Music Classical
Classical
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Glasgow
FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art (iallery & Museum. .-\rgyle Street. 276 9599. Mon-Sat. lptn. l-‘ree lunchtitne organ recitals every day by different organists.
FREE BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Listen Here! City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. Ticketed. llan Volkov conducts Beethoven's Symphony .\'o 8 attd Brahms' l'lo/ln Concerto with soloist Christian 'l‘ct/laff.
I The Choirs of St Mary’s Kibble Palace. (ilasgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat Western Road. ()8710 220 I 1 16. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). The choir performs Parry‘s Songs o/‘I-arewell and other popular Tudor pieces. I’arr oft/1e ll'est Iz'lti/ I'es‘llt'al.
I International Fellow Recital RS.-\.\ll). lllll Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Johannes (iorit/ki. International Cello Fellow. and pianist John 'l‘hwaites play Reger's Sonata .\'o 4 [715‘ minor: ()p l/(). Brahms’ Sonata in 12' flat. ()p I20 and l‘aure's lilegle. :l/n‘es an I't'l't'. .Slcl/lenne. Romance in :1 and I’a/iillon.
I La Traviata King‘s Theatre. 297 Built Street. ()87() “()0 (1648. 7.30pm.
£ l 3 £32.50. Verdi's opera abottt tlte passionate. consumptive Violetta. performed by the Russian State Opera. I RSNO Orchestra + Concerto for Turntables Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm. £12. DJ Bcni (i joins the RS.\'() for (iabriel l’rokoliev ‘s innovative Concerto for lia‘nIa/i/es and Orchestra and a night that l'uses the hip hop. house and classical genres.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Opera: Falstaff Unwrapped Festival 'l‘lieatre. I3 29 .\'icolson Street. 529 6000. 6pm. Free
w ith a ticket for a performance of the opera. l’nw rapped shares some theatrical secrets giving you a fascinating behind the scenes look at the opera. a perfect introduction for those who have never experienced it.
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Glasgow
FREE BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Listen l-lere! City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 1 l.30am. Ticketed. With violinist Christian Tet/laff and pianist Lars \‘ogt.
I Aleksander Kudajcyk llunterian .-\rt (iallery. l'niversity of (ilasgow. 82 llillhead Street. 330 4221. 12.30pm. £8 (£6). The young graduate of Poland's Akademia Mti/yc/na performs a selection of works. including some by Chopin. Tickets from 0870 221) l l lb or on the door. I’ar! oft/1e Wes! linil I'i’sllt'al.
I Aria Singers Kibble Palace. (ilasgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat Western Road. 0870 220 l I 16. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). A classical vocal group that branches inloia/l. soul. musicals. folk and top. I’arl ol‘I/ie lies! Iim/ I'eslli'al. FR E BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Listen Here! City llalls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. Ticketed. A programme bursting at the seams with (ilinka. Dvorak. Rodrigo. Copland. Beethoven. lilgar. 'I‘chaikovsky and Stravinsky. conducted by James (irossmith and with Ian Watt (guitar) and Karen (ieogltegan (bassoon). who were finalists on BBC 2‘s Classical Star programme.
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I La Traviata King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 0870 060 6648. 7.30pm. £l3 £32.50. See Thu l9.
FREE Youth Guitar Ensemble Healthy Living Centre. 9a Stuartville Street. Partick. 357 6747. 7.30pm. Classical. baroque. Scottish. lrish. Spanish and Latin music played on 24 guitars. under the musical direction of leading French guitarist Anne Chaurand. I’ar! oft/1e Wes! [ind I'eslli'al.
I Neil Wilson Hillhead Baptist Church.
Cresswell Street. 204 5151. 8pm. £9 (£7). Virtuoso music from around the world. including works by Bach. Pia/lola. Assad. Tarrega and Rodrigo. from one of Scotland's leading classical guitarists. Par! oft/1e Wes! lz'ml I'i's’lii'al.
Edinburgh
FREE Heather MacLean l-landbell Group St (iiles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442. I2. l0pm. Lunchtime concert by bell ringers from Dunkeld. l’ar! oft/1e ()ll/ 'Iown I'es'lli'al.
I Scottish Opera: The Undersea World of Bubble McBea Festival Theatre. 13 29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 2pm. £6 (family tickets £15 £l8). See Kids for preview. page 48.
Glasgow FREE BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Listen Here! ()ld l‘ruitmarket. Candleriggs. 353 8000. Want. Shostakovich s Festive ()i'erlure is the choice for today‘s Play it Again. I La Traviata King‘s Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 0870060 6648. 2.30pm & 7.30pm. £13 £32.50. See Thu 19. Dialogues des Carmélites RSAMD (New .»\thenaeum Theatre). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.15pm. £18 (£14). Poulenc‘s opera about 21 linglish nuns and 16 Carmelite nuns imprisoned during the 1793 Reign of Terror in France. FREE BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Listen l-lere! City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. Ticketed. llan Volkov conducts Christian Tetzlaff and lilizabeth Layton through Violin Concertos by ()liver Knussen and Jorge Widmann. FREE Egidienchor of Nuremberg (ilasgow Citivet'sity Memorial Chapel. The Square. off tTniversity Avenue. 7.30pm. Music by (ierman composers. including JS Bach. and Brahms
PREVIEW CHAMBER OPERA HEBRIDES ENSEMBLE
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Sat 21 Jun
Based on George Mackay Brown’s prose and re-imagined by Scottish composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, The Martyrdom of St Magnus was always going to leave an extraordinary legacy. Uniting the talents of two of Orkney’s most inspired residents, the popular opera came to fruition over 30 years ago, when musical supremo Davies created the piece to open the island’s, now annual, celebration of the arts, The St Magnus Festival.
