pdf Wigmore Hall Learning Autumn 2016 Brochure

September – December 2016
Early Years
Young People
Families
Community
Behind the Music
Schools
WELCOME
Welcome to a brand new season at Wigmore Hall, which has many treats in store! For
under fives and their families we have our biggest For Crying Out Loud! ensemble
yet, a special Fireworks Night-themed Chamber Tots, and Rumbled, an immersive
performance which reimagines the story of Rumpelstiltskin.
For fives and over and their families we celebrate the annual Family Arts Festival with
Ensemble 360’s latest musical story, Sir Scallywag and the Battle of Stinky Bottom,
and A Knight’s Quest family day in partnership with The Wallace Collection. We also start a new year
for Schools with concerts and workshops for Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 3
and Special Educational Needs groups.
Our Young People and Community programmes continue with Musical Portraits Band, a course for
young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, a Relaxed Concert featuring the Leonore Piano Trio,
and events for people living with dementia and their friends, families and carers.
Take a look Behind the Music with our Study programme, which this series includes pre-concert
interviews with our new Composer in Residence Helen Grime and Artist in Residence Alison Balsom,
as well as a post-concert interview with Ian Bostridge and Sir Antonio Pappano. We also launch
a special Schubert in English series which transforms the composer’s great song cycles with new
English translations, and Sir András Schiff offers students his wealth of experience in a special
evening masterclass.
The Wigmore Hall Trust
Registered Charity Number: 1024838
Royal Patron HRH The Duke of Kent KG
Sat 17 Sep Open House Day
Tue 20 Sep Wigmore Study Group commences Sat 24 Sep
Relaxed Concert: Leonore Piano Trio
Sun 25 Sep Pre-Concert Talk
Tue 27 Sep For Crying Out Loud!
Donors and Sponsors
Partners
The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
George Meyer
Arts Council England
Michael Watson Charitable Trust
CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust
Milton Damerel Trust
Charities Advisory Trust
Valerie O’Connor
Peter and Sonia Field
Spencer Hart Charitable Trust
The Harold Hyam Wingate
Foundation
Howard de Walden Estates Limited
The Peter Stebbings
Memorial Charity
The Headley Trust
The Sampimon Trust
Hyde Park Place Estate Charity
John Lyon’s Charity
The Leverhulme Trust
Stuart and Bianca Roden
SE Franklin Charitable Trust No 3
The Stewarts Law Foundation
And several anonymous donors
Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical
Commissioning Group
Haringey Music Service
Havering Music School
Jewish Care
Tower Hamlets Arts Music and
Education Service
Tri-borough Music Hub
Westminster Adult Services
West London Clinical
Commissioning Group
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September – December 2016
Thu 3 Nov
Masterclass: Brigitte Fassbaender
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Fri 4 Nov
Masterclass: Brigitte Fassbaender
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Sat 5 Nov
Chamber Tots
Sun 6 Nov
Schubert in English: Winter Journey
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Sun 2 Oct
Silver Sunday: Musical Pictures
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Tue 8 Nov Samling 20th Anniversary 20
Masterclass
Fri 7 Oct
Schools Concerts: Sir Scallywag and the
Battle of Stinky Bottom
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Sat 12 Nov
Family Concert: 7
The Fantastic City of Music
Illustrated Pre-Concert Talk 20
Sat 8 Oct
Family Concert: Sir Scallywag and the
Battle of Stinky Bottom
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Tue 11 Oct
Chamber Tots
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Sat 15 Oct
Artists in Conversation
Wed 19 Oct For Crying Out Loud!
Daisy Swift
Head of Learning
We would like to thank the
following for their support of
the Wigmore Hall Learning
programme. Their involvement
is greatly appreciated and
essential in continuing our
work.
CALENDAR OF E VENT S
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Study Afternoon: Schubert in English
Fri 21 Oct
Chamber Tots
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Sat 22 Oct
Family Day: A Knight’s Quest
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Sun 23 Oct Schubert in English: The Beautiful Maid
of the Mill
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Wed 26 Oct Musical Portraits Band commences
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Mon 31 Oct Artists in Conversation
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Chamber Tots
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Wed 16 Nov Schools Concert: Melodies 22
Thu 20 Oct
Wed 2 Nov
Mon 14 Nov Artists in Conversation
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Tue 22 Nov Chamber Tots
Wed 30 Nov Masterclass: Sir András Schiff
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Fri 2 Dec
Chamber Tots
Pre-Concert Talk and Post-Concert Q&A
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Sat 3 Dec
Come and Sing: Hungarian Music
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Sat 10 Dec
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Rumbled
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Sun 11 Dec Schubert in English: Swansong
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Tue 13 Dec Rumbled
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Wed 14 Dec Pre-Concert Talk
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Thu 15 Dec Music for the Moment
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Rumbled
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Sat 17 Dec
Early Years
For Crying Out Loud!
