concert

Saturday 17 February 10.00am – 12 noon and 1.00pm – 3.00pm Family Sounds

Tuesday 20 February 10.30am – 1.30pm Come and Sing

Wednesday 21 February 11.00am – 11.45am and 12.30pm – 1.15pm For Crying Out Loud!

Thursday 22 February 11.00am – 12 noon Schools Concert: The Empty Chair

Friday 23 February 7.30pm All the World’s a Stage concert

Saturday 24 February 10.00am – 3.30pm Big Sing

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Seven Ages Journeys through Life Musical Portraits Band For young people with Autism Spectrum Conditions

Monday 12 February 11.00am – 3.30pm Tuesday 13 February 11.00am – 3.30pm

We invite young people with Autism Spectrum Conditions to be inspired by paintings in the National Portrait Gallery, and to create their own works of art and music with inspiring visual artists alongside Wigmore Hall Learning Associate Artists Ignite.

For more information, and to apply for a place, contact Charlotte Cunningham at Turtle Key Arts on 020 8964 5060 or email charlotte@turtlekeyarts.org.uk.

Free (application required) In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery and Turtle Key Arts

Musical PathwaysDrop in to the Bechstein Room to explore your own musical journey with Wired4Music, a community of young creatives.

Monday 12 February Between 2.00pm and 4.00pm

Wednesday 14 February Between 4.00pm and 5.30pm

Friday 16 February Between 10.00am and 1.00pm

Monday 19 February Between 2.00pm and 4.00pm

Free (no ticket required) In partnership with Wired4Music, led by Sound Connections

Box Office: 020 7935 214126 • FEBRUARY

Wednesday 14 February10.30am – 3.30pm

Family Day: Musical PortraitsThe families of Musical Portraits participants come together with Ignite at Wigmore Hall to take part in their own music making and explore the creative process of the Musical Portraits Band.

Children £12 Adults £16 In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery

For more information, and to apply for a place, contact Charlotte Cunningham at Turtle Key Arts on 020 8964 5060 or email charlotte@turtlekeyarts.org.uk

7.30pm

Artemis QuartetMozart String Quartet in F K590 ‘Prussian’ Bartók String Quartet No. 2 BB75 Mendelssohn String Quartet in D Op. 44 No. 1

£38 £33 £27 £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. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Thursday 15 February6.00pm

Discussion PanelHelen Grime and Fiona Benson discuss the topic of parenthood.

£5

7.30pm

Ruby Hughes soprano Joseph Middleton piano

Songs for New Life and LoveSchumann Prelude from Jugendlieder 1827; Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 Mahler Kindertotenlieder Ives Serenity; The Housatonic at Stockbridge; Memories: a. Very Pleasant, b. Rather Sad; Songs my mother taught me Helen Grime New work* (world première) Britten Ca the Yowes; At the mid hour of night; Come you not from Newcastle?; O Waly, Waly*Commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15Helen Grime, Wigmore Hall’s Composer in Residence, is supported by The Marchus Trust

Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Artemis Quartet © Nikolaj Lund

Helen Grime © Amy Barton

Family Day © Benjamin Ealovega

Ruby Hughes © Barry Hale

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Friday 16 February11.00am – 12 noon

Relaxed ConcertHeath QuartetThis relaxed concert is open to everyone and provides a special opportunity to explore music in an informal environment. Join the dynamic Heath Quartet for a concert exploring the Seven Ages theme, and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee afterwards. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement, and house lights will remain up. Audience members are able to move in and out of the auditorium as they need to, and there is a designated quiet area.

£5

7.30pm

Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin Polina Leschenko piano

Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor Poulenc Violin Sonata Mozart Violin Sonata in E flat K380 György Kurtág Tre pezzi Op. 14e Enescu Impressions d’enfance Op. 28

£40 £35 £30 £25 £15

Saturday 17 February10.00am and 1.00pm

Family SoundsJoin us for this music-making workshop for children aged 0–5 and their parents or carers, which offers the opportunity to co-create a new piece inspired by the music of our Composer in Residence, Helen Grime. Workshop leaders Esther Sheridan and Lucy Drever lead us in exploration of singing, play and poetry, and our new piece will be shared online!

Repeated 1.00pm – 3.00pm

£6 Children £8 Adults

Patricia Kopatchinskaja © Marco Borggreve

Polina Leschenko © Marc Borggreve

Heath Quartet © Simon Way

Family Sounds © Benjamin Ealovega

Ruby Hughes © Barry Hale

Box Office: 020 7935 214128 • FEBRUARY

Saturday 17 February7.30pm

Avex Classics International Wigmore Series

Bartosz Woroch violin

Enno Senft double bass

Philippe Tondre oboe

Makoto Yoshida clarinet

Teunis van der Zwart horn

Rie Koyama bassoon

Masanori Oishi saxophone

Honjo Hidejiro shamisen

Mei Yi Foo piano

Yu Kosuge piano

Dai Fujikura PortraitDai Fujikura Rubi(co)n for clarinet; Milliampere for solo toy piano; Es for solo double bass; Sakana for solo saxophone; Deepened Arc (Piano Etude No. 2) for solo piano; Frozen Heat for solo piano; Neo for solo shamisen (UK première); SekSek and Ayatori for solo piano; Following for solo bassoon; Breathless for toy piano and violin; Samarasa for solo violin; Go for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon and piano (UK première)

£37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 18 February11.30am

Quatuor ZaïdeBeethoven String Quartet in D Op. 18 No. 3 Debussy String Quartet in G minor Op. 10

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

7.30pm

Škampa Quartet Melvyn Tan piano

Mozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’ Janáček String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ Korngold Piano Quintet in E Op. 15

£38 £33 £27 £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. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Quatuor Zaïde © Neda Navaee

Škampa Quartet Dai Fujikura © Milena Mihaylova

Melvyn Tan

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Monday 19 February1.00pm

Ashley Riches bass-baritone

Joseph Middleton piano

A Musical ZooSchubert Die Forelle; Die Vögel; Der Alpenjäger Fauré Le papillon et la fleur Saint-Saëns La coccinelle Massenet La mort de la cigale Ravel Histoires naturelles Vernon Duke Ogden Nash’s Musical Zoo

£15 concs. £13 Ashley Riches is a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artist scheme

7.30pm

The Monday Platform

Behn Quartet Neill–Kim Duo:Henry Neill baritone Somi Kim piano

Shostakovich Two pieces for string quartet: Elegy and Polka Maxwell Davies Quartet Movement Loewe Tom der Reimer; Hinkende Jamben; Freibeuter; Meeresleuchten Wolf Der Feuerreiter; Fußreise; An die Geliebte; Lied eines Verliebten; Der Tambour Judith Weir Songs from the Exotic Ravel String Quartet in F

£20 £18 £14 £12 £10Supported by The Musicians’ Company & Concordia Foundation Artists Fund

Tuesday 20 February10.30am – 1.30pm

Come and SingFor families living with dementia

As part of our Seven Ages festival, join Isabelle Adams for a session of group singing exploring a mixture of music from across the ages, followed by tea and coffee. We welcome people living with dementia and their family, friends and carers to attend. No previous experience needed, just an enthusiasm to sing!

