CLASSICAL & OPERA MUSIC
I Paul Whelan Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). credit card hotline 667 7776. 7.45pm. £8 (£6). As part of Radio Three's Songlines series the New Zealand baritone will perform songs by Strauss. Britten and Copland. Julius Drake will accompany Whelan.
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Glasgow I Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall
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I Bachmaninov Trio St Bride's Scottish lipiscopal Church. Hyndlantl Road. 7.30pm. £5. l.ev Atlas (violin/viola). Philip Silver (piano) and .-\lexantler Volpov (cello) play Rachmaninov’s Iflegiac ‘l‘rio .\'o /. Brahms" '/'/io ()1) IN and Schumann’s 'lrio 0/) Si). All proceeds
Street. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £6~£l‘). See Fri
go towards the poor of St Sofia Cathedral.
'I‘s‘arskoc Selo. St Petersburg.
I Academy Strings Concert Stevenson Hall. RSAMI). Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50-£4.50). l.eon Spierer (violin/director) and Dominique Starosta are the soloists in an evening dedicated to the tnemory of Leonard Friedman. The programme consists of lilgar”s Serenarle ()p 20. Shostakovich/Barshat‘s ('lranrlu'r Svmp/ionv.‘ Quarter .\'o 8. \'ieu.\temps' Souvenir il'xlnreriqru'. Romero‘s l’uea con l’aja/‘illo and Bartok's Rania/nan l)ance.\'. I Grand Opera Night Kilmardinny House. 50 Kilmardinny Avenue. Bearsden. ‘)43 ()312. 8pm. £7 (£6). I’amela Machell introduces an ev ening of operatic highlights with Christina l)inwoodie (SOPFIIIIU). Carol Row lands (mezzo- soprano). AICXUIKICI' Morrison (tenor) and Jonathan Hawkins(baritone). Neil McFarlane will acccompany.
I 881 Canto St Aloysius’ Church. Hill Street. 7.30pm. £5 (£3.50). The a cappella vocal ensemble perform Allegri's l‘vlis‘el'ere. I.olti's ('I'rrcrfrt'us. I.t)bo's Requiem .IIasv. l’alestr'ina's Sta/tar Mater. '1‘avener"s Funeral lkos‘ and the premiere of David Buclianan—Cook's /'/re Seven l.as‘l ll’ori/s‘.
I The Organist Entertains Art Gallery and Museum. Kelvingrove. 221 ‘)6()(). 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Alberto Massimo gives a recital.
Edinburgh
I Mary Erskine School Choir and Orchestra Usher Hall. l.othian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £5 tickets only left. The Choir and ()rchestra perform the premiere of Howard Blake‘s 'Ilre l.(lll(/ oil/re Counterpane which was commissioned by the school. Blake. who composed "lire Snowman. took his inspiration from Stevenson‘s Chili/s Gan/en of‘ lerses.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). credit earl hotline 667 7776.745er. £3.50-—£l5. lvor Bolton conducts the ()rchestra in Beethoven's overture Coriolan and his Symphony No 6. Stephen Kovacevich is the soloist in Beethoven‘s Piano Concerto No /.
I Peter Williams St Cecilia‘s- Hall. Cowgate. 22‘) 8018. 6pm. £8 (£2—£5) on door: from Queen‘s Hall 668 201‘) or by post from Georgian Concert Society. 3 East Castle Road. Edinburgh. The Georgian Concert Society rounds off their season with the distinguished harpischordist playing all 24 preltrdes and fugues from Book 1 of Bach's 48 on one of the antique instruments from the Russell Collection of early keyboard instruments.
I Edinburgh Renaissance Band The Royal Society of Edinburgh Buildings. George Street. 4pm. £3 (£2) including refreshments. Early music played on authentic replica instruments. The programme includes pieces by Michael Praetorius. Henry VIII. Susato and from the Court of Mary Queen of Scots.
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I The Choir of St Mary’s St Mary's Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 225 6293. 7.30pm. £7 (£6) on the door. from Queen's Hall Box Office. 668 201‘): Usher Hall. 228 1155. The Choir together with a string ensemble. directed by Timothy Byram-Wiglield. celebrate the tercentenary of Purcell's death with a programme which includes his Funeral i’WIl.\‘l("fl)I' Queen Mary, My Beloved Spa/re and Rejoice In The l.onl Always.