For parents/carers and babies up to 1 year old
Hear outstanding performances by musicians
from the Royal Academy of Music, in these
concerts presented especially for parents or
carers and their babies to enjoy together in a
relaxed and accommodating environment.
Tuesday 27 September
Nicholas Mogg baritone
Jâms Coleman piano
11.00am – 11.45am
12.30pm – 1.15pm
Wednesday 19 October
Temple Ensemble (violins, viola, cello,
double bass, horn, bassoon & clarinet)
11.00am – 11.45am
12.30pm – 1.15pm
£7.50 per adult (babies come free!)
In partnership with the
Royal Academy of Music
Chamber Tots
Rumbled
Join us for these interactive music-making
sessions for young children and their parents and
carers, featuring songs, percussion playing and
the chance to meet some exciting instruments up
close, presented by our experienced Chamber
Tots music leaders alongside emerging musicians.
Immersive performance for children aged 3 – 5
and their parents/carers
First Time Booker Offer: Not booked for
Chamber Tots before? Buy your tickets for half
price, either by phone or in person.
On Safari
Tuesday 11 October
10.15am (1 – 2 years) & 11.45am (3 – 5 years)
Friday 21 October
10.15am (1 – 2 years) & 11.45am (3 – 5 years)
Fireworks!
Wednesday 2 November
12.30pm (1 – 2 years) & 2.00pm (3 – 5 years)
Saturday 5 November
10.15am (1 – 2 years) & 11.45am (3 – 5 years)
On the Train
Tuesday 22 November
10.15am (1 – 2 years) & 11.45am (3 – 5 years)
Friday 2 December
10.15am (1 – 2 years) & 11.45am (3 – 5 years)
All workshops are 1 hour in duration
Maximum 3 child, 2 adult tickets per booking
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Children £5 Adults £3
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
A young girl has told a very big lie and now,
if she doesn’t spin all this straw into gold by
the morning, The King will cut off her head!
There is no way she can do it, until she meets a
mysterious stranger who casts a magical spell
and all the dry straw is transformed into sparkling
gold. Surely when The King sees all of these
riches, he will marry her and make her Queen!
But the magical elf returns and wants payment
for his troubles. Join us for this immersive
adventure in a reimagining of the well-loved
Rumpelstiltskin story by John Barber and
Hazel Gould.
Saturday 10 December
10.00am – 10.45am
12 noon – 12.45pm
2.00pm – 2.45pm
Saturday 17 December
10.00am – 10.45am
12 noon – 12.45pm
2.00pm – 2.45pm
Children £8 Adults £10
Rumbled originally commissioned by
English Touring Opera
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
This performance is also presented
for Nursery, Reception and Special
Educational Needs groups on Tuesday 13
December – see page 23 for details.
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Families
Saturday 17 September
10.00am – 3.00pm
Saturday 8 October
11.00am – 12 noon
Saturday 22 October
10.30am – 3.30pm
Saturday 12 November
11.00am – 12 noon
Open House Day
Sir Scallywag and the Battle
of Stinky Bottom
A Knight’s Quest
The Fantastic City of Music
For ages 5 plus
For ages 5 plus
For all ages
Join us for an opportunity to explore behind the
scenes at Wigmore Hall, with free performances
and workshops taking place throughout the day.
Bring the family and join Detective Inspector
Lucy Drever for a musical mystery trail around
the building and free music-making workshops at
11.00am, 12.15pm and 1.30pm.
FAMILY CONCERT
For ages 4 plus
‘When King Colin sets his sights on finding
the famous Golden Sausage, there’s only ONE
person for the job: Sir Scallywag! But will the sixyear-old knight be mighty enough to defeat the
filthy trolls and win the Stinkiest Battle Ever?’
