A black and white image of Brìghde Chaimbeul  holding the Scottish small pipes with yellow and pink accents of colour on the edges of the image.

Brìghde Chaimbeul 

  • Classical Music

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  • Utzon Room
  • Run time: 70 minutes Subject to change

Where the ancient sound of the Scottish small pipes meets adventurous Celtic experimentation

Brìghde Chaimbeul plays the Scottish small pipes with the kind of magnetic stillness that draws the whole room into focus. Deeply rooted in Gaelic tradition, her music moves beyond expectation into experimental territory, with hypnotic drones and ancient textures that glow with contemporary edge.   

Unlike traditional Highland pipes, Chaimbeul’s sound builds from within. She draws inspiration from the world of interconnected piping traditions, and her most recent album brings in influence from ambient, avant garde and electronic music to create music that is layered and quietly powerful. Threading folklore, oral tradition and a strong sense of place, she carves out space for something more invigorated, leading you through imagined Gaelic landscapes.   

With her performance just metres from you, you feel the music settle around you. A truly immersive, contemplative listening experience that lingers long after it ends. 

Sydney Opera House thanks Event Partner Champagne Pommery, The Greats donors and Ezekiel Solomon AM for their support of Utzon Music.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

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Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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