66-554: The Wigmore Hall is a concert hall at 36 Wigmore Street , in west London. It was designed by Thomas Edward Collcutt and opened in 1901 as the Bechstein Hall ; it is considered to have particularly good acoustics . It specialises in performances of chamber music , early music, vocal music and song recitals, and hosts over five hundred concerts each year, as well as a weekly concert broadcast on BBC Radio 3 . The Bechstein Hall
132-484: A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1986. Segovia's first wife was Adelaida Portillo (marriage in 1918). Segovia's second wife (marriage in 1935) was the pianist Paquita Madriguera , who also made some piano roll recordings. From 1944, he maintained a romantic relationship with Brazilian singer and guitarist Olga Praguer Coelho , which was to last for over a decade. In 1962 Segovia married Emilia Magdalena Corral Sancho. They had one son, Carlos Andrés Segovia ,
198-454: A Gentleman ) to Segovia. Segovia won the 1958 Grammy Award for Best Classical Performance, Instrumentalist for his recording Segovia Golden Jubilee . John W. Duarte dedicated his English Suite Op. 31 to Segovia and his wife, Emilia Magdalena del Corral Sancho, on the occasion of their marriage in 1962. Segovia told the composer "You will be astonished at the success it will have". In recognition of his contributions to music and
264-514: A heart attack at the age of 94. He is buried at Casa Museo Andrés Segovia in Linares. The right hand is responsible for the guitar's musical sound and so in examining the technique, the way the right hand is placed in relation to the strings is most important. For several years, it was thought among the guitar community that Segovia plucked the strings with a combination of fingertip and nail, as stated by Christopher Parkening , but Segovia plucked
330-489: A large body of edited works and transcriptions for classical guitar, including several transcriptions of Bach, particularly an extraordinarily-demanding classical guitar transcription of the Chaconne from the 2nd Partita for Violin (BWV 1004) . During his lifetime, guitarists were eager to claim association with Segovia, who suggested that he had not actually taught as many students as has been claimed. He once said, "All over
396-559: A large concert hall. After World War II, Segovia became among the first to endorse nylon strings , instead of catgut strings. That advancement allowed for greater tonal stability and was the final ingredient in the standardization of the instrument. Segovia's repertoire consisted of three principal pillars: first, contemporary works, including concertos and sonatas, usually specifically written for Segovia himself by composers with whom he forged working relationships, notably Federico Moreno Torroba , Federico Mompou , and Joaquín Rodrigo ,
462-537: A lineup of additional singers in further Britten works. Later in the season, Wigmore Hall commemorated both Britten's birthday and the anniversary of his death. Since its inception, the Hall has been a major hub for Lieder and art song performance. The British première of Schubert 's Die schöne Müllerin took place at Wigmore Hall in 1903 as well as the first UK performance of Janáček 's song cycle The Diary of One Who Disappeared in 1922. Peter Schreier , Janet Baker and Margaret Price performed regularly at
528-512: A new series of informal performances which showcase emerging talent. Behind the Music is a programme of study events including talks, lecture-recitals, masterclasses, study groups and Come and Sing days. 51°31′00″N 0°08′57″W / 51.516535°N 0.149292°W / 51.516535; -0.149292 Wigmore Street Wigmore Street is a street in the City of Westminster , in
594-521: A number of contemporary public art works; he later became principal of the Edinburgh College of Art . After the completion of the design, the cupola was executed by the sculptor Frank Lynn Jenkins . It was restored in 1991 and 1992 and has often been featured in the Hall's marketing and print material. The Hall is considered to have one of the best acoustics for classical music in Europe. It
660-691: A number of guitar works for Segovia, among them Cavatina, which won a prize at the Siena International Composition contest in 1952. In 1921, he also met Agustín Barrios in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Segovia was impressed by Barrios' Bach-inspired and arguably magnum opus La Catedral . At Granada in 1922, he became associated with the Concurso de Cante Jondo , promoted by the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla . The aim of
