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November Page 27 Nov 1.00pm Andrei Ioniţă/Itamar Golan 16 7.30pm /Iain Burnside 17 1 Nov 7.30pm Augustin Dumay/Louis Lortie 4 28 Nov 7.30pm Soloists of the London 17 2 Nov 10.15am Chamber Tots 4 Philharmonic Orchestra 11.45am Chamber Tots 4 29 Nov 7.30pm 17 7.30pm James Gilchrist/Anna Tilbrook 4 30 Nov 7.30pm Ning Feng/Daniel Müller-Schott/ 17 3 Nov 7.30pm Miah Persson/ 4 Igor Levit 4 Nov 10.15am Chamber Tots 5 11.45am Chamber Tots 5 December Page 7.30pm Alisa Weilerstein/Inon Barnatan 5 5 Nov 11.30am Leonore Piano Trio 5 1 Dec 7.30pm L’Arpeggiata 18 7.30pm Cédric Tiberghien 5 2 Dec 3.00pm Relaxed Concert 18 6 Nov 1.00pm Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad/David Meier 5 7.30pm Imogen Cooper 18 7.30pm Toby Hughes/Benjamin Powell/ 6 3 Dec 11.30am Cyprien Katsaris 18 A4 Brass Quartet 7.30pm Szymon Nehring 19 7 Nov 1.00pm Alina Ibragimova/Il Pomo d’Oro 6 4 Dec 1.00pm Céline Moinet/Florian Uhlig 19 7.30pm Julien Prégardien/Christoph Schnackertz 6 7.30pm The Cardinall’s Musick 19 8 Nov 11.00am For Crying Out Loud! 7 5 Dec 1.00pm Timothy Ridout/Frank Dupree 20 12.30pm For Crying Out Loud! 7 7.30pm Christian Tetzlaff/Lars Vogt 20 7.30pm Doric String Quartet 7 6 Dec 10.15am Chamber Tots 20 9 Nov 7.30pm Samling Showcase 7 11.45am Chamber Tots 20 10 Nov 1.00pm Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2017 8 7.30pm / 21 7.30pm Florian Boesch/Justus Zeyen 8 7 Dec 7.30pm Daniil Trifonov 21 11 Nov 7.30pm Kirill Gerstein 8 8 Dec 7.30pm Early Opera Company 21 12 Nov 11.30am Tamsin Waley-Cohen/ 8 9 Dec 6.00pm Nash Ensemble 22 7.30pm Takács Quartet 9 7.30pm Nash Ensemble/Roderick Williams 22 13 Nov 1.00pm Gabriela Montero 10 10 Dec 11.30am Heath Quartet 22 7.30pm Takács Quartet/Louise Williams 9 7.30pm Gould Piano Trio 22 14 Nov 1.00pm Olivier Stankiewicz/Castalian Quartet 10 11 Dec 1.00pm Armida Quartet 23 7.30pm Elīna Garanča/Malcolm Martineau 11 7.30pm /Mitsuko Uchida 23 15 Nov 7.30pm / 11 12 Dec 7.30pm 23 Academy of St Martin in the Fields 13 Dec 7.30pm Trio Mediæval/Nils Økland 24 16 Nov 11.00am Schools Concert: London Jazz Festival 11 14 Dec 7.30pm Jerusalem Festival 24 7.30pm Justin Kauflin Trio 11 Ensemble/Elena Bashkirova 17 Nov 12.15pm Pre-Concert Talk 12 15 Dec 7.30pm Anthony Marwood/Isabelle van Keulen/ 24 1.00pm 12 Lawrence Power/Richard Lester/ 7.30pm Joshua Bell/ 12 Heath Quartet Academy of St Martin in the Fields 16 Dec 7.30pm Dunedin Consort 25 18 Nov 11.00am Family Concert: London Jazz Festival 12 6.00pm Artists in Conversation 13 17 Dec 11.30am Novus String Quartet 26 7.30pm James Ehnes 13 7.30pm Ingrid Fliter 26 19 Nov 11.30am Eric Le Sage 14 18 Dec 1.00pm Alina Ibragimova/Cédric Tiberghien 26 3.00pm Ludwig Mittelhammer/Jonathan Ware 14 7.30pm Joyce DiDonato/Brentano Quartet 26 7.30pm James Ehnes 13 19 Dec 7.30pm Leonidas Kavakos/Yuja Wang 26 20 Nov 1.00pm Meccore String Quartet 14 20 Dec 7.30pm Ensemble Plus Ultra 27 7.30pm 14 21 Dec 7.30pm Joyce DiDonato/Brentano Quartet 27 21 Nov 7.30pm Laura Snowden 14 22 Dec 7.30pm Renaud Capuçon/David Fray 27 22 Nov 7.30pm Jonathan Biss 15 23 Dec 7.30pm Sophie Rennert/Stephan Loges/ 27 23 Nov 1.00pm /James Cheung 15 Graham Johnson 7.30pm Hagen Quartet 15 27 Dec 7.30pm Arcadia Quartet 28 24 Nov 3.00pm Music for the Moment 15 28 Dec 7.30pm Ivana Gavrić 28 7.30pm Joyce DiDonato Masterclass 16 29 Dec 7.30pm Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini 28 25 Nov 7.30pm Vadim Gluzman/Johannes Moser/ 16 30 Dec 7.30pm Liza Ferschtman/Roman Rabinovich 29 Yevgeny Sudbin 31 Dec 11.30am Gary Hoffman/David Selig 29 26 Nov 11.30am Trio Isimsiz 16 7.00pm Arcangelo/Anna Lucia Richter 29 7.30pm Philippe Jaroussky/Ensemble 16 4 • NOVEMBER Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Wednesday 1 November 7.30pm 7.30pm James Gilchrist tenor Augustin Dumay violin Anna Tilbrook piano Louis Lortie piano Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108 Jonathan Dove Under Alter’d Skies* Strauss Violin Sonata in E flat Op. 18 (world première) Franck Sonata in A for violin and piano Schumann £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 *Commissioned by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: grant-making foundation Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’. Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’ Thursday 2 November 10.15am and 11.45am Friday 3 November 7.30pm Chamber Tots Fireworks Miah Persson soprano Join us to make some musical fireworks in this Malcolm Martineau piano interactive music-making workshop for children Haydn The Mermaid’s song; The Wanderer; aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers. Pastoral Song; She never told her love; 10.15am (1–2 year olds) & O tuneful voice 11.45am (3–5 year olds) Mozart An Chloe; Das Veilchen; Dans un bois solitaire; Als Luise die Briefe ihres ungetreuen Approximately 1 hour in duration Liebhabers verbrannte; Abendempfindung; Children £6 Adults £4 Un moto di gioia Zemlinsky Walzer-Gesänge nach toskanischen Volksliedern Op. 6 Berg Sieben frühe Lieder £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Augustin Dumay Chamber Tots James Gilchrist Miah Persson © Elias © Benjamin Ealovega © Patrick Allen © Monika Rittershaus www.wigmore-hall.org.uk NOVEMBER • 5

