Wigmore Hall

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

Built in 1901 as the display hall for the German company Bechstein Pianos, the Wigmore Hall was seized as enemy property in World War I 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.


Events at Wigmore Hall

Natalia Strelchenko at the Keys

Wed Dec 2 Classical Music  

The pianist Natalia Strelchenko performs Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat, Op 61; Tellefsen's Grande Polonaise,...

Widmann's Choral Quartet

Thu Dec 3 Classical Music

The Hagen Quartet plays Beethoven's String Quartet in G, Op 18 No 2; Widmann's String Quartet No 2...

Romantic Cello Sonatas

Fri Dec 4 Classical Music

The cellist Thomas Carroll and pianist Llyr Williams play Beethoven's Cello Sonata in A, Op 69; Schubert's Arpeggione...

Wigmore Hall details

Address
36 Wigmore St, London, W1U 2BP

Transport Bond Street 

Telephone

020 7935 2141

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