WigmoreHallSeptember2013ConcertDiary

Wigmore Hall Concert Diary

Joshua Redman

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

Inside:Arcanto Quartet

Ian BostridgeEuropa Galante

Matthias GoerneNelson Goerner

Thomas HampsonAngelika Kirchschlager

Skampa QuartetBryn Terfel & Simon Keenlyside

And many more

SEPTEMBER 2013

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TICKETS

Unless otherwise stated, tickets aredivided into four 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 price

Stalls AA, T – X: Lowest price

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Wigmore Hall Box Office, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP

In Person

7 days a week: 10 am – 8.30 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm.

No advance booking in the half hour prior to a concert.

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includes the return of your tickets if time permits.

Online www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

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now select your own seat and make subscription bookings online.

Subscription Discounts of up to 10% are available for a number of Wigmore Series

concerts. Please ask the Box Office for details.

Standby Tickets for students, senior citizens and the unemployed are available from

one hour before the performance (subject to availability) with best available seats

sold at the lowest price. NB standby tickets are not available for Lunchtime and

Coffee Concerts.

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

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HOW TO BOOK

Online Booking: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

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Friday 30 August 11.00 am & 2.00 pm

PRELIMINARY STAGE – DAY 1Candidates will each perform a 15-minute programme

All day £12.50 concessions £10

Free to Friends of Wigmore Hall and Mailing List Subscribers

Saturday 31 August 11.00 am & 2.00 pm

PRELIMINARY STAGE – DAY 2Candidates will each perform a 15-minute programme

All day £12.50 concessions £10

Free to Friends of Wigmore Hall and Mailing List Subscribers

Sunday 1 September 3.00 pm & 7.30 pm

SEMI-FINAL STAGE12 semi-finalists will each perform a 20-minute

programme

All day £15 concessions £12

Please note that there will be an Interval Supper from6.00 pm to 7.30 pm.

Please contact the Wigmore Hall Restaurant to make yoursupper reservation.

Book for the first three stages at the same time for £30

concessions £25

Tuesday 3 September 6.00 pm

FINAL STAGE AND PRIZE-GIVINGFour singers will each give a recital of 30 minutes

£15 £20 £25 £30

Please note that there will be an Interval Supper from approx.8.20 pm to 9.30 pm.

Please contact the Wigmore Hall Restaurant to make yoursupper reservation.

Song Recital Series

Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation

InternationalSong

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Kindly supported by the Kohn Foundation since 1997

The 8th biennial Wigmore Hall/Kohn FoundationInternational Song Competition will take place in Wigmore

Hall from 30 August to 3 September 2013

JURYJohn Gilhooly Chair, Pieter Alferink, Barbara Bonney, Robert Gambill,

Graham Johnson OBE, Sir Ralph Kohn (non-voting), Ann Murray DBE,Christoph Prégardien, Asadour Santourian


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Lukás Vondrácek piano

Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5 Beethoven 32 Variations on an Original Themein C minor WoO. 80 Rachmaninov Variations on a theme of Corelli Op. 42 Martinu 3 Czech Dances

Lukás Vondrácek made his first public appearance at the age of four and is currently studying atBoston’s New England Conservatory with Hung-Kuan Chen. He has worked with many of today’s topinternational conductors and orchestras. In 2009 Lukás Vondrácek received the Raymond E. BuckJury Discretionary Award at the International Van Cliburn Piano Competition, and in 2012 he wasthe First Prize winner at the 12th Unisa International Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa.

Promoted and sponsored by Unisa Music Foundation, University of South Africa Lisa Peacock Concert Management Limited

Skampa Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet in Bb Op. 18 No. 6Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13

Mendelssohn was only eighteen when he wrote his first string quartet (later numbered as hissecond). The young composer, inspired by Beethoven’s string quartets, created a fine balanceof Classical purity and Romantic expression in his Op. 13 score. The Skampa Quartet opens withBeethoven’s String Quartet in B flat Op. 18 No. 6, a youthful work crowned by its visionary finale.

Skampa Quartet

Lukás Vondrácek

SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 11.30 AM Coffee Concert £12.50 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Unisa International Piano Competition Prizewinner’s Concert £10 £14 £17 £20

Opening Concert of the 2013/14 Season

Simon Keenlyside baritone Bryn Terfel bass-baritone

Malcolm Martineau piano

Programme includes songs by Schumann and Schubert

Anyone in search of definitive qualities for the singing of our time could do no better than to begin with the work of these artists. Bryn Terfel’s ability to connect with audiences of all backgroundsand ages rests on his incredible vocal powers and gift for communication. There is a comparable charisma and intense presenceabout Simon Keenlyside, who brings words and poetic images to pulsating life on stage and in the concert hall. And MalcolmMartineau has also played a vital role in developing the multifaceted colours and individuality of their rich music-making.

