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Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells For Two

Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts attempt to recreate one of the most influential albums of the 20th century, live on stage, with just four hands and four feet. Those crazy cats.

City Halls, Glasgow

Tue 28 May

£18–£21 / 0141 353 8000

  • 19:30

Eden Court Theatre, Inverness

Mon 27 May

£22 (£20) / 01463 234234

Grand Opera House, York

Wed 19 Jun

£19–£21 / 0844 871 3024

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London Contemporary Orchestra: Imagined Occasions: Karlheinz Stockhausen, Claude Vivier, John Cage

  • Directed by: Hugh Brunt (cond)
  • Written by: John Cage

Hugh Brunt conducts Vivier's Glaubst Du An Die Unsterblichkeit Der Seele ('Do You Believe in the Immortality of the Soul?') as well as works by Harvey, Cage, Manoury, Feldman, Riddell and Stockhausen.

Aldwych Underground Station, London WC2R

Fri 24 May

£35 (£15) / 0843 222 1234

  • 17:30

Tue 28 May

£35 (£15) / 0843 222 1234

  • 19:00 – 21:00

The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Scotland Concert Series

Military band concerts featuring a variety of styles, from big band to classical pieces. Also a chance to see the famed Royal Marines Corps of Drums.

Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline

Thu 19 Sep

£13 (£11; Season £52 concession £44) / 01383 602302

  • 19:30

Thu 17 Oct

£13 (£11; Season £52 concession £44) / 01383 602302

  • 19:30

Thu 14 Nov

£13 (£11; Season £52 concession £44) / 01383 602302

  • 19:30
…and 2 more dates until 6 Mar 2014

Edinburgh University Final Year BMus Recitals

Final year music students show what they've learned.

Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh

Wed 22 May

Free / 0131 651 3212

  • 11:00
  • 12:00
  • 14:00
  • 15:00
  • 16:30

Thu 23 May

Free / 0131 651 3212

  • 11:00
  • 12:00
  • 14:00
  • 15:00
  • 16:30

Moscow State Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky, Rimsky Korsakov, Shostkavich

  • Directed by: Pavel Kogan (cond)
  • Written by: Shostkavich

Pavel Kogan conducts Rimsky-Korsakov's Introduction And Three Miracles from Tsar Saltan, Shostkavich's Cello Concerto No 1 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6 In B Minor 'Pathetique'. With cellist Nina Kotova.

Hull City Hall

Sat 25 May

£18–£28 / 01482 226655

  • 19:30
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Proms In The Park

  • Directed by: Jeffrey Vaughan Martin (cond)

Jeffrey Vaughan Martin conducts Kent Concert Orchestra led by John Perkins with the Maidstone Singers for an evening of classical favourites building to a fireworks-laden finale.

Whatman Millennium Park, Maidstone

Sat 25 May

Free / 01622 758611

  • 19:30

Artisan Trio: Pendulum

Artisan Trio present a series of concerts of music by contemporary composers who studied in Edinburgh but who now live, teach and work abroad. All the composers also choose a piece that they consider an inspiration and influence to their own work.

St Andrew's and St George's Church, Edinburgh

Tue 18 Jun

£10 (£8) / 0131 225 3847

This concert features a new work by Shiori Usui as well as Salvatore Sciarrino's Piano Trio No 2 and Shostakovich's death-haunted Piano Trio No 2.

  • 18:00

Tue 2 Jul

£10 (£8) / 0131 225 3847

This concert features the world premiere of a new work by Suzanne Parry, as well as Walton's Passacaglia, Knussen's Secret Psalm and Ireland's Piano Trio.

  • 18:00

Steven Osborne: Messiaen

  • Written by: Messiaen

The pianist performs Messiaen's Vingt Regards Sur L'enfant-Jesus.

The Halls, Norwich

Wed 22 May

£7–£28; £5 under 25s / 01603 628477

  • 19:30

BBC Symphony Orchestra: Open Orchestra

Timothy Redmond conducts the orchestra for a performance of Jonathan Dove's Airport Scenes, Sibelius's Symphony No 5, Finale, John Williams's ET Flying Theme and Flight, a new work created by participants of the Open Orchestra project.

St Paul's Church Hammersmith, London W6

Wed 22 May

Phone for prices / 020 8748 3855

  • 13:30 – 14:30

Louis Lortie: Chopin

  • Written by: Chopin

The pianist performs Chopin's Sonate Fur Klavier, Impromptus, Nocturnes.

Royal Welsh College Of Music And Drama, Cardiff

Sun 2 Jun

£12 (£10) / 029 2039 1391

  • 14:00
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RSNO: Dvořák Cello Concerto

Antonin Dvořák's Cello Concerto is one of the great concertos, odd since its composer claimed not to like the cello as a concerto instrument and always swore he'd never write one (and when he did, he promised the solo part to his cellist friend Hanus Wihan but then gave it to somebody else). Here, the soloist is Norwegian…

Caird Hall, Dundee

Thu 23 May

£12–£15 (£5–£7.50; under 16s free) / 01382 434940

  • 19:30

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Sat 25 May

£11.50–£35 (£5–£17.50; under 16s free) / 0141 353 8000

  • 19:30

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Fri 24 May

£11.50–£35 (£5–£17.50; under 16s free) / 0131 228 1155

Andre Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra

Classical superstar Andre Rieu, one of the world's most successful artists, is coming to cinemas all over Europe for an exclusive broadcast of the July 2010 instalment of his renowned Live In Maastricht concert. Arts Alliance Media, Europe's leading alternative content provider, are bringing the event via satellite to…

Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Mon 16 Dec

£40–£90 / 028 9073 9074

  • 20:00

Pavilion Dance, Bournemouth

Sat 25 May

Ocean Room

£9.50 / 01202 203630

  • 15:00

Wembley Arena

Fri 6 Dec

£44.75–£99 / 0870 060 0870

  • 20:00

Sat 7 Dec

£44.75–£99 / 0870 060 0870

  • 20:00

Mon 23 Dec

£44.75–£99 / 0870 060 0870

  • 20:00

Bach to Baby: Mother Goose and Other Tales

Ravel's gentle Mother Goose Suite is accompanied by some classic kids' tales – a perfect way to introduce young ones to the classical genre.

All Saints Church, London SE21

Fri 21 Jun

£10 (Children free) / 020 8676 4550

  • 16:00 – 17:00

Christ Church, London N5

Tue 11 Jun

£10 (Children free)

  • 10:30 – 11:30

Fri 28 Jun

£10 (Children free)

  • 16:00 – 17:00

Hampstead Parish Church, London NW3

Tue 18 Jun

£10 (Children free) / 020 7794 5808

  • 10:30 – 11:30

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The Buteyko Institute Trust

The Buteyko Institute Trust present an evening of music and entertainment to raise money for the Glasgow School Project, featuring Craig Armstrong, Jerry Burns, Judith Williams, Alistair Ogilvy, Katie O'Halloran, Stu Brown, Nigel Clarke, Lynda Cochraine, Adrian Spina, Penny Black, a string quintet led by Alison Lawrence…

Òran Mór, Glasgow

Thu 30 May

£40 / 0141 357 6200

  • 18:30

Cambridge Philharmonic: Mozart, Mahler

  • Directed by: cond)
  • Written by: Mahler

Timothy Redmond conducts Mozart's Piano Concerto In D Minor and Mahler's Symphony No 4. With pianist Martin Roscoe and soprano Prudence Sanders.

West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge

Sat 25 May

£15–£25 ( £10; Children £10 under 18s) / 01223 335184

  • 19:30
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Chamber Philharmonic Europe: A. Vivaldi, A. Ponchielli, A. Corelli, J. S. Bach, G. Faure, E. Grieg

  • Written by: E. Grieg

The orchestra performs Vivaldi's Concerto For Violin No 4 In A Minor, Ponchielli's Concerto In F For Trumpet, Bach's Double Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor, Corelli's Concerto Grosso In D, Faure's Pavane and Grieg's Holberg-Suite.

Old Granary Studio, Beccles

Sun 26 May

£20 / 01502 679088

  • 15:00

Elysian Singers: Parry, Standford

  • Written by: Standford

The ensemble performs Parry's Blest Pair Of Sirens, I Was Glad, There Is An Old Belief and Lord, Let Me Know Mine End alongside Stanford's Beati Quorum Via, Eternal Father, For Lo, I Raise Up and Magnificat For Double Choir.

Radley College, Abingdon

Sun 26 May

The Chapel

£17.50

  • 14:15

English National Brass Band Championships

The top 10 brass bands in England go horn-to-horn to win the opportunity to represent the country at the European Brass Band Championships 2014 in Perth.

Elgar Concert Hall, Birmingham

Sat 29 Jun

Prices to be confirmed

  • 10:00 – 19:00

Michael Collins And Piers Lane: Milhaud, Gershwin, Poulenc, Milton, Weber, Brahms

  • Written by: Brahms

The clarinettist and pianist perform Weber's Grand Duo Concertante, Brahms's Clarinet Sonata No 1 In F Minor, Milhaud's Scaramouche, Poulenc's Clarinet Sonata, Gershwin's Three Preludes and Milton's Carmen Fantasy.

Old Granary Studio, Beccles

Sat 22 Jun

£22 / 01502 679088

  • 19:30
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MOOT presents The Rite of Spring

Piano duo Alan Loader and Marina Korneva play Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring one hundred years to the day since its groundbreaking 1913 premiere in Paris. Plus Debussy’s Épigraphes antiques + a short film about The Rite and the infamous riot at its premiere! A family friendly event (i.e. suitable for all ages).

Friends' Meeting House, Brighton

Wed 29 May

£8 / 01273 917272

Part of Brighton Fringe Festival.

Open Arms Singing Choir

The choir performs various works.

The Kings Arms, Abergavenny

Tue 28 May

Phone for prices / 01873 855074

  • 10:00

Tue 4 Jun

Phone for prices / 01873 855074

  • 10:00

Tue 11 Jun

Phone for prices / 01873 855074

  • 10:00
…and 7 more dates until 30 Jul

Orchestra Pro-Musica Uganda: Elgar, Mendelssohn, Beethoven

  • Directed by: Sir Roger Norrington (cond)
  • Written by: Beethoven

Sir Roger Norrington conducts Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Elgar's Cello Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony No 6, 'Pastoral' with Guy Johnston, cello.

Cadogan Hall, London SW1X

Fri 31 May

£15–£32.50 / 020 7730 4500

  • 19:30

Pascal Roge, Ami Hakuno, Paul Clarvis And Sam Walton: Matthew Hindson, Bela Bartok, Maurice Ravel

  • Written by: Maurice Ravel

The group performs Bartok's Sonata For Two Pianos And Percussion, Ravel's Bolero and Matthew Hindson's Pulse Magnet.

Old Granary Studio, Beccles

Sat 6 Jul

£22 / 01502 679088

  • 19:30

Philharmonia Orchestra

Film scores to include: Chariots of Fire, Titanic, The King's Speech,Skyfall, West Side Story and The Sound of Music Film scores to include: Lawrence of Arabia, Chariots of Fire, Titanic, The King's Speech, Out of Africa, The Sound of Music and Skyfall. Please note this concert performance of Oscar-winning film…

Royal Festival Hall, London SE1

Sat 1 Jun

£9–£48 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£50) / 0844 875 0073

  • 19:30
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