Join Ensemble 360 and narrator Polly Ives
for this new children’s concert, based on Giles
Andreae’s latest Sir Scallywag story, illustrated
by Korky Paul (Penguin 2015). With music by
award-winning composer Paul Rissmann, it’s
packed with irresistibly memorable songs, vivid
story-telling, illustrations and lots of audience
participation.
Children £8 Adults £10
This concert is also presented for Reception
and Key Stage 1 school groups on Friday 7
October – see page 22 for details.
FAMILY DAY
Discover the stories hidden in The Wallace
Collection and create your own medieval
knight’s quest. Try on armour and create a
puppet; will you be a knight or a squire?
Write your own travelling music for the journey
and perform it together onstage at Wigmore Hall
at the end of the day.
Children £10 Adults £15
In partnership with The Wallace Collection
FAMILY CONCERT
In a concert full of interaction and entertainment,
members of the dynamic Ensemble 360
(featuring piano, violin, viola, cello and flute) are
joined by presenter Andy Smith, arranger for
BBC’s Ten Pieces, to introduce the whole family
to some of the most adored music and musicians
of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. With
specially designed resources to download and
explore before and after the concert, this is a
perfect opportunity to discover and enjoy this
inspirational music in an informal environment.
Including extracts from:
Schumann Piano Quartet Op. 47
Bach Trio Sonata in C minor from
The Musical Offering
Mendelssohn Songs without Words
Children £8 Adults £10
Part of the Music in the
Round Weekend
Photograph © Simon Jay Price
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Community
Saturday 17 September
10.00am – 3.00pm
Saturday 24 September
11.00am – 12 noon
Open House Day
Relaxed Concert
See page 6 for details
The Leonore Piano Trio, which brings together
three acclaimed artists renowned for their ability
to communicate informally with audiences,
performs a diverse programme of music for
violin, cello and piano in a relaxed and informal
environment.
For all ages
For all ages
Our relaxed concerts are open to everyone and
are specifically designed to welcome people who
will benefit from a more relaxed performance
environment, including people with Autistic
Spectrum Disorders, sensory and communication
disorders, and learning disabilities. There is a
relaxed attitude to noise and movement, and our
house lights will remain up. Audience members
are able to move in and out of the auditorium as
they need to, and there is a designated quiet area.
£5
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
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Sunday 2 October
12 noon – 4.30pm
Thursday 15 December
3.00pm – 4.00pm
Silver Sunday:
Musical Pictures
Music for the Moment
For people living with dementia and their families,
friends and carers
As part of Silver Sunday, we invite people living
with dementia and their families, friends and
carers to join us in the beautiful spaces of The
Wallace Collection and Wigmore Hall. Meet at
The Wallace Collection at 12 noon for tea and
sandwiches before exploring the gallery, then
turn pictures into music at Wigmore Hall with
Julian West and students from the
Royal Academy of Music.
Free (advance booking required)
In partnership with The Wallace Collection
For people living with dementia and their families,
friends and carers
If you are, or you know someone who is, living
with dementia, please join us for this afternoon
concert. This relaxed performance includes a
captivating programme of music by musicians
from the Royal Academy of Music. You are
warmly invited to join us for tea and coffee
from 2.30pm.
Free (advance booking required)
In the Community…
Wigmore Hall Learning’s Associate Artists
Ignite lead a range of creative music-making
opportunities each year in community
settings. These projects enable participants
to engage in high quality music making;
improvising and composing new music for
performances both in the community and on
the Wigmore Hall stage.
Through work with adults from the Cardinal
Hume Centre, participants facing a wide
range of social and economic barriers
are encouraged to explore and express
themselves by creating music together,
alongside professional musicians.
Participants develop musical and
communication skills through rhythmic,
vocal and instrumental work, and by
forming an ensemble.
Community projects such as this form an
integral part of the Wigmore Hall Learning
programme, and allow people who may be
unable to access opportunities at the Hall
itself to engage with music making of quality
and integrity.
Both events in partnership with
the Royal Academy of Music and Westminster Arts
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
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Young People
Wednesday 26 October &
Thursday 27 October
11.00am – 3.30pm
Musical Portraits Band
For young people with Autistic Spectrum
Disorders
We invite young people with Autistic Spectrum
Disorders to be inspired by paintings in the
National Portrait Gallery, and to create their
own works of art and music with inspiring
visual artists alongside Wigmore Hall Learning
Associate Artists Ignite. For more information,
and to apply for a place, contact Turtle Key Arts
on 020 8964 5060 or email
[email protected].
