JUNE 2010

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Wigmore Hall Concert Diary

Dmitri HvorostovskyInside:

Soile Isokoski • Steven IsserlisJerusalem Quartet • Ton Koopman

Miklós Perényi • Dorothea RöschmannAndrás Schiff • Anne Schwanewilms

And many more

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Anne Sofie von Otter mezzo-soprano; Brad Mehldau piano

Sibelius Maj; Jag är ett träd; I systrar, I bröder, I älskande par!; Fauré Les roses d’Ispahan; Clair de lune; Après un rêve; Brahms Juchhe!; Die Mainacht; Unbewegte laue Luft Strauss Blauer Sommer; Schlagende Herzen; Das RosenbandSongs by Brad Mehldau, Lennon/McCartney, Léo Ferré and others

Brad Mehldau and Anne Sofie von Otter have begun a unique collaboration, at once audaciousand perfectly sensible; a programme of both jazz and classical music in the hands of superlativemusicians, including the UK première of new works by Mehldau (co-commissioned by WigmoreHall, Carnegie Hall and KölnMusik).

Supported by the American Friends of Wigmore Hall

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TUESDAY 1 JUNE 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series £15 £20 £25 £30

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David Greilsammer piano

Viennese Schools

Webern Variations Op. 27; Haydn Variations in F minor HXVII:6; Berg Piano Sonata Op. 1Mozart Piano Sonata in A K331; Schoenberg Six Little Pieces Op. 19

Schubert 6 Moments Musicaux D780

Jerusalem-born and Juilliard-trained pianist David Greilsammer’s recital has as its focus Mozart’sunique A major Sonata K331, which opens with a haunting set of variations and concludes withthe exotic Rondo alla turca. The rest of his programme draws from the rich piano repertoires ofthe First and Second Viennese Schools respectively. David Greilsammer

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TUESDAY 1 – THURSDAY 3 JUNE 10.00 AM – 3.30 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £30

Ignite

On the Record

Half-Term Course For ages 8 – 13

Record your own album of original music in just three days! Working withrising star Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Ignite, a band of improvising professionalmusicians, you’ll devise and record music and perform it on stage at WigmoreHall. For all aspiring song writers, composers, instrumentalists and singers;no experience necessary.

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Supported by The Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation. Ignite receives ongoing support from Arts Council England, Mayfield Valley Arts Trust,The Robert Mayer Trust for Youth and Music, The Andor Charitable Trust and a bequest from Dr. Patricia L Baker

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Brad Mehldau piano

A regular performer both as a solo artist and with his Trio, Brad Mehldau has toured and recordedextensively with great success. His musical personality forms a dichotomy. First and foremost animproviser, he cherishes the surprise and wonder that can arise from a spontaneous musical idea.But he also has a deep fascination for the formal architecture of music and it informs everything heplays, the musical thought serving as an expressive device. Continuing his two-season Wigmoreresidency, he is sure to build on his reputation for riotous, thought-provoking music-making.

Gershwin and Friends

Keyboard Conversations®

Concert with commentary with pianist Jeffrey Siegel

American pianistic treasures: Gershwin’s rarely heard solo piano version of Rhapsody in Blue,Aaron Copland’s humourous Cat and the Mouse, and poetic and jazzy short pieces by LeonardBernstein, including the UK première of the unpublished Meditation on a Wedding.

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Public Final Audition of the Richard Tauber Prize for Singers 2010

The public final audition of the 2010 Richard Tauber Prize for singers. First Prize: £5000 plus a public London recital;Second Prize: £2500; Adèle Leigh Memorial Prize: £2500; Ferdinand Rauter Memorial Prize for Accompanists: £1000

Anglo-Austrian Music Society

FRIDAY 4 JUNE 2.00 PM Richard Tauber Prize £10 £12 £16 £18

FRIDAY 4 JUNE 7.30 PM Jazz Series/ Brad Mehldau at Wigmore Hall Returns only

SATURDAY 5 JUNE 2.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £7 concessions £4

Jeffrey Siegel

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Werner Güra tenor; Christoph Berner piano

Mozart Die Verschweigung; Das Lied der Trennung; Wie unglücklich bin ich nit; Sei du mein Trost;Fantasia in D minor K397; Lied zur Gesellenreise; Die betrogene Welt; Gigue K574; Sehnsucht nachdem Frühlinge; Das Veilchen; Das Traumbild; An Chloe; Schumann Liederkreis Op. 24

Werner Güra is fast emerging as one of the most sought-after tenors of his generation, with aparticular reputation for the Viennese classics. His partnership here with young pianist ChristophBerner will spotlight one of the less often visited avenues of Mozart’s output, namely the songs,in a programme which juxtaposes them with some of his most distinctive solo piano miniatures,before moving on to Schumann’s Heine Liederkreis.

