Aden Mazur
Violinist - Pianist - Teacher
Orchestra - Quartet - Theatre
Violinist
Aden has been performing in and around the North East of Scotland for over a decade. He works regularly with many local community orchestras, including the Inverurie Orchestra where he was Leader from 2019-24, and he is a tutor with the University of Aberdeen Symphony Orchestra. Since 2024, he has been Leader of the Aberdeen City Orchestra, recently performing Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Strauss’ Four Last Songs with conductor Chris Gray and soprano Judith Howarth.
An experienced pit musician, Aden has played for countless musicals and opera, from Gilbert and Sullivan to new commissions with Sound Scotland.
Collaborative pianist
Pianist
A versatile pianist, Aden regularly accompanies for exams of all levels and disciplines from Initial Grade to Diplomas as well as recitals at the University of Aberdeen. He also plays with Any Enemy, the North East New Music Ensemble, and has worked with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Aberdeen, the University of Aberdeen Opera Society, Sound Scotland and a number of local choirs as a repetiteur.
Aden enjoys working with singers and instrumentalists, recently including Jillian Bain Christie, soprano, and Lucy Webster, bassoon for recitals in and around the North East of Scotland.
On the quirky end of the spectrum, Aden has played accordion for production of Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof and Janacek’s Cunning Little Vixen and often finds himself called in at short notice as a safe pair of hands for a variety of musical projects.
Wee Music School
Teacher
Aden is the Director of the Wee Music School which provides weekly lessons to over a hundred pupils with a team of 12 teachers.
Many of Aden's pupils have achieved success with Distinction passes all the way from Initial Grade to Diploma and ARSM. Aden also has a number of former pupils studying music at the RCS and universities around Scotland.