THE NAVARRA STRING QUARTET MAGNUS JOHNSTON: First violin MARIJE JOHNSTON: Second violin SASCHA BOTA: Viola BRIAN O’KANE: Cello The Sanctuary, Queen’s Cross Church, Aberdeen Monday 14thJanuary, 2019 Formed at the Royal Northern College of Music in 2002, the Navarra
The Maxwell Quartet – 3rd December 2018: Review
THE MAXWELL QUARTET COLIN SCOBIE: First violin GEORGE SMITH: Second violin ELLIOT PERKS: Viola DUNCAN STRACHAN: Cello THE SANCTUARY, QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH, ABERDEEN Monday 3rdDecember, 2018 Monday’s performance given by the Maxwell String Quartet was the third in the series
The Leonore Piano Trio – 19th November 2018: Review
THE LEONORE PIANO TRIO BENJAMIN NABARRO: Violin GEMMA ROSEFIELD: Cello TIM HORTON: Piano THE SANCTUARY, QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH, ABERDEEN Monday 19th October, 2018 The second performance in this season’s series of programmes promoted by Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts was given
The Maxwell Quartet – 3rd December 2018: Programme Notes
Quartet in B flat op. 71 no. 1 Haydn Allegro
The Leonore Piano Trio – 19th November 2018: Programme Notes
Piano Trio in E flat op 86 no. 3 (Hob. XV no. 29) Haydn Poco allegretto
Murray McLachlan and Family – 8th October 2018: Programme Notes
Matthew: Three movements from Petrushka Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) Following his great success of The Firebird, Igor Stravinsky completed the ballet Petrushkain 1911 for Diaghilev, and the Russian Ballet. Three Movements from Petrushkafor solo piano were composed ten years later
Murray McLachlan and Family – 8th October 2018: Review
MURRAY McLACHLAN and FAMILY THE SANCTUARY, QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH Monday 8thOctober, 2018 Pianist Murray McLachlan was born in Dundee but spent most of his upbringing in Aberdeen. His career as a concert pianist has taken him all across the
The Schubert Ensemble – 12th March 2018: Review
THE SCHUBERT ENSEMBLE SIMON BLENDIS: Violin DOUGLAS PATERSON: Viola JANE SALMON: Cello WILLIAM HOWARD: Piano THE SANCTUARY, QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH, ABERDEEN Monday 12th March, 2018 Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts have often brought musical ensembles to the City who are
The Schubert Ensemble – 12 March 2018: Programme Notes
Piano Quartet in D op. 23 Dvořák Allegro moderato (1841 – 1904) Andantino Finale Dvořák, the son of a village inn-keeper, learned his first musical skills from the local school master before being sent to the Prague Organ School.
Piano Trio Isimsiz – 19 February 2018: Review
PIANO TRIO ISIMSIZ PABLO HERNÁN BENEDETÍ: Violin MICHAEL PETROV: Cello ERDEM MISIRLIOGLU: Piano THE SANCTUARY, QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH, ABERDEEN Monday 19th February, 2018 The Piano Trio Isimsiz formed in 2009 at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama is