2023 SEASON
March 18th 2023
Emma Johnson (clarinet) & John Lenehan (piano)
Featuring Paul Clarvis (drums) for the Ellington
Emma Johnson, an internationally acclaimed clarinettist, and her duo partner, John Lenehan, praised for his great flair and virtuosity, present a varied and exciting programme. Paul Clarvis, percussionist, one of the most requested session musicians, joins them in the Ellington arrangement.
Programme
- Bagatelles: Finzi
- Sonata Op.120 No.1 in F minor: Brahms
- Sonatina Op.100: Dvorak
- Isolation Lament and Dance for solo clarinet and tapping foot: Emma Johnson
- Medley: Ellington arr. Johnson
April 1st 2023
Mark Padmore (tenor)
and James Baillieu (piano)
Mark Padmore, Schubert master, has established an international career in opera, concert and recital. James Baillieu has been described as “in a class of his own” by The Daily Telegraph and is one of the leading song and chamber musicians of his generation.
Programme
Schubert – Songs of the Seasons:
- Im Frühling D882
- Die Mainacht D194
- Die Sommerabend D289
- An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht D614
- Herbst D945
- Der Winterabend D938
- Frühlingsglaube D686
Rebecca Clarke:
- Tiger, Tiger
- Lethe
- Sealman
Benjamin Britten:
- Winter Words
April 22nd 2023
Heath Quartet
The charismatic and dynamic Heath Quartet was the first ensemble in fifteen years to win the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artists Award in 2013, among many other accolades. The Quartet has a longstanding relationship with the Wigmore Hall.
Programme
- String Quartet in F minor, Opus 20, No. 5: Franz Joseph Haydn
- String Quartet No.3: Benjamin Britten
- String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D.810 ‘Death and the Maiden’: Franz Schubert
May 6th 2023
La Serenissima
Plus Tabea Debus (recorders) and
Katy Bircher (flute)
La Serenissima presents a wonderful programme of life affirming Italian Baroque music. They have twice won the Gramophone Award for ‘Baroque Instrumental’ in 2010 & 2017 and have topped the UK Specialist Classical Chart.
Programme
Crossing Borders:
- Concerto for flute, strings & continuo in D, TWV 51.D2: Georg Philipp Telemann
- Sonata for recorder & continuo: Ignazio Sieber (c1680 – c1757)
- Sonata for violin & continuo in e: Johann Friedrich Schreyfogel (detto ‘Il Tedesco’) (fl.1707 – 1749)
- Concerto for recorder, strings & continuo in F, RV: Antonio Vivaldi
- Trio for flute, viola d’amore & continuo in D,
TWV 42:D15: Georg Philipp Telemann - Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in B♭: Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (c.1690 – 1758)
- Concerto for flute, recorder, strings & continuo in e, TWV 52.e1: Georg Philipp Telemann
