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.
Music at Paxton is confident that this year’s summer festival (16-25 July) will play to a live audience. Outlining the 10-day 2021 programme of chamber music centred in the famous Picture Gallery at Paxton House, artistic director Angus Smith said: “We anticipate that visiting Paxton for great music in the stunningly beautiful setting of the Scottish Borders will once again be a relaxing and joyous experience.
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 […]
Usually home to some of the country’s leading classical musicians, Paxton House will be silent this summer, following the cancellation of its annual music festival.
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 […]
Music at Paxton is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Artistic Director. Angus Smith will take over from Helen Jamieson in October 2018 and will lead the creative direction of the Festival from 2019 and beyond. Currently Artistic Director of Music in the Round in Sheffield, Angus is best known as a founder […]
Join us for ten days of glorious chamber music at Paxton House from Friday 13 to Sunday 22 July. This year’s programme will feature a star-studded line-up of young prizewinning musicians and international artists, full-length evening recitals in the Picture Gallery, folk music in the marquee, lunchtime lieder, Friday evening double bills, and much more… […]
