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Calendar
March
1 Mar    10.15am   Chamber Tots                        4    23 Mar 7.30pm Dianne Reeves                         14
         11.45am   Chamber Tots                        4    24 Mar 10.30am Family Day: Chamber Challenge        14
         4.45pm    Introduction to Music commences     4            7.30pm Cuarteto Casals                      14
          7.30pm   Michelangelo Quartet/Emma Johnson   4
                                                             25 Mar 11.30am Andreas Ottensamer                   16
2 Mar    7.30pm Mark Viner                             5           5.00pm Dunedin Consort                       16
3 Mar    11.00am Family Concert: The Empty Chair       5    26 Mar 1.00pm Danny Driver                          16
          7.30pm Steven Osborne                        5           7.30pm Paul O’Dette                          15
4 Mar    11.30am Ronan O’Hora                          5    27 Mar 7.30pm Les Arts Florissants                  16
         3.00pm Martin Mitterrutzner/Gerold Huber      5
          7.30pm Joshua Bell/Sam Haywood               6    28 Mar 7.30pm Les Folies françoises                 17

5 Mar    1.00pm Leon McCawley                          6    29 Mar 7.30pm Roderick Williams/Iain Burnside       17
         7.30pm Denis Kozhukhin                        6    31 Mar   7.30pm Sylvia Schwartz/Malcolm Martineau   17
 1.00pm Savitri Grier/Richard Uttley
6 Mar                                                   6

                                                                Wigmore Hall
 7.30pm Daniel Hope/Freddy Kempf/                      6
		 Sacconi String Quartet
7 Mar    7.30pm Vienna Piano Trio                      7
8 Mar
9 Mar
         7.30pm Florilegium
         10.15am Chamber Tots
                                                        7
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                                                                Restaurant & Bar
         11.45am Chamber Tots                          7       Join us for dinner before your evening
          7.30pm Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau      7
                                                                recital. Enjoy a modern menu balanced
10 Mar   7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Eleanor Bron             8
11 Mar   11.30am Bennewitz Quartet                     8
                                                                with a nod to classic favourites, all in the
          7.30pm Arditti Quartet/Jake Arditti          8       comfort of Wigmore Hall, and be ready in
12 Mar   1.00pm Calidore String Quartet8                       time for the start of the concert.
         7.30pm Nelson Goerner         9
13 Mar   7.30pm John Chest/Marcelo Amaral              9       Table reservations: 020 7935 2141
14 Mar 10.15am Chamber Tots                            9       www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurant
       11.45am Chamber Tots                            9
        7.30pm Heath Quartet/Nils Mönkemeyer           9
15 Mar   7.30pm Danish String Quartet                  10
16 Mar   7.30pm Kuss Quartet                           10
17 Mar 2.00pm Michael Collins Masterclass              10
       7.30pm Imogen Cooper                            10
18 Mar 11.30am Gould Piano Trio                        12
       3.00pm Soraya Mafi/Graham Johnson               12
        7.30pm Gautier Capuçon/Jérôme Ducros           12
 1.00pm Stile Antico12
19 Mar
 7.30pm Soloists of the      11
		 Ensemble intercontemporain
20 Mar 5.30pm Nash Ensemble/Royal Academy of Music13
       7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Christine Rice        13
21 Mar 5.45pm Young Producers Present13
       7.30pm The Schubert Ensemble  13
22 Mar 7.30pm London Handel Orchestra                  14
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                                                     Thursday 1 March
 Introduction to French Music                        10.15am & 11.45am

 Thursday 1 March                                    Chamber Tots
 4.45pm – 6.00pm                                     Minibeasts
 Thursday 8 March                                    We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/
 4.45pm – 6.00pm                                     carers to join us as we explore Minibeasts! This
 Thursday 15 March                                   interactive music-making workshop features
 4.45pm – 6.00pm                                     songs, percussion and the chance to meet
                                                     some exciting instruments up close, led by
 Thursday 22 March
                                                     our experienced Chamber Tots music leaders
 4.45pm – 6.00pm
                                                     alongside emerging ensembles.
 ‘Pleasure in sound’ could perhaps be the            10.15am (1–2 year-olds) &
 motto of French musicians; the extraordinary        11.45am (3–5 year-olds)
 cuisine, viniculture and romantic inclinations      Approximately 1 hour in duration
 of that unique country would lead to no other       Children £6 Adults £4
 approach.
 Join Roy Stratford to explore the distinctive
 nature of French music, from the Baroque            7.30pm
 with its emphasis on dance, through to
 Berlioz and his incredibly forward-looking          Michelangelo Quartet
 orchestral writing, to Debussy, the ultimate        Emma Johnson clarinet
 musical colourist, and on to Boulez, the
 master of the avant-garde.                          Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A K581
                                                     Enescu String Quartet No. 2 in G Op. 22
 Series ticket price £33                             Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115
                                                     £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

