Back to Australia in April 2025!
We are delighted to return to the Sydney Opera House, this time with special guest James Crabb (Accordion). During our last trip in 2023 we recorded with James to make our 'Live at Ukaria' album. It will be wonderful to play with the wonderful James again!
June 2025 concerts in Germany and France with the incredible Quatour Ébène
We are so excited about these forthcoming concerts! Here is a little information about the collaboration!
Founded in 1999, the Quatuor Ébène is known for the virtuoso manner in which it straddles styles and genres.
For its latest project, the adventurous string quartet has teamed up with two long-time musical friends: the harpist Catriona McKay and the fiddler Chris Stout, both embodying Scottish folk music in its vibrant and multi-faceted contemporary state.
The program was developed and inspired by Fair Isle, the smallest, most remote and perhaps most beautiful of the Shetland Islands in Scotland’s high north, where the rugged, rocky landscape has shaped local culture and mentality.
Together, the six musicians explore the sonic diversity of Scottish music, clothing existing melodies in new guises due to their typical yet atypical combination of instruments, and enriching it with new compositions of their own – a fascinating musical journey of discovery in which two sound worlds merge in music.
Quatour Ébène
a photo from the archives - performing with Quatour Ébène at Les Chaises Musicales (2018)
'Seavaigers' by Sally Beamish, performed by Chris & Catriona with BBC Concert Orchestra has been selected for BBC Ten Pieces 2024. BBC Ten Pieces marks its tenth anniversary with a new collection of works by women composers. We are thrilled to play our part in this wonderful BBC project with Sally’s ‘Seavaigers’ concerto being selected as one of the BBC Ten Pieces for 2024. BBC Ten Pieces opens up the world of classical music to 7-14 year olds. By offering exciting films, lesson plans and instrumental arrangements the BBC has created an incredible opportunity to explore music! BBC Ten Pieces is the BBC’s largest educational resource for classical music. Ten Pieces is for anyone delivering music education in any context. The BBC offers an introduction video, a performance by BBC musicians, lesson plans which provide a scheme of 6 lessons to be adapted to suit specific needs. The young people exploring the music are given the opportunity by the BBC to showcase their creative responses to the music as well as reach out to a local Ten Pieces Champion to help them with their Ten Pieces journey! We really cant urge you enough to explore these resources as they are spectacular and bring these incredible compositions to life!
'Glenshee' was premiered with the
Scottish Chamber Orchestra in 2023.
Duo recording coming soon.
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