726-573: A restaurant on the lower ground floor, below the main auditorium. Wigmore Hall enjoyed a number of long associations with many great artists of the 20th century including Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Victoria de los Ángeles , Sergey Prokofiev , Shura Cherkassky , Paul Hindemith , Andrés Segovia , Peter Pears , Benjamin Britten and Francis Poulenc . The Hall maintained a particularly fruitful relationship with Benjamin Britten, both as composer and performer. His Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings ,
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#1732766193599792-452: A time when the guitar's fortunes as a concert instrument were being revived, largely through the efforts of Miguel Llobet . It was in that changing milieu that Segovia, thanks to his strength of personality and artistry, coupled with developments in recording and broadcasting, succeeded in making the guitar more popular again. In 1921 in Paris, Segovia met Alexandre Tansman , who later wrote
858-497: The Takács Quartet , given to mark the beginning of a year-long international celebration of the 100th anniversary of Britten's birth. Wigmore Hall's 2019–20 season featured a series focusing on Britten and his connections with the venue. Allan Clayton and James Baillieu commemorated the first performance of Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo , given by Britten and his partner, the tenor Peter Pears, on 23 September 1942, alongside
924-874: The Viennese violinist who privately played the guitar, persuaded Francis Charles Coppicus from the Metropolitan Musical Bureau to present the guitarist in New York. After Segovia's debut tour in the US in 1928 the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos composed his now well-known Twelve Études (Portuguese: Doze estudos ; French: Douze études ; German: Zwölf Studien ) and later dedicated them to Segovia. Their relationship proved to be lasting, and Villa-Lobos continued to write for Segovia. He also transcribed numerous classical pieces himself and revived
990-523: The West End of London . The street runs for about 600 yards parallel and to the north of Oxford Street between Portman Square to the west and Cavendish Square to the east. It is named after the village of Wigmore and its castle in Herefordshire , a seat of the family of Robert Harley , politician around the time of Queen Anne , who owned land in the area. Numbers 18-22 Wigmore Street,
1056-453: The "classicising" Concurso was to preserve flamenco in its purity from being distorted by modern popular music. Segovia had already developed as a fine tocador of flamenco guitar , yet his direction was now classical. Invited to open the Concurso held at the Alhambra , he played Homenaje a Debussy by Falla. In 1923, Segovia visited Mexico for the first time. There Manuel Ponce
1122-634: The Austrian pianist Helmut Deutsch . Since 1994, Wigmore Hall's Learning programme has been giving people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities opportunities to take part in creative music making, engaging a broad and diverse audience through creative projects, concerts, workshops and online resources. Every year there are around 600 Learning events, with nearly 30,000 visits to the programme. Wigmore Hall Learning collaborates with community, education, arts, health and social care organisations, working in partnership to engage people who might not otherwise have
1188-599: The Brinsmead Galleries, were built in 1892, designed by Leonard V. Hunt for John Brinsmead & Sons piano manufacturers. There are nine showrooms. The well-known Wigmore Hall concert hall (at No 36 Wigmore Street) was also built by a piano manufacturers, the German company C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik in 1899–1901, with a showroom next door. It is located on the north side, just to the east of
1254-692: The Cardinal Hume Centre, which enable people to gain the skills they need to overcome poverty and homelessness, and activity with Solace Women's Aid, which supports women and children who have experienced domestic violence. Pathways is a range of schemes and events which provides a platform for emerging artists, supporting the next generation of musicians and music leaders. This includes annual Trainee Music Leaders, Royal Academy of Music / Wigmore Hall Fellowship Ensemble and RPS / Wigmore Hall Apprentice Composer schemes, as well as Bechstein Sessions,
