Mon, 19 Aug
|St Mary's Cathedral
Lunchtime Recital: Cliodhna Scott, flute
A long-running and popular series of lunchtime recitals in one of Edinburgh's most beautiful concert spaces. Today, flautist Cliodhna Scott plays Bach and Martinu.
Time & Location
19 Aug 2024, 13:00 – 13:50
St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Pl, Edinburgh EH12 5AW, UK
About
This long-running and very popular series of lunchtime recitals features a wide variety of performers, playing and singing in one of Edinburgh's most beautiful concert spaces. These concerts are free by donation, and a perfect way to spend a lunchtime during the busy festival!
Programme
Partita in A minor.............................................. J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata for Flute and Piano.............................. B. Martinu (1890-1959)
Movement IV..................................................... A. Jolivet (1905-1974) from Cinq Incantions for Solo Flute
Sonatine for Flute and Piano........P. Sancan (1916-2008)
Biography
Cliodhna began her studies at St Mary’s Music School under the tutelage of Lis Dooner and with Katherine Bryan. Currently she studies with Petri Alanko at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
Recently she won all four orchestral apprenticeships to play alongside the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Finnish National Opera and the Tapiola Sinfonietta - subsequently being invited to play professionally with the Finnish National Opera.
She was awarded the 2024 Atarah’s Legacy Fund Memorial Prize by the British Flute Society as well as being a Semi-Finalist in the 2024 BBC Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician of the year.
Cliodhna is a participant in the 2024 edition of the highly selective Santander Encuentro de Música y Academia - which culminated in a month of professional orchestral, chamber and solo recitals.
She has participated in masterclasses with renowned flautists such as; Sebastian Jacot, Anna Garzuly-Wahlgren and Mario Caroli.