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A Traditional Christmas
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Christmas music from the Scottish Concert Singers, Barrhead Philharmonic Choir and the Scottish Co-op Brass Band, under the baton of Colin McKenzie.
23 Dec 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
Agon Piano Trio
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A performance of works by Shostakovich, Rachmaninov and a rarely-heard trio by Ignaz Pleyel.
12 Dec 7.30 Milngavie Town Hall, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Afternoon Performance 2
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Renowned as one of the great Mozart interpreters, pianist Stephen Kovacevich proves himself to be an adept conductor too, with Fauré's 'Pelléus et Mélisande' and Mozart's highly popular 'Symphony No 40', as well as soloist in Beethoven's 'Piano Concerto No 1'. For an extra £6.20 you can enjoy a lunch of soup and sandwiches, with cakes and tea/coffee at 12.30pm. Please pre-book when ordering tickets.
15 Jan 2.00 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Discovering Music
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Stephen Johnson discusses one of the warhorses of the piano repertoire, Rachmaninov's'Piano Concerto No 3', followed by a complete performance with pianist Nelson Goerner, conducted by Stefan Solyom. 'Part of the Russian Winter series'.
2 Dec 2.00 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Russian Winter 3
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Music to ward off the winter chill. Mikhail Rudy performs Rachmaninov's youthfully passionate 'Piano Concerto No 1', alongside Stravinsky's mini-drama 'The Soldier's Tale' and 'Scherzo à la Russe'. With a Pre-Concert Prelude and Post-Concert Coda.
4 Dec 7.00 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Russian Winter 4
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Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' caused a riot at its 1913 premiere and packs no less a punch today. Hear it alongside the original version of Rachmaninov's 'Piano Concerto No 4', with outstanding pianist Yevgeny Sudbin. Pre-Concert Prelude and Post-Concert Coda.
11 Dec 7.00 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Story Tellers 2
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Finnish conductor John Storgards leads a programme steeped in mythology. Sibelius' 'Lemminkainen Legends' are based on the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Also festuring are Nielsen's 'Helios Overture', Thea Musgrave's 'Song of the Enchanter', and a performance by Olli Mustonen of Prokofiev's ever-popular 'Piano Concerto No 3'. With a Pre-Concert Prelude at 6.45pm and a Post-Concert Coda.
22 Jan 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Story Tellers 3
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The BBC SSO's musical storytelling continues, led by award-winning conductor, Michal Dworzynski. Strauss' tone poem 'Death and Transfiguration', depicting the death of an artist, and Prokofiev's famous ballet suite 'Romeo and Juliet' are performed along with Mozart's 'Alma Grande E Nobil Core' and his magnificent 'Exsultate, Jubilate'. With soprano Ailish Tynan. A discussion on 'Romeo and Juliet' takes place at 6.45pm in the Pre-Concert Prelude, and Tynan performs a short recital in the…
19 Mar 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Story Tellers 4
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Mikhail Agrest conducts a performance of Mieczyslaw Karlowicz's passionate Violin Concerto with soloist Tasmin Little, who has recorded the work with the BBC SSO. Visual art is the inspiration for Respighi's 'Trittico Botticelliano' and Mussorgsky's ever-popular 'Pictures at an Exhibition' (orchestrated by Ravel). Glinka's Overture 'A Life for the Tsar' completes the programme. A Pre-Concert Prelude takes place at 6.45pm and in the Post-Concert Coda Tasmin Little performs a short violin recital.
7 May 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Story Tellers 5
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The last concert of the season. Soloist Anne Akiko Meyers begins the concert with a performance of Barber's lyrical Violin Concerto under the baton of Carlo Rizzi. The delicate charm of Ravel's 'Ma Mère l'Oye' contrasts with the full-blooded Romanticism of César Franck's Symphony in D major to finish. A discussion of the past season takes place in the Pre-Concert Prelude at 6.45pm, and Meyers gives a short recital in the Post-Concert Coda.
21 May 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Symphonic Collection 3
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Conductor Stefan Solyom opens the concert in the Cornwall of Arthurian legend with Bax's Symphonic Poem 'Tintagel'. Eminent French pianist Jean-Philippe Collard performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major, and Sibelius' majestic Symphony No 5 brings the evening to a triumphant finish. Solyom discusses storytelling and music with Anthony Sayer in a Pre-Concert Prelude at 6.45pm, and after the concert Collard performs piano works by Ravel.
5 Feb 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Symphonic Collection 4
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Chief Conductor-elect Donald Runnicles leads a programme exploring orchestral brilliance. American John Adams' 'Slonimsky's Earbox' is followed by Ravel's 'Concerto for Left Hand', performed by pianist Adam Golka. The concert closes with Berlioz's extroverted and enormously influential 'Symphonie Fantastique'. A Pre-Concert Prelude takes place at 6.45pm, followed by a Post-Concert Coda of Golka performing Chopin's 'Fantasie in F minor'.