Booking limited to two tickets only per person

Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2013/ 14 Wigmore Series

SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series Returns only

Malcolm MartineauBryn TerfelSimon Keenlyside

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MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 1.00 PM BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert £12.50 concessions £10

Anne Schwanewilms soprano

Roger Vignoles piano

Debussy Proses lyriquesSchumann Liederkreis Op. 39

Ranked by the journalist and musicologist Michael Kennedy among ‘the leading lyricStrauss singers of the day’, Anne Schwanewilms reaches out to audiences withher rare blend of vocal warmth, dramatic artistry, wit and charm.‘I love to sing,’observes the German soprano. ‘It is a must forme, and a dream.’

Anne Schwanewilms

MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

Menahem Pressler & Friends

Menahem Pressler piano

Alexander Kerr violin

Lawrence Power viola

Paul Watkins cello

Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor K478

Turina Piano Quartet in A minor Op. 67

Dvorák Piano Quartet in E b Op. 87

Menahem Pressler, born in December 1923, has lived a remarkablelife by any measure. His artistry bears witness to his experience as arefugee from Nazi Germany, a firebrand young soloist, an inspirationalteacher and one of the world’s greatest chamber musicians. TheNew York Times described him as ‘a poet, time and again revealingunexpected depths in works that have been endlessly plumbed andsurveyed.’ The insightfulness of Pressler’s interpretations continuesto astonish and beguile, while the spirit of his work with youngercolleagues remains as generous and collegial as ever. He joins forceswith three close friends and musical partners for Wigmore Hall’stribute to his life and work.

Supported by the Chamber Music Circle

Menahem Pressler Alexander Kerr

Lawrence Power Paul Watkins

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

CAVATINAChamber Music Trustwww.cavatina.net

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Nelson Goerner piano

Mozart Piano Sonata in Eb K282 Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16 Schubert Piano Sonata in Bb D960

In the second of four concerts in his ‘Portrait’ series, Nelson Goerner explores three works drawnfrom the heart of his repertoire, brought together to create a musical and spiritual journey. Hebegins with Mozart’s Piano Sonata in E flat K282, an experimental work from a young composer,and continues with explorations of Schumann’s ‘fantasies for piano’, Kreisleriana, and Schubert’ssublime final Piano Sonata in B flat D960.

Supported by the Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall

Nelson Goerner Portrait Series

WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Europa Galante; Fabio Biondi director, violin

Vivaldi Sinfonia in G RV149; From La stravaganza: Violin Concerto in A minor RV357; Violin Concerto in E minor RV279; Violin Concerto in Bb RV383aVivaldi Sinfonia from Ercole su’l Termodonte RV710 Vivaldi From La stravaganza: ViolinConcerto in F RV284; Violin Concerto in D RV204; Violin Concerto in F RV291

Wigmore Hall’s Early Music and Baroque Series gets underway in style with a visit from EuropaGalante and its visionary leader Fabio Biondi. Europa Galante came into being in 1990 as therealisation of violinist Biondi’s wish to create an Italian period instrument ensemble of thehighest quality with a groundbreaking approach to historically informed performance. Its work since has set a compellingbalance between scholarship and spontaneity, fashioning interpretations that direct listeners to the edge of their seats andcritics to produce superlatives of praise and admiration. Over the years, Europa Galante has revived countless neglectedmasterworks and appeared at the world’s leading concert halls and festivals, from La Scala to the Sydney Opera House.

Fabio Biondi

THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £18 £25 £30 £35

TUESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Roman Trekel baritone Malcolm Martineau piano

Schumann Dichterliebe Schoenberg Warnung; Erwartung; Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm;Erhebung Zemlinsky Entbietung; Meeraugen Strauss Four Last Songs

Roman Trekel has devised a programme hallmarked by insight into the nature of Romantic love andattachment. The German baritone journeys through the turbulent emotional world of Schumann’sDichterliebe, explores the eroticism of Schoenberg’s ‘Schenk mir deinen goldenen Kamm’, a sensualappeal by Jesus to Mary Magdalene, and arrives finally at Strauss’s valedictory Four Last Songs.