THURSDAY 3 JUNE 7.30 PM Song Recital Series £15 £20 £25 £30

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Wihan Quartet

Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 6 in F minor Op. 80

Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2

Mendelssohn’s F minor Quartet was one of his final statements, composed in the immediate aftermath of the death of hisbeloved sister Fanny: within a few months Mendelssohn himself was dead. Brahms took two decades before he was happy topublish his first two quartets and this, the second of them, is richly imbued with his unique blend of nostalgia and romance.

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SUNDAY 6 JUNE 11.30 AM Coffee Concert £12 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

Wihan Quartet

Martinu String Quartet No. 2Dvorák String Quartet in D minor Op. 34

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

Culminating in arguably the most iconic Bohemian chamber score, Smetana’sautobiographical First Quartet, the Wihan Quartet first explores a rarely heardearly work by Martinu from his heady Parisian period during the roaring twentiesand then moves back in time to an early and neglected quartet by the greatestCzech composer of all, Antonín Dvorák.

SATURDAY 5 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £16 £22 £24

SUNDAY 6 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

Steven Isserlis cello; Dénes Várjon piano

Barber Cello Sonata Op. 6Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 65

Schumann Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor (arr. Isserlis)Dohnányi Cello Sonata in Bb minor Op. 8

A varied programme of sonatas by four composers for whom importantanniversaries fall in 2010. Samuel Barber (b. 1910) and Erno von Dohnányi(d. 1960) wrote their only cello sonatas at the beginnings of their careers;both works are full of youthful energy, passion and originality. In contrast,the sonatas of Schumann and Chopin (both b. 1810) were written towards the end of the composers’ respective lives; both men were already far advanced along stylistic roads that had taken them intohitherto unexplored worlds. Curiously, neither of these two late sonatas have achieved the popularity of the composers’ earlierpieces, but both Dénes and I believe passionately in the genius of both works, and are happy to celebrate the bicentenarywith these two comparatively little-known masterpieces. Steven Isserlis

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Eugenio de Rosa piano

Schubert 3 Klavierstücke D946

Beethoven Piano Sonata in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 ‘The Tempest’Beethoven 6 Bagatelles Op. 126

Schubert Piano Sonata in C minor D958

Italian pianist Eugenio de Rosa specialises in both the classical and modern repertoire, performingworldwide as well as on RAI and the national radio stations in France, Spain and Japan. He wasthe first Italian artist to be invited as a member of the Jury of the Gina Bachauer InternationalPiano Competition in 1994.

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Deborah Marchetti violin; Stefan Wirth piano

Ravel Sonata Op. posth; Szymanowski Myths Op. 30; Wirth KonjunktionenSchumann Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121; Ravel Tzigane

Deborah Marchetti was the youngest participant ever to win the internationalBéla Bartók Award in Vienna in 2002. She has performed at the Musikverein,and has given solo and chamber music concerts in England, Italy, Germany,Japan and the USA. She has also performed on radio and television. StefanWirth has worked with artists such as Christoph Homberger and ThomasHampson and as a composer, arranger and performer. He is a member of theGershwin Piano Quartet, a group consisting of 4 pianists at 4 pianos.

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MONDAY 7 JUNE 7.30 PM £10 £12 £16 £18

TUESDAY 8 JUNE 7.30 PM £10 £12 £16 £18

Eugenio de Rosa

Deborah Marchetti Stefan Wirth

Steven Osborne piano

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Op. 79

Beethoven Fantasia in G minor Op. 77; 11 Bagatelles Op. 119

Rachmaninov Variations on a theme of Corelli Op. 42

Recently acclaimed for an album of Rachmaninov’s complete Preludes, Steven Osborne’saccount of the Corelli Variations will be eagerly anticipated for the insight it islikely to provide. As a curtain-raiser Osborne plays some of Beethoven’s laterpiano pieces which capture a rare blend of the cryptic and the humorous.

MONDAY 7 JUNE 1.00 PM BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert £12 concessions £10

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Dorothea Röschmann soprano; Christopher Maltman baritone

Roger Vignoles piano

Strauss Das Rosenband; Rote Rosen; Die erwachte Rose; Begegnung; 5 Lieder; Leises Lied; Lied an meinen Sohn; Am Ufer; Wiegenlied; Es wareinmal ein Bock; Einst kam der Bock als Bote; Es liebte einst ein Hase;Unser Feind ist, grosser Gott; O Schöpferschwarm, O Händlerkreis;Gefunden; Der Stern; Einerlei; Des Dichters Abendgang; Schlechtes Wetter

For this continuation of his traversal of Strauss’s songs, Roger Vignoles brings two Wigmore favourites together in Dorothea Röschmann and Christopher Maltman, who will perform coherent groups of songs either by period or subject.

