Theme and Variations Event with Peter Markham - Thursday 27th February 2025
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Join us in the bookshop to hear local author Peter Markham in discussion about his memoir, Theme and Variations: Cautionary Tales of a Second Violin.
6.30pm on Thursday 27th February at Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AQ.
Buy a copy of Theme and Variations and receive free entry to our event, or choose our ticket-only option for £5 (which can be used towards a purchase of the book at the event.
About Theme and Variations ‘A joyous romp, mostly. But underneath, of course, is the story of a commitment to music that’s unshakeable. A young man, of resolute beliefs and political views, discovers the violin and prospers, because he loves it. . . His is a story to treasure.’
- James Naughtie, Broadcaster
A stellar international career as a classical musician spanning more than 50 years started from humble beginnings. With typical self-deprecating humour Peter Markham describes himself as ‘a violinist of no particular eminence or distinction’ but his achievements speak for themselves.
His down-to-earth account of life on tour at home and abroad, and the realities of people coming together to make music, is highly entertaining and will be of particular interest for aspiring professional musicians.
And there is of course the music – the privilege of playing the string quartet repertoire or being part of an orchestra in performances of masterpieces by the great composers comes across as an incomparable way of spending one’s working life. Theme and Variations will find a wide audience with its countless tales of the Good, the Bad and the Utterly Joyful.
About Peter Markham Peter Markham was a founding member of the Ulster Orchestra in the 1960s, followed by a year with the Bergen Symphony Orchestra and four years with the Northern Sinfonia before joining the world-renowned Edinburgh Quartet in 1975, where he remained until 1998. From then on teaching became his greater interest, balanced by membership of the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
