Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts would like to thank Jonathan Mackintosh for the excellent work he has done on this recent new layout of our website. The amount of time that has been dedicated to this has not gone unnoticed and
BBC Radio 3 to record Aberdeen Chamber Music Concert
Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts is delighted to welcome BBC Radio 3 to record the Kungsbacka Piano Trio concert on Monday 5th of November. The concert is part of the Sound North East Scotland’s Festival of New Music and will be
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra appoints new Leader
Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts are delighted to hear that Laura Samuel, violinist in The London Bridge Ensemble our guests for our March 2013 concert, has been appointed leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Congratulations from ACMC. Full details can
March 2012 Programme Notes
Quartet in F K590 Mozart (1756 – 1791) Allegro moderato Andante Minuetto Allegretto Allegro After the six quartets dedicated to Haydn, Mozart intended to dedicate a set of six to Friedrich Wilhelm II, King of Prussia, in the hope of
February 2012 Programme Notes
Piano Trio in E major K542 Mozart (1756-1791) Allegro Andante grazioso Allegro Trios for strings and harpsichord have a long history, but trios with piano are relatively recent. After all, the date of the invention of the piano can be
January 2012 Programme Notes
Quartet in G minor op. 10 Debussy (1862-1918) Animé et très décidé Assez vif et bien rythmé Andantino doucement expressif Très modéré – très mouvementé et avec passion Debussy’s forays into chamber music were limited to the quartet, dating from
December 2011 Programme notes
Beethoven (1770 – 1827) Trio op. 38 Adagio – Allegro con brio Beethoven’s septet for wind and strings, op. 20, was written in 1799, and was a run-away success. This popularity led to several arrangements appearing from the hands of
Joins us for a festive glass of wine and mince pie
The Committee invite you to join them with a glass of wine and mince pies after the concert on December the 5th.
October 2011 Programme Notes
Sonata in E major BWV 1016 Bach (1685 – 1750) Adagio Allegro Adagio ma non tanto Allegro From 1717 to 1723, Bach was Kapellmeister to Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen, a keen musician who played both the harpsichord and the violin.
Elias Quartet programme update
The new work by Sally Beamish to be performed by the Elias Quartet on November 7th as part of the SOUND festival will be her 3rd string quartet, called “Reed Stanzas”. It was given its first performance very recently by