The sound of the Scottish smallpipes, a tapestry of buzzing bass drones and intertwined melodies mixed with strings – and a synthesis of Celtic folk and the flow of minimal music.
Wed. 30.9.2026
18:00, Beethovenhalle, Studio
After Work Concert: Maxwell Quartet & Brìghde Chaimbeul
- Cross-Genre, Chamber Music
- € 19
Contributors
- Maxwell Quartet
- Colin Scobie violin
- George Smith violin
- Elliott Perks viola
- Duncan Strachan cello
- Brìghde Chaimbeul bagpipes
Programme
Philip Glass
Two Pages for Bagpipes
Brìghde Chaimbeul & Maxwell Quartet
»Cronan«, »Pililiu (The Call of the Redshank)« & »Tha Fonn Gu Mi Trom (I am Disposed of Mirth)« from Carry them With Us
Philip Glass
String Quartet No. 3 »Mishima«
Brìghde Chaimbeul & Maxwell Quartet
»Haripol« & »Meg McRae / Father John MacMillan of Barra« from Gather
Brìghde Chaimbeul & Maxwell Quartet
»Bog an Lochan« from Sunwise
The event at a glance
What can I expect?
What does it sound like?
After work concert – what does that mean?
Our series on Wednesdays at 18:00 – an hour of entertaining music followed by a get-together with the artists in the Festival Salon over a drink.
Today at the Festival Salon
Opening hours: 17:00–21:00
19:00–21:00 Meet the Artist – With the artists of the after-work concert
Description
The room-filling sounds intertwine hypnotically, mysteriously – Brìghde Chaimbeul is a virtuoso of the Scottish smallpipes, a warmer version of the bagpipes. Together with the Maxwell Quartet, she discovers connections between the flowing musical language of Philip Glass and the rhythmic patterns of Celtic traditional music.
Radio recording by WDR
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