 The Water-Lily Pond
 © Claude Monet, 1899

                                                  Chamber Tots                          Michelangelo Quartet
                                                  © Benjamin Ealovega                   © Marco Borggreve
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   Friday 2 March                                        7.30pm
   7.30pm
                                                         Steven Osborne piano
   Mark Viner piano                                      Prokofiev Sarcasms
   Keyboard Trust Prizewinner’s 2018                     Ravel Miroirs
   Recital – In memory of Bill Newman                    Debussy Images, Series 2
                                                         Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat Op. 84
   Liszt Bénédiction et serment, deux motifs de
   Benevenuto Cellini de Berlioz S396                    £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
   Alkan Souvenirs Trois morceaux dans le genre
   pathétique Op. 15                                     Sunday 4 March
   Thalberg Fantaisie sur des thèmes de l’opéra          11.30am
   Moïse de G. Rossini Op. 33
   Chopin 2 Nocturnes Op. 48                             Ronan O’Hora piano
   Liszt Réminiscences de Norma S394                     Brahms Intermezzo in A Op. 118 No. 2
   £30 £25 £20 £15 £10                                   Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Op. 53
                                                         ‘Waldstein’
   Presented by Lisa Peacock Concert Management Ltd.
   Sponsored by The Keyboard Charitable Trust            Brahms Intermezzo in E flat minor Op. 118 No. 6
                                                         Schubert Fantasy in C D760 ‘Wanderer’
   Saturday 3 March                                      £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/
   11.00am – 12 noon                                     sherry/juice

   Family Concert                                        3.00pm
   TROUPE: The Empty Chair                               Martin Mitterrutzner tenor
   For ages 6 plus
                                                         Gerold Huber piano
   When the Two Persons find themselves visited
                                                         Schumann Liederkreis Op. 24
   by a mysterious empty chair, they are at a
                                                         Wolf Liederstrauß
   loss as to what to do. Luckily, the whirling
                                                         Liszt Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen; Die
   ThisThat – and one very noisy BLACKHOLE
                                                         Loreley (S273); Du bist wie eine Blume; Ein
   – are on hand to help them face their fears.
                                                         Fichtenbaum steht einsam; Im Rhein, im
   Explore loss, change and friendship with music
                                                         schönen Strome (S272/1); Morgens steh’ ich
   by Debussy, Couperin, Berio, Moondog and
                                                         auf und frage; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder
   TROUPE, plus plenty of opportunities to get
   involved with games and music making.                 All seats £15
   Children £10 Adults £12

Mark Viner                  Troupe                     Ronan O’Hora               Martin Mitterrutzner
                            © Camilla Whitehall                                   © Emanuel Altenburger
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   Sunday 4 March                              Tuesday 6 March
   7.30pm                                      1.00pm

   Joshua Bell violin                          Savitri Grier violin
   Sam Haywood piano                           Richard Uttley piano
   Programme to include:                       Beethoven Sonata in C minor Op. 30 No. 2
   Mozart Violin Sonata in B flat K454         Messiaen Theme and Variations
   Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat Op. 18      Poulenc Violin Sonata
   Schubert Fantasy in C D934                  £13 concs £11
   Works to be announced from the stage
                                               YCAT is grateful for support from the Rachel Baker Memorial
   £40 £35 £30 £25 £15                         Charity, Help Musicians UK and the International Music and Art
                                               Foundation for this series. Registered Charity Number: 326490.

