It is our very great pleasure to share the programme for our forthcoming festival and we are especially delighted that this year we are stretching our boundaries.

We are adding extra daytime concerts for everyone to enjoy, taking our activities beyond Paxton to the lovely town of Duns, and showcasing music with a truly global flavour.

With family concerts, folk musicians, a new Festival Walk, free pre-festival events, the magnificent setting of Paxton House, and much more, we hope you will be as excited as we are!

Concessions are available to those under 18, in full time education, registered unemployed, disabled persons and their carers/escorts. Regretfully, we are not able to offer concessions to senior citizens.

Limited free tickets are available to those aged under 26 for selected concerts thanks to the generosity of the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme. Tickets are allocated on a first come, first served basis, and may be booked in advance or on the day of the concert, subject to availability. Full price tickets may be booked at the same time for accompanying adults. Simply look out for the Cavatina logo to identify the eligible concert.

Concerts and associated events are held in the Picture Gallery unless otherwise stated.
Event duration is approximate and given as an indication only

Music at Paxton 2024 at a glance

FREE taster concerts in association with Live Music Now Scotland and Paxton House.

DateTimeMusic at Paxton Plus
Sun 05 May3pmMatthew Shiel, piano
Sun 02 Jun3pmSilver Keys clarinet quartet
DateTimeSummer Festival of Chamber Music
Fri 19 Jul7.30pmViktoria Mullova, violin & Alasdair Beatson, piano
Sat 20 Jul3pmCoquet Concert Band
Sat 20 Jul5pmBeth Malcolm, singer/keyboard & Heather Cartwright, guitar
Sat 20 Jul7.30pmConsone Quartet with Helen Charlston
Sun 21 Jul11.30amConsone Quartet
Sun 21 Jul2.30pmGavin Bryars in conversation with Angus Smith
Sun 21 Jul3.30pmConsone Quartet with Francesca Gilbert, viola & Alexander Rolton, cello
Tue 23 Jul11am & 2pmTraditional Tunes for Tiny People
Tue 23 Jul5pmLavinia Negrete, guitar & Roo Geddes, fiddle
Tue 23 Jul7.30pmEnsemble Hesperi
Wed 24 Jul7pm‘DUSK’: Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin & Cordelia Williams, piano
Wed 24 Jul8.45pm‘NIGHT’: Cordelia Williams, piano
Thu 25 Jul11.30am‘DAWN’: Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
Thu 25 Jul7:30pmKosmos Ensemble
Fri 26 Jul7.30pmMark Padmore, tenor & Jocelyn Freeman, piano
Sat 27 Jul11amMASTERCLASS with Mark Padmore, tenor & Jocelyn Freeman, piano
Sat 27 Jul3pm‘ROTHSCHILD’S VIOLIN’ by ANTON CHEKOV
Sat 27 Jul5pmThe Fountaineers
Sat 27 Jul7.30pmMithras Trio
Sun 28 Jul11amFAMILY CONCERT: Ferdinand the Bull
Sun 28 Jul3.30pmAlim Beisembayev, piano

 

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