Wigmore Hall June 2013 Concert Diary

JUNE 2013

Wigmore Hall Concert Diary

Truls MørkInside:

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Bernarda Fink • Richard Goode

Benjamin Grosvenor • Heath Quartet

Marc-André Hamelin

Christopher Maltman • Jordi Savall

Yaniv d’Or & Ensemble NAYA

And many more

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Christopher Maltman baritone Julius Drake piano

Eisler The Hollywood Songbook

Hanns Eisler, like so many remarkable creative minds, was forced into exile following the rise to power of the Nazis. The composer continued his closecollaboration with Bertolt Brecht in Hollywood. Eisler’s Hollywood Songbookweaves together texts by Brecht, Mörike, Hölderlin and Goethe to form oneof the greatest of all 20th-century song-cycles.

Julius Drake: ‘Perspectives’

RNIB Family Day: Battles and Ballads

For blind and partially sighted children aged 6 –12 years and their families

Discover the stories hidden in the paintings at The Wallace Collection and work with Wigmore Hallanimateurs Rus Pearson and Caroline Welsh to create your own battle songs. This family day willbe jam-packed with activities including armour handling, lyric writing and composing your ownmusic, which you will perform on the Wigmore Hall stage at the end of the day.

For more information and booking please contact James Risdon, RNIB Music Officer, on 020 7391 2273 or [email protected]

In partnership with The Wallace Collection

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trustand The Monument Trust

SATURDAY 1 JUNE 11.00 AM – 4.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event Free (ticket required)

SATURDAY 1 JUNE 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Fitzwilliam String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 135

Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9 in Eb Op. 117

Shostakovich and the Fitzwilliam String Quartethave been linked since the ensemble’s earlyyears in the 1960s. The Quartet’s originalmembers formed a close friendship with thecomposer and recorded the first complete cycle of his string quartets. Shostakovich’s ninth quartet, by turns playful andunsettling, stands here with another core Fitzwilliam work, Beethoven’s fatalistic String Quartet in F Op. 135.

SUNDAY 2 JUNE 11.30 AM Coffee Concert £12 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

Julius DrakeChristopher Maltman

Lucy Russell Marcus Barcham-Stevens Alan George Heather Tuach

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Werner Güra tenor

Christoph Berner piano

Schubert Schwanengesang

Tonal nuance and expressive shadings belong to Werner Güra’s well-stocked arsenalof interpretative approaches to Schubert’s late song-cycles. The German tenor hasworked closely with Christoph Berner to connect vivid nature imageryand inner conflicts in the words of Schwanengesang to the momentarypsychological states projected in Schubert’s music.

Richard Goode piano

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109; Piano Sonata No. 31 in Ab Op. 110; 11 Bagatelles Op. 119 (Nos. 6 –11); Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111

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

SUNDAY 2 JUNE 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series £18 £25 £30 £35

Werner Güra and Christoph Berner

MONDAY 3 JUNE 1.00 PM BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert £12 concessions £10

MONDAY 3 JUNE 7.30 PM The Monday Platform £8 £10 £13 £15

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Louise Alder soprano Gary Matthewman piano

Piatti String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in G minor Op. 74 No. 3 ‘Rider’ Wolf Italian Serenade in GDebussy Ariettes oubliées Hahn Si mes vers avaient des ailes; Le printempsRachmaninov 6 Songs Op. 38: In my Garden at Night; To Her; Daisies; The Rat-Catcher; Dreams; A-u! Satie Trois MélodiesDvorák String Quartet No. 13 in G Op. 106

The Piatti String Quartet follows two highly successful PLG Wigmore Hall concerts,the second broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. The Times: ‘…poise, blended tone andgeneral lustre …’. Louise Alder is another star from the PLG New Year Series, havingalso produced a sparkling Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro for the RCM.Opera Now: ‘…a born actress and a fluent and expressive singer …’

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TUESDAY 4 JUNE 6.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event Free (ticket required)

Aperitif, with Ignite

Early Evening Concert

Ignite, Wigmore Hall Learning’s resident ensemble, works through improvisationto deliver both innovative community programmes and dynamic performances.Drop in after work to hear a collection of brand new works from leadingcontemporary composers – a perfect start to your evening!

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and The Monument Trust.

