Early Music and Baroque
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The Hall's intimate acoustic is ideal for period instruments, and this series includes some of the finest ensembles and soloists performing today.
Carolyn Sampson soprano; The King's Consort; Robert King director
Wednesday 27 March 2019 7:30PMHandel in Italy
Anna Dennis soprano (as Aci); Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano (as Galatea); Edward Grint bass-baritone (as Polifemo); London Handel Orchestra; Adrian Butterfield conductor
Wednesday 3 April 2019 7:30PMHandel
Arcangelo; Jonathan Cohen director, harpsichord; Emőke Baráth soprano; Anna Reinhold mezzo-soprano; Callum Thorpe bass-baritone
Friday 5 April 2019 7:30PMVivaldi
Solomon’s Knot: St John Passion
Tuesday 16 April 2019 7:00PMBach and Handl
The Sixteen; Harry Christophers conductor; Michael Pennington narrator
Wednesday 17 April 2019 7:30PMMusic from the Chapel Royal with excerpts from Pepys’ diary
Ensemble Correspondances; Sébastien Daucé conductor, organ; Sophie Karthäuser soprano
Monday 22 April 2019 7:30PMLeçons des Ténèbres
The Orlando Consort
Thursday 25 April 2019 7:30PMThe Secrets of Heaven
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Georg Kallweit leader
Saturday 4 May 2019 7:30PMHandel and Telemann
Cinquecento; Nicholas Todd tenor
Friday 7 June 2019 7:30PMJosquin des Prez and his legacy
The English Concert
Tuesday 11 June 2019 7:30PMOrpheus of Princes
Stile Antico; Rihab Azar oud
Wednesday 12 June 2019 7:30PMSongs of Longing and Exile
The Cardinall's Musick
Thursday 20 June 2019 7:30PMThe Company of Heaven III
La Nuova Musica; Christine Rice mezzo-soprano; David Bates conductor
Thursday 27 June 2019 7:30PMMozart, Traetta and Haydn
Rachel Podger violin, director; Brecon Baroque
Monday 1 July 2019 7:30PMVivaldi and Bach
Max Emanuel Cenčić countertenor; Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu ensemble; Franck-Emmanuel Comte director, harpsichord
Thursday 11 July 2019 7:30PMOrlando
Vox Luminis; Lionel Meunier artistic director
Saturday 13 July 2019 7:30PMBach
Le Concert Spirituel; Hervé Niquet director
Saturday 27 July 2019 7:30PMMozart in Salzburg
Beethoven Festival Weekend
Booking is now open for 10 concerts over 2 days to kick-off Wigmore Hall's season-long celebration of Beethoven.
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