Sat 21 Sept 3.30pm
Dirleton Kirk, Dirleton
Maxwell String Quartet
& Danny Driver
Duration: approx. 1 hour
£17
A booking fee of £1 per ticket, up to a maximum of £5 per transaction, will be added to all bookings.
Half price concession for children and students in full time education
Credit: Eric Richmond / Lammermuir Festival
Four Piano Pieces, Op 119
Piano Quintet in F minor Op 34
Piano
“The quintet is beautiful beyond measure”, conductor Hermann Levi told Brahms after he had rewritten the Piano Quintet from its earlier string quintet and piano duo incarnations. It is a heroic work on a grand scale and the Maxwell Quartet, hotfoot from their morning concert, team up with Danny Driver for a wonderful afternoon of Brahms, beginning with his elegiac late Intermezzi for solo piano.
'This quartet goes to the very heart of what chamber music is'
Stavanger Aftenblad
'[Driver’s] poise, focus and imagination… this is playing of a most perceptive order'
The Telegraph
Dirleton is one of the most picturesque of East Lothian's many beautiful villages, and its church, Dirleton Kirk, dedicated to St Andrew, is a real gem.
Built in 1612 to replace the parish church along the coast at Gullane which was continually being inundated by sand, this long, low-eaved church with its square, gothic-topped tower is built of warm pink sandstone.
Its striking Archerfield Aisle (1664) is Scotland's earliest example of neo-classical architecture. Inside, the mellow light filters through some especially fine stained glass.
Dirleton Kirk, Dirleton
EH39 5EH
Bus service 124/X24 from Edinburgh to North Berwick
Bus stop 200m from church
Nearest station is Drem 4 miles. List of taxis on station noticeboard.
22 miles from Edinburgh via A1/A198
Public parking around village green, 50m from the church
3 disabled spaces at side of the church. Please email admin@lammermuirfestival.co.uk if you require one of these spaces.
Gravel path to the church. Flat access into the venue.
Induction Loop:
Yes
Toilets:
One non adapted unisex toilet off lobby.
Stepped access. Assistance would be required and will be available.