# wigmore hall (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover wigmore hall. Page: Feed: --- ## [Our Bodies Were At Lord’s, While Our Hearts Were In Radlett: Ella Eyre Concert At Lord’s, Preceded And Followed By The Hundred Finals, 16 August 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/08/16/our-bodies-were-at-lords-while-our-hearts-were-in-radlett-ella-eyre-concert-at-lords-preceded-and-followed-by-the-hundred-finals-16-august-2026/) _2026-08-16 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ Hold that stage! Our excitement ahead of the The Hundred finals day was surely the fact that we would see Ella Eyre perform. After all, neither of the London teams had qualified for either of the finals, so we were really attending as neutrals, cricket-wise. Contrast that with the extraordinary goings on in the 50 … Continue reading "Our Bodies Were At Lord’s, While Our Hearts Were In Radlett:… ## [The Hundred – London Spirit v MI London Two-Legger: At The Oval With Sistra 29 July, Then Lord’s With Jerub 6 August 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/08/06/the-hundred-london-spirit-v-mi-london-two-legger-at-the-oval-with-sistra-29-july-then-lords-with-jerub-6-august-2026/) _2026-08-06 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ Dozens of people spontaneously combust each year, it’s just not widely reported. In the interests of research, it seemed to me terribly important to experience both legs of the The Hundred London derby two-legger this season. Actually that’s not quite true. I was kindly and generously invited to the Oval by The Surrey Cricket Foundation … Continue reading "The Hundred – London Spirit v MI London… ## [David Cull Trophy Semi-Finals: Chris Bray v Chris Swallow, Neil Roxburgh v Ben Yorston, Lord’s, 25 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/25/david-cull-trophy-semi-finals-chris-bray-v-chris-swallow-neil-roxburgh-v-ben-yorston-25-july-2026/) _2026-07-25 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ A rare sighting of Chris Bray, Chris Swallow Henry de Lord, on court together A brace of late changes allowed me the possibility of witnessing a rare, possibly unique, competitive bout between The Lord s Chrises Bray and Swallow. Firstly, a most unfortunate accident on court for Robert Shenkman at Hampton Court Palace the Continue reading "David Cull Trophy Semi-Finals: Chris Bray v Chris Swallow,… ## [Tinie Tempah Live At Lord’s – Preceded By And Followed By Some Cricket, 23 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/23/tinie-tempah-live-at-lords-preceded-by-and-followed-by-some-cricket-23-july-2026/) _2026-07-23 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ Janie and I like a bit of live music. And we like going to Lord s. And we like cricket. The Hundred might have been designed just for us. OK, perhaps not our first choice of music and our first choice of cricket format, but you cannot have everything. We always enjoy these afternoons and evenings. Continue reading "Tinie Tempah Live At Lord s Preceded By And Followed By Some Cricket, 23 July 2026" ## [Peeps of Sleeping Memories: Maria Ioudenitch and Roman Borisov at Wigmore Hall](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/peeps-of-sleeping-memories-maria) _2026-07-21 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ Vestiges of scenes unresting tested pieces by Debussy, Brahms, Prokofiev and Boulanger in a restrained composite of expression. ## [Héloïse Werner, Wigmore Hall, 17 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/17/heloise-werner-wigmore-hall-17-july-2026/) _2026-07-17 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ Héloïse Werner by Birdwatcher 42, CC BY-SA 4.0 A second visit to The Wig in one week this will be our last of the season. While we planned two visits in quick succession, I hadn t realised, when we booked these concerts, that we would be seeing Karim Sulayman twice in one week: Janie and Continue reading "Héloïse Werner, Wigmore Hall, 17 July 2026" ## [Two Contrasting Visits To Wormsley For Cricket: Buckinghamshire v Middlesex 2 July & Knight-Stokes Cup Semi-Finals Day 16 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/16/two-contrasting-visits-to-wormsley-for-cricket-buckinghamshire-v-middlesex-2-july-knight-stokes-cup-semi-finals-day-16-july-2026/) _2026-07-16 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ Janie and I had never been to Wormsley before. I was especially keen to spend a chunk of the Knight-Stokes Cup Southern Semi-Finals day there, as I am a keen advocate for and supporter of state schools cricket, not least through my role as a Trustee of the (soon to be concluded) London Cricket Trust. Continue reading "Two Contrasting Visits To Wormsley For Cricket: Buckinghamshire v Middlesex 2… ## [Broken Branches, Sean Shibe, Karim Sulayman, Wigmore Hall, 14 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/14/broken-branches-sean-shibe-karim-sulayman-wigmore-hall-14-july-2026/) _2026-07-14 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ We both thoroughly enjoyed this concert, despite it coming at the end of a remarkably busy day looking at paint, shelving, cricket and tennis. I had a slight sense of foreboding, recalling that our previous sighting of Sean Shibe at the Wig was in similarly tired circumstances, with some ear-drum splitting electric guitar thrown in Continue reading "Broken Branches, Sean Shibe, Karim Sulayman,… ## [Paint, Women’s Cricket & Real Tennis At Lord’s, Furniture, Footwear… 14 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/14/paint-womens-cricket-real-tennis-at-lords-furniture-footwear-14-july-2026/) _2026-07-14 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ This was one of those days. Janie and I blocked out the day to do research for our planned house refurb, and to visit Lord s. We wanted to take a look at some women s cricket two matches against a visiting squad from the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and a Real Tennis Women s Day that Continue reading "Paint, Women s Cricket Real Tennis At Lord s, Furniture, Footwear 14 July 2026" ## [The Women’s Test Match At Lord’s: Days