MUSIC classical & opera
CLASSICAL 8t OPERA LISTINGS continued
TUESDAY 7 Glasgow
I Scottish Opera - Parsifal Festival Theatre, 13—29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 4.30pm. £10.50—£49.50 (£8.50—£33.50). See Sat 4.
I Paragon Ensemble Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 8pm. £9 (£1—£4.50). See Mon 6.
I The Merry Widow King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £8—£11.50. Southern Light Opera Company perform Franz Lehar’s operetta, featuring popular songs and melodies such as Vilija and The Merry Widow Waltz.
I Harlequin Ensemble Hutcheson’s Hall, 158 Ingram Street, 552 8391. 1.15pm. £2.50. The ensemble, on flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and French horn perform Nielsen’s Wind Quintet 0p 43 and Ligeti’s Sir Bagatelles.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh University Singers Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University, Bristo Square, 650 2423. 1.10pm. Free. John Kitchen directs the singers in a programme of folk song and Scottish song arrangements.
Kirkcaldy
I The Mikado Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 412929. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). The Kirkcaldy Gilbert & Sullivan Society present this popular opera.
Giffnock
I Essential Scottish Opera Eastwood Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, 577 4970. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). See Fri 3.
WEDNESDAY 8
Glasgow
I Black Voices - Music With A Message Bute Hall, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). This a cappella female group have performed to rapturous acclaim the world over, with their harmonious and uplifting mix of gospel, reggae, blues, jazz, pop and traditional African music, and tonight should be no exception.
I Percussion Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£2.50). Students from the Percussion Department give a lively midweek concert.
Edinburgh
I Kate Romano and Alan Hicks Queen’s Craig Recital Room, Craighouse Campus, Napier University, 1.15pm. Free. A lunchtime concert from this duo on clarinet and piano respectively, featuring the premiere of Wise Men 0r Simpletons by Napier composer-in-residence, Kenneth Dempster.
I The Merry Widow King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £8—£11.50. See Tue 7.
Kirkoaldy
I The Mikado Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 412929. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). See Tue 7.
THURSDAY 9
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £10—£22 (concs available). The orchestra perform Tchaikovsky’s magnificent Symphony No 6, plus Dvorak’s Noon Day Witch and Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No 1.
I Marianne Vidal and Irena Jancevskyte Merchants House, 7 West George Street, 334 9757. 12.45pm. £4.50 (£1.50—£4). Soprano Vidal and pianist Jancevskyte, both award-winning graduates of the RSAM D, perform an entertaining blend of operatic excerpts and French chansons.
Edinburgh
I The Merry Widow King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 5296000. 7.30pm.
£8—£l 1.50. See The 7.
“THE LIST 2—16 Mar 2000
I Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 667 7776. 7.45pm. £6 (£3.50). The singers perform Roman Vespers for the Jubilee year of 1650, featuring music by Benevoli, Carissimi and Graziani.
Dunfermline
I The Kevock Choir Carnegie Hall, East Port, 01383 314127. 7.30pm. £5. The choir perform a programme of Scots, spiritual and show songs.
Kirkcaldy
I The Mikado Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 412929. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). See Tue 7.
FRIDAY 10
Glasgow
I Hebrides Ensemble RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £3.50 (£2.50). The ensemble present the premiere of two works by RSAMD students; John Harris’s Tomorrow Shall Be and Gareth Williams’ Clockwork Mice Anyone, alongside Poulenc’s Trio and Debussy ’s Cello Sonata.
Edinburgh
I Madama Butterfly 8: La Traviata Playhouse, 18—22 Greenside Place, 0870 6063424. 7.30pm. £12.50—£27.50. Chisinau National Opera drop into town for a two—night stand, promising a lavish production of Puccini’s passionate love story on Friday night, followed by Verdi’s equally tragic epic on Saturday night.
I The Merry Widow King‘s Theatre, 2 Levon Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £8—£11.50. See Tue 7.
