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Wigmore Hall says it no longer requires public funding

The classical music venue in London has raised £10m to become financially self-sufficient and will voluntarily withdraw from Arts Council England’s portfolio

Celebrated classical music venue the Wigmore Hall has succeeded in its aim to raise £10m and will no longer require Arts Council funding, its director John Gilhooly said. Last year, Gilhooly launched a fund which aimed to make the Wigmore Hall financially self-sustaining in “an uncertain public environment for classical music in the UK”. It also announced its season for the following year, including performances by musicians such as Rhiannon Giddens, baritone Matthias Goerne and Simon Russell Beale interpreting the life of Debussy with pianist Lucy Parham.

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