Nicky Spence, Malcolm Martineau

Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Saturday 09 May 2026

19:30

Programme

Howells, Herbert (1892-1983)	The Little Boy Lost
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Winter Words, Op.52: Midnight on the Great Western
Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)	Les Berceaux, Op.23 no.1
Tippett, Michael (1905-1998)	Songs for Ariel: Full fathom five
Orr, Buxton (1924-1997)	Songs of Childhood (Shy Geordie)
Rzewski, Frederic (1938-2021)	Dear Diary: No Good
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Who are these children?: The Lark lad, Op.84 no.8
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)	Sred' shumnogo bala (Amid the din of the ball), Op.38 no. 3
Wolf, Hugo (1860-1903)	Italienisches Liederbuch: Ihr seid die Allerschönste
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	Winter Words, Op.52: Proud Songsters
Larsen, Libby (b. 1950)	Pregnant
Wood, Victoria (1953-2016)	Litter Bin
Wolf, Hugo (1860-1903)	Mörike-Lieder, no. 48: Storchenbotschaft
Bolcom, William (b. 1938)	Cabaret songs: Waitin
Dunhill, Thomas (1877-1946)	The Cloths of Heaven, Op.30 no.3
Ireland, John (1879-1962)	Mother and Child (Baby)
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)	Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42: An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)	A slumber song of the Madonna
Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)	A Charm of Lullabies, Op.41: The Highland Balou
Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)	Rückert-Lieder: Um Mitternacht
Previn, André (b. 1929)	Will there really be a morning?
Minchin, Tim (b. 1975)	Lullaby
Orr, Buxton (1924-1997)	Songs of Childhood (The Boy in the Train)
Legrand, Michel (1932-2019)	Pieces of Dreams (Little Boy Lost)

Performers

Nicky Spence	Tenor
Malcolm Martineau	Piano

The title of Nicky Spence’s recital and his choice of songs are resonant with personal and universal meaning. The Scottish tenor, winner of the 2024 RPS Singer Award, reflects on the relationship between father and son and the richly interwoven layers of birth, childhood, adulthood and parenthood. There’s room here for pathos and tender love, tears of sorrow and laughter, expressed in pieces as diverse as Buxton Orr’s haunting Shy Geordie, Tim Minchin’s hilarious Lullaby and Mahler’s transcendent Um Mitternacht.

Tickets: £40 £37 £33 £27 £18

General sale will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 27 January 2026

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