Wigmore Hall is a modest building tucked away behind a busy shopping street. 

But inside lies something very special: one of the world’s most beloved concert halls, within whose walls we find tales of exceptional performers, composers, impresarios and, of course, audiences. 

The story of Wigmore Hall is the story of music in the 20th and 21st centuries, and of London itself. With a stellar cast of characters including Ferrucio Busoni, Arthur Rubinstein, Joseph Joachim, Yvette Guilbert, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Benjamin Britten, not to mention illustrious audiences including Siegfried Sassoon and Virginia Woolf. 

Julia Boyd is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Travellers in the Third Reich and a trustee of Wigmore Hall.