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Thomas Hampson baritone Wolfram Rieger piano

Mahler From Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Scheiden und Meiden; Trost im Unglück; Aus! Aus!;Nicht wiedersehen!; From Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: Die zwei blauen Augen; From DesKnaben Wunderhorn: Lied des Verfolgten im Turm; Der Schildwache Nachtlied; Zu Strassburg aufder Schanz; Revelge Zemlinsky Entbietung Webern Aufblick; Tief von Fern Strauss BefreitAlma Mahler Die stille Stadt Schoenberg Erwartung Mahler From Five Rückert Lieder: Ich atmet’ einenlinden Duft; Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder; Um Mitternacht; Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Wigmore Hall’s glorious Season opening week concludes with a visit from the American baritone Thomas Hampson, who madehis Wigmore Hall debut in 1984 and has held audiences spellbound at the Hall many times since. In addition to his distinguishedoperatic interpretations and award-winning recordings, Hampson’s affinity for the songs of Gustav Mahler and the great landmarksof the song repertoire have further underlined his status as one of the most musical and sophisticated singers of modern times.

Travels Through Time

Family Day For age 5 plus

Musician Neil Valentine and artist Caroline Dorset from The Wallace Collection guide youthrough a day of time travel. Find inspiration from The Collection’s incredible galleries andexhibits, then take your ideas back to Wigmore Hall to create your own musical work of art.

In partnership with The Wallace Collection

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

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Ian Bostridge tenor Julius Drake piano

Schubert Der Strom; Auf der Donau; Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren;Nachtstück; Viola; Abendstern; Gondelfahrer; Auflösung; Widerschein; Alinde;Rastlose Liebe; Geheimes; Versunken; Der Winterabend; Die Sterne; Strophe aus ‘die Götter Griechenlands’

‘After silence,’ observed Aldous Huxley, ‘that which comes nearest to expressing theinexpressible is music.’ The seemingly infinite expressive range and invention ofSchubert’s songs, explored in depth by Ian Bostridge in his Wigmore Hall SchubertSeries, inform everything from the wild energy of ‘Der Strom’ to the rapt contemplation of his sublime setting of ‘Die Sterne’.

Ian Bostridge: Schubert Lieder

Julius Drake

FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £18 £25 £30 £35

Ian Bostridge

SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 10.30 AM – 3.30 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £12 Adults £8 Children

SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £18 £25 £30 £35

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Christian Blackshaw piano

Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor D784

Schumann Fantasy in C Op. 17

Following his revelatory cycle of Mozart’s piano sonatas, Christian Blackshaw returns to WigmoreHall for a lunchtime recital built upon two cornerstones of 19th-century music. Schubert’s darkly introspective Piano Sonata in A minor, completed in 1823 following its composer’srecovery from illness, was posthumously published in 1839, the same year inwhich Schumann’s impassioned Fantasy in C first appeared in print.

quartet-labPekka Kuusisto violin Patricia Kopatchinskaja violinLilli Maijala viola Pieter Wispelwey cello

Mozart Divertimento in D K136 Beethoven String Quartet in F minor Op. 95 ‘Serioso’Britten String Quartet No. 2 in C Op. 36

The musicians of quartet-lab will perform additional works, to be announced from the stage.

Four renowned instrumentalists combine to form quartet-lab, a collective devoted to the exploration and expansion of the string quartet repertoire. The ensemble’s members,acclaimed for their work as soloists, also connect powerfully with the art of improvisationthrough traditional music from their native countries. This programme travels from Mozart’sflamboyant early Divertimento K136 and Beethoven’s experimental ‘Serioso’ Quartet to Britten’s second string quartet, whichreceived its world première at Wigmore Hall in 1945.

Philippe Graffin violin Claire Désert piano

Dohnányi Ruralia hungarica ‘Andante rubato’Enescu Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 25 ‘dans le caractère populaire roumain’Ravel Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel FauréRavel Violin Sonata

Paris and the influence of La Belle Époque help connect the works in thisCoffee Concert programme. The dazzling violin and piano team of Philippe Graffin and Claire Désert include George Enescu’s third violin sonata of 1926, which combines invaluable lessons learned bythe composer from his French contemporaries with intimate recollections of melodies from his childhood in Romania.