Saturday 4 November Sunday 5 November 10.15am and 11.45am 11.30am Chamber Tots Leonore Piano Trio Fireworks Schumann Piano Trio No. 2 in F Op. 80 Join us to make some musical fireworks in this Ravel Piano Trio in A minor interactive music-making workshop for children £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ aged 1 to 5 and their parents or carers. sherry/juice

10.15am (1–2 year olds) & 7.30pm 11.45am (3–5 year olds) Approximately 1 hour in duration Cédric Tiberghien piano Children £6 Adults £4 Prokofiev Visions fugitives Op. 22 Philippe Hersant In Black Musorgsky Pictures from an Exhibition £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 7.30pm

Alisa Weilerstein cello Monday 6 November 1.00pm Inon Barnatan piano Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor Op. 38 Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad viola Stravinsky Suite italienne for cello and piano David Meier piano Steven Mackey Through Your Fingers* (UK première) Schumann Märchenbilder Op. 113 Brahms Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Op. 99 Hindemith Sonata for viola and piano Op. 11 No. 4 *Co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and by Wigmore Hall with the support of André Hoffmann, president of the Ysaÿe Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 27 No. 3 Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant-making foundation ‘Ballade’ (arr. for viola) Paganini La Campanella (arr. Primrose) £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad is a member of BBC Radio 3’s Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons New Generation Artists scheme Charitable Trust £15 concs £13

Alisa Weilerstein Leonore Piano Trio Cédric Tiberghien Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad © Harald Hoffmann © Eric Richmond © Jean-Baptiste Millot © Nikolaj Lund 6 • NOVEMBER Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Monday 6 November Tuesday 7 November 7.30pm 1.00pm The Monday Platform Alina Ibragimova violin Toby Hughes double bass Il Pomo d’Oro Benjamin Powell piano M Haydn Violin Concerto in G MH52 A4 Brass Quartet Mendelssohn Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor for strings; Violin Concerto in D minor MWV03 Jonathan Bates Toccata Edward Gregson Brass Quartet No. 2 £15 concs £13 Bruckner Locus Iste (arr. C Robertson) Tom Harrold Craze 7.30pm Bartók 6 Romanian Folk Dances Julian Prégardien tenor (arr. C Robertson and A Taylor) Bottesini Elegy No. 1 in D for double bass Christoph Schnackertz piano and piano Horn player to be announced Desenclos Aria & Rondo for double bass This concert is a rescheduled performance of the and piano cancellation on Friday 19 May 2017. We are delighted that the artists are available to perform the same programme. Schumann Adagio and Allegro in A flat Op. 70 Glière Prelude Op. 32 No. 1; Scherzo Op. 32 Schubert Am See (D124); Die Nacht (D358); No. 2; Intermezzo Op. 9 No. 1; Tarantelle Gott im Frühlinge; An Chloen D363 (fragment); Op. 9 No. 2 Der gute Hirt; Alte Liebe rostet nie; Geheimnis; Bramwell Tovey Part Songs for brass quintet Schlaflied; Sehnsucht (D516); Atys; eines (world première) Schiffers an die Dioskuren Kentaro Sato Tsunangari (arr. J Bates) Brubeck Take Five (arr. J Bates) Bilder aus Osten Martin Ellerby From Electra Dances: Mahomets Gesang D549 (fragment); ii. Threnodies; iii. Nemesis Versunken; Geheimes; Sei mir gegrüßt; Daß sie £20 £18 £14 £12 £10 hier gewesen; Im gegenwärtigen Vergangenes D710; Auf dem Strom D943 Promoted by the Friends of Young Artists’ Platform Supported by the Tillett Trust and the Milton Grundy £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Foundation

