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ARC Ensemble
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Music in Exile: Ben-Haim and Hemsi

ARC Ensemble

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Date
Sun 01 Feb 2026, 3.00pm
Tickets
£18 (concessions £16)
Duration

This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Important Information

Priority Booking for this event will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 24 September at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.

General sale for this event will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 7 October.

Artists

  • ARC Ensemble
    • Erika Raumviolin
    • Marie Bérardviolin
    • Steven Dannviola
    • Thomas Wiebecello
    • Joaquin Valdepeñasclarinet
    • Kevin Ahfatpiano

Programme

  • Alberto Hemsi
    1898-1975
      • 3 Egyptian Dances Op. 11
      • Méditation Op. 16
      • 3 Arie Antiche (dalle Coplas Sefardies) for string quartet Op. 30

Overview

Paul Ben-Haim, a seminal figure in Israel’s cultural life, has held a place in the repertoire since his death in 1984. Yet his close contemporary, the composer and ethnomusicologist Alberto Hemsi, was all but forgotten until the ARC Ensemble made a captivating recording of works such as the vibrant Arie Antiche, based on traditional melodies from the former Ottoman Empire, and the yearning Méditation for cello and piano.

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Supported by the Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust on the 110th anniversary of the birth of Sir Jack Lyons

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