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2026

May

14, 15, 16: Kirill Karabits, RSNO, Nicola Benedetti – Ali-Zadeh: Nagillar, Elgar: Violin Concerto, Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu [Caird, Usher, Glasgow Royal]
16: Quatuor Ébène – Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18 no. 2, opp. 135, 131 [Wigmore]
16: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic, Simone Lamsma – Rautavaara: Cantus arcticus, Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 [Bridgewater]
21: Simon Rattle, LSO, Lucy Crowe – Gerhard: Symphony No. 3, Strauss: Vier letzte Lieder, Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Barbican]
22: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO, María Dueñas – Jolas: Latest, Korngold: Violin Concerto, Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra [Barbican]
24: Modigliani Quartet – Beethoven: String Quartet op. 130 with Große Fuge op. 133 [Wigmore]
24: Alban Gerhardt – Bach, J.S.: Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012 [Wigmore: 3 pm Nos. 4, 5, 3, 7:30 pm Nos. 1, 2, 6]
25: Modigliani Quartet, Leonkoro Quartet – Turina: La oración del torero op. 34, Schulhoff: 5 Pieces for String Quartet, Mendelssohn: Octet op. 20 [Wigmore]
26: Ludovic Morlot, BBC Philharmonic – Montgomery: Chemiluminescence, Adams, S.: No Such Spring, Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps [Aviva Studios]
26, 27: Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI, Soloists of La Capella Reial de Catalunya [Wigmore: 26, 27]
29: Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber – Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte op. 98, Mahler: Frühlingsmorgen, Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Ablösung im Sommer, Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz, Nicht wiedersehen!, Wolf: Mörike Lieder (Lied eines Verliebten, Im Frühling, Denk' es, o Seele!, Der Feuerreiter, Berg: Altenberg Lieder op. 4, Brahms: op. 96 nos. 2, 4, op. 86 no. 4, op. 7 no. 3, op. 72 no. 4, Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen) [Wigmore]

June

1: William Christie, Les Arts Florissants – Handel: Acis and Galatea [Wigmore]
3: Belcea Quartet, Tabea Zimmermann – Mozart: String Quintet K 516, Brahms: String Quintet op. 88 [Wigmore]
3: Ilan Volkov, CBSO – Frescobaldi: Gagliarda seconda, Purcell: Dido's Lament, Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie, Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov Coronation Scene, Bach, J.S.: Toccata and Fugue BWV 565 (arr. Stokowski), Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps [Symphony Hall]
4: Angela Hewitt – Mozart: Piano Sonata K 570, Beethoven: Piano Sonata op. 28, Haydn: Fantasia HXVII/4, Schubert: Waltzes D 969, Bach, J.S.: Partita BWV 826 [Wigmore]
7: Christian Tetzlaff – Bach, J.S.: Sonatas and Partitas BWV 1001-1006 [Wigmore]
9, 10: Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques, Aphrodite Patoulidou, Maite Beaumont – Mozart: La clemenza di Tito [Grange]
10, 13: Cornelius Meister, RPO, Clara-Jumi Kang – Hisaishi: Encounter, Britten: Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 [Cadogan, Hexagon]
11: The English Concert, Lucy Crowe, Hugh Cutting – Handel: Mi palpita il cor HWV 132c, Sonatas HWV 371 390, Troppo cruda, troppo fiera HWV 198, Conservate, raddoppiate HWV 185, Alpestre monte HWV 81, Langue, geme, sospira HWV 188, A mirarvi io son intento HWV 178 [Wigmore]
11: Cornelius Meister, RPO, Clara-Jumi Kang – Hisaishi: Encounter, Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 [Hull City Hall]
13: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic, Siobhan Stagg, Stefanie Irányi – Mahler: Symphony No. 2 [Bridgewater]
14: Cornelius Meister, RPO, Clara-Jumi Kang – Hisaishi: Encounter, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 [Royal & Derngate]
15: Quatuor Diotima, Stéphane Degout – Respighi: Il tramonto, Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1, Schoeck: Notturno op. 47 [Wigmore]
18: Isabelle Faust, Kristian Bezuidenhout – Bach, J.S.: Violin Sonatas BWV 1014-1019 [Wigmore]
23: Elisabeth Leonskaja – Mozart: Sonata K 576, Beethoven: Sonata op. 111, Schubert: Sonata D 960 [Barbican]
24: Maxim Emelyanychev, OAE, Steven Isserlis – Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Dvořák: Cello Concerto, Haydn: Symphony No. 73 [Queen Elizabeth Hall]
28: Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau – Loewe: op. 2 no. 2, op. 99 no. 3, op. 118, op. 135a, op. 1 no. 1, op. 62 no. 4, op. 9, Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, Der Schildwache Nachtlied, Der Tamboursg'sell, Lob des hohen Verstandes), Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen [Wigmore]

