Wigmore Hall Podcasts

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1. Avril and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

   1 oktober 2026 · 49 min

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   In October’s podcast episode, music historians Leah Broad and Samantha Ege discuss the lives and works of Samuel and Avril Coleridge-Taylor. Lees meer

   Leah and Samantha introduce Samuel and Avril in the context of the early twentieth-century, sharing stories from their lives and discussing the work being done to preserve their legacies.

2. Kabuki Winterreise

   3 september 2026 · 55 min

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   In the first podcast episode of the 2026/27 season, mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and dancer Suleiman Suleiman discuss their project ‘A Kabuki Winterreise: Spring Snow’ Lees meer

   A meditation on sound and silence, solitude and communion, love and loss, this project intertwines the narratives of Yasuna, one of the great kabuki plays dating back to 1818, and Schubert’s iconic Winterreise, conceived a decade later in 1827.

3. Collaborative Pianism

   30 juli 2026 · 1 uur 6 min

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   In the final episode of the 2025/26 season, pianists James Cheung and Anna Tilbrook discuss their musical lives and works. Lees meer

   Both Cheung and Tilbrook have worked as collaborative pianists for singers and instrumentalists. In this conversation, in which the two musicians met for the first time, they discussed their working relationships with other musicians, what it takes to prepare different kind of repertoire, and favourite musical experiences.

4. Beethoven String Quartet Cycles

   25 juni 2026 · 58 min

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   In June’s podcast episode, Professor Laura Tunbridge speaks to violinist Mark Steinberg about performing Beethoven’s string quartets as a cycle. Lees meer

   Spanning the entirety of the composer’s creative life, Beethoven’s sixteen string quartets are often divided into early, middle and late. In this conversation, Heather Professor of Music at the University of Oxford, Professor Laura Tunbridge, discusses different musicological approaches to programming and performing these profound works as a cycle with the first violinist of the Brentano String Quartet, Mark Steinberg.

5. There is Sweet Music Here: The World of Wigmore Hall

   7 mei 2026 · 47 min

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   In May’s podcast episode, author Julia Boyd speaks to Ian Skelly about her book, There is Sweet Music Here: The World of Wigmore Hall (Elliott & Thompson, 2026). Lees meer

   Drawing on archival sources and first-hand accounts, the book and their conversation charts the Hall’s extraordinary journey from Edwardian beginnings to the present day.

   There is Sweet Music Here: The World of Wigmore Hall will be available to purchase at the Hall from Thursday 21 May, and throughout our 125th Anniversary Festival from Monday 25 May until Sunday 7 June.

6. Contemporary Music

   16 april 2026 · 40 min

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   In April’s podcast episode, composer-performers Héloïse Werner and Errollyn Wallen discuss their approaches to composition, performance, and contemporary music making.

7. International Women's Day

   5 maart 2026 · 1 uur

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   As March is Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating International Women’s Day with Leah Broad and Katy Hamilton in this month’s podcast. The two writers discuss the values and limitations of this yearly commemoration of women’s fight for equality across all aspects of life, with a focus on music-making. Lees meer

8. Women's Voices in the Baroque

   13 februari 2026 · 1 uur 9 min

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   In February’s podcast episode, soprano Nardus Williams and lute player Elizabeth Kenny join us to talk about working together on programmes that celebrate baroque women composers, shining a light on their upcoming concert with Mary Beard for International Women’s Day at Wigmore Hall. Lees meer

9. The Countertenor

   8 januari 2026 · 1 uur 4 min

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   In this month’s podcast episode, countertenors Hugh Cutting and Iestyn Davies discuss finding their voices, musical inspirations, programming, and more. Lees meer

   Both Hugh and Iestyn have residencies at Wigmore Hall this Season, including a weekend-long celebration of John Dowland’s quartercentenary, baroque festivities, and more.

10. Festive Music Making at Wigmore Hall

    4 december 2025 · 41 min

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    In December’s podcast episode, Director of Music at St Paul’s Cathedral and founder of The Cardinall’s Musick Andrew Carwood speaks to broadcaster Ian Skelly about festive music making. Lees meer

    Join Andrew and Ian for a festive podcast special, where they discuss putting together programmes, past and present seasonal concerts at Wigmore Hall, what makes a good carol, and much more.

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