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A short introduction to the Benjamin Britten Centenary Celebrations at Wigmore Hall, 'Before Life and After'.
Full details available at http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/series/brittenbirthdaycentenary
A postcard documentary of the Wigmore Hall Song Competition 2011 Final which also includes competitors and jury member interviews with Ian Burnside as well as performances from each of the Finalists.
On Friday 14 October, the medal was presented to Menahem Pressler, a pianist of legendary renown who, over the course of a career spanning six decades, has established himself among the world's most distinguished musicians. A founder member of the great Beaux Arts Trio, with whom he made his Wigmore debut in 1961, Pressler is celebrated both as a remarkable chamber musician and an outstanding soloist. His overwhelming knowledge of piano and chamber music repertoire has also gained him an international reputation as an extraordinary teacher.
More than fifty years after he first stepped onto the Wigmore stage, Menahem Pressler joins the likes of Matthias Goerne (2007), András Schiff (2009), Felicity Lott (2010) and Thomas Quasthoff to be awarded the prestigious Wigmore Medal.
Watch bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff being presented with the Wigmore Hall Medal at the final of the 2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition in recognition of services to music and to the Hall.
Watch the results of the 2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition which took place on Thursday 8 September 2011 at the Wigmore Hall.
Andrew Kennedy is one of Britain's most exciting young tenors. As an ex-member of the Royal Opera House young artists scheme, winner of the Song Prize at Cardiff Singer of the World, and as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, he already boasts an impressive CV, and is much in demand on opera stages, concert platforms, and recording venues across the world. Here he talks with Iain Burnside about the pleasures and challenges of competition singing.
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Christopher Maltman talks to Ian Burnside about his collaboration with Graham Johnson mid-way through releasing the complete Schubert song cycles - Die Schöne Müllerin, Winterreise and Schwanengesang, on Wigmore Hall Live throughout 2011-12.
For more information about Christopher Maltman's Schubert Series go to http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/live/maltman-schubert-series.
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Young British soprano Elizabeth Watts (with a voice described as "one of the most beautiful Britain has produced in a generation" by International Record Review) talks to Iain Burnside about how Competitions helped her chart her course to 'world domination', culminating in her winning the Cardiff Singer of the World Rosenblatt Song Prize in 2007. Iain Burnside joins her at the piano for a special performance of Geoffrey Bush's 'Cuisine Provençale'.
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British tenor Mark Padmore describes himself as a 'failure' for not having been successful in Competitions, but Iain Burnside begs to differ. The interview opens with an exclusive performance of Schumann's 'Ich Wandelte' from Liederkreis Op. 24.
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Acclaimed British baritone and one-time winner of the Song Prize at Cardiff Singer of the World talks to Iain Burnside about the highs and lows of entering Competitions, and performs Mahler's Liebst du um Schönheit with Malcolm Martineau at the piano.
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Iain Burnside talks to Andrew Kennedy, Elizabeth Watts, Marcus Farnsworth, Ailish Tynan, Christopher Maltman, and John Gilhooly about the ups and downs of entering competitions, and explores the impact it can have on a young musician's career.
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Artists from all corners of the globe describe Wigmore Hall as one of, if not the best Hall to perform in. In this interview Iain Burnside teases out of John Gilhooly, Elizabeth Watts, Malcolm Martineau, Sarah Walker, Marcus Farnsworth, Ailish Tynan and Christopher Maltman some top tips on what to bear in mind when singing on the Wigmore Hall stage.
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Nerves play a prominent part in the lives of anyone who has to stand up and perform in front of others, but how do you deal with them, and can they be a positive thing? Iain Burnside discusses with Marcus Farnsworth, Elizabeth Watts, Andrew Kennedy, Ailish Tynan and Malcolm Martineau.
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John Gilhooly, Director of Wigmore Hall, talks to Iain Burnside about why the Wigmore Hall / Kohn Foundation Song Competition is so vital to Wigmore Hall's aspirations. He discusses the values of the competition, and offers some useful pointers to competitors about how to make the most of taking part.
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Richard Stokes is one of Britain's most distinguished intellectuals, whose book on lieder is one of the most influential available. As one of the jurors at this year's Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation Song Competition, he talks to Iain Burnside about the factors that will guide his decision-making this September.
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Few singers can boast such glittering careers as English mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker. She has performed at the world's great opera houses, recital halls, and even at Leonard Bernstein's 1989 concert to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall. She's a woman of forthright views, and talks to Iain Burnside about what she's looking for -- as a juror -- at this year's Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation Song Competition.
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In 2009, South African pianist James Baillieu took the Accompanist's Prize at the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation Song Competition. Here he talks with fellow pianist Iain Burnside about the particular demands of accompanying singers, and about how his career has developed over the last two years.
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Iain Burnside talks to Marcus Farnsworth, winner of the 2009 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation Song Competition, about his experience of the competition, how he prepares for performances, and about how his career has developed since that night two years ago.
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Ailish Tynan is one of the most colourful and entertaining sopranos singing today. Here, in an Art of Song exclusive, she performs Fauré's Mandoline, and talks with Iain Burnside about French song, the significance of competitions for young singers' careers, and the pleasures of giving recitals at Wigmore Hall.
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Benjamin Britten Centenary Celebrations at Wigmore Hall
2012 Wigmore Hall London International String Quartet Competition Results Ceremony
Wigmore Hall Song Competition 2011 - a postcard documentary
Remembering Wigmore Hall in your Will
2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition - First Prize
2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition - Second Prize Winner
2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition - Third Prize
2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition - Duo Prize Winner
Menahem Pressler Awarded the Wigmore Medal
Thomas Quasthoff presented with the Wigmore Hall Medal
Results of the 2011 Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
Christopher Maltman on the Schubert series for Wigmore Hall Live
Elizabeth Watts on the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
Mark Padmore on the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
Christopher Maltman on the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
Feeling Nervous about the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
Introduction to the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation Song Competition
Richard Stokes on the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation Internation Song Competition
Sarah Walker on the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
James Baillieu on the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
Marcus Farnsworth on the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
Ailish Tynan on the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition
