Michael Collins closes his series at WigmoreHall this season in fine style. The clarinettistand conductor, celebrated for his sparklingvirtuosity and sensitive musicianship, is joinedby friends and colleagues in a programme ofthree indisputable masterworks, crowned bySchubert’s Octet.

The concert opens with‘Der Hirt auf dem Felsen’, which reflects theinfluence of Italian opera and musical styleon Schubert’s mature melodic invention, andalso includes the sublime lyricism of Mozart’sClarinet Quintet.