19 Feb 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Symphonic Collection 5
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Ilan Volkov conducts the Scottish premiere of 'Speakings', a major new piece by the BBC SSO's Composer in Association, Jonathan Harvey, renowned for his brilliant and imaginative combinations of electronic and traditional instruments. Also on the programme is Bruckner's Symphony No 9, which he hadn't completed by the time of his death. A Pre-Concert Prelude takes place at 6.45pm, and Harvey's 'Other Presences' is performed in a Post-Concert Coda by Mark O'Keefe.
5 Mar 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Symphonic Collection 6
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Polish conductor Michal Dworzynski opens the concert with his countryman Karlowicz's romantic Symphonic Prologue from 'Music for the White Dove', followed by a performance of Dvorak's popular Cello Concerto in B minor by one of BBC Radio 3's 'New Generation Artists', Danjulo Ishizaki. Beethoven's great Fifth Symphony completes the programme. Ishizaki discusses Dvorák's Cello Concerto in the Pre-Concert Prelude at 6.45pm, and performs a Bach's 'Cello Suite No 1 in G major' in the Post-Concert…
23 Apr 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
BBC SSO: Christmas at the Movies
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Grammy nominated film composer John Wilson conducts a programme of family film favourites, including music from 'ET', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Watership Down', as well as a few numbers from the golden age of MGM musicals.
21 Dec 2.00 City Halls, Glasgow
Bel Canto
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Festive tunes from the acclaimed vocal ensemble.
7 Dec 1.00 Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
Blockbusters: Music from the Movies
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Robert Powell presents an evening of music from award-winning films, including 'Mission: Impossible', 'Indiana Jones' and 'Gladiator', performed by the Scottish Concert Orchestra with conductor Paul Bateman.
27 Dec 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Bothwell Philharmonic Choir Christmas Concert
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Christmas choral works.
23 Dec 7.30 RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), Glasgow
Brodsky Quartet: The Complete Shostakovich
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The internationally successful Quartet have recorded all 15 of Shostakovich's String Quartets, to great acclaim. Here they perform No 1 in C major, No 2 in A major and No 3 in F major. Tickets for all five concerts cost £50 (£40 for season subscribers).
4 Apr 11.00am City Halls, Glasgow
Brodsky Quartet: The Complete Shostakovich
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The internationally successful Quartet have recorded all 15 of Shostakovich's String Quartets, to great acclaim. Here they perform No 4 in D major, No 5 in B flat major and No 6 in G major. Tickets for all five concerts cost £50 (£40 for season subscribers).
4 Apr 3.00 City Halls, Glasgow
Brodsky Quartet: The Complete Shostakovich
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The internationally successful Quartet have recorded all 15 of Shostakovich's String Quartets, to great acclaim. Here they perform No 7 in F sharp minor, No 8 in C minor and No 9 in E flat major. Tickets for all five concerts cost £50 (£40 for season subscribers).
4 Apr 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
Brodsky Quartet: The Complete Shostakovich
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The internationally successful Quartet have recorded all 15 of Shostakovich's String Quartets, to great acclaim. Here they perform No 11 in F minor, No 12 in D flat major, No 13 in B flat minor and No 14 in F sharp major. Tickets for all five concerts cost £50 (£40 for season subscribers).
5 Apr 3.00 City Halls, Glasgow
Brodsky Quartet: The Complete Shostakovich
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The internationally successful Quartet have recorded all 15 of Shostakovich's String Quartets, to great acclaim. Here they perform No 10 in A flat major and No 15 in E flat minor. Tickets for all five concerts cost £50 (£40 for season subscribers).
5 Apr 7.30 City Halls, Glasgow
Cappella Nova: Carols by Candlelight
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The choir returns with its popular Christmas concerts. This year a fresh programme of seasonal music, including anew carol written specially for the occasion by Peter McGarr.
19 Dec 7.30 Barony Hall, Glasgow
Carols by Candlelight: Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival
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Be transported back to Christmases past with the Mozart Festival Orchestra and the Consort of Voices as they perform a mix of carols and seasonal classics, evocatively candlelit and dressed in full period gear. You'll be invited to exercise your vocal cords in a bit of carol singing. Hey, the orchestra are decked out in tights and curly wigs - if they're getting into the spirit of things, so are you.
19 Dec 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Children's Classic Concerts: Sleigh Ride
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Julian Clayton conducts a glittering programme of seasonal treats. Presented by Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox.
13 Dec 1.00 & 3.00 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Christmas Carol Singalong: Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival
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Craig Hill presents a concert of popular festive tunes. Sing along to 'Winter Wonderland', 'Let It Snow' and more, and get tongue-tied with 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. Richard Balcombe conducts the Edinburgh Royal Choral Society and the Scottish Concert Orchestra.
