'Farewell to Stromness' was premiered 40 years ago at the St Magnus International Festival (June 1980) by Festival founder, the late Sir Peter Maxwell Davies 🎻 Our violists Rik Evans (arranger) and Morag Robertson (audio & visuals) produced this special arrangement during lockdown. Watch the full video on the BBC website 👉 bit.ly/FarewelltoStromness Hear Rik reflect on lockdown life and his inspiration behind the new arrangement on Classics Unwrapped on BBC Radio Scotland (skip to 1hr 22mins)