Our 2026/27 Season Opens Sunday 25th October @ 3pm
Our season opens with the well established Edinburgh Quartet.
Described by The Herald as “absolutely essential listening”, the Edinburgh Quartet has long been celebrated as one of Britain’s foremost chamber ensembles. They feature frequently on BBC radio, and tour extensively, appearing at prestigious venues across the UK and Europe, the Far and Middle East, and North and South America.
The quartet features Sadie Fields violin I, Gongbo Jiang violin II, Catherine Marwood viola and Mark Bailey cello.
They will be performing:
- Haydn Op 76 no 5
- Puccini Crisantemi
- Rebecca Clarke Poem
- Schubert G major D887
They will be followed by the Fibonacci Quartet, one of Europe’s leading young string quartets, and the only ensemble to ever win both First and Audience Prizes at the Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Italy (2024).
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Early Bird Season Tickets Now on Sale
Our 2026/27 season of concerts offering some of the greatest chamber music to the people of Perth and the surrounding area will open on October 25th with the Edinburgh Quartet.
Save almost 30% on the full concert season ticket prices with a subscription of £75 (includes PBO £3.50 booking fee if applicable). Find out more by clicking here.
Sunday Afternoon Concerts
All our concerts will now take place on Sunday afternoons at 3pm in St John’s Kirk Perth. It is hoped that this will be a more convenient and accessible time, particularly during the winter months.
Mozart Scotland Premiere
In February 2026, the Bibliothèque nationale de France identified a 44-page manuscript notebook as the work of 22-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart during his stay in Paris in 1778. The notebook belonged to Marie-Louise-Philippine de Bonnières de Guînes, a talented harpist and daughter of the Duke of Guînes, who had commissioned Mozart’s famous Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299.
Within the manuscript were found seven light, short and inventive pieces for flute and harp, reflecting Mozart’s teaching methods and his collaboration with the young student. These newly discovered works are a significant addition to Mozart’s oeuvre, offering both historical and musical value, and are particularly exciting for flutists and harpists seeking new repertoire from the composer.
In our final concert of our 2026/27 season you have the unqiue opportuntity to join Portuguese flautist Frederico Paixão, Principal Flute of the Scottish Ballet Orchestra and Teresa Barros Pereira Romão da Conceição, also from Portugal, who will perform the Scottish premiere of these new works.
Emerging Artists Concert
To celebrate and introduce some of the wonderful upcoming performers in the classical music world, we are delighted to introduce our annual Emerging Artist concert.
We welcome the Lumen Trio who formed duing their studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Each musician of the trio brings to the table an array of innovative and unique interests, such as early music, cross-genre music, and collaborations with other performing arts disciplines, and melds them together to form this energetic and cohesive ensemble. In 2024, the Lumen Trio was awarded the Mary D Adams Prize for Chamber Music.
The trio features Inês Soares violin, Josiah Duhlstine cello and Mujie Yan piano.
They will be performing:
- Dmitri Shostakovich- Piano Trio No2 in E minor, Op. 67
- Josef Suk- Elegy for piano, violin and violoncello, Op. 23
- Amy Beach- Piano Trio, Op.150
- Arvo Pärt- Mozart- Adagio for Piano Trio
- Paul Schoenfield- Café Music
The Variations String Quartet Challenge
We are hosting the final of a new competition, the Variations String Quartet Challenge. This new competition is generously supported by Creative Scotland, the Hugh Fraser Foundation, the Pear Tree Fund for Music and the Gordon Memorial Trust. It aims to encourage more younger amateur musicians to form quartets and play together regularly. More details will follow on our website.
What your subscription enables
Through your membership and by coming and enjoying their concerts you will be directly supporting and encouraging the next generation of talent as our young ensembles build up their careers and profiles.
You also support our school workshop programme which is already underway.
Through September, Trio 56 (pictured above) brought its Disney Workshop to Abernethy, Kinnoull, Aberuthven and Auchterarder Primary Schools reaching over 400 children between Nursery and Primary 7.
“Feedback has been ONLY positive from the whole school”
“A wonderful opportunity”
“Lots of interesting information”
“I liked joining in, clapping and stamping”
Planning and fundraising for a further 8 workshops across the region are progressing.
We look forward to meeting you all and sharing another exciting season with talented professional musicians from the UK and Europe bringing the best chamber music to Perth.
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