04/11/2025
Last night we were treated to a superb evening from "Trio Archai" They presented an imaginative and well-balanced programme, featuring modern works by Helen Grime (Three Whistler Miniatures – inspired by chalk and pastel art hanging in a museum in Boston, USA) and Dominic Röthlisberger (Triangulum). Two miniatures by Frank Bridge closed the first half, and the concert was bookended by two substantial works from the trio repertoire - Beethoven’s Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 1 and Brahms’ Piano Trio Op. 8.
The whole evening was deeply impressive, with committed, tight and cohesive playing throughout. The trio excelled at characterising the varied repertoire, always finding the tiniest details of colour and expression in their interpretations. We truly ended on a high with a passionate and dramatic, barnstorming reading of the Brahms, contrasted by serenely beautiful, heartfelt playing in the Adagio third movement. The rapturous applause at the end said it all 👏👏👏
This concert wouldn't have taken place without the generosity of the Tunnell Trust. The Trust has assisted young professional chamber music ensembles and Scottish Music Clubs by running its Music Club Awards Scheme whereby the Trust pays the fees of outstanding young groups to play at Music Clubs all over Scotland with an emphasis on helping Clubs in small and remote places as well as in the major centres. By the end of the next season the Tunnell Trust will have assisted 133 groups and sponsored 794 concerts in 87 different music club venues in Scotland. Young groups are selected annually at auditions held in London.
Our next concert is on Wednesday 19th November at 7.30pm in Biggar Municipal Hall. This will be a piano recital given by Robert Creimerman, who won the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Governor's Prize. He will present works by Beethoven, Brahms, Prokofiev, Debussy and Liszt 🎹
