Name: Kathryn Stott piano
Start: 2024-10-11T19:30:00
Location: Wigmore Hall

This autumn and winter, London will resonate with the enchanting melodies of French music, highlighted by the remarkable works of Lili Boulanger. From the evocative Requiem by Gabriel Fauré at the Royal Albert Hall to the nostalgic songs at Wigmore Hall, immerse yourself in a series of concerts honoring the rich legacy of French composers.

A Celebration of Lili Boulanger and French Music Across London

Get ready for an exceptional series of piano concerts at Wigmore Hall, London, featuring a host of world-class pianists such as Yoav Levanon, Pavel Kolesnikov, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, and more, all paying homage to the timeless works of Fryderyk Chopin.

A Chopin Celebration: World-Class Pianists Perform in London at 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 is set to be mesmerized by the timeless works of Maurice Ravel, along with pieces by Fauré, Boulanger, and other classical giants. From the sensual ballet 'Daphnis and Chloe' at the Royal Albert Hall to Kathryn Stott's final recital at Wigmore Hall, and the evocative 'Le Tombeau de Couperin' at Royal Festival Hall, classical music enthusiasts are in for a treat. Don't miss out on these spectacular performances celebrating the magic of Ravel and more across the city's iconic venues.

Ravel's Masterpieces Shine in London's Classical Music Scene

London is set to be the stage for an exceptional series of musical events featuring the renowned composer Caroline Shaw. From contemporary string arrangements at Southbank Centre to intimate performances at Wigmore Hall and a unique journey through classical pieces at Smith Square Hall, these events offer a rich tapestry of sound and emotion. Highlights include Shaw's own compositions and collaborations, such as 'The Evergreen' with the Scottish Ensemble and 'Entr’acte' with the Kamus String Quartet.

Experience Caroline Shaw's Masterpieces Across London

This fall, London’s Wigmore Hall will be the epicenter of a spectacular series of events celebrating the genius of Dmitry Shostakovich. From chamber music to solo piano recitals, the lineup promises an unforgettable experience for classical music enthusiasts. Highlights include the IMS Prussia Cove concert featuring Aaron Wolff on cello, a unique piano duo performance by Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy, Kathryn Stott's farewell recital, and many more. Join us to explore the rich musical dialogues and emotional depth that Shostakovich's works offer.

Celebrate Shostakovich in London: A Month of Musical Masterpieces at Wigmore Hall

London is set to be enchanted by the timeless compositions of Edvard Grieg this fall. From the orchestral beauty of the Mill Hill Music Club and the Philharmonia Orchestra's Nordic Soundscapes series at the Southbank Centre, to Kathryn Stott's final London recital at Wigmore Hall, these events promise to deliver an extraordinary auditory experience.

Unforgettable Grieg Performances Light Up London's Musical Scene

This fall, London becomes a hub of musical wonder as the city hosts a series of exceptional concerts celebrating the brilliance of Ástor Piazzolla. From the English Chamber Orchestra's innovative take on 'The Four Seasons' at Cadogan Hall to Kathryn Stott's final public recital at Wigmore Hall, and the mesmerizing piano duo Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, these events promise a rich tapestry of orchestral and piano performances. Don't miss these unforgettable evenings of music that pay homage to one of the greatest composers of tango.

Celebrating Piazzolla: Unmissable Concerts in London

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Chamber Tots

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!

Robert Schumann’s life, short by modern measures, mirrored the emotional extremes and poetic refinement respectively cultivated by his alter egos, the impulsive, heart-on-sleeve ‘Florestan’ and the introspective ‘Eusebius’. Ian Bostridge and Vadym Kholodenko, Gold Medallist of the 2014 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, bring the cavernous expressive scope of his music to life in a programme that pairs two masterworks for piano solo with ideally matched song settings.

Ian Bostridge tenor; Vadym Kholodenko piano

Elements of Moravian folksong combine with edgy modernism in the String Quartet No. 3 Op. 15, written six years before Pavel Haas was murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz-Birkenau. The Pavel Haas Quartet, champion of the Czech composer’s music since its formation in 2002, places the work together with the yearning sounds of ‘The Kreutzer Sonata’, by Haas’s teacher, Leoš Janáček. It is joined by two close colleagues in Dvořák’s folk-infused String Sextet for two violins, two violas and two cellos.

Pavel Haas Quartet; Pavel Nikl viola; Ivan Vokáč cello

The Parkhouse Award is pleased to present the Davidoff Trio who won its biennial award in 2025. Its programme today includes one of Haydn’s ‘London’ piano trios written at the height of his powers; Kelly-Marie Murphy is intrigued by the myth of the Phoenix that strives to fly; and Dvořák was held high in the estimation of Prague’s Charles University who awarded him an honorary doctorate just before he left for the United States.

Davidoff Trio

The award-winning ORA Singers celebrates its 10th anniversary year with a choral highlights programme featuring key works from its first decade. Alongside Renaissance polyphony by Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, Victoria, Palestrina and others sit 10 contemporary pieces from its ground-breaking 100 commissions catalogue, including the world première of its 100th commission – In Manus Tuas by Brett Dean.

ORA Singers; Suzi Digby OBE conductor

Midori’s penetrating artistry, rich in insight and profound musical maturity, and special gifts as teacher and communicator have touched audiences far beyond the world’s leading concert halls, thanks to the reach of her acclaimed Midori and Friends education programme. She is also a firm supporter of music by living composers, reflected in the presence in her latest Wigmore Hall programme of a new work by Thierry Escaich, one of the four titular organists of Notre-Dame de Paris. A diverse trio of sonatas completes the Japanese American violinist’s alluring menu of works.

Midori violin; Özgür Aydin piano

The supremely talented Soloists of the Kronberg Academy present Wigmore Hall audiences with the chance to hear the next generation of world-class chamber musicians. Their choice of repertoire includes two movements from the F-A-E Sonata, a collaborative work by Robert Schumann, the young Brahms and Schumann’s pupil Albert Dietrich. The concert is framed by Debussy’s mature, ravishingly beautiful Cello Sonata and his late Violin Sonata, a luminous and harmonically daring work that crowns his final creative period.

Soloists of the Kronberg Academy; Kirill Gerstein piano

Kirill Gerstein, Principal Professor in the Kronberg Academy study programmes since 2018, once again joins four of the Academy’s exceptional young musicians this evening. They open with Brahms’s mighty Piano Quintet in F minor, a four-movement work of symphonic proportions, and follow it with Dvořák’s comparably great Second Piano Quintet, a richly lyrical staple of the chamber music repertoire since its first performance in 1888.

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.

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

Flexible in format and strikingly diverse in repertoire, the Orsino Ensemble comprises some of Britain’s finest wind players. ‘This is all-star playing of the highest level’, noted the Guardian in a review of its 2021 debut album. Its latest Wigmore Hall recital includes Nielsen’s delightful Wind Quintet and the UK première of Mark Simpson’s The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, inspired by five of John Koenig’s neologisms for different types of emotion.

Orsino Ensemble

Dame Sarah Connolly’s duo partnership with Joseph Middleton, forged over many years, rises from the telepathic understanding that passes between them whenever they make music. The celebrated mezzo-soprano’s ‘rapport with top Lieder pianist Joseph Middleton’, notes BBC Music Magazine, ‘allows for some very special interchanges’. Their recital includes treasures from Brahms’s Op. 57 collection and the hauntingly beautiful Late Romanticism of Webern’s Early Songs.

Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano; Joseph Middleton piano

Following a long and highly successful career as both a solo and a collaborative pianist, as well as a festival and concert series programmer, Kathryn Stott has decided to step down from public recitals from the end of this year – though many of her other creative activities will continue. Wigmore audiences will be delighted to partake in this special celebration of her exceptional artistry in her last London recital appearance.

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