Free (application required)
In partnership with the National Portrait Gallery
and Turtle Key Arts
Chamber Zone
Free concert tickets for 8 – 25 year-olds and
school groups. Your ticket gets you a free ice
cream and free programme for the concert!
School groups can also take part in free
pre-concert workshops – see page 25 for details.
Visit www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/chamberzone
for full details.
Supported by the CAVATINA Chamber
Music Trust
Forthcoming Concerts
Saturday 10 September 7.30pm
Soile Isokoski soprano
Ilkka Paananen piano
Brahms, Kilpinen, Mozart, Schubert, Sibelius
Friday 16 September 7.30pm
Daniel Hope violin
Paul Neubauer viola
David Finckel cello
Wu Han piano
Brahms, Mahler, Schumann
Sunday 18 September 7.30pm
Les Vents Français wind quintet
Eric Le Sage piano
Beethoven, Mozart, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
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Friday 7 October 7.30pm
Friday 28 October 7.30pm
Thursday 8 December 7.30pm
Pavel Haas Quartet
Harriet Krijgh cello
Shostakovich, Webern, Schubert
The Prince Consort
Stephen Hough piano
Stephen Hough
Stephan Loges bass-baritone
Graham Johnson piano
Schubert
Saturday 8 October 7.30pm
Friday 4 November 7.30pm
Sunday 11 December 3.00pm
Janine Jansen violin
Alexander Gavrylyuk piano
Brahms, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Szymanowski
Borodin Quartet
Beethoven, Shostakovich
Sir John Tomlinson bass
Christopher Glynn piano
Schubert in English
Saturday 15 October 1.00pm
Alexandra Wood violin
Rachel Roberts violin
Philip Higham cello
Nicholas Daniel oboe
Huw Watkins piano
Helen Grime
Sunday 23 October 3.00pm
Toby Spence tenor
Christopher Glynn piano
Schubert in English
Sunday 23 October 7.30pm
Jamie Barton mezzo-soprano
James Baillieu piano
Ives, Sibelius, Turina, Brahms, Dvořák
Thursday 27 October 7.30pm
Thomas Zehetmair violin
Ruth Killius viola
Bartók, Klein, Mozart, Zimmermann
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Photograph: www.benjaminharte.co.uk
Sunday 6 November 3.00pm
Roderick Williams baritone
Christopher Glynn piano
Schubert in English
Sunday 11 December 7.30pm
Belcea Quartet
Schubert, Krzysztof Penderecki
Monday 7 November 1.00pm
Tuesday 13 December 7.30pm
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
Martin Helmchen piano
Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky
St. Lawrence String Quartet
John Adams, Haydn, Janáček
Sunday 13 November 7.30pm
Emerson String Quartet
Beethoven, Tchaikovsky,
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Friday 18 November 7.30pm
Adrianne Pieczonka soprano
Brian Zeger piano
Korngold, Schubert, Strauss, Wagner
Wednesday 30 November 7.30pm
Sir András Schiff Masterclass
Audience Tickets
Photograph © www.benjaminharte.co.uk
Tuesday 27 December 7.30pm
Sitkovetsky Trio
Turina, Ravel, Schubert, Schumann
Under 35s Scheme
No longer under 25? We now offer £5 tickets
to under 35 year-olds. To view concerts in the
scheme and for more information, visit
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/u35
Photograph © Harald Hoffmann/Decca
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Behind the Music
Tuesday 20 September 3.00pm – 6.00pm
Thursday 22 September 3.00pm – 6.00pm
Wednesday 28 September 3.00pm – 6.00pm
Wigmore Study Group:
Beethoven Piano Sonatas
One of the iconic landmarks of piano literature, the
Beethoven Sonatas trace the immense musical
and spiritual journey of his creative life. Whilst his
own performances of them were largely confined to
the elite aristocratic salons of Vienna, allowing him
to disregard the commercial pressures of the day
and write some of his most deeply personal music,
Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas soon became central to
concert life, and to wider domestic music making,
presenting an endlessly fascinating interpretative
challenge both to the enthusiastic amateur and to
the greatest pianists of each generation.
Come and explore Beethoven’s world in three
afternoons hosted by composer Julian Philips with
pianist Laura Roberts and student performers from
the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Series ticket price £60 including 3 study sessions
and a ticket for the evening concert by Igor Levit on
Wednesday 28 September.
