Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
Our third session of the year
We’re coming for the second time in Scotland !
16 years after our first visit in Scotland, we’re back with a wonderful programme. We’ll be conducted by Gordon Bragg and accompagnied by the soloists Afonso Fesch (Violon) and Alexandre Foster (Cello).
The Programme :
Slavonic Dances op.46 Nos 1 and 8 by Anton Dvorak
Double Concerto for Violin and Cello by Johannes Brahms
Symphony No.7 by Anton Dvorak
We’ll be raising funds for CHAS (Children’s Hospices Across Scotland) who provide unwavering care to children with life-shortening conditions and their families.
We’re looking forward to seeing you there !
Charities
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CHAS (Children's Hospices Across Scotland)
CHAS provide unweavering care to children with life-shortening conditions and their families
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Concert Guests
Conductor
Gordon Bragg
Gordon Bragg has an extremely diverse musical life as a violinist, conductor and pianist, performing regularly throughout Scotland and the UK. Gordon is Sub-principal Second Violin of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, performing across the UK and touring worldwide.
Following studies in Manchester and Zürich, Gordon has conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie and Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and led a critically-acclaimed performance of Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire with Scottish Ballet at the Edinburgh International Festival. With SCO Gordon has conducted at the St Magnus Festival as well as conducting various works for the SCO’s digital seasons.
Soloist, Violin
Afonso Fesch
Orchestra, and the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker.
Soloist, Cello
Alexandre Foster
Alexandre Foster is the principal cellist of the baroque ensemble “Les Passions de l’Ame” (Bern) and invited principal cellist of the Kammerorchester Basel and Sinfonietta Basel.
Over the years, he has performed as a modern cellist as well as a baroque cellist with leading artists of both disciplines in some of the most prestigious halls in Europe (Casa da Música, KKL, Herkulesaal, a.o.).
A devoted chamber musician, he has been sharing the stage with musician such as Anton Kernjak, Silvia Simionescu, Maurice Steger, Sini Simonen, Christine Busch, Els Biesemans, Krystian Bezuidenhout, among others.