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Live and recorded concerts from all over the UK. Includes the Wigmore chamber music series

Live and recorded concerts from all over the United Kingdom. Also includes the flagship Wigmore chamber music series.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: International Women's Day at Wigmore Hall

International Women's Day at Wigmore Hall

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, International Women's Day at Wigmore Hall

Isata Kanneh-Mason plays Clara Schumann, Natalie Klouda and Sofia Gubaidulina.

A concert featuring works by Clara Schumann, Natalie Klouda and Sofia Gubaidulina,  played by Isata Kanneh-Mason.

Another chance to hear Georgia Mann presenting a concert celebrating International Women’s Day, in which Isata Kanneh-Mason plays works by Clara Schumann and Sofia Gubaidulina, along with a new piece, specially commissioned for the occasion, which composer Natalie Klouda describes as 'an ode to the 'night-in's that 2020 brought to my world'.  

First broadcast from  Wigmore Hall, London, on 8th March.

Clara Schumann: Notturno, Op. 6 No. 2    
Clara Schumann: Scherzo No. 2 in C minor, Op. 14    
Natalie Klouda: Nightscapes 2020 (commissioned by BBC Radio 3, first performance)
Sofia Gubaidulina: Chaconne    
Clara Schumann: Piano Sonata in G minor

Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

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