   Monday 5 March                              7.30pm
   1.00pm
                                               Daniel Hope violin
   Leon McCawley piano
                                               Freddy Kempf piano
   Haydn Piano Sonata in C minor HXVI:20
   Gál Three Preludes Op. 65                   Sacconi String Quartet
   Chopin 2 Nocturnes Op. 37                   Jacqueline du Pré Charity Concert
   Beethoven 32 Variations on an Original      Chausson Concert in D Op. 21 for violin, piano
   Theme in C minor WoO. 80                    and string quartet
   All seats £15                               Anne Dudley March for the Royal Society of
                                               Musicians (world première)
                                               Dvořák Piano Quintet in A Op. 81

   7.30pm                                      £38 £35 £30 £20 £18
                                               Sponsored by the Oak Foundation
   Denis Kozhukhin piano
   Handel Suite in D minor HWV437
   Haydn Piano Sonata in E minor HXVI:34
   Brahms 4 Klavierstücke Op. 119
   Debussy Préludes Book I
   Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Joshua Bell             Denis Kozukhin      Savitri Grier                        Sacconi String Quartet
© Lisa Marie Mazzuco    © Marco Borggreve   © Kaupo Kikkas                       © Emilie Baile
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   Wednesday 7 March                                Friday 9 March
   7.30pm                                           10.15am & 11.45am

   Vienna Piano Trio                                Chamber Tots
   Haydn Piano Trio in B flat HXV:20                On the Farm
   Schumann Piano Trio No. 2 in F Op. 80            Join us as we go to the farm in this interactive
   Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor Op. 50         music-making workshop for children ages 1 to
   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15                              5 and their parents or carers.
                                                    10.15am (1–2 year-olds) &
   Thursday 8 March                                 11.45am (3–5 year-olds)
   7.30pm                                           Approximately 1 hour in duration

   Florilegium                                      Children £6 Adults £4

   Ashley Solomon director
   Robin Blaze countertenor                         7.30pm
   Handel Concerto Grosso in G Op. 3 No. 3
   Pergolesi Salve Regina in F minor
                                                    Florian Boesch baritone
   Corrette Concerto comique in G Op. 25            Malcolm Martineau piano
   ‘Les Sauvages et la Furstemberg’                 Schubert From Schwanengesang:
   Telemann Trio Sonata in C minor TWV42:c2         Liebesbotschaft; Kriegers Ahnung;
   Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D minor Op. 1 No. 12      Frühlingssehnsucht; Ständchen; Aufenthalt;
   ‘La Follia’                                      In der Ferne & Abschied
   Bach Cantata: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte            Schubert Der Fischer; Meeres Stille; Der Zwerg
   Seelenlust BWV170                                Schubert From Schwanengesang: Der Atlas;
   £37 £32 £26 £20 £15                              Ihr Bild; Das Fischermädchen; Die Stadt;
                                                    Am Meer & Der Doppelgänger
                                                    £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Vienna Piano Trio      Florilegium               Chamber Tots                          Florian Boesch
© Nancy Horowitz       © Amit Lennon             © Benjamin Ealovega                   © Lukas Beck
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   Saturday 10 March                                    7.30pm
   7.30pm
                                                        Arditti Quartet
   Nash Ensemble                                        Jake Arditti countertenor
   Martyn Brabbins conductor                            Salvatore Sciarrino 6 quartetti brevi
   Ian Brown and Simon Crawford-                        Mark Andre iv 13 miniatures for string quartet
                                                        (2017) (UK première)
   Phillips piano duet                                  Philippe Hurel Entre les lignes (UK première)
   Eleanor Bron narrator*                               Salvatore Sciarrino Cosa resta (UK première)

   Malcolm Sinclair Soldier and Devil†                  £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
                                                        Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools
   Nash Ensemble:                                       and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please
   The French Connection                                contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

   Fairy Tales
                                                        Monday 12 March
   Ravel Mother Goose Suite                             1.00pm
   Milhaud Caramel Mou
   Poulenc The story of Babar the little Elephant       Calidore String Quartet
   for the narrator and piano*
                                                        Mozart Divertimento in F K138
   Stravinsky The Soldier’s Tale*†
                                                        Caroline Shaw First Essay: Nimrod
   £30 £25 £20 £15 £10                                  Shostakovich String Quartet No. 9 in E flat Op. 117
                                                        £15 concs £13
   Sunday 11 March
                                                        The Calidore String Quartet is a member of
   11:30am                                              BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artist scheme

   Bennewitz Quartet                                    Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools
                                                        and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts. To book, please
   Janáček String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’      contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.
   Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810
   ‘Death and the Maiden’
   £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/
   sherry/juice