Photograph © Maker
Photograph © Rupert Larl
£4
Monday 31 October 6.00pm – 6.45pm
Thursday 3 November 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Friday 4 November 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Saturday 15 October 6.00pm – 6.45pm
Artists in Conversation
Masterclass: Brigitte Fassbaender
Sunday 25 September 6.00pm – 6.45pm
Pre-Concert Talk
Pianist Angela Hewitt, renowned for her
knowledge and insight on Bach as well as
her mesmerising interpretations of the works
themselves, launches The Bach Odyssey with
a discussion of Bach’s keyboard works ahead
of her evening concert, in conversation with
Jessica Duchen.
Artists in Conversation
As part of a day which celebrates Wigmore
Hall’s new Composer in Residence, Helen
Grime is joined by Tom Service to discuss her
life as a composer and her plans during her
time at the Hall.
£4
Alison Balsom discusses her life and career,
as well as her residency at Wigmore Hall this
season, with broadcaster and presenter
Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
£4
One of Germany’s greatest singers, Brigitte
Fassbaender received early encouragement
from her mother, an actor, and formative lessons
from her father, the eminent baritone Willi
Domgraf-Fassbaender. She made her debut
as a Page in Wagner’s Lohengrin in Munich in
1961. During a long and illustrious career, the
mezzo-soprano has performed at all of the
world’s leading opera houses and cultivated
exceptional qualities as a Lieder singer. She is
also celebrated for masterclasses that delve
deep into the nature of the expressive art of
singing. Fassbaender returns to Wigmore Hall
to lead two days of masterclasses, working with
a company of postgraduate students from UK
conservatoires.
£8 Concessions £6
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Schubert in English
Schubert’s songs are often considered to be
some of the greatest music ever written. For
many decades in Britain these works were
regularly heard in their English translations,
although in recent years there has been a shift
back to performance in their original language.
This autumn we explore the composer’s three
great song cycles and transform them from their
original German into new English translations by
Jeremy Sams, inviting audiences to discover
these special works, or revisit them in a new light.
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
Sunday 23 October 3.00pm – 4.10pm
Sunday 11 December 3.00pm – 3.50pm
The Beautiful Maid of the Mill
Swansong
Schubert The Beautiful Maid of the Mill (Die
schöne Müllerin)
Schubert Swansong (Schwanengesang)
Toby Spence tenor
Christopher Glynn piano
Toby Spence, one of the finest lyric tenors of
his generation, presents Jeremy Sams’s new
translation of Schubert’s great song cycle Die
schöne Müllerin, or The Beautiful Maid of the Mill.
£15
Thursday 20 October 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Sunday 6 November 3.00pm – 4.20pm
Study Afternoon:
Schubert in English
Winter Journey
Writer and musician Amanda Holden is joined
by pianist Christopher Glynn and singer Toby
Spence to discuss Schubert’s three great song
cycles and their transformations into English.
How do writers approach the specialist task
of translating song texts? And what are the
challenges for singers of performing translations?
These questions and many more are explored in
this illuminating study event.
Sir John Tomlinson bass
Christopher Glynn piano
Schubert’s late settings of poems by Rellstab,
Heine and Seidl, published posthumously as
his ‘Swansong’, include the last of his 600-plus
songs. The complete cycle is performed here by
Sir John Tomlinson, one of the greatest singers of
his generation.
£15
Roderick Williams baritone
Christopher Glynn piano
Schubert Winter Journey (Winterreise)
Winterreise, or Winter Journey, follows a journey
deep into the mysterious territory between
life and death. This concert offers the chance
to connect with the visionary imagery of the
composer’s late work, performed by two artists
celebrated for their poetic empathy.
£15
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Tuesday 8 November 1.00pm – 3.30pm
Monday 14 November 9.45pm – 10.15pm
Friday 2 December 6.00pm – 6.45pm
Samling 20th Anniversary
Masterclass
Artists in Conversation
Pre-Concert Talk
Sir Thomas Allen baritone
Yvonne Kenny soprano
Malcolm Martineau piano
with Samling Artists
Samling has a long-established reputation
for nurturing potential and setting a course to
professional brilliance through its international
Artist Programme. This masterclass showcases
some of the brightest of its most recent
discoveries.