July

3: Quatuor Ébène – Beethoven: String Quartets op. 59 no. 1, op. 130 with Große Fuge op. 133 [Wigmore]
4: Quatuor Ébène – Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18 no. 1, op. 74, op. 59 no. 3 [Wigmore]
10: Konstantin Lifschitz – Schumann: Kreisleriana, Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1 S 514, Brahms: Fantasien op. 116 [Wigmore]
21: John Storgårds, BBC Philharmonic – Jolas: Tales of a Summer Sea, Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra [Royal Albert Hall]
21: Thomas Dunford, Jupiter Ensemble, Laurence Kilsby – Dowland: Can she excuse my wrongs?, Now, O now, I needs must part, Purcell: The Fairy Queen. If love's a sweet passion, Strike the viol, An Evening Hymn, Handel: Theodora. From virtue springs each gen'rous deed [Royal Albert Hall]
22: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO – Kurtág: Stele, Mahler: Symphony No. 6 [Royal Albert Hall]
26: Olivier Latry – Bach, J.S.: BWV 1004 Chaconne, 147 Chorale, 68 Aria, 593, 539, 650, 565, Widor, Vivaldi, Latry [Royal Albert Hall]
28: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO, Guy Johnston – Turnage: Festen Suite, Britten: Cello Symphony, Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 [Royal Albert Hall]
30: Carolin Widmann, Alexander Lonquich – Messiaen: Fantaisie, Fauré: Violin Sonata op. 13, Zimmermann: Sonata for violin and piano, Strauss: Violin Sonata op. 18 [Wigmore]

August

4: Elena Schwarz, BBCNOW, Alina Ibragimova – Zimmermann: Märchen-Suite, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 [Royal Albert Hall]
9: Anu Komsi, Sakari Oramo – Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmenten [Bristol Beacon]
9: Peter Whelan, OAE, Erin Morley, Helen Charlston, Guy Cutting, William Thomas – Zelenka: Miserere in C minor, Mozart: Maurerische Trauermusik K 477, Arias Schon lacht der holde Frühling K 580, Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio K 418, Haydn: Missa in angustiis [Royal Albert Hall]
10: Esa-Pekka Salonen, RAMSO, Julliard Orchestra, Vilde Frang – Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 Movements, Berg: Violin Concerto, Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra [Royal Albert Hall]
18: Cristian Măcelaru, BBCSO – Canat de Chizy: Skyline for three percussionists, timpani and orchestra, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 [Royal Albert Hall]
21: Anja Bihlmaier, BBC Philharmonic, Jamie Barton, Clay Hilley – El-Turk: Mosaic, Haydn: Symphony No. 45, Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde [Royal Albert Hall]
23: Alain Altinoglu, BBCSO, Gautier Capuçon – Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments, Dvořák: Cello Concerto, Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Varèse: Amériques [Royal Albert Hall]
29: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Oslo Philharmonic, Patricia Kopatchinskaja – Torvund: Symphonic Poem No. 1 Forest Morning, Stravinsky: Violin Concerto, Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet excerpts [Royal Albert Hall]

September

1: Jakub Hrůša, BBCSO, Lukáš Vondráček – Kaprálová: Suita rustica, Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3, Janáček: Sinfonietta [Royal Albert Hall]
6: Sakari Oramo, BBCSO – Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Simcock: Triple Concerto for soprano saxophone, horn and cello, Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 [Royal Albert Hall]
7: Simon Rattle, Freiburger Barockorchester, Isabelle Faust – Schumann: Genoveva Overture, Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 2 [Royal Albert Hall]
10: Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo, Jeanine De Bique, Eva Zaïcik, Hugh Cutting, Nick Pritchard, Florian Störtz – Bach, J.S.: h-Moll-Messe [Royal Albert Hall]
12: Jean-Guihen Queyras – Bach, J.S.: Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012 [Wigmore]
14: Allan Clayton, Paul Lewis – Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin [Wigmore]
15: Christian Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff, Kiveli Dörken – Smetana: Piano Trio op. 15, Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio op. 50 [Wigmore]
16: Angela Hewitt, Dunedin Consort – Haydn: Symphony No. 6, Bach, C.P.E.: Concerto H 423, Martínez: Sinfonie in C, Mozart: Concerto K 449 [Wigmore]
19 11:30: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Lorenzo Soulès – Kurtág: Játékok Books 1-4, 8 [Wigmore]
19 17:00: Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Kurtág: Játékok Books 5-7, Beethoven: Bagatelles (selections) [Wigmore]
19 21:00: Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Kurtág: Játékok Books 9-11, Schumann: Bunte Blätter (selections) [Wigmore]
20: Vox Luminis, Lionel Meunier – Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine [Wigmore]
22: Tamara Stefanovich – Bach, J.S., Messiaen, Rameau [Wigmore]
22: Elisabeth Leonskaja – Schubert: Piano Sonatas D 575, 850, Impromptus D 935 [Wigmore]
24: The Mozartists, Ian Page, Alexandra Lowe – Kraus: Symphony in C minor, Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide. Dieux puissants que j'atteste, Jommelli: Fetonte. Ombre che tacite qui sede, Mozart: La finta giardiniera. Vorrei punirti in degno, Traetta: Antigona. Ombra cara, amorosa, Haydn: Lo speziale. Amore nel mio petto, Symphony No. 45 [Wigmore]
25: Belcea Quartet – Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18 no. 1, op. 130 with Große Fuge op. 133 [Wigmore]
22: Thomas Adès – Haydn, Janáček, Adès, Stravinsky, Bartók, Beethvoen [Wigmore]
27: Belcea Quartet – Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18 no. 2, opp. 95, 131 [Wigmore]

