Classical &opera
Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least ten days before publication to Ruth hedges at ruthelist.co.uk, by post or by tax on 0131 557 8500. Listings are compiled by Ruth Hedges and Carol Main.
Glasgow
I Warren Mailley-Smith Merchants House. 7 West (ieorge Street. 334 9757. 12.45pm. £5 (£2 £4.50). Talented young pianist performing music by Beethoven. Lith and Rachmaninov.
I Masterclass and Recital RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 5pm. Free. Internationally acclaimed cuphoniurn player Steven Mead gives a masterclass followed by a recital at 6.30pm showcasing his unique style of euphonium pyrotechnics.
I European Brass Band Championships Gala Concert Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £8 £12. Whitburn Band and Stavanger Brass Band perform in the final of the third European Solo Championship.
Edinburgh
I An Evening of Song (ieorgc Square Theatre. lfniversity of Edinburgh. (ieorge Square. 650 9195. 7.30- 10pm. £5. The 57th annual concert of popular light music from the Edinburgh Telephone Choir.
I Classical Guitar Recital with Nuno De Sa St Cecilia's Hall. Niddry Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Portuguese guitarist with music by a
range of composers including Portugal's Carlos Seixas and Jose Mesquita Lopes. I Edinburgh Telephone Choir (ieorge Square Theatre. l'niversity of Edinburgh. (ieorge Square. 332 2758. 7.30pm. £6. lain Dunn directs this concert entitled Music Hath Chartns. featuring Two’s Company musicians Hector Scott and Shinobu Miki.
Glasgow I Competitions RSAMI). Int) Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 10am. Free.
The Hilda Bailey l’ri/e Competition and Robert llighgate Scholarship Competition for violin.
I Midday Concert RSAMI). too Renfrew Street. 332 5057. lptn. £6 (£4). Bryan Allen conducts the Royal Scottish Academy Brass featuring soloists as a prelude to the finals of the European Brass Band Championships held tomorrow.
I PrimaDiva Borders Books, 98 Buchanan Street. 222 7700. 6pm. Free. Vocal harmony from Yvonne Barclay. (iina llanley' and Debra Stuart. performing a programme of arias and ensembles frotn Carmen. 'Iirscu. West Side Story and Porgy uml Bess.
Edinburgh
I An Evening of Song (leorgc Square Theatre. l'niversity of Edinburgh. (ieorge Square. 650 9195. 7.30 10pm. £5. See Thu 29.
I European Brass Band Championships Gala Concert Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sattchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £16 £20. (irand finale concert with results and ceremony featuring National Youth Brass Band of Scotland. European Champions 2003 and the BBC Young Brass Soloist of the Year.
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Glasgow
I La Boheme Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 332 9000. 2.15pm. £19.50 £39.50. Richard Earnes conducts Stewart Laing’s brand new production of Puccini‘s tnost popular opera. This is Scottish ()pera‘s first production of the classic since I988 so it's about time we got a chance to see this tale of struggling bohemian love. the inspiration for .lloulrn Rouge.
I Mo’s Company (iallery of Modern Art. 1 1 1 Queen Street. 3pm. liree. Contemporary music concert from the husband and wife. violin and clarinet duo of Hector Scott and Shinobtt Miki. Expect the composers to be present and if you have a suitable manuscript of your own gathering dttst on the shelf. take it along.
Edinburgh
I Soundings: Event 1 Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh l'niversity. Bristo Square. 668 2019. 6pm. £5 (£2). first event in this weekend's Soundings festival. The stunningly successful series of some art performances brings electroacoustic tnttsic to a wider audience. Tonight features the Scottish premiere of Adrian Moore's commission Dreaming oil/re Dawn. presented by artists on the specially desigrted sound diffusion system.
I Soundings: Event 2 Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh l'niversity. Bristo Square. 668 2019. 8pm. £5 (£2). Best new electronic music from San l-‘rancisco‘s bay area featuring Joseph Anderson and new works by Morton Subotnick. Thom Blurn arid Richard Karpen.
I Children’s Concert St Mary is Cathedral. Palmerston Place. 3pm. Retiring collection. The Choristers of St Mary 's Cathedral in an afternoon concert aimed at families and children. which includes Michael Hurd's carttata/tnttsical JUIItI/I-.U(lll Jtlff.
Glasgow
I Farewell Concert RSAMI). Int) Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 12.30pm. £10. Concert featuring the newly crowned Scottish Champion Band and recent winners of the British Open and British National Championships.
