Music to raise a laugh, or certainly crack a smile, in the playful hands of charismatic SCO Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.  

Multi-award-winning trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov is one of today’s most brilliant musicians, but even he is put through his paces by the madcap virtuosity of Jörg Widmann’s thrilling whirlwind of a trumpet concerto, Ad Absurdum. The same composer plays affectionate games with Beethoven in his zany Con Brio, while American minimalist John Adams reimagines classic cartoon scores in his flamboyantly virtuosic Chamber Concerto.  

SCO 24/25: Ad Absurdum

The Queen's Hall

Multi-award-winning trumpeter Sergei Nakariakov is one of today’s most brilliant musicians, but even he is put through his paces by the madcap virtuosity of Jörg Widmann’s thrilling whirlwind of a trumpet concerto, Ad Absurdum. The same composer plays affectionate games with Beethoven in his zany Con Brio, while American minimalist John Adams reimagines classic cartoon scores in his flamboyantly virtuosic Chamber Concerto.

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Ad Absurdum

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Since their formation in 1994, the Tetzlaff Quartet, comprised of brother and sister Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff, Hanna Weinmeister, and Elisabeth Kufferath, has developed a reputation for lyrical, detailed readings of a wide range of repertoire. The quartet tours all major concert venues in Germany and also performs in France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain, and Switzerland. Spivey Hall 

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Jan 30, 2025

SCO 24/25: Ad Absurdum · The Queen's Hall

30 - 31 Jan, 2025

Ad Absurdum · Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Mar 29, 2025

Tetzlaff Quartet · Spivey Hall

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