Wigmore Hall Programme notes (21): July25-Feb26

Owen Norris, David (2026) Wigmore Hall Programme notes (21): July25-Feb26.

Record type: Art Design Item

Abstract

Thursday 12 March 2026 07:30 PM
Elisabeth Leonskaja piano/ Beethoven, Chopin, Schoenberg, Schubert and Webern

Ludwig van Beethoven Fantasia Op. 77 (1809)
(1770-1827)

Arnold Schoenberg 6 Little Piano Pieces Op. 19 (1911)
(1874-1951) Leicht, zart (Light, sweet)
Langsam (Slow)
Sehr langsam (Very slow)
Rasch, aber leicht (Quick, but light)
Etwas rasch (Fairly quick)
Sehr langsam (Very slow)

Frederic Chopin Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Op. 20 (1831-2)
(1810-1849) Nocturne in D flat Op. 27 No. 2 (1835)
Polonaise-fantaisie in A flat Op. 61 (1846)

Interval

Anton Webern Variations Op. 27 (1936)
(1883-1945) Sehr mäßig (Very moderate)
Sehr schnell (Very fast)
Ruhig fließend (Calmly flowing)

Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor D.845 (May 1825)
(1797-1828) Moderato
Andante poco mosso
Scherzo. Allegro vivace —
Trio. Un poco più lento
Rondo. Allegro vivace

Tuesday 17 February 2026 07:30 PM
Daniel Lebhardt piano/ Chopin, Liszt and Shostakovich

Franz Liszt Unstern! Sinistre, disastro S208 (1881)
(1811-1886) Mephisto-Polka S217 (1883)
2 Czárdás S225 (1884)
Csárdás macabre S224 (1881-2)

Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor Op. 61 (1943)
(1906-1975) Allegretto
Largo
Moderato (con moto) — Allegretto con moto — Adagio — Moderato
Interval

Franz Liszt Funérailles S173 No. 7 (1849)
(1811-1886)

Fréderic Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 (1844)
(1810-1849) Allegro maestoso
Scherzo. Molto vivace
Largo
Finale. Presto non tanto

Wednesday 7 January 2026 07:30 PM
Kirill Gerstein piano/ Brahms and Liszt

Franz Liszt Tre sonetti del Petrarca S158
(1811-1886) Benedetto sia il giorno
Pace non trovo
I’ vidi in terra angelici costumi

Après une lecture du Dante : Fantasia quasi una sonata
from Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie S161

Interval
Johannes Brahms Scherzo in E flat minor Op. 4
(1833-1897)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 5
Allegro maestoso
Andante espressivo
Scherzo. Allegro energico — Trio
Intermezzo. Andante molto
Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato

Tuesday 30 December 2025 07:30 PM
Llŷr Williams piano/ Franck, R Schumann, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich

César Franck Prélude, choral et fugue (1884)
(1822-1890)

R Schumann Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor Op. 14
(1810-1856) Allegro
Scherzo
Quasi variazione
Prestissimo possible

Interval

Sergei Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42 (1931)
(1873-1943)

Dmitri Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor Op. 87 No. 10
(1906-1975) Prelude and Fugue in B Op. 87 No. 11
Prelude and Fugue in D minor Op. 87 No. 24

Allan Schiller & John Humphreys piano duo

W.A. Mozart Sonata in D K.381 (Salzburg, 1772)
(1756-1791) Allegro
Andante
Allegro molto

Fantasie in F minor K.608 (Vienna, March 3rd 1791)
‘for a musical clock’
Allegro – Andante – Tempo Primo

Andante with 5 Variations in G major K.501
(Vienna, November 4th 1786)

Sonata in C K.521 (Vienna, May 29th 1787)
Allegro
Andante
Allegretto

Friday 25 July 2025 07:30 PM
Christian Blackshaw piano
P.I. Tchaikovsky The Seasons Op. 37a
(1840-1893) January: At the Fireside
February: Carnival
March: Song of the Lark
April: Snowdrop
May: Starlit Nights
June: Barcarolle
July: Song of the Reaper
August: Harvest
September: The Hunt
October: Autumn Song
November: Troika
December: Christmas

Interval

Frederic Chopin Mazurka in G minor Op. 24 No. 1
(1810-1849) Mazurka in C Op. 24 No. 2
Mazurka in A flat Op. 24 No. 3
Mazurka in B flat minor Op. 24 No. 4

Franz Schubert 4 Impromptus D899
(1797-1828)

