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Built in 1901 as the display hall for the German company Bechstein Pianos, the Wigmore Hall was seized as enemy property in WWI and sold at auction for a fraction of its value. These days, boasting perfect acoustics, art nouveau decor and an excellent basement restaurant, the 'Wiggy' is one of the world's top chamber music venues and currently hosts around 400 events a year. Programming leans on the classical and Romantic periods. The Monday lunchtime recitals, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, are excellent value, as are the Sunday morning coffee concerts. Musical luminaries who have performed at the Wigmore Hall include Sergey Prokofiev, Shura Cherkassky, Paul Hindemith, Andrés Segovia, Benjamin Britten and Francis Poulenc. Tours of the auditorium, with its famous Art Nouveau mural, and other parts of the building take place during the Open House London event in September.
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John Mark Ainsley sings Lieder
John Mark Ainsley (tenor), accompanied by pianist Roger Vignoles. Mendelssohn's 'Neue Liebe'; 'Grufl'; 'Allnächtlich i...
Siegfried Idyll
Nash Ensemble under Paul Watkins, with Dame Felicity Lott (soprano). Wagner's 'Siegfried Idyll' (original version); M...
Coffee Quartets
Prazák Quartet plays Mozart's String Quartet in D, K575; and Brahms's String Quartet in B flat, Op 67.
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