Roman Rabinovich and Members of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Online from Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Sat 19 Sept 8pm
Presented by Kate Molleson
String Quintet in G minor, K516
Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Op 37 (arr. Vinzenz Lachner)
Piano
Photo credit: Robin Mitchell
The practice of playing Beethoven’s piano concertos in arrangements for piano and string quartet or quintet was common in his lifetime. In this concert Roman Rabinovich is joined by five players from the SCO for a uniquely intimate performance of the Third Concerto whose dramatic first movement recalls the brooding tragedy of Mozart’s C minor Piano Concerto K491. Time stands still in the sublime slow movement and the ebullient finale brings the concert to a joyous conclusion. Before it, one of the most profound works from the final chapter of Mozart’s life in chamber music: the G minor quintet is suffused with an often startlingly intense, sorrowful atmosphere that is finally dispelled in the elegant, entirely genial last movement – a tale of darkness giving way to light if ever there was one.
The whole concert was played [by Rabinovich] in an exceptionally cultivated way and with a high degree of technical finish . . . an evening of exceptional music making.
SeenandHeardInternational
Holy Trinity Church, Haddington
Holy Trinity stands on the site of a Franciscan friary (the original ‘Lamp of Lothian’ before that title passed to St Mary’s Church nearby) which was built here in the 13th Century. The friary was demolished in 1572, and almost two centuries later, in 1769, work was begun on a ‘qualified’ Anglican chapel which was finally consecrated as Holy Trinity in 1815. The present chancel was added and the interior remodelled in an attractive neo-Byzantine style in 1930.
Address
Holy Trinity Church, Haddington
EH41 3EX
Getting there by bus
Buses passing through Haddington
EAST COAST BUSES: X6, X7, 106
PRENTICE: 108, 109, 101, 111, 122
EVE COACHES: 121
Please check bus timetables before booking your tickets.
Getting there by train
The nearest train station is at Drem.
Getting there by car
Haddington is in the centre of East Lothian just off the A1. There is free on street car parking in the town.
Accessibility
Parking:There is free on street car parking in the town.
We can offer 3 spaces inside the church grounds for blue badge holders. Please email [email protected] to book a space, subject to availability and on a first come first served basis.
Terrain:Gravel path with flat access into venue.
Induction Loop:
Yes
Toilets:
One toilet, not adapted.
Almost flat access via front door. Small lip to entrance.
