Important Information
This concert was live-streamed as part of the Wigmore Hall Summer Series. The video is no longer online but other concerts are available to watch in full here: Wigmore Hall Concert Video Library
Artists
- Sir András Schiffpiano
- Date
- Fri 28 May 2021, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Johann Sebastian Bach1685-1750
- The Well-tempered Clavier Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A flat major BWV862
- The Well-tempered Clavier Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A flat major BWV886
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat Op. 26 'Funeral March'
- Johann Sebastian Bach1685-1750
- The Well-tempered Clavier Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor BWV851
- The Well-tempered Clavier Book II Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor BWV875
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'
- Johann Sebastian Bach1685-1750
- The Well-tempered Clavier Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV859
- The Well-tempered Clavier Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV883
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp Op. 78
Encore
- Johann Sebastian Bach1685-1750
- Invention No. 8 in F BWV779
Overview
Sir András Schiff has been performing at Wigmore Hall regularly since his debut in 1978 and has become a firm audience favourite. He shows no signs of slowing down as he joins the Summer 2021 Series with two evening recitals, beginning with a programme of works by Bach and Beethoven.