Emma Wilkins (flute) Helen MacLeod (harp) Hoot made their debut performance at the Edinburgh Festival 2006 with Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp. Their 2008 Homecoming Tour of the North of Scotland was a huge success and as the recent winners of the prestigious Tunnell Trust Award for Young Musicians 2009/2010, they will commence their second Scottish tour […]
Artist Information: Edinburgh Quartet
Tristan Gurney (violin)Philip Burrin (violin)Michael Beeston (viola)Mark Bailey (cello) The Edinburgh Quartet was founded in 1959 and quickly became established as one of Britain’s foremost chamber ensembles, appearing regularly at prestigious venues across the country including London’s Wigmore Hall and the South Bank Centre. It achieved international recognition after winning the Contemporary Prize at the Evian-les-Bains […]
Artist and programme Information: Fires of Love
Frances Cooper (soprano)Marcus Claridge (percussion)Gordon Ferries (lute, 4-course guitar)Jonathan Hugh-Jones (lute, woodwind, baritone) Fires of Love is a Scottish quartet specialising in Renaissance and early Baroque chamber music. Fires was formed in 1998 and has performed all over Scotland in venues including the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh, the Tall Ship in Glasgow harbour, and the […]
Artist and Programme Information: Simon Thacker & Daisy Chute
One of Britain’s most outstanding classical performers, virtuoso guitarist Simon Thacker performs with the exquisite vocal talent of Daisy Chute, to perform timeless and beautifully colourful classical, Latin American, jazz and folk influenced music of remarkable emotional range and stylistic diversity. Simon Thacker‘s fleet fingered fretwork, imaginative programming and emotionally charged interpretations have earned him […]