ACMC 90th season, 2024-25:
Monday 31 March 2025 – RESCHEDULED!
NIKITA LUKINOV
Piano
Nikita Lukinov is one of the most exciting young pianists living in Scotland. He has performed in most European countries in the past few years and is currently teaching at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the youngest senior staff member of any UK higher musical institution. The list of his awards and scholarships is too long to detail here. More than £10,000 was raised from two fund-raising concerts he performed for Ukraine, one in the UK and the other in Berlin. We are delighted to welcome him to open our 90th season.
Monday 14 October 2024
SHELLEY LEVY and CLELIA IRUZUN
Clarinet and Piano
Shelley Levy leads a busy life as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. In 2019 she played for us with the Ensemble Burletta, with whom she has recorded chamber music for clarinet and strings by Hans Gal, whose sonata we will hear along with popular sonatas by Brahms and Poulenc. Her Brazilian pianist partner, Clelia Iruzun, possesses a unique combination of a colourful Brazilian spirit and profound musicianship and this bodes well for an exciting programme from this Duo.
Monday 4 November 2024
Quartetto Noûs
EKATERINA VALIULINA and ALBERTO FRANCHIN, Violins, SARA DAMBRUOSO, Viola, and RICCARDO BALDIZZI, Cello
Quartetto Noûs was formed in 2011 and quickly established a reputation as one of the most promising Italian chamber music groups, displaying its maturity of approach to the great string quartet repertoire. They perform at all the important Italian Festivals, including in Turin, Rome, Florence, Trieste, Naples and Cremona. They came to Scotland in 2021 and had a very successful tour, including two performances here for ACMC when there were still some Covid restrictions. It will be good to welcome them back.
Monday 20 January 2025
TRIO ISIMSIZ
PABLO HERNÁN BENEDÍ, Violin, EDVARD POGOSSIAN, Cello, and ERDEM MISIRLIOGLU, Piano
Trio Isimsiz was founded at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2009. The trio has already performed twice for ACMC, in 2016 and 2018. The three musicians enjoy success individually as soloists, as well as touring widely in Europe as the Trio Isimsiz. Erdem was a concerto finalist in the 2008 BBC Young Musician of the year; Pablo also plays in the celebrated Chiaroscuro Quartet, and as soloist with various orchestras, including the Philharmonia, the London Mozart Players and Budapest Concerto; Edvard is a graduate of Juilliard School of Music where he won the concerto competition. We warmly anticipate their third visit.
Monday 10 February 2025
BINGHAM QUARTET
STEVE BINGHAM, Violin, HILARY STURT, Violin, BRENDA STEWART, Viola, and JAMES HALSEY, Cello
The Bingham String Quartet has gained an international reputation for both its interpretation of theclassical repertoire and a fresh and exciting approach to new music. The quartet has toured extensively in the UK and abroad, and make regular appearances at the Purcell Room and at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. Included in their many recordings are some of the many quartets by English composer, Elizabeth Maconchy, one of which is included in the programme for us.
Monday 10 March 2025
ODYSSEUS PIANO TRIO
SARAH TRICKEY, Violin, ROSIE BISS, Cello, and DOMONKOS CSABAY, Piano
TheWelsh-based Odysseus Piano Trio was founded in 2015 and comprises three highly acclaimed musicians.Violinist Sara Trickey has a busy career as a soloist and chamber musician and teacher; she also plays in the Joachim String Trio and plays regularly in a duo with pianist Daniel Tong. Rosie Biss is the principal cellist in the orchestra of Welsh National Opera. Hungarian pianist Domonkos Csabay studied at the Liszt Academy and then at the Birmingham Conservatoire; as a solo pianist he has won many prizes, and he performs concertos regularly with various orchestras. As a trio, they are building an excellent reputation and their appearance here is part of a Scottish Tour. We are glad that they will play a piece by Scottish composer, Helen Grime.
Monday 21 March 2024
GLEN CUNNINGHAM and ANNA TILBROOK
Tenor and Piano
Glen Cunningham grew up in Nairn and while still ayoung teenager, he performed popular fund-raising concerts to delighted local audiences. Having graduated with 1st class honours from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he continued his studies at the Royal College of Music Opera Studio. He worked in Scottish Opera in many different roles and then moved to Strasbourg to work with the Opéra National du Rhin. Anna Tilbrook has a huge reputation as a pianist working with many great singers and instrumentalists, performing at many Festivals and making recordings with James Gilchrist and also with Lucy Crowe, which have been highly acclaimed.
Please note that programmes and ensemble members are liable to alteration.