TUESDAY 4 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £18 £24 £28

Heath Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 77 No. 1 Berg String Quartet Op. 3Beethoven String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’

In November 2011 the Heath Quartet underlined its status among the finest young ensembles with an acclaimed series of Beethoven’s complete stringquartets at Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirk. Its intense music-making has alreadygraced Wigmore Hall, not least as part of its Emerging Talent scheme. TheQuartet returns with a fascinating blend of ‘Viennese’ works, each marked bycontrapuntal dialogue and powerful expressive contrasts.

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING T A L E N T

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Louis Lortie piano

Chopin Nocturne in Ab Op. 32 No. 2; Impromptu No. 1 in Ab Op. 29; Nocturne in B Op. 32 No. 1;Nocturne in F# minor Op. 48 No. 2; Impromptu No. 2 in F# Op. 36; Nocturne in Db Op. 27 No. 2;Impromptu No. 3 in Gb Op. 51; Nocturne in C# minor Op. 27 No. 1; Nocturne in B Op. 9 No. 3;Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58

‘Chopin always insisted his music was really about architecture,’ observes Louis Lortie. The French-Canadian pianist’s approach consistently reflects the balance of classical and romantic elementsin Chopin’s music, consciously exploring the improvisational nature and lyrical qualities of hisNocturnes and Impromptus. Lortie prefaces the composer’s turbulent final sonata for solo pianowith the yearning Nocturne in B Op. 9 No. 3.

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CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust supports free tickets for 8 –25 year olds at selectedconcerts. To book for this concert as part of Wigmore Hall’s young people’sprogramme, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

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Carolin Widmann violin Alexander Lonquich piano

Schubert Violin Sonata (Duo) in A D574 Poulenc Violin Sonata Ives Violin Sonata No. 4‘Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting’ Schubert Fantasy in C D934

Intriguing repertoire juxtapositions are among the many reasons to make a date withCarolin Widmann and Alexander Lonquich. Their recital begins and ends with Schubert,placing the early ‘Duo’ Sonata alongside Poulenc’s heartbreaking Violin Sonata and pairing Ives’s nostalgic, richly allusive final Violin Sonata with the Fantasy in C D934,a potent late masterwork.

The Music TrolleyTeacher Training

This fun and creative hands-on training course is ideal for primary school teachers andperipatetic music staff who need some ideas on how to use the instruments in a typicalprimary school music trolley. Led by Inspire-works world music workshop facilitatorsMike Simpson and Tom Gregory, participants will develop playing techniques, learnsome traditional music from Africa, South America and the Far East which can be playedon music trolley instruments and discover how these styles, teaching methods andresources link to KS1 and KS2 statutory programmes of study for music in the NationalCurriculum. All participants will receive a resource pack. Suitable for all types of practitioner. Limited to 25 participants.

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

FRIDAY 7 JUNE 9.30 AM – 3.30 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £50 including refreshments

THURSDAY 6 JUNE 7.30 PM Rosenblatt Recitals 2012/13 £12 £16 £22 £26

Pretty Yende soprano James Vaughan piano

Rossini La promessa Bellini Almen se non poss’io Rossini L’Invito Donizetti Il barcaiolo from vol 1 of Composizioni de Camera; O luce di quest’anima fromLinda di Chamounix Liszt Tre sonetti di Petrarca S270

Debussy Beau soir; Fleur des blés; Clair de lune; Apparition; MandolineWeill My Ship Gershwin By Strauss; Blah blah blahBernstein I Feel Pretty from West Side Story

Winner of Placido Domingo’s 2011 Operalia Competition, soprano Pretty Yendestudied in South Africa before completing her training at La Scala. With futureengagements at Deutche Oper Berlin and the Metropolitan Opera, Rosenblatt Recitals welcomesthis rising star with a programme ranging from Rossini and Bellini to Gershwin and Bernstein.

Alexander Lonquich

FRIDAY 7 JUNE 7.00 PM NB starting time Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

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Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Georg Kallweit leader

‘Opus 5!’ – A Corelli Celebration

Corelli Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6 No. 4 Vivaldi Concerto in F for 2 horns & stringsRV538 Platti Concerto Grosso in G minor (after Corelli Op. 5) Babell Concerto inE minor for recorder (after Corelli Op. 5) Platti/V. Luks Concerto Grosso No. 4in F (after Corelli Op. 5) Corelli Sonata in A Op. 5 No. 6Geminiani Concerto Grosso in D minor (after Corelli’s ‘La Follia’ Op. 5 No. 12)

Wigmore Hall’s Early Music and Baroque Series goes from strength to strength with the appearance this season of the Akademiefür Alte Musik Berlin. The inspirational chamber orchestra regularly performs under the direction of one of its four leaders.This programme charts the pan-European importance of the Italian composer and violinist Arcangelo Corelli, unequalledduring his lifetime. Corelli’s groundbreaking concertos directly influenced that of his pupil Francesco Geminiani and Vivaldi,and also left a lasting mark on works by younger composers such as William Babell and Giovanni Benedetto Platti.