We are very grateful to the Anniversary patrons for their support of the Strauss Song Series

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WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE 7.30 PM Song Recital Series/Strauss Song Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Till Fellner piano

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109; Piano Sonata No. 31 in Ab Op. 110

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111

As the logical climax to his survey of the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven, Till Fellnerreaches the visionary group of three masterpieces which constitute a perfect distillation ofthe composer’s famous ‘third period’. Although not his last works for the instrument, thethree sonatas nevertheless cover so much emotional and technical ground that any furthercontribution to the genre may well have seemed superfluous to Beethoven who wouldincreasingly turn to the cryptic utterance suitable for Bagatelles.

THURSDAY 10 JUNE 7.30 PM London Pianoforte Series/ Beethoven Series Limited availability

Till Fellner

Dorothea Röschmann Christopher Maltman

Dmitri Hvorostovsky baritone; Ivari Ilja piano

Tchaikovsky Again, as before, alone; The nightingale; The heroic deed; I opened the window;Don Juan’s serenade; Rachmaninov The dream; She is as lovely as the noon; Sing not to me,beautiful maiden; Oh no, I beg you, forsake me not; Tchaikovsky Reconciliation; A tear trembles;None but the lonely heart; The fearful moment; Rachmaninov When yesterday we met;In the silence of the secret night; He took all from me; Fragment from Musset; Christ is risen

Dmitri Hvorostovsky brings a veritable harvest of lyrical expression from the two giants ofRussian song composition. Tchaikovsky’s often anguished introspection is neverthelesscouched in near-Mozartian perfection, which contrasts vividly with the more unselfconsciousromantic outpouring of his protégé Rachmaninov.

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Vertavo String Quartet

Bartók String Quartet No. 3Nielsen String Quartet in G minorBeethoven String Quartet in C# minor Op. 131

The Vertavo String Quartet performs the rarely heard G minor Quartet of their Scandinaviancousin Carl Nielsen as well as Beethoven’s own declared favourite among his stringquartets and the third of Bartók’s six, both of which are cast in single-movementstructures built from vividly varied components.

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust supports free tickets for young people aged 8 –25 for selected concerts at Wigmore Hall. To book for this concert aspart of Wigmore Hall’s secondary schools programme Chamber Zone please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Elias String Quartet

Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor D703

Schubert String Quartet in D minor D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’

As its three-concert Schubert residency draws to a close, the talented young EliasString Quartet has kept the best-known until last. Schubert’s string quartet whichhe based on the song ‘Death and the Maiden’ has an air of desperate energy anddeep lyrical introspection. Lovers of Wagner will recognise a very familiar leitmotifin the Scherzo’s hammering rhythms, while Schubert-lovers will revel in theinimitable charm of the single movement of a remarkable quartet which he sadlynever carried to conclusion.

WIGMORE HALL EMERGING TALE N T Supported by Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

SUNDAY 13 JUNE 11.30 AM Coffee Concert / Elias Quartet Residency £12 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

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Elias String Quartet

SATURDAY 12 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £16 £22 £24

Vertavo String Quartet

Family Concert: Elias String Quartet

For age 5 plus

Step into a musical time machine with the young, charismatic Elias String Quartet andpresenter Sam Glazer, as they lead you on a journey of discovery from the 17th centuryto the present day. Join in with fun activities for the whole family!

Supported by The Lucille Graham Trust, Mayfield Valley Arts Trustand CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust

SATURDAY 12 JUNE 11.00 AM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £7 concessions £4

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The Wallfisch Band; Gustav Leonhardt conductor

Elizabeth Wallfisch classical violin

CPE Bach String Symphony in G Wq122 No. 1; Rameau Les Grâces instruisent la Statuefrom Pygmalion; Chaconne from Platée; CPE Bach String Symphony in Bb Wq182 No. 2

Rameau Chaconne from Hippolyte et Aricie; Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A K201

Gustav Leonhardt joins forces with another leading light of period performing, violinist ElizabethWallfisch, who will lead her Wallfisch Band in a programme of classics. Selections from threeRameau operas should send all away with smiles on faces.

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MONDAY 14 JUNE 1.00 PM BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert £12 concessions £10

Dorothea Röschmann soprano; Malcolm Martineau piano

Programme to include songs by Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Schubert

Acclaimed as a Mozart singer of rare distinction at Covent Garden and opera houses throughoutthe world, German soprano Dorothea Röschmann pays a welcome visit to Wigmore Hall in aprogramme of Romantic songs from the 19th century, including music byLieder-masters Schubert and Brahms which should contrast richly with aselection by Tchaikovsky.

