Classical Series
“Scotland the Brave”
January 25, 2025 at 7 pm
Etherredge Center on the USCA Campus
Aiken Civic Orchestra’s first concert in the Classical Series will feature Rachel Barton Pine on violin for Max Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy”, Opus 46. Hailed as a leading interpreter of the great classical masterworks and a winner of numerous awards including Gold and Bronze Medals in International Violin Competitions, Ms. Pine is a past winner of the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award. The Washington Post says Ms. Pine is “an exciting, boundary-defying performer – Pine displays a power and confidence that puts her in the top echelon.” She has performed internationally and has recorded as well, with a discography of over 40 recordings including Elgar and Bruch Violin Concertos. The concert also features the very popular
Hebrides Overture “Fingal’s Cave” and Symphony No. 3, (the ”Scottish” Symphony in A Minor) by Felix Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn is one of the most popular and important composers of the Romantic era, and these works are often described as evoking the wild landscapes of Scotland.