One & Three, 10 & 12 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/12/the-womens-test-match-at-lords-days-one-three-10-12-july-2026/) _2026-07-12 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ This was the first ever women s test match at Lord s. Until very recently, women s test matches tended to be staged at small grounds as they did not expect to attract crowds. My previous visit to a women s test match, with Janie, in 2003, was to all intents and purposes a crowd-free affair: Times change, thank Continue reading "The Women s Test Match At Lord s: Days One Three, 10 12 July 2026" ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tDdOKV7ciKXp) _2026-07-12 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [A Quarter-Final Day On Court One At Wimbledon, 8 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/08/a-quarter-final-day-on-court-one-at-wimbledon-8-july-2026/) _2026-07-08 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ Victoria Luiza Barros Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva of Brazil, having just defeated Maria Valentina Pop Anita Tu We had a super day at Wimbledon again this year. Again a quarter finals day, again our base court was Court One. The weather was blisteringly hot. But we braved the relentless sunshine for quite Continue reading "A Quarter-Final Day On Court One At Wimbledon, 8 July 2026" ## [Two Sundays At Lord’s For The ICC Women’s World Cup, Including Five Different Cricket Teams, Rita Ora, & Clean Bandit, 28 June & 5 July 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/07/05/two-sundays-at-lords-for-the-icc-womens-world-cup-including-five-different-cricket-teams-rita-ora-clean-bandit-28-june-5-july-2026/) _2026-07-05 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ Thus, it ended 28 June 2026: Bangladesh Women v South Africa Women, Australia Women v India Women We plugged for an elevated view on the day of the Lord s double-header. Janie s favourite pavilion spot for relaxed viewing is the sun deck at the top. There was plenty of space for us up there, despite Continue reading "Two Sundays At Lord s For The ICC Women s World Cup, Including Five Different… ## [A Few Days In Eastbourne, Mostly For Tennis, 23 to 27 June 2026](https://ianlouisharris.com/2026/06/27/a-few-days-in-eastbourne-mostly-for-tennis-23-to-27-june-2026/) _2026-06-27 · Ian Louis Harris · Ian Louis Harris_ Janie and I had enjoyed our time at Eastbourne so much in 2024 …we decided to book the same three days of Eastbourne tennis for 2026: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tuesday Evening On the Tuesday evening, we met up with Linda Wrobel (formerly Linda Phillips) and her friend Yasmin for dinner. Yasmin was a very Continue reading "A Few Days In Eastbourne, Mostly For Tennis, 23 to 27 June 2026" ## [Schubert Scaled to Spellbound Heights: The Incandescent Lise Davidsen at Wigmore Hall](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/schubert-scaled-to-spellbound-heights) _2026-06-01 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ Enchantment charmed the master’s lieder with an operatic magic at the hall’s 125th Anniversary Concert. ## [Brusque Outbursts on Burnt Summits: The Julia Fischer Quartet at Wigmore Hall](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/brusque-outbursts-on-burnt-summits) _2026-04-21 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ Structures caused a ruckus in a mostly disharmonious recital of ensemble works by Schubert, Brahms and Shostakovich. ## [Gallantry Tries Schubert’s Fashions on for Size: Sir András Schiff and Chloe Jiyeong Mun at Wigmore Hall](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/gallantry-tries-schuberts-fashions) _2026-03-07 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ Sombreness came overdressed to this recital of duets. ## [Despondency Concedes to Despotism: Beare’s Chamber Music Festival, Day 2 at Wigmore Hall](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/despondency-concedes-to-despotism) _2025-12-18 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ In a tour de force deploring sentiment, a gamut of musicians thrilled without instilling pathos into works by Dvořák, Franck and Enescu. ## [Romantic Signatures of Ornamented Torment: Alisa Weilerstein, Stefan Jackiw and Inon Barnatan at Queen Elizabeth Hall](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/romantic-signatures-of-ornamented) _2025-12-01 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ Mellifluous mementoes relished ache across the trio’s renderings of works by Rachmaninov, Ravel and Beethoven. ## [A Masquerade Raids Beethoven’s Confessions: The Elias String Quartet at Wigmore Hall](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/a-masquerade-raids-beethovens-confessions) _2025-11-28 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ Lacquering three pieces by the master in paint’s craquelure, the poised ensemble gave a charged performance void of intimacy. ## [Climactic Strife and Righteous Indignation at the Last Rites: The Philharmonia’s Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky at Royal Festival Hall](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/climactic-strife-and-righteous-indignation) _2025-11-07 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ Denials of death incensed a fierce ensemble of pre-mortem masterpieces led by Thomas Søndergård. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/plFdBHEOBeUm) _2025-11-07 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Epiphany Beatifies 'The Spectre’s Bride': Jakub Hrůša and Friends in Concert at Royal Opera House](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/epiphany-beatifies-the-spectres-bride) _2025-10-06 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ Dear Readers, ## [Glimmers of Missed Stirrings: Véronique Gens’ Generic Chansons with the Generous James Baillieu](https://sophialambton.substack.com/p/glimmers-of-missed-stirrings-veronique) _2025-09-13 · Sophia Lambton · Crepuscular Music | Classical Music Performance Reviews_ The French soprano rendered iridescent songs in matte shades at her Wigmore Hall recital.