Two outstanding young musicians return to Kelso Music Society at the town’s high school on Friday, November 2.
Cellist Philip Higham, and Alasdair Beatson on the piano, play three of the greatest cello sonatas written in the 20th century by Eastern European composers – Richard Strauss, Prokofiev and Shostakovich.
Philip, who studied at St Marys Music School, Edinburgh, and then at the Northern School, has won two major cello awards – the Bach Leipzig and the Lutoslawski competitions – and is regarded as the finest cellist to have been through the hands of the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT), an agency that picks the cream of young performers.
Alasdair, who was educated at Perth Academy, now plays with some of the most celebrated musicians in the UK, such as Natalie Clein, the Doric String Quartet and Alison Balsam, and collaborates with leading composers such as Harrison Birtwhistle, George Benjamin and Heinz Holliger.
The performance, at Kelso High School starts at 7.30pm, with tickets costing £12. To book, phone 01668 216550.