Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Friday 27 March 2026 | 13:00 |
Programme
Performers
| Iestyn Davies | Countertenor |
| Thomas Dunford | Lute |
| Morgan Szymanski | Guitar |
| Hélène Clément | Viola |
| 12 Ensemble | |
| Jonathan Leibovitz | Clarinet |
John Dowland’s music fell silent for centuries until it was gradually revived in the 1900s, helped by pioneering recordings made by the countertenor Alfred Deller. Britten’s Lachrymae, composed overnight in May 1950 after taking a call from the great violist William Primrose asking for the piece that he had been promised, captures the melancholy essence of Dowland’s song ‘If my complaints could passions move.’
Tickets: £25
General sale for this event will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 7 October.
