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Benjamin Appl
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In Mendelssohn‘s Light

Benjamin Appl baritone; Sholto Kynoch piano

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Date
Sun 19 Jul 2026, 7.30pm
Tickets
£40 £37 £33 £27 £18
Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including 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 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.

Artists

  • Benjamin Applbaritone
  • Sholto Kynochpiano

Programme

  • Felix Mendelssohn
    1809-1847
      • Neue Liebe Op. 19a No. 4
      • Gruss Op. 19a No. 5
      • Auf Flügeln des Gesanges Op. 34 No. 2
  • Fanny Mendelssohn
    1805-1847
      • Ach, die Augen sind es wieder
      • Warum sind den die Rosen so blass Op. 1 No. 3
      • Schwanenlied Op. 1 No. 1
  • Prince Consort Albert
    1819-1861
      • Aus Wilhelm Meister
      • Lebewohl
      • Der Ungeliebte
      • Die letzten Worte eines Barden
      • Ständchen
  • Felix Mendelssohn
      • An die Entfernte Op. 71 No. 3
      • Schilflied Op. 71 No. 4
      • Frühlingslied Op. 47 No. 3

Interval

  • Robert Schumann
    1810-1856
      • Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister Op. 98a
        :
      • Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass
      • Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt
      • An die Türen will ich schleichen
  • Max Reger
    1873-1916
      • Waldeinsamkeit Op. 76 No. 3

Overview

Exploring the vocal legacy of Mendelssohn and students of his Leipzig Conservatory

Felix Mendelssohn’s influence as teacher and composer provides the golden thread that connects the works in Benjamin Appl’s absorbing programme. The German baritone, with Sholto Kynoch as his sensitive partner, explore the legacy that developed after Mendelssohn founded the Leipzig Conservatory in 1843 and taught there alongside Robert and Clara Schumann. Grieg, Busoni, Delius, Arthur Sullivan and Stanford were among the Conservatory’s later alumni, while Albert, the music-loving Prince Consort, received guidance in composition from Mendelssohn following his marriage to Queen Victoria.

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