MUSIC CLASSICAL & OPERA
music including Casablanca and Breakfast at Tiflfany 's.
I Scottish Ensemble Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £8.50 (£4.50). Vivaldi and Locatelli are contrasted with Panufnik. Atterberg and Dag Wiren under the directorship of Jonathan Rees who. along with Catherine Henbest. appears as violin soloist.
I lothian Region Schools Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). The Region's main youth orchestra plays an ambitious programme of Stravinksy‘s Firebird Suite. MacCunn’s overture The Ship 0' the Fiend and the Trumpet Concerto by Arutunyan with Brian Connor as soloist. Christopher Bell conducts.
SUNDAY 13
Glasgow
I City 01 Glasgow Chonis Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre, Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £3-£10. No less than 240 voices and full orchestra - The City of Glasgow Symphony Orchestra — join together for Berlioz‘s spectacular Grande Messe des Mons. Graham Taylor conducts and the tenor soloist is Barry Banks. It‘s a huge work with eighteen timpani and four brass ensembles and. of course. the splendid chorus.
I Chamber Group of Scotland Stevenson Hall. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.45pm. Extra date: Mon 14. Edinburgh. £7 (£3.50). Music for flute. cello and piano by top ensemble playing a wide range of works from the new Iasg by Sally Beamish to Weber's Trio 0p 63. In- between come George Crumb. Mattinu. Haflidi Hallgrimsson and Bill Connor. Players are John Grant (flute). Graeme McNaught (piano) and Robert Irvine (cello).
I lothian Region Schools Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 3.00pm. £4 (£2). A varied selection of music for brass. _wind and jazz bands with conductors Nigel Boddice. Scott Stroman. Bruce Pearson.
I St Giles’ at Six St Giles' Cathedral High Street. 6pm. Free at door. An hour of music from Central Region String Orchestra.
I Cathedral Classics St Mary’s Cathedral. Palmerston Place. Tickets: 225 8616 (Ticket Centre. Waverley Bridge). 7.30pm. £6—£12. London Festival Orchestra in its highly successful summer touring to British cathedrals visits St Mary's for the eighth consecutive time. John Harle performs Glazunov's Saxophone Concerto with another highlight of the programme being the St Mary‘s Choir’s performance of Hymns of Paradise. a special commission from John Tavener. Also works by Holst. Grieg and Mozart.
MONDAY 14
I Chamber Group 01 Scotland Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.45pm. £7 (£3.50). See Sun 13. Glasgow.
TUESDAY 15
I DOC SSO Concert Hall. Broadcasting
House. Queen Margaret Drive. Tickets:
Room 209. BBC (please enclose sae).
7.30pm. Free. Glushchenko is back to
conduct (see Wed 9) but this time with
pianist Martin Roscoe. who appears in
i Dohnanyi’s first Piano Concerto. Wagner is back too — in the form of Siegfried ’s
I Rhine Journey and Wotan Zr Farewell.
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I RSNO Proms Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £3-£18.50 (series discount available). Gn'methorpe Colliery Brass Band appears as special guest to let Scottish audiences hear just why they are Bn'tish Brass Band Champions. with a programme of Wilcox. Verdi. Arnold and Leoncavallo.
Edinburgh
I llomia King‘s Theatre. Leven Street. Tickets: 220 4349 (Ticketline). 7.15pm. Extra date: Sat 19. £10—£35. Scottish Opera in first class production of rarely performed Bellini opera. Jane Eaglen is outstanding in the title role and she is well supported by a strong international cast including American tenor Stefano Algieri and Katherine Ciesinski as Adalgisa. Ian Judge directs and John Mauceri conducts. I lothian Region Schools Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Strathspey and Reel Society conducted by Yla Steven in Scottish traditional fiddle music.
WEDNESDAY 16
I RSNO Proms Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £3—£I8.50 (series discount available). Showing their versatility. the RSNO go quieter tonight for Walter Weller in an all-Mozart programme. Symphonies Nos 8 and 4] — The Jupiter are heard alongside the Coronation Mass. SoloisLs are Lynda Russell. Linda Finnie. William Kendall and David Wilson- Johnson.
I Eugene Onegin King's Theatre. Leven Street. Tickets: 220 4349 (Ticketline). 7.15pm. Extra date: Fri 18. £10—£35. Revival of Scottish Opera‘s Onegin stars Russell Smythe in the title role and Cheryl Barker as his Tatyana. Tchaikovsky‘s most popular opera is given a traditional production, evoking the atmosphere of Tsarist Russia.
I St Mary’s Music School Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £2.50 (£1). End of term chamber music and orchestral items from Scotland‘s independent sector specialist music school.
I Organ Recital St Giles' Cathedral. High Street. Tickets: Cathedral Shop. 8pm. £5 (£3). David Hill of Winchester Cathedral is this month‘s guest on the splendid St Giles’ Rieger organ.
THURSDAY 17
I RSNO Proms Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £3—£l8.50 (series discount available). Walter Weller in lighter Viennese mood — Strauss. Strauss and more Strauss as the famous family of musicians are heard in full swing.
Edinburgh
I The Maltropoulos Case King‘s Theatre. Leven Street. Tickets: 2204349 (Ticketline). 7.15pm. £10—£35. There‘s only one date for this Janacek stunner this week and we say don‘t miss it. Last time round this Scottish Opera production was a real highlight and with soprano Kathryn Harries in the role of Emilia Marty and Nigel Robson as Albert Gregor this could be even better. Apart from anything else. it's Musical Director John Mauceri’s swansong production for the company.
