Wed 06 Sept
|Aberdeen, Queen’s Cross Church
Laudonia - The Grand Tour
An extraordinary musical journey from Edinburgh to Rome with the celebrated soprano Susan Hamilton and Scottish-Austrian Ensemble Laudonia.
Time & Location
06 Sept 2023, 19:30 – 21:30
Aberdeen, Queen’s Cross Church, Albyn Pl, Aberdeen AB10 1YN, UK
About the event
Retrace the Grand Tour of the outstanding Scotsman Sir John Clerk of Penicuik.
In October of 1694, Sir John left Penicuik for a journey that would take him away from Scotland for four years. The first part of his journey took him to Leiden where he studied law, the violin and harpsichord. After one year of hard work he was able to play the harpsichord in concerts and "he was as good as any Gentleman in Holland". During his stay in Leiden he met the Polish composer Jakob Kremberg and it is thought that he had composition lessons from him. It was here that he also met Herman Boerhaave, the renowned Dutch physician, who would remain a good friend and who wrote the libretti for at least two of his cantatas.
In May 1697 he left Holland and set off for Rome. He travelled through Germany and spent the summer…
Tickets
General Admission
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