Martyn Brabbins         Bennewitz Quartet            Jake Arditti                       Calidore String Quartet
© Benjamin Ealovega     © Kamil Ghais
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   7.30pm                                         Wednesday 14 March
                                                  10.15am & 11.45am
   Nelson Goerner piano
   Schubert Piano Sonata in A D664                Chamber Tots
   Brahms Variations on a Theme by Paganini       Minibeasts
   (Books I & II) Op. 35
                                                  We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their
   Debussy Préludes Book II
                                                  parents/carers to join us as we explore
   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15                            Minibeasts! This interactive music-making
                                                  workshop features songs, percussion and the
   Tuesday 13 March                               chance to meet some exciting instruments up
   7.30pm                                         close, led by our experienced Chamber Tots
                                                  music leaders alongside emerging ensembles.
   John Chest baritone
                                                  10.15am (1–2 year-olds) &
   Marcelo Amaral piano                           11.45am (3–5 year-olds)
   A Winter Journey                               Approximately 1 hour in duration
   Finzi O mistress mine                          Children £6 Adults £4
   Schubert An mein Herz
   Wolf Verschwiegene Liebe
   Duparc Extase                                  7.30pm
   Brahms Verzagen
   Roussel Le jardin mouillé                      Heath Quartet
   Schubert Der Winterabend
   Finzi Childhood among the Ferns
                                                  Nils Mönkemeyer viola
   Duparc Chanson triste                          Haydn String Quartet Series/
   Schumann Wehmut                                Jörg Widmann as Composer-Performer
   Wolf Verborgenheit                             Haydn String Quartet in C Op. 74 No. 1
   Britten Winter Words Op. 52                    Jörg Widmann String Quartet No. 4
   Mahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen      Bruckner String Quintet in F
   Strauss Winternacht
                                                  £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
   Wolf Im Frühling
   Gurney Sleep                                   With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor & Supporter
                                                  Friends of Wigmore Hall
   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
                                                  This concert will be followed by the annual
                                                  Patron Friends dinner – to book for the
                                                  dinner please contact the Friends Office on
                                                  020 7258 8230 (additional costs apply)

Nelson Goerner           John Chest            Chamber Tots                          Nils Mönkemeyer
© Jean-Baptiste Millot   © Andrey Stoycher     © Benjamin Ealovega                   © Irène Zandel
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   Thursday 15 March                                                Saturday 17 March
   7.30pm                                                           2.00pm – 5.00pm

   Danish String Quartet                                            Michael Collins Masterclass
   Haydn String Quartet in B flat Op. 33 No. 4                      Hailed by BBC Music Magazine for his
   Mozart String Quartet in B flat K458 ‘Hunt’                      ‘gorgeous-toned musicianship’, Michael Collins
   Brahms String Quartet in B flat Op. 67 No. 3                     shares insights and artistic ideas with a group
   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15                                             of outstanding young clarinettists.
   Part of the Chamber Zone scheme:                                 £10 concessions £8
   Free tickets for schools and 8–25
   year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA            Saturday 17 March
   Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office
   and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.                                        7.30pm

   Friday 16 March                                                  Imogen Cooper piano
   7.30pm                                                           Beethoven 6 Bagatelles Op. 126
                                                                    Haydn Piano Sonata in E flat HXVI:52; Variations
   Kuss Quartet                                                     in F minor HXVII:6
   Haydn String Quartet Series                                      Julian Anderson She Hears (mvt from Sensation)
                                                                    Liszt Bagatelle sans tonalité S216a
   Haydn String Quartet in E flat Op. 33 No. 2                      Beethoven 15 Variations and a Fugue on an
   ‘The Joke’; String Quartet in B flat Op. 50 No. 1;               Original Theme in E flat ‘Eroica Variations’ Op. 35
   String Quartet in F sharp minor Op. 50 No. 4;
   String Quartet in D Op. 50 No. 6 ‘The Frog’                      £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15

Danish String Quartet         Kuss Quartet                       Michael Collins                Imogen Cooper
© Caroline Bittencourt        © Molina Visuals                   © Benjamin Ealovega            © Sim Canetty-Clarke
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Ensemble intercontemporain
Monday 19 March
7.30pm

Sophie Cherrier flute
Jérôme Comte clarinet
Jens McManama horn
Didier Pateau oboe
Paul Riveaux bassoon
Sir Harrison Birtwistle Five Distances for five instruments
Carter Retracing for bassoon; Retracing II for horn
Heinz Holliger Sonata for oboe
Carter Esprit Rude/Esprit Doux for flute and clarinet
Cage Music for Wind Instruments
Blaise Ubaldini New commission (world première)
£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’.