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

Henry Neill

Somi Kim

Ashley Riches © Debbie Scanlan

Come and Sing © James Berry

Wednesday 21 February 3.00pm – 6.00pm

Monday 26 February 3.00pm – 6.00pm

Wednesday 28 February 3.00pm – 6.00pm

Witness the birth of the string quartet and trace its development to the height of invention. Haydn’s quartets from his time at the Esterházy estate are associated with the freedom he enjoyed in Vienna and the friendships he formed there, most famously with Mozart. Delve into these works, which have never been surpassed in their intimacy of interaction between four equal yet independent instruments, with composer Julian Philips alongside pianist Laura Roberts, guest speakers, and performers from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Series ticket price £66 including 3 study sessions and a ticket for the evening concert on 28 February

Wigmore Study Group: Haydn String Quartets

Box Office: 020 7935 214130 • FEBRUARY

Tuesday 20 February7.30pm

PhantasmLaurence Dreyfus director, treble viol Emilia Benjamin treble viol, tenor viol Jonathan Manson tenor viol Markku Luolajan-Mikkola bass viol Emily Ashton tenor viol Jonathan Rees bass viol

The world of Byrd: consorts, hymns, divisions & dancesByrd Five Fantasias a 3 and a 4; Fantasia a 5 (‘Two parts in one’); Two Fantasias a 6 (‘to the vyolls’); Kyrie, Sanctus & Agnus Dei from Missa a 4; Miserere; Sermone Blando; Christe redemptor omnium; Browning (‘The Leaves be green’); Queen’s Goodnight (Prelude and Ground); La Virginella; Though Amaryllis dance in green; In fields abroad; Susanna fair; My Mistress had a little dog; In Nomines: a 4 and a 5; Galliard a 5, Pavan and Galliard a 6

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Wednesday 21 February11.00am and 12.30pm

For Crying Out Loud!Hear outstanding performances by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music, in these concerts presented especially for parents or carers and babies under 1. Approximately 45 minutes in duration

Adults £8.50 (babies come free)In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music

Phantasm © Marco Borggreve

For Crying Out Loud! © Benjamin Ealovega

Joseph Haydn © Thomas Hardy

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7.30pm

Steven Isserlis cello

Alexander Melnikov piano

Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 Mikhail Pletnev Sonata for cello and piano Evgeny Kissin Sonata-Ballade for cello and piano Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle

Thursday 22 February11.00am – 12 noon

Schools ConcertTROUPE: The Empty ChairKey Stage 2Featuring music by Debussy, Couperin, Berio, Moondog and TROUPE, get involved with games and music making.

Children £4 Adults Free (ticket required)

7.30pm

Doric String QuartetHaydn String Quartet SeriesHaydn String Quartet in C Op. 64 No. 1; String Quartet in B minor Op. 64 No. 2; String Quartet in B flat Op. 64 No. 3

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Friday 23 February7.30pm

Lord Mayor’s Gala Concert

Ailish Tynan soprano Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano

Ilker Arcayürek tenor Stephan Loges bass-baritone

Graham Johnson piano

All the World’s a StageJoseph Phibbs New Commission* Haydn Der Greis Schubert Der Knabe; Die Knabenzeit; An die Laute; Greisengesang; Der Wallensteiner Lanzknecht beim Trunk Schumann Schlusslied des Narren; Die wandelnde Glocke; Er und Sie Brahms O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück; Ich sah als Knabe Blumen blühn Wolf Sie blasen zum Abmarsch; Ihr jungen Leute, die ihr zieht ins Feld; Der Soldat I Mahler Lob des hohen Verstandes from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Gilbert & Sullivan When I, Good Friends, Was Called to the Bar from Trial by Jury Duparc Au pays où se fait la guerre Poulenc Le sommeil; Le retour du sergent from Chansons villageoises Britten A Charm from A Charm of Lullabies; Black Day from Who are these Children? Coward Bronxville Darby and Joan*Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with the generous support of Nicholas and Judith Goodison

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’

Doric String Quartet © George Garnier

Ailish Tynan © Benjamin Ealovega

Steven Isserlis © Joanna Bergin

Anna Huntley © Kaupo Kikkas

Box Office: 020 7935 214132 • FEBRUARY

Saturday 24 February10.00am – 3.00pm

Big Sing!Join Isabelle Adams for a Big Sing! celebration of our Seven Ages festival, with this special opportunity to develop your singing skills and explore new music with Wigmore Hall Learning.

