Music
Pitlochry Festival Theatre takes performing outside
Pitlochry Festival Theatre is to reopen this summer with a season of outdoor performances. Performed from June till September in the theatre’s newly built 80-seater amphitheatre and riverside bandstand, the summer season will include the stage première of David Greig’s Adventures with the Painted People (10 June-4 July), which was originally commissioned by Pitlochry Festival…
Read MoreContemporary music collective begins
An ethos of experimentation, exploration and collaboration defines a new contemporary music collective at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. With a bold creative vision and a mission to push boundaries, acclaimed violinist Daniel Pioro — in his new role of associate artist in contemporary string performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland — has joined…
Read MoreScots band Skerryvore set for live show onboard Fingal
Multi-award-winning band Skerryvore have announced a special livestream show to be broadcast from Edinburgh’s exclusive floating hotel, Fingal. Taking place on Saturday 24 April, tickets are now on sale. Skerryvore Onboard will see the eight-piece act come to viewers around the world from the luxurious ballroom of the former Northern Lighthouse Board ship, now docked…
Read MoreNicola Benedetti returns with online teaching videos
The Benedetti Foundation has announced the return of the With Nicky Series – an online series of educational videos from Scots violinist Nicola Benedetti. These will provide information, guidance, and support for musicians throughout their musical and personal development. Each video will be released on the first of every month starting on Monday 1 March…
Read MoreMusician Phamie Gow is in tune with the universe
Scottish multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer Phamie Gow reveals how her childhood home in the Borders has shaped her life, her music and her spirituality. My parents have lived in the village of Westruther, just west of Lauder, my whole life. They bought their cottage shortly after leaving art school in Edinburgh and it is like…
Read MoreScottish Ensemble’s Musical Book Club dates
The Scottish Ensemble has revealed Sally Beamish as the latest classical music star to grace its Musical Book Club guest list. Taking place on Wednesday 24 February at 7.30pm, Sally will be joined in conversation by SE violinist Cheryl Crockett with audiences tuning in at home via Zoom. Sally, one of the UK’s foremost living…
Read MoreString of successes for Strathallan student
A Scottish schoolgirl can add two accolades to her violin bow this month as she has been invited to join the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland (NYOS) and the Royal Conservatoire (RCS). Strathallan student Madeleine Sayce has been offered a place on the highly regarded Bachelor of Music Performance at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland…
Read MoreCeltic Connections closes with special farewell concert
EUROPE’S largest winter music festival comes to an end on Tuesday with a new event. Celtic Connections’ farewell concert, which will be broadcast online from 7.30pm, includes highlights from the virtual festival. More than 30 concerts have been streamed as part of this year’s programme. Performers taking part in the festival have included Julie Fowlis,…
Read MoreSkerryvoe hits Radio 2 playlist
SCOTTISH band Skerryvore‘s single You & I has been added to the playlist on BBC Radio 2. Presenter Jeremy Vine told listeners that it’s “just such a fresh, real, new sound… I love it.” Lead singer Alec Dalglish said: “It’s a dream come true to have You & I played across BBC Radio 2 and to…
Read MoreArtists hook up with promoters at Celtic Connections
MORE than 100 international promoters, agents, and record label executives are gathering online for the 21st annual “Showcase Scotland” exposition. The trade show runs alongside the Celtic Connections music festival. Artists usually generate around £3 million in gig bookings and album sales on the back of the industry event. Megan Henderson, who plays fiddle in…
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