22 Dec 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
The Christmas Cracker
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Join in with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera and the City of Glasgow Chorus for a Christmas sing-along: 'Sleigh Ride' and 'O Holy Night' are on the programme alongside the music from 'Mamma Mia' and other film classics. Graham Taylor conducts.
21 Dec 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Christmas Gala: Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival
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TV presenter Angela Rippon introduces a concert to spread a bit of Christmas cheer with a range of much-loved works performed by the Scottish Concert Orchestra including Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker Suite', Schubert's 'Ave Maria' and Engelbert Humperdinck's 'Hansel and Gretel Overture', as well as more seasonal works. A group of fine soloists will be present, as well as a boy soprano.
16 Dec 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
CLIC Sargent Christmas Concert
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The Glasgow Hospitals' Carol Concert celebrates 30 years of charity fundraising with the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra and Junior Choir from Kelvinside Academy, with guest star, Welsh soprano Elin Manahan Thomas. Iain McCrorie conducts
5 Dec 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Coffee Concert Series
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Hailed as one of the first of a new generation of pianists, Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin concludes the Coffee Concert series moving from classical elegance to piano-shaking late Romanticism.
7 Dec 11.30am RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), Glasgow
Daniel Grimwood
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Grimwood takes on the works of Franz Liszt.
5 Dec 7.45–10.00 Mugdock Country Park, Glasgow
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
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
Dido and Aeneas
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Celebrated director Jonathan Miller directs the New London Consort in a full-length version of the oldest known English opera in celebration of the 350th anniversary of the birth of its composer, Henry Purcell. A rare opportunity to see an extraordinary reproduction of the opera's first paid performance in 1700 at Lincoln's Inn Field's Theatre, by one of the world's leading early music ensembles.
19 Apr 8.00 City Halls, Glasgow
Drew Mulholland
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Glasgow University presents a concert of the composer's most recent works.
28 Jan 1.00–2.00 Glasgow University Concert Hall, Glasgow
East Dunbartonshire Council Christmas Gala Concert
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A festive blend of seasonal and orchestral favourites performed by local school children and conducted by George Kelly.
8 Dec 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Electroacoustic Event with Gilles Gobeil
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Award-winning Canadian composer Gilles Gobeil presents acousmatic and mixed music inspired by literary works, through which we can 'see' through sound.
15 Dec 7.30 Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Glasgow
Elvis Costello with the Brodsky Quartet
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The internationally renowned Brodsky Quartet is joined by the eclectic singer-songwriter Elvis Costello in celebration of their longstanding collaborative ties. The programme will include pieces from their massively successful recordings, 'The Juliet Letters' and 'Moodswings', as well as other material from the past fifteen years.
26 Apr 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Fantasia Contrappuntistica
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Juilliard School graduate, pianist Ching-Yun Hu performs works by Granados and Ravel, and Kenneth Leighton's homage to Bach, 'Fantasia Contrappuntistica'.
9 Dec 1.15–2.00 Ramshorn Theatre, Glasgow
Friday Lunchtime Concert Series
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Mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill and pianist Simon Lepper perform works by Mahler, Debussy and Grieg.
5 Dec 1.00 RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), Glasgow
Glasgow Chamber Choir
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Music and readings for Christmas.
14 Dec 7.30 Hyndland Parish Church, Glasgow
Glasgow Orchestral Society
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A mixed programme with Eric Coates' 'The Three Elizabeths', selections from Delibes' ballet 'Coppelia' and some Christmas music. Marco Romano conducts.
21 Dec 7.30 RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), Glasgow
The Glasgow Phoenix Choir: Seasonally the Phoenix
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The choir's annual festive concert celebrates Christmas with a varied programme with the help of the award-winning West Lothian Schools' Brass Band and the National Youth Choir of Scotland.
12 Dec 7.30 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Glenn Miller Orchestra: Raymond Gubbay Christmas Festival
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Ray McVay directs the band in a nostalgic trip back to the forties with some of Glenn Miller's biggest hits and wartime chart toppers. With special guests Rosemary Squires and The Jumping Jack Jivers.
28 Dec–29 Dec Sun 7.30; Mon 3.00 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
Junior Academy of Music
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Music performed by the Junior Academy's Big Band and Scottish Music Groups.
13 Dec 4.00 RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), Glasgow
Junior Academy of Music Christmas Concerts
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Christmas concert.
20 Dec 3.00 & 7.30 RSAMD (Academy Concert Hall), Glasgow
Katherine Jenkins
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The Welsh popular opera star, Britain's best-selling classical artist of all time, with show-tunes, Welsh songs and famous classical arias.
2 Dec 7.00 SECC: Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
Kelvin Ensemble
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Chris Swaffer conducts a programme of seasonal movie classics, including the music from 'The Snowman'. With a special guest narrator.
6 Dec 7.30 Bute Hall, Glasgow
Kelvingrove Organ Recitals
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Free lunchtime organ recitals every day by different organists.
10 Nov–24 Dec, not Sundays 1.00 Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow

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