Benjamin Powell Toby Hughes Alina Ibragimova A4 Brass Quartet © Eva Vermandel www.wigmore-hall.org.uk NOVEMBER • 7

Wednesday 8 November Thursday 9 November 11.00am and 12.30pm 7.30pm For Crying Out Loud! Samling Showcase The Abingdon Quintet Lauren Fagan soprano Hear outstanding performances by musicians Rowan Pierce soprano from the , in these Bianca Andrew mezzo-soprano concerts presented especially for parents or carers and babies under 1. Nicky Spence tenor Approximately 45 minutes in duration Milan Siljanov bass- Adult £8.50 James Baillieu piano (babies come free) Ian Tindale piano Actor to be announced 7.30pm Seasons in the Mind of Men Doric String Quartet Schubert An den Fruhling; Fruhlingsglaube; Am Bach im Fruhling; Fruhlingslied; Der Winterabend Haydn String Quartet Series Mendelssohn Maiglöckchen und die Blumelein Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 20 No. 4; Schumann Liebesgarten Brahms Sommerabend; String Quartet in F minor Op. 20 No. 5; String Herbstgefuhl Wolf Nun ist es Herbst, die Quartet in A Op. 20 No. 6 Blätter fallen Strauss September; Winterweihe; £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Winterliebe Vaughan Williams Silent Noon Butterworth Bredon Hill Warlock The cricketers With grateful thanks to the Haydn String Quartet Circle of Hambledon; Autumn Twilight Beach Ah, love, Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools but a day Quilter Autumn Evening; It was a lover and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by and his lass Britten Autumn; At day-close in CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from November Argento Winter Head Love’s lament John Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office Ireland Spring sorrow Gurney Spring Monckton and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’. Charming weather Kern All the Things You Are Novello We’ll gather lilacs £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Dine with the artists A limited number of tickets for best concert seats with a post-concert reception and supper with the artists, £95 – available by email to [email protected] or on 01434 602885.

Doric String Quartet Lauren Fagan Milan Siljanov Nicky Spence © George Garnier © Victoria Cadisch © David Bebber 8 • NOVEMBER Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Friday 10 November Saturday 11 November 1.00pm 7.30pm

Maureen Lehane Kirill Gerstein piano Vocal Awards 2017 Bach 4 Duettos from Clavier-Übung (Book III) The final of the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards BWV802–805 celebrates performances by some of the most Debussy Préludes Book I talented young singers in the country today. Chopin Waltzes: A flat Op. 42; E minor The competition, this year celebrating its Op. posth.; F Op. 34 No. 3 25th Anniversary, is organised by Jackdaws, Thomas Adès Mazurkas recipient of the 2016 Music Teacher Magazine Schumann Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 14 Award for Excellence for ‘Best Classical Music £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Education Initiative’. Past winners have included Amanda Echalaz, Sarah Fox, Christopher Sunday 12 November Maltman and Mary Nelson. The judging panel, 11.30am chaired by Saffron van Zwanenberg, includes Mary Nelson, Jonathan Fa’afetai Lemalu and Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin . Following a preliminary Huw Watkins piano audition, the finalists each perform a programme of four pieces including works by Handel and Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Peter Wishart. Op. 30 No. 3 Brahms Scherzo in C minor from F-A-E All seats £10 Sonata (Sonatensatz) Promoted by Jackdaws Music Education Trust Janáček Violin Sonata Ravel Violin Sonata No. 2 in G 7.30pm £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ Florian Boesch baritone sherry/juice Justus Zeyen piano Schubert Im Walde (D708); Auf der Brucke; Der Pilgrim; Der Schiffer (D536) Wolf Begegnung; Gesang Weylas; Auf ein altes Bild; Denk’ es, o Seele!; Schlafendes Jesuskind; Gebet Schumann Liederkreis Op. 39 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Maureen Lehane Florian Boesch Kirill Gerstein Tamsin Waley-Cohen © Lukas Beck © Marco Borggreve © Patrick Allen www.wigmore-hall.org.uk NOVEMBER • 9 Takács Quartet: Associate Artists

Sunday 12 November Forthcoming Concerts in this Series 7.30pm Saturday 19 May 2018 7.30pm Takács Quartet with Louise Williams viola and Pál Banda cello Mozart String Quartet in D K575 ‘Prussian’ Carl Vine New work (European première) Repeated Brahms String Quartet in B flat Op. 67 Monday 21 May 2018 7.30pm £40 £30 £25 £20 £15 with Louise Williams viola Monday 13 November and Pál Banda cello 7.30pm Takács Quartet Louise Williams viola Mozart String Quartet in B flat K589 ‘Prussian’ Shostakovich String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 122 Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B flat Op. 87 Returns only

