Lunchtime recital - Alastair Savage (violin)
Schedule
Wed Oct 16 2024 at 01:10 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Christ Church, Freemantle with Millbrook | Southampton, EN
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Lunchtime recitals 2024Wednesday 16th October, 1.10pm
"a must for aficionados, a primer for anyone with a notional
interest in Scottish traditional music" (Herald)
Alastair Savage is originally from Ayrshire and has performed
traditional and classical music throughout his life. He was winner
of the ‘Land O’ Burns’ Scots fiddle competition in his youth and
has been a member of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
since 1997 touring Japan, China, USA, South America and
throughout Europe. As traditional fiddle soloist he has performed
on BBC Radio 3, Radio Scotland, on national radio in the USA
and has made seven critically acclaimed albums featuring the
great Scots fiddle composers of centuries past alongside his
own unique compositions. The most recent of these is the album
‘Where The Good Ship Lands’ released in August 2024
alongside acclaimed cellist Alice Allen. His music has been used
by BBC Alba for documentary purposes and in 2021 he was
shortlisted for a Scottish Award in New Music in recognition of
his compositional work. As a session musician he has recorded
with many top artists crossing different musical genres including
Belle and Sebastian, Karen Matheson, Justin Currie and Ricky
Ross.
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Where is it happening?
Christ Church, Freemantle with Millbrook, Waterloo Road, Southampton,Southampton, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