SUNDAY 13 JUNE 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Elizabeth Wallfisch

Dorothea Röschmann

Pre-Concert Talkwith Roderick Swanston on Strauss’s Four Last Songs

MONDAY 14 JUNE 6.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £3

Soile Isokoski soprano; Allison Bell soprano*

Members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra; Vladimir Jurowski conductor

Strauss Sextet from Capriccio Op. 85; Schoenberg Pierrot Lunaire*; Kammersymphonie No. 1 Op. 9Strauss Four Last Songs (arr. for voice and ensemble by J. Ledger)

Lovers of big orchestral concerts will relish this opportunity to hear a reduced LPO in two earlySchoenberg classics, interwoven with some of Strauss’s radiant Indian summer masterpieces. And no need to persuade anyone of the special treat in store when Soile Isokoski steps forth to sing the intimate Four Last Songs.

Supported by an anonymous donor and Aubrey Adams

MONDAY 14 JUNE 7.30 PM Song Recital Series/ Strauss Song Series Limited availability

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WEDNESDAY 16 JUNE 7.30 PM Song Recital Series/Strauss Song Series £15 £20 £25 £30

Anne Schwanewilms soprano

Roger Vignoles piano

Strauss Ach Lieb, ich muss nun scheiden; All’ mein Gedanken; Nachtgang; Geduld;Drei Lieder der Ophelia; Winterweihe; Wiegenliedchen; Wer lieben will, muss leiden;Ach, was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen; Blindenklage; Traum durch die Dämmerung;Schlagende Herzen; O wärst du mein; Waldseligkeit; Schoenberg 4 Lieder Op. 2

The German lyric soprano Anne Schwanewilms will already be well-known to devotedfollowers of the Hyperion recordings of these songs and her richly varied programmein this concert will need no special pleading. From the neglected Ophelia songs fromShakespeare’s Hamlet the recital looks back to some of Strauss’s earliest triumphs.

We are very grateful to the Anniversary Patrons for their support of the Strauss Song Series

Ton Koopman harpsichord, organ

Tini Mathot harpsichord, organ

Bach Prelude and Fugue in C BWV547

Buxtehude Praeludium in G minor BuxWV163

Couperin Sonata L’impériale in D minor; Chaconne in DCPE Bach Fantasia in F# minor Wq 67

Mozart Fugue in C minor K426; Andante in F for mechanical organ K616

Soler Concierto in GHandel Suite in C minor (reconstr. Ton Koopman)Handel/Marsh For unto us a child is bornCabanilles Tiento in G minorBruna Tiento sobre la Letanía de la VirgenTomkins A Fancy in A minor (for organ 4 hands) WF Bach Concerto in F for two harpsichords

Ton Koopman is well-known as founder of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, which he brought to Wigmore Hall forthe first two concerts of his residency. In a career spanning over 45 years, he has also explored a broad repertoire asharpsichordist and organist and continues to strike a vital balance between his work as a scholar and a performer. Along with his wife and duo partner Tini Mathot, he concludes the residency with a recital of harpsichord and organmusic which will demonstrate his authoritative virtuosity in works ranging from Bach and Buxtehude, Handel andCouperin, to Mozart and Bach’s eldest son CPE. Another son, WF, also gets a look-in, as do less well-known figures suchas Soler, Cabanilles and Bruna. Great Britain is represented by a characteristic Fancy from Welsh-born Thomas Tomkins.

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TUESDAY 15 JUNE 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series/ Ton Koopman Residency £15 £20 £25 £30

Tini Mathot and Ton Koopman

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Academy of Ancient MusicJames Gilchrist tenor

Richard Egarr director, harpsichord

Handel Sonata a 5Purcell Lord what is man?; In the black, dismal dungeon of despair; An evening hymnC Gibbons Fantasy a 4Handel Four arias for John Beard; Where’er you walk from Semele; Total eclipse from Samson;Waft her angel from Jephtha; Call forth the pow’rs from Judas MaccabaeusFinzi Romance in Eb Op. 11

Britten Serenade Op. 31 for tenor, horn and strings

The English School – Four Centuries of English Music

The AAM’s showcase of English music contrasts Baroque giants Purcell and Handel with 20th-century masters Finzi andBritten. Britten often declared his debt to Purcell – indeed, he co-authored a ‘Homage’ on the 250th anniversary of thecomposer’s death. Finzi, some 12 years Britten’s senior, saw himself as heir to a more lyrical English tradition. In 1945 hesummed up his view of his younger contemporary with characteristic bluntness: ‘I’m allergic to Britten’s music ... what hebrings off isn’t worth a rat’s dropping.’ This concert is an opportunity to compare and contrast!

