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36 Wigmore St, London, W1U 2BP Full details & map
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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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Events at Wigmore Hall

Vienna Piano Trio

Thu May 31 Classical Music Recommended

Vienna Piano Trio plays Beethoven's Piano Trio in G, Op 1 No 2; Staud's 'Für Bálint András Varga' (Ten Miniatures for...

Richard Goode Keys Up

Fri Jun 1 Classical Music Recommended

The American pianist Richard Goode performs Mozart's Fantasia in C minor, K475; Piano Sonata in C minor, K457; Beetho...

Mozart's String Quintets 1

Sat Jun 2 Classical Music

London Haydn Quartet, with violist Steven Dann. Haydn's String Quartet in C, Op 20 No 2; Mozart's String Quintet in B...

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Wigmore Hall

36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP

Transport Bond Street 

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020 7935 2141

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