Photo Credit: Wigmore Hall Auditorium by Kaupo Kikkas

A new partnership with Apple Music Classical will see all new Wigmore Hall Live releases premiere exclusively on the platform for three months.

West London’s Wigmore Hall has announced a new partnership with Apple Music Classical, which will see all new Wigmore Hall Live releases premiere exclusively on the platform for three months. Wigmore Hall Live will release four digital-only recordings per year, developed in close collaboration with artists and drawn from live performances at the Hall.

As part of the Hall’s longstanding commitment to supporting artists, every new release will be paid for entirely by Wigmore, which will take no share of recording income and will pass 100% of the royalties received directly to the performing artists.

The first recording will be released on Friday, June 5, exclusively on Apple Music Classical, and features pianist Boris Giltburg performing Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 8, 9, 20 (“PathĂ©tique”) and 26 (“Les Adieux”). The performances were recorded live at Wigmore Hall in February 2025. The release will be accompanied by an artist commentary track from Giltburg, offering deep insight into the repertoire.

“Wigmore Hall Live has always sought to capture something unique—the intimacy and spontaneity of live performance in the Hall, so we are delighted to partner with Apple Music Classical. Its advanced sound quality will allow listeners everywhere to experience Wigmore Hall concerts as close to the live event as possible,” said John Gilhooly, Director of Wigmore Hall. “Central to all of this are our artists, and our new model for Wigmore Hall Live gives us the opportunity to support their recordings and to share their exceptional artistry with audiences around the world.”

“Apple Music Classical is thrilled to be partnering with the iconic Wigmore Hall, a true trailblazer in bringing live performances to audiences around the world,” added Jonathan Gruber of Apple Music Classical. “With the largest catalog and best-in-class search capabilities, we share the same passion for giving artists the widest and most accessible platform possible for music lovers everywhere. We can’t wait to support the exciting lineup of releases Wigmore Hall Live has coming in the years ahead.”

Forthcoming Wigmore Hall Live releases and in the works with the likes of Alexander Gadjiev; The English Concert with Lucy Crowe and Hugh Cutting; Anja MittermĂŒller and Richard Fu; Cyrille Dubois and Tristan RaĂ«s; Johannes Moser and Andrei Korobeinikov; and Pavel Haas Quartet.

Wigmore Hall Live’s existing catalog of recordings is also available on Apple Music Classical, as well as on other DSPs.