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Adam Walker flute Anthony Marwood violin

Lawrence Power viola Steven Isserlis cello

Lucy Wakeford harp Alexander Melnikov piano

Bridge Cello Sonata in D minor Fauré Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minorOp. 108 Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harpShostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67

Steven Isserlis is the central figure in a four-concert programme certainto evoke the febrile nature and creative ferment that touched composersin Europe and beyond as great events unfolded around them. Music inthe Shadow of War, including works by Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Poulencand Martinu°, catches the vivid energy of chamber scores conceived asthe world lurched from one crisis to the next. Wartime anxieties variouslyconditioned the works in this programme. Bridge began his two-movement cello sonata in 1913 and worked on it as World War Iunfolded. Debussy took refuge from depressing news of bloody battles on the Western Front in his sonata of 1915, whileShostakovich turned in 1943– 44 to Russian and Jewish folk themes to create a powerful memorial work to his closest friend.

Supported by the members of the Rubinstein Circle

Music in the Shadow of War

TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £18 £25 £30 £35

Celso Albelo tenor Juan Francisco Parra piano

Turina Poema en forma de canciones Guastavino Pampamapa; Ya me voy a retirar;El sampedrino Ginastera Canción al árbol del olvido Brandt Besos en mis sueñosPenella Detén tu lado paso (Don Gil de Alcalá ) Vives Por el humo se sabe donde está el fuego (Doña Francisquita) Lecuona La ComparsaDonizetti Una furtiva lagrima (L’elisir d’amore); Tombe degli avi miei … Fra poco … (Lucia di Lammermoor); Spirto gentil (La favorita) Verdi La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)

Spanish tenor Celso Albelo is well-established on the international opera scene,performing at important venues around the world including London’s Royal Opera House. Making his London recital debut, he opensthe 2013/14 Rosenblatt Recitals season with a programme from great composers of the Iberian Peninsula and South America.

Tickets also on sale for Rosenblatt Recitals on 21 October (Angel Blue), 7 November (Giorgio Berrugi) and9 January (Rosa Feola). See Wigmore Hall website for more details.

MONDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Rosenblatt Recitals £12 £16 £22 £26

Juan Francisco ParraCelso Albelo

Anthony MarwoodAdam Walker

Steven Isserlis

Lawrence Power

Lucy Wakeford Alexander Melnikov

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THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 1.00 PM Lisa Peacock Presents Thursday Lunchtime Showcases £12.50 concessions £10

The London International PlayersDaniel Röhn violin Ruth Gibson viola Ashok Klouda celloIrina Botan piano Ana de la Vega flute Martino Panizza harp

Mozart Flute Quartet No. 1 in D K285

Mahler Piano Quartet in A minorBax Elegiac Trio for flute, viola and harpMendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49

The London International Players comprises soloists andchamber musicians of individual distinction from manycorners of the world who have come together through amutual love of chamber music and common musical ideals.Founded by the dynamic Ana de la Vega, these musicianswill open the Thursday Lunchtime Showcase series withgreat flair.

Lisa Peacock Concert Management Limited

Tickets also on sale for Thursday Lunchtime Showcase Recitals on 26 Sept (Nazrin Rashidova and Roderick Chadwick), 28 Nov (Ivana Gavric),5 Dec (Yu Kosuge), 13 Feb (Mei Yi Foo) & 3 April (Rachel Kolly d’Alba and Christian Chamorel)

Inon Barnatan piano

Debussy Suite bergamasque Ronald Stevenson Peter Grimes Fantasy on themes from BrittenRavel La valse Matthias Pintscher New commission (world première)*Schubert Piano Sonata in A D959

*Co-commissioned by Wigmore Hall, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Aspen Music Festival, with thesupport of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

Le Figaro has written of his ‘impeccable musicality and phrasing’, while Gramophonedescribed him as a ‘born Schubertian’. Inon Barnatan’s artistic journey continues thisseason with a typically thought-provoking and engaging programme, complete with thefirst performance of a specially commissioned work by Matthias Pintscher and RonaldStevenson’s thrilling Peter Grimes Fantasy.

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING T A L E N T

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

Contemporary Music Series

WEDNESDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series £15 £20 £25 £30

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Irina Botan

Ashok Klouda

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THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

The Sitkovetsky TrioAlexander Sitkovetsky violin Leonard Elschenbroich cello Wu Qian piano

Brahms Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor Op. 101 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66

Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb D929

Within a year of its foundation by three students at the Yehudi Menuhin School, theSitkovetsky Trio took first prize in the International Commerzbank Chamber Music Award2008 and made its Wigmore Hall debut. The young ensemble’s perceptive musicianshipwas recently compared by the Independent to that of ‘the Beaux Arts Trio in its heyday’.

