Name: Jordi Savall director, treble viol; Hespèrion XXI
Start: 2024-12-18T19:30:00
Location: Wigmore Hall

London's Wigmore Hall and St Martin-in-the-Fields are set to resonate with the mesmerizing compositions of John Dowland. From Tim Mead and Sergio Bucheli's Renaissance recital to Jordi Savall's explorative excellence with Hespèrion XXI, music enthusiasts are in for a treat. This celebration also includes the vibrant sounds of Jess Gillam and the London Mozart Players, traversing the globe and time with folk-influenced classical music.

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Celebrate Henry Purcell: A Journey Through London's Rich Musical Landscape

London's renowned Wigmore Hall is set to host an array of captivating performances this season, featuring the exceptional works of Anon. From the rich Spanish Golden Age melodies by Cantoría to the festive tunes by Lucy Crowe and The Cardinall's Musick, and the legendary consort ensemble Hespèrion XXI led by Jordi Savall, these events promise to be unforgettable. Don't miss the dynamic performances by The Gesualdo Six, as they bring their unique blend of ancient and modern works to life.

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London is set to host a mesmerizing series of concerts celebrating the legacy of Orlando Gibbons. From the immersive 'Fretwork; Tenebrae' at Wigmore Hall to the rich harmonies of 'Resounding Shores: Chamber and Chapel' at the Royal Academy of Music, the city's vibrant music scene will bring Gibbons' works to life. Not to be missed are the performances by the renowned ORA Singers and the legendary Jordi Savall with Hespèrion XXI.

Orlando Gibbons' Legacy Resounds in London Concert Series

This autumn and winter, London is set to become a haven for lovers of Baroque music, with a series of enchanting performances featuring the works of Marc-Antoine Charpentier. From the dramatic transformation in 'Actéon' at Milton Court Concert Hall to the festive melodies of 'Noëls sur les instruments H534' and 'In nativitatem Domini nostri Jesu Christi canticum' at Wigmore Hall, there's something for every classical music enthusiast. Don't miss out on these mesmerizing events that promise to transport you to a world of beauty and emotion.

Experience the Magic of Charpentier in London: A Series of Captivating Performances

Wigmore Hall

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Chamber Tots

One of the most prolific and innovative composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Claude Debussy absorbed and transformed cultural influences from countries as far apart as Scotland (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair), Japan (Poissons d’or) and the USA (Cake-Walk). A crucial element of Debussy’s complex intellectual and emotional world was an entangled love life that brought illicit trysts in Jersey, a brush with a revolver and even a suicide attempt.

Lucy Parham piano; Sir Simon Russell Beale narrator

Join workshop leader Aga Serugo Lugo for an enchanting song-writing workshop for families with children aged 7-11. Together, we’ll travel back in time to the world of Ancient Greece, exploring its myths through music and melodies. With magical wings on our backs, we’ll soar high in the sky with Icarus on his daring journey gathering musical inspiration along the way to write our very own song.

Family Workshop: Fly with Icarus

Contrasting colours and textures abound in Alexander Gadjiev’s consummate choice of works. The Slovenian pianist has built an impressive international career including recent recitals at Manchester, Tokyo and Beethoven-Haus Bonn. His latest Wigmore Hall performance sets the ornate melodies of Haydn’s Piano Sonata in A flat together with meditative Takemitsu and Debussy’s exotic L’isle joyeuse, before moving to Liszt’s vivid images of Switzerland and the rich sonorities of Robert Schumann’s First Piano Sonata.

Alexander Gadjiev piano

England’s Chapel Royal, in the years before and after Oliver Cromwell’s Republic, nurtured some of the nation’s finest composers. After attending one of its services in 1662, Samuel Pepys noted how ‘the music was more full than it was’, referring to improvements made since the restoration of Charles II. Arcangelo and a dream team of singers undertake An English Baroque Journey, taking in emotionally-charged anthems by Pelham Humfrey, Maurice Greene and Matthew Locke and ending with Handel’s majestic setting of words from the Book of Psalms.

Arcangelo; Hilary Cronin soprano; Daisy Livesey soprano; James Hall countertenor; Jeremy Budd tenor; Hugo Brady tenor; Matthew Long tenor; Dominic Sedgwick bass; William Gaunt bass; Jonathan Cohen director, harpsichord

As reverence for nature grew under the influence of Enlightenment philosophy, so too did poetic expressions of wonder in life on Earth. Joseph Middleton is joined by Grammy Award-winning Fleur Barron and the captivating Swiss tenor Mauro Peter in a programme filled with heart-melting reflections on humankind’s relationship with the natural world and spiced with surprises, a Britten boogie-woogie and George Crumb’s haunting Processional for solo piano among them.

Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano; Mauro Peter tenor; Joseph Middleton piano

The concert will benefit from natural daylight through Wigmore Hall’s frosted glass ceiling, and all other lighting in the auditorium itself will be kept low. Announcements will be kept to a minimum and there will be a quiet space in the Learning Room. Audiences may leave and re-enter when needed. Hand dryers in the toilets will be switched off and paper towels available instead.

Imagine Series

Ukrainian-born Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk’s pianism is rooted in the great traditions of the Russian keyboard school, supercharged with virtuosity yet, as The Times put it, ‘emotionally gripping, structurally thoughtful, and deeply musical’. His recital embraces a striking range of musical styles and moods, from the Sonata in C K330, described by Alfred Einstein as ‘one of the most lovable works Mozart ever wrote’, to the deeply affecting romance of Rachmaninov’s capricious Second Piano Sonata.

Alexander Gavrylyuk piano

Nils Mönkemeyer’s exquisite artistry and innovative programming have won plaudits worldwide. ‘This great violist can build a tremendous sense of anticipation’, notes the Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag, ‘and his magnificent range of colours is seemingly infinite’. He returns to Wigmore Hall with regular duo partner William Youn for a recital in which Brahms’s mellow viola version of his Second Clarinet Sonata forms the ideal companion to beautiful works by Rebecca Clarke, who studied composition with Charles Villiers Stanford and viola with Lionel Tertis.

Nils Mönkemeyer viola; William Youn piano

On Fancies and Goodnights, Richard writes: ‘As a curious traveller will collect objects that catch his eye, these short pieces are among the many that have caught my ear with their beauty, strangeness, and unpredictability. I have borrowed the title “Fancies and Goodnights” from a book of bewitching tales by the English writer, John Collier.’

Richard Goode piano

In celebration of the centenary of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, pianist Emmet Cohen brings together an all-star quintet to explore the fundamental questions that shaped their artistry: Why are we here? What are we reaching for? Where does the music take us?

Emmet Cohen Quintet

This programme is a celebration of John Dowland and Johann Sebastian Bach’s legacy for the lute which the guitar is very fortunate to have inherited. Dowland and Bach were deeply inspired by the sensibilities of their time and their music offers a soundscape that retains the plucked nature of the lute whilst presenting these sensibilities with a different palette of colours unique to the guitar.

Samrat Majumder guitar

A legendary figure in the establishment and development of the Early Music movement, Jordi Savall has contributed as much as any individual to the current popularity of works from the distant past. He brings with him the ensemble he founded 50 years ago, and which retains the sheer vitality and explorative excellence that has marked his entire career. The programme celebrates a tradition of consort music that lasted for two centuries and traversed many countries – with English composers notable for their prominence.

Jordi Savall director, treble viol; Hespèrion XXI

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