1320-588: The Doric String Quartet, The Elias String Quartet, Ning Feng, Francesco Piemontesi, Alina Ibragimova, Mahan Esfahni, Arcangelo, Hilary Hahn, Thomas Ades, Sir George Benjamin, Julia Fisher, Nicola Benedetti, Isabele Faust, Bretton Brown, and Christian Gerharher have become associated with and connected to Wigmore Hall through concert series and artistic residencies. The Hall is noted for helping young artists launch and develop their international careers. The following chamber works had their UK premières at
1386-709: The Hall has committed to premièring 13 new works per season. The biennial Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera International Song Competition (formerly the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition) was founded in 1997 and has run at the venue since then. After 20 years of support from The Kohn Foundation, the 2019 Competition was sponsored by Independent Opera at Sadler's Wells. Independent Opera's relationship with Wigmore Hall dates back 10 years to its first Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera Voice Fellowship awarded to bass Matthew Rose . The Preliminary Round,
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#17327661935991452-768: The Hall shares pale terracotta ornamentation. Bechstein Hall opened on 31 May 1901 with a concert featuring pianist and composer Ferruccio Busoni and violinist Eugène Ysaÿe . During its early period the Hall attracted great musicians like Artur Schnabel , Peter Arnold , Pablo Sarasate , Percy Grainger , Myra Hess , Arthur Rubinstein , Vladimir Rosing , Alexander Siloti , Camille Saint-Saëns , Jascha Spivakovsky , Max Reger and Marian Anderson (who performed there in 1933). The Bechstein Company built similar concert halls in Saint Petersburg and Paris, though like its London offices and performing space, these and
1518-593: The Hall's core repertoire of classical song, chamber and early music, as well as introducing new initiatives to attract a more diverse audience. Gilhooly introduced jazz evenings, curated by the American jazz pianist Brad Mehldau . World music is also a regular feature and there is a series of late night concerts, which have attracted new younger listeners. The previous artistic director was Paul Kildea . Before him, William Lyne served as director for 37 years from 1966 to 2003, during which time he introduced themed seasons,
1584-560: The Hall, and in recent years Wigmore has produced recitals featuring Thomas Quasthoff , Ian Bostridge , Susan Graham , Mark Padmore , Sir Thomas Allen , Matthias Goerne , Dame Felicity Lott , Angelika Kirchschlager , Simon Keenlyside , Anne Sofie von Otter , Wolfgang Holzmair , Christopher Maltman , Andreas Scholl , and Soile Isokoski . More recent performers include Christian Gerhaher , Florian Boesch , Roderick Williams , Iestyn Davies , Sandrine Piau , Lucy Crowe and Henk Neven. Instrumentalists and chamber groups performing at
1650-545: The Hall: Janáček 's Sonata for violin and piano; Bartók 's six string quartets; Schoenberg 's String Quartet No. 2; Debussy 's Violin Sonata; Copland 's Contrasts; and Richard Strauss 's Sextet from Capriccio . Wigmore Hall's director is Limerick -born John Gilhooly , OBE, a classical singer. He joined as CEO in 2000 and became artistic director in addition in 2005 at the age of 32. Gilhooly has maintained and expanded
1716-650: The Mexican composer Manuel Ponce , the Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco , and the great Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos ; second, transcriptions, usually made by Segovia himself, of classical works originally written for other instruments (e.g., lute, harpsichord, piano, violin, cello) by Johann Sebastian Bach , Isaac Albéniz , Enrique Granados , and many other prominent composers; third, traditional classical guitar works by composers such as Fernando Sor and Francisco Tárrega . Segovia's influence enlarged
1782-820: The Second String Quartet, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne and Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo were premièred at the Hall, as were extracts from the opera Peter Grimes (ahead of its world première at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in June 1945). Wigmore Hall commemorated its association with Britten with a series of performances and events entitled 'Before Life and After' in November and December 2012. Those concerts featured artists such as Alice Coote , Ann Murray , Mark Padmore , Gerald Finley , Julius Drake , Malcolm Martineau , Martyn Brabbins , Nash Ensemble and