SATURDAY 8 JUNE 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Afiara String QuartetHaydn String Quartet in F Op. 74 No. 2Beethoven String Quartet in C Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky’

Thanks to support from the Banff International String Quartet Competition, the all-Canadian Afiara String Quartet spent last summer recording works by Beethoven. The fruits of their explorations can be heard in this Coffee Concert with the third ofBeethoven’s Op. 59 quartets. When told by a violinist that his ‘Razumovsky’ works were not music, the composer replied: ‘Oh, they are not for you, but for a later age!’


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Yaniv d’Or countertenor Ensemble NAYAYaniv d’Or and Ensemble NAYA scored a palpable hit with their performance last July as part ofWigmore Lates @ 36. The Israeli countertenor and the ensemble he co-founded in 2008 return to thelate night concert series with a programme which explores a diverse range of music from differenteras and cultures. From ancient Sephardic melodies to traditional Turkish love songs, serene ragapreludes to sensuous Libyan melodies, Yaniv d’Or and Ensemble NAYA expertly weave together anintimate and personal collection of some of the world’s most beautiful pieces of traditional music.

The evening continues in the Wigmore Hall Bar with live jazz from the Kairos 4tet from 11.15 pm.Free; no ticket required. For more information see www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/lates

Wigmore Lates @ 36 Yaniv D’Or

FRIDAY 7 JUNE 10.00 PM Late Night Series £12 concessions £10

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Artists in Conversation

Radio 3 presenter Catherine Bott interviews Jordi Savall ahead of his evening concert.

SUNDAY 9 JUNE 6.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £3

Jordi Savall treble viol, lyra viol

Andrew Lawrence-King Irish harp, psaltery

Frank McGuire bodhran

The Celtic Viol

The Caledonia Set: Trad/Irish Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch; The MusicalPriest/Scotch Mary Fraser Caledonia’s Wail for Niel Gow Trad/Irish Sackow’sThe Lord Moira’s Set: MacDonald Abergeldie Castle StrathspeyTrad/Scottish Regents Rant Traditional From Ryan’s Mammoth Collection:Crabs in the skillet (slow jig); Lord Moira’s HornpipeCarolan’s Harp: Trad/Irish Try if it is in tune: Feeghan GeleashO’Carolan Carolan’s Dream: Molly McAlpin Trad/Scottish The Reel of TullochgorumThe Lamento Set: Macpherson Macpherson’s LamentTrad/Irish The Tuttle’s Reel; Alexander’s Hornpipe Gow Lament for the Death ofhis Second Wife Trad/Irish The Gander in the pratie holeThe Lancashire Pipes: Traditional From Manchester Gamba Book: A Pointe orPreludium; The Lancashire Pipes; The Pigges of Rumsey; Kate of BardieTrad/Irish The Cup of Tea Traditional A Toy from the Manchester Gamba BookCarolan’s Favourite Jigg: O’Carolan Squire Woods’ Lamentation on the refusal ofhis half-pence; Abigail Judge & Planxty Judge; Colonel IrvingThe Donegal Set: Playford The Rover Reformed Trad/Scottish Lady Mary Hay’s Scots MeasureO’Carolan Carolan’s Farewell Trad/Irish Gusty’s Frolics (Donegal tradition)

For well over forty years, Jordi Savall has ranged beyond early music’s formal borders to reveal long forgotten repertoriesand reinstate the links that once connected popular tunes to compositions fashioned for connoisseurs. The Catalan violistand conductor’s work was recently recognised with the Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Denmark’s ‘Nobel’ for music, awardednot least for his lifelong efforts to bring together ‘diverse musical traditions in an enormously meaningful interculturaldialogue’. He turns to the world of Celtic music, in company with long-time collaborators Andrew Lawrence-King andFrank McGuire. ‘So many of these amazing works allowed people to survive in the most difficult conditions,’ says Savall.

This concert will be approximately 75 minutes with no interval

The artists are grateful for the support of the Departament de Cultura of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Institut Ramon Llull and the‘Culture Programme’ of the European Union.

