Name: Martin Fröst Family Trio
Start: 2024-09-30T13:00:00
Location: Wigmore Hall

London is set to host a series of spectacular events that pay tribute to the timeless genius of Johann Sebastian Bach. From the innovative Martin Fröst Family Trio at Wigmore Hall to the Berliner Barock Solisten's complete keyboard concertos at the Barbican Centre, Bach enthusiasts are in for a treat. Highlights include the dance-based programme by Martin Fröst, the Scandinavian-flavored Lodestar Trio, Will Gregory’s retro-futurist Moog Ensemble, and the final London recital of pianist Kathryn Stott. Experience the grandeur of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, the evocative Four Seasons by Candlelight, Simon Johnson's Advent journey, Jonathan Plowright's refined pianism, and a night of Baroque hits with Julia Bullock and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

Unmissable Bach Performances in London: A Celebration of Baroque Masterpieces

London becomes a musical haven this season, with a series of captivating events celebrating the works of Béla Bartók. From orchestral masterpieces like 'Divertimento for String Orchestra' and 'Piano Concerto No. 3' at the Barbican Centre, to intimate chamber music performances at Wigmore Hall, featuring Bartók's '6 Romanian Folk Dances' and 'Sonata for Solo Violin,' the city offers a rich tapestry of themes exploring nature, mathematical patterns, and cosmic rhythms. Don’t miss the immersive Half Six Fix concert at the Barbican, where Bartók's 'The Miraculous Mandarin Suite' will be brought to life by the London Symphony Orchestra under the versatile baton of Barbara Hannigan.

Exploring Bartók's Musical Legacy in London: A Journey Through Time and Sound

London is buzzing with excitement as a series of concerts dedicated to Johannes Brahms takes center stage. From chamber music to grand orchestral performances, venues like Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, and the Barbican Centre will host an array of events featuring world-class musicians. Highlights include the Martin Fröst Family Trio, Steven Osborne and Paul Lewis' piano duo, and Víkingur Ólafsson's compelling rendition of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1. This is a rare opportunity to immerse yourself in the rich and emotive works of one of classical music's most beloved composers.

Celebrate Brahms in London: A Series of Spectacular Concerts

London is set to become the epicenter of musical brilliance with a series of remarkable concerts featuring the works of Witold Lutosławski. From the meditative Third Symphony by Philip Glass performed by the Scottish Ensemble at Southbank Centre on September 29, 2024, to Martin Fröst's dance-based chamber music at Wigmore Hall on September 30, 2024, the events promise to enthrall. Join City of London Sinfonia and Dr. Simon Clark for a global journey from Antarctica to the Arctic at Smith Square Hall on October 15, 2024. The Fulham Symphony Orchestra’s Winter Concert on November 16, 2024, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s presentation of Tan Dun’s Water Concerto on March 29, 2025, will further elevate the celebration of Lutosławski’s masterworks.

Experience the Extraordinary: Celebrating Witold Lutosławski's Legacy in London

Shai Wosner

Martin Fröst

Göran Fröst

Johan Fröst

Wigmore Hall

A towering figure in classical music, Sir András Schiff returns to Wigmore Hall this summer. Renowned for his profound interpretations and elegant touch, Schiff never announces his programmes in advance – inviting audiences instead into a world of spontaneity, surprise, and deep musical insight. Expect nothing less than masterful artistry.

Sir András Schiff

Edinburgh-based Ninfea-Cruttwell-Reade, a Royal Philharmonic Society featured composer, won ardent admirers in 2025 with her Piano Concerto and motet for The Sixteen, The Call of Gideon. The Carducci Quartet and Tom Poster, persuasive and committed advocates of contemporary compositions, give the first performance of her new piano quintet, conceived for Wigmore Hall Voices of Today to mark the Hall’s 125th anniversary.

Carducci String Quartet; Tom Poster piano

Beloved, do not let me be discouraged takes its title from a line in a poem by the 16th-century Turkish writer Fuzuli, in which he relates the legend of the ill-fated lovers Layli and Magnun, the eastern counterparts to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Brooklyn Rider sets Colin Jacobsen’s ecstatic score in company with a new quartet by Gabriela Lena Frank, named by the Washington Post as one of the most significant women composers in history, and Robert Schumann’s poetic First String Quartet.

