Cantilena Festival Duo

Guitarist Allan Neave and violinist Angus Ramsay are two of Scotland’s most experienced musicians. As cantilena, they offer a variety of programmes covering all epochs of music including newly arranged Bach sonatas where the guitar serves as a contemporary interpretation of the keyboard, keeping the original structure of the works but introducing a number of different and varied soundscapes.

Professor Allan Neave performs worldwide, and is a regular guest at many of the world’s leading musical events. Head of Guitar and Harp and interim Director of Music at the Royal Conservatoire in Glasgow, he has been Artistic Director of the Dundee International Guitar Festival since its inception. He has toured Australia and the Far East, and performed Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) in their prom season.

After working in Switzerland and Germany, Angus spent nearly four decades as principal second violin of the Orchestra of Scottish Opera. In 1991, he founded the Glasgow Viennese Strings, subsequently touring all over Scotland. He is one of the Artistic Directors of the “Cantilena Festival – Islay” and teaches extensively throughout Scotland including at the Royal Conservatoire.

Cantilena Festival Duo are part of Classical Musicians Scotland.