Sunday 29 June 2025 07:30 PM
Daniel Lebhardt piano

Franz Liszt St François d'Assise: la prédication aux oiseaux S175 No. 1
(1811-1886) Sunt lacrymae rerum from Années de pèlerinage, troisième année S163

Robert Schumann Kreisleriana Op. 16
(1810-1856)

Interval
R. Schumann Gesänge der Frühe Op. 133

Clara Schumann Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann Op. 20
(1819-1896)

R. Schumann Geistervariationen WoO. 24

Liszt La cloche sonne S238
St François de Paule marchant sur les flots S175 No. 2

Thursday 12 June 2025 07:30 PM
Marc-André Hamelin piano
F.J. Haydn Piano Sonata in D Hob.XVI/37 (1794-5)
(1732-1809) Andante
Finale: Presto

L. van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Op. 2 No. 3 (1794-5)
(1770-1827) Allegro con brio
Adagio
Scherzo &- Trio
Allegro assai

Interval
Nicolai Medtner Improvisation Op. 31 No. 1
(1880-1951) Danza festiva from Forgotten Melodies, Cycle I Op. 38

Sergei Rachmaninov Etude-tableau in E flat minor Op. 39 No. 5
(1873-1943)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36
Allegro agitato
Non allegro—Lento
L'istesso tempo—Allegro molto

Monday 5 May 2025 07:30 PM
Lucas Debargue piano

Gabriel Fauré Prélude in D sharp Op. 103 No. 1
(1845-1924) Prélude in C sharp minor Op. 103 No. 2
Prélude in G minor Op. 103 No. 3
Prélude in F Op. 103 No. 4
Prélude in D minor Op. 103 No. 5
Prélude in E flat minor Op. 103 No. 6
Prélude in A Op. 103 No. 7
Prélude in C minor Op. 103 No. 8
Prélude in E minor Op. 103 No. 9

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor Op. 90 (1814)
(1770-1827) Mit Lebhaftigkeit
und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
(Lively, expressive throughout)
Nicht zu geschwind
und sehr singbar vorgetragen
(Not too fast, songfully)

Frederic Chopin Scherzo No. 4 in E Op. 54 (1842)
(1810-1849)

Interval

Fauré Thème et variations Op. 73

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
Adagio sostenuto
Allegretto - Trio
Presto agitato

Chopin Ballade No. 3 in A flat Op. 47 (1841)

Monday 28 April 2025 01:00 PM
Anne Quéffélec piano/ Debussy, Dupont, Hahn and more
W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata in B flat K.333 (Linz, 1783)
(1756-1791) Allegro
Andante cantabile
Allegretto grazioso

Claude Debussy Reflets dans l'eau from Images, Series 1 (1905)
(1862-1918) Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque (pub. 1905)

Gabriel-Dupont Après-midi de dimanche from Les heures dolentes (1905)
(1878-1914)

Reynaldo Hahn Hivernale from Le rossignol éperdu
(1874-1947) Le banc songeur from Le rossignol éperdu

Charles Koechlin Chant de pêcheurs from Paysages et marines Op. 63 (1916)
(1867-1950)

Florent Schmitt Glas from Musiques intimes, Book 2 Op. 29
(1870-1958)

Saturday 12 April 2025 07:30 PM
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Sunday 13 April 2025 07:30 PM
Víkingur Ólafsson piano

JS Bach Prelude No. 9 in E major (1722)
(1685-1750) from The Well-tempered Clavier Book I BWV854

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Op. 14 No. 1 (1798)
(1770-1827) Allegro
Allegretto
Rondo. Allegro comodo

Bach Partita No. 6 in E minor BWV830 (1730)
Toccata
Allemande
Corrente
Air
Sarabande
Tempo di Gavotta
Gigue

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor Op. 90 (1814)
Mit Lebhaftigkeit
und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
(Lively, expressive throughout)
Nicht zu geschwind
und sehr singbar vorgetragen
(Not too fast, songfully)

Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in E minor D566 (1817)
(1797-1828) Moderato
Allegretto
Scherzo. Allegro vivace — Trio (A♭ major)

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Op. 109 (1820)
Vivace ma non troppo, sempre legato - Adagio espressivo
Prestissimo
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung.
(Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo)

Monday 24 March 2025 01:00 PM
Giorgi Gigashvili piano/ Beethoven and Prokofiev

Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in E major Op.109
(1770-1827) Vivace ma non troppo
Prestissimo
Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

Sergei Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Op. 82
(1891-1953) Allegro moderato
Allegretto
Tempo di valzer lentissimo
Vivace

