Mendelssohn and Brahms

The Mahler Players open our 2026/27 season with music by Mendelssohn and Brahms. Mendelssohn's music to A Midsummer Night's Dream includes one of the most astonishing examples of a mature work by a young composer, with the sparkling overture written by Mendelssohn when he was only seventeen years old. Alongside the overture will be excerpts from the incidental music including the famous wedding march. In the second half we present Brahms' Second Symphony, a work of great warmth and richness.

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, op. 61: Excerpts
Interval
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73

The Mahler Players
Conductor Tomas Leakey

£25 Standard
£15 Discretionary concession *
£10 Under-26s
£5 under-18s with free accompanying adult (limited number on offer and only available in advance). We suggest that this concert is suitable for children from age 12.

* Explaining our new symphonic ticket pricing. Thank you to the many audience members who engaged with our survey in autumn 2025. We included a request for feedback about our pricing and a space to give a suggestion of the ideal ticket price for one of our concerts. The average (mean) suggestion was £25. It is important for the sustainability of the orchestra that we support ourselves by covering a high enough proportion of our costs through ticket sales. With this in mind, and listening to the message received via our survey, we have updated our standard price and removed the previous concession for audience members over the age of 60. However, there was feedback from some of you that an increase in price would make it hard for you to attend, so alongside this necessary price increase we are trialling a new and cheaper concession rate of £15. Unlike the old concession rate, which was linked to age, student- or employment-status, this new concession is entirely discretionary. It can be purchased by anyone regardless of age and there is no requirement to provide evidence of need. We trust you, our valued audience, to choose the right option for you.

To encourage the next generation of concert-goers, we retain our original reduced rates of £10 for under-26s and £5 for under-18s (I.D. may be checked).

As previously there is the option to make an additional donation during the checkout process. This is currently set by default to £5 but can easily be removed or changed.

Thank you for your understanding!

Strathpeffer Pavilion is fully accessible. Wheelchair and companion seats can be reserved on request - please send us a message and we will be delighted to arrange this.

The Mahler Players is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), Charity No. SC044711