1848-685: The Semi-Finals and Final are held at Wigmore Hall. Sinc July 2020 the Hall has also hosted the triennial Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition (formerly The London International String Quartet Competition and initially the Portsmouth International String Quartet Competition). Singers and pianists aged 33 or under from around the world are eligible. The hall is a venue for broadcasting and recording . BBC Radio 3 transmits its lunchtime concert from Wigmore Hall every Monday during
1914-478: The United States and in other concerts up to 1933. Segovia ordered a further guitar from Hauser and after receiving it passed on the 1928 model to his American representative and close friend Sophocles Papas , who in his turn gave it to his student, the famous jazz and classical guitarist Charlie Byrd , who used it on several records. Segovia's first American tour was arranged in 1928 when Fritz Kreisler ,
1980-451: The arts, Segovia was ennobled on 24 June 1981 by King Juan Carlos I , who gave Segovia the hereditary title of Marqués de Salobreña (English: Marquis of Salobreña) in the nobility of Spain . Segovia continued performing into his old age, and lived in semi-retirement during his seventies and eighties on the Costa del Sol . Two films were made of his life and work, one when he was 75 and
2046-650: The business as a whole suffered during the First World War . Bechstein was forced to cease trading in Britain on 5 June 1916 after the passing of the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act 1916 and all property, including the concert hall and the showrooms, was seized and summarily closed. In 1916 the Hall was sold as enemy property at auction to Debenhams for £56,500 – a figure considerably short of
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2112-403: The classical guitar, John Williams , has said that Segovia bullied students into playing only his style and stifled the development of their own styles. Williams has also said that Segovia was dismissive of music that did not have what Segovia considered the correct classical origins, such as South American music with popular roots. He was also critical of Williams' work with the group Sky for
2178-596: The discouragement of his family, who wanted him to become a lawyer, and criticism by some of Tárrega's pupils for his idiosyncratic technique, he continued to pursue his studies of the guitar diligently. He played again in Madrid in 1912, at the Paris Conservatory in 1915 and in Barcelona in 1916 and made a successful tour of South America in 1919. Segovia's arrival on the international stage coincided with
2244-512: The famous legal case about causing a " nuisance " between neighbours – Sturges v. Bridgman (1879). [REDACTED] Media related to Wigmore Street at Wikimedia Commons 51°30′58″N 0°09′01″W / 51.51611°N 0.15028°W / 51.51611; -0.15028 This London road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Andr%C3%A9s Segovia Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987)
2310-477: The first of which was the Fauré Series in 1979–80, with subsequent programmes dedicated to Schumann , Purcell , Bach , Ligeti , Haydn , Shostakovich and Vaughan Williams . Building on its heritage, Wigmore Hall has become a major commissioner of new music. On 31 August 2007, John Gilhooly announced a scheme for modern composers. Wigmore fosters further links with the contemporary music scene through
2376-625: The guitar and gave master classes throughout his career. His most famous master classes took place at Música en Compostela , in the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela . Segovia also taught at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena for numerous years, where he was aided by Alirio Díaz . His teaching style is a source of controversy among some of his former students, who considered it to be dogmatically authoritarian. One of Segovia's most celebrated former students of
2442-683: The guitar merely as a limited if sonorous parlour instrument. In Linares , the Segovia Museum "Fundación Andrés Segovia" was established in May 1995, and Linares (Segovia's birthplace) also has a bronze statue in his honour, created by Julio López Hernández and unveiled on 25 May 1984. Segovia influenced a generation of classical guitarists who built on his technique and musical sensibility, including Christopher Parkening , Julian Bream , John Williams and Oscar Ghiglia , all of whom have acknowledged their debt to him. Further, Segovia left behind
