A one hour concert suitable for all the family from BBC Radio Scotland's Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2026. Rooted in Scottish traditional music, Rachel draws on influences from classical, jazz and global folk styles as a platform for exploring the rich textural range of her instrument. Suitable for all the family.

Ensemble Jackalope brings an invigorating brilliance to the Piano Quartet repertoire. Frank Bridge’s 1910 quartet packs immense energy into a rich, concise framework that stylistically owes much to German and French influences, while Fauré’s expansive and ardent work has an emotional direction that some commentators have attributed to the rise and subsequent demise of his first romance. Schumann’s Quartet was enthusiastically welcomed on its première in 1844 as “a piece full of spirit and vitality … with soaring flights of imagination”.

LAST FEW TICKETS REMAINING. We are thrilled to welcome internationally-acclaimed pianist Angela Hewitt to Paxton for our festival finale. Her programme is especially apt as the beautiful Paxton Picture Gallery takes on a new lease of life as the Ballroom – historic dance forms and celebration are the essence and inspiration of the featured works.