SUNDAY 9 JUNE 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £18 £25 £30 £35

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Brodsky QuartetBeethoven String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’ Britten String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36

The Brodsky Quartet’s mature vision of Britten’s second string quartet is not to be missed.Emotional contrasts and thematic congruities abound in Beethoven’s‘Serioso’ quartet. The work’s fleet-footed final flourish offers relief fromthe world of intense introspection and anguish that has gone before.


Elisabeth Kulman mezzo-soprano Eduard Kutrowatz piano

Liszt Es muss ein Wunderbares sein; Einst; Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam; Ich liebe dichSchumann Frauenliebe und -leben Albin Fries Im Traum nur lieb’ ich dich; O sag es nicht;Mein Garten Schubert An die Nachtigall; Wehmut; Der ZwergLiszt Es war ein König in Thule; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder; Die drei Zigeuner

Schumann’s evergreen Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 stands as the centrepiece of ElisabethKulman’s song recital. The Austrian mezzo-soprano, who performs Fricka in the BavarianState Opera’s new Ring cycle this season, offers further reflections on aspects of life andlove in her choice of works by Liszt, Schubert and Albin Fries.

MONDAY 10 JUNE 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Pre-Concert Talk with Richard Egarr

TUESDAY 11 JUNE 6.30 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event Free (ticket required)

Academy of Ancient Music; Richard Egarr director, harpsichord

Lucy Crowe soprano Sophie Junker soprano

Charlotte Hellekant mezzo-soprano

Handel in Italy

Handel Cantata: Diana cacciatrice HWV79 D Scarlatti Sinfonia à 3 in G minorCorelli Concerto Grosso in F Op. 6 No. 9 A Scarlatti Concerto Grosso No. 5in D minor Handel Cantata: Clori, Tirsi e Fileno HWV96

Young Handel’s prolonged stay in Italy during the early 1700s delivered vibrant musical and personal stimulation as he collectedrich patrons, fraternised with influential musicians and enjoyed a much-gossiped-about fling with a star soprano! His cantataClori, Tirsi e Fileno projects the spirit of invention alive in Rome, where Arcangelo Corelli was busy revolutionising violin writingwhile the Scarlattis, father and son, thrilled audiences with instrumental writing of quirky flamboyance.

TUESDAY 11 JUNE 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £18 £24 £28 £32

Brodsky Quartet

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Truls Mørk cello

Christian Ihle Hadland piano

Bach Sonata No. 2 in D BWV1028 Dohnányi Cello Sonata in Bb Op. 8Debussy Cello Sonata in D minor Franck Sonata in A for cello and piano

Truls Mørk and Christian Ihle Hadland have developed their special duo partnershipthanks not least to performances of such great landmarks of the repertoire for celloand piano as the cello sonatas for Debussy and Franck. They open their programmewith Bach’s vivacious second sonata for viola da gamba and keyboard as a sprightlycompanion to the young Erno Dohnányi’s Cello Sonata, described by Donald Tovey as ‘an important work’.

Supported by an anonymous donor

THURSDAY 13 JUNE 11.00 AM – 12 NOON Wigmore Hall Learning Event Please book through Learning on 020 7258 8240 £2.50

Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpantswith Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives

Key Stage Schools’ Concert – Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1

For age 5 plus

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

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

WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 11.00 AM – 11.45 AM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £6 per adult – babies come for free

For Crying Out Loud!For parents and babies up to 1 year old

A highly popular programme for new parents and their babies, with musiciansfrom the Royal Academy of Music. Each lasting 45 minutes, parents can enjoy aprogramme of beautiful chamber music in a calm and accommodating environment.Although the music will be appropriate for babies, these concerts are introducedfor parents and are not interactive.

WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

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FRIDAY 14 JUNE 7.00 PM NB starting time London Pianoforte Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Finghin Collins piano

Haydn Piano Sonata in Eb HXVI:49 Chopin 3 Mazurkas from Op. 17: No. 1 in Bb; No. 2 in E minor;No. 4 in A minor; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52 Brahms 2 Rhapsodies Op. 79

Schubert Drei Klavierstücke D946

One of Ireland’s most distinguished musicians, Finghin Collins made his international breakthroughas winner of the 1999 Clara Haskil Competition before establishing his reputation with interpretationsof arresting insight, imagination and eloquence. His Wigmore Hall programme takes wing with awork aptly described by its composer as ‘rather difficult but full of feeling’ and includes Brahms’sbeautifully crafted, emotionally elusive Op. 79 Rhapsodies.