2508-641: The guitar works of Federico Moreno Torroba (1891–1982), such as the Sonatina , which was first performed by Segovia in Paris in 1925. Segovia was selective and performed only works with which he identified personally. He was known to reject atonal works or those that he considered too radical even if they were dedicated to him; he rejected Frank Martin 's Quatre pièces brèves , Darius Milhaud 's Segoviana , etc. Even though rejected by Segovia, all of those works are today published and available. Segovia viewed teaching as vital to his mission of propagating
2574-667: The hall include Leslie Howard , Vladimir Ashkenazy , Charlie Siem , Stephen Kovacevich , András Schiff , Joshua Bell , Maxim Vengerov , Angela Hewitt , Steven Isserlis , Pierre-Laurent Aimard , Steven Osborne , Stephen Hough , Bruce Brubaker , the Nash Ensemble , the Beaux Arts and Florestan Trios and the Artemis, Aviv , Belcea, Emerson, Endellion, Hagen, Jerusalem, Takács and Zehetmair Quartets. In recent years, artists and ensembles including Igor Levit, Iestyn Davies,
2640-503: The introduction of its Composer-in-Residence scheme. Luke Bedford became the first Composer-in-Residence in 2009 and was succeeded by Julian Anderson in 2013. Alongside performances of their work, Wigmore has featured series of concerts dedicated to the music of Sir George Benjamin , Huw Watkins , Thomas Larcher , Elliott Carter , Brett Dean , Kevin Volans , James MacMillan and Jörg Widmann . The 2019–20 season Composer-in-Residence
2706-452: The junction with Welbeck Street . For about a hundred years beginning in the late 19th century, Wigmore Street had a great concentration of optometrists, dispensing opticians, makers of ophthalmic instruments, and related professions. Harley Street and Wimpole Street , famous for their private medical practices, are nearby and have junctions with Wigmore Street. The veteran pharmacy John Bell & Croyden has been located in premises on
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2772-472: The lessons. His uncle decided to move to Granada to allow Segovia to obtain a better education. After arriving in Granada, Segovia recommenced his musical studies. Segovia was aware of flamenco during his formative years as a musician but stated that he "did not have a taste" for the form and chose instead the works of Fernando Sor , Francisco Tárrega , and other classical composers. Tárrega agreed to give
2838-497: The low strings (E, A and D) of the guitar when they were plucked. Segovia created a strong bass sound with his right thumb in spite of his technique, largely because of the flexibility that he had in his thumb, which helped to create a very strong and voluminous sound in the bass notes. Another innovation that separated Segovia from the Tárrega school was the search for the tension in the strings by placing his right hand further to
2904-664: The opportunity to take part. The programme includes work with schools, including concerts, teacher training, projects with hospital schools and the innovative Partner Schools Programme, in which Wigmore Hall Learning works in partnership with schools and Music Education Hubs to co-produce activity over three years, creating a creative whole school plan for music. Families are invited to the hall to take part in interactive workshops and concerts for families with babies, children in their early years and children aged 5+. Community partnerships include Music for Life (for people living with dementia and their families, friends and carers), projects with
2970-484: The original manuscripts or newer publications based on the original manuscripts to compare them with Segovia's published versions to accept or reject Segovia's editorial decisions. Segovia was one of those to whom homage was paid in the 1978 song by Ian Dury and The Blockheads "There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards." Influential rock entertainer Johnny Thunders included a guitar instrumental titled "Illegitimate Son of Segovia" in his album Hurt me . Segovia
3036-608: The other when he was 84. They are available on DVD under the titles Andrés Segovia—in Portrait . His final RCA LP (ARL1-1602), Reveries , was recorded in Madrid in June 1977. In 1984, Segovia was the subject of a 13-part series broadcast on National Public Radio , Segovia! The series was recorded on location in Spain, France and the United States. Hosted by Oscar Brand, the series was produced by Jim Anderson, Robert Malesky and Larry Snitzler. Segovia died on 2 June 1987 in Madrid of
3102-508: The pieces transcribed by predecessors like Tárrega. In 1932, Segovia met and befriended the composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco in Venice. Since Castelnuovo-Tedesco did not play the guitar, Segovia provided him with guitar compositions (Ponce's Folias variations and Sor's Mozart Variations ), which he could study. Castelnuovo-Tedesco composed a large number of works for the guitar, many of them dedicated to Segovia. The Concerto Op. 99 of 1939