Vesselin Stanev piano

Bach/Liszt Fantasia and Fugue in G minor Liszt Études d’exécution transcendante (revised version, 1851)

Internationally renowned pianist Vesselin Stanev returns to Wigmore Hallto give a programme devoted to Franz Liszt’s 1851 revised version of hisTranscendental Studies (devoted to Carl Czerny), opening with Liszt’sarrangement of JS Bach’s Organ Fantasy and Fugue in G minor. Stanev’sSony recording of this programme will be launched at his recital in Romeon 21 April this year, his homage to the bicentenary of the composer’sbirth next year.

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THURSDAY 17 JUNE 7.30 PM £12 £16 £22 £24

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Pre-Concert Talkwith Richard Egarr

FRIDAY 18 JUNE 6.30 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event Free (ticket required)

FRIDAY 18 JUNE 7.30 PM Early Music and Baroque Series £18 £24 £28 £32

Vesselin Stanev

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Film and TalkA film focussing on the music played and composed in Terezín 1941–1945, followed by a talk to include Zdenka Fantlova actressand Terezín survivor, Helga Weissova-Hosková artist and Terezín survivor, and Simon Broughton film director and writer.

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SATURDAY 19 JUNE 4.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £3 or free with evening concert ticket (separate ticket required)

SATURDAY 19 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £16 £22 £26

Wolfgang Holzmair baritone; Russell Ryan piano

Nash EnsembleMarianne Thorsen violin; Thomas Gould violin; Lawrence Power viola; Paul Watkins cello

Domazlicky Song without words for string quartet; Ilse Weber Dobry den (Guten Tag);Denn alles wird gut; Wiegela; Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt; Adolf Strauss HeimwehTaube Ein Judisches Kind; Klein String Trio; Ullmann Drei Lieder Op. 37; Schul Die Nischt-Gewesnen (What never was); Krása Passacaglia and Fugue for string trio; Tanze for string trio;Svenk Vsecjno jde Terezinsky mars; Adolf Strauss Ich weiss bestimmt, ich wer DichSkutecky Drunt im Prater ist ein Platzerl; Anonymous Terezín-Lied

SATURDAY & SUNDAY 19 –20 JUNE

NASH ENSEMBLE WEEKEND: THERESIENSTADT 1941–45

A weekend of Films, Talks and Concerts

The name Theresienstadt – or Terezín to give it its Czech name – has becomesynonymous with the greatest propaganda lie in the Nazi’s reign of terror. Virtuallythe whole of the Jewish cultural elite was forced to live in the concentration camplocated 60km from Prague. The Nazis used the camp as a showcase, allowinginmates to stage a whole range of entertainments, including plays, concerts, operas,cabaret and café concerts, for the entertainment of visitors who even includedthe International Red Cross. In reality the prisoners were being starved, which,combined with hard labour, meant a daily struggle for survival. There could beno greater contrast between this and the extraordinarily varied and creative work produced by the camp inmates.

The Nash weekend seeks to offer a reminder of these struggles through the presentation of films and talks (which includeconversations with camp survivors), a children’s art exhibition, and the performance of works by composers whose exceptionaltalent was so cruelly cut short. Ultimately the ensemble celebrates the triumph of the human spirit over adversity and intolerance.

Theresienstadt ExhibitionDuring the weekend there will be an exhibition of the Terezín children’s drawings and a short film, used for propaganda bythe Germans, but also showing the real losses of those sent on the transports to their death.

Wolfgang Holzmair

Terezín Ramparts – watercolour by Otto Ungar

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Nash EnsembleMarianne Thorsen violin; David Adams violin

Lawrence Power viola; Paul Watkins cello

Chris Brannick percussion*

Janácek String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’Haas String Quartet No. 2 Op. 7* ‘From the Monkey Mountains’

This concert is part of Chamber Zone, a free ticket scheme for youngpeople aged 8 –25 years old. Please call the box office and quote‘Chamber Zone’ to book.

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SUNDAY 20 JUNE 3.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 concessions £10

SUNDAY 20 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £16 £22 £26

Nash Ensemble

Souvenir poster for the children’s opera ‘Brundibár’

Film and TalkHans Krása’s Children’s Opera ‘Brundibár’

A talk with survivors Greta Hofmeister-Klingsberg (who sung the part of Aninka in the 1943 performance in Terezín), andHelga Weissova-Hosková artist. The film includes a short excerpt from the original performance which was presented forthe International Red Cross. The première in Terezín took place on 23 September 1943.

