Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’ love of Scotland inspired him to create so much wonderful music imbued with its landscape, weather and sea, and also its history and traditional music. This very special concert offers the last chapter, in the shape of his Accordion Concerto for Edinburgh-born virtuoso, Owen Murray.

We close with one of Maxwell Davies’ most iconic works, An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise. The raucous dances and boozy merriment of this Scottish wedding are strongly evoked as the orchestra cheer on stage and the conductor even toasts the audience with a dram of whisky…

And how to end the party? The bagpipes herald a blaze of light as the sun rises and it’s time to go home.