CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
The committee have reluctantly reached the decision to cancel the first two of the planned concerts for 2020. We still hope to be able to present two concerts in the early months of 2021.
2020-2021 season
All concerts at The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh at 7.45pm
23rd November 2020
Amatis Piano Trio
The Amatis Piano Trio were BBC New Generation Artists 2016-18 and open
our season with a varied programme including Rachmaninov and
Shostakovich. “an outstanding ensemble” (Beaux Arts Trio)
14th December 2020
Armida Sextet
Members of the Armida Quartet will be joined by Krzysztof Chorzelski of
the Belcea Quartet and Eckart Runge, original cellist of the Artemis Quartet, to perform a scintillating programme including Strauss’s sextet from Capriccio and Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht.
18th January 2021
Engegård Quartet with Hardanger fiddler Nils Økland
This internationally acclaimed quartet from Norway will perform Grieg and a quintet with Hardanger fiddle written specially for the ensemble. “an incredible group of musicians” (Vinyl Anachronist)
8th February 2021
Philip Higham and Alasdair Beatson
Edinburgh born Philip Higham is a passionate chamber musician, soloist and principal cellist of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. He will be joined by Alasdair Beatson for some “Highly sensitive playing of rare insight” (Classic
FM Magazine)