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Music at Paxton - gallery

Gramophone
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The River Tweed runs beside the grounds of Paxton House
Music at Paxton concerts are set in the Picture Gallery of Paxton House. The largest private gallery of any country house in Scotland, it hangs from floor to ceiling with picture from the National Gallery of Scotland’s collection (photo Pictorial Photography)
Paxton House is a stunning 18th century Palladian villa that lies in the Scottish Borders on the banks of the River Tweed. Each year in July it hosts Music at Paxton, a summer chamber music festival. Audiences can enjoy house tours as well as wandering in the beautiful grounds (photo gisphotographic.co.uk)
The Broadwood piano in the drawing room of Paxton House
The Chiaroscuro Quartet led by Alina Ibragimova made their debut at Music at Paxton in 2011 and this year they return on Sunday 20 July with a programme of Classical masterworks played on period gut-stringed instruments (photo Agnese Blaubarde)
Paxton House features one of the finest collections of Chippendale furniture in Britain
Music at Paxton extends its educational programme this year with a series of family workshops led by the percussion duo, O Duo. The workshops culminate in an outdoor family performance on Sunday 20 July. Live Music Now Scotland also celebrate their 30th birthday with an educational series with Music at Paxton. The Astrid String Quartet perform the birthday commission by Alasdair Nicolson on Tuesday 22 July (photo Pictorial Photography)

Founded in 2006, the Paxton Festival is a 10-day chamber music festival that presents concerts at the 18th-century Paxton House in the Scottish Borders. This year the festival features performances from pianist Alasdair Beatson, percussion ensemble O Duo, the Edinburgh Quartet, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani and the Chiaroscuro Quartet. 

For more information about this year's festival (which runs from July 18 - July 27) visit www.musicatpaxton.co.uk.

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