Takács Quartet © Patrick Allen 10 • NOVEMBER Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Monday 13 November Wigmore Hall 1.00pm Restaurant & Bar Gabriela Montero piano Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 Join us for our Express Lunch Shostakovich Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor Op. 61 Menu, with a range of modern Gabriela Montero Improvisations and traditional options. £15 concs £13 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: 2 or 3 course menus available Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Weekdays 12 noon – 2.30pm Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’ Table reservations: 020 7935 2141 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurant Tuesday 14 November 1.00pm

YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2017/18

Olivier Stankiewicz oboe Castalian String Quartet Britten Phantasy Quartet for oboe and string trio Op. 2 CPE Bach Violin Sonata in G minor H542.5 (arr. for oboe and strings by Olivier Stankiewicz) Januibe Tegera New work for solo oboe (London première) Mozart Oboe Quartet in F K370 £13 concs £11 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the International Music and Art Foundation, the Anthony Nesbitt Fund, the Paul Woodhouse Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series.

Gabriela Montero Castalian String Quartet © Shelley Mosman © Kaupo Kikkas www.wigmore-hall.org.uk NOVEMBER • 11

7.30pm Thursday 16 November 11.00am – 12 noon Elīna Garanča mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano EFG London Jazz Festival Schumann From Myrthen: Widmung; Der Jazz Around the World Nußbaum; Jemand; Lied der Braut I & II Key Stage 3 Schools Concert Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben Wagner Wesendonck Lieder We join forces with the EFG London Jazz Mahler Ruckert Lieder Festival for this interactive schools concert exploring jazz from around the world, featuring Returns only internationally renowned singer Ranjana Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2017/18 Wigmore Series Ghatak and bass player Liran Donin. Children £4 Adults Free Wednesday 15 November (ticket required) 7.30pm In partnership with EFG London Jazz Festival Joshua Bell director, violin Academy of St Martin in the Fields 7.30pm Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G EFG London Jazz Festival BWV1048 Tchaikovsky Serenade in C for strings Op. 48 Justin Kauflin Trio Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Justin Kauflin piano Returns only Airelle Besson trumpet Vincent Ségal cello The prodigious talent of pianist Justin Kauflin pairs with the UK debut of a duo featuring French trumpeter Airelle Besson and cellist Vincent Ségal, in a double bill highlighting emerging talent from both sides of the Atlantic. £30 £26 £22 £18 £16

Castalian String Quartet Elīna Garanča Joshua Bell Justin Kauflin Malcolm Martineau © Kaupo Kikkas © Deutsche Grammophon © Richard Ashcroft © Gusta Morit © KK Dundas 12 • NOVEMBER Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Friday 17 November Friday 17 November 12.15pm 7.30pm

Pre-Concert Talk Joshua Bell director, violin Nik Bärtsch and the OPUS2017 winner talk to Academy of St Martin in the Fields Dr Kate Kennedy about their new works. Repeat of concert on 15 November: Free to concert ticket holders Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G (separate ticket required) BWV1048 Tchaikovsky Serenade in C for strings Op. 48 1.00pm Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Britten Sinfonia £60 £50 £40 £30 £15 Nik Bärtsch piano Saturday 18 November Sarah Kirkland Snider Pale as Centuries 11.00am – 12 noon OPUS2017 winner New work (world première tour) Family Concert: World of Jazz Judd Greenstein City Boy For ages 5 plus Nik Bärtsch New work (world première tour) A dynamic showcase of jazz music, this £15 concs £13 interactive concert, featuring internationally This concert is part of the 2017 renowned singer Ranjana Ghatak and bass EFG London Jazz Festival player Liran Donin, introduces families to new sounds from across the genre. Children £10 Adults £12 In partnership with the EFG London Jazz Festival

Britten Sinfonia Nik Bärtsch Joshua Bell Family Concert © Harry Rankin © Richard Ashcroft © Benjamin Ealovega www.wigmore-hall.org.uk NOVEMBER • 13 James Ehnes: Bach Violin Works The Canadian violinist showcases his special relationship with Bach’s ‘Sei Solo’, supremely inventive and utterly perfect compositions.

Saturday 18 November 6.00pm Artists in Conversation Renowned violinist James Ehnes discusses his life as a performer and the weekend programme. £5

Saturday 18 November 7.30pm

James Ehnes violin Bach Sonata No. 1 in G minor for solo violin BWV1001; Partita No. 1 in B minor for solo violin BWV1002; Sonata No. 3 in C for solo violin BWV1005 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

Sunday 19 November 7.30pm

James Ehnes violin Bach Partita No. 3 in E for solo violin BWV1006; Sonata No. 2 in A minor for solo violin BWV1003; Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin BWV1004 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

