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Sir Antonio Pappano awarded RPS Gold Medal
The Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society, one of the highest honours in classical music, was presented Sir Antonio Pappano by RPS Chairman John Gilhooly, on Tuesday this week. Sir Antonio...
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Blue Plaque unveiled in honour of Lionel Tertis
Lionel Tertis (1876–1975) singlehandedly transformed the status of the viola as a musical instrument, rescuing it from its hitherto lowly reputation as the Cinderella of the orchestra, an instrument of...
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Wigmore Hall featured in Marylebone Journal
Read this piece from the Marylebone Journal, which focuses on the importance of all areas of Wigmore Hall's artistic output. The article includes an interview with John Gilhooly, Director of Wigmore...
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Reimagining King Arthur
Wigmore Hall Learning presents a community chamber opera inspired by Henry Purcell’s celebrated opera King Arthur On Thursday 16 July 2015, Wigmore Hall will host the culmination of a 6-month creative...
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Classical Music Magazine Article
Don’t let the song recital become an endangered species Read this article, published in the August issue of Classical Music Magazine, in which John Gilhooly discusses the song recital, and also...
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A Wigmore Tale: John Gilhooly
Since joining the ranks of Wigmore Hall as its director, Limerick-born John Gilhooly OBE is responsible for transforming the much-loved chamber venue. As a classically trained singer and former...
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Semi-Finalists
Congratulations to the singers and pianists selected for the Semi-Final of the 2015 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition, which takes place at Wigmore Hall on Tuesday 8...
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Finalists
Congratulations to the singers and pianists selected for the Final of the 2015 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition, which takes place at Wigmore Hall on Thursday 10 September....
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2015 International Song Competition Results
Congratulations to the prize winners of the 2015 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition, which took place at Wigmore Hall on Thursday 10 September. First Prize Milan Siljanov...
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2015/16 Season
The 2015/16 Season at Wigmore Hall opens on Saturday 12 September. With 460 concerts and 460 Learning events to look forward to, we hope you can join us over the coming year. Read more about the major...
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Schubert: The Complete Songs
Schubert’s songs belong to the stock of mankind’s highest achievements, potent examples of the best in human creation and a vast reserve of solace and joy for performers and listeners alike. Over the...
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Silver Sunday: Musical Pictures
As part of Silver Sunday, we invite people living with dementia and their family, friends or carers to join us for an afternoon in the beautiful spaces of The Wallace Collection and Wigmore Hall. We...
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Friends Talk by Ian Bostridge
We are delighted to offer Friends the opportunity to hear Petroc Trelawny interview celebrated tenor Ian Bostridge about Schubert’s Winterreise. He will explore the themes of his latest book,...
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Our complete Schubert songs series continues
Schubert: The Complete Songs presents the chance to hear the complete songs of Schubert performed by truly outstanding artists over two seasons at Wigmore Hall. Our series opened in September with two...
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RAM ensembles for Learning concerts
We are delighted to announce our Royal Academy of Music ensembles for the For Crying Out Loud! series in 2016. These six outstanding ensembles will each perform two concerts as part of the series,...
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Martha Argerich awarded RPS Gold Medal
One of classical music’s highest honours, the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, has been awarded to the distinguished Argentinian-born pianist, Martha Argerich. She becomes the 101st recipient...
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Countertenor Recitals this Autumn
We look forward to welcoming a host of world-renowned countertenors to our stage over the coming months. Joined by some of today’s leading period instrument ensembles in our crystalline acoustic, these...
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Heath Quartet records Tippett’s String Quartets
Sir Michael Tippett's complete String Quartets are given fresh perspectives by the vibrant and adventurous Heath Quartet. The first ensemble in 10 years to receive the Royal Philharmonic Society’s...
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Box Office Opening Times
Please note the Box Office opening hours over the Christmas period: Wednesday 23 December: 10.00am – 7.00pmThursday 24 December: CLOSEDFriday 25 December: CLOSEDSaturday 26 December: CLOSEDSunday 27...
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Finnish Honour and Guildhall Fellowship
Congratulations to our Director, John Gilhooly, who has been awarded the Order of the White Rose of Finland, by the President of Finland. John has also been awarded Honorary Fellowship of the Guildhall...
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