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The University of St Andrews Music Centre based in the award-winning Laidlaw Music Centre

The University of St Andrews Music Centre provides facilities for enjoying music in all its forms to all sections of the St Andrews community. Located in the new state-of-the-art Laidlaw Music Centre, we offer facilities and opportunities for individual and group practice, tuition and performance, concert-going and formal academic training.

29/10/2026

Make sure to get your tickets for our upcoming celebrity concert by Hugh Mackay!

Young Scottish cellist Hugh Mackay makes his St Andrews debut in a solo recital marking the 50th anniversary of Benjamin Britten's passing, joined by Music Centre scholarship cellists*.

Kodály: Sonata for solo cello, op. 8
Britten: Suite no. 1 for solo cello, op. 72
Arvo Pärt: Fratres (version for eight cellos)*
Popper: Polonaise de Concert for eight cellos*

🗓️ Saturday 14 November, 19:30

📍McPherson Recital Room, Laidlaw Music Centre

🎟 Admission: £20, £16 (Music Centre members) £6 (students and children)

Ticket link on our Linktree in bio, or available from the Byre Theatre. Tickets may also be available on the door at the venue before the performance begins (subject to availability).

Don't miss out on a stunning performance!

www.hughmackaycellist.com

25/10/2026

We're back with another fabulous lineup for our Organ and Lunchtime concerts this coming week!

On Tuesday Chris Bragg, Head of Programming at the Music Centre, performs Schumann's Six Canonic Studies for Pedal Piano on the historic 1868 T.C. Lewis organ in the McPherson recital room in a programme which also features music by Jehan Alain and Mendelssohn, and by father-and-son Marco Antonio and Girolamo Cavazonni on the Goetze and Gwynn meantone Italian renaissance organ.

🗓 Tuesday 27 October, 13:10
📍 McPherson Recital Room

On Wednesday Kazakh pianist and RCS doctoral-candidate Sholpan Miller performs four of Medtner's Four Fairy Tales, op. 26 and is joined by soprano Masha McMinn in his Eight Poems after Tyutchev and Fet, op 24.

🗓 Wednesday 28 October, 13:10
📍 McPherson Recital Room

🎟 Admission: £5, FREE to Music Centre members

24/10/2026

We're back next week with another round of fabulous concerts and events!

This Tuesday's Organ Concert will be performed by Chris Bragg, Head of Programming at the Music Centre, in a programme including Cavazzoni, Schumann, Alain and Mendelssohn.

On Wednesday we are joined by Kazakh pianist and RCS doctoral-candidate Sholpan Sharbakova Miller and soprano Masha McMinn for our Lunchtime Concert, which will be followed by a Music Talk by Sholpan Miller entitled 'Fairy Tales of our Lives: the music if Nikolai Medtner'.

On Friday the Music Society Lunchtime Concert will be performed by the Folk and Trad Society.

Make sure to make the most of the amazing concerts on offer!

24/10/2026

Mark your calendars for an eloquent programme that spans centuries and styles, from Nordic refinement to Russian Romanticism with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

The evening begins with Lars-Erik Larsson’s Lyric Fantasy, a graceful and atmospheric work that complements Anders Hillborg’s bold and imaginative Cello Concerto. The soloist is the brilliant Amalie Stalheim, whose virtuosity brings out the work’s striking contrasts as well as moments of delicate intimacy and dazzling flair.

Stalheim then returns for Tchaikovsky’s elegant Rococo Variations, a sparkling tribute to 18th-century style, and to close, Andrew Manze conducts Tchaikovsky’s beloved Serenade, a masterpiece of soaring melodies and lyrical depth.

🗓️ Wednesday 4th November, 19:00

📍Holy Trinity Church

🎟 Admission: £6-£26, FREE to Under 18s

Tickets available in advance from the Byre Theatre Box Office on 01334 475000, in person at the Byre, and at
https://byretheatre.com/shows/sco-26-27-tchaikovsky-serenade/

Tickets may also be available on the door at the venue before the performance begins (subject
to availability).

www.sco.org.uk

23/10/2026

After a spectacular start to the semester, we have even more amazing Lunchtime and
Organ concerts coming up from next week! Make sure you don't miss out on these stunning performances 🎵

23/10/2026

We have had a wonderful start to the semester with our series of Lunchtime and Organ concerts. It has been a pleasure to host so many talented musicians over the last few weeks!

We'll be back next week with more concerts- make sure you don't miss out on some stunning performances!

🗓️ Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1.10pm
📍McPherson Recital Room and St Salvator's Chapel
🎟 £5, FREE for Music Centre members

22/10/2026

Our second Visiting Day is just under a week away!

Swipe through to see what's on at the Music Centre this coming Visiting Day, from building tours, to lunchtime concerts, to Evensong with St Salvator's Chapel Choir, St Andrews!

And don't forget to check out our last Visiting Day post for key information about the Music Centre and the wide range of musical opportunities on offer at St Andrews 🎶

We look forward to meeting you!

22/10/2026

What was the secret to Nikolai Medtner’s romantic blend of music and storytelling? Find out at our first Music Talk of the semester, ‘Fairy Tales of Our Lives: The music of Nikolai Medtner’, led by RCS doctoral candidate Sholpan Miller.

⏰ Wednesday 28 October, 14:30-16:00
📍 Laidlaw Music Centre, Gifford Room
🎟️ FREE

20/10/2026

As well as our weekly events, we also host a wide range of music groups and ensembles here at the Music Centre!

We have something for everyone with our community orchestra StAFCO, Baroque Ensemble, Piano Club, Guitar Ensemble, Flute, Clarinet, and Saxophone Ensembles, and more 🎵

For a full list, and how to get involved, see our website or our pinned post!

17/10/2026

Our next celebrity concert is fast approaching! Join us next month for an unmissable concert by cellist Hugh Mackay.

With appearances at Wigmore Hall, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie and the Palace of Versailles to his name, the young Scottish cellist Hugh Mackay makes his St Andrews debut in a solo recital marking the 50th anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s passing. Britten’s first suite for solo cello is juxtaposed with Zoltán Kodály’s herculean, and rarely heard, Sonata for solo cello op. 8, before Mackay is joined by a coterie of the Music Centre’s most talented student cellists in music by Arvo Pärt and the great 19th century Czech cellist David Popper.

🗓️ Saturday 14 November, 19:30

📍McPherson Recital Room, Laidlaw Music Centre

🎟 Admission: £20, £16 (Music Centre members) £6 (students and children)

Tickets available in advance from the Byre Theatre Box Office on 01334 475000, in person at the Byre, and at byretheatre.com/upcoming. Tickets may also be available on the door at the venue before the performance begins (subject to availability).

www.hughmackaycellist.com

Address

Laidlaw Music Centre, Queen’s Terrace
St Andrews
KY169QF

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 10pm
Tuesday	9am - 10pm
Wednesday	9am - 10pm
Thursday	9am - 10pm
Friday	9am - 8pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

Website

http://linktr.ee/laidlawmusiccentre

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