London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts and Guests

Mozart String Quintet in Bb K174 Ireland Sextet for clarinet, horn and string quartetBrahms String Sextet in G Op. 36

Youth is the theme of this concert by the young musicians of the London PhilharmonicOrchestra’s Foyle Future Firsts programme. Mozart’s early First Quintet already revealsMozart’s mastery of colour, while Ireland’s Sextet was written when he was a studentat the Royal College of Music. Finally, Brahms’s Second Sextet embodies memories ofa youthful love affair, particularly in its passionate opening movement.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Chamber Contrasts series at Wigmore Hall is generously supported by Dunard Fund.

Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Finghin Collins

THURSDAY 13 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £16 £22 £26

Patricia Routledge reciter Piers Lane piano

Admission: One Shilling

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

lunchtime concerts began, and how it continued while bombs rained down on London. Thisuplifting one act piece about the healing power of music is directed by Christopher Luscombe.

The evening continues in the Wigmore Hall Bar with live jazz from Trish Clowes, saxophone, and her Tangent Quartet from11.15 pm. Free; no ticket required. For more information see www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/lates

Wigmore Lates @ 36

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Philip Higham cello

Robert Thompson piano

Mendelssohn Cello Sonata No. 1 in Bb Op. 45

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

Among works worthy of wider recognition, few can compete with Mendelssohn’sCello Sonata No. 1 in Bb Op. 45. The three-movement composition, completed in October 1838, appears to have been influenced by earlier models. Philip Higham,winner of the 2008 Bach Leipzig and 2009 Lutoslawski Competitions, performsthe piece in company with Beethoven’s G minor Cello Sonata of 1796.


Trio Shaham Erez WallfischHagai Shaham violin Arnon Erez piano

Raphael Wallfisch cello

Elizabeth Wallfisch viola John Yorke piano

Raphael Wallfisch 60th Birthday Concert

Grieg Andante con moto Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 inBb D898 Schumann Adagio and Allegro in Ab Op. 70

(for cello and piano)Brahms Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 60

Join world renowned cellist, Raphael Wallfisch, as he celebrates his 60th birthday with family and friends in a programme thatincludes two of the greatest chamber works by Schubert and Brahms. The evening’s spirit of celebration extends to Grieg’strio, completed on 15 June 170 years ago.

Supported by Stentor Music Co Ltd

SATURDAY 15 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £18 £24 £28

Elizabeth WallfischTrio Shaham Erez Wallfisch

SATURDAY 15 JUNE 10.30 AM – 3.30 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £12 Adults £8 Children

Sounds Fishy

Family Day For age 5 plus

Join singer and animateur Kate Mapp for a Schubert-inspired day of musical activities. Discover the underwater world of his famous song ‘The Trout’ and create your ownfun-filled fish fantasia to perform on the Wigmore Hall stage.

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust and The Monument Trust

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Benjamin Grosvenor piano

Selection of Bach transcriptionsBeethoven Piano Sonata No. 4 in Eb Op. 7Liszt Valse de l’opéra Faust de Gounod – Paraphrase de concert S407

Critical superlatives, however liberally applied, are barely sufficient toencompass the full range of Benjamin Grosvenor’s artistic achievements.The American Record Guide came closest to the definitive mark when itdescribed him as a ‘Golden Age’ pianist, drawing favourablecomparisons with great names from times past. Worksby Bach, Beethoven and Liszt provide the measure ofGrosvenor’s artistry in this lunchtime’s recital.

Young Musicians from The Purcell School

Ravel Piano Trio in A minor (First movement: Modéré)Farrant Lord for thy Tender Mercies SakeVictoria O Quam gloriosamTallis If ye love meDuruflé Ubi Caritas (from Quatre motets sur des thèmes grégoriens)Koppel Toccata for Vibraphone and MarimbaPoulenc Violin Sonata (First movement: Allegro con fuoco)Berkeley Elegy and Toccata for violin and pianoGernsheim Piano Quintet No. 1 (Allegro moderato)Takemitsu Toward the Sea for guitar and alto fluteSchumann Piano Quintet in Eb Op. 44 (First movement: Allegro brillante)Ligeti Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (i, ii, iii & iv)

Students from The Purcell School perform an eclectic programme of chambermusic. The School holds the UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal in recognition ofits unique contribution to music, education and international culture.