                                                                         Ensemble intercontemporain
                                                                         © Christophe Urbain
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   Sunday 18 March                                      7.30pm
   11.30am
                                                        Gautier Capuçon cello
   Gould Piano Trio                                     Jérôme Ducros piano
   Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor Op. 1 No. 3          Debussy Cello Sonata
   Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat Op. 97                Massenet Méditation from Thaïs
   ‘Archduke’                                           Fauré Elégie Op. 24
   £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/            Saint-Saëns Le Cygne from The Carnival
   sherry/juice                                         of the animals
                                                        Piazzolla Le grand tango
   3.00pm                                               Ducros Encore
                                                        Dvořák Klid (Silent Woods) Op. 68 No. 5
   Soraya Mafi soprano                                  Tchaikovsky Andante Cantabile from String
   Graham Johnson piano                                 Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11
                                                        Grieg Cello Sonata in A minor Op. 36
   The Lure of the East
                                                        £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
   Schumann Aus den hebräischen Gesänge
   Strauss Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland
                                                        Monday 19 March
   Wolf Epiphanias
   Schubert Suleika I & II                              1.00pm
   Schumann Lied der Suleika
   Wolf Als ich auf dem Euphrat schiffte;
                                                        Stile Antico
   Hochbeglückt in deiner Liebe                         Oriana, Fairest Queen:
   Bizet Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe                      Music celebrating the life and times
   Fauré Les roses d’Ispahan                            of Elizabeth I
   Saint-Saëns Tournoiement                             Byrd O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth our
   Roussel Réponse d’une épouse sage                    Queen; Attollite portas Tallis Absterge Domine
   Gilbert & Sullivan The Sun Whose Rays                Lassus Madonna, mia pietà Willaert Vecchie
   Coward Mad dogs and Englishmen                       letrose Sandrin Doulce memoire Ferrabosco
   All seats £15                                        Exaudi Domine orationem meam; Ad Dominum
                                                        cum tribularer Dowland Now, O now I needs
                                                        must part; Can she excuse my wrongs
                                                        Wilbye The Lady Oriana Weelkes As Vesta was
                                                        from Latmos hill descending
                                                        All seats £15

Gould Piano Trio        Soraya Mafi                  Gautier Capuçon             Stile Antico
© Jake Morley           © Christina Haldane          © Gregory Batardon          © Marco Borggreve
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  Tuesday 20 March                                   Wednesday 21 March
  5.30pm                                             5.45pm

  Nash Ensemble                                      Young Producers Present…
  Musicians from the                                 Bechstein Room
  Royal Academy of Music                             What happens when a group of young
                                                     people produce their own performance in
  Nash Ensemble:
                                                     the Bechstein Bar at Wigmore Hall? What
  The French Connection
                                                     theme will inspire them? What music will
  Introduction to the concerts by                    they choose? Visit www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/
  Gillian Moore MBE                                  young-producers to find out more about this
  Stravinsky Three Pieces for string quartet         unique project.
  Debussy Première rapsodie                          Free (ticket required)
  Poulenc Sonata for horn, trumpet and trombone      Wigmore Hall Learning is a proud
  Milhaud La cheminée du roi René (suite for         supporter of Arts Award.
  wind quintet) Op. 205
  Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
                                                     7.30pm
  All seats £3

  7.30pm
                                                     The Schubert Ensemble
                                                     Farewell Concert
  Nash Ensemble                                      Chausson Piano Quartet in A Op. 30
  Ian Brown piano                                    Schubert Piano Quintet in A D667 ‘The Trout’
  Christine Rice mezzo-soprano                       Judith Weir Piano Quintet (2018)* (world
                                                     première)
  Nash Ensemble:
                                                     *Commissioned by The Schubert Ensemble Trust
  The French Connection
                                                     £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 
  Saint-Saëns Caprice sur des airs danois et
  russes Op. 79                                      Part of the Chamber Zone scheme:
                                                     Free tickets for schools and 8–25
  Ravel Cinq mélodies populaires grecques;           year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA
  Chants populaires (selection)                      Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office
  Debussy String Quartet in G minor Op. 10           and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.
  Delage Quatre poèmes hindous
  Fauré Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor Op. 45
  £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Nash Ensemble         Ian Brown                   Christine Rice                      The Schubert Ensemble
© K Leighton          © Clive Barda               © Patricia Taylor                   © Jack Liebeck
14 • MARCH                                                                                          Box Office: 020 7935 2141