James Ehnes © Benjamin Ealovega 14 • NOVEMBER Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Sunday 19 November 7.30pm 11.30am Philippe Cassard piano Eric Le Sage piano Debussy Perspectives III: Schumann Davidsbundlertänze Op. 6 ‘Debussy danse…’ Schumann Études symphoniques Op. 13 Debussy Valse romantique; La plus que lente (with posthumous Études) Chopin Waltz in D flat Op. 70 No. 3 Grieg £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ Troldtog from Lyric Pieces Op. 54 No. 3 sherry/juice Chabrier Scherzo-valse Satie Je te veux Massenet Valse folle Debussy Danseuses 3.00pm de Delphes; Serenade for the Doll; Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses; Danse de la Ludwig Mittelhammer baritone poupée; Ronde générale; Menuet & Passepied Jonathan Ware piano from Suite bergamasque; Pour le piano; Fête galante (transcr. Cassard); Tarentelle Schubert Auf der Brucke; Im Fruhling; Der styrienne; Masques; Pour les sonorités Knabe; Der Schmetterling; Der Einsame; Die opposées; Pour les octaves Gebusche; Der Wanderer; An den Mond; An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Wolf From Mörike Lieder: Fußreise; Der Knabe und das Immlein; Der Jäger; Der Tambour; Tuesday 21 November An eine Äolsharfe; Der Feuerreiter; Gesang 7.30pm Weylas; Storchenbotschaft Trust Concert All seats £15 Laura Snowden guitar Monday 20 November Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C BWV1009 Sor Introduction and Variations on a Theme by 1.00pm Mozart Op. 9 Meccore String Quartet Regondi Introduzione e capriccio Op. 23 Olli Mustonen Sonaatti Nro. 2* (world première) Szymanowski String Quartet No. 1 in C Op. 37 Barrios Mangoré Vals Op. 8 Nos. 3 & 4 Sibelius String Quartet in D minor Op. 56 Apostel Sechs Musiken Op. 25 ‘Voces Intimae’ Rodrigo En los trigales; Zarabanda Lejana; 3 £15 concs £13 piezas españolas; Invocación y danza *Commissioned by the Julian Bream Trust £20 £18 £14 £12 £10 The Julian Bream Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1130890)

Eric Le Sage Ludwig Mittelhammer Philippe Cassard Laura Snowden © Daniel Fuchs © Bernard Martinez www.wigmore-hall.org.uk NOVEMBER • 15

Wednesday 22 November Thursday 23 November 7.30pm 7.30pm

Jonathan Biss piano Hagen Quartet Mozart Piano Sonata in A minor K310 Beethoven String Quartet in C minor Op. 18 Kirchner Interlude II No. 4 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Webern Funf Sätze Op. 5 Op. 31 No. 2 ‘The Tempest’ Schumann String Quartet in A Op. 41 No. 3 Schumann Fantasie in C Op. 17 £40 £35 £30 £25 £15 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 Thursday 23 November year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John 1.00pm Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’. Christian Gerhaher baritone James Cheung piano Friday 24 November 3.00pm – 4.00pm Britten Proverbs 1 – 7 from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake Music for the Moment Brahms Wir wandelten; Meerfahrt; Verzagen; Über die Heide; Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht For people living with dementia and their Schubert Heine Lieder from Schwanengesang: friends, family and carers. Der Atlas; Ihr Bild; Das Fischermädchen; Die If you are, or someone you know is, living Stadt; Am Meer; Der Doppelgänger with dementia, please join us for this informal Approximately 1 hour in duration (no interval) afternoon concert with musicians from the Royal Academy of Music. You are warmly invited to join Returns only us for tea and coffee from 2.30pm. Free (ticket required) In partnership with the Royal Academy of Music and Westminster Arts

Jonathan Biss Christian Gerhaher Hagen Quartet Music for the Moment © Benjamin Ealovega © Thomas Egli © Harald Hoffmann © www.benjaminharte.co.uk 16 • NOVEMBER Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Friday 24 November Sunday 26 November 7.30pm 7.30pm

Joyce DiDonato Masterclass Philippe Jaroussky Joyce DiDonato shares her insights Ensemble Artaserse and experiences in a masterclass with Programme to include: postgraduate singers and pianists from London Handel Overture from Radamisto; Son music colleges, part of her commitment to the pur felice… Bel contento from Flavio; Son next generation of musicians and audiences. stanco… Deggio morire, o stelle from Siroe; Approximately two hours in duration (with interval) Se potessero i sospir miei from Imeneo; Vieni, All seats £20 d’empietà mostro... Vile! Se mi dai vita from Radamisto; Che mi chiama alla gloria?... Se Saturday 25 November parla nel mio cor from ; Inhumano 7.30pm fratel… Stil amare from Tolomeo; Ombra cara di mia sposa from Radamisto; Privarmi ancora… Vadim Gluzman violin Rompo i lacci from Flavio Johannes Moser cello Returns only Yevgeny Sudbin piano Monday 27 November Schubert Notturno in E flat D897 1.00pm Babadjanian Piano Trio Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor Op. 50 Andrei Ioniţă cello £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Itamar Golan piano Sunday 26 November Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G BWV1007 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 11.30am £15 concs £13 Trio Isimsiz Andrei Ioniţă is a member of BBC Radio 3’s Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor Op. 1 No. 3 New Generation Artists scheme Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and sherry/juice quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’ WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALENT Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

