Monday 23 May 2022 7:30PM

Wigmore Soloists

Dvořák, Hummel, Janáček and Martinů

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Change of Artist
Due to unforeseen circumstances Philip Dukes (viola) is no longer available to take part in the above concert. We are grateful to Rachel Roberts (viola) for stepping in as his replacement. The programme remains the same.

Archived

Wigmore Soloists
Isabelle van Keulen violin
Benjamin Gilmore violin
Rachel Roberts viola
Adrian Brendel cello
Tim Gibbs double bass
Michael Collins clarinet
Fiona Kelly flute
Robin O'Neill bassoon
Phil Cobb trumpet
Alberto Menéndez Escribano horn
Michael McHale piano

Tonight’s ensemble is a recent one, formed during the pandemic from a group of top soloists and initially performing to Wigmore audiences at home. Here its programme brings together a varied collection of pieces, including the Czech Bohuslav Martinů’s highly entertaining ballet score of 1927 – whose characters are kitchen utensils – and Hummel’s 1829 septet, its employment of a trumpet amidst its personnel giving it a military feel.