Motherwell
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Motherwell Concert Hall. Civic Centre. Windmillhill Street. 01698 267515. 7.30pm. £11 (£9). Libor Pesek conducts the orchestra in this annual concert, performing music by Beethoven, Bruch and Tchaikovsky.
Kirkcaldy
I The Mikado Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 412929. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). See Tue 7.
SATURDAY 11
Glasgow
I Scottish Opera - Parsifal Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. 4.30pm. £6—£50 (£8.50—£46.50). See Sat 4
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £10.50—£21.50(concs available). Rumon Gamba directs the orchestra in a selection of timeless classics, including Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and work by Verdi, Rachmaninov and Carlorff. The award- winning Alexander Kobrin joins them on piano.
I Glasgow Chamber Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 8pm. £6 (£4). Paul Boyes, principal bassoon with the BBC SSO, joins the Glasgow Chamber Orchestra for a programme featuring Rossini’s Overture — The Silken Ladder, Weber’s Bassoon Concerto in I" and a finale of Beethoven's Symphony No 2 in D.
I Glasgow Chamber Choir Glasgow Cathedral, Cathedral Street, 552 8198. 8pm. £7 (£5). The choir perform Tomas Luis de Victoria’s Requiem of 1605, complemented by Charles Villiers Stanford’s Three Motets 0p. 38 and Edward C Bairstow’s LetAll Mortal Flesh Keep Silence.
Edinburgh
I The Dream Of Gerontius Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, 220 4349. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Sinfonia, Edinburgh Bach Choir and Dundee Choral Union join forces for the first time to perform Elgar’s famous oratorio, The Dream Of Gerontius. Neil Mantle is at the baton with tenor Mark Wilde, mezzo-soprano Colette Ruddy and baritone Andrew Foster
accompanying some three hundred performers in what promises to be a spectacular concert.
I Madama Butterfly 8: la Traviata Playhouse, 18—22 Greenside Place, 0870 6063424. 7.30pm. £12.50—£27.50. See Fri
10.
I Sedenka Columcille Centre, 2 Newbattle Terrace, 447 7404. 8pm. £5 (£3). The a capella vocal group perform a vibrant programme of traditional and early music from Europe, the Middle East and America.
I The Merry Widow King’s Theatre, 2 Leven Street, 529 6000. 2.30pm &
7.3 m. £8—£11.50. See Tue 7.
I E inburgh University Chamber Choir Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University, Bristo Square, 650 2423. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). James Gorick conducts the choir in Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir, Tavener’s Funeral Ikos, Victoria’s Tenebrae Responsories and Byrd’s Ad Dominum Cum Tribularer.
Kirkcaldy
I The Mikado Adam Smith Theatre, Bennochy Road, 01592 412929. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £8 (£5). See Tue 7.
Stirling
I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra MacRobert, University of Stirling, 01786 461081. 8pm. £12(£6—£9.50). Conductor Paul Mann leads the orchestra in a programme of music by Elgar, Bridge and Schumann. BBC SSO Director, Hugh Macdonald gives a pre-concert talk at 7.15pm.
Glasgow
I Pops At The Phil Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £9.50—£17.50. The City of Glasgow Chorus and Symphony Orchestra are joined by opera stars Naomi Harvey, Valerie Reid, Peter Wedd and Graham Danby for There ’s No Business Like Show Business, an evening of top tunes by Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Edinburgh
I The Squair Mile Consort Of Viols Royal Botanic Garden, lnverleith House, 552 7171. 5.30pm. £5 (£3). The Mirrour and Wonder oins Age is the title of this concert, with organist Philip Sawyer joining the ensemble to perform music by John Jenkins (1592—1678) and some of his contemporaries. Entrance to the Garden is by the West Gate only.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Festival Theatre, 13-29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £8—£21. See Thu 9.
