Alasdair Beatson/Scottish Ensemble players, Perth Concert Hall
On reflection, I am absolutely convinced that the decision by Svend Brown, former creative director of Perth Concert Hall, to give pianist Alasdair Beatson, inset, four-concert residency will be seen as one of the most shrewd artistic decisions of his tenure.
On Monday, playing a set of piano trios with violinist Jonathan Morton and cellist Alison Lawrance, Beatson laid out a deeply impressive set of credentials through his performance that lead me to suggest, without hesitation, that we have here a major Scottish musical figure.
