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Tom Hannah And Barbara Snow
Date	Location
Contemporary jazz by the guitarist-singer and trumpeter-singer duo. View full details
10 Jun Jun 10, 8pm–11pm	Da Scalzo, London SW1W

Fiona Rutherford & Amy Duncan and Lorna Brooks
Date	Location
New folk for the Scottish harp from Rutherford, joined by multi-instrumentalist Duncan as they launch their mini album Quirk. View full details
31 May 8pm	The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Whatever Gets You Through the Night
Date	Location
Live show that is just the tip of a multimedia iceberg involving an album, a collection of writing and a film. Created as a Vital Spark cross-platform commission by actor and director Cora Bissett, playwright David Greig and experimental music collective Swimmer One (and their home, Biphonic Records). Featuring writing and music from a whole host of Scotland-based talent, the project is a compilation of stories happening around the country between midnight and 4am. View full details
26 Jun–29 Jun Tue–Fri 8pm	The Arches, Glasgow

Sum
Date	Location
Max Richter and Wayne McGregor's chamber opera concerning the afterlife, inspired by a cult book of short stories by American neuroscientist David Eagleman. View full details
23 May–2 Jun From May 23, Mon–Thu 7.45pm, Fri & Sat 6.30pm & 9pm, ends Jun 2	Linbury Studio Theatre At Royal Opera House, London WC2E

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

Jane Chapman, Kate Ryder And Mark Wingfield
Date	Location
The group performs Mark Wingfield/Jane Chapman's Parallel Time, Roger Redgate's Residua, Duncan Macleod's The New Atlantis, Sohrab Uduman's Derriere Le Mirroir, Stockhausen's Nachtmusick, Simon Emmerson's Dreamscape and Wingfield's Smouldering Bridge. View full details
25 Jun Jun 25, 8pm	Kings Place, London N1

Our Town
Date	Location
Stephen Medcalf directs Ned Rorem's intimate chamber opera about a small New Hampshire town, based on the play by Thornton Wilder and featuring performers from the Guildhall School Of Music & Drama. Conducted by Clive Timms. View full details
29 May–6 Jun May 29, 31, Jun 2, 6, 7pm	Silk Street Theatre at Guildhall School Of Music & Drama, London EC2Y

Royal Babylon: The Criminal Record of the British Monarchy
Date	Location
A one-night installation inspired by Heathcote Williams' poem 'Royal Babylon: The Criminal Record of the British Monarchy', with readings and live music imbued with a punk spirit. View full details and ticket info
2 Jun 7pm	Fleet Collective, Dundee

Shabaka And The Sons Of Kemet
Date	Location
Contemporary jazz group led by the Barbados-born clarinettist and saxophonist. View full details
9 Jun Jun 9, 8.30pm	The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16

St Giles' at Six: Spivey Hall Children's Choir
Date	Location
US children's choir performs works by Rutter, Chilcott and others. View full details
10 Jun 6pm	St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh

Aisha Orazbayeva
Date	Location
The violinist performs Luigi Nono's La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura, Boulez's Anthemes I and Martin Matalon's Traces VII. View full details
26 Jun Jun 26, 8.30pm	The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16

Apartment House
Date	Location
The group performs David Mahler's La Ciudad De Nuestra Senora La Reina De Los Angeles, Walter Zimmermann's When I Am 84, Morton Feldman's Two Instruments and Extensions V and De Kooning, Michael Pisaro's Harmony Series, Howard Skempton's Suite from The Delicate and a new work, plus a new work by Christopher Fox. View full details
11 Jun Jun 11, 8pm	Hall Two at Kings Place, London N1

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Date	Location
The big daddy of arts festivals, the Fringe has it all. The facts and figures speak for themselves: nearly 1.9 million tickets sold in 2011 for 41,689 performances of 2,542 shows in 258 venues. It's the biggest celebration of theatre, comedy, cabaret, children's shows, dance, physical theatre, musicals, operas, exhibitions and music in all its forms in the world. View full details
3 Aug–27 Aug Times vary	Various venues, Edinburgh

English National Opera: Caligula
Date	Location
Detlev Glanert's contemporary interpretation of Camus's play about the crazed Roman Emperor who embarks on a spree of sexual depravity and sadistic cruelty. Directed by Benedict Andrews and conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth. View full details
25 May–14 Jun From May 25, May 25, 29, 31, Jun 7, 9, 14, 7.30pm, ends Jun 14	London Coliseum, London WC2N

New Edinburgh Orchestra
Date	Location
Tom Paxton conducts David Horne's Strands, Elgar's Cello Concerto with soloist Harriet Bruce, and Dvořák's Symphony No 7. View full details and ticket info
16 Jun 7.30pm	St Serf's Parish Church, Edinburgh

Soweto Kinch
Date	Location
Contemporary jazz from the London-born saxophonist and hip hop artist. View full details
4 Jun Jun 4, 6pm, doors	Ronnie Scott's, London W1D
8 Jun Jun 8, 10.30pm	Hay Castle, Hereford

Sun Rings at Riverside
Date	Location
Kronos Quartet headlines the climax of an evening of music and art installations inspired by the architecture and exhibitions of the Riverside Museum, with contemporary space-themed strings. View full details
15 Jul 7.30pm	Riverside Museum, Glasgow

Tinderbox Orchestra
Date	Location
The experimental youth orchestra plays original arrangements and compositions, here they collaborate with a choir, two guest bands (Broken Records and North Atlantic Oscillation) and Hidden Door arts collective. View full details
23 Jun 7.30pm	The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

3 Square
Date	Location
Mainstream and contemporary jazz by the keyboards-led combo. View full details
7 Feb Feb 7, 7pm, doors	Nambucca, London N7

Alba Brass
Date	Location
New Scottish music for brass: the world premiere of Christopher Gough's Bagatelle Suite, the Scottish premiere of Eddie McGuire's Auriga and the premiere of the winner of Alba Brass's composition competition, followed by MacMillan's Adam's Rib. Part of Cottier Chamber Project. View full details and ticket info
16 Jun 6.30pm	Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow

Albert Dadon
Date	Location
Contemporary jazz by the Australia-based guitarist, aka Albare. View full details
9 Jul Jul 9, 8.30pm, doors 7pm	Pizza Express Jazz Club, London W1D

Alec Harper Quartet
Date	Location
Contemporary jazz by the saxophonist and band. View full details
5 Jun Jun 5, 9pm, doors 7pm	The Green Note Cafe, London NW1

Alex Roth, Dan Farrant
Date	Location
Contemporary jazz by the guitarist. View full details
4 Jun Jun 4, 8.30pm	The Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Culture House, London N16

Alice Zawadzki & Dan Whieldon
Date	Location
Contemporary jazz by the vocals and piano duo. View full details
18 Jul Jul 18, 1pm	St Ann's Church, Manchester

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