Nash Ensemble; Wolfgang Holzmair baritone

Ian Brown piano; Lionel Friend conductor

Smetana Overture to The Bartered Bride (arr. D Matthews) Krása Brundibár Suite (arr. P Pokorny)Ullmann Piano Sonata No. 6 Op. 49

Krása 3 Songs for baritone, clarinet, viola and celloSuk Meditation on an old Bohemian Chorale (St Wenceslas) Op. 35aSchulhoff Duo for violin and celloHaas 4 Songs on Chinese Poetry (arr. for voice and ensemble by J van Wlijmen)

Weekend ticket £50 (including a top price ticket to each of the evening concerts)

Weekend devised by Amelia Freedman CBE

Media sponsor: The Jewish Chronicle

Terezín Ramparts watercolour and ‘Brundibár’ poster courtesy of Terezín Memorial

SUNDAY 20 JUNE 4.45 PM repeated 6.00 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £3/free with evening concert ticket (sep. ticket required)

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Helmut Deutsch piano

Beethoven Die Trommel gerühret; Freudvoll und leidvoll; KlageSchubert Gretchen am Spinnrade; Am Grabe Anselmos; Nacht und Träume;Die junge Nonne Dvorák Zigeunermelodien Op. 55 (sung in Czech)Strauss Die Nacht; Ich wollt’ ein Sträusslein binden; Schlechtes Wetter;Meinem Kinde; Cäcilie

Salzburg-born soprano Genia Kühmeier has developed a dazzling reputationin the works of her Austrian compatriots Haydn and Mozart. In partnershipwith the doyen of German keyboard accompanists, Helmut Deutsch, herBBC Lunchtime programme moves on to a selection of powerful songs whichBeethoven wrote for the drama Egmont and some of Schubert’s mosttouching Lieder. With Dvorák’s Gypsy Melodies as a centrepiece, her recitalthen ends with five Strauss classics.

SUNDAY 20 JUNE 3.30 PM, 4.45 PM, 6.00 PM, 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season

Nash Ensemble Weekend: Theresienstadt 1941– 45

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Quatuor Ebène

Mozart Divertimento in D K136

Bartók String Quartet No. 2 Op. 17

Lovers of chamber music will need to queue early to acquire tickets forthis coffee concert appearance by award-winning string quartet QuatuorEbène. Their recent rise to international acclaim, crowned by triumph atthe Gramophone Awards 2009, has been based equally on a masteryof the modern French repertoire and the classic Viennese traditionof Haydn and Mozart.

SUNDAY 20 JUNE 11.30 AM Coffee Concert/Mozart Plus £12 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

Quatuor Ebène

MONDAY 21 JUNE 1.00 PM BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert / Beethoven Series £12 concessions £10

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Belcea Quartet; Heath Quartet; Navarra QuartetHelen Sherman mezzo-soprano

Respighi Il tramonto for voice and string quartet; Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht Op. 4Mendelssohn Octet in Eb Op. 20

This Midsummer Gala Concert brings together members of the outstanding Heath and NavarraQuartets for a performance of Schoenberg’s sumptuous Transfigured Night, preceded by Respighi’sseldom-heard Il tramonto (‘The sunset’). To conclude the celebrations the Navarra Quartet is joinedby the renowned Belcea Quartet for a performance of Mendelssohn’s dazzlingly exuberant Octet.

Jue Wang piano

Stevenson Peter Grimes Fantasy on themes from BrittenLiszt 2 Transcendental Studies: No. 9 in Ab ‘Ricordanza’; No. 10 in F minor ‘Allegro agitato molto’Liszt Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude; Tchaikovsky/Liszt Polonaise from Eugene OneginStravinsky/Raphling The Rite of Spring (complete ballet score for solo piano)

Winner of many major international piano competitions, including First Prize and Gold Medal atthe 2008 XVI Santander International Piano Competition Paloma O’Shea, this will be Jue Wang’sWigmore Hall debut. This season he gives a recital in Shanghai, several performances withorchestra in Spain, and debuts in New York, Vienna, Paris, Graz, Zurich, Warsaw and Cairo, andan extensive concert tour in Latin America with recitals in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

Lisa Peacock Concert Management Limited Sponsored by the Santander International Piano Competition Paloma O’Shea

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Brodowski Quartet; Eliza McCarthy piano

Schulhoff Five Pieces for string quartet; Ives Three Page Sonata Copland Piano Sonata; Bartók Piano Sonata Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11

The Park Lane Group’s fourth concert in this Monday Platform seriesfeatures artists from recent PLG Series in the Purcell Room: The Timespraised the Brodowski Quartet’s ‘greath warmth and affection … the whole Brodowski bundle bodes extremely well for the future’ and Eliza McCarthy’s ‘sparky dexterity and sheer physical strength’.