   Thursday 22 March                                                     Saturday 24 March
   7.30pm                                                                10.30am – 3.30pm

   London Handel Orchestra                                               Family Day: Chamber Challenge
   Adrian Butterfield director                                           Join music leader Hannah Opstad and the
   Erica Eloff Esther                                                    Diphonon Duo (viola and accordion), on a
   Josep-Ramon Olivé Haman                                               marvelous music-making adventure. Take your
   William Wallace Ahasverus                                             seat in your very own chamber ensemble,
                                                                         create your own brand new pieces of music and
   Handel Esther HWV50                                                   perform together on the Wigmore Hall stage.
   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15                                                   Children £12 Adults £16

   Friday 23 March
   7.30pm
                                                                         7.30pm
   Dianne Reeves singer
   with                                                                  Cuarteto Casals
   Peter Martin piano                                                    Cuarteto Casals:
   Romero Lubambo guitar                                                 Beethoven Cycle
   Reginald Veal double bass                                             Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 18 No. 1;
   Terreon Gully drums                                                   String Quartet in F, Hess 34 (arr. of Piano
   Wigmore Hall Jazz Series                                              Sonata Op. 14 No. 1)
   For her Wigmore Hall debut, Dianne Reeves                             Aureliano Cattaneo String Quartet ‘Neben’
   performs a selection from her five GRAMMY                             (UK première)
   Award-winning albums, together with new songs.                        Beethoven String Quartet in E minor Op. 59
   An expert scat singer and skilled interpreter                         No. 2 ‘Razumovsky’
   of lyrics, she received the Best Jazz Vocal                           £38 £33 £27 £20 £15 
   Performance for three consecutive recordings,                         Part of the Chamber Zone scheme:
   including her most recent release, Beautiful Life,                    Free tickets for schools and 8–25
   a GRAMMY first in any vocal category.                                 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA
                                                                         Chamber Music Trust. To book, please contact the Box Office
   Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes in duration, without an interval      and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.
   £40 £30 £25 £20 £15                                                   Cuarteto Casals: Beethoven Cycle is supported by
                                                                         Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement

London Handel Players           Dianne Reeves                         Family Day                          Cuarteto Casals
© Susan Porter-Thomas                                                 © Benjamin Ealovega                 © Molina Visuals
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk                           MARCH • 15

     Paul O’Dette lute
     Monday 26 March
     7.30pm

     The 3 Orfeos
     dall’Aquila Ricercar No. 18; Saltarello ‘La
     Traditora’ No. 2; Ricercar No. 26; Nous
     bergiers (Janequin); La Battaglia (Janequin);
     Ricercar No. 6; Il est bel e bon (Passereau);
     Ricercar No. 19; Cara Cossa No. 10
     Ripa da Mantova Fantasie II; O Passi
     Sparsi (Festa); Fantasie IX ‘Faulte
     d’argente’; Or vien ça vien mamie Perrette
     (Janequin); Fantasia XXII; L’eccho
     (Gentian); Fantasia VIII
     da Milano Fantasias: No. 28; No. 8; No. 3;
     No. 38; No. 64; No. 33; No. 34; Fantasia
     (App. 31)
     da Milano Vignon vignetta (Sermisy); O bone
     Jesu (Antonio de Ribera); Tu discois que je
     mourroye (Sermisy)

     £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
     Supported by American Friends of Wigmore Hall

Paul O’Dette
© Jennifer Girard
16 • MARCH                                                                          Box Office: 020 7935 2141

   Sunday 25 March                                               Monday 26 March
   11.30am                                                       1.00pm

