Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Tuesday 12 May 2026 | 13:00 |
Programme
| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) | Cello Sonata in C major, Op.65 | |
| Kaner, Matthew (b. 1986) | New work | |
| Barber, Samuel (1910-1981) | Sonata for cello and piano in C minor, Op.6 |
Performers
| Guy Johnston | Cello |
| Melvyn Tan | Piano |
Seasoned duo partners Guy Johnston and Melvyn Tan return to Wigmore Hall with a radiant lunchtime programme complete with a new score by Matthew Kaner, hailed by BBC Music Magazine for his ‘far-reaching imaginative world’. They frame the London-based composer’s work with two great 20th-century cello sonatas, opening with the multi-layered piece Britten wrote for Mstislav Rostropovich and closing with Samuel Barber’s remarkable early Sonata in C minor.
Tickets: £18 (concessions £16)
General sale will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 27 January 2026