£8 Concessions £6
Saturday 12 November 5.45pm – 6.45pm
Illustrated Pre-Concert Talk
‘Stylistically conservative and expressively
reserved.’ Does this assessment of
Mendelssohn’s writing, by musicologist and
critic Richard Taruskin, stand up in the face of
an analysis of the composer’s late, emotionally
driven String Quartet Op. 80 (born out of grief
and despair at the early death of his sister,
Fanny)? Professor Julian Horton, a specialist
in the analysis and reception of nineteenthcentury instrumental music and the theory of
tonality, considers the arguments with musical
illustrations from Ensemble 360.
Part of the Music in the Round Weekend
£4
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Following the evening concert, Ian Bostridge and
Sir Antonio Pappano discuss the programme
as well as their lives and careers as performers,
alongside writer and musicologist Nigel Simeone.
Free to concert ticket holders
(no ticket required for this event)
Wednesday 30 November 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Masterclass: Sir András Schiff
Wigmore Hall’s Learning programme presents a
masterclass led by Sir András Schiff, working
with outstanding students chosen by Sir András
himself on repertoire featured in the previous
evening’s concert. Participants and audience
members can expect to discover profound
interpretative insights from one of the world’s great
musicians.
£20
Photograph © www.benjaminharte.co.uk
Photograph © www.benjaminharte.co.uk
Join ethnomusicologist Theodore Levin,
Director of the Aga Khan Music Initiative Fairouz
Nishanova and musicians from the evening
concert for discussion, musical excerpts and a
short film to introduce the concert, entitled
Contemporary Music of the Ends of
The Silk Route.
£4
Post-Concert Q&A
The concert will be followed by a Question and
Answer session in the auditorium. This is free
to concert ticket holders and will take place
immediately after the performance.
A GA K HAN TRUST FOR C ULTURE
Music Initiative
Saturday 3 December 10.00am – 3.30pm
Come and Sing: Hungarian Music
Isabelle Adams leads a workshop day for
adults exploring a wealth of Hungarian music,
from traditional folk song to contemporary vocal
music. Get to know the music from the inside,
develop your singing skills and finish the day with
a performance on the Wigmore Hall stage.
£25 Concessions £19
Wednesday 14 December
12.15pm –12.45pm
Pre-Concert Talk
Sohrab Uduman, winner of composition
competition OPUS2016, discusses his new work
with Dr Kate Kennedy.
Free to concert ticket holders (separate ticket
required)
Presented by Britten Sinfonia
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Schools
Friday 7 October 11.00am – 12 noon
Repeated 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Wednesday 16 November
11.00am – 12 noon
Tuesday 13 December
10.00am – 10.45am
12 noon – 12.45am
2.00pm – 2.45pm
Sir Scallywag and the Battle of
Stinky Bottom
Melodies
Rumbled
Reception & Key Stage 1 Schools Concert
When King Colin sets his sights on finding the
famous Golden Sausage, there’s only ONE
person for the job: Sir Scallywag! But will the sixyear-old knight be mighty enough to defeat the
filthy trolls and win the Stinkiest Battle Ever?
Join Ensemble 360 and narrator Polly Ives
for this new children’s concert, based on Giles
Andreae’s latest Sir Scallywag story, illustrated
by Korky Paul (Penguin 2015). With music by
award-winning composer Paul Rissmann, it’s
packed with irresistibly memorable songs, vivid
story-telling, illustrations and lots of audience
participation.
£3.50
Please book through the Learning department
on 020 7258 8240
Key Stage 3 Schools Concert
Join the members of the Van Kuijk Quartet,
First Prize-winners of the 2015 Wigmore Hall
International String Quartet Competition, as
they perform a dynamic concert exploring the
string quartet and its vast and varied repertoire.
Alongside presenter Rachel Leach, the quartet
performs a wide range of pieces by composers
ranging from Ravel to Smetana. Designed to
support, complement and extend the Key Stage
3 curriculum, bookers also receive a teachers’
resource pack ahead of the concert.
£3.50
Please book through the Learning department
on 020 7258 8240
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
Immersive performance for Nursery, Reception
and Special Educational Needs groups
A young girl has told a very big lie and now,
if she doesn’t spin all this straw into gold by
the morning, The King will cut off her head!
There is no way she can do it, until she meets a
mysterious stranger who casts a magical spell
and all the dry straw is transformed into sparkling
gold. Surely when The King sees all of these
riches, he will marry her and make her Queen!
But the magical elf returns and wants payment
for his troubles. Join us for this immersive
adventure which reimagines the well-loved
Rumpelstiltskin story.