I Vaisakhi Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £5. Hunter/ and .\'itu present an array of dance styles from across the world including Dance Asia. Chinese Dancers. Punjabi no I and Scottish Dancers.
Edinburgh
I BBC Young Musician of the Year 2004 l'sher Hall. l.othian Road. 228 I 155. 2.30pm. £12 £24. Finalists of the highly prestigious competition and the l'K’s most outstanding young musicians play with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under its chief conductor. llan Volkov. for the showdown televised for the BBC. This is a great event to be part of standards are always sky high. and the atmosphere electric.
I Our Europe King's 'l'heatre. l.even Street. 662 l l 12. 7.30pm. £9 £15. A very warm Scottish welcome to the accession countries of the European l'nion. There‘s music. sortg. poetry and even film in this gala evening extravagan/a which celebrates the cultures of the ten different nations.
I Event 3 Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh l'niversity. Bristo Square. 668 2019. 6pm. £5 (£2). Continuing the weekend series of some art performances. Soundings. Simon Atkinson brings his new chilled out sounds frotn l.eicester’s Phoenix Arts Centre. plus work frotn Rick Nance. Martin Clarke. .\'ick Virgo and 1idinlnrrgh-based Pippa Murphy. Don’t forget. there's also a gig at 8pm tonight.
I Una Barry and Philip Sawyer St Michael & All Saints‘ Church. Panmure Place. 'l’ollcross. 7.45pm. £5 (£4). Soprano and organ recital of music by Bach. Mo/art. l’aure. Verdi and Vaughan Williams.
I Event 4 Reid Concert Hall. Edinbttrgh l'rtiversity. Bristo Square. 668 2019. 8pm. £5 (£2). liinal gig in the Soundings sonic art series. featttring work by student composers at the l'niversity' of Edinburgh. A great chance to support local talent and experience electroacoustic music in the superb setting of the Reid Concert Hall.
Stirling
I Paragon Ensemble 'l‘olhooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 8pm. £8 (£5). Arguably Scotland‘s most vibrant contemporary music grottp. the (ilasgow - based Paragon Ensemble present ‘The Art of Repeating Yoursell” in Stirling‘s great new arts venue worth it just to see the building. But also. of course. to hear John Adams' Shaker Loops and Jesus ' Bloml .Vet‘el' I'ill/r't/ .lle l'er. by the irtimitable (iavin Bryars.
Glasgow
I Acis and Galatea and Dido and Aeneas RSAMI). l()() Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.15pm. £12 (£9). Christian Curny n conducts RSAMD players and singers in a dottble bill of Henry Purcell's famed opera Dido and Aeneas. and Handel's well known but under-performed :lcis um/ (iii/urea. A hefty bottt of (ireek mythology and tragedy all round. Dido. Qtteen of Carthage. falls in love with the warrior Aeneas. and dies for love when he makes to leave her for battle. In Handel‘s opera. the nymph (ialalea immortalises her human lover Acis. killed by a monster. by turning him into a stream. Exquisite music to be heard in both these works: both directed by Jonathan Cocker.
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Glasgow
I Edinburgh Quartet Ramshorn Theatre. 98 lngr‘am Street. 552 3489. 1.15 2pm. £2.50. The Edinburgh Quartet perform string music by Mo/art and Dvorak.
Edinburgh
I Leon McCawley and SCO Wind Ensemble Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8pm. l-‘ree. BBC Radio 3 presents this concert of inusic by Mo/art and Beethoven to be broadcast on 20 May.
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Glasgow
I Acis and Galatea and Dido and Aeneas RSAMD. l00 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.15pm. £12 (£9). See Mon 3. 0 Academy Now! RSAMI). l()() Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. l‘ree. Evening of electroacoustic music.
Edinburgh
I JPP Queen’s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 8pm. £14 (£12). l’innish fiddle group who draw on folk. classical and folk to create some dynamic exhilarating new sounds.
Glasgow
0 Academy Now! RSAMl). Int) Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. l-‘ree. William Conway conducts the Hebrides Ensemble alongside brass. string and saxophone ensembles iii a performance of Birtwistle's .St’t‘l't'l Theatre.
I Evgeny Kissin (ilasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.50 £17.50. He’s one of the wonders of the world when it comes to the new generation of young pianists. The Russian. who has been awarded countless prizes and honours. regards his ow n homeland's Triumph Award as the jewel in the crown. especially as he is the youngest artist ever to receive tltis prestigious accolade.