I The St Peter’s Singers St Peter‘s Church. l.utton Place. Info: 22‘) 3758. The singers perform Mozart's Coronation .Ilas‘s‘ and Stainer's Crucifixion.
Glasgow
I City of Glasgow Philharmonic Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £7.50---£16 lain Sutherland conducts the ()rchestra in a programme entitled ‘\'ienna. City of 1)reams' featuring music from the Strauss family. Lehar and Stolz. I Junior Academy Concert Stevenson Hall. RSAMI). Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50 £4.50). Roland Kieft conducts the Concert in Copland's l.a'l salon .Ilet'ico antl Dvorak's Symphony No 8. Vanessa l.atarche is the soloist in (irieg‘s Piano Concerto ()p [6.
I Promenade Organ Recitals Art Gallery
and Museum. Kelvingrove. 221 9600. 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Free. Andrew
Sutherland of St Michael's Parish Church.
1.inlithgow gives a recital.
Edinburgh
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Soprano Barbara Bonney
I Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra lidinburgh Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £6.50---£17.50 (£4.50—-£l7.50). Carlos Kalmar conducts the Orchestra in the overture to Mozart's l)on (iiovanni and two of his arias -- Elsa/tale Jain/are and Susanna 's Aria.
The fourth piece is Mahler's .\'_\'nip/ron_v
.\’o 4. Barbara Bonney (soprano) will be adding her talents to those of the Orchestra throughout the evening.
I ECAT Young Composers’ Forum Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 650 2423. 7.45pm. £7.50 (£3) from Queens Hall.
668 201‘). An informal concert to end
I‘idrnburgh Contemporary .'\l'1.s Trust's weekend workshop for young composers. Martyn Brabbins conducts and the
Chamber Group of Scotland will be
participating.
i I 5C0 Ouartet Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). credit card hotline 667 7776.
2.30pm. £3.50--£8 (£3 ). The Quartet
perform Mozart's Duo/or l'iolin arul l'iola. Robin Williams is the soloist in Mozart's ()lioe Qua/rt! and Stephen Kovacevich is the solo in Brahms‘ Piano
Quintet ()p 34.
I Into The light Studio ()ne. BBC Broadcasting House. Queen Street.
2.30pm. Free on the door or by post from
Margaret Beaton. BBC Scotland. Queen Margaret Drive. Glasgow G12 81)G. The Rachmaninov Trio perform music by Brahms' and Schumann‘s Piano Trio.
I St Giles' at Six St Giles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 5147. 6pm. Free. Lenten address and music.
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Glasgow
I Strathclyde University Chorus and Recorder Consort The l‘vlartyrs' Church Hall. Off St James‘ Road. 552 4400 est 3444. 7.30pm. £2. The programme features light music arrangements including selections from l.e.\‘ ill/sera/iles and settings of folk songs from Scotland and Northumbria.
TUESDAY 28
Glasgow
I Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £10.50--£2l. Carlos Kalmar conducts the Orchestra in Dvorak’s .Svnr/i/riurrc lit/'iarions‘ and Sibelius‘ .\".‘/nplrony No /. Mikhail Rudy is the soloist in Ravel‘s l’iano Concern;
for the left llanil.
I Recital l-lutcheson's Hall. John Street. 552 4400 est 3444. 1.15pm. £1.60. Members of the University ofStrathclyde Music Society give a performance.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Usher Hall. l.othian Road.22S 1155. 7.30pm. £6-~£22 The SC() have put together a bumper load ofgoodies to celebrate their 21st birthday Sir Charles Mackerras and lvor Bolton are both taking a ttrrn at the rostrum for Bach's Branden/nag Concerto No 2. Maxwell Davies' .-ln ()rkney Her/(line, 11"it/r Sunrise and Handel's .llusicjor r/re Royal Fireworks complete with indoor fireworks. The programme also sees the world premiere of a new work by MacMillan commissioned by the SC() and James Galway is the solo in Mozart‘s I’lule Concerto No l.
I St Margaret’s School Queen's Hall.
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BEETHOVEN
Sonata No. 6
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