   Andreas Ottensamer clarinet                                   Danny Driver piano
   José Gallardo piano                                           Messiaen Prelude No. 5 ‘Les sons impalpables
   Widor Introduction et rondo                                   du rêve’
   Saint-Saëns Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op. 167                 Kaija Saariaho Ballade
   Rossini Introduction, Theme and Variations in                 Ligeti Etude No. 6 ‘Automne à Varsovie’
   B flat                                                        Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16
   Alexey Shor Verdiana                                          £15 concs £13
   Giampieri Il Carnevale di Venezia
   £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/
   sherry/juice
                                                                 Tuesday 27 March
   5.00pm NB starting time                                       7.30pm

   Dunedin Consort                                               Les Arts Florissants
   John Butt director                                            Paul Agnew director, tenor
   Big Ideas for a Small Stage                                   JS Bach Komm Jesu Komm BWV229;
                                                                 Ich lasse dich nicht BWV159a
   Bach St Matthew Passion BWV244
                                                                 JC Bach Fürchte dich nicht
   Approximately 3 hours in duration, including an interval
                                                                 JS Bach Jesu, meine Freude BWV227;
   £50 £40 £30 £25 £15                                           Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden BWV230
                                                                 Kuhnau Tristis est anima mea
                                                                 JL Bach Das ist meine Freude
                                                                 JS Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
                                                                 BWV225
                                                                 £50 £40 £30 £25 £15Wedn

Andreas Ottensamer                   Dunedin Consort          Danny Driver               Paul Agnew
© Anatol Kotte Mercury Classics DG   © David Barbour          © Richard Haughton         © Denis Rouvre
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk                                                                                     MARCH • 17

   Wednesday 28 March                                                    Saturday 31 March
   7.30pm                                                                7.30pm

   Les Folies françoises                                                 Sylvia Schwartz soprano
   Patrick Cohën-Akenine director, violin                                Malcolm Martineau piano
   Bach the European                                                     Berg Sieben frühe Lieder
   Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor                                Wolf From Italienisches Liederbuch: O wär
   BWV1067; Harpsichord Concerto in D minor                              dein Haus durchsichtig; Gesegnet sei das
   BWV1052; The Musical Offering BWV1079                                 Grün; Heut’ Nacht erhob ich mich; Mein
   (excerpts); Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D                           Liebster singt am Haus; Mein Liebster ist so
   BWV1050                                                               klein; Nein, junger Herr; Mein Liebster hat zu
                                                                         Tische mich geladen; Wie lange schon; Du
   £50 £40 £30 £25 £15                                                   denkst mit einem Fädchen mich zu fangen;
                                                                         Wer rief dich denn?; Schweig einmal still; Ich
   Thursday 29 March                                                     hab in Penna einen Liebsten
   7.30pm                                                                Guridi Seis Canciones Castellanas
                                                                         Turina Tres Poemas Op. 81
   Roderick Williams baritone                                            Montsalvatge Cinco canciones negras
   Iain Burnside piano                                                   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
   Roderick Williams:
   Exploring Schubert’s Song Cycles
   Schubert Winterreise
   Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes in duration, without an interval

   £38 £33 £27 £20 £15
   Returns only

Les Folies françoises           Roderick Williams                     Iain Burnside               Sylvia Schwartz
                                © Benjamin Ealovega                   © TallWall Media
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Wigmore Hall is situated in the heart of London’s West                                                                      Restaurant and Bars
End and is easily accessible by public transport or car.
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Buses                                                                                                                       or access@wigmore-hall.org.uk
A large number of buses travel along Oxford Street,
which is approximately a five-minute walk from
Wigmore Hall.
                                                                                                                            Wigmore Hall has been awarded the
Car Parking                                                                                                                 Bronze Charter Mark from Attitude is Everything
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                                                                     This brochure is available in alternative formats.
are less than a five-minute walk from the Hall. Wigmore                                                                     If this would be of assistance to you, please
Hall participates in the Theatreland Parking Scheme                                                                         email access@wigmore-hall.org.uk or call
which gives all Wigmore concert-goers 50% discount                                                                          020 7935 2141.
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further details or visit our website.                                                                                       Front cover photos:
                                                                                                                            Imogen Cooper © Sim Canetty-Clarke | Andreas Ottensamer © Lars Borges
                                                                                                                            Dianne Reeves | Sylvia Schwartz © Enrico Nawrath

                                                                                                                            Back cover photo:
                                                                                                                            Wigmore Hall © Benjamin Ealovega

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