£3.50
Please book through the Learning department
on 020 7258 8240
Chamber Zone
Free concert tickets and pre-concert workshops
for school groups – for more information about
workshops contact the Learning department on
[email protected] or
020 7258 8240.
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
See pages 12 – 15 for forthcoming concerts.
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In the Community…
Our Partner Schools Programme is a new
approach to working with schools; in partnership
with our four partner music education hubs we are
working alongside four primary schools keen to
develop their cultural offer, empowering them to
co-create a programme of opportunities over three
years which meets their needs and supports them
to place music at the heart of their ethos.
Our Partner Music Education Hubs are…
Haringey Music Service
Havering Music School
Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service
Tri-borough Music Hub
Our Partner Schools are…
Flora Gardens Primary School
Harold Court Primary School
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School
Risley Avenue Primary School
Workshops and
Training
Bring Wigmore Hall Learning to your classroom
with interactive workshops linked to concerts.
Workshops are available for all key stages and we
work closely with your school to tailor the session
in order to meet the needs of your pupils and your
scheme of work.
We offer workshops linked to:
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Chamber Zone concerts (free)
See pages 12 –15 for forthcoming concerts
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Schools concerts (there is a charge for these
workshops, but they are free to
SEN settings)
Early Years Training Sessions in
your setting
Wigmore Hall Learning can design bespoke
early years music training sessions to meet
the needs of your nursery, centre or school.
For more information, email
[email protected]
or call 020 7528 8240.
Photograph © Benjamin Ealovega
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Booking Information
Public booking opens on Tuesday 31 May
Online Bookings
Car Parking
(booking for schools concerts already open)
Online booking is available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, and you can select your own seat.
There is limited street parking after 6.30pm
(Mon – Sat) and all day Sunday in permitted areas.
Alternatively there are public car parks in Cavendish
Square, Harley Street and Marylebone Lane, all of
which are less than a five-minute walk from the Hall.
We strongly recommend early booking for
Chamber Tots and Behind the Music events.
Wigmore Hall Box Office
36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP
Tel: 020 7935 2141
Online Booking:
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Box Office Hours
7 days a week: 10.00am – 8.30pm
Days without an evening concert:
10.00am – 5.00pm
No advance booking during the 30 minutes
prior to performance.
Telephone Bookings
7 days a week: 10.00am – 7.00pm
Booking Fee
Schools concerts and events with a ticket price of
more than £4 incur a £1 booking fee.
Where a concession ticket price is listed these
are available to students, senior citizens and the
unemployed. A child is anyone under the age of 16.
Wigmore Hall participates in the Theatreland Parking
Scheme which gives all Wigmore event participants
and ticket-buyers a 50% discount on their parking
when using the Cavendish Square (Q Park Oxford
Street) car park. Please contact Box Office or visit
our website for further details.
Restaurant
Facilities for Families
Full information about restaurant opening hours
can be found at
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/restaurant or by
calling 020 7258 8292.
There is space to leave buggies and scooters as
well as baby-changing.
Tickets for Children and Concessions
Table reservations can be made by calling the
Box Office on 020 7935 2141.
Transport
Days without an evening concert:
10.00am – 5.00pm
Tubes: The closest underground stations are Bond
Street (Central & Jubilee lines) and Oxford Circus
(Bakerloo, Central & Victoria lines).
Postal Bookings
Buses: A number of bus routes pass along Oxford
Street.
Please make cheques payable to Wigmore
Hall with the amount left open but stating an
upper limit. Tickets will then be sent by post.
This brochure is available in alternative
formats. Please contact the Box Office
if this would be of assistance to you.
Telephone: 020 7935 2141
Email: [email protected]
Information in this brochure was correct at the time of
printing. The right is reserved to substitute artists and
to vary programmes if necessary.
Map
For full details contact
[email protected] or
020 7935 2141.
Facilities for Disabled People
Wigmore Hall has been awarded the Bronze
Charter Mark from ‘Attitude is Everything’.
Full details from:
[email protected] or 020 7935 2141.
Design by Lavahouse
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Director: John Gilhooly OBE
HonFRAM, HonFGS, HonRCM
36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP
The Wigmore Hall Trust
Registered Charity Number 1024838
EUROPE’S LEADING VENUE FOR CHAMBER MUSIC, EARLY MUSIC AND SONG
BOX OFFICE TEL: 020 7935 2141
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk