This performance forms part of the Hattori Foundation early evening concert series. This is a very friendly series, in true Salon-style, where guests are invited to enjoy a pre-concert drink included in the ticket price, a one-hour performance (without interval) and then meet the performers and Trustees in the Club's bar after each recital for complimentary refreshments.
Programme (60 minutes, no interval)
Isaac Albéniz
Suite Española, Op. 47 Córdoba Asturias Jean-Philippe Rameau Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin Les Cyclopes Václav Trojan The Ruined Cathedral Viacheslav Semionov Sonata No. 2 “Basqueriad” Phil Cunningham/Ryan Corbett Loch Katrine’s Lady Niccolò Paganini/Franz Liszt/Sofia Ros La Campanella |
The Hattori Foundation was established as an Educational Trust by the Hattori Family and granted charity status in 1992.
The aim of the Foundation in the field of music is to encourage and assist exceptionally talented young instrumental soloists or chamber ensembles who are British Nationals or resident in the UK and whose talent and achievements give promise of an international career. |
Sofía Ros
Spanish accordionist Sofía Ros is rapidly establishing herself as one of the leading voices of her generation. In 2025, she was named BBC Radio Scotland Young Classical Musician of the Year, following her solo debut with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andrew Gourlay, performing Piazzolla’s Aconcagua Concerto at Glasgow City Halls.
She has appeared as a soloist with the Concerto Orchestra of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, after winning First Prize in the institution’s 2024 Concerto Competition. Her 2025/26 season includes recital tours supported by the Hattori Foundation and the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, along with engagements in the International Masters Series of Fundación Eutherpe and the Alicante Concert Society during the 2026/27 season.
Sofía has performed at major international venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Musikverein and Konzerthausin Vienna, Purcell Room in London, Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh, and the Altes Rathaus in Vienna. She has been featured in leading festivals including the Edinburgh International Festival, St Magnus Festival, East Neuk Festival, and Switzerland’s 1001 Harmonies Festival.
Winner of the Trophée Mondial de l’Accordéon and the Manhattan International Music Competition, and finalist in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, her work has been highlighted on BBC Radio Scotland’s Classical Now and BBC Radio 4’s Front Row.
In the United States, she has performed with the Irving, Plano, San Angelo, and Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestras, under conductors including Héctor Guzmán. In Europe, she has performed Aconcagua at the Vienna Opera Ball with conductor Alastair Willis, and was praised by Revista Ritmo for her “extraordinary expressive unity with the instrument.”
Beyond the concert stage, Sofía is deeply committed to educational outreach. During a recent tour of Texas, she led workshops in underserved schools, and as part of Live Music Now Scotland, she regularly performs in hospitals, care homes, and community centres.
Born in the Canary Islands, she began playing the accordion at the age of five. At thirteen, she earned a full scholarship to study at St. Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh, receiving the Director’s Recital Prize in 2020. She is currently based in Glasgow, studying with Djordje Gajic at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her development has been supported by the ABRSM EU Undergraduate Scholarship, Craxton Memorial Trust, Drake Calleja Trust, Talent Unlimited, and Help Musicians UK.
Sofía performs on a Pigini Sirius Compact bayan, handcrafted in Castelfidardo, Italy, and is dedicated to expanding the role of the classical accordion through performance, interdisciplinary
collaboration, and new music.
She has appeared as a soloist with the Concerto Orchestra of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, after winning First Prize in the institution’s 2024 Concerto Competition. Her 2025/26 season includes recital tours supported by the Hattori Foundation and the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, along with engagements in the International Masters Series of Fundación Eutherpe and the Alicante Concert Society during the 2026/27 season.
Sofía has performed at major international venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Musikverein and Konzerthausin Vienna, Purcell Room in London, Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh, and the Altes Rathaus in Vienna. She has been featured in leading festivals including the Edinburgh International Festival, St Magnus Festival, East Neuk Festival, and Switzerland’s 1001 Harmonies Festival.
Winner of the Trophée Mondial de l’Accordéon and the Manhattan International Music Competition, and finalist in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, her work has been highlighted on BBC Radio Scotland’s Classical Now and BBC Radio 4’s Front Row.
In the United States, she has performed with the Irving, Plano, San Angelo, and Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestras, under conductors including Héctor Guzmán. In Europe, she has performed Aconcagua at the Vienna Opera Ball with conductor Alastair Willis, and was praised by Revista Ritmo for her “extraordinary expressive unity with the instrument.”
Beyond the concert stage, Sofía is deeply committed to educational outreach. During a recent tour of Texas, she led workshops in underserved schools, and as part of Live Music Now Scotland, she regularly performs in hospitals, care homes, and community centres.
Born in the Canary Islands, she began playing the accordion at the age of five. At thirteen, she earned a full scholarship to study at St. Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh, receiving the Director’s Recital Prize in 2020. She is currently based in Glasgow, studying with Djordje Gajic at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her development has been supported by the ABRSM EU Undergraduate Scholarship, Craxton Memorial Trust, Drake Calleja Trust, Talent Unlimited, and Help Musicians UK.
Sofía performs on a Pigini Sirius Compact bayan, handcrafted in Castelfidardo, Italy, and is dedicated to expanding the role of the classical accordion through performance, interdisciplinary
collaboration, and new music.