Music in Dumfries

11/03/2026

🎺 Season Finale Concert – Music in Dumfries 🎶

The final concert of the Music in Dumfries 2025–26 season takes place on Sunday 29 March at 3.00pm at The Bridge, Dumfries, featuring Brass Tracks, one of Scotland’s most exciting and engaging brass quintets.

Formed in 2013, Brass Tracks bring together musicians from a wide range of backgrounds including orchestral, theatre, television, chamber music and brass bands. They are passionate about making music accessible to everyone, performing everything from Renaissance works to contemporary favourites.

The group has performed in venues ranging from concert halls and cathedrals to Glasgow Central Station and major public events, and has also featured on BBC One’s Rillington Place and recordings with prog rock artist Fish (Marillion).

🎵 Tickets: £15
🎓 Students: £5
👧 School children: Free

Available from the Midsteeple Box Office, online at www.musicindumfries.com
, or at the door.

Come along and help us round off another wonderful season of live music! 🎶

21/01/2026

🎶 Music in Dumfries – Next Concert 🎶

We’re delighted to welcome the Fibonacci Quartet, one of Europe’s most exciting young string quartets, for our next concert at The Bridge.

Originally formed at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, the Fibonacci Quartet are now a Resident Ensemble at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid and the Dutch String Quartet Academy in Amsterdam. They are prize-winners at numerous international competitions and, uniquely, the only ensemble ever to win both First Prize and the Audience Prize at the Premio Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition.

They perform regularly across Europe and are frequently heard on BBC Radio 3 and other international broadcasts. This promises to be a superb afternoon of chamber music from one of the leading string quartets of their generation.

📅 Sunday 15 February 2026
🕒 3.00pm
📍 The Bridge, Glasgow Road, Dumfries

🎼 Programme:
Beethoven – String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18 No. 1
Debussy – String Quartet in G minor
Interval
Schumann – String Quartet No. 3 in A major

🎟️ Tickets: £15 | Students £5 | Schoolchildren free (with an adult)
Available via www.musicindumfries.com
, Midsteeple Box Office, or on the door.

A wonderful chance to hear world-class chamber music right here in Dumfries – we hope you can join us. Thank you to Chamber Music Scotland

13/01/2026

🎶 Music in Dumfries – January Concert 🎶

We’re delighted to welcome Rebecca Carson (flute) and Anne Chaurand (guitar) for a beautifully varied afternoon concert at The Bridge.

This inspiring duo brings together the idyllic pairing of flute and guitar, with music spanning Baroque elegance, French colour, Scottish influences and a Latin twist. Their programme includes works by Blavet, Debussy, Ibert and McGuire, alongside Villa-Lobos and Piazzolla.

Rebecca Carson has performed with many of the UK’s leading orchestras, including the BBC Symphony, Royal Philharmonic and English National Ballet, and is now based in Dumfries and Galloway, focusing on teaching, chamber music and solo work.
Anne Chaurand, originally from France, is an acclaimed soloist and chamber musician who has performed internationally for over forty years and now makes her home in rural Dumfries and Galloway.

📅 Sunday 18 January 2026
🕒 3.00pm
📍 The Bridge, Glasgow Road, Dumfries

🎟️ Tickets: £15 | Students £5 | Schoolchildren free (with an adult)
Available via www.musicindumfries.com
, from Midsteeple Box Office or on the door.

A perfect winter afternoon of chamber music – we hope you can join us. Thank you to Chamber Music Scotland

25/10/2025

For our next concert we’re delighted to be welcoming New Focus – the piano and saxophone duo of Euan Stevenson and Konrad Wiszniewski. They bring together classical music and jazz in a way that feels fresh, inventive and beautifully balanced.

📅 Friday 7th November
🕢 7.30pm
📍 The Bridge, Dumfries

Expect to hear:
🎼 Bach-style improvisations on jazz standards
🎷 Take the A Train as if written by Mozart
🎹 Music by Liszt, Satie, Gershwin, Miles Davis, Cole Porter – and original works by Euan Stevenson

About the Musicians:
Euan and Konrad are award-winning performers who’ve played at venues like Ronnie Scott’s, Celtic Connections, Perth Festival of the Arts, BBC Radio 3’s Southbank celebrations and more. Their album New Focus was shortlisted for Scottish Album of the Year.

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🎄 And a Date for Your Diary… Our Pre-Christmas Fundraising Dinner!

📅 Thursday 27th November
📍 Buccleuch & Queensberry Hotel, Thornhill
💷 £40 for two courses / £50 for three (includes a £10 donation)

Please book in advance and email [email protected] to reserve your place. More details are on our website: www.musicindumfries.com/events

Last year was a sold-out success – places are limited, so book early!

13/10/2025

🎶 Music in Dumfries presents NEW FOCUS – The Classical Connection 🎷🎹
Join us for an evening of stunning music for piano and saxophone with Euan Stevenson and Konrad Wiszniewski.

📅 Friday 7 November 2025
📍 The Bridge, Glasgow Road, Dumfries
🕢 7.30 pm

Expect a rich mix of classical and jazz influences with works by Liszt, Gershwin, Satie, Miles Davis, Cole Porter, and original compositions by Euan Stevenson.

🎟️ Tickets: £15 adults / £5 students / Free entry for school children
Available online via our website, from Midsteeple Box Office, or at the door.
👉 www.musicindumfries.com

Come and experience an evening of inspiring musicianship and expressive soundscapes! ✨
Thank you to Chamber Music Scotland

07/10/2025

Two Concerts – One Ticket!

We’re delighted to announce not one, but two outstanding concerts this weekend – and if you come to the concert on Saturday 11th October, you’ll receive free admission to the concert the following afternoon!

🎹 Saturday 11th October, 7.30pm – St John’s Church, Newall Terrace, Dumfries
We welcome Nikita Lukinov, an acclaimed pianist now based in Glasgow, who will perform a thrilling programme of Russian repertoire including works by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Mussorgsky.
Find out more about Nikita and enjoy samples of his playing here: lukinoff.com

🎻 Sunday 12th October, 3.00pm – St John’s Church, Newall Terrace, Dumfries
Through the support of Chamber Music Scotland, we are delighted to host Katrina Lee, a Yorkshire-based violinist, who will be performing works from her new CD, Chronicles for Solo Violin.
Learn more about Katrina here: katrinaleeviolin.com

Thanks to Chamber Music Scotland’s sponsorship, anyone attending Nikita’s concert on Saturday will be able to enjoy Katrina’s concert on Sunday for free – an unmissable opportunity to hear two outstanding musicians in one weekend.

🎟️ Tickets available on the door, via our website, or at the Midsteeple.

We look forward to seeing you there!

08/09/2025

We would like to thank Dumfries & Galloway Life for taking out an advert in our 2025 Music in Dumfries Brochure, we appreciate your continued support.

08/09/2025

We would like to thank Mel at More Organised for taking out an advert in our 2025 Music in Dumfries Brochure, we appreciate your continued support.

08/09/2025

Just a reminder that our 79th Season of presenting Chamber music in Dumfries starts on September 19th at St John's church with the Comberti Cole Duo. Tickets can be purchased from our website or from the Midsteeple Box Office or on the door on the eveing of the concert.

Thank you to Chamber Music Scotland

Our line up for the 79th Season of presenting Chamber Music in Dumfries.

We hope you can come along to one or more of the below concerts.

Details on the attached poster or on our website www.musicindumfries.com, our printed brochure will be available soon.

06/08/2025