Lea Desandre / Jupiter Ensemble / Thomas Dunford

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

Dates/times in London time zone

Tuesday 16 September 2025

19:30

Programme

Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Come again! Sweet love doth now invite
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Semper Dowland semper Dolens
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Go crystal tears
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Frogg Galliard
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Now, O now I needs must part
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Lachrimae Antiquae I
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Sorrow stay
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	The Earl of Essex Galliard
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Flow, my tears (Lacrimae Pavane)
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	The King of Denmark's Galliard
Dowland, John (1563-1626)	Can she excuse my wrongs? The Earl of Essex's Galliard
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	The Fairy Queen, Z 629: If love's a sweet passion
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Come, ye Sons of Art, Z 323: Strike the Viol
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	O Solitude, Z 406
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Now that the sun hath veiled its light, an evening hymn, Z 193
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	The Fairy Queen, Z 629: Chaconne
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	The Fairy Queen Z 629: O let me ever, ever weep
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	The Fairy Queen, Z 629: Now the night is chased away
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Overture
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Ah! Belinda
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Dance of the Furies
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Thanks to these lonesome vales
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Witches Dance
Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Dido and Aeneas, Z 626: Dido's Lament "When I am laid in earth"

Performers

Lea Desandre	Mezzo-soprano
Ensemble Jupiter
Louise Ayrton	Violin
Ruiqi Ren	Violin
Jérôme Van Waerbeke	Viola
Ismael Campanero	Double Bass
Arnaud de Pasquale	Harpsichord, Organ
Thomas Dunford	Director, Lute

Tears of sorrow and joy abound in the music of John Dowland and Henry Purcell, two of the greatest songwriters of all time. Their understanding of life’s fragility and the extreme emotions triggered by love, jealousy and death strike home in this spellbinding programme from Lea Desandre, winner of the Prix de la Critique 2024, and Thomas Dunford’s thrilling Jupiter Ensemble.

Tickets: £40 £37 £33 £27 £18

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