Fibonacci Quartet – The Queen’s Hall
I arrive early at Queen’s Hall, buzzing for the International Festival debut of the Fibonacci Quartet. Two of their members, Kryštof Kohout and Findlay Spence, were here last year as part of the Rising Stars programme. Now they return with the full ensemble, joined by Luna de Mol and Elliot Kempton, for a morning programme that mixes Scottish contemporary writing with Czech emotional candour.Before the music starts, the announcer tells us about the Young Musicians Pass scheme, which has given 2,500 young people tickets to the festival this year. Fifty of them are here today, dotted through the audience, and you can feel the ripple of energy they bring to the room.The Queen’s Hall, once a Georgian church, is now one of Edinburgh’s most diverse and beloved live music venues. Its conversion h...