Myra Hess: National Treasure
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.
General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 27 January 2026.
Jessica Duchen is the author of Myra Hess: National Treasure, the first biography of the pianist in 50 years. The composer Nigel Hess is Dame Myra’s great-nephew. Together they discuss her life and work, with extracts from her recordings and footage of her National Gallery wartime concerts, which became the stuff of legend.