3 Saturday 4 ‘
Glasgow
FREE BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Hear and New City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. Ticketed. To celebrate Nigel Osbome at 60. Reworked Arias takes music from his operas The Electrification of the Soviet Union. The Piano Tuner and The Queens of Govan. to be performed alongside the world premiere of Anna Meredith’s Trombone Concerto and ex-Osborne student Marina Adamia's The Birth of Enkidu. With a Post-concert Coda of Nigel Osborne's Transfonnatimis for two solo violas by Scott Dickinson and Andrew Berridge.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: A Flying Start Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10—£32. The Glasgow season for the RSNO commences with Stéphane Deneve conducting Wagner‘s Overture to The Flying Dutchman. Szymanowski‘s Sinfonia Concertante. with pianist Piotr Anderszewski. and Mahler‘s Symphony No 5. Pre-concen talk by Michael Tumelty at 6.45pm.
Edinburgh
FREE Local Young Pianists Balemo Parish Church. Balemo. 07710 703372. 9.45—10.45am. Drop in and enjoy a selection of recitals by young pianists.Part of Balemo Music Festival.
FREE Organ Recitals Balemo Parish Church. Balemo. 07710 703372.
1 lam—noon. Recitals on the organ by local players. Part of Balerno Music Festival.
I Auricle Ensemble Balemo Parish Church. Balemo. 07710 703372. 7.30—9.30pm. £10. A concert of iconic American works including Copland‘s Clarinet Concerto and the original version of Appalachian Spring. The concert will include a performance by the Pentland Singers of Thompson's Frostiana. Part of Balemo Music Festival.
I Georgian Concert Society: Thirtieth Anniversary St Cecilia‘s Hall. Niddry Street. 650 2427. 7.45pm. £14 (£5—£1 1). To launch the Society‘s 30th birthday celebrations. Trevor Pinnock perfomts harpsichord suites and sonatas in celebration of the anniversaries of three great composers: the 250th anniversary of the deaths of Handel and Haydn. and the 350th anniversary of Purcell's rather unedifying one (said to have been caused by a chill after having been locked out of the house by his furious wife upon returning late from the pub).
I The Scottish Ensemble: Red Queen‘s Hall. 87—89 Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.45pm. £tbc. See Thu 2.
I Balemo Music Festival Various Venues. Balemo. 07710 703372. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 3.
Clarkston
FREE Oreenbank Recitals: Alan Mathew Greenbank Parish Church. 36 Eaglesham Road. 1pm. Part of a regular series of recitals on the organ. with tea and coffee served afterwards.
Dollar
I Meadows Chamber Orchestra Dollar Academy. 7.30pm. £tbc. Wagner‘s Siegfried ldyll. Dorward's Aldhammer Album. Copland's Musicfor the Theatre and Schubert‘s Symphony No 5 conducted by Peter Evans.
Dundee
I Choired for Sound Caird Hall. City Square. 01382 434940. Times vary. Prices vary. A celebration of song from around the world. showcasing some of Scotland‘s finest community choirs. Workshop leaders include Wilma Kennedy of the Dundee Gaelic Choir. Leroy Johnson. acclaimed Leeds Gospel Leader and Charlie Adams of award winning Liverpool choir. Sense of Sound. Workshops are open to choirs and individuals. all participating choirs will club together for the Big Sing on Sunday. Part of Fest'n 'Furious 2008.
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Kirkcaldy
I Fife Open Brass Band Contest Adam Smith Theatre. Bennochy Road. 01592 583302. Times vary. £tbc. Fife brass from all over Scotland compete in the main competition. there will also be competitions for a march and hymn tune performance.
Linlithgow
I Opera Alba Academy Theatre. Braehead Road. 01506 84321 1. 7.30pm. £8 (£3—£7). Enjoy an evening of operatic favourites with the vocal quartet. Tickets from the Hon. Treasurer (01506 844247).
Sunday 5 2
Edinburgh
I Piano and Song Recital: Robin Versteeg 3. Emma Versteeg Balemo Parish Church. Balemo. 07710 703372. Noon—1pm. £4. Soprano Emma Versteeg
and pianist Robin Versteeg perform a
varied programme ranging from folk songs of the British Isles and a selection
‘ of arias from folk operas and operettas. to
a selection of works by Robert Burns and some pop wonders. Part of Balemo Music Festival.
I Amicus Greyfriars Kirk. Greyfriars Place. 225 1900. 7.30pm. £5—£10. Exciting new chamber orchestra. Amicus. make their debut performance under the baton of William Conway. with a programme of Beethoven's Egmont Overture. McGuire‘s Fiddler's Farewell and Mendelssohn‘s Scottish Symphony No 3
I Choral Concert Balemo Parish Church. Balemo. 07710703372. 7.30pm. £7.50. Heriot-Watt University Choir and Scholars Vocal Group perform works by Tallis. Deprez and Bruckner. Part of Balemo Music Festival.
I Balemo Music Festival Various Venues. Balemo. 07710 703372. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 3.
Dundee I Choired for Sound Caird Hall. City
’ Square. 01382 434940. Times vary. Prices
vary. See Sat 4. Haddington
I Dunedin Consort Town House. l 01620 823738. The Colour ()fSong. a
cleverly varied performance by the award- winning vocal ensemble as pan of Haddington Concert Society's new season
of events.
Monday 6 1
Glasgow I A Concert, a Cocktail and a
Canape Oran Mor. 731—735 Great
Western Road. 0844 477 1000. 6.15—7.15pm. £10. Hoot. the up—and- coming duo of Helen MacLeod on harp and Emma Wilkins on flute. perform as recipients of the 2008-2010 Enterprise Music Scotland Residency Project for outstanding chamber groups. Doors open at 5.15pm.
I Boston Brass RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £tbc. A one off. not to be missed performance by the world-renowned quintet. celebrated for its exciting classical arrangements. harmonic originality and blazing jazz standards. The group will also give a free masterclass from 2pm—4pm. open to all.
Tuesday 7 ?
: University. Bristo Square. 650 2427.
Glasgow
I Beethoven I. Brahms Ramshorn Theatre. 98 lngram Street. 552 3489. 1.15pm. £4. Pianist Samantha Ward performs Beethoven's Bagatelles, ()p [26
3 and Brahms‘ Sonata No 2 in F sharp minor.
I Scottish Opera: The Secret Marriage Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870 060 6647. 7.15pm. £9—£60. Domenico Cimarosa's ltalian operatic comedy about Geronimo and his two daughters. whom he is trying to many off. Sung in English with English supertitles.
PREVlEW CLASSICAL NEW SEASON PREVIEWS
Various venues, Scotland-wide
After the short post—Edinburgh Festival classical music famine. it is back to feast time on the concert and opera scene as all the main companies celebrate the start of their autumn seasons. October alone would surely justify Glasgow its coveted title of UNESCO City of Music. although the Edinburgh's Usher Hall is noticeable by its absence from the schedules of the SNO and RSNO. First off the starting block in Dundee. before touring to Glasgow and Edinburgh. is the Scottish Ensemble who showcase two young virtuoso soloists in a programme which goes under the title of Red. Award-winning trumpeter Alison Balsom