November 2015 Christiane Karg INSIDE: Arditti Quartet | Iestyn Davies Emerson String Quartet | Franco Fagioli Christian Gerhaher | Richard Goode Stephen Kovacevich & Martha Argerich Elisabeth Leonskaja | Igor Levit Andreas Scholl | Gil Shaham The Sixteen | and many more Box Office 020 7935 2141 Online Booking www.wigmore-hall.org.uk How to Book 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. By Telephone: 020 7935 2141 7 days a week: 10 am – 7 pm. Days without an evening concert 10 am – 5 pm. There is a non-refundable £3.00 administration fee for each transaction, which includes the return of your tickets by post if time permits. Online: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk 7 days a week; 24 hours a day. There is a non-refundable £2.00 administration charge. 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Wigmore Hall • John Gilhooly OBE Director The Wigmore Hall Trust • Registered Charity No.1024838 Cover: Christiane Karg © Gisela Schenker Benjamin Ealovega 2 Sunday 1 November 11.30 am 1 Wigmore Hall Chamber Ensemble in Residence Nash Ensemble K. Leighton Rossini Quartet No. 3 (arr. for flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon by Friedrich Berr) Ponchielli Quartet for flute, oboe, Eb clarinet and Bb clarinet with piano Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49 One of Rossini’s early string sonatas, in a wind arrangement made in the composer’s lifetime, and a delightful divertimento by Ponchielli, the creator of the famous Dance of the Hours, precede Mendelssohn’s brilliant D minor Trio in this concert. Returns only Sunday Morning Coffee Concert/Nash Ensemble: Mozart, Mendelssohn and the Italians Nash Ensemble Sunday 1 November 2.30 pm NB starting time Jaques Samuel Pianos Junior Department Festival Winner’s Concert Students from four London music institutions (Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance) have been selected to perform in this recital. Up to 20 outstanding students will delight the audience with works from many different composers. This event will be approximately 90 minutes in duration, without an interval All seats £8 Sponsored by Fazioli Sunday 1 November 7.30 pm Jaques Samuel Pianos Intercollegiate Piano Competition Winner 2014 Luka Okros piano Schumann Kinderszenen Op. 15 Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 in Bb minor Op. 35 ‘Funeral March’ Schumann Fantasie in C Op. 17 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody in C# minor S244 No. 2 Ranked by the Guardian 2015 University Guide as the finest place to study music in the UK, it is no surprise that the winner of the 2014 Jaques Samuel Pianos Competition, Luka Okros, was a student of the Royal College of Music. Luka gives his debut Wigmore Hall recital as part of his prize. The renowned pianist Lang Lang was markedly moved by Luka’s performance and interpretation of Liszt’s ‘Rhapsody’ during his masterclass in Moscow in 2013. All seats £15 Sponsored by S. W. Mitchell Capital LLP and Fazioli Luka Okros 3 Monday 2 November 1.00 pm 2 Daniel Hope violin Sabine Meyer clarinet Christian Ruvolo Marco Borggreve Alexandre Tharaud piano Harald Hoffmann Stravinsky Suite from The Soldier’s Tale (for violin, clarinet and piano) Milhaud Scaramouche Op. 165b (arr. for clarinet and piano) Satie Gnossiennes Nos. 1 & 4 Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano BB116 Daniel Hope Sabine Meyer Alexandre Tharaud Innovative and fresh-sounding works from the last century provide the substance of this recital, given by three superb chamber musicians. Stravinsky arranged a suite of movements from his theatrical piece The Soldier’s Tale for the Swiss philanthropist and fine amateur clarinettist Werner Reinhart who supported the original work’s composition. The programme also includes Bartók’s Contrasts, strongly flavoured by Hungarian and Romanian folk melodies. All seats £15 BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert Monday 2 November 7.30 pm Stephen Kovacevich 75th Birthday Concert Stephen Kovacevich piano Martha Argerich piano Debussy En blanc et noir Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Op. 45 Schubert Piano Sonata in Bb D960 Stephen Kovacevich made his sensational European debut at Wigmore Hall in 1961, setting standards of musicianship that have since driven his artistic development and sustained a performing career that has delighted and inspired a vast international audience. The American-born, British-based pianist moved to London in his late teens to study with the legendary Dame Myra Hess, and soon established his reputation as an interpreter of tremendous integrity and vision. He joins us to mark his 75th birthday, celebrated on 17 October, crowning his recital with Schubert’s inexhaustible final sonata and joining forces with Martha Argerich in two beguiling works for piano duo. Returns only Proceeds from this concert will go to the charities SANE (a leading UK mental health charity) and CLIC Sargent (the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families) London Pianoforte Series A. Heitman David Thompson/EMI Classics Stephen Kovacevich Martha Argerich 4 Tuesday 3 November 1.00pm 3 YCAT Lunchtime Concert Series 2015/16 Peter Moore trombone Kaupo Kikkas Kaupo Kikkas Jonathan Ware piano Richard Peaslee Arrows of Time Brahms Four Serious Songs Op. 121 Castérède Sonatine Jongen Aria et Polonaise Op. 128 In 2008, at the age of 12, Peter Moore became the youngest ever winner of the BBC Young Musician Competition. In 2014 he was appointed co-principal trombone of the London Symphony Orchestra. Peter is a Yamaha International Artist and an Ambassador for the BBC Ten Pieces project. Peter Moore Jonathan Ware £13 concs £11 Young Classical Artists Trust (Reg. Charity No. 326490) YCAT is grateful for support from the Paul Woodhouse Fund, the Anthony Nesbitt Fund, the Goulding Murray Fund and the legacy of Richard Oake for this series. Tuesday 3 November 7.30pm The Sixteen Harry Christophers conductor MONTEVERDI 1651 MESSA A QUATTRO VOCI ET SALMI Monteverdi Dixit Dominus (Primo) from Selva morale e spirituale; Confitebor tibi Domine (Primo); Laetatus sum a 6; Nisi Dominus a 3 Cavalli Magnificat Monteverdi Nisi Dominus a 6; Laudate Dominum omnes gentes for solo bass; Lauda Jerusalem a 3; Confitebor tibi Domine (Secondo); Dixit Dominus (Primo) a 8 Monteverdi’s sacred vocal compositions introduced the expression of powerful and personal emotions to the world of church music, provoking controversy while opening minds to life-filled songs of praise. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, seasoned interpreters of the composer’s liturgical pieces, present a programme comprising some of the finest works from Monteverdi’s years as Director of Music at St Mark’s in Venice. Returns only Supported by the members of the Rubinstein Circle Early Music and Baroque Series/The Sixteen Residency Molina Visuals The Sixteen 5 Wednesday 4 November 7.30 pm 4 Joan Rodgers soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Rose Daniel Russell Duncan Samling Artists Eloise Campbell Susanna Hurrell soprano Mark James Photography Nick Pritchard tenor Morgan Pearse baritone Joan Rodgers Malcolm Martineau Susanna Hurrell Nick Pritchard Arshak Kuzikyan bass-baritone Jonathan Ware piano SAMLING SHOWCASE Kaupo Kikkas Kaupo Kikkas Purcell An Evening Hymn Mendelssohn Die Liebende schreibt; Hexenlied Schumann Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend; Wanderung; Stille Liebe Tchaikovsky It was in the early spring; None but the Morgan Pearse Arshak Kuzikyan Jonathan Ware lonely heart; Behind the window in the shadow Mozart Bravo, signor padrone ... Se vuol ballare from Le nozze di Figaro Schubert From Die schöne Müllerin: Die liebe Farbe; Die böse Farbe; Trockne Blumen Mozart Soll ich dich, Teurer, nicht mehr sehn? from Die Zauberflöte; Secondate aurette amiche from Così fan tutte Massenet Adieu, notre petite table from Manon Rachmaninov Sing not to me, beautiful maiden Musorgsky Song of the Flea Britten Rome is now ruled fromThe Rape of Lucretia Mozart Bei Männern from Die Zauberflöte Schumann So wahr die Sonne scheinet Gounod Avant de quitter ces lieux from Faust Mozart La mia Dorabella capace non è from Così fan tutte Samling presents its annual Wigmore Hall Showcase. In this recital of song and opera, led by Joan Rodgers and Malcolm Martineau, you will hear what Radio 3 presenter Sean Rafferty has elegantly described as ‘the bright, emerging talent of the future, touched with genius’. www.samling.org.uk £36 £30 £25 £20 £15 DINE WITH THE ARTISTS There are a limited number of tickets for a special post-concert reception and supper with the artists priced at £95.