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Edinburgh International Festival 2009
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Edinburgh's annual cultural extravaganza returns for another exciting year of dance, opera and theatre.
14 Aug 2009–6 Sep 2009 (Times vary) Various Venues, Edinburgh
Aberdeen Winter Festival Christmas Carols Concert
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Sing along to your favourite carols.
20 Dec 4.00–6.00 David Welch Winter Gardens, Aberdeen
In Christ Alone
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A 'celebration of Christ' as Keith and Kristyn Getty perform with The New Scottish Choir and Orchestra.
25 Oct 7.30 SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
Aberdeen Sinfonietta
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A programme of Mozart works from this local ensemble. Conducted by David Jones with pianist Mikhail Kazakevich.
2 Nov 7.30 Music Hall, Aberdeen
Daniel Harding with the Staatskapelle Dresden
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A protégé of Simon Rattle and Claudio Abbado, English conductor Daniel Harding has an impressive musical lineage. Here he conducts one of the world's oldest orchestras in an all-Schumann programme including 'Overture to Genoveva' and his ' Symphony No 2'. The taxing 'Violin Concerto in D minor' will exhibit the considerable talents of guest soloist Renaud Capuçon.
16 Jun 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Acoustic Afternoons
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Unwind with some fine acoustic music from various local acts.
19 Oct, 23 Nov, 7 Dec 2.00–4.30 Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine
Halloween Classics
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Christopher Bell and the Orchestra take a rowdy ride through the spookiest of classical tunes. Come dressed up and get in the mood for Halloween with Malcolm Arnold's 'Tam O'Shanter', Mussorgsky's *Night on a Bare Mountain' and Robert Wendel's 'Ride of the Headless Horseman'. Wooooooooh!
31 Oct 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Aberdeen Singing Chorus
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The Chorus present 'The Sound of Scotland'.
26 Nov 7.30 Music Hall, Aberdeen
Band of H M Royal Marines Scotland - Concert Season
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Ever-popular music season returns with a full spectrum of music ranging from popular classics from the big band era to challenging contemporary works.
13 Nov, 22 Jan, 12 Feb, 5 Mar 7.30 Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Discovering Music
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Vaughan Williams' 'Symphony No 5' is conducted by Paul Daniel in this free recital presented by Stephen Johnson, which will be recorded for broadcast in BBC Radio 3's 'Discovering Music'.
27 Oct 2.00 City Halls, Glasgow
Calton Consort
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The ensemble perform Stravinsky's extraordinarily intricate 'dance cantata' 'Les Noces' followed by Brahms' 'Liebeslieder Walzer' and selections from Britten's opera 'Gloriana'. Tickets available on the door.
22 Nov 7.30–9.00 Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh
Children's Classic Concerts: Time Travellers
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Adventure through a musical time vortex with Alasdair Malloy.
25 Oct 3.00 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium, Glasgow
26 Oct 3.00 Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Debussy Preludes
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A performance of works by Debussy, who used music to express what Impressionist artists expressed through paint. Coincides with the 'Impressionism and Scotland' exhibition. Replaces the Kelvingrove Organ Recital for one day only.
9 Nov 3.00 Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Newburgh Accordion and Fiddle Club
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The club hold regular Thursday meetings and often present guest guitarists. All are welcome, especially accordion and fiddle players.
Thursdays Thu 7.30 The Ship Hotel, Newburgh
Ólafur Arnalds and Finn
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Fresh from supporting Sigur Ros in Europe this summer, Arnalds presents indie music combining classical instrumentation with indie rock.
21 Oct 8.00 Stereo, Glasgow
Piano Promenade
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Classical ivory tinkling by talented local musician Wilf Jowett.
26 Oct 2.00–4.00 Fyvie Castle, Turriff
Royal Scottish National Orchestra: The Great Concertos
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Stéphane Denève, aided by pianist Steven Osborne, conducts Berlioz ('Roman Carnival Overture'), Roussel ('Symphony No 1: Le poème de la foret') and Brahms ('Piano Concerto No 2').
17 Oct 7.30 Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
18 Oct 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Aberdeen City Music School and Paragon Ensemble
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Following a series of workshops with John Maxwell Geddes, the Paragon Ensemble will perform works by 6 young composers from the Aberdeen City Music School.'Part of Sound 2008'.
9 Nov 5.00 The Cowdray Hall, Aberdeen
Aleksander Kudajcyk
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The young graduate of Poland's Akademia Muzyczna performs a selection of works, including some by Chopin.
15 Oct 7.30 Paisley Arts Centre, Paisley
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Russian Winter 1
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Chief Conductor Ilan Volkov conducts a programme to ward off the cold. Stravinsky's playful 'Scènes de Ballet' is followed by Rachmaninov's lushly romantic Piano Concerto No 2, performed by French pianist Louis Lortie, and Stravinsky's 'The Fairy's Kiss: Ballet', an affectionate tribute to his great Russian predecessor, Tchaikosvky. A Pre-Concert Prelude features writer and broadcaster Stephen Johnson discussing the different yet parallel worlds of the two featured composers, and in a…
13 Nov 7.00 City Halls, Glasgow
Classic Music Live! Falkirk
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A series of evening and lunchtime classical concerts with top notch UK and international performers.
Fridays (Times vary) Various Venues, Falkirk
Dawn Upshaw with the Andalucian Dogs and the Brodsky Quartet
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Four-times Grammy award winner, soprano Dawn Upshaw, is joined by the internationally acclaimed Brodsky Quartet and the Andalucian Dogs, a trio of performers who have come together from three continents for this performance. Inspired by Upshaw's powerful voice, Osvaldo Golijov wrote his song cycle 'Ayre', which gives voice to tales of love, war and religion, mainly from 15th-century Spain. Bartok's 'String Quartet No 1' and five of his 'Hungarian Folk Songs' (arr Tognetti) will also be…
16 May 8.00 The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow
Edinburgh Quartet
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Haydn's 'String Quartet Op 64 No 1 in C major* is performed along with Kodály's 'Quartet No 2' and Mendelssohn's 'String Quartet Op 12 in E flat'.
15 Oct 7.30 Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert: Bohemia Trio
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The ensemble performs Tchaikovsky's lush Piano Trio in A minor.
14 Oct 1.10 Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh
The Four Seasons By Candlelight
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The Mozart Festival Orchestra, in full period costume, performs Vivaldi's masterpiece as well as works by Handel, Bach, Pachelbel and Purcell.
21 Nov 7.30 Music Hall, Aberdeen

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