Music classical & opera listings
Glasgow, Thu 22
I The Band Bazaar ('rawfurd Theatre. Ifmversity ()f Strathclyde. Jordanhill Campus. 76 Southbrae Drive. 9503438. 8pm. £6(£3—£4.50).An evening of music front the Strathclyde L'niversity Concert Band and students of the BA Applied MUsic Big Band & Brass linsemble. with conductors Colitt Suckling. Stewart Forbes and Jonathan Naylor.
I Newbold Piano Quartet Merchants House. 7 West George Street. 3349757. 12.45pm. £4.50 (£1.50—£4). See Sun 18.
I Lunchtime Concert Recital Sttldio. Ifniversity of Strathclyde. 76 Southbrae Drive. 950 3476. 1.15pm. Free. See Tue 20.
Edinburgh
I The Pearl Fishers Festival Theatre. 13—29 Nicolson Street. 5296000. 7.15pm. £8—£22 (£5»-£18). See Wed 21.
I The Lindsay String Quartet Queen‘s Ilall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 7.45pm. £9«£|6 (£7.50—£14). The final stop on the quartet‘s six concert journey through the complete String Quartets of Beethoven. Tonight's programme features Quartets in B flat. Ii minor and F.
Kirkcaldy
I Mandolinquents Adatn Smith Theatre. Bennoclty Road. 01592 41292‘). 7.30pm. £8 (£5). The mandolin ensemble present an eclectic evening of music featuring Scottish reels. Irish airs. Brazilian tangos. Chinese folk melodies. popular classics and hot swing.
Glasgow I Hebrides Ensemble RSArvil). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 1pm. £4 (£2.50).
The talented ensemble perform works by Peter Dowling attd Dohnanyi.
Edinburgh
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra I'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10.25—£22.50. The fourth concert in the RSNO‘s Shostakovich series sees Alexander Lazarev conducting the Russian composer's .S'y-mphony No 6. Also on the bill are Liszt's Les Preludes and Beethoven's Piano Concerto ."Vo I. with guest pianist John Li”.
I The Pearl Fishers Festival Theatre. 13-29 Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.15pm. £8—£22 (£5—£18). See Wed 2 1.
Saturday 24
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchieltall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £8.25—£21.50. See Fri 23.
I Opera On A Shoestring Citizens‘ Theatre. 1 1‘) Ciorbals Street. 42‘) 0022. 7.30pm. £5—£l5. See Thu 22.
I Adventures In Music - Blast Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 551 1. 3pm. £9 (£4—£5). Christopher Bell presents this classical concert for 4—14-year-olds. featuring excerpts front Holst's The Planets. plus John Williams [27.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Bach Choir and Sintonia Greyfriars Kirk. (ireyfriars‘ Place. 668 201‘). 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Neil Mantle is at the baton for Brahms' lz'in Deutsehes Requiem with soprano Marni Rachel Lamb and baritone Stewart Kempster and Violin Concerto with violinist Emma Hancock. .
I The Pearl Fishers Festival Theatre. 13—29 Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.15pm. £8—£22 (£5—£18). See Wed 21.
Glasgow
I Sunday Brunch With Paragon Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street.
60 THE LIST 15—29 Mar 2001
Opera Nazionale perform Viva Verdi at Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Sun 18 Mar and Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Mon 19 Mar
287 551 1. 1pm. £7 (£5); £18 (£16) with lunch. Paragon Ensemble continue their series of lunchtime concerts with a performance of Schubert's Piano Trio in 1) major. followed by an all-you-can eat buffet.
I Junior Academy Orchestra Concert RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). Takuo Yuasa conducts the student orchestra.
I Bohemia, My Love Cafe Cossachok. Russian Cultural Centre. 10 King Street. 553 0733. 8.30pm. An evening of Bohemian salon music with violinist Lev Atlas.
Edinburgh
I RSNO Pops l'sher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 I 155. 7.30pm. £10—£23. Rttmon (iumba is at the baton for this homage to all things Mozart. First tip is his overture from The .llarriage ofl’igaro. followed by David McClenaghan‘s rendition of the Horn Concerto No 3. John Cushing‘s take on the Clarinet Concerto and finally the dramatic Symphony No 4 l 'Jupiter'.
I Adventures In Music — Blast I'sher Hall. Lothiatt Road. 228 1 155. 3pm. £9 (£4—£5). See Sat 24.
I Camerata National Gallery of Modern Art. Belford Road. 624 6200. 2pm. Free. The ensemble of eight string players frotn Wellington College Music School perform works by Vivaldi. Bach. Telemann and Holst.
I Presentation Concert Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 7.45pm. Tickets at door. ()pportunity for the public to hear the result of the FCAT Young Composers Forum with The John Currie Singers.
I The Edinburgh Quartet Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 2.30pm. £9 (£6). The quartet performs their sixth and final concert exploring three centuries of string quartets .
