Amy Laurenson - Friday lunchtime Piano recitals

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About the artist:

Amy Laurenson is a pianist from the Shetland Isles, currently based in Glasgow. Rooted in the traditional music of Shetland, Amy explores the music of her homeland alongside traditional and folk music from Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia. Growing up surrounded by classical music, she has developed a style which ebbs and flows between traditional, classical, and jazz influence. This diversity of influences has resulted in a vision which challenges the role of the piano as a solo instrument in traditional music.
Amy was recently named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2023 at Celtic Connections and has since toured throughout the UK with her band, appearing at the likes of Shetland Folk Festival, Edinburgh TradFest, Cambridge Folk Festival and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Amy has performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at Glasgow’s City Halls during BBC Burns Night 2024 celebrations. She was named in The List’s Hot 100 of 2023 for her contributions to Scotland’s cultural landscape.

Her debut album Strands (Feb 2024), reflects on her traditional Shetland roots and how this has grown to be intertwined with threads of contemporary influence and ideas.

More on her website: https://amylaurenson.com

Venue Info
Pianodrome Bruntsfield is at The St.Oswald's Center at 41 Montpelier Place in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh EH10 4NB, just parallel to the main street and next to the primary school. It has an accessible entrance and an accessible toilet. Please get in touch if there is anything else you'd like to ask or tell us prior to your visit.