{"id":684919,"date":"2026-01-09T17:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/684919\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:19:12","slug":"musical-encounters-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/684919\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Encounters \u2013 The NEN \u2013 North Edinburgh News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Scottish Ensemble begins an exciting 2026 with the return of our\u00a0Young Artist programme<\/a>, helping to develop the next generation of Scotland\u2019s young string players.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delivered in partnership with the\u00a0Royal Conservatoire of Scotland<\/strong>, each year a group of RCS string students are selected to take part in a week-long side-by-side project with Scottish Ensemble musicians. <\/p>\n

The week sees mentorship meet music-making in its most dynamic form, with the group working on a broad range of string repertoire, extended playing techniques, programme curation and how to communicate with audiences.<\/p>\n

This year the development week will culminate in\u00a0Musical Encounters<\/strong>, an electrifying collaborative performance that sees the young RCS players bring fresh energy to the stage alongside Scottish Ensemble, for afternoon concerts in Glasgow (RCS, 16 January) and Edinburgh\u2019s Queens Hall (17 January).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following the project two young musicians will be selected to be Scottish Ensemble\u2019s Young Artists for 2026. They will benefit from a year-long programme of paid opportunities and development experiences designed to broaden their skills as professional musicians. <\/p>\n

This will include joining the Ensemble for tours and performances as well as Music for Wellbeing workshops in schools and at Scotland\u2019s Maggie\u2019s Centres, alongside office days with the management team to gain insights into programming, fundraising, and marketing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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James Hardie, Chief Executive at Scottish Ensemble, said:\u00a0\u201cAt Scottish Ensemble, we are always looking to the future of our artform, and nurturing the next generation of musicians is central to that mission. <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur annual Young Artists week at the RCS is a highlight of the year, giving us the chance to work with a new cohort of passionate, energetic young string players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Listings Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday 16 January, 1pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow<\/p>\n

Tickets \u00a35 \u2013 \u00a313<\/p>\n

Booking:\u00a0https:\/\/www.rcs.ac.uk\/whats-on\/fridays-at-one-scottish-ensemble-side-by-side-with-rcs-strings\/book\/598806\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday 17 January, 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Queen\u2019s Hall, Edinburgh<\/p>\n

Tickets \u00a313, Free for Under-16s<\/p>\n

Booking:\u00a0https:\/\/www.thequeenshall.net\/book\/266801<\/a><\/p>\n

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Musical Encounters programme<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jessie Montgomery\u00a0<\/strong>Starburst<\/p>\n

Henryk G\u00f3recki\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Three Pieces in Old Style<\/p>\n

Witold\u00a0Lutos\u0142awski\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Five Folk Melodies (No.2 and No.3)<\/p>\n

Elizabeth\u00a0Maconchy\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Music for Strings (Mvmt II: Scherzo)<\/p>\n

T\u014dru Takemitsu\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Music of Training and Rest, from Jos\u00e9 Torres<\/p>\n

Caroline Shaw<\/strong>\u00a0Plan & Elevation (Mvmt V: The Beech Tree)<\/p>\n

Hans Abrahamson<\/strong>\u00a010 Preludes (No.2)<\/p>\n

Thomas Ades\u00a0<\/strong>Arcadiana (O Albion)<\/p>\n

Philip Glass<\/strong>\u00a01957. Award Montage\u00a0from\u00a0String Quartet no3 \u2018Mishima\u2019<\/p>\n

Olli Mustonen<\/strong>\u00a0Nonet II\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Scottish Ensemble begins an exciting 2026 with the return of our\u00a0Young Artist programme, helping to develop the next…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":541278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-684919","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-glasgow","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115866289296781622","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=684919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/684919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=684919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=684919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=684919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}