‘... it gives me great hope for the future of the music profession when I hearwhat these young people are capable of’ Sir Simon Rattle CBE

www.purcell-school.org The Purcell School (Reg. Charity No. 312855)

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Kopelman Quartet

Schubert String Quartet in A minor D804 ‘Rosamunde’ Shostakovich String QuartetNo. 13 in Bb minor Op. 138 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 2 in F Op. 22

After two decades as first violin with the Borodin Quartet, Mikhail Kopelman launchedhis own ensemble in 2002. The Kopelman Quartet comprises four generous musicalpersonalities with around 150 years of collective experience to their credit. They herecontrast the radiant lyricism of Schubert’s ‘Rosamunde’ quartet with Shostakovich’smelancholic thirteenth string quartet and the heartfelt spontaneity of Tchaikovsky’s second string quartet.

TUESDAY 18 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £18 £24 £28

Pre-Concert Event

Razumovsky Academy Young Artists Recital

The Razumovsky Academy provides an environment in which exceptionally giftedyoung musicians collaborate closely with some of the world’s finest artists andteachers. This concert offers the chance to hear potential future stars at an earlystage in their careers.

Supported by the Razumovsky Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1111848)

WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE 6.00 PM Chamber Music Season £6 or free with evening concert (separate ticket required)

Kopelman Quartet

Clare Hammond solo piano Lawson Trio

Haydn Piano Trio in Eb HXV:30 Schubert Piano Sonata inA D664 Schumann Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor Op. 110

Bach Italian Concerto in F BWV971

Ginastera Danzas argentinas Op. 2

The Lawson Piano Trio was highly successful in last year’sPLG New Year Series. The Times: ‘… intelligence and knittedwell together … great feeling and lovely touches’. The Triorecently received a five-star review in BBC Music Magazinefor its debut CD The Long Way Home. Clare Hammond is giving her third PLG Wigmore Hall concert. The second was broadcastlive on BBC Radio 3, and her performance then of Ravel was chosen as one of their ‘Classical Highlights’.

The Park Lane Group (Reg. Charity No. 252205)

MONDAY 17 JUNE 7.30 PM The Monday Platform £8 £10 £13 £15

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Razumovsky Ensemble

Glazunov String Quintet in A Op. 39

Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 34

For their latest Wigmore Hall appearance, members of the Razumovsky Ensemble connectwith the power of five. Their programme brings together two strikingly mature quintetscreated while their composers were still young. Alexander Glazunov’s String Quintet in A,with its romantic slow movement and distinctly Russian melodic style, stands here togetherwith the tempestuous F minor Piano Quintet of Brahms.

Promoted by the Razumovsky Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1111848)

WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

Maxim Rysanov, Razumovsky Ensemble

Bernarda Fink mezzo-soprano

Marcos Fink bass-baritone

Anthony Spiri piano

Brahms So wünsch ich ihr ein gute Nacht;Schwesterlein; Vergebliches Ständchen Schubert Hektors Abschied; Mignon und derHarfner from Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister;Selma und Selmar; Hektors Abschied; Lichtund Liebe Wolf Herr, was trägt der Boden hierfrom Spanisches Liederbuch; Wunden trägstdu, mein Geliebter Brahms Die Nonne und der Ritter; Vor der Tür;Es rauschet das Wasser; Der Jäger und sein Liebchen Lajovic Mesec v izbi; Kaj bi le gledal Gerbic V noci Skerjanc Pocitek pod goro; Beli oblaki Ipavec Pomladni pocitek Guastavino Campanilla; Las achiras coloradas; La flor de aguapé Fleury Cruzando tu olvido/Camino de tu recuerdo Carrillo La ofrenda del trovadoPiazzolla Jacinto Chiclana; El Títere López Buchardo Vidala Lasala Tropilla de estrellas

Bernarda Fink brings her Wigmore Hall Residency to a close with a captivating programme of duets and songs familiar and rare,reflecting her Slovenian heritage, Argentinean upbringing and personal musical passions. She is joined by her brother Marcosand the wonderfully versatile pianist Anthony Spiri. Prepare to discover fine compositions by, among others, Fran Gerbic, JosipIpavec, Carlos Gustavino and Carlos López Buchardo.