Park Lane Group Young Artists Concerts

MONDAY 21 JUNE 7.30 PM The Monday Platform £8 £10 £13 £15

Brodowski QuartetEliza McCarthy

Jue Wang

Helen Sherman

WEDNESDAY 23 JUNE 7.30 PM YCAT 25th Anniversary Gala Concert II £15 £20 £25 £30

TUESDAY 22 JUNE 7.30 PM Santander International Piano Competition Paloma O’Shea Prizewinner’s Concert £10 £12 £16 £18

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Razumovsky Academy Students andYoung Artists

The Razumovsky Academy provides an environmentwhere exceptionally gifted young musiciansencounter the world’s finest artists and teachers.

‘This is just the beginning of what seems certainto be an illustrious future’ The Independent

Promoted by the Razumovsky Academy Supported by the Razumovsky Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1111848)

Pictured right: Sarah Chang and Oleg Kogan with young musicians after the Razumovsky Academy Sarah Chang Masterclass

THURSDAY 24 JUNE 1.00 PM Razumovsky Young Artists £6 or free with evening concert ticket (ticket required)

Razumovsky Ensemble

Mozart String Quintet in Bb K174

Beethoven String Trio in C minor Op. 9 No. 3Mozart String Quintet in G minor K516

The Razumovsky Ensemble has established itself as an outstanding, highly acclaimed group.It will perform chamber music masterpieces by Mozart – string quintets from either end ofhis short but fertile compositional career – and Beethoven’s C minor String Trio, the passionand authority of which belie its early position in his œuvre.

Razumovsky Ensemble Supported by the Razumovsky Trust (Reg. Charity 1111848)

Pictured right: Oleg Kogan, director of the Razumovsky Ensemble and Academy

THURSDAY 24 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

THURSDAY 24 JUNE 6.00 PM Razumovsky Young Artists £6 or free with evening concert ticket (ticket required)

Razumovsky Young Artists

Schubert Piano Quintet in A D667 ‘The Trout’

The Razumovsky Academy is delighted to present some of the most gifted prize-winningyoung musicians of today performing Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet for piano, violin, viola,cello and double bass.

Promoted by the Razumovsky Academy

Supported by the Razumovsky Trust (Reg. Charity No. 1111848)

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Belcea Quartet; London Winds

Luke Bedford Of the Air* (world première) * Commissioned by Helen Bishop-Stephens and Patrick Bailey

Brahms String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2; Schubert Octet in F D803

A dream partnership between members of London Winds and the Belcea Quartet promisesto give a performance of a lifetime in Schubert’s genial and spaciously proportioned Octet.Schubert was a prominent inspiration when Brahms came to tackle several chamber musicforms, and his lyricism haunts this Second String Quartet. Listen out especially for furtherfruit of the Wigmore’s alliance with its inaugural Composer in Residence, Luke Bedford.

Supported by the members of the Rubinstein Circle

Catherine Hopper mezzo-soprano; Joseph Middleton piano

Loewe Erlkönig; Schubert An den Mond; Meeres Stille; Suleika I; Erster Verlust; GanymedWolf 4 Mignon Lieder; Debussy Proses lyriquesTchaikovsky At the ball; My genius, my angel, my friend; As over burning embers; Why?Weill Speak Low; Je ne t’aime pas; I’m a stranger here myself

Outstanding young recitalists Catherine Hopper and Joseph Middleton return to WigmoreHall with a programme exploring various settings of Goethe by Loewe, Schubert and Wolf.Their programme also includes songs by Debussy, Tchaikovsky, and three deliciously sensual songs by Kurt Weill.

‘Watch out for … Catherine Hopper’ The Times. ‘ [Joseph Middleton] The cream of the new generation’ The Times

Kirckman Concert Society/Sarah Gordon Concert Management Supported by LankellyChase

SATURDAY 26 JUNE 7.30 PM Kirckman Concert Society Series £8 £9 £11 £13

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Joseph MiddletonCatherine Hopper

FRIDAY 25 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £15 £20 £25 £30

SATURDAY 26 JUNE 10.30 AM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £10 adults £8 children

Family Day: Summer String Along For age 5 plus

Make music for a summer holiday. Collect summery sounds, work with professionalmusicians and take part in composing your very own summer string quartet in justone day! Led by Robert Adediran. No experience necessary.

Supported by The Lucille Graham Trust and Mayfield Valley Arts Trust

London Winds

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FRIDAY 25 JUNE 10.00 PM – 10.45 PM Wigmore Hall Learning Event £3 per ticket

Ignite – an ensemble created by Wigmore Hall, presents Time at the Bar

A late night concert of contemporary music in the informal setting of the Bechstein Bar. See inside back cover for more details.

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Florestan Trio

Dvorák Piano Trio in Bb Op. 21; Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49

The Florestan Trio takes its name from one of Schumann’s imaginary creative characters,representing the fiery, passionate side of his nature. When he heard Mendelssohn’sFirst Piano Trio in 1838 he declared it to be the masterpiece of its time. To complementthe lyrical ardour and compositional dexterity of one of Europe’s most celebrated masters,the programme opens with a relative rarity, Dvorák’s First Trio, which the Florestanshave done much to rehabilitate through its complete cycle on the Hyperion label.