Monday 24 February 2025 01:00 PM
Steven Osborne piano

J.S. Bach Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
(1685-1750) from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV147
arranged by Myra Hess

Sir James MacMillan Lumen Christi
(b. 1959)

Dame Judith Weir Chorale, for Steve

Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in B flat D960 (1828)
(1797-1828) Molto moderato
Andante sostenuto
Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza — Trio
Allegro ma non troppo

Sunday 5 January 2025 07:30 PM
Dmitry Shishkin piano

J.S. Bach Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV639
(1685-1750)

César Franck Prélude, fugue et variation Op. 18
(1822-1890)

P.I. Tchaikovsky Dumka Op. 59 (1886)
(1840-1893) Scherzo à la russe Op. 1 No.1 (1867)

Aleksandr Skryabin Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor Op. 19 'Sonata Fantasy'
(1872-1915) Andante
Presto

Interval

Sergei Rachmaninov Preludes:
(1873-1943) in F sharp minor, D minor & G minor Op. 23 Nos. 1, 3 & 5
in G, A minor, B minor & G sharp minor Op. 32 Nos. 5, 8, 10 & 12

Sergei Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 14
(1891-1953) Allegro, ma non troppo - Più mosso - Tempo primo
Scherzo. Allegro marcato
Andante
Vivace - Moderato - Vivace

Monday 11 November 2024 01:00 PM
Alessio Bax piano; Lucille Chung piano/ Debussy, Piazzolla, Poulenc and Schubert

Franz Schubert Fantaisie in F minor D.940 (1828)
(1797-1828) Allegro molto moderato – Largo – Allegro vivace – Tempo Primo

Francis Poulenc Sonata (1919)
(1899-1963) Prelude
Rustique
Final

Claude Debussy La plus que lente
(1862-1918) arranged by Léon Roques

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
arranged by Maurice Ravel

Astor Piazzolla Lo que vendrá (Things to come)
(1921-1992) Milonga del Ángel
Libertango
arranged by Alessio Bax & Lucille Chung

Monday 14 October 2024 07:30 PM
Alexander Melnikov piano; Alexei Lubimov piano, fortepiano; Mikhail Shilyaev piano; Olga Pashchenko piano

W.A. Mozart Fantasia in D minor K397 (1782)
(1756-1791)

Franz Schubert Impromptu in A flat D899 No. 4 (1827)
(1797-1828)

L van Beethoven 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor WoO80 (1807)
(1770-1827)

Schubert Divertissement à la hongroise in G minor D818 (1824)
Andante
Marcia. Andante con moto
Allegretto

Interval

Andrei Volkonsky Musica Stricta (fantasia ricercata), Op. 11 for piano (1957)
(1933-2008) Andantino
Allegretto
Lento rubato
Allegro marcato

Igor Stravinsky Concerto for 2 pianos (1935)
(1882-1971)

Valentin Silvestrov Kitsch Music (1977)
(b.1937) Allegro vivace
Moderato
Allegretto
Moderato
Allegretto

Mozart Larghetto and Allegro in E flat K.deest (1781)
completed by Robert Levin

Wednesday 2 October 2024 01:00 PM
Can Çakmur piano/ Bach, Liszt, Schoenberg and Schubert

Franz Liszt Ballade No. 2 S171
(1811-1886)

Arnold Schoenberg 3 Klavierstücke Op. 11
(1874-1951)

Interval
Franz Schubert 3 Klavierstücke D946
(1797-1828)

J.S. Bach Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor for solo violin BWV1004
(1685-1750) arranged by Johannes Brahms

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason piano 26th Sep 2024

Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in A Kk24
(1685-1757)

Aleksandr Skryabin Prelude in C Op. 11 No. 1
(1872-1915) Prelude in B Op. 11 No. 11

Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor Op. 19 'Sonata Fantasy'
Andante
Presto

Frederic Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 1
(1810-1849) Nocturne in D flat Op. 27 No. 2

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35
‘Funeral March’
Grave - Doppio movimento
Scherzo - Più lento
Marche funèbre
Finale. Presto

Monday 15 July 2024 01:00 PM
Yevgeny Sudbin piano/ Chopin, Debussy, Liszt and Skryabin

Franz Liszt Funérailles S173 No. 7
(1811-1886)
Fréderic Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52 (1842)
(1810-1849)
Claude Debussy L'isle joyeuse
(1862-1918)
Skryabin Piano Sonata No. 10 Op. 70
(1872-1915)
C. Saint-Saëns Danse macabre S555
(1835-1821) arr. Liszt/Horowitz/Sudbin