Monday 5th December 2016 The Kapten Piano Trio was formed in 2011 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where they were chosen as Young Artists in Residence. The pianist Kristi Kapten comes from Estonia, violinist Rachel Spencer from West Yorkshire
December 5th Programme Notes
Piano Trio in G K56 Mozart (1756 – 1791) Allegro Theme and Variations: Andante Allegretto In the year 1788, when he was 32, Mozart composed his last three great symphonies, including the “Jupiter”, K551. In the same year he also
Van Kuijk String Quartet Review
Monday 14th November 2016 The Van Kuijk String Quartet from Paris were in Aberdeen recently. They played in Aberdeen Salvation Army Citadel on Thursday 13th October to give the second of four concerts for the Lunchbreak Series in collaboration with
November 14th Programme Notes
Quartet in E minor Smetana (1824 – 1884) Allegro vivo appassionato Allegro moderato alla polka – meno vivo Largo sostenuto Vivace – piu mosso – meno presto In a letter to his close friend the Czech musicologist Josef Srb, Smetana
Anemos Arts Ensmble Review
Sunday 3rd October 2016 Click on the link below for a short clip of Anemos Arts Ensemble flautist, Angela Schneidt-Stone, playing the tune for the cat in Peter and the Wolf. The Cat, from Peter and the Wolf Monday 4th
October 3rd Programme Notes
Gran Partita in B flat, K361 Mozart (1756 – 1791) First movement: Largo – Allegro molto The performance of wind serenades in front of people’s houses in the evenings was well established in Vienna when Mozart composed this Gran
Hans Gál Mini Festival (Concert 2) Review
Monday 14th March 2016 Monday’s concert was the second in the Mini Festival celebrating the life and Music of Hans Gál. It was also the final concert of the current season promoted by Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts. The Edinburgh Quartet
Hans Gál Mini Festival (Concert 1) Review
Sunday 13th March 2016 Sunday afternoon’s performance was the first of two concerts constituting a Mini Festival, Celebrating the Life and Music of Hans Gál. These concerts also marked the end and indeed the culmination of the current season of
March 13th & 14th Programme Notes
13th March at 3.00pm Leon McCawley: a selection of solo piano pieces Gál’s Piano works span the whole of his composing career, from the Three Sketches, Op.7, composed in 1910/11 to his Twenty Four Fugues, composed in 1980. His Sonatina
Trio Isimsiz Review
Monday 15th February 2016 The Trio Isimsiz uses a Turkish word meaning “without a name” as its title. Pianist Erdem Misirlioglu has a Turkish name but he was in fact born in Suffolk. The violinist Pablo Hernán Benedi comes originally