Avi Avital’s programme spans four centuries of mandolin history to show the art that his instrument has inspired. He opens his Wigmore Hall Residency with an engrossing selection of original works and arrangements, including Paul Ben-Haim’s pulsating Sonata a tre and Death is a Friend of Ours, a surprisingly uplifting work specially written for Avi Avital which celebrates the joy of being alive.

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Alexander von Heißen

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Oct 26, 2026

Avi Avital mandolin; Anneleen Lenaerts harp; Lukasz Kuropaczewski guitar; Ophira Zakai theorbo; Alexander von Heißen harpsichord · Wigmore Hall

Future and recently performed repertoire

Harpsichord in Carillon, Récitatif, Masque by Henze

Wigmore Hall

Harpsichord in Sonata a Tre for Mandolin, Guitar, Harpsichord by Ben-Haim

Wigmore Hall

Harpsichord in Adagio for Mandolin and Harpsichord in E-flat major by Beethoven

Wigmore Hall

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