Dunfermline
I Spring Concert Carnegie Hall, East Port, 01383 314127. 7.30pm. £6 (£2.50—£5). Dunfermline Choral Union present a programme of works including Handel’s Coronation Anthems and John Rutter’s Magnificat.
MONDAY 13 Edinburgh
I Inti Illimani with John Williams and Paco Pena Festival Theatre, 13—29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.30pm. £7—£19 (£5-£16). The acclaimed South American group lnti Illimani are joined by classical guitarist John Williams and flamenco guitarist Paco Pena.
TUESDAY 14
Glasgow
I Lunchtime Concert Hutcheson’s Hall, 158 Ingram Street, 552 8391. 1.15pm. £2.50. Peter Argondizza directs students of the BA Applied Music degree in a varied programme of solo and ensemble guitar
Greenock
I Essential Scottish Opera Greenock Arts Guild, Campbell Street, 01475 723038. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Fri 3.
WEDNESDAY 15 Glasgow I Scottish Opera - Parsifal Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 332 9000. 4.30pm. £6—£50 (£8.50-£46.50). See Sat 4. I Evgeny Kissin Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 287 5511. 7.30pm. £8—£13. An ‘International Series’ appearance by this virtuoso young pianist, who performs Beethoven’s Sonata in D Minor, Schumann’s Carnival and Brahms’ Sonata No 3. I Basically Baroque Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 287 5511. 5-7pm. Donation requested. Join the assembled masses from Strathclyde University’s music society, including the University Chorus, Symphony Orchestra and BA Applied Music Baroque Ensemble, for a selection of favourites from Vivaldi, Bach, Pachelbel and Handel at this fundraiser for the university’s Malawi Appeal. I Academy Symphony Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6.50 (£4). Stephen Barlow leads the orchestra, featuring pianist Marina Nadiradza, in Stravinsky’s Symphony of Wind Instruments, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5.
Edinburgh
I Philip Moore and Simon Crawford- Phillips Royal Over-Seas House, Landings Gallery, 100 Princes Street, 225 1501. 6.30pm. £7.50 (£5). The prize-winning piano duo perform a varied selection of works by Schubert and Bizet.
I Edinburgh University Contemporary Music Ensemble Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University, Bristo Square, 650 2423. 1.10pm. Free. The Ensemble perform a selection of student
com sitions.
I T e Edinburgh Quartet Queen’s Craig Recital Room, Craighouse Campus, Napier University, 1.15pm. Free. The quartet perform Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet in B minor.
I Susan Mackenzie Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 3pm. £6. Saxophonist Mackenzie is accompanied on piano by Robert Melling for works by Bach and Piazzolla.
I Edinburgh University Contemporary Music Ensemble St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). The Ensemble perform works by Graciela Paraskevaidis.
I IS. Bach Organ Recital Series Palmerston Place Church, 10 Palmerston Place, 443 5565. 7.30pm. £4 (£10 for series). Concert organist David Phillips performs the first of three recitals featuring works by JS Bach, entitled An Introduction to Bach. The second and third recitals will be held on 22 and 29 Mar.
Stirling
I National Youth Choir Of Scotland MacRobert, University of Stirling, 01786 461081. 7.30pm. £6 (£3). A fundraising concert for the British Red Cross as the choir perform songs from through the ages.
St Andrews
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Younger Hall, North Street, 01334 474610. 7.45pm. £5.50—£14.50. Conductor Kazushi Ono is joined by guest clarincttist Romolo Ttsano for Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, in a programme which also features Haydn’s Symphony No 92 ‘0xf0rd ' and Schubert’s Symphony No 6 ‘Little C Major’.
THURSDAY 16
Glasgow
I Lunchtime Concert Recital Studio, University of Strathclyde, 76 Southbrae Drive, 950 3476. 1.15pm. Free. See Tue 14.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen’s Hall, Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £5.50—£18.50. See Wed 15.
Galashiols
I Essential Scottish Opera Volunteer Hall, St John Street, 01750 20842. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). See Fri 3.