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Glasgow Phoenix Choir Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
Date	Location
The venerable choir's Diamond jubilee celebrations roll on, with this choral recital. View full details
16 Jun 7.30pm	Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy

Kor Neskirkju
Date	Location
Choral concert by Icelandic church choir Kor Neskirkju, who sing music from Weelkes to Tavener as well as music by Icelandic composers. View full details
3 Jun 3.30pm Features the premiere of Exultate Deo by Steingrimur Porhalson. Also solo flute pieces performed by Pamela…	St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow
5 Jun 12.15pm	St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh

Porgy & Bess
Date	Location
Cape Town Opera return with Gershwin's popular opera, featuring 'Summertime', 'I Got Plenty of Nuttin'' and 'It Ain't Necessarily So'. View full details and ticket info
15 Jun–16 Jun Fri 7.30pm; Sat 2pm & 7.30pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Natalie Clein, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Krzysztof Chorzelski
Date	Location
The trio performs Mozart's Duo For Violin And Viola In G, Kodaly's Sonata For Solo Cello, Bach's Cello Suite No 3 In C and Beethoven's String Trio In G. View full details
14 Jun Jun 14, 8pm	Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton University, Southampton

Scottish Opera: Tosca
Date	Location
The return of Anthony Besch's celebrated production of Puccini's merry tale of political oppression, betrayal, torture, murder and suicide. Susannah Glanville (star of Opera North's highly-praised 2009 production) takes the title role, with Robert Poulton as Scarpia and José Ferrero as Cavaradossi. View full details and ticket info
23 May–2 Jun Wed–Sat 7.15pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
7 Jun–9 Jun Thu & Sat 7.30pm	His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

Song Zuying, Andrea Bocelli, Lang Lang And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Date	Location
The singers and musicians perform a series of classical pieces. View full details
5 Jun Jun 5, 7.30pm	Royal Albert Hall, London SW7

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra: Diamond Jubilee Proms In The Park
Date	Location
Anthony Inglis conducts the orchestra for patriotic favourites and popular classics including the Overture from Rossini's William Tell, Fantasia On Greensleeves by Vaughan Williams and Wagner's thunderous Ride Of The Valkyries View full details
4 Jun Jun 4, 8pm, gates 6pm	Meyrick Park, Bournemouth

Opera North: Ruddigore
Date	Location
Opera North brings to life Gilbert and Sullivan's melodramatic story of witches, maidens and curses from beyond the grave. View full details and ticket info
7 Jun–9 Jun Thu & Fri 7.30–10pm; Sat 2.15pm & 7.30pm	Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

CBSO Chorus And Youth Chorus
Date	Location
Andris Nelsons conducts Britten's War Requiem with soprano Kristine Opolais, tenor Mark Padmore and baritone Thomas Quasthoff. View full details
30 May May 30, 7.30pm	Coventry Cathedral, Coventry

Academy of Ancient Music
Date	Location
The Academy plus its Choir, under conductor Richard Egarr, plays a programme of Handel's royal music, as part of the celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee: the Coronation Anthems, the Water Music Suite, Music for the Royal Fireworks and the 'Hallelujah!' and 'Amen' from Messiah. Fun fact: the Water Music was composed for George I, who enjoyed it so much that he made the unfortunate musicians play the whole thing three times. View full details
4 Jun 7.30pm	Usher Hall, Edinburgh

The British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Date	Location
The orchestra performs including Crown Imperial, Zadok The Priest, Nimrod, The RAF March Past, The Merry Widow Waltz and The Dambusters March, plus works by Lloyd Webber, The Beatles and John Barry and Last Night favourites Rule Britannia, Jerusalem and Pomp & Circumstance. View full details
2 Jun Jun 2, 7.30pm	Buxton Opera House, Buxton

Hebrides Ensemble: Pierrot Lunaire
Date	Location
Arnold Schoenberg's quirky 1912 melodrama for voice and chamber ensemble is full of paradoxes: is it for the concert hall or the theatre stage? Is it high art or cabaret? Why is the male central character written for a soprano? It's one of his most entertaining and accessible pieces, and a defining work of 20th century music. It's also 100 years old. This performance features acclaimed American soprano Lucy Shelton. View full details
31 May 6pm	City Halls, Glasgow

Scottish Opera: Tosca Unwrapped
Date	Location
A free introduction to the elements of Puccini's opera. View full details
8 Jun 6pm	His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

BBC SSO: The New Century – Schoenberg, Berg & Webern
Date	Location
In the 100-odd years since they first unleashed their revolutionary music on the world, the composers of the Second Viennese School – Schoenberg, Webern and Berg – still have the power to shock. This concert features some of their most appealing work, including Webern's pastoral orchestration of Schubert's German Dances; three pieces for Berg's Lyric Suite; Schoenberg's lyrical Violin Concerto (recently given a ravishing outing by Hilary Hahn, and here featuring Ilya Gringolts) and the same… View full details
30 May 7.30pm	City Halls, Glasgow

Lammermuir Festival
Date	Location
Running with the tagline 'beautiful music in beautiful places', the Lammermuir Festival places as much emphasis on its historic venues as it does on the excellent programme of classic music it offers. Performers including the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Dunedin Consort and rising Scottish virtuoso guitarist Sean Shibe play in locations such as Lennoxlove House, Winton House and the medieval church of St Mary in Haddington. View full details
14 Sep–23 Sep Times vary	Various venues, East Lothian

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra: The Shropshire Proms
Date	Location
The orchestra performs a selection of proms favourites. With compere Eric Smith from BBC Radio Shropshire. View full details
1 Jun Jun 1, 8pm, gates 6pm	Oswestry Showground, Oswestry

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra And Nigel Kennedy
Date	Location
Andrew Litton conducts Brahms's Academic Festival Overture and Violin Concerto and Elgar's Enigma Variations. View full details
30 May May 30, 7.30pm	Concert Hall at Croydon Fairfield Halls, Croydon
2 Jun Jun 2, 7.30pm	Derngate Theatre, Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Tristan und Isolde
Date	Location
Wagner’s extraordinary opera Tristan und Isolde is one of the most powerful experiences that the artform has to offer. Its glorious music, possessed of remarkable strength and subtlety, conveys a mystical story of a love so profound it can only be fully realised in death. Welsh National Opera music director Lothar Koenigs is acclaimed for his Wagner interpretations that grasp the music’s natural ebb and flow yet are never overblown. Supported by The Stevenston Charitable Trust. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
15 Aug 5pm	Usher Hall, Edinburgh

AiDADUO: The FaceBach Project
Date	Location
Organ music by JS Bach performed with a video soundtrack, plus piano and organ improvisations on Bach themes, in a multi-media presentation organised by Stefano Vagnini and Giorgia Ragni and featuring organists Mark Browne, Ben Fowler, Steven McIntyre and Geoffrey Woollatt. View full details and ticket info
15 Jun 7.30pm	Barony Hall, Glasgow

Children's Classic Concerts with Owen and Olly
Date	Location
Percussion experts and knockabout hosts Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox present some chamber music for ages 4–14. Part of Cottier Chamber Project. View full details and ticket info
2 Jun Sat 2pm & 4pm	Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Edinburgh Concert Band
Date	Location
Sarah Cunningham conducts the band in a programme of film themes and lighter music, in aid of Waverley Care. View full details
2 Jun 7.30pm	Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh

The Electric String Orchestra
Date	Location
This 13-piece orchestra play Bowie, Radiohead, Muse and more in a classical style. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
31 May 7pm	Òran Mór, Glasgow

Ruthven Festival Musicians: Crowned Connections
Date	Location
Classical pieces with a royal theme, including a Haydn symphony dedicated to Marie Antoinette. Part of Ruthven Parish Festival. View full details
8 Jun 8pm	Ruthven Church, Blairgowrie

Sax Ecosse
Date	Location
All-sax ensemble plays Jonathan Dove's Tuning In; Pierre Dubois' Quatuor; Joe Cutler's Screaming 229a (a work memorably described by Michael Nyman as 'f–––g brilliant'); Gabriel Pierne's Introductions & Variations sur un ronde and Thierry Escaich's Tango Virtuoso. Part of Cottier Chamber Project. View full details and ticket info
21 Jun 6.30pm	Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Theatre of Voices: Passio
Date	Location
Arvo Pärt's Passio, or to give it its full title Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem (The passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John) is one of his most celebrated works. Paul Hillier as director brings years of experience of working with the composer. View full details
28 Oct 8pm	Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow

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