Chamber Contrasts at Wigmore Hall

Chamber Contrasts was a series of chamber concerts at Wigmore Hall featuring soloists from the London Philharmonic Orchestra. This series was born in 2005 as a response to the two-year closure of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s south bank home at the Royal Festival Hall. It was one of a series of ventures north of the river for a band of musicians eager to make the best of their temporary displacement. Now a resplendent Royal Festival Hall is unwrapped and gleaming and Chamber Contrasts at Wigmore Hall continued until June 2009.

Wigmore Hall
Wigmore Hall was built in 1901 by the German piano firm Bechstein next to its showrooms on Wigmore Street. The Hall was intended to provide a venue both grandly impressive and yet intimate enough for recitals. Originally called Bechstein Hall, it opened with two gala concerts on 31 May and 1 June 1901, featuring the Italian pianist Ferrucio Busoni, the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, the Ukrainian pianist Vladimir de Pachmann and several others. The Hall was refurbished in 2004, and its facilities sympathetically restored and upgraded, including new seats in the auditorium, and air cooling throughout.  

How do I get to the Wigmore Hall?
Tube: Bond Street (Central & Jubilee lines) or Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria lines) 
Bus: A large number of buses travel along Oxford Street, which is approximately five minutes' walk from Wigmore Hall.
Car Parking: Please click on the map below to see details of local car parks
Click here to see a map showing Wigmore Hall

What amenities can I find nearby?
There are several restaurants on Wigmore Street, with numerous others close to Oxford Street and Bond Street stations.

What is the auditorium layout of Wigmore Hall?
There are 545 seats in Wigmore Hall arranged in areas called the stalls and balcony. Click here for a seating plan.

More Information
More information about Wigmore Hall can be found on its website.

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