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Axelle Fanyo
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Axelle Fanyo soprano; Kunal Lahiry piano
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Date
Sun 08 Jun 2025, 3.00pm
Tickets
£18 (concessions £16)
Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Important Information

Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 8 January at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.

General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 21 January.

Artists

  • Axelle Fanyosoprano
  • Kunal Lahirypiano

Programme

Finland
  • Jean Sibelius
    1865-1957
      • Den första kyssen Op. 37 No. 1
      • Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4
      • Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte Op. 37 No. 5
France
  • Claude Debussy
    1862-1918
      • 5 poèmes de Baudelaire
        :
      • Harmonie du soir
      • Recueillement
  • Fabien Waksman
    b. 1980
      • Hawking Songs
        :
      • Such a big crush on you
      • Where are my letters gone
Etats-Unis
  • Samuel Barber
    1910-1981
      • Hermit Songs Op. 29
        :
      • St Ita's Vision
      • The Monk and His Cat
      • The Desire for Hermitage

Overview

Axelle Fanyo’s glorious voice of infinite colours and shadings is matched by her uncanny ability to articulate words and the emotions they hold. The French soprano and her regular duo partner move from Finland and France to the profoundly moving songs of America.

Booking Information

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This concert is supported by Patricia Haitink

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