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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
Tue 21 May
£35 (£15) / 0843 222 1234
- 19:00 – 21:00
Fri 24 May
£35 (£15) / 0843 222 1234
- 17:30
Tue 28 May
£35 (£15) / 0843 222 1234
- 19:00 – 21:00
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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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
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 21 May
£10 (£8) / 0131 225 3847
Featuring guest clarinettist Peter Furniss, this concert features a new work by Marina Adamia, Nigel Osborne's Adagio and Bartok's Contrasts.
- 18:00
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
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
Edinburgh University Final Year BMus Recitals
Final year music students show what they've learned.
Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh
Tue 21 May
Free / 0131 651 3212
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16:30
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
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
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
Cantilena Festival on Islay
The beautiful island of Islay plays host to a repertoire of world-class classical music. Focusing on collaboration, education and creativity, the festival encourages participants to push their boundaries, and this is echoed in a summer school that allows local young musicians to work with established creative practitioners.
Various Venues, Isle Of Islay
Sun 30 Jun
Times vary / £10–£12 for concerts, £50–£60 for season ticket
Mon 1 Jul
Times vary / £10–£12 for concerts, £50–£60 for season ticket
Tue 2 Jul
Times vary / £10–£12 for concerts, £50–£60 for season ticket
The Clarinet Choir/Jazz Ensembles/Saxophone Ensemble/Brass Ensembles/Wind Octet/Chamber Music Groups
Classical music.
Royal College Of Music, London SW7
Sat 8 Jun
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall
£5 / 020 7589 3643
- 17:30
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
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
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
Scottish Opera: The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance was written in a hurry so that Gilbert & Sullivan could open it on Broadway and finally taste those sweet, sweet American royalties, but in spite of its mercenary origin it's one of the best-loved operettas ever written, a crazily sparkling farce with a bumbling but patriotic pirate crew, some…
Bristol Hippodrome
Tue 18 Jun
£14.75–£47.50 / 0844 847 2325
Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Thu 6 Jun
Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234
- 19:15
Fri 7 Jun
Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234
- 19:15
Sat 8 Jun
Prices to be confirmed / 01463 234234
- 14:15
- 19:15
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Tue 28 May
£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000
Thu 30 May
£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000
Fri 31 May
£17.50–£74.50 / 0131 529 6000
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back to topSteven Osborne, piano: Messiaen: Contemplating the Divine
Steven Osborne plays Messiaen's epic piano cycle Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus.
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London SE1
Wed 29 May
£10–£35 Booking: £1.75 (Members £0.00) (£50) / 0844 875 0073
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow
Fri 24 May
Aberdeen Sinfonietta
The Aberdeen Sinfonietta is one of the leading musical ensembles in the North East, giving regular concerts and also providing orchestral support to choral societies in the area.
Music Hall, Aberdeen
Sun 26 May
£12 / 01224 641122
Summer Concert with conductor David Jones and clarinetist Julian Bliss presenting a programme which includes Mozart, Bizet, Schubert, and Debussy.
American Lulu
Seductress, victim, manipulator: Lulu lives off men as both tortured and torturer, purveyor of ecstasy and angel of death. Caught up in greedy games and seedy schemes, and surrounded by lovers driven to despair, Lulu makes an inexorable rise to the highest levels of power, money and fame. But her descent is just as swift.
King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Fri 30 Aug
£15–£35 / 0131 473 2000
Sat 31 Aug
£15–£35 / 0131 473 2000
Aufgang
The French three-piece performs piano-led electro and house with a classical flavour to promote the album Istiklaliya.
Oval Space, London E2
Thu 23 May
£12
- 19:00 – 00:00
BBC National Orchestra Of Wales: Strauss, Webern, Mozart
- Directed by: Francois-Xavier Roth (cond)
- Written by: Mozart
Francois Xavier-Roth conducts Webern's Im Sommerwind, Mozart's Concert Arias and Exsultate, Jubilate and Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra. With soprano Rosemary Joshua.
St David's Hall, Cardiff
Fri 24 May
£10–£27.50 / 029 2087 8444
- 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
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
A Celebration of Giuseppe Verdi
A celebration of the work of Italy's greatest composer, including a traditional Emilian dinner, a talk and a recital of Verdi arias and songs by young Armenian soprano Anush Hovvanisyan.
Valvona & Crolla Vincaffè, Edinburgh
Wed 22 May
£29 (includes dinner, discussion, recital and glass of wine) / 0131 557 0088
Dress smart casual.
- 18:30
Chamber Orchestra of Europe 01
Drawn from the finest players across the continent, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe is widely considered to be one of the world’s greatest orchestras. Its two Festival concerts are directed by the young French-Canadian Yannick Nézet Séguin, who is famed for the inspirational energy of his performances. In his…
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Fri 16 Aug
£12–£42 / 0131 473 2000






