Yiting S.
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A Sunday morning coffee concert @ Wigmore, is low key, nourishing, yet often packed with like-minded chamber music lovers. It reminds me Derek Walcott's lines `'Give wine... Give back your heart to itself, to the stranger who has loved you..." Bumping into old friends and sharing sherry together (part of the coffee concerts perks :) is sweet.
I took time to appreciate the Cupola, a small, dome-like structure, on top of the front building. The central figure is the Soul of Music. LHS is a musician playing in a trance, seeking inspiration from beyond; RHS is a seated composer, transcribing music onto a scroll. My appreciation of the striving of humanity after the elusiveness of music just prepared us for the genuine performance to come.
The seats are far from comfortable yet the acoustic design draws all the attention. Beyond the Sunday morning coffee concerts, Wigmore has a variety series, i.e. London Pianoforte, Song recitals, BBC lunch time concerts. I also went on some young up risers' debut and listened to some international groups making their marks. Thanks for NG's intro.
It's old in design and new in spirit :)