It’s the West End’s unlikeliest success story. At a time when London’s theatres, concert halls and even certain opera houses seem to be offering nothing except easy-listening soufflés in a desperate effort to pull in the crowds, the Wigmore Hall – spiritual home of highbrow chamber music and classical song – has announced a sixfold increase in its surplus, a 25 per cent growth in income, a 300 per cent rise in first-time visitors, and the highest attendance levels in its 106-year history.
Christine Brewer opens the new season on Sept 8
And speaking of Wigmore Hall, OC is assuming her readers have already bought several copies of this record. If you haven't, you'll be IP banned effective next monday, thank you.