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Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

RSNO and Scottish Opera in new translation of opera

27 Jan 2012

Irish soprano Ailish Tynan is proving a hit with Scottish audiences. After joining the RSNO for a highly successful Viennese New Year, she’s now back to Glasgow and Edinburgh to work with Scottish Opera, taking the role of Gretel in their brand new…

New Year in Vienna and A Viennese New Year

New Year in Vienna and A Viennese New Year

Austrian-themed classical concerts by the SCO and RSNO

13 Dec 2011

What would New Year music be without Vienna? No matter how many times orchestras sail up and down the Beautiful Blue Danube, pop the corks in the Champagne Polka or waltz their way through the overture to Die Fledermaus, audiences flock to hear their…

RSNO Naked Classics

RSNO Naked Classics

6 Jan 2010

Stripping Beethoven’s 7th Symphony bare, the RSNO’s enthusiastic presenter Paul Rissmann reveals its all. Telling the stories behind the music with a bit of assistance from projections, lighting, interviews with players and the conductor, and, not to…

Classical hitlist

Classical hitlist

4 Nov 2009

RSNO: Benedetti Plays Bruch Whatever did classical music do without the wonderful young Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti? There could just be a few seats left for her performances with the RSNO and returns are always a possibility too. If no joy…

Autumn Season Preview: Classical Music

Autumn Season Preview: Classical Music

What's ahead in the next few weeks

17 Sep 2009

It’s autumn, the leaves are turning and it’s that time of year when classical music’s own type of seasons start up again to keep everyone going through until the Spring. A major difference this year is that the orchestras are returning to their…

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RSNO: A Night at the Opera
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An evening of opera arias and choruses, featuring the 'Triumphal March' from Aida and 'Va pensiero' from Nabucco. Enrique Mazzola conducts, with the RSNO Chorus.
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7 Sep–8 Sep Fri & Sat 8pm Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
A Mass of Life
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The Opening Concert presents one of the grandest choral pieces ever written: Delius' A Mass of Life. The work is a glorious choral celebration of positivity, of man’s will to embrace the rich possibilities of life and of our potential for strength, energy, pride and sincerity. Sir Andrew Davis has a reputation second to none in his interpretations of British music, delivering performances full of vivid detail and visceral excitement. Royal Scottish National Orchestra is joined by four…
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10 Aug 7.30pm Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Belshazzar's Feast
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The Festival’s concert programme concludes as it began: with grand, celebratory British choral music performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Edinburgh Festival Chorus. Walton’s much-loved Belshazzar’s Feast is one of the composer’s most acclaimed pieces, telling of the Jews’ miraculous regaining of their freedom following the fall of the Babylonian King Belshazzar. Welsh-born baritone Neal Davies, a regular visitor to the Festival, takes the demanding solo part in a thrilling…
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1 Sep 8pm Usher Hall, Edinburgh
RSNO: A Child of Our Time
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Alasdair Nicolson's dansmusik precedes Guy Johnston as the guest soloist for Elgar's Cello Concerto, then the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union and St Magnus Festival Chorus plus guest singers join in for Michael Tippett's great oratorio A Child of Our Time. Sian Edwards conducts.
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24 Jun 7.30pm Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall
RSNO: A St Andrew's Party with Phil & Aly
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Phil Cunningham, Aly Bain the RSNO and special guests celebrate the best of Scottish music.
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30 Nov 7.30pm Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
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