Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts

01/04/2025

We should have opened our 90th season last September with a concert by Nikita Lukinov, unfortunately it had to be cancelled. So we were delighted when Nikita came to Aberdeen to play for us last night, and it was worth waiting for! The review is here:

Nikita Lukinov, piano Fountainhall at the Cross Church Monday 31st March 2025 PROGRAMME: Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)  Three of Six Pieces for Piano Op. 118 1. Intermezzo in a minor – Allegro non assai, ma molto appasionato 2. Intermezzo in A Major – Andante teneramente 3. Ballade in g minor...

05/11/2024

We had another excellent concert in Aberdeen last night, courtesy of Quartetto Noûs.

Grazie Quartetto Nous per un altro meraviglioso concerto ad Aberdeen e per favore torna presto in Scozia!

The review is here:

FOUNTAINHALL AT THE CROSS CHURCH (Queen’s Cross) Monday 4th November 2024 Quartetto Noûs: Ekaterina Vallulina First Violin Alberto Franchin Second Violin Sara Dambruoso Viola Ricardo Baldizzi Cello PROGRAMME: Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809) String Quartet in b minor, Op. 64, No. 2 1. Allegro spiri....

01/11/2024

Please be aware that the Aberdeen Press & Journal have today published incorrect information about our forthcoming concert by Quartetto Nous on Monday. They have stated the wrong venue and the concert will take place at our usual venue at Fountainhall at the Cross Church. The correct details are here: https://www.aberdeenchambermusic.org

Apologies for any confusion caused by the newspaper, who were given the correct venue information!

Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts We offer live concerts by some of the world’s top musicians, all through the winter season Our 90th Season will start on Monday 16 September 2024 and here are the dates for your diary: 16 September 2024 – Nikita Lukinov, piano – CANCELLED 14 October 2024 – She...

15/10/2024

Thank you to everyone who attended our concert last night and thank you to Shelley and Clelia for an excellent evening - the review is here: https://www.aberdeenchambermusic.org/2024/10/shelley-levy-clelia-iruzun-14th-october-2024-review/

Our season started a month late following the cancellation of the September concert, but Nikita Lukinov will now play for us on Monday 31st March 2025. Tickets will go on sale on APA soon.

Our next concert is Quartetto Noûs on 4th November.

30/08/2024

On Monday 16th September we start our new season of concerts. This is our 90th season and to get it off to a great start we have pianist Nikita Lukinov playing for us. Nikita 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. All the details of this concert and the rest of our season are here: https://www.aberdeenchambermusic.org/programme/

10/05/2024

Save the Dates! Our 90th Season of concerts (yes - 90 years!) will start on Monday 16 September 2024 and the dates for your diary are https://www.aberdeenchambermusic.org Full details of the concerts, ticket prices and subscription prices will be made available during the summer. We are looking forward to seeing you in September.

Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts We offer live concerts by some of the world’s top musicians, all through the winter season Our 89th Season ends on Monday 18 March 2024 and we thank you all for your support this season. Our 90th Season will start on Monday 16 September 2024 and here are the dates f...

14/11/2023

It may have been a miserable wet day in Aberdeen but it did not stop our audience turning out for a wonderful evening with Aaron Azunda Akugbo and Zeynep Özsuca. The review is here:

Fountainhall at the Cross Church Monday 13th November 2023 Aaron Akugbo Trumpet Zeynep Özsuca Piano PROGRAMME:  Arthur Honegger (1892 – 1955) Intrada in B flat Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1962) Metamorphoses: 1. The Offering  2. A Song  3. The Past Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 – 2016) Farewell t...

17/10/2023

Thank you Rossano Sportiello for another wonderful evening in Aberdeen! Great audience, great music and a great pianist - you will always be welcome in Scotland! The review is here:

The Sanctuary, Fountainhall at the Cross Church Monday 16th October 2023 Rossano Sportiello Piano PROGRAMME: A selection of piano music by the following composers: Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Isham Jones, Hoagy Carmichael, Rossano Sportiello, Eubie Blake, Ted Snyder, Sigmund Romberg, Bronislaw Kaper, J....

12/09/2023

Thank you to Alice Neary and David Adams for giving us such a wonderful start to our new season last night. The review is here:

OPENING CONCERT OF THE 2023/2024 SESSION ADAMS NEARY DUO THE SANCTUARY, FOUNTAINHALL AT THE CROSS CHURCH Monday 11th September 2023 David Adams violin Alice Neary cello PROGRAMME: J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)  Suite No. 1 in G for Solo Cello Robert Fokkens (b. 1975) Pier Music for Violin and Cello Ko...

25/04/2023

What a good way to end a wonderful season of concerts at Queen's Cross Church, thank you Tim Horton and Gemma Rosefield for a wonderful concert. The review is here: https://www.aberdeenchambermusic.org/2023/04/leonore-duo-24th-april-2023-review/

We start again in September and the new season programme is now on the website. Subscriptions and ticket sales will open during the summer.

Thank you to everybody who has supported our concerts during this season and we look forward to seeing you in the autumn.

THE SANCTUARY, QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH Monday 24th April, 2023 LEONORE DUO: PIANO & CELLO Gemma Rosefield cello Tim Horton piano PROGRAMME: Bohuslav Martinů (1890 – 1959)  Variations on a Theme of Rossini for Cello and Piano J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)   Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 Fr....

04/04/2023

Thank you Kamil Mika and Kara Taylor for a wonderful evening at Queen's Cross Church yesterday. The review is here: https://www.aberdeenchambermusic.org/2023/04/kamil-mika-and-kara-taylor-3rd-april-2023-review/

Our final concert of the season is by the Leonore Piano Trio on 24th April and tickets are available from Aberdeen Performing Arts.

THE SANCTUARY, QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH Monday 3rd April, 2023 Kamil Mika Organ and Kara Taylor Cello PROGRAMME: J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV564 Max Bruch (1838 – 1920) Kol Nidrei, op.47 (cello & organ) Joseph Jongen (1873 – 1953)   Humoresque, op.92 (cello...

07/03/2023

Despite the weather we had an excellent evening at Queen's Cross Church yesterday, thanks to the Isola Quartet. The review is here:

ISOLA QUARTET THE SANCTUARY, QUEEN’S CROSS CHURCH, ABERDEEN Monday 6th March 2023  ISOLA QUARTET: Kana Kawashima First Violin Rachel Spencer Second Violin Katrina Lee Viola Alice Allen Cello PROGRAMME: Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981 New York) “Strum” Rebecca Clarke (1886 – 1979)  ‘Two Moveme...