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING T A L E N T

Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

Joshua Redman saxophone Håkon Kornstad saxophone, tenor

Jazz at Wigmore Hall continues this season under the direction of Americansaxophonist and composer Joshua Redman as his series featuring a world-classroster of artists unfolds. A rare occasion indeed – a concert bringing together Redman and Håkon Kornstad, the acclaimed Norwegian saxophonist andoperatic tenor. Each musician has been nominated for several Grammys intheir respective homelands, and each has the deserved reputation for alwaysbringing something new and fresh to the jazz idiom. The concert will featuresolo as well as duo performances.

This concert will be approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an intervalHåkon Kornstad

FRIDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Jazz Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Joshua Redman

Open House Day

For all: Gain access to the auditorium with music from the stage as well as the chance to take a lookbehind the scenes and explore backstage throughout the day. For children and families: Be a musicaldetective and follow the trail to discover musicians playing around the building. Collect your musicalclues and then join in with a workshop in the Bechstein Room to put them all togetherand solve the musical mystery. Make sure you have time to tour the building first,then join one of the half-hour workshops starting at 12.15 pm, 1.15 pm or 2.15 pm.

SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 11.00 AM – 3.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event Free (no booking required)

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Wigmore Hall Debut

Denis Kozhukhin piano

Haydn Piano Sonata in F HXVI:23 Franck Prélude, Choral et Fugue Schubert 4 Impromptus D899

Hindemith Piano Sonata No. 3 Brahms 7 Fantasien Op. 116

International interest followed Denis Kozhukhin’s victory in the 2010 Queen Elisabeth PianoCompetition in Brussels. Born to a musical family in Nizhny Novgorod in Russia’s heartlands, he studied at the Balakirev School of Music and at the Queen Sofia College of Music inMadrid. The 27-year old makes his Wigmore Hall debut in a programme of rich diversity,correspondences and contrasts.

Arcanto Quartet

Mozart String Quartet in A K464 Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 135

The combined experience and musical vision of Antje Weithaas, Daniel Sepec, TabeaZimmermann and Jean-Guihen Queyras underpin the arresting eloquence of ArcantoQuartet interpretations. They perform Mozart’s String Quartet in A K464, inspiredby the music of Haydn, and Beethoven’s final essay in the string quartet genre,a masterwork of fathomless depths and expressive nuances.


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Young Musicians from The Purcell SchoolBernice Chitiul voice Rytis Juskaitis piano Jo Eun Shim viola

Davinya Cooper flute Martin Bartlett piano

Mozart From Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete; Non so più; Porgi amor; From Così fantutte: Smanie Implacabile Debussy 2 Préludes from Book I: Voiles; La danse de PuckRachmaninov Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5 Chopin Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Op. 20

Clarke Viola Sonata Harty In Ireland Bozza Aria Dutilleux Sonatine Liszt Valléed’Obermann from Années de pèlerinage S160 No. 6 Ginastera Danzas argentinas

Young musicians from The Purcell School perform works for voice, piano, viola andflute. The School holds the UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal in recognition of its uniquecontribution to music, education and international culture. ‘It gives me great hopefor the future of the music profession when I hear what these young people are capable of’ Sir Simon Rattle CBE

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

SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM £8 £9 £11 £13

Musicians from The Purcell School

SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series £15 £20 £25 £30

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Arcanto Quartet

Bach The Art of Fugue (extracts) Hindemith String Quartet No. 5 Op. 32

Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor ‘From my Life’

Art and craft coalesced in Bach’s peerless compositions. The Art of Fugue, a collection of fugues and canons created in the 1740s, transcends the boundaries of strict counterpoint to touch thesublime. The Arcanto Quartet sets extracts from Bach’s score in company with Hindemith’s fifthstring quartet, written in the early 1920s under the influence of the ‘New Sobriety’ movement in art.

Robin Tritschler tenor Iain Burnside piano

Britten Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente Schubert O Quell, was strömst du rasch und wild; Im Frühling; Im Freien; Der Wanderer an den Mond; Ständchen; An Silvia Britten Oft in the stilly night;The minstrel boy; Rich and Rare; At the mid hour of night; The last rose of summer

Since winning the Song Prize at the 2006 Kathleen Ferrier Award, the Irish tenor Robin Tritschlerhas made great strides as concert artist and opera soloist. The BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist,hailed for his ‘exquisite clarity’ and ‘radiantly lyrical’ voice, returns to Wigmore Hall to connectwith the expressive worlds of Schubert and Britten.

Robin Tritschler is a member of Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme


MONDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

Robin Tritschler

Arcanto Quartet

Classical Opera; Ian Page conductor

Ailish Tynan soprano (as Weltgeist) Sarah Fox soprano (as Barmherzigkeit)

Mary Bevan soprano (as Gerechtigkeit)

Andrew Kennedy tenor (as Christgeist) Allan Clayton tenor (as Christ)

Mozart Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots K35

To mark the release of its new recording of the work, Classical Operaperforms Mozart’s remarkable sacred singspiel, ‘The Obligation of the First Commandment’, created when he was just eleven. Themusic’s tender beauty, dynamism and descriptive flair bear witnessto the young composer’s innate empathy for humanity’s desire tounderstand and experience matters spiritual.

This concert will be approximately 1 hour 25 minutes in duration, without an interval

TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £18 £25 £30 £35

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Andrew Kennedy

Mary Bevan

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Matthias Goerne baritone Sarah Christ harp

Schubert Abendstern; Blondel zu Marien; Das Heimweh; Das Lied im Grünen; Der Kreuzzug; Der Winterabend; Des Fischers Liebesglück; Die Gebüsche;Die Sternennächte; Wandrers Nachtlied; Im Frühling

For the first concert in Matthias Goerne’s three-concert series, he is joined by SarahChrist to explore the unique sound-world of Schubert Lieder accompanied by harp.Praised by Daniel Barenboim for the high standards of her orchestral and chambermusic performances, Sarah is set to offer double-insight into these glorious songs through this exciting musical partnership.

Matthias Goerne: ‘A Celebration’

WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £18 £25 £30 £35

Angelika Kirchschlager mezzo-soprano Helmut Deutsch piano

Haydn Ein kleines Haus; Lob der Faulheit; Das Leben ist ein Traum; Die zu späte Ankunft der Mutter; Eine sehr gewöhnliche Geschichte Beethoven Mailied; Neue Liebe, neues Leben; Wonne der Wehmut; Mit einem gemalten Band; Aus Goethes Faust: Es war einmal ein König; Die Trommel gerühret; Freudvoll und leidvoll Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39

Angelika Kirchschlager’s programme spans a formative period in the development of German song,exploring a selection of Haydn’s output for the genre and casting light on ‘Die Trommel gerühret’ and‘Freudvoll und leidvoll’ from Beethoven’s incidental music to Goethe’s play Egmont. The second half ofthis recital presents Schumann’s dozen settings of verse by Eichendorff, the Liederkreis Op. 39 of 1840.

THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £18 £25 £30 £35

Sarah ChristMatthias Goerne

Angelika Kirchschlager

Nazrin Rashidova violin Roderick Chadwick piano

Mozart Violin Sonata in Bb K378 Godowsky From 12 Impressions: No. 1 Larghetto lamentoso, No. 2 Profile(Chopin), No. 9 Valse Macabre Szymanowski Fountain of Arethuse, from Myths Op. 30 Moszkowski Nos. 3& 5 from Spanish Dances Op. 12 (arr. Emile Sauret) Szymanowski Dryads and Pan from Myths Op. 30

Godowsky From 12 Impressions: No. 4 Tyrolean (Schuhplattler), No. 12 Viennese (Wienerisch)

Launch of Godowsky CD (Naxos label)

Leopold Godowsky composed his Twelve Impressions for violin and piano in 1916 and dedicated themto Fritz Kreisler and his wife. Nazrin Rashidova and Roderick Chadwick recorded these pieces in 2012 onthe Naxos label making this a recording première of a collection of Godowsky’s works for violin and piano.

Lisa Peacock Concert Management Limited Tickets also on sale for Thursday Lunchtime Showcase Recitals on 19 Sept (The London InternationalPlayers), 28 Nov (Ivana Gavric), 5 Dec (Yu Kosuge), 13 Feb (Mei Yi Foo) & 3 April (Rachel Kolly d’Alba and Christian Chamorel)

THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 1.00 PM Lisa Peacock Presents Thursday Lunchtime Showcases £12.50 concessions £10

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Pre-Concert Talk

Fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout introduces his all-Mozart evening programme.

SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 6.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £3

Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano

Mozart Piano Sonata in C K545; Piano Sonata in A minor K310;

Suite (Sarabande completed by Robert Levin) K399;

Piano Sonata in A K331

Kristian Bezuidenhout opens his all-Mozart programme with one of the composer’s mostdelightful keyboard works, conceived with consummate elegance and style ‘for beginners’.The South African-born fortepianist includes Robert Levin’s completion of Mozart’s suitein early 18th-century fashion and the Piano Sonata in A K331, crowned by its famous‘Turkish’ Rondo and shot through with uplifting melodies.

SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series £15 £20 £25 £30

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Matthias Goerne baritone

Andreas Haefliger piano

Wolf Neue Liebe; Peregrina I & II Liszt Blume und Duft Wolf An die Geliebte; Liebesbotschaft; Nachtgruss;Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo: Wohl denk ich oft;Alles endet, was entstehet; Fühlt meine SeeleLiszt Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder;Lasst mich ruhen; Ich möchte hingehn; Des Tages laute Stimmenschweigen; Über allen Gipfeln ist RuhWolf Harfenspieler I– III Liszt Der du von dem Himmel bist Wolf Keine gleicht von allen Schönen; Sonne der Schlummerlosen; Morgenstimmung

Matthias Goerne and Andreas Haefliger, artists universally celebrated for the insightful qualities and expressive depths of their interpretations, train their attention in this recital on songs by two strikingly different men. Both Wolf and Liszt, for alltheir personal contrasts, probed the human psyche and harnessed the powers of music and poetry to set minds free.

Matthias Goerne: ‘A Celebration’

Andreas HaefligerMatthias Goerne

FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £18 £25 £30 £35

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Wigmore Hall Debut

Vox LuminisLionel Meunier artistic director

The Bach dynasty – 150 years of motets

Johannes Bach Sei nun wieder zufrieden meine Seele;Unser Leben ist ein SchattenJohann Michael Bach Herr wenn ich nur dich habe;Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebet; Halt, was du hastJohann Christoph Bach Lieber Herr Gott, wecke unsauf; Fürchte dich nicht; Der Gerechte, ob er gleich zuzeitlich stirbtJohann Ludwig Bach Das Blut Jesu Christi; Das ist meine FreudeJohann Sebastian Bach Ich lasse dich nicht BWV159a; Jesu, meine Freude BWV227

Vox Luminis and Lionel Meunier received the 2012 Gramophone Record of the Year Award for their thrilling recording ofHeinrich Schütz’s Musikalische Exequien. The Belgian early music ensemble, which Meunier created in 2004, makes itsWigmore Hall debut with a captivating programme of works from the Bach dynasty. It opens with the two surviving motetsby Johannes Bach, appointed as town musician and organist in Erfurt in the 1630s. Meunier and Vox Luminis will alsoreveal the deep family foundations of Johann Sebastian Bach’s musical training, clearly present in the sacred cantatas ofhis second cousin, Johann Ludwig, and the exquisite motets of Johann Michael Bach.

SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £18 £25 £30 £35

Wigmore Hall Debut

Jan Lisiecki piano

Bach Partita No.1 in Bb BWV825

Chopin 12 Études Op.10

Born in Canada to Polish parents in 1995, Jan Lisiecki unleashed a floodof critical superlatives three years ago following the release of his liverecording of Chopin’s piano concertos with Sinfonia Varsovia. Theeighteen-year old, praised for his poetic pianism and highly developedsense of the singing line, marks his Wigmore Hall debut with thisCoffee Concert recital.


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Wigmore Hall Debut

Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano

Julius Drake piano

Brahms Sapphische Ode; Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen; Die Mainacht;Unbewegte laue Luft Wolf Gebet; In der Frühe; Der Tambour; Um Mitternacht; FussreiseBritten A Charm of Lullabies George Crumb 3 Early SongsRavel Cinq mélodies populaires grecquesPoulenc 5 Poems of Max Jacob

American mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, who makes her WigmoreHall debut, took the Metropolitan Opera by storm in 2008 withher performance as Kitty Oppenheimer in John Adams’s DoctorAtomic. She repeated the role at English National Opera, furtherunderlining the allure of her stage presence, tonal richness andexceptional gift for communication.

MONDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Sasha Cooke

Cuarteto Casals

Haydn String Quartet in C Op. 33 No. 3 ‘The Bird’György Kurtág Hommage à Mihály András(12 Microludes) Op. 13

Bartók String Quartet No. 4

Currents of Hungarian culture run deep in this BBCLunchtime Concert. Cuarteto Casals performs GyörgyKurtág’s aphoristic Microludes, written in 1978 inhomage to the influential composer and cellist András Mihály. The quartet opens with Haydn’sdelightful ‘Bird’ quartet, one of six works written in1781 and dedicated to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia.

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Wednesday 18 September 7.30 pm

Inon Barnatan pianoMatthias Pintscher*

& Ronald Stevenson

Sunday 13 October 7.30 pm

Quatuor EbèneAntoine Tamestit violaBruno Mantovani*

Wednesday 16 October 7.30 pm

Arditti QuartetBrian Ferneyhough, Hilda Paredes,John Cage & more

Saturday 19 October 4.00 pm

Quatuor DiotimaBrian Ferneyhough, Jean Barraqué& Toshio Hosokawa*

Thursday 24 October 7.30 pm

Matthew Barley celloDai Fujikura, James MacMillan,John Tavener & Jan Bang / Barley

Monday 28 October 7.30 pm

Christian Gerhaher baritone

Gerold Huber pianoJörg Widmann*

Saturday 2 November 1.00pm & 7.30pm

Aurora OrchestraNicholas Collon conductor

Claire Booth soprano

Adam Walker flute

Mark Simpson clarinet

András Keller violin

Paul Silverthorne viola

Cédric Tiberghien pianoJulian Anderson, Gérard Grisey,Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin,Hans Abrahamsen& Salvatore Sciarrino

Sunday 3 November 7.30 pm

Xuefei Yang guitarChen Yi*

Wednesday 6 November 7.30 pm

EXAUDIMichael Finnissy*,Christopher Fox*& Stefano Gervasoni*

Friday 22 November 7.30 pm

The Prince ConsortCheryl Frances-Hoad*& Gwilym Simcock*

Wednesday 11 December 1.00 pm

Britten SinfoniaSally Beamish*

*Commissioned or co-commissioned byWigmore Hall with the support of André

Hoffmann, president of the FondationHoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation

Wigmore Hall stands as a major supporter of contemporary chamber music and song, as commissioner of new works and champion of living composers. The Hall is determined to bring fresh creative energy to the repertoire, not least through its extensive commissioning programme and promotion of world, UK and London premières.

Sun 8 Sep Škampa QuartetSun 15 Sep Philippe Graffin/Claire Désert

Sun 22 Sep Arcanto QuartetSun 29 Sep Jan Lisiecki

Sun 6 Oct Prazák QuartetSun 13 Oct Andreas Brantelid/Peter Friis Johansson

Sun 20 Oct Vanbrugh QuartetSun 27 Oct Musicians from the Scottish Ensemble

Alasdair BeatsonSun 3 Nov Arcadia Quartet

Sun 10 Nov Julian Bliss/Robert BottriellSun 17 Nov Natalie Clein/Tamara Stefanovich

Sun 24 Nov Nash EnsembleMarianne Thorsen/Ian Brown

Sun 1 Dec Spencer MyerSun 8 Dec Raphael Wallfisch/John York

Sun 15 Dec Mandelring QuartetSun 22 Dec Gould Piano Trio

Sun 29 Dec Quartetto di Cremona

Sunday Morning Coffee Concerts

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The perfect way to start your Sunday morning – a cup of coffee or aglass of sherry preceded by an hour of world-class classical music.

All concerts start at 11.30 am

HOW TO GET HERE Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BPBox Office Tel: 020 7935 2141

Wigmore Hall is situated in the heart of London’s WestEnd and is easily accessible by public transport or car.

Tubes

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

Buses

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

Car Parking

There is limited street parking after 6.30 pm (Mon – Sat)and all day Sunday in permitted areas. Alternatively thereare public car parks in Cavendish Square, Harley Streetand Marylebone Lane, all of which are less than a fiveminute walk from the Hall. Wigmore Hall participatesin the Theatreland Parking Scheme which gives allWigmore concert-goers 50% discount on their parking.Please contact the box office for further details or visitour website.

Restaurant and Bars

Wigmore Hall has its own restaurant and bars servingpre-concert and interval refreshments. The menu rangesfrom light snacks to a full three course à la carte meal.Our bars offer a range of hot, cold and alcoholic beveragesalongside a selection of snacks.

Please visit www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurantor call 020 7258 8292 for further information.

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