13:00 - 14:00 St Magnus Cathedral Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1NX
For their final concert at the Festival the Maxwell Quartet turn to France and two contemporaries. Though sounding indisputably French, both composers have a unique soundworld with Fauré firmly rooted in the highly chromatic world of...
15:00 - 16:00 Statsraad Lehmkuhl Kirkwall Pier, Kirkwall Pier
Described by The Times as 'irresistible', Kaleidoscope Saxophone Quartet is an innovative collaboration between four creative young players. Here they perform an eclectic programme of music taking in original composition...
18:00 - 19:00 Stromness Town Hall Church Road, Stromness KW16 3BA
A Johnsmas Foy See Event 1 for details. Tickets £17 Concessions £13 Duration 1 hour
18:00 - 19:30 Orkney Distilling Ayre Road, KW15 1QX
Ian Crockatt is a poet in his own right, as well as a translator, and lives on a small croft in the Northeast of Scotland. Alongside his own creative work, he has been fascinated by the Skaldic poetry of the Vikings producing two volumes of...
19:30 - 20:50 Cromarty Hall Cromarty Square, St Margaret's Hope KW17 2SN
See Event 21 for details. Tickets £15 Concessions £10 Duration 80 minutes
19:30 - 21:30 St Magnus Cathedral Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1NX
The work of the youthful Mendelssohn frames this concert. Written between the ages of 12 and 14, his 12 string symphonies are highly accomplished works both here showing all the light and shade characteristic of his later music. Alasdair Nicolson...
22:00 - 01:00 The Sound Archive Laing Street, KW15 1HL
Entertainment, food and drinks from 10pm each night of the festival. Details announced at www.stmagnusfestival.com One Night Festival Club tickets £7 at the door Full Festival Club Pass £25 from Festival Box Office
22:00 - 23:00 St Magnus Cathedral Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1NX
Christian Wilson’s virtuoso performances mark him as one of the most unusual and exciting organists of his generation. He has performed as a soloist throughout Europe, the USA and Australia and appears regularly on BBC radio and other Europ...
11:00 - 12:30 Stromness Town Hall Church Road, Stromness KW16 3BA
Fresh from her new CD recording, Polish pianist Anna Szałucka surveys music from her homeland as it reaches 100 years since independence. Starting with the music of Chopin she investigates the works of the famous pianist, and Prime Minister of Po...
13:00 - 14:00 St Magnus Cathedral Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1NX
Helsinki Chamber Choir Founded in 1962 as the Finnish Radio Chamber Choir, this ensemble is Finland’s only professional choir. The choir has always had a broad repertoire and has been key in commissioning and giving premières of n...
18:00 - 19:00 New Phoenix Cinema The Pickaquoy Centre, Muddisdale Road, Kirkwall KW15 1LR
Terry Waite examines the nature of Peace and Reconciliation in our world today and talks of his personal experiences. The talk will be followed by a short question and answer session. Terry is a British humanitarian and author. The son o...
19:30 - 21:30 Stromness Town Hall Church Road, Stromness KW16 3BA
The Kapten Trio cross the centuries in their first concert at the Festival beginning with Beethoven’s well-known trio written just after he completed his Pastoral symphony. Its eerie slow movement gives rise to the added title “ghost&...
22:00 - 01:00 The Sound Archive Laing Street, KW15 1HL
Entertainment, food and drinks from 10pm each night of the festival. Details announced at www.stmagnusfestival.com One Night Festival Club tickets £7 at the door Full Festival Club Pass £25 from Festival Box Office
22:00 - 23:00 St Magnus Cathedral Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1NX
Ars Nova Copenhagen has an international reputation for performance of early and contemporary music. Led by the internationally renowned choral director Paul Hillier, here they explore a musical journey through the works of composers from norther...
15:00 - 16:10 St Ninian's Church Skaill, Deerness, Deerness KW17 2QJ
EXCURSION: NORWEGIAN SOLOISTS’ CHOIR Buses depart at 14.15 Concert starts at 15.00 In the beautiful setting by the sea at Deerness, the Norwegian Soloists’ Choir perform a wide-ranging programme starting with Bach’s great ...
19:30 - 20:40 St Magnus Cathedral Broad Street, Kirkwall KW15 1NX
The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir was founded in 1945 and for generations of Swedish and international composers the choir has been an ideal ensemble with its typical “Nordic” sound and consistent virtuosity. As part of the Nordic Choral...
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