Supported by the Benefactor Friends of Wigmore Hall

Bernarda Fink Residency

THURSDAY 20 JUNE 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £15 £20 £25 £30

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Fretwork; Carolyn Sampson soprano

Byrd Pavan and Galliard in 6 parts; My mind to me a kingdom is; Fantasia a 6; Though Amaryllis dance in green; In Nomine; O that most rare breast; Three 3-part fantasias; My mistress had a little dog;Prelude and Ground; Browning a 5; La virginella; Constant Penelope; Fantasia a 5 ‘Two in one’; In Nomine; Truth at the first; The noble famous Queen (or While Phoebus us’d to dwell); Fantasia a 6; Out of the orient crystal skies

By turns exquisite, uplifting, heartbreaking and entrancing, this programme of Byrd’s consort songs and instrumental workshas something for every taste. The composer’s depth of expression and inventive range are matched to ideal performers inthe form of Carolyn Sampson and Fretwork, outstanding interpreters of music from late Tudor and early Jacobean times.

SATURDAY 22 JUNE 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Calefax reed quintet

Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988 (arr. Raaf Hekkema)

Raaf Hekkema’s arrangements for saxophone have become a staple of the instrument’s concertrepertoire. A founding member of Calefax, he joins his colleagues for a late-night date with Bach’s Goldberg Variations. ‘Hekkema is mad, but it is a brilliant kind of madness,’ observed the Dutch music magazine Luister of his saxophone version of Paganini’s Caprices.

The evening continues in the Wigmore Hall Bar with live music from the Classic Buskers from11.15 pm. Free; no ticket required. For more information see www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/lates

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Martin Häßler baritone Marek Ruszczynski piano

Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize

Schubert Des Sängers Habe; Der Wanderer an den Mond; Der Wanderer; Bei dir allein! Wolf Begegnung; Denk’ es, o Seele!; Wo find ich Trost?; Lied eines Verliebten; An eine Äolsharfe; Der Jäger Musorgsky Songs and Dances of Death Finzi Let us garlands bring

The Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize annually awards a talented Guildhall School musician witha Wigmore Hall recital. German baritone Martin Häßler is the recipient of this year’s award,and his winner’s recital promises to be a special occasion.

Martin Häßler

FRIDAY 21 JUNE 7.00 PM NB starting time £12 concessions £10

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Susan Tomes piano

Erich Höbarth violin

Mozart Violin Sonata in D K306; Violin Sonata in F K376; 6 Variations in G minor ‘Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant’ K360; Piano Sonata in Bb K570; Violin Sonata in Eb K481

Musical intelligence, expressive honesty and artistic integrity leap to mind whenthinking of the work of Susan Tomes and Erich Höbarth. This is the second in their pair of Mozart programmes at Wigmore Hall this season.

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

SUNDAY 23 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

Paul Meyer clarinet François Salque cello

Eric Le Sage piano

Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114

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

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


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Escher String Quartet

Prokofiev String Quartet No. 2 in F Op. 92

Ravel String Quartet in F

The Escher String Quartet has established a loyal following among connoisseursof fine chamber music-making. This BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Recital opens withProkofiev’s second string quartet, a product of the second year of war betweenStalin’s Soviet Union and Hitler’s Nazi empire. The piece, basedon folksongs from the North Caucasus, complements the lyricallines and élan of Ravel’s String Quartet in F of 1903.


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Till Fellner piano

Haydn Piano Sonata in B minor HXVI:32 Mozart Piano Sonata in F K533/494

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

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

Supported by the Patron Friends of Wigmore Hall

Toddler BopFor 1 – 2 year-olds

Interactive music, movement and play workshops for young childrenand their parents with Chamber Tots in the Community workshopleader Esther Sheridan and guest musicians.

TUESDAY 25 JUNE 10.15 AM – 11.00 AM repeated 11.45 AM – 12.30 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event Returns only

TUESDAY 25 JUNE 7.30 PM £10 £14 £17 £20

Masayuki Kino violin

Mami Shikimori piano

Khachaturian Song-Poem ‘In Honour of an Ashugh’; Violin SonataGrieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor Op. 45

Ysaÿe Extase Op. 21

Respighi Violin Sonata in B minor

Masayuki Kino has appeared as soloist with many of the world’s leading orchestras as well as on both television and radio in Europe and inJapan. He is currently soloist/concertmaster for the Japan PhilharmonicOrchestra. Together with Mami Shikimori, they recently completed an8-concert tour of Japan and the UK, performing works by Respighi, Szymanowski, Koichi Kishi and Ginastera. Nippon AcousticRecords (NAR) have recently released their CD of works by Khachaturian entitled ‘Sonata – Monologue’ to critical acclaim.