3168-494: The preface to that work, disparaged Sor as "not among the vigorous talents") as well as compositions written for him, including by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Federico Mompou, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Many of the latter had been edited by Segovia, working in collaboration with the composer, before they were first published. Because of Segovia's predilection for altering the musical content of his editions to reflect his interpretive preferences, many of today's guitarists prefer to examine
3234-564: The repertoire, mainly as a commissioner or dedicatee of new works, as a transcriber, and as a composer with such works as his Estudio sin luz . Segovia's main musical aesthetic preferences were music of the early 20th century (and turn of the century) especially in the Spanish romantic-modern and nationalist style. That is perhaps best typified by Segovia's own work Estudio sin Luz . Many works of that and similar styles were written especially for him and formed part of his core repertoire: particularly
3300-402: The right side. That way, he could obtain colour variation but also an especially strong, round and voluminous sound, which was very helpful for giving concerts in big halls (the technique was later used by Narciso Yepes ). Before Segovia, guitarists from the Tárrega school played the guitar with the hand right over the soundhole and thus created a mellow sound but could not fill the whole space of
3366-451: The same reasons. Segovia can be considered a catalytic figure in granting respectability to the guitar as a serious concert instrument capable of evocativeness and depth of interpretation. Federico Moreno Torroba said, "The musical interpreter who fascinates me the most is Andrés Segovia." He can be credited to have dignified the classical guitar as a legitimate concert instrument before the discerning music public, which had hitherto viewed
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#17327661935993432-665: The season, which runs from September to July. Recent BBC Lunchtime Concerts have featured Benjamin Grosvenor , the Škampa Quartet, Christoph Denoth, Noriko Ogawa , Gautier Capuçon , Gabriela Montero , the ATOS Trio, Clara Mouriz, Mark Padmore and Yevgeny Sudbin . A number of evening concerts are also broadcast live or recorded for later transmission on Sky Arts TV as well as being released by recording companies. Wigmore Hall also publishes recordings of concerts by prominent artists on its own record label Wigmore Hall Live, receiving
3498-514: The self-taught Segovia some lessons but died before they could meet, and Segovia states that his early musical education involved the "double function of professor and pupil in the same body". Segovia's first public performance was in Granada at the age of 16 in 1909. A few years later he played his first professional concert in Madrid , which included works by Francisco Tárrega and his own guitar transcriptions of Johann Sebastian Bach . Despite
3564-481: The special award Label of the Year in the 2011 Gramophone Awards. The label entered the classical charts with a recital by the late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson , which has also been nominated for a Gramophone Award. Recent additions to the catalogue include recitals by the violinist Maxim Vengerov of works by Bach and Beethoven and baritone Roderick Williams's concert of works by Mahler, Korngold and Schumann, accompanied by
3630-491: The street since 1912. Number 95 Wigmore Street was the location of the original offices of the Beatles ' Apple Corps in 1968 prior to their move to Savile Row . The nearest tube stations are on Oxford Street, which runs south of and parallel to Wigmore Street: Marble Arch , located to the south-west; Bond Street to the south, and Oxford Circus to the south-east. The corner of Wimpole and Wigmore Streets features in
3696-444: The strings only with the nails. When asked which technique he used, he replied that it was "the only one there is: nails. Because they bring timbre differences and colour variation and give sonorous volume to the guitar." His right hand was placed so that the nails were perpendicular to the strings. That way, the nail alone would press the string. At the same time, it was thought that was the only way to avoid unpleasant noise coming from
3762-405: The world I have 'pupils' I have never met." His editions of works originally written for guitar include newly-fingered and occasionally-revised versions of works from the standard repertoire (most famously, his edition of a selection of twenty estudios by Fernando Sor , the "cornerstone" of every serious student's technique since its publication in 1945 although somewhat ironically, Segovia, in
3828-523: The £100,000 cost of the building alone. It was then rechristened Wigmore Hall and opened under the new name in 1917. The Wigmore Hall follows the Renaissance style , using alabaster and marble walls, which furnish a flat, rectangular hall with a small raised stage area complete with a cupola above depicting the Soul of Music. The distinctive mural was designed by Gerald Moira , who was responsible for
3894-550: Was Vijay Iyer . In 2012, John Gilhooly publicised a renewed commissioning scheme, supported by a major gift from the Fondation Hoffmann and its president, the Swiss businessman, conservationist and philanthropist, André Hoffmann. The Fondation's donation has ensured the commission of new works by Julian Anderson, Peter Eötvös , Anna Meredith , Nico Muhly , Wolfgang Rihm , Judith Weir and Jörg Widmann and from 2013
3960-449: Was a Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist. Many professional classical guitarists were either students of Segovia or students of Segovia's students. Segovia's contribution to the modern-romantic repertoire included not only commissions but also his own transcriptions of classical or baroque works. He is remembered for his expressive performances: his wide palette of tone, and his distinctive musical personality, phrasing and style. Segovia
4026-565: Was awarded many prizes and honours, including doctorates honoris causa , from ten universities. On 24 June 1981, he was ennobled by King Juan Carlos I , who gave Segovia the hereditary title of Marqués de Salobreña (English: Marquis of Salobreña) in the nobility of Spain in recognition of his contributions to music and the arts. He received the Danish Sonning Award in 1974, the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 1985, and
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#17327661935994092-453: Was born on 21 February 1893 in Linares, Jaén . He was sent at a very young age to live with his uncle Eduardo and aunt María. Eduardo arranged for Segovia's first music lessons with a violin teacher after he had recognised that Segovia had an aptitude for music. That proved to be an unhappy introduction to music for the young Segovia because of the teacher's strict methods, and Eduardo stopped
4158-602: Was built between 1899 and 1901 by C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik , the German piano manufacturer, whose showroom was next door. The British architect Thomas Edward Collcutt was commissioned to design the space. Collcutt was also responsible for the Savoy Hotel on The Strand (since modified) and the Palace Theatre on Cambridge Circus (originally the Royal English Opera House ), with which
4224-501: Was refurbished in 2004 and was widely praised for being completed on time and on budget. The Hall's current capacity, spread across the stalls and a smaller balcony, is 545 seats. In 2005, the Wigmore Hall Trust purchased a long lease of 300 years for £3.1m. This both secured the future of the Hall and allowed money previously required for rent to be used for further development of its artistic programme. There are two bars and
4290-519: Was so impressed with the concert that he wrote a review in El Universal . Later Ponce went on to write many works for Segovia, including numerous sonatas. In 1924, Segovia, visited the German luthier Hermann Hauser Sr. after Segovia heard some of Hauser's instruments played in a concert in Munich. In 1928, Hauser provided Segovia with one of the guitars, which Segovia used during his tour of
4356-816: Was the first guitar concerto of the 20th century and Castelnuovo-Tedesco's last work in Italy, before he emigrated to the United States. It was premiered by Segovia in Uruguay in 1939. In 1935, he gave his first public performance of Bach's Chaconne , a difficult piece for any instrument. He moved to Montevideo and performed many concerts in South America in the 1930s and the early 1940s. After World War II , Segovia began to record more frequently and performed regular tours of Europe and America and would maintain that schedule for 30 years. In 1954, Joaquín Rodrigo dedicated Fantasía para un gentilhombre ( Fantasy for
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