haddington concert society patron: alasdair beatson

"a consummate ensemble musician, undemonstrative, gentle, and mercifully free of the histrionics that infect many solo pianists." Artsdesk  

Scottish pianist Alasdair Beatson is renowned as a sincere musician and intrepid programmer. He champions a wide repertoire on both modern and historical instruments with particular areas of interest: classical, early romantic and French music (especially Fauré), alongside the music of today’s composers. A prolific chamber musician, Alasdair’s colleagues include Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis, Viktoria Mullova, Pieter Wispelwey, the Doric, Gringolts and Meta4 string quartets, and the Nash Ensemble.

Recent recordings include works of Beethoven and Schubert for violin and fortepiano with Viktoria Mullova, and a solo piano recital Aus Wien on Pentatone. These join a discography of solo and chamber recordings on BIS, Champs Hill, Chandos, Claves, Evil Penguin, Pentatone, Signum, SOMM and Rubicon labels. Performances during the 2025-26 season include regular appearances at Wigmore Hall, as concerto soloist in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, and at festivals including Bath Mozartfest, Cumnock Tryst, IMS Prussia Cove, Musikdorf Ernen, Resonances, Shenzhen Verbier Festival, and Yellow Barn. Alasdair teaches solo piano at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and regularly teaches and mentors for Chamber Studio and MusicWorks. From 2012 to 2018 Alasdair was founder and artistic director of Musique à Marsac, and since 2019 is artistic director of the Kammermusikfest at Musikdorf Ernen in Switzerland. 

www.alasdairbeatson.com