American mandolinist, singer and songwriterChris Thile made his name with GrammyAward-winning progressive acoustic musicgroup Nickel Creek before striking out withPunch Brothers and a series of fresh creativeprojects in the mid-2000s.

Following manyyears as a guest on the radio show A PrairieHome Companion, Chris succeeds GarrisonKeillor as the popular radio show’s host inOctober 2016. Chris makes a welcome returnto Wigmore Hall with a programme drawingon his considerable repertoire of originalcompositions, as well as contemporary,traditional and classical works.