Tuesday 27
Glasgow
I Bach And Beyond Hutchesons' Hall. 158 Ingram Street. 552 8391. 1.15pm. £2.50. An afternoon concert on violin and harpsichord by the hugely talented Susanne Stanzeleit and (iustav Fenyo.
I Opera On A Shoestring (‘itizens‘ Theatre. 1 1‘) Gorbals Street. 42‘) ()022. 7.30pm. £5—£I5. See Thu 22.
Edinburgh
I The Mikado King's Theatre. 2 Leven Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £7—£12 (£5—£7). Edinburgh's Gilbert & Sullivan Society present the duo‘s popular operetta.
I St George’s School Orchestral
Concert Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668
201‘). 7.30pm. Annual concert front the Iidinburgh girls school.
Ayr
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Town Hall. Sattdgate. 01292 61 1222. 7.30pm. A night of American classics from the SC(). with condttctor Andrew Litton at the baton. Featured pieces include Diamond's .llus'iefor Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet. Bernstein's Clarinet Sonata (with soloist Richard Stol/man). Schuman's .S'y'mphony'for .S'trings attd Copland's .1Iu.vi<'_/or .llovies.
Wednesday 28
Glasgow
0 Don Giovanni Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. 7.15pm. £3.50-£46. Scottish ()pera present Mozart‘s dark rendition of the exploits of Don Juan. the legendary Spattish .seduccr. See Hitlist.
I Fujikawa-RoII-Markson Trio Merchants House. 7 West George Street. 334 9757. 7.30pm. £15 (£5). The internationally-acclaimed trio. on violin. cello and piano. perform piano trios by- Mozart. Mendelssohn aitd Schubert.
Edinburgh
I The Mikado King's Theatre. 2 l.cvcn Street. 5296000. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £7~£l2 (£5~£7). Sec Tue 27.
I David Franceschetti Queen‘s llall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). 7.45pm. £5 -£l4. The award-winning young Italian piattist performs a wide-ranging programme of works.
St Andrews
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Younger Hall. North Street. (11334 474610. 7.45pm. £5.50—£15. See Tue 27.
Stirling
I The Three Irish Sopranos Albert Halls. Dumbarton Road. 01786 473544. 8pm. £10 (£8.50). An evening with Deirdre Masteron. Kay Lynch and Shirley Keane. three Irish soprattos who pcrfornt operatic favourites and Broadway tunes.
Glasgow
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 287 5511. 7.30pm. £8.25—£2l.5l). The RSNO's Shostakovich series continues apace. with Alexander Lazarev conducting the Russian composer's vast. war-inspired .Symphony No 7 Telling/zlth Also on the bill is Beethoven's Piano Concerto .\'o .t’. ably performed by soloist John Lill.
I David Franceschetti Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 28” SSl l. 7.51mi". i ll) 1 Lb). Sec \Vt‘tl .23.
I Opera On A Shoestring (‘itt/cns‘ 'l‘lit‘itlft‘. l l‘) (ittl'littls Sll'ct'l. >412‘llill22. 7.30pm. £5 £15. Sec Thu 22.
I Strathclyde University Concert I.ord Todd Bar. Campus \illagc. l'ttivcrstty of Strathclyde. 548 2435. 7.30pm. £6
(£5 £4.50). Alan 'l‘ayetter conducts a ftmdraising concert aitd ceilidh.
I Lanarkshire Youth Wind Orchestra Easter Concert RSAMI). 100 chfrcw Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£4 1. The respected yottth orchestra play" a diverse selection of w ind pieces.
Edinburgh
0 Scottish Chamber Orchestra QUL’L‘II‘S litlll. ('lct'k Sll't‘t‘l. ()(ib 2lll‘). 7.45pm. £5.50 £19. Sec Tue 27. There is a pre-concert talk at 6.45pm. Sec Hitlist.
I The Mikado King‘s Theatre. 2 [even Street. 5296000. 7.30pm. £7 £12 (£5 £7). SL‘L‘ lth 27.
I Hallam Macleod Guitar Duo St Mark's l'nitarian ('liurch. ('astle 'l'crracc. 7.30pm. Tickets at door. The highly acclaitttcd and popular duo play music by Scarlatti. Vivaldi. Sor. Albcitil. (irattados and dc Falla.
Paisley
I Dunedin Consort Paisley .'\l)i)t'_\. Abbey Place. 88‘) 7654. 7pm. £1 150 Ben Parry is at the baton for the ever-ptqtular litlslct‘ rendition of Bach's SI .lltill/u'it Passion. l’icattder's devotional ycrsc will add an extra dimension to the performance. w ith James (iilchrist and .lonathan Arnold singing the roles of the liyangclist and ('hristus itt (ierman.
Falkirk
I The Three Irish Sopranos l-allorls Town Ilall. \Vest Bridge Street. 01324 506351). 8pm. L") £ ll), See Wed 28.
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