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8 am ET: Wigmore Hall presents Jonathan Plowright. The British pianist opens this concert with Busoni’s arrangement of Bach’s D minor Chaconne which was performed by Busoni himself at the opening of the Hall almost 120 years ago. This is followed by the six pieces that make up Liszt’s Consolations S172. The concert closes with Grieg’s Holberg Suite Op. 40, originally written for piano before Grieg adapted it for string orchestra. Register, view here and on demand for 30 days. LIVE 1 pm ET: Wiener Staatsoper presents Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci. Conductor: Marco Armiliato, di...

  John Gilhooly, Director of Wigmore Hall said, ‘Since its auspicious opening in 1901, Wigmore Hall has become the international headquarters of chamber music with a diverse roster of artists and repertoire.  At this time of renewal, we are keen to continue our search for new and unjustly neglected voices on stage.  I am particularly looking forward to our Learning Festival, which explores how the pandemic has challenged but also strengthened our sense of community.’ Tickets for all 25 concerts in the re-opening festival are available initially on a ballot basis to Friends of Wigmore ...

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Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective Whether full or empty, Wigmore Hall always feels like a natural home for Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. It’s a piece that creates its own breathless hush in any halfway decent performance. This one was assuredly better than that. Appropriately for the name of the ensemble, Kaleidoscope majors on collective unanimity and sensitivity rather than individual brilliance, although Matthew Hunt’s clarinet stood out for its poetry of reserve even before the long, dark night of his ‘Abîme des Oiseaux’ solo. In the long stretches of octave and unison ...

Screenshot from the Virtual Sessions Following the Virtual Sessions in May last year, the  Global Violin Sessions: A Cultural Exchange Part One and the Christmas Sessions, the Benedetti Foundations is kickstarting 2021 with the New Year Sessions on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 January; as well as mini-sessions, which will run until March. There will be three different sessions across the weekend for beginner, intermediate and advanced string players of school age, all delivered live on Zoom. Beginner Strings (pre-Grade 1 – 3): Saturday 16 January, 1 – 4.30pm Join the Benedetti Foundation f...