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Although we have been devastated to have to cancel concerts, we very much look forward to welcoming you back in the future! Meanwhile, we have been busy creating special performances for you to tune in to, in the comfort of your own home. Here are some for you to enjoy 🎶

BENJAMIN

Our wonderful Leader Benjamin Marquise Gilmore performed Biber's Passacaglia on gut strings and baroque bow 🎻

KANA & NIKITA

First Violin Kana Kawashima and Principal Double Bass Nikita Naumov teamed up to perform 'Oblivion' by Astor Piazzolla 🎶

AISLING & SIUN

Let's give it a whirl! Our fabulous First Violins Aisling O'Dea and Siún Milne performed together Bartók's violin duet 'Whirling Dance' 💃

ADRIAN

Sub-Principal Double Bass Adrian Bornet recorded a beautiful rendition of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' 'Farewell to Stromness' on piano 🎹 (an instrument he hasn't played in about 60 years) - pretty impressive!

GORDON

Our very talented Second Violin Gordon Bragg gave our 'Live from your Living Room' series an avant-garde twist with his performance of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire: Mondestrunken, Columbine 🎶

BRIAN

Our fantastic Viola Brian Schiele performed No 6 from Telemann's 12 Fantasias for Viola da Gamba 🎶

ALISON

We had a little throwback to last year's Winds Outer Hebrides Tour, courtesy of our amazing Sub-Principal Bassoon Alison Green...

OTHER LINKS TO CHECK OUT

For more videos check out our YouTube Channel

Read our concert programme notes here

Listen to our curated playlists here

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