Festival Updates, Artist Insights & Press Coverage
In the second of our pre-Festival talks, Artistic Director Angus Smith explores how the experience of travelling around Europe in the 18th and early 19th centuries impacted on the lives and works of many artists, writers and musicians. The talk is free to watch and will be available to view for the duration of the […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Eddie Seaman and Luc McNally are no longer able to take part in the concert at 12 noon on Saturday 24 July 2021. We are grateful to Dockyard Trio for stepping in at short notice, and you can find out more about this group below. Unless you wish to receive a […]
Listen to our Artistic Director, Angus Smith, give an introduction to the programme for this year’s festival. The talk is free to watch and will be available to view for the duration of the festival. Simply click here to access the film.
We would like to update you on our progress towards the 2021 Music at Paxton Festival and share an important piece of information with you. We are very excited that the modification of the Scottish Government’s rules on physical distancing at indoor events is scheduled to take place on Monday 19 July; all the Festival […]
Join our Artistic Director, Angus Smith, and some of our 2021 festival musicians to hear what is in store for this year’s festival. 16-25 July 2021, Paxton House, Scottish Borders. Tickets are available now from www.musicatpaxton.online.red61.co.uk.
The team at Music at Paxton has been working very hard to counteract the very considerable challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic. While we are taking nothing for granted, we are feeling optimistic that there will be a return to live music during the course of this year and we will certainly do all we […]
Our new In Conversation with… Facebook Live events with Live Music Now Scotland have been extremely well received. You can view the first two sessions of chat and live music here: Carol Main MBE, LMNS Director Folk musicians Sally Simpson fiddle & Catriona Hawksworth piano The following guests who had been due to perform at […]
It is with great sadness that the 2020 Music at Paxton Chamber Music Festival has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis. While we welcome expert opinion that suggests the overall situation may have improved by July, we must also acknowledge the likelihood that any return to restriction-free normality will be further down the line. […]
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of the outstanding Maxwell Quartet as the Music at Paxton Associate Ensemble for the years 2019-2021. Winners of the 2017 Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition, the Quartet is now rapidly expanding from its Scottish base and is enjoying tours throughout Britain, Europe and the United […]
Music at Paxton values your views, and we would be extremely grateful if you would spare a couple of minutes to complete our audience survey. To thank you for participating, we are offering you and a friend the opportunity to win tickets to a piano recital followed by afternoon tea in the Georgian grandeur of […]
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