JULY 2010

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Wigmore Hall Concert Diary

Julia FischerInside:

The Cardinall’s MusickEnsemble Clément Janequin

Leila Josefowicz • Miklós PerényiAndrea Rost • András Schiff

And many more

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Julia Fischer violin; Diemut Poppen viola

Alexander Chaushian cello

Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988 (arr. D Sitkovetsky)

Three of today’s most highly acclaimed young stringplayers, each with a major solo career, come togetherfor this concert to perform Dmitry Sitkovetsky’swonderful transcription for string trio of JS Bach’sgreat Goldberg Variations.

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THURSDAY 1 JULY 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series/Beethoven Series £18 £25 £30 £35

FRIDAY 2 JULY 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £16 £22 £24

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Miklós Perényi cello

András Schiff piano

Please note change of programme

Beethoven 12 Variations on a Theme from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus WoO45;Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2; 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebefühlen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte WoO46; Horn Sonata in F Op. 17

(transcribed for cello); Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2András SchiffMiklós Perényi

Andrea Rost soprano; András Schiff piano

Liszt Mignons Lied (Kennst du das Land); Die Loreley; Der Fischerknabe; Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam; Freudvoll und leidvoll; Bartók 15 HungarianPeasant Songs (piano solo); Kodály Kitrákotty mese; Ne búsuljon senkimenyecskéje; Kocsi, szekér; A csitári hegyek alatt; Nausika;Bartók 8 Hungarian Folksongs; LIgeti 3 Weöres Lieder; 5 Arany Lieder

András Schiff returns immediately to Wigmore Hall with soprano Andrea Rostfor a daring and challenging programme of Hungarian songs. Liszt’s settingsof Goethe and Schiller are relatively well-known but only connoisseurs willrecognise this vivid selection of Kodály songs, which are followed by eight of Bartók’s contemporaneous settings. The lateGyörgy Ligeti is regarded by many as a giant of post-war European music and these two groups of Lieder will be relishedby his devoted admirers but should also be stimulating fare for lovers of song recitals.

SATURDAY 3 JULY 7.30 PM Song Recital Series/ András Schiff Series: Songs – With and Without Words £18 £25 £30 £35

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Modigliani Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 77 No. 1Haydn String Quartet in Bb Op. 76 No. 4 ‘Sunrise’

Formed at the Paris Conservatoire, the Modigliani Quartet studiedwith the celebrated Ysaÿe Quartet, and won the Young Concert ArtistsInternational Auditions 2006 in New York. Its coffee concert includesone of Haydn’s supreme late masterpieces, which understandablyacquired the nickname ‘Sunrise’ in response to the magical openingof the first movement.

Christopher Ainslie countertenor

with James Baillieu piano; Jennifer Bullock cello, viola da gamba

Adrian Butterfield violin; Laurence Cummings harpsichord

Elizabeth Kenny theorbo, lute

Dowland In darkness let me dwell; Mourn, mourn, day is with darkness fledPurcell If Music be the food of loveBach Agnus Dei from Mass in B minor BWV232; Aria: Ach, bleibe doch, mein liebstesLeben from Ascension Oratorio BWV11

Vivaldi Aria: Sovvente il sole from Andromeda liberataHandel Ombra mai fu from Serse; Furibondo spira il vento from PartenopeSchubert Auf dem Wasser zu singen; Des Fischers Liebesglück; An die Laute;Die Liebe hat gelogenMahler From Rückert Lieder: Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft; Ich bin der Welt abhandengekommenYamada Song of Aiyan

Winner of the 2008 Richard Tauber Prize for Singers, South African-born Christopher Ainslie’s varied programme steps well beyondthe repertoire boundaries often imposed on the countertenor. He is joined by a variety of instrumental combinations to movefreely through the ages, from gems of the Baroque era to Schubert, the late Romantic and early 20th-century world of Lieder.

‘... [Christopher Ainslie’s] account of “Dawn, still darkness” from Jonathan Dove’s Flight was as near to perfection as anythingI have heard in the Wigmore Hall ...’Musical Pointers, Richard Tauber Prize for Singers, Wigmore Hall, 4 June 2008

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SUNDAY 4 JULY 11.30 AM Coffee Concert £12 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

SUNDAY 4 JULY 7.30 PM The Richard Tauber Prize Recital £10 £14 £18 £22

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Leila Josefowicz violin; John Novacek piano

Shostakovich Violin Sonata Op. 134; Schubert Rondo in B minor D895

The brilliant young American virtuoso Leila Josefowicz is well-known for her championing ofrare and challenging repertoire, having dazzled audiences worldwide with John Adams’s ViolinConcerto. She crosses the Cold War divide here to penetrate the dark mysteries of the lateViolin Sonata by Shostakovich. A perfect pairing is the shamefully neglectedRondo by Schubert, which manages to capture his unique lyrical rapture alongside a sense of driving rhythmic despair.

MONDAY 5 JULY 1.00 PM BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert £12 concessions £10

Leila Josefowicz

Julian Jacobson piano

Bach Prelude and Fugue in C# minor BWV849 from The Well-tempered Clavier Book IKurtág 4 Pieces from Játékok V: Les Adieux; Kondor Rock (in the manner of the agingLiszt); La Fille aux cheveux de lin – enragée; Prelude and ChoraleLiszt En rêve, Nocturne in Bb S207; Nuages gris S199; Csárdás obstiné S225 No. 2Wagner/Liszt Isoldes Liebestod from Tristan und IsoldeBeethoven 33 Variations in C on a waltz by Diabelli Op. 120

Increasingly regarded as a vital and original force on the piano scene, Julian Jacobsonmakes a return following his last sold-out recital here to perform Beethoven’s monumentalDiabelli Variations, a culmination of his many sonata cycles. Works by Bach, Liszt andKurtág complete the programme and provide a rich context for the Diabellis.

MONDAY 5 JULY 7.30 PM £10 £14 £18 £22

TUESDAY 6 JULY 7.30 PM Royal College of Music String Showcase £10 £14 £17 £20

Thomas Carroll cello

Musicians from the Royal College of Music

Rossini Sonata No. 3 in C for strings; Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor (arr. for 4 cellos byRichard Klemm); Saint-Saëns Fantaisie for violin and harp Op. 124

Strauss Metamorphosen for string septet (arr. Rudolph Leopold)

This annual showcase event from the Royal College of Music lets you hear some of the world’sbest young string players perform stunning works by Rossini, Saint-Saëns and Strauss. Specialguest Thomas Carroll will join these exceptional performers for a unique arrangement ofSchumann’s Cello Concerto.

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Royal String Quartet

Mozart String Quartet in C K465 ‘Dissonance’; Shostakovich String Quartet No. 7 inF# minor Op. 108; Grieg String Quartet in G minor Op. 27

The Royal String Quartet hail from Poland and probably wish that Chopin had writtensomething for their combination! However, a next best thing is possibly the wonderfullylyrical quartet by Edvard Grieg. Mozart’s last quartet dedicated to Haydn is better knownfor a few bars of mysterious dissonance than it is for its predominantly sunny countenance.No sunlight but only shadow in Shostakovich’s grim but compelling Seventh Quartet.

Ophélie Gaillard cello; Edna Stern piano

Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73; Chopin Nocturne in G Op. 37 No. 2; Nocturne in E minorOp. 72 No. 1 (arr. Gaillard/Stern); Introduction et polonaise brillante in C Op. 3; Nocturnein G minor Op. 37 No. 1; Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 65

Voted ‘Revelation: Solo Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the French Classical Music Awards in2003, the Franco-Swiss cellist Ophélie Gaillard has distinguished herself in performancesof the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods. ‘Gaillard creates a generalatmosphere of sharing and complicity ... her attention to detail, long smooth lines, melodicsweetness and moments of lyricism were all outstanding’ Diapason. Since her first successfulrecording ‘Chaconne’, which won Diapason Découverte and Arte Best CD 2005, Edna Sternhas appeared in leading venues and festivals throughout Europe.

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Mariangela Vacatello piano

Schumann/Liszt Widmung; Frühlingsnacht; Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor; Chopin Andante spianatoand Grande polonaise brillante Op. 22; Ligeti 2 Études from Book III: White on White; Pour IrinaStravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka

A finalist in the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition in the USA, Mariangela Vacatello made her officialdebut in Milan at age 14 performing Liszt’s First Piano Concerto with the Pomeriggi MusicaliOrchestra. Since then she has appeared in some of the world’s most important venues and festivalsas concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.

Kirckman Concert Society/Sarah Gordon Concert Management Sponsored by LankellyChase Foundation

WEDNESDAY 7 JULY 7.30 PM £10 £12 £16 £18

THURSDAY 8 JULY 7.30 PM Kirckman Concert Society Series £8 £9 £11 £13

FRIDAY 9 JULY 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £16 £22 £24

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Merel Quartet

Schumann String Quartet in A minor Op. 41 No. 1Beethoven String Quartet in Eb Op. 74 ‘Harp’

The Merel Quartet gives a beautifully blended coffee concert in which Beethoven’s mostrelaxed and lyrical quartet masterpiece is coupled with Schumann’s first attempt at theform. Pizzicato chords punctuate the first movement of Beethoven’s work, thus giving riseto its heavenly connotations, even though no harp is actually involved! So successful didSchumann feel his first quartet to be that he sailed on immediately into the next two.

Family Concertfor age 5 plus

The Lion Who Wanted to Love

Lions are usually fierce and strong but Leo just doesn’t fit in; he just wants to love everybodyand play with his friends all day long – discover Leo’s story with Ensemble 360 and Polly Ives.

With music by composer Paul Rissmann, this story is based on the book by Giles Andreae,illustrated by David Wojtowycz and published by Orchard Books.

Ensemble 360 is supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

Family Concerts are supported by The Lucille Graham Trust and Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

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SATURDAY 10 JULY 2.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £7 adults £4 children

SUNDAY 11 JULY 11.30 AM Coffee Concert £12 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

Dame Felicity Lott soprano; Graham Johnson piano

Wolf Begegnung; Agnes; Der Gärtner; Heimweh; Das verlassene Mägdlein; An eine Äolsharfe; Er ist’s; Duparc L’invitation au voyage; Extase; Lamento; La vie antérieure;Chanson triste; Phidylé; Strauss Allerseelen; Ständchen; Ruhe, meine Seele;Blauer Sommer; Schlechtes Wetter; Britten The Ash Grove; O Waly, Waly; La belle est au jardind’amour; Quand j’étais chez mon père; Poulenc Voyage à Paris; Sanglots from Banalités;Voyage from Calligrammes

Dame Felicity Lott is one of the nation’s most beloved singers. In this programme she teams uponce again with Graham Johnson, doyen of piano partners, for a wide-ranging programme taking in the rich, German romanticism of Wolf and Strauss, mélodies by Duparc and Poulenc, andsettings by Britten of folksongs in both English and French.

SATURDAY 10 JULY 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £15 £20 £25 £30

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The Cardinall’s Musick; Andrew Carwood director

Guerrero Surge propera; Morales Regina caeli, laetare; Vivanco Dulcissima MariaVictoria Alma redemptoris mater; Sancta Maria, succerre miserisEsquivel Exaltata est sancta Dei genitrix; Guerrero Ave virgo sanctissimaVictoria Ave Maria; Guerrero Quae est ista; Trahe he me post te; Morales Sancta Maria,succerre miseris; Lobo Ave Maria; Victoria Gaude Virgo Maria; Guerrero Regina caeli

‘Il siglo d’oro’ – the Golden Age – was the name that Spaniards gave to their great flowering of music in the 16th century. Spain brought forth some of the finest writers of the age and the Virgin Mary was a popular subject with all of them. Francisco Guerrero was known as ‘el cantor de Maria’.Much of his highly characterful music was dedicated to the Virgin, from well-crafted four-part pieces to the more splendiddouble-choir numbers. This fascinating exploration of music from 16th-century Spain sets Guerrero alongside his contemporariesand colleagues Morales, Esquivel, Vivanco, Alonso Lobo and the brightest star of all, Tomas Luis da Victoria.

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SUNDAY 11 JULY 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £12 £18 £22 £25

Stephan Loges baritone; Gary Matthewman piano

Schubert Auf der Donau; Der Schiffer; Am Strome; Geheimnis; Nachtstück; AuflösungBrahms Wie Melodien zieht es mir; Auf dem See; Feldeinsamkeit; Unbewegte laue Luft Wolf Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo: Wohl denk ich oft; Alles endet, was entstehet; Fühlt meine Seele; Schumann Kernerlieder; Wolf Fußreise; Um Mitternacht; In der Frühe; Er ist’s

Stephan Loges, winner of the second Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competitionin 1999, returns to give this recital of Lieder to texts inspired by nature and the human condition.

Pavel Haas Quartet; Khatia Buniatishvili piano

Haydn String Quartet in D minor Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 57

The Pavel Haas Quartet join with pianist Khatia Buniatishvili for a performance of Shostakovich’scoruscating mid-period Piano Quintet, which helped to establish his credentials outside the SovietUnion as a composer of truly classical stature. Haydn in his last minor-key quartet concentratesthe material wonderfully but oddly, giving rise to a variety of nicknames, the most evocative ofwhich is the ‘Witches’ Minuet’.

Khatia Buniatishvili is a member of BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme

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

Stephan Loges

Khatia Buniatishvili

The Cardinall’s Musick

MONDAY 12 JULY 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £15 £20 £25 £30

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Mark Padmore tenor; Lawrence Power viola

Elizabeth Kenny lute, theorbo; Andrew West piano

Dowland Away with these self-loving lads; O sweet woods; Come again! Sweet lovedoth now invite; Danyel Mrs M E her funeral tears for the death of her husbandDowland If my complaints could passions move; Britten Lachrymae: Reflectionson a Song of John Dowland Op. 48; Dowland In darkness let me dwellAdès Darknesse visible; Kapsberger Toccata; Passacaglia; ColoscioneD’India Lamento di Giasone; Henry Lawes O sweet woods; Tavola: In quellgelato core?; Frescobaldi Aria di Passacaglia: Così mi disprezzate?; Se l’aura spira Caccini Amarilli mia bella

Darkness Visible: Dowland and Beyond

A stimulating conclusion to the Song Recital Series also finds Mark Padmore bringinghis Impressions residency to a thought-provoking close. He brings together his regular partners, lutenist Elizabeth Kenny andpianist Andrew West, for a typically wide-ranging programme spanning the centuries. Padmore is one of our finest exponentsof the rich repertoire of Elizabethan lute-song and having master-violist Lawrence Power on hand will allow Benjamin Britten’shaunting Reflections on Dowland’s ‘If my complaints could passions move’ to resonate fully in context.

Artists in ConversationLucie Skeaping in conversation with Mark Padmore and Elizabeth Kenny

London Mozart Trio

Beethoven Piano Trio in B b Op. 97 ‘Archduke’Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor Op. 9

The London Mozart Trio returns to Wigmore Hall with two great favourites of the pianotrio repertoire – Beethoven’s ‘Archduke’ Trio and Rachmaninov’s Trio élégiaque No. 2 –both 19th-century Romantic works, though composed eighty years apart. Rachmaninov’swork was dedicated to the recently deceased Tchaikovsky, while Beethoven’s dedicateewas one of his most important patrons, the Archduke Rudolph.

‘They play, not only with heart-warming commitment, but with a real sense of unity and empathy’ Classic FM Magazine

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TUESDAY 13 JULY 7.30 PM £10 £14 £18 £22

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WEDNESDAY 14 JULY 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series/ Mark Padmore: Impressions £15 £20 £25 £30

WEDNESDAY 14 JULY 6.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £3

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Dante String Quartet; Sally Silver soprano

Krysia Osostowicz violin; Sanju Sahai tabla

Sohal String Quartet No. 3 (world première); Debussy String Quartetin G minor Op. 10; Villa-Lobos Suite for voice and violinSohal Songs from Gitanjali for soprano, string quartet and tabla

Sohal at Seventy

Composer Naresh Sohal was born in Punjab, India, in 1939, and settled in the UK in 1962. Hiscareer is an extraordinary one by any standards. He has written extensively for orchestra andchamber ensembles, achieving international acclaim along the way. This concert is a celebrationof his unique voice in western classical music. The performers include the Dante String Quartet,violinist Krysia Osostowicz, soprano Sally Silver and tabla maestro Sanju Sahai.

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SATURDAY 17 JULY 7.30 PM Naresh Sohal 70th Birthday Celebration £15 £20 £25 £30

Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School

Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School perform a variedprogramme of solos and chamber music for stringinstruments and piano, drawn from the Baroque to thepresent day.

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Ivana Gavric piano

Bartók Suite Op. 14; Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor D784

Rachmaninov Prelude in D Op. 23 No. 4; 2 Moments musicaux from Op. 16: No. 3 in B minor; No. 4 in E minor; Janácek In the Mists; Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 14

Ivana Gavric makes her long-awaited Wigmore Hall debut, following recitals and performances atthe Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, and across Europe, Russia, Japan and the Middle East.Born in Sarajevo, Ivana’s programme reflects her unique musical heritage and showcases herexceptional talent.

‘A flawless performance from a young artist who is destined for the highest rank’ Musical Opinion

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THURSDAY 15 JULY 7.30 PM £10 £12 £16 £18

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FRIDAY 16 JULY 7.30 PM £8 £10 £13 £15

Pupils of the Yehudi Menuhin School

Ivana Gavric

Naresh Sohal

Sally SilverDante String Quartet

SUNDAY 18 JULY 11.30 AM Coffee Concert £12 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

Navarra String Quartet

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

For their coffee concert the brilliant young Anglo-Dutch Navarra String Quartet blends thefreshness of early Beethoven with the extraordinary intensity of early Mendelssohn.

‘The players realize the music’s essential intensity ... with their vivid sense of dramaticexpression in an intensely detailed performance’ BBC Music Magazine

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Lucy Parham piano; Harriet Walter narrator*; Sam West narrator**subject to availability

Chopin Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1; Polonaise in A Op. 40 No. 1 ‘Militaire’;Waltz in C# minor Op. 64 No. 2; Étude in Ab Op. 25 No. 1; Mazurka in D Op. 33

No. 2; Ballade No. 3 in Ab Op. 47; Mazurka in A minor Op. 67 No. 4; Prelude inDb Op. 28 No. 15 ‘Raindrop’; Prelude in G minor Op. 28 No. 22; Waltz in Db Op. 64

No. 1 ‘Minute’; Nocturne in Db Op. 27 No. 2; Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52

Nocturne: The Romantic Life of Fryderyk Chopin

Scripted by Lucy Parham from letters and diaries, ‘Nocturne’ chronicles the romantic life of Fryderyk Chopin. The narrative followshis turbulent relationship with the controversial writer George Sand, their time together in France and Majorca, his fragile healthand his ultimate demise in poverty in Paris. The story is punctuated by some of Chopin’s best-loved and most poignant compositions.

SUNDAY 18 JULY 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series £12 £16 £22 £24

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LCatherine Hopper mezzo-soprano; Julius Drake piano; Endellion String QuartetIntroduced by Eva Hoffmann

Ravel Deux mélodies hebraïques; Michael Zev Gordon Mandelstam Settings (London première)Beethoven String Quartet in Bb Op. 130 with Grosse Fuge Op. 133

The London première of Michael Zev Gordon’s Mandelstam Settings, commissioned as a memorial to those whose right to free speech was and is denied by tyrannical governments, forms a compellingheart to this concert in which acclaimed young mezzo Catherine Hopper and international musiciansJulius Drake and the Endellion String Quartet perform in aid of the Helen Bamber Foundation.

The Helen Bamber Foundation Sponsored by Mrs Johanna Roeber Rosendaal

In aid of the Helen Bamber Foundation. Working with Survivors of cruelty (Reg. Charity)

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Gould Piano Trio

Beethoven Piano Trio in G Op. 1 No. 2Ireland Piano Trio No. 2Dvorák Piano Trio in F minor Op. 65

The Chamber Music Season comes to a fulgent conclusion withDvorák’s vibrant folk-inspired F minor Trio which ripples withpassionate gypsy rhythms and gutsy melodies. The Gould PianoTrio has a long-established reputation both in the concert halland on disc as one of the most exciting and committed of Britishchamber ensembles and its versatility will be demonstrated infollowing Beethoven’s ebullient G major Trio with the SecondTrio by English romantic John Ireland.

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WEDNESDAY 21 JULY 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £16 £24 £26

Gould Piano Trio

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Malcolm Bilson fortepiano

Cramer 11 Variations on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’sDie ZauberflöteHaydn Piano Sonata in C HXVI:50

Mozart Fantasia in C minor K475; Piano Sonata in F K332

Dussek Fantasia and Fugue in F minorBeethoven Piano Sonata No. 18 in Eb Op. 31 No. 3

Malcolm Bilson has been at the forefront of the period instrumentmovement for over thirty years. His performances and recordingson late 18th- and early 19th-century pianos have received worldwideacclaim and have been a key contributor to the restoration of thefortepiano to the concert platform. He makes a rare return toLondon for this concert.

TUESDAY 20 JULY 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £12 £16 £22 £24

Malcolm Bilson

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Ronan Magill piano

Scarlatti 4 Sonatas: in B minor Kk197/L147; in E minor Kk198/L22; in D Kk491/L164;in D Kk96/L465

Schumann Variations on a Theme of Clara Wieck (from Sonata Op. 14)Schumann Theme and variations on the name ‘Abegg’ Op. 1Warlock Five Folk Song PreludesLiszt Vallée d’Obermann from Années de pèlerinageBeethoven Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Op. 53 ‘Waldstein’

The British pianist Ronan Magill has received international attention in recent yearsfor his critically acclaimed performances of the great masterworks of the Romanticand modern piano repertoire, both for solo piano and for piano and orchestra.In 1999, Ronan Magill performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto K595 at the Queen ElizabethHall, and gave his debut in Germany, which was enthusiastically acclaimed by the press, and in 2000 made his New York debutat the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall. He performs regularly in Japan and will make his concerto debut in the USA in April.

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THURSDAY 22 JULY 7.30 PM £10 £12 £16 £18

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Alda Dizdari violin

Lefki Karpodini piano

Eastern Europe … A Musical Journey

Janácek Violin SonataBartók Sonata for solo violinEnescu Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor Op. 25

‘dans le caractère populaire roumain’Pärt Spiegel im SpiegelBrahms 5 Hungarian Dances

The Albanian-born concert violinist Alda Dizdarimakes her debut with the Greek pianist LefkiKarpodini in this exceptionally engagingprogramme. The works explore powerful emotionscreating a complete vision of the Eastern European spirituality, highly emotional, extremely energetic, versatile, a unique musicallanguage that takes its inspiration from folklore and the great Western music tradition. This tour de force puts any musician to thehighest technical and emotional test.

FRIDAY 23 JULY 7.30 PM £10 £14 £17 £20

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Opening Concert of the 2010/ 11 Season

Karita Mattila soprano

Martin Katz piano

Wigmore Memories

Programme to include songs by Schubert, Brahms, Berg, Strauss, Sibeliusand Madetoja

Hailed by Musical America in 2005 as ‘the most electrifying singing actress of our day’,Finnish soprano Karita Mattila traces almost a century of Austro-German song, andincludes selections by Sibelius and by Leevi Madetoja (1887–1947), the composer sheregards as ‘Finland’s hidden jewel’.

FRIDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM Song Recital Series/Anniversary Season Opening Celebrations

SUNDAY 25 JULY 11.30 AM Coffee Concert

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Tecchler Trio Coffee Concert on Sunday 25 July has been cancelled.

There will be no replacement concert.

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Final Concert of the 2009/10 Season

Ensemble Clément JanequinDominique Visse director, countertenor; Hugues Primard tenor

Vincent Bouchot baritone; François Fauché baritone; Renaud Delaigue bass

Elisabeth Geiger organ; Vincent Leterme piano; Joseph Carver double bass

Programme to include: Anon. (16th century) Chanson nouvelle de tousles Cris de Paris; Kastner Les Cris de Paris; Claude Ledoux Cri de blogDeransart Les Cris de la rue; Janequin Les Cris de ParisVincent Bouchot Les Cris de Paris; Roland Le Cri du BagnééraisRégis Campo Les Cris de Marseille; Scotto Le Cri du poilu

Founded in Paris in 1978 the Ensemble Clément Janequin devotes itself principally to the secular and religious music of theRenaissance. Its interpretations of the Parisian chanson are regarded as authoritative, and recordings of works like Les Crisde Paris, Le Chant des Oyseaulx, Fricassée Parisienne and La Chasse have brought back to life one of the golden ages of Frenchmusic. In this concert the Ensemble Clément Janequin will perform a programme of Cries from the Renaissance to the presentday that they have recently recorded for Harmonia Mundi to great critical acclaim.

SATURDAY 24 JULY 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Ensemble Clément Janequin

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(Friends of Wigmore Hall receive a 10% discount on all telephone & in person orders)

Wigmore Hall LiveLatest release

Classical Opera Company, Ailish Tynan, Sophie Bevan & Anna Stéphany conducted by Ian Page perform works by Gluck

AVAILABLE NOWfrom 020 7935 2141or online at www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/live

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. Alternativelythere are public car parks in Cavendish Square, HarleyStreet and Marylebone Lane, all of which are less thana five minute walk from the hall.

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.

WIGMORE HALL

DIRECTOR: JOHN GILHOOLY

THE WIGMORE HALL TRUST

REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1024838

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