£25 concs. £19

7.30pm

Wihan QuartetMozart String Quartet in B flat K458 ‘Hunt’ Beethoven String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’ Dvořák String Quartet No. 14 in A flat Op. 105

£38 £33 £27 £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. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Sunday 25 February11.30am

Joseph Moog piano

Haydn Fantasia in C HXVII:4 Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 Debussy L’isle joyeuse Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C sharp minor

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

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

3.00pm

Johannes Kammler baritone

Roger Vignoles piano

Schubert An Schwager Kronos; Wonne der Wehmut; Schäfers Klagelied; Wandrers Nachtlied I; An die Entfernte; Gruppe aus dem Tartarus Wolf Peregrina I & II Schoeck Peregrina: Aufgeschmückt ist der Freudensaal; Ein Irrsaal kam in die Mondscheingärten; Die Liebe, sagt man, steht am Pfahl gebunden Mendelssohn Der Mond; Venetianisches Gondellied; Pagenlied; Nachtlied Wolf Der Gärtner; In der Frühe; Der Tambour; Verborgenheit; Selbstgeständnis

All seats £15

7.30pm

Pieter Wispelwey cello Alasdair Beatson piano

Reger Suite No. 2 in D minor Op. 131c Brahms Sonata Op. 78 (cello transcription of Violin Sonata) Brahms arr. Wispelwey Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 (arr. for cello and piano); Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op. 120 No. 2 (arr. for cello and piano)

£38 £33 £27 £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. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Joseph Moog © Thommy Mardo

Johannes Kammler © Michael Haggenmuller

Pieter Wispelwey © Caroline Sikkink

Wihan Quartet © Lukas Novotny

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Monday 26 February1.00pm

Aleksandar Madžar piano

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat Op. 106 ‘Hammerklavier’

All seats £15

7.30pm

Les Talens LyriquesChristophe Rousset director Gilone Gaubert-Jacques violin Gabriel Grosbard violin Emmanuel Jacques cello Jodie Devos soprano Judith Van Wanroij soprano

Love and death in VeniceMonteverdi Chiome d’oro; O come sei gentile; Ahi sciocco mondo e cieco Castello Seconda Sonata from Sonata Concertante in Stil Moderno, Libro Primo Monteverdi From L’incoronazione di Poppea: Prologue & Sinfonia; Signor, deh non partire; Signor oggi rinasco & Pur ti miro, pur ti godo; Sento un certo non so che Rossi A che tanto spavento; Che può far Citherea; Vi renda Amor mercè; Lasciate, Averno Rosenmüller Sonata Sesta a 3 Cavalli Lamento di Cassandra & Lamento di Didone

£50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Tuesday 27 February7.30pm

Louis Lortie piano

Schubert Fantasy Sonata in G D894 Thomas Adès Mazurka Op. 27 No. 1 Chopin Mazurka in F minor Op. 7 No. 3; Fantaisie in F minor Op. 49 Thomas Adès Mazurka Op. 27 No. 2 Chopin Mazurka in F sharp minor Op. 59 No. 3; Polonaise in F sharp minor Op. 44

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Wednesday 28 February7.30pm

Doric String QuartetHaydn String Quartet SeriesHaydn String Quartet in G Op. 64 No. 4; String Quartet in D Op. 64 No. 5 ‘The Lark’; String Quartet in E flat Op. 64 No. 6

£38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Christophe Rousset © Ignacio Barrios Martinez

Louis Lortie © Elias

Aleksandar Madžar © Keith Saunders

Doric String Quartet © George Garnier

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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 a five-minute walk from Wigmore Hall.

Car Parking There is limited street parking after 6.30pm (Mon – Sat) and all day Sunday in permitted areas. Alternatively there are public car parks in Cavendish Square, Harley Street and Marylebone Lane, all of which are less than a five-minute walk from the Hall. Wigmore Hall participates 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.

How to get to Wigmore Hall

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