I am sitting near Edinburgh airport, waiting to collect two friends who have flown in from Barcelona just to attend two concerts in a remarkable four-day residence at the Perth concert hall, which begins tomorrow.
They only decided to come last night, so the flights have cost an arm and a leg. But you can imagine my amazement when I went to find out about tickets that none of the concerts is sold out. Indeed, there are still a large number of spaces at all prices! The fact that such a fabulous group has given four days to the Perth residence – they have no other uk dates this year – is astonishing. If large numbers of music lovers do not turn out to hear and appreciate them, I shall despair of Scotland’s cultural future…
