Rabinovich plays the Goldberg Variations

Abbey Church, North Berwick

Sun 8 Sept 3pm

Duration: 1 hour 15 mins approx


Goldberg Variations

Piano

Free ticket for any school student attending with a full price ticket holder 18+

Half price ticket for students aged 16+ in full time education

Goldberg Variations at Lammermuir Festival

Roman Rabinovich performs one of the pinnacles of the keyboard repertoire – a supreme technical and musical challenge. We can probably discount the charming story that Bach wrote this epic work to ‘cure’ the insomnia of an ambassador to the court of Saxony. No-one, surely, would fall asleep during the unfolding brilliance of the Goldberg Variations.

'Concert pianism's exceptional demands - both physical and mental - mean that its practitioners tend to be exceptionally talented people, and the young Roman Rabinovich is definitely one of those. He has a formidable technique … Rabinovich's playing ran the gamut of rage and comedy, lyricism and heroic declamation.'

The Independent

Seating Plan

See ticket prices for Abbey Church, North Berwick below.

Abbey Church, North Berwick

The Abbey Church was built in 1868 to house a congregation formed by the union of a Free Church with a United Presbyterian church. It was designed by Robert R Raeburn in Early English style. The site had been used in the 18th Century by a ‘praying society’ but it is not known why the new church was named ‘Abbey’. One plausible theory is that the area was known locally as the ‘abbey lands’ because it included the ruins of a mediaeval Cistercian priory. Among the church’s stained glass windows is one by Sax Shaw (1972) which has an arrangement of suspended planes representing an ascent of doves.

Abbey Church, North Berwick

Address

Abbey Church, North Berwick
EH39 4HE

Getting there by bus

The following buses pass through North Berwick. Please check timetables before booking your tickets.
EAST COAST BUSES: x5, 124, 125
EVES COACHES: 121

Getting there by train

Edinburgh to North Berwick service. Station at west end of town. Venue is in the middle of town, about a 10 minute walk from the station.

Getting there by car

North Berwick is to the north east of the county, accessed by A198 and B1437.

Accessibility

Parking:

The venue is situated in the centre of town on the main road passing through the High Street. There is paid for on street car parking around the venue, a car park at the east end of town, and free parking out side the centre of town. There are no designated disabled parking spaces and we are unable to provide any outside the church due to official parking restrictions.

Terrain:

Pavement, then step up at the front or ramp access to the side.

Induction Loop:
Yes

Toilets:
Mix of toilets.

Wheelchair Access:

Two steps at front, ramp access at side.

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