Matteo Cimatti and Roksana Dabkowska (violin and piano)

Friday 06 June 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

This programme highlights the diverse and evocative voices of four extraordinary composers, celebrating the expressive possibilities of the violin and piano. Clara Schumann’s Three Romances, open the programme with heartfelt lyricism and intimate charm while Poulenc’s Violin Sonata mixes vibrant energy, emotion…

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Hilary Cronin and Richard Saxel (soprano and piano)

Friday 30 May 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

We are offered a deeply reflective and lyrical journey with songs that meditate on nature, solitude, and transcendence. Opening with Copland’s Nature, the gentlest Mother, a tender setting of Emily Dickinson’s poetry, followed by Debussy’s luminous Beau Soir, evoking the beauty of…

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Jonathan Leibovitz and Joseph Havlat (clarinet and piano)

Friday 23 May 2025, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Brahms’s warmly lyrical and introspective second sonata is at the centre of this programme of cornerstones of the romantic repertoire for clarinet, introduced by the shimmering, impressionistic textures of Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie. In contrast, Denisov’s Solo Sonata pushes the instrument’s technical and…

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Edward Picton-Turbervill and Harriet Burns (keyboard and soprano)

Friday 16 May 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Explore a programme blending old and new; some of Schubert’s most beloved songs sit alongside new works by up-and-coming British composer Edward Picton-Turbervill. Soprano Harriet Burns soars in Edward’s spectacular arrangement of Hildegard of Bingen, and the concert ends with his mystical…

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Ensemble Augelletti: In Friendship

Friday 09 May 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

BBC Radio 3’s current New Generation Baroque Ensemble, Ensemble Augelletti, presents a journey through Baroque masterpieces. The programme features works by Anna Amalia of Prussia, Johann Friedrich Fasch, Telemann, Bach, Geminiani, Robert Carr, and Vivaldi, showcasing the ensemble’s innovative approach to early…

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Joanna Harries and Jong Sun Woo (mezzo-soprano and piano): Nightingale

Friday 02 May 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

“And the king in the cool of the moon Hearkened to the nightingale’s sorrowfulness, Till all his own was gone.” Walter de la Mare / Herbert Howells – King David Mezzo-soprano Joanna Harries (“emotional force” – The Times) and pianist Jong Sun…

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Darbar: Abhishek Borkar and Harkiret Bahra (sarod and tabla)

Friday 25 April 2025, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Join us for an enchanting lunchtime concert, as sarod maestro Abhishek Borkar, accompanied by tabla artist Harkiret Bahra, brings the timeless beauty of Indian classical music to life. This performance offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience the evocative soundscapes of the…

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Competitors from Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition

Friday 04 April 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The 2025 Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition is the 16th edition of this prestigious Competition, and a celebration of the art of the string quartet, which this year features eleven quartets from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Norway, Switzerland and the USA….

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Sasha Canter and Rustam Khanmurzin (trumpet and piano)

Friday 28 March 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The spirit of romance is alive and well in Sasha Canter’s programme of transcriptions of beautiful melodies: from Clara Schumann’s songs, Dvorak’s romantic pieces to the Fantaisie on Rossini’s Cinderella. Martinů’s Sonatine for Trumpet exemplifies the influence of Stravinsky, Debussy and jazz…

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