Music, "Dundee"

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Peter French

The London-based singer, originally from Dundee, performs a mix of mainstream jazz songs and showtunes.

The Pheasantry, London SW3

Fri 21 Jun

£15 / 020 7351 5031

  • 20:30

Duncan Strachan

Solo recital by acclaimed Dundee-born cellist.

The Merchants House, Glasgow

Thu 30 May

£8 (£7; Students & children £4) / 0141 649 5347

This concert features Kodály's Sonata for solo cello Op 8, the greatest of solo cello pieces since Bach's suites.

  • 12:45

The View

The Mercury Music Prize-nominated, Dundee-formed quartet plays indie-rock and post-punk revival in support of the album, Cheeky For A Reason.

The Borderline, London W1D

Wed 29 May

£17.50 / 0870 060 3777

  • 19:30

Mon 10 Jun

£17.50 / 0870 060 3777

  • 19:00 – 22:00

Aka Ska

Taking influence from Madness, the Specials and Bad Manners, Aka Ska bring the two-toned sounds all the way from London.

Beat Generator Live, Dundee

Sat 21 Dec

£5 / 01382 229226

  • 20:00

Alistair Savage Trio

Emerging fiddle maestro.

St Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Dundee

Sat 8 Jun

£4 (£3; school children free)

With Euan Drysdale on guitar/piano and Iain Crawford on double bass.

  • 13:00
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Breabach

Blending double bagpipes, whistle, fiddle, song and Scottish stepdance with Celtic flair and frenzy.

HM Frigate Unicorn, Dundee

Tue 18 Jun

Prices to be confirmed / 01382 200900

  • 19:30

Dirty Harry

Tribute to new wave punks Blondie.

Beat Generator Live, Dundee

Fri 20 Sep

£7.50 / 01382 229226

  • 20:00

The East Coast Tour: Vasquez, Alpha Male Tea Party and Cleft

A night of math rock, prog rock and plain old regular rock sounds.

Kage, Dundee

Fri 14 Jun

£4 / 01382 228496

  • 19:30 – 23:00

Gary Mullen

'Stars in Their Eyes' winner Mullen presents his Queen tribute.

Caird Hall, Dundee

Sat 25 May

£18 (£16.50) / 01382 434940

Happy Martyr

A stripped back, sharp blend of hip hop vocals and folky guitar, duo Alex Lusty (Acarine) and Boz Boorer (Polecats) tour in anticipation of their debut album.

Beat Generator Live, Dundee

Sat 25 May

£6 / 01382 229226

  • 20:00
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It Crawled From The South

REM tribute band playing their 80s material.

Beat Generator Live, Dundee

Sat 19 Oct

£6 / 01382 229226

  • 20:00

Maiden Scotland

Iron Maiden tribute.

Beat Generator Live, Dundee

Sat 7 Dec

£7 / 01382 229226

  • 20:00

Papa's Party

Live music from Yogi, Panda Su and Colour Coded, plus art, a raffle and free popcorn – a pick'n'mix party if ever there was one …

Chamber East, Dundee

Fri 31 May

£6 in advance; £7 on the door

  • 19:45 – 23:30

The RSNO Christmas Concert: The Snowman

A family-friendly concert of carols and seasonal tunes, including the now annual screening of Dianne Jackson's 1982 film of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman with live musical accompaniment, because nothing spells 'Christmas' like a magical fable about the transience of life. Christopher Bell conducts.

Caird Hall, Dundee

Fri 20 Dec

£12.50–£35 / 01382 434940

  • 19:30

RSNO: Dvořák Cello Concerto

Antonin Dvořák's Cello Concerto is one of the great concertos, odd since its composer claimed not to like the cello as a concerto instrument and always swore he'd never write one (and when he did, he promised the solo part to his cellist friend Hanus Wihan but then gave it to somebody else). Here, the soloist is Norwegian…

Caird Hall, Dundee

Thu 23 May

£12–£15 (£5–£7.50; under 16s free) / 01382 434940

  • 19:30
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RSNO: Oundjian Conducts 'Ein Heldenleben'

It's a strange fact of musical history that Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the great piano virtuosi of all time, published three piano concertos before finally delivering one that's regarded as an indisputable classic. Concerto No 4 here features Ingrid Fliter. Also on the programme is Richard Strauss' tone poem Ein…

Caird Hall, Dundee

Thu 27 Mar

£12–£15 (students & under 26s £5; under 16s free) / 01382 434940

  • 19:30

RSNO: Søndergård Conducts Brahms Four

If the final movement of Brahms' Symphony No 4 were a scene in a film, it would be the heartbreaking scene at the end of Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring in which Sean Bean valiantly attempts to slaughter an entire horde of Uruk-hai while being repeatedly shot; as Donald Tovey noted, although Brahms' Fourth is a…

Caird Hall, Dundee

Thu 24 Oct

£12–£15 (students & under 26s £5; under 16s free) / 01382 434940

  • 19:30

RSNO: Søndergård Conducts 'The New World'

Dvořák's Symphony No 9 (From the New World) was one of the first pieces of classical music to incorporate melodies from the African American tradition. Here it follows Dispersal by the gifted Australian composer Brett Dean and Britten's Violin Concerto featuring the still-young but already highly experienced Norwegian…

Caird Hall, Dundee

Thu 1 May

£12–£15 (students & under 26s £5; under 16s free) / 01382 434940

  • 19:30

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra is recognised as one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world and tours extensively in Scotland as well as internationally.

Gardyne Theatre, Dundee

Sat 29 Jun

£14 (£12; under 26s £5) / 01382 434940

Rising star Gergely Madaras conducts the SCO in a performance of Beethoven's 'Eroica', along with pieces by Weiner and Ibert.

The Sex Pistols/The Clash Tribute Show

Punk tribute show featuring The Swindlers and Clash Levi.

Beat Generator Live, Dundee

Sat 6 Jul

£5 / 01382 229226

  • 20:00
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Susan Boyle

The Britain's Got Talent surprise hit has only left it four years since coming second in the talent show to embark on her first live tour, promoting her fourth album Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage.

Caird Hall, Dundee

Sat 6 Jul

£27.50–£42.50 / 01382 434940

  • 19:30