October

2: Can Çakmur – Lachenmann: 5 variations on a theme of Franz Schubert, Schubert: Impromptus D 899, Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, première année, Suisse. Vallée d'Obermann [Wigmore]
4: Robert Levin – Mozart: Suite K 399, Sonatas K 332, 283, 311, Variations K 500, Allegro K 312 [Wigmore]
5: Mark Padmore, Jonathan Biss – Schubert: Lieder D 870, 880, 800, 938, Schumann: Lieder op. 35 [Wigmore]
19: Mahan Esfahani, Aapo Häkkinen, Helsinki Baroque Orchestra – Bach, C.P.E.: Symphonies Wq. 175, 178, 182/4, Concertos Wq. 15, 47 [Wigmore]
30: Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo, Hilary Cronin, Daisy Livesey, James Hall, Jeremy Budd, Hugo Brady, Matthew Long, Dominic Sedgwick, William Gaunt – An English baroque journey I, sacred music. Gibbons, Locke, Purcell, Humfrey, Blow, Greene, Handel [Wigmore]

November

2: Richard Goode – Bach, J.S.: Partita BWV 825, Schönberg: Sechs kleine Klavierstücke op. 19, Gesulado: O vos omnes, Byrd: My Ladye Nevells Booke. Pavane and Galliarde Nos. 2, 3, Rameau, Gluck, Bizet, Paderewski, Schubert: Ungarische Melodie D 817, Janáček: Po zarostlém chodníčku. Dobrou noc! [Wigmore]
3: Hannes Minnaar – Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues op. 87 [Wigmore]
15: Angela Hewitt, Basel Chamber Orchestra, Baptiste Lopez – Bach, C.P.E.: Symphony H 654, Mozart: Concerto K 413, Symphony K 16, Bach, J.C.: Symphony op. 6 no. 6, Bach, J.S.: Concerto BWV 1058 [Wigmore]
19: Paul Lewis – Mozart: Sonatas K 570, 333, Weber: Sonata op. 39, Chopin: Polonaise op. 26 no. 1, Nocturnes op. 37 [Wigmore]
26: William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew – Monteverdi: Madrigals, Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda [Wigmore]
28: Quatuor Ébène – Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18 no. 3, op. 95, op. 59 no. 2 [Wigmore]
29: Quatuor Ébène – Beethoven: String Quartets op. 18 no. 6, op. 132 [Wigmore]

December

2: Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Nicolas Altstaedt – Bach, J.S.: Suite BWV 1066, 1068, Bach, C.P.E.: Concerto H 432, Symphony Wq. 182 No. 5 [Wigmore]
6: Magdalena Kožená, Malcolm Martineau – Janáček: Moravská lidová poesie v písních (selections), Wolf: Mörike-Lieder (selections), Rachmaninov: Songs op. 38, Schönberg: Brettl-Lieder [Wigmore]
10: Gerald Finley, Julius Drake – Schumann, Grieg, Barber [Wigmore]
12: Nash Ensemble, Claire Booth – Beethoven: Octet op. 103, Matthews: C.A.N.O.N. for soprano and piano trio, Saint-Saëns: Variations on a theme of Beethoven op. 35, Haydn: String Quartet op. 33 no. 2 [Wigmore]
18: Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra and Choir – Handel: Messiah [Wigmore]
20: Alina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien – Mozart: Sonata K 454, Enescu: Sonata op. 25, Kodály: Adagio, Bartók: Sonata BB 85 [Wigmore]
21: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Haydn: Sonatas HXVI/1, 24, 32, 52, D'Indy, Hahn, Ravel, Debussy, Dukas, Widor [Wigmore]
23: John Butt, Dunedin Consort, Lucy Crowe, Joanna Songi, Sarah Anne Champion, Guy Cutting, Chris Webb – Scheidt, Rosenmüller, Geist, Bach, J.C., Böhm, Buxtehude, Theile, Schütz, Bach, J.S. [Wigmore]