Joyce DiDonato Vadim Gluzman Philippe Jaroussky Andrei Ionită © Simon Pauly © Marco Borggreve © Simon Fowler ´ www.wigmore-hall.org.uk NOVEMBER • 17

7.30pm Wednesday 29 November 7.30pm Roderick Williams baritone Iain Burnside piano The English Concert Roderick Williams: Robert Quinney director, Exploring Schubert’s Song Cycles harpsichord, organ Schubert Die schöne Mullerin Choir of New College Oxford Approximately 1 hours 15 minutes in duration (no interval) Blow Chaconne in G; O sing unto the Lord £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Purcell Chacony in G minor Z730; Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day) Z339 With grateful thanks to the Voices at Wigmore Circle Handel Organ Concerto in F Op. 4 No. 4 Tuesday 28 November HWV292 Bach Komm, Jesu, Komm! BWV229; 7.30pm Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu Christ BWV116 Soloists of the London £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Philharmonic Orchestra Thursday 30 November Dvořák String Sextet in A Op. 48 7.30pm Schubert Octet in F D803 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Ning Feng violin Daniel Muller-Schott cello Igor Levit piano Schubert Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat D898; Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat D929 £40 £35 £30 £25 £15 With grateful thanks to the Season Benefactors and an anonymous donor

Roderick Williams Soloists of the LPO Ning Feng Robert Quinney © Benjamin Ealovega © Felix Broede 18 • DECEMBER Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Friday 1 December 7.30pm 7.30pm Imogen Cooper piano L’Arpeggiata Beethoven 7 Bagatelles Op. 33 director, theorbo Haydn Piano Sonata in C minor HXVI:20 Beethoven Variations on ‘La stessa la Giuseppina Bridelli mezzo-soprano stessissima’ WoO. 73 Rossi From Il palazzo incantato: Sinfonia; Dowland In darkness let me dwell Vaghi Rivi; Dove mi spingi, amor; Sol per Thomas Adès Darknesse Visible breve momento; Ballo Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat Op. 110 Rossi From Orfeo: Mio ben, teco il tormento; £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Dal imperio d’amore; Dormite, begl’occhi; Lasciate, Averno Sunday 3 December Rossi Begl’occhi, che dite; Gelosia ch’a poco 11.30am a poco; Se dolente e flebil cetra; Questo piccolo rio; La bella piu` bella; Al soave spirar Cyprien Katsaris piano d’aure serene Mozart Fantasia in C minor K396 £50 £40 £30 £25 £15 Haydn Piano Sonata in C HXVI:35 Schubert Klavierstuck in E flat D946 No. 2 Saturday 2 December Schubert (transcr. Liszt) Ständchen; Ave Maria 3.00pm – 4.00pm Schubert Ländler Suite: selections from 17 Relaxed Concert: Zoë Martlew Ländler D366, 12 Ländler D790 & 12 Deutsche Tänze D420 Join dynamic cellist and composer Zoë Johann Strauss II Wiener Blut Op. 354 Martlew for a diverse programme of music (paraphrase by Eduard Schutt) written for cello. £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ Our relaxed concerts are open to everyone and sherry/juice are specifically designed to welcome people who will benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including people with Autism Spectrum Disorders, sensory and communication disorders, and learning disabilities. £5

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Sunday 3 December Monday 4 December 7.30pm 1.00pm

Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Céline Moinet oboe Master Competition Winner’s Recital Florian Uhlig piano Szymon Nehring piano R Schumann 3 Romances Op. 94 Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Nielsen 2 Fantasy Pieces Op. 2 Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ C Schumann 3 Romances Op. 22 Chopin Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 R Schumann Abendlied Op. 85 No. 12 ‘Funeral March’ Pasculli Concerto on ‘La Favorita’ by Donizetti Szymanowski Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 from 20 Mazurkas £15 concs £13 Op. 50; Variations in B flat minor Op. 3 Stravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka £30 £25 £20 £15 £10 7.30pm Promoted by Lisa Peacock Sponsored by The Society in Israel The Cardinall’s Musick Andrew Carwood director Palestrina Missa Hodie Christus natus est Anonymous Gaudete; Hail Mary full of grace; Queen Pastores; Salutation Carol Palestrina Hodie Christus natus est Handl Mirabile mysterium Pygott Quid petis O fili Victoria Ecce Dominus veniet Dunstable Speciosa facta est Byrd Lullaby, my sweet little baby Praetorius Magnificat quinti toni £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 With grateful thanks to the Patron, Benefactor and Supporter Friends of Wigmore Hall

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Tuesday 5 December 7.30pm 1.00pm Christian Tetzlaff violin YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2017/18 Lars Vogt piano Timothy Ridout viola Christian Tetzlaff Focus Frank Dupree piano Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op. 78; Violin Brahms Viola Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 100; Violin Sonata No. 3 Tertis Song Transcriptions in D minor Op. 108 Prokofiev 6 Pieces from the ballet Romeo and £40 £35 £30 £25 £15 Juliet (arr. V. Borisovsky) Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: £13 concs £11 Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John YCAT is grateful for support from the International Music and Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and Art Foundation, the Anthony Nesbitt Fund, the Paul Woodhouse quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’. Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series. Wednesday 6 December 10.15am and 11.45am Chamber Tots On the Train All aboard the music train! We invite children aged 1 to 5 and their parents/carers to join us for this interactive music-making workshop. 10.15am (1–2 year olds) & 11.45am (3–5 year olds) Approximately 1 hour in duration Children £6 Adults £4