I Organ Recital St Stephen‘s Church. foot of Howe Street. Tickets: at door. 7.30pm. £3.75. Timothy Byram-Wigfield of St Mary‘s Episcopal Cathedral plays as the guest of Scottish Historic Organs Trust.
LISTINGS
Events are listed alphabetically by sport. then by day. Sport listings compiled by Tom Lappin.
CRICKET
Saturday 5
SCOTTISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
I Stirling County v Ayrshire Williamfield. Stirling. 1pm.
I Clackmannan County v Fileshlre The Ams. Alloa. 1pm.
I West lothian v Foriarshire Boghall. Linlithgow. 1pm.
HALL WESTERN UNION
I Clydesdale v West or Scotland Titwood. Beaton Road. Glasgow. 1pm.
I Ilddlngston v orumpellier Bothwell Castle Policies. Uddingston. 1pm.
I Ayr V Greenoclt Cambusdoon. Alloway. 1pm.
I Poloc v Kilmarnoclt Shawholm. Pollokshaws. Glasgow. 1pm.
I Kelburne v Ferguslie Whitehaugh. Paisley. 1pm.
RYDEN EAST LEAGUE
I Corstorphine ii Freuchie Union Park. Carrick Knowe Parkway. Edinburgh. 1pm. I Heriots FP v Stenhousemuir Goldenacre. Inverleith Row. Edinburgh. 1pm.
I Edinburgh Acads ii Carlton Raebum Place. Stockbridge. Edinburgh. 1pm.
I Watsonians v Grange Myreside. Colinton Road. Edinburgh. 1pm.
I Royal Iligh v Kirkcaldy Jock‘s Lodge. Edinburgh. lpiii.
Saturday 12
SCOTTISH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
I Ayrshire v Clackmannan County The Oval. Prestwick. 1pm.
I West lothian v Stirling County Boghall. Linlithgow. 1pm.
I Fiteshire V Perthshire MC Kane Park. Dunfermline. 1pm.
HALL WESTERN UNION
I Greenock v ltilmarnoclt Glenpark. Brisbane Street. Greenock. 1pm.
I Ferguslie v West or Scotland Meikleriggs. Paisley. 1pm.
I Ayr V Poloc Cambusdoon. Alloway. 1pm.
I Drumpellier v Clydesdale Langloan. Coatbridge. 1pm.
I Kelburne v Uddingston Whitehaugh. Paisley. Ipin.
RYDEN EAST LEAGUE
I Freuchie v lleriots Public Park. Freuchie. 1pm.
I Stenhousemuir v Watsonians The Tryst. Larbert. 1pm.
I Carlton v Corstorphine The Pavilion. Grange Loan. Edinburgh. 1pm.
I Grange V Royal High Raebum Place. Stockbridge. Edinburgh. 1pm.
I Kirkcaldy V Edinburgh Acads Bennochy. Kirkcaldy. 1pm.
Glasgow
I Race Gays Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. Shawfield Stadium. Rutherglen Road. Glasgow. There are ten races in each meeting. starting at 7.45pm. £2.
Edinburgh
I Race Days Tuesday. Thursday and
Saturday. Powderhall Stadium. Beaverhall Road. Edinburgh. Each meeting includes ten races. starting at 7.30pm. £2.50 Stand. Race programme free with admission.
Saturday 5
I Edinburgh Musselburgh Racecourse. Musselburgh. Club £10. paddock £6. First race 2.25pm. Flat racing from the twisting coastal course.
Wednesday 9
I llamllton Park Races Hamilton Park Racecourse. Bothwell Road. Hamilton. Club £10. Paddock £5 (£3). First race 6.30pm. Evening flat racing featuring the pick of the northern circuit trainers and jockeys at Hamilton.
Thursday 10
I Hamilton Park Races Hamilton Park Racecourse. Bothwell Road. Hamilton. Club £10. Paddock £5 (£3). First race 2.30pm.
Monday 14
I Edinburgh Musselburgh Racecourse. Musselburgh. Club £10. paddock £6. First race 2.15pm.
SPEEDWAY
Friday 4
I Edinburgh Gull 011 Monarchs v Rye House Rockets Powderhall Stadium. Edinburgh. 7.15pm. An exciting fixture in prospect. with Rockets star man Martin Goodwin always a tough opponent.
Sunday 6
I Glasgow Tigers v Exeter Shawfield Stadium. Glasgow. 6.30pm. Form suggests this won’t be too happy an evening for the Exeter squad.
Wednesday 9
I Glasgow Tigers v Newcastle Diamonds Shawfield Stadium. Glasgow. 6.30pm. High-flying Tigers take on the formidable Diamonds side. featuring Mark Thorpe and the equally effective Paul Thorp.
Friday 11
I Edinburgh Gull Gil Monarchs V Exeter Powderhall Stadium. Edinburgh. 7.15pm. The boys from the south-west make the long trip north. offering Monarchs a chance for a big win.
STOCK CAR RACING
Sunday 6
I ORSCC Meeting Knockhill Racmg Circuit. nr Dunfemline. 9am—7pm. Adults £7. juveniles £3. children free. All-day stock car action as the Brands Hatch- based club visit the Fife circuit.
48The List 447 June 1993