Countertenor Iestyn Davies, Artistic Director of London Festival of Baroque Music (photo by Pablo Strong)

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Wigmore Hall, one of the world’s great concert halls, specialises in chamber and instrumental music, early music and song.

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 A west-facing view inside the nave of Smith Square Hall (Photo by Doyle of London | Creative Commons License)

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