Chamber Music Scotland

18/08/2026

Just Announced 📣

Supported by our Small Venues Touring Fund, Naad-Hara will tour their collaborative performance that brings together Indian & Western classical, Gaelic and traditional Scottish influences across September 🎶

9 Sep - Craignish Village Hall, Ardfern
10 Sep - Knoydart Community Hall, Inverie
15 Sep - Ardkinglas House & Woodland Garden,Argyll
17 Sep - CatStrand, New Galloway

Naad-Hara presents an innovative programme of traditional melodies, original compositions, and improvisation. Through the meeting of Indian raag, Gaelic song, and Western harmonic textures, the performance explores connections between cultures, histories, and musical traditions. Drawing on influences including Thumri, Tappa, Sufi music, and Gaelic song, the ensemble creates a rich and engaging musical dialogue rooted in shared expression, creativity, and collaboration.

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Image by Brian Hartley

17/08/2026

Just Announced! Quartet Malamatina will tour their programme ‘Songs of Ascent’, weaving together ancient and modern musical narratives, speaking to themes of ascent, hope and joy in October.

22 Oct - Meffan Museum and Art Gallery, Angus
23 Oct - Clatt Auld Kirk, Aberdeenshire
24 Oct - Pennan Village Hall, Aberdeenshire
25 Oct - Newtonmore Village Hall, Highland

Known for their “immensely colourful, lyrical and expressive playing” (Laura Snowden), Quartet Malamatina first formed for a performance at the 2021 UN Climate Conference.

Songs of Ascent’ features Arvo Pärt’s transcendent De Profundis and Summa, Philip Glass’s Mishima Quartet, and John Dowland’s timeless lute songs, alongside the world premiere of a new work by Glasgow-based composer Ollie Hawker. In this programme, Quartet Malamatina showcases the warmth, versatility and intimacy of the guitar quartet, speaking to themes of ascent, hope and joy, resonating deeply with audiences in both concert halls and close-knit community spaces.

Creative Scotland

12/08/2026

Supported by our Small Venues Touring Fund, Justyna Cello Jablonska will tour her piece ‘Unforeseen: Improvising Life and Music’ in September. The new 60-minute multimedia performance blends virtuosic cello improvisation with live electronics, loops, field recordings, film, and spoken word ✨️

5 Sep - Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
11 Sep - SEALL Events Skye, Isle of Skye
17 Sep - The Glad Cafe, Glasgow
19 Sep - Stockbridge Hub, Edinburgh
26 Sep - Bute Arts Society, Isle of Bute

Recognised for her adventurous approach to performance, Jablonska has established herself as a distinctive voice within Scotland's contemporary music scene, working across contemporary classical music, improvisation and global musical traditions.

Unforeseen grew from Jablonska's own memories into a wider exploration of migration, belonging and identity. Drawing on conversations with Polish, Ukrainian and Roma migrants alongside field recordings and childhood recollections, she discovered unexpected connections between people's experiences, where familiar sounds, places and memories echoed across generations and borders. Moreover, improvisation lies at the heart of the record. Blending structured composition with spontaneous performance, processed cello, spoken word, field recordings and electronics, Unforeseen reflects on how we respond to unforeseen circumstances, adapt to change and carry a sense of home with us.

🎫 Tickets on sale now! https://chambermusicscotland.com/whats-on/

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30/07/2026

This week we’re saying a huge, heartfelt thank you and farewell to our brilliant colleague Nat, who is moving on to her next chapter after 5 incredible years with Chamber Music Scotland 🎶

As Evaluation and Development Manager, Nat has truly helped shape and support CMS into what it is today. We’d like to thank Nat for all her brilliant work, dedication and good laughs over the years. Nat will be dearly missed and we wish her all the best in her new role ✨

30/07/2026

Part of our residency in Japan in December 2025 at paradise air included a artist portrait by the photographer Hajime Koto and here it is!

Taken at one of our most favourite spots it Matsudo, Tokyo - fujikurasports they host a range of exciting concerts as well as fantastic vintage items to buy and some made in house!

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23/07/2026

We’ve just published our Annual Activity Report for 2025-26 🎉

Our new report celebrates the ways we have embodied our mission and values in all of our work with artists, communities, and audiences this year.

A massive thank you to all the musicians, partner organisations and audiences who contributed to and supported the successes highlighted in this report 💫

You can read the full report here: https://chambermusicscotland.com/annual-activity-report-2025-26/

Cover Image by Sean Patrick Campbell

16/07/2026

Chamber Music Scotland is delighted to announce the recipients of the Concert Series Fund 2026-27 🙌

This year the fund has distributed a total of £76,000 to 38 chamber music organisations, spanning across 18 Scottish local authority areas!

The Concert Series Fund is designed to help local promoters deliver high-quality chamber music concerts across Scotland, providing support for local and grassroots music clubs, community groups and volunteer-run organisations. It aims to support performance opportunities, and increase access to live chamber music.

Congratulations to all the Recipients! 🎉

Image Credits : Westbourne Music, Nikita Lukinov - Music in West Kilbride, Glasgow South Concert Series Isla String Quartet © Photo by Inis Oírr Asano - Strathearn Music Society & Moffat Music Society / Tunnell Trust for Young Musicians, Maria Waszyrowska - Melrose Music Society, William Conway - Inverness Symphony Orchestra, Bute Arts Society, Aberdeen Chamber Music Concerts, Adam Workman - Moffat Music Society, Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild, MilngavieMusic, Newton Stewart Music, Telemann Ensemble - Strathearn Music Society, Music in Rannoch, Chloé Piano Trio - Dundee Chamber Music.

06/07/2026

We are delighted to announce the Recipients of Chamber Music Scotland’s Classical EDI Development Programme 2026 🙌

Supported by Creative Scotland, three exciting new projects are being supported by the programme in 2026. The initiatives will be delivered by a cohort of Scotland-based musicians:

Gillian Walker is a composer from Scotland whose work is concerned with the visual and social aspects of performance. Gillian is interested in collaboration across disciplines, socially engaged art practices and creating music with communities. Her project aims to research the experiences of working class musicians and composers based in Scotland, to better understand the barriers that working class creatives face at different stages of their pathways into the creative industry, through interviews, mentorship and manifesto building.

Katrina Lee is a violinist and multi-award-winning musician, known for her dedication to championing diversity and inclusion in the arts. The focus of Katrina’s work is on amplifying the voices of lesser heard composers who have been overlooked due to systemic marginalisation. Currently in training as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, her project includes researching how CBT informed approaches and tools can be utilised to help individuals and groups to manage performance anxiety with the aim of creating specific CBT-informed resources for creative practice.

Helen Douthwaite-Teasdale is a performer, educator and arranger with extensive experience of working with young musicians across the UK. Danielle Price is a performer, improviser and composer whose work explores a range of creative outlets using tuba and voice. Their project will explore how socio-economic background affects and influences pathways to becoming a professional classical brass musician in Scotland. They aim to get a better understanding of the barriers to further progression for players as well as socio-economic challenges in developing and maintaining a career as a professional classical musician.

Congratulations to all the Recipients! 🎉

Image 2: Louise Mather, 4: Alan Donaldson