Martha Wainwright to play Royal Albert Home show

Wainwright has joined the livestream series schedule alongside Nicola Benedetti. Wainwright will play on 24 June, and Benedetti will perform on 4 July.

JUST ANNOUNCED: @WainBright will deliver an exclusive session from lockdown as part of our #RoyalAlbertHome series

Details and sign up here https://t.co/wVk7Cd9dCy

— Royal Albert Hall (@RoyalAlbertHall) June 11, 2020

The Royal Albert Home series launched in April with Rufus Wainwright leading the lineup. Lucy Dacus is the next artist due to perform for the series, on 17 June from 8:30pm BST.

Royal Albert Hall Artistic Director Lucy Noble says, "With Royal Albert Home, we’ve looked to keep the spirit of the venue alive by presenting a programme of world class artists from a vast host of genres – and spotlighting up-and-coming talent alongside beloved household names. No other streamed programme has been quite as eclectic as this one, showcasing homegrown soul and Swiss electronica, R&B and folk, Bach cellos and Baxter Dury."

She adds, "We’re delighted to announce these two new shows featuring two old friends of the Hall: the incomparable Martha Wainwright – one of the world’s most distinctive and original singer-songwriters – and former Last Night of the Proms star, Nicola Benedetti, who is among the leading classical artists on the planet."