Wigmore Hall will re-open its doors to the public tomorrow, launching the 2021/22 concert season with a recital by the British pianist Paul Lewis.
Over September and October, Wigmore Hall will stage nearly 100 events - from a concert for babies up to one-year-old to performances by leading international instrumentalist and singers including cellists Gautier Capuçon, Alisa Weilerstein; pianists Leif Ove Andsnes, Sergei Babayan, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Seong-Jin Cho, Till Fellner, Martin Helmchen; singers Diana Damrau, Sabine Devieilhe, Christian Gerhaher, Jakub Józef Orlińskiand violinists Isabelle Faust, Ning Feng, Christian Tetzlaff, Frank Peter Zimmermann. Visiting ensembles include Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Borodin Quartet, Camerata RCO (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra), Le Concert Spirituel, Pavel Haas Quartet and Quatuor Ebène.
In addition to several broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, nineteen of the concerts will also be streamed live on the Wigmore Hall website to a worldwide audience. A particular highlight, on 14 October, Wigmore Hall Associate Artist the British soprano Gweneth Ann Rand joins film star Adjoa Andoh for a special concert celebrating the artistry of African-American singers - Marian Anderson, Jessye Norman and Grace Bumbry - all of whom had long associations with the Wigmore Hall. The concert will also include two world premieres by Black British composers Errollyn Wallen and Clement Ishmael.
Learn more at https://wigmore-hall.org.uk.
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Introductions Grand Lodge Lower Theatre (8/07-8/30) |
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BIG CYC at O2 Academy Islington - London O2 Academy Islington (10/03-10/03) |
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Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches - Penzance Ritz Penzance (9/12-9/12) |
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Paul Merton & Suki Webster''s Improv Show MAST Mayflower Studios (9/23-9/23) |
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The George Harrison Project, EDMONTON, Millfield Theatre, Sat 16 Jan 2027 Millfield Theatre (1/16-1/16) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! New Theatre Cardiff (4/30-4/30) |
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Steve Steinman''s BAT - Bat Out of Hell 50th Anniversary Tour Vaillant Live, Derby (11/04-11/04) |
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American Odyssey: A musical journey through the ups and downs of life Milton Abbey Church (7/22-7/22) |
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Murder Trial Tonight V - Death in the Family O2 Guildhall Southampton (6/04-6/04) |
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Trevor Nelson's Soul Christmas The Royal Albert Hall (12/17-12/18) |