Now, more than three decades on, the Hebrides Ensemble will revisit the piece, first in Inverness and Edinburgh and then back at its spiritual home, in Orkney. Everything, says Davies, is as it should be. ‘The Hebrides Ensemble is incredible, what they do is wonderful,’ says the composer. ‘As musicians, they will absolutely engage with it, because as a piece it
appeals on a very human level.’
A chamber opera in nine continuous scenes, The Martyrdom is widely considered a modern piece of music theatre, telling as it does the dramatic story of the martyrdom of Saint Magnus and the precarious balance between good and evil. Thirty years after its conception, its sweeping score and striking literary origins will be captured by a cast of five with an 11-strong instrumental ensemble completing the picture.
‘The St Magnus story is one to be relished and treasured and still feels relevant,’ says Davies, who admits he is yet to see the new production, although he has witnessed its recreation in many other contexts over the years. He is confident that director Ben Twist will channel the spirit of the island, while affording it renewed life. ‘When we began the St Magnus Festival and showcased this opera all those years ago, I remember being so nervous, but something has really taken root here both with the festival and with this work. It’s not dissimilar to having a child, I suppose. You see it grow and develop into a new phase of its development and you just think, yes, this is wonderful.’ (Anna Millar)
conducted by Pia Praetorius. Par! oft/1e Wes"! [ind I'eslli'al. I Messiaen and Co St John‘s Renlield Church. Beaconslield Road. Kelvindale. 334 0782. 7.30pm. £5. Three of ()livier Messiaen‘s organ cycles plus three suites by his contemporaries all performed by organist David Hamilton. Tickets available at the door. I’ari oft/1e lies! Ifml I-es'tival.
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Costello Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £35. Costello performs his own hits plus extracts from his first full scale classical composition. ll Sogno. with the backing of the RSNO.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Opera: The Undersea World of Bubble McBea Festival Theatre. l3-—29 .\'icolson Street. 529 6000. 10am & lpm. £6 (family tickets £15 £18). See Fri 20.
FREE Chancel Choir St (iiles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 225 9442. 12.10pm. A lunchtime concert from a troupe all the way from the First Presbyterian Church of Burlingame. California. l’ar! oft/1e ()lrl 'Iou'n I'eslii'al. I Scottish Opera: Falstaff Festival Theatre. 13 29 .\'icolson Street. 529 6000. 2.15pm. £l4--£58. Sir John Falstaff. the self-indulgent. lecherous. larger-than-life glutton first brought to the public‘s notice in Shakespeare’s comedy The .Werl'y litres of Windsor. gets his own spin-off opera courtesy of Verdi. Dominic Hill directs a new production for Scottish Opera which promises both Rabelaisian frolicking and a showcase for Verdi's exquisite melodic invention. See review. page 70.
FREE Andreas Borregard: Accordion Concert Danish Cultural Institute. 3 Doune Terrace. 225 7l89. 4pm. Award winning Danish accordionist plays as part of Fete de la Musique.
I Savoyard Chorus and Orchestra (ireyfriars Kirk. (ireyfriars Place. 07766 057i 12. 7.30pm. £9. Sullivan‘s ()t‘l’l‘llll'l‘ ‘Macbelh '. Symphony in If "I'lte Iris/1' and The Zoo: a Grand Zoological l'antasv by Sullivan and BC Stephenson. all conducted by David Lyle. Concert in aid of Waverley Care.
I The Martyrdom of St Magnus 'l‘raverse Theatre. Cambridge Street. 228 1404. 8pm. £l3 (£8>~£5). The Hebrides linsemble brings (icorge Mackay Brown and Peter Maxwell Davies' often- overlooked ()rcadian chatnber opera back to life. See preview. left.
Glasgow
FREE BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Listen Here! City llalls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 2pm & 4pm. Ticketed. Kirsten O‘Brien and Heather Reid present a mix of music. science and interactive visuals targeted at 7—I2 year olds. Conducted by James (it‘oss‘tttith. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Ketvingrove Art (iallery 8; Museum. Argyle Street. 276 9599. 3~-3.45pm. Sunday promenade concerts with different organists.
I Peter and the Wolf ()ran Mot'.
73l ~735 (ireat Western Road. 0870 220 1 1 16. 4.30pm. £6. The Auricle linsemble returns to present Prokoliev‘s famous tale for children. narrated by [fa/anion- favourite Juliet Cad/ow. I’arl o/‘Ilie ll'es! linil l't’s‘lll'tll.
I Junior Academy of Music Orchestra RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Strauss' Hum (‘Ullt't’I'IU ill Iii/la! Illll/(ll' and Tchaikovsky‘s Italian Caprice conducted by Christopher Adey and with horn soloist Magdalena Was.
I Music of the Mystics St Peter's RC Church. 46 Hyndland Street. 341 084-1. 7.30pm. £8 (£6; students £4). (‘anty. the female voices of Cappella Nova. presents a selection of relaxing medieval and modern music by Hildegard of Bingen.