‘[Masayuki Kino and Mami Shikimori] shed a new light on the world of Khachaturian’ MDE Bravo Music Magazine ( Japan)

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Wigmore Hall Debut

Daniel Behle tenor

Sveinung Bjelland piano

Schubert Die schöne Müllerin

Daniel Behle makes his Wigmore Hall debut by scaling one of thehigh peaks of song. The young German tenor’s Lieder recitals havegarnered praise from his native Hamburg to Munich and at theSchwetzingen Festival and Austria’s Schubertiade. Die schöneMüllerin, a setting of twenty poems by Wilhelm Müller, explores anarrative of love and loss in music of the utmost humanity.

There will be no interval during this performance

There will be no latecomers admitted during this performance

FRIDAY 28 JUNE 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School

This year’s graduating students and otherputpils of The Yehudi Menuhin School perform a varied programme of solos andchamber music for string instrumentsand piano.

The Yehudi Menuhin School

Pictured right: Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School

WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 7.30 PM £8 £10 £13 £15

Marc-André Hamelin piano

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

There is always a sense of occasion when Marc-André Hamelin performs,magnified by the Canadian pianist’s total immersion in his typically boldrepertoire choices and compelling musicianship. Hamelin’s latest Wigmore Hallprogramme promises to be no exception, as he embraces virtuoso pianismwith works by Ives and Brahms.

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Come and Sing: Folksong

The final Come and Sing workshop of the ‘Britten 100’ yearfocuses on folksongs, in celebration of Britten’s love of collectingfolk tales and music and incorporating them into his work.Led by Isabelle Adams, this day will look at music inspired byBritten, as well as folksongs from around the world. Learn somenew songs, join in with fun vocal activities and finish the daywith a performance on the Wigmore Hall stage.

SATURDAY 29 JUNE 10.30 AM – 3.30 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £18 concessions £10

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The Last Masters?

Programme to include

Yesterday…Poulenc Hier; 1904

… and centuries earlierRavel Sainte; Ronsard à son âme

Birds and insectsPoulenc La sauterelle from Le bestiaire;La puceRavel Le paon and Le grillon from Histoires naturelles

Dreams and FanciesPoulenc Fancy; ToreadorRavel Rêves; Chanson romanesque from Don Quichotte à Dulcinée

Des liaisons dangeureusesRavel Nicolette; Fascination Poulenc L’offrande; Allons plus vite

‘The Last Masters?’, the title of Graham Johnson’s final French Series programme, raises a rhetorical question about the placeof Ravel and Poulenc in the history of French song. Sarah Fox and Ivan Ludlow will explore works such as Ravel’s ‘Ronsard àson âme’, which the composer jokingly suggested was the only one of his mélodies that he could accompany while smoking.

French Song Series: Le Plus Doux Chemin

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Musicians from the Royal College of Music Benjamin Baker violin

Agata Darashkaite violin

Ekaterina Lazareva viola

Yuki Ito cello

Eun Cho cello

Thomas Ellis guitar

Son String Quartet

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Janácek PohádkaProkofiev/Borisovsky 5 Pieces from the ballet Romeo and JulietWalton 5 BagatellesSzymanowski Three Paganini Caprices Op. 40

Tartini/Kreisler Violin Sonata in G minor ‘Devil’s Trill’Martinu Variations on a theme by RossiniJanácek String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’

In the presence of guest of honour, Ida Haendel, theinternational musicians of the Royal College of Musicpresent an evening of exquisite string repertoireinspired by the creative collision of composers withother great artists, culminating in Janácek’s terrifyingand touching retelling of Tolstoy’s Kreutzer Sonata.

Royal College of Music

SUNDAY 30 JUNE 7.30 PM £10 £14 £17 £20 (£5 for RCM students)

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Elias String Quartet

Mendelssohn String Quartet in Eb Op. 12

Britten String Quartet No. 3 Op. 94

Named for the German title of Mendelssohn’s impassioned oratorioElijah, the Elias String Quartet has become synonymous with thecomposer’s works. They open their Coffee Concert with the StringQuartet in E flat Op. 12, an extraordinarily inventive product ofMendelssohn’s famous visit to England and Scotland in 1829 andworthy companion to Britten’s last substantial composition.


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Guildhall Wigmore Recital Prize:Winner’s Recital

Martin HäßlerMarek Ruszczynski

Des Sängers Habe D832 / Der Wanderer an den Mond D870 / Der Wanderer D493 / Bei dir allein D866

Mörike Lieder

Songs and Dances of Death

Let us Garlands bring

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