Giordano Buondonno (piano) comes to Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries on Sunday 12 July 2026 (2:30 pm) for a recital that travels from Rachmaninov’s vivid “picture études” and Scriabin’s early Sonata-Fantasy, through the precision and atmosphere of Debussy’s Images (Book I), ending with Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a gallery of musical portraits linked by the Promenade.
Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux Op. 33
Scriabin: Sonata Op. 19 No. 2
Interval
Debussy: Images (Book I)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Tickets: #linkinbio
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Big melodies, real drama, and that unmistakable piano-and-strings sound, live at the Easterbrook Hall.
The Sacconi Quartet join pianist Simon Callaghan at Easterbrook Hall on Saturday 11 July 2026 for two absolute masterpieces, Schumann’s Piano Quintet and Dvořák’s Piano Quintet, with Rachmaninov’s Romance to open.
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We’re delighted to welcome home one of our own: Scottish cellist @willmcadam_cello , joined by pianist @simondcallaghan .
Will’s musical journey began at the age of six, when he first started lessons with Alex McQuiston. Since then, he’s gone on to study at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, building a reputation as a compelling soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. He’s performed with ensembles including the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Symphony Orchestra, Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra, and the Solway Sinfonia. Will has collected a string of awards along the way, including the Beatrice Huntington Award and major prizes at the Scottish Young Solo Musician of the Year, Dumfries Music Festival, and Carlisle Music Festival.
If you love hearing exceptional young musicians up close, this is a concert to put in the diary.
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Sunday 12 July | Easterbrook Hall | Colin Steele’s Kings of Swing
Trumpeter Colin Steele, named Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year 2025, brings together a stellar line-up of Scotland’s finest swing players for a night of timeless jazz from the ’30s and ’40s.
Expect classic hits made famous by Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington, delivered with style, sparkle, and decades of combined experience. The band’s repertoire is huge, and, for the second set, they will happily take requests.
Featuring: Colin Steele, trumpet, Martin Foster, clarinet & saxophone, Campbell Normand, piano, Roy Percy, double bass and Jim Drummond, drums.
Tickets: @midsteeple #jazzmusican #swingmusic @colinsteeletrumpet@easterbrook_hall
Ysaye’s mind bending Ballade live at the @absolute_classics Festival in Scotland, UK. Already looking forward to playing a few recitals for them next year again! 🎻🔥
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Dumfries doesn’t get many chances to hear this level of chamber music at close range. The kind that feels less like “a concert” and more like being let in on something.
On Saturday 11 July 2026, The Easterbrook Hall hosts the Sacconi Quartet with pianist Simon Callaghan for a programme that’s essentially a three-part argument for why classical music still matters when it’s played properly. Rachmaninov’s Romance opens in a hush of lyricism, all long lines and late-night glow. Schumann’s Piano Quintet follows; urgent, restless, beautifully constructed. Music that moves like a conversation you can’t stop listening to. After the interval comes Dvořák’s Piano Quintet, a work with the sweep of a great novel: generous, rhythmic, and quietly devastating when it wants to be.
The Sacconi are the rare quartet with both longevity and edge. Formed in 2001 and unchanged since, they’ve built a reputation on unanimity of ensemble and a kind of imaginative freshness that keeps familiar repertoire feeling newly minted. Simon Callaghan, meanwhile, is a pianist of international distinction with the sort of authority that never needs to announce itself; his playing has been praised as technically brilliant, but what you notice first is the intelligence, the sense that every phrase has a point.
If you’ve been telling yourself you’ll “try classical” one day, make it this one. These are big-hearted pieces, played by artists who know how to make them speak.
Sacconi Quartet with Simon Callaghan. Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries DG1 4TA. Saturday 11 July 2026. Tickets via Midsteeple Box Office.
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From the first notes of Brahms to the fierce emotional power of Schnittke, this is a concert full of contrast, colour and intensity.
On Friday 10th July 2026, 7:30, @ivanskanavi Ivan and @manaoguchi come to @easterbrook_hall , Dumfries with a programme that ranges from songful lyricism to bold, dramatic virtuosity.
Skanavi, winner of the 2022 Grand-Prix Emanuel Feuermann, is one of the most exciting cellists of his generation, and together with Oguchi brings real depth and brilliance to this remarkable evening of music.
Featuring works by Brahms, Kodály, Arapov, Bloch, Schubert and Schnittke, this promises to be a memorable night in the company of two outstanding performers.
Tickets visit our website: @absolute_classics@midsteepleboxoffice
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What a night at @easterbrook_hall . @operabohemia absolutely nailed Die Fledermaus. It was witty, hilarious, and genuinely brilliant. They've completely reimagined it in a way that feels alive and playful, without losing what makes the opera work. The whole room was laughing, the energy was infectious, and honestly, it's the kind of performance that reminds you why you love live theatre in the first place. If you missed it, you really did miss out.
Many thanks to everyone involved for making this happen. Pic credit: Harry Gill #DumfriesAndGalloway #opera #ClassicalMusicLive
An incredible evening from @operabohemia@easterbrook_hall yesterday. It’s always a treat to have this ensemble at @absolute_classics . Thank you to everyone who helped make it happen. #dumfriesandgalloway #opera #classicalmusic
Only a few days to go until @operabohemia comes to Absolute Classics with Die Fledermaus.
If you love Opera, powerful performance and unforgettable evenings out, don’t miss this. A brilliant chance to experience top-quality opera right here in Dumfries and Galloway. Saturday 4 April 4pm @easterbrook_hall . Fully staged with orchestra.
Tickets: @absolute_classics@midsteepleboxoffice
With thanks to @bdsdigital BDS.