Brooklyn Rider

Folk roots and the joys of virtuosity belong to this delightful programme from Xuefei Yang and Ning Feng. They open with a Paganini rarity, the Sonata concertata, a scintillating showpiece packed with delightful melodies, and voyage into Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata, written originally for a bowed guitar. Xuefei Yang’s spellbinding arrangement of a beloved Chinese folk song prepares the way for the sparky rhythms of Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances.

Xuefei Yang guitar; Ning Feng violin

Musician and broadcaster Jess Gillam has worked wonders to break down the barriers that so often prevent people from exploring unfamiliar music. Her recital crosses genres and centuries with ease to create a delectable lunchtime menu, complete with Nadia Boulanger’s gorgeous Cantique, the fizzing energy of Graham Fitkin’s Gate and the seductive charm of Sidney Bechet’s enduring hit Petite Fleur.

Jess Gillam saxophone; Sam Becker double bass; Zeynep Özsuca piano

Musical modernism in the 20th Century, contrary to views expressed by conservative critics, came in an arresting diversity of styles, as Hugo Ticciati and Pierre-Laurent Aimard confirm with their choice of recital repertoire. Messiaen’s yearning Theme and Variations raises the curtain on the rhapsodic intensity of Schoenberg’s last instrumental work and Janáček’s impassioned Sonata, before the programme turns to music by three gloriously individual American moderns.

Hugo Ticciati violin; Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano

Roman Borisov was First Prize-winner at both the Krainev Youth Competition 2019 and the Kissinger KlavierOlymp 2022. Now a seasoned concert performer living in Berlin, the young pianist presents a Wigmore Hall programme which includes a selection of Preludes from the 'ultramodernist' American composer and musicologist Ruth Crawford Seeger.

Roman Borisov

We are delighted to provide those who give at Benefactor Friends level and above the opportunity to attend two open rehearsals per season as selected by the Director. This open rehearsal allows an audience to see Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford & the Jupiter Ensemble live in action as they prepare for their recital later that evening.

Members' Open Rehearsal: Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford & the Jupiter Ensemble

Thomas Dunford’s Jupiter Ensemble and French-Italian soprano Lea Desandre step into the thick of Handel’s oratorios and other works for London to embrace some of the composer’s most expressive arias, none more affecting than 'With darkness deep, as is my woe' from Theodora and the sublime 'Guardian angels, oh, protect me', a ravishing number from the 1757 version of The Triumph of Time and Truth. They conclude with the vocal pyrotechnics of 'No, no! I'll take no less', the mortal Semele’s command to the god Jupiter!

Lea Desandre mezzo-soprano; Thomas Dunford director, lute; Jupiter Ensemble

Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien complete their multi-season survey of Beethoven’s violin sonatas with three contrasting works. They set the high spirits of Op. 30 No. 3 ahead of the composer’s last essay in the genre. ‘Interpreters must be able to dream, to enthuse,’ noted the great violinist Carl Flesch about Beethoven’s Op. 96. ‘The flower must blossom in their souls.’ The same could be said for the ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata, with its heroic writing for both instruments.

Alina Ibragimova violin; Cédric Tiberghien fortepiano

Join musicians from the Royal Academy of Music for a concert experience created especially for parents or carers and babies under 1. Enjoy live music together in an interactive and welcoming environment – move and groove to the music or sit back and unwind. Parents-to-be are also warmly welcomed.

For Crying Out Loud!

Songs old and new occupy Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heide. They turn the clock back to the world of ancient Greek myth, as so vividly imagined by Schubert, and show its eternal relevance. The baritone from the South Tyrol, commended by Gramophone as the owner of a ‘free-ranging voice, used with taste and invariable sensitivity to the text’, is joined by his regular duo partner in Unerzählt, Thomas Larcher’s intimate cycle of songs to poetry by the great German writer WG Sebald.

Andrè Schuen baritone; Daniel Heide piano

The multi-talented musician has stretched notions of performance well beyond his solo clarinet playing and conducting. Here he is joined by members of his family for a largely dance-based programme.

Martin Fröst Family Trio

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