Jana Vonásková-Nováková violin; Lada Valesová piano

Karel Dohnal clarinet; Václav Vonásek bassoon

Petr Novák piano; Evgeny Samoyloff piano

Czech Music performed by Czech Artists

Smetana From my Homeland; Suk The Breeze; Longing, from Spring Op. 22aMateju Smorfia for clarinet and piano; Janovicky Sonata for bassoon and pianoJanácek In the Mists; István Sonata for clarinet and piano Janovicky Duo for violin and bassoon

Since 1990, the Anglo-Czechoslovak Trust has been promoting talented studentsfrom British, Czech and Slovak music colleges in London and Prague. For thisconcert, they are proud to introduce Czech professional soloists who are eagerto share their passion for Czech music.

The Anglo-Czechoslovak Trust (Reg. Charity) Sponsored by The Anglo-Czechoslovak Trust, Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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SUNDAY 27 JUNE 11.30 AM Coffee Concert £12 concessions £10 inc. programme & coffee/sherry/juice

SUNDAY 27 JUNE 7.30 PM £8 £9 £11 £13

MONDAY 28 JUNE 1.00 PM BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert / Beethoven Series £12 concessions £10

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Lars Vogt piano

Schubert 4 Impromptus D899; Schumann Fantasy in C Op. 17

Lars Vogt has established an enviable international reputation as one of the leading pianistsperforming today. He is equally at home in concerto and recital repertoire, and for his BBCLunchtime Concert he combines the evergreen set of Impromptus which formany contain the essence of Schubert’s pianistic genius, with the effulgentflowering of Schumann’s uniquely structured Fantasy in C.

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Miklós Perényi cello; András Schiff piano

Beethoven Cello Sonata in F Op. 5 No. 1; Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2;

12 Variations in F on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’ from Mozart’s Die ZauberflöteOp. 66; Cello Sonata in A Op. 69

As a grand finale to our celebration of Beethoven’s Chamber and Instrumental Works,András Schiff shares the platform with his cellist compatriot Miklós Perényi. Theirrecordings are testimony to their deep intuitive understanding of the cello-and-pianorepertoire and are sure to reward subscribers to this series with a survey ofBeethoven’s complete works for these instruments. The second concert takesplace on 1 July.

Lawrence Power viola; Simon Crawford-Phillips piano

Bliss Viola Sonata; Russian Works A selection; Goehr Viola Sonata (world première)Prokofiev/Borisovsky 5 Pieces from the ballet Romeo and Juliet

Two graduates from the BBC’s New Generation Artists scheme present a programmeof British and Russian music for viola and piano, including the world première of awork written for them by Alexander Goehr and the sonata Arthur Bliss composedfor Lionel Tertis, the great violist of the 20th century. The Russian strand climaxeswith a series of pieces from Prokofiev’s most famous ballet.

Supported by the Tertis Foundation

CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust supports free tickets for young people aged 8 –25 for selected concerts at Wigmore Hall. To book for this concert aspart of Wigmore Hall’s secondary schools programme Chamber Zone please contact the Box Office and quote ‘CHAMBER ZONE’.

Box Office: 020 7935 2141

Michael McHale piano

Mozart Piano Sonata in B b K333; Wilson For Eileen, After Rain; Sonnenwende (UK première)Liszt Ballade No. 2; Brahms 4 Ballades Op. 10; Rachmaninov 3 Études-tableaux from Op. 39

Michael McHale is one of Ireland’s leading pianists. Winner of the 2009 Judd/Halle award, and the2004 Camerata Irish Musician of the Year, he studied at Cambridge University where he receiveda double first. He has given concerts at the Tanglewood Festival, Berlin Konzerthaus and inWashington DC. He has broadcast on BBC TV and for Radio 3, as well as RTE and WNYC radio.

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TUESDAY 29 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season/ Beethoven Series Limited availability

MONDAY 28 JUNE 7.30 PM £10 £14 £17 £20

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Simon Crawford-PhillipsLawrence Power

András SchiffMiklós Perényi

WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE 7.30 PM Chamber Music Season £12 £18 £22 £25

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Time at the BarFriday 25 June 10.00 pm – 10.45 pm

A late night concert with Ignite

£3 per ticket

Ignite, an ensemble created by Wigmore Hall, presents this 45-minute concert ofcontemporary music. Expect cutting edge compositions with fiery improvisationsand pieces by some of London’s leading composers, all in the informal setting of

the Bechstein Bar at Wigmore Hall.

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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.

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