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7.30pm Thursday 7 December 7.30pm Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Julius Drake piano Daniil Trifonov piano Schubert: The Complete Songs Mompou Variations on a Theme of Chopin Schumann Chopin from Carnaval Op. 9 Programme to include: Grieg Hommage à Chopin from Moods Op. 73 Schubert Wandrers Nachtlied I; Im Fruhling; Barber Nocturne (Homage to John Field) Op. 33 Der Tod und das Mädchen; Erlkönig; Litanei Tchaikovsky Un poco di Chopin Op. 72 No. 15 auf das Fest aller Seelen; An Silvia; Ganymed; Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme of Im Abendrot; Der Zwerg; Abendstern; Chopin Op. 22 Nacht und Träume; Fruhlingsglaube; Chopin Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor Seligkeit; Rastlose Liebe; Ständchen from Op. 66; Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Schwanengesang; Du bist die Ruh; Sei Op. 35 ‘Funeral March’ mir gegrußt; Der Musensohn; Lachen und Weinen; Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Wandrers Returns only Nachtlied II; An den Mond (D296) Supported by the members of The Rubinstein Circle £40 £35 £30 £25 £15 Friday 8 December 7.30pm Early Opera Company Christian Curnyn director Charpentier In nativitatem Domini canticum; Messe de minuit pour Noël; Te Deum £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

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Saturday 9 December Sunday 10 December 6.00pm 11.30am Nash Ensemble Heath Quartet Stephanie Gonley violin Haydn String Quartet Series/Jörg Adrian Brendel cello Widmann as Composer-Performer Ian Brown piano Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’ Nash Ensemble: The French Connection Jörg Widmann String Quartet No. 3 Boulanger D’un soir triste; D’un matin de ‘Jagdquartett’ printemps Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Ravel Pièce en forme d’Habanera (arr. for cello Op. 80 and piano) £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor sherry/juice Stravinsky Suite italienne for cello and piano Jörg Widmann’s residency is made possible thanks to All seats £3 Cockayne – Grants for the Arts and The London Community Foundation, with additional support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund Saturday 9 December 7.30pm 7.30pm Nash Ensemble Gould Piano Trio Roderick Williams baritone Beethoven Piano Trio in G Op. 1 No. 2; Piano Ian Brown piano Trio in B flat Op. 11; Piano Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ Simon Crawford-Phillips & £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Philip Moore piano duet Lucy Wakeford harp Nash Ensemble: The French Connection Debussy Danse sacrée et danse profane Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird (arr. Philip Moore for piano duet) Poulenc Le bal masqué Ravel Don Quichotte à Dulcinée; Piano Trio in A minor £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

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Monday 11 December 1.00pm Armida Quartet Take a bit of Mozart String Quartet in B fl at K458 ‘Hunt’ Beethoven Große Fuge in B fl at Op. 133 Wigmore Hall £15 concs £13 with you…

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Tuesday 12 December 7.30pm Cuarteto Casals Cuarteto Casals: Beethoven Cycle Beethoven String Quartet in D Op. 18 No. 3; String Quartet in G Op. 18 No. 2 Giovanni Sollima String Quartet B267 (English première) Beethoven String Quartet in F Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Cuarteto Casals: Beethoven Cycle is supported by Explore our catalogue of releases, all Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement recorded live in concert at Wigmore Hall. Over 85 titles available on CD or as digital downloads CDs from just £3 Also via iTunes and Google Play

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Wednesday 13 December Friday 15 December 7.30pm 7.30pm

Trio Mediæval vocal ensemble Anthony Marwood violin Nils Økland violin Isabelle van Keulen violin Wolcome Yole Lawrence Power viola Programme to include: Richard Lester cello Medieval and traditional music for Advent and Christmas from Norway, Sweden and England Heath Quartet Andrew Smith New work (world première) Mendelssohn String Octet in E flat Op. 20 Enescu String Octet in C Op. 7 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Free tickets for schools £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by John Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and Free tickets for schools and 8–25 quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’ year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Thursday 14 December Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’. 7.30pm Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival Ensemble Elena Bashkirova piano Stravinsky Suite from The Soldier’s Tale (for violin, clarinet and piano) Ustvolskaya Piano Sonata No. 5 Shostakovich Seven Poems of Alexander Blok Op. 127 Ustvolskaya Trio for clarinet, violin and piano Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

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Saturday 16 December 7.30pm Dunedin Consort John Butt director Bach Christmas Oratorio: Cantatas I, IV, V & VI £50 £40 £30 £25 £15

Forthcoming Concerts in this Series

Sunday 25 March 2018 5.00pm Bach St Matthew Passion BWV224

Thursday 21 June 2018 7.30pm Bach Mass in B minor BWV232

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Sunday 17 December Monday 18 December 11.30am 7.30pm

Novus String Quartet Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Haydn String Quartet Series Brentano Quartet Haydn String Quartet in D Op. 17 No. 6; String Joyce DiDonato Series Quartet in E flat Op. 50 No. 3; String Quartet Strauss Arrangements for mezzo-soprano and in A Op. 55 No. 1 string quartet: All’ mein Gedanken; Du meines £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ Herzens Krönelein; Die Nacht; Traum durch die sherry/juice Dämmerung; Ach Lieb, ich muss nun scheiden Lekeu Molto adagio Sunday 17 December Debussy Trois chansons de Bilitis (arranged 7.30pm Jake Heggie) Jake Heggie Camille Claudel: Into the Fire Ingrid Fliter piano Returns only Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat Op. 31 No. 3; Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 Tuesday 19 December ‘Appassionata’ 7.30pm Chopin Nocturnes Op. 27: No. 1 in C sharp minor; No. 2 in D flat; Piano Sonata No. 3 in Leonidas Kavakos violin B minor Op. 58 Yuja Wang piano £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Janáček Violin Sonata Schubert Fantasy in C D934 Monday 18 December Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor 1.00pm Bartók Violin Sonata No. 1 BB84 Alina Ibragimova violin £50 £40 £30 £25 £15 Cédric Tiberghien piano Ysaÿe Poème élégiaque Op. 12 Vierne Violin Sonata Op. 23 £15 concs £13

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Wednesday 20 December Friday 22 December 7.30pm 7.30pm

Ensemble Plus Ultra Renaud Capuçon violin Victoria Ave Maria; Magnificat quarti toni; David Fray piano Gaude Virgo Maria; Ave maris stella; Alma Bach Violin Sonata No. 5 in F minor BWV1018 Redemptoris mater Guerrero Canite tuba Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Op. 24 Victoria Ecce Dominus veniet Byrd Domine ‘Spring’ praestolamur Sheppard Verbum caro factum Bach Violin Sonata in C minor BWV1024 est Victoria O magnum mysterium; Quem Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor vidistis, pastores; Magi viderunt stellam; Op. 30 No. 2 Hostis Herodes impie Praetorius Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Anonymous Verbum caro factum £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 est: Y la Virgen le dezia; Coventry Carol Praetorius Joseph, lieber Joseph mein Saturday 23 December 7.30pm £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Sophie Rennert mezzo-soprano Thursday 21 December bass-baritone 7.30pm Stephan Loges Graham Johnson piano Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano Schubert: The Complete Songs Brentano Quartet Schubert Hagars Klage; Sehnsucht (D52); Joyce DiDonato Series Son fra l’onde; Don Gayseros; Lieb Minna; Repeat of concert on 18 December Erster Verlust; Idens Nachtgesang; Von Ida; Die Erscheinung; Die Täuschung; Das Sehnen; Geist £50 £40 £30 £25 £15 der Liebe; Die Spinnerin; Der Schatzgräber; Wonne der Wehmut; Selma und Selmar; Gesang der Geister (fragment); Schweizerlied; Der Strom; Lied eines Kindes (fragment); Das Abendrot; Himmelsfunken; Mahomets Gesang (fragment); Johanna Sebus (fragment); Die Wallfahrt; Eine altschottische Ballade £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

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Sunday 24 to Tuesday 26 December Friday 29 December No performances 7.30pm Box Office closed Concerto Italiano conductor, Wednesday 27 December Rinaldo Alessandrini harpsichord 7.30pm Bach Trio Sonata in G BWV1038; 14 Canons Arcadia Quartet BWV1087; Musical Offering BWV1079 Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 33 No. 5 Approximately 1 hour 20 minutes in duration (no interval) Bartók String Quartet No. 1 BB52 £50 £40 £30 £25 £15 Mozart String Quartet in D K575 ‘Prussian’ Part of the Chamber Zone scheme: £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Free tickets for schools and 8–25 year olds at selected concerts, supported by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust, with ongoing support from John Thursday 28 December Lyon’s Charity. To book, please contact the Box Office and 7.30pm quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Ivana Gavrić piano Haydn Piano Sonata in F HXVI:23 Grieg Slåtter Op. 72 (selection) Chopin 4 Mazurkas Op. 24; Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31 Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16 £37 £32 £26 £20 £15

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Saturday 30 December 7.00pm 7.30pm Arcangelo Liza Ferschtman violin Jonathan Cohen director Roman Rabinovich piano Peter Whelan bassoon Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Op. 78 Anna Lucia Richter soprano Bartók Violin Sonata No. 1 BB84 Lutosławski Subito Samuel Boden tenor Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Op. 96 Blow Ode: Begin the Song £37 £32 £26 £20 £15 Vivaldi Concerto in C for bassoon, strings and continuo RV473 Sunday 31 December Handel Gloria HWV deest Purcell Welcome to all the pleasures (Ode for 11.30am St. Cecilia’s Day) Z339 Gary Hoffman cello Vivaldi Concerto in C RV537; Gloria RV589 David Selig piano £50 £40 £30 £25 £15 Beethoven 12 Variations in F on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte Op. 66; Cello Sonata in C Op. 102 No. 1; Cello Sonata in A Op. 69 £15 concs £13 incl. programme and coffee/ sherry/juice

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