Award-winning actress Patricia Routledge and pianist Piers Lane tell the extraordinary story of Myra Hess and her famous wartime National Gallery concerts.
In Dame Myra’s own words (compiled by her great-nephew, composer Nigel Hess) with piano music by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Schumann and Chopin, we hear how the ‘great adventure’ of these 1,600 lunchtime concerts began, and how it continued while bombs rained down on London.
This uplifting one act piece about the healing power of music is directed by Christopher Luscombe.
(The evening continues in the Wigmore Hall Bar with music from 11.15 pm. This is a free event, with no ticket required.)