Tonight, Music, Classical

Under the musical direction of Brian Grant, the National Brass Band-winning ensemble plays popular classics.

St Mary's Music School is Scotland's specialist independent music school for young people aged 9–19, where musically-gifted students get special instruction as well as a general education. As part of the curriculum, various configurations of student musicians give regular public performances.

The talented, avant-pop violinist Amadéus Leopold arrives at Meltdown ahead of the release of his debut album and having gained fans including Madonna, Scissor Sisters, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson. Even at the grand old age of 25, Amadéus Leopold has had quite a career already. He made his international debut at the…

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.

• Directed by: Daniele Rosina (cond)
• Written by: John Ireland

Daniele Rosina conducts John Ireland's Piano Concerto and his Cello Sonata, Denis Matthews's Rhapsody For Solo Piano and Ivor Keys's Cello Sonata, with De-Wet Lee, piano, Luo Ting, piano,

Ron Berry from St Luke's Church, Thurnby, will put the new organ through its paces. No entry fee, but please phone to confirm attendance to facilitate catering.

Wintry pieces by Grieg, Berg and others.

• Directed by: Harry Bicket (cond)
• Written by: Handel

Harry Bicket conducts Handel's Theodora, with Rosemary Joshua, soprano, Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano, Tim Mead, counter-tenor, Andrew Kennedy, tenor and Neal Davies, bass.

• Written by: Brahms

The pianist performs Scarlatti's Sonate In B Minor, Brahms's Rhapsodie, Mozart's Adagio In B Minor, Haydn's Sonata In B Minor and Schubert's Moments Musicaux and Impromptu No 3 In B Minor.

Soprano Brigitte Bogar, pianist Elizabeth Waterhouse and violinist Lucy Waterhouse provide music to accompany by readings of George Bernard Shaw's music criticisms.

The pianist plays classical and jazz pieces.

The French baritone performs Broadway classics, opera and world music.

• Written by: Eisler

The group performs works by Copland, Bernstein, Eisler, Rorem, Bolcom and others.

• Directed by: Jonathan Musgrave (dir)
• Written by: John Ireland

Jonathan Musgrave performs and directs Ivor Gurney's Piano Sonata In F minor, A London Meditation For Piano Trio and John Ireland's Preludes For Piano, String Quartet No 1, Violin Sonata No 1 and Piano Trio No 3.

Classical music by Benjamin Britten.

• Written by: Shostakovich

The group performs Schubert's String Quartet In A Minor, 'Rosamunde', Shostakovich's String Quartet No 13 and Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No 2.

• Written by: Charlie Piper

The ensemble performs works by composers including Charlie Piper

The choir performs a selection of classics, religious and popular music.

• Directed by: Achim Holub (cond)
• Written by: Dvorak

Achim Holub conducts Smetana's Vltava from Ma Vlast, Dvorak's Cello Concerto In B Minor and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 In E Minor. With cellist Aleksei Kiseliov.

• Directed by: Nikolaj Znaider (cond)
• Written by: Brahms

Patrick Harrild, Joseph Wolfe, Nikolaj Znaider and Gordan Nikolich conduct Strauss's Festmusik Der Stadt Wien, the Overture to Berlioz's Le Corsair, Mozart's Violin Concerto No 3, Beethoven's Symphony No 8 and Brahms's Nanie.

Aiming to assemble 250 singers, no experience necessary (though under 16s must be accompanied by an adult) to sing a mix of world, jazz, classical, rock, indie, folk, gospel and opera.

A traditional style vocal group.

• Directed by: Graeme Jenkins (cond)

Graeme Jenkins conducts various orchestral and vocal works. With vocalists Maria Celeng, Alexey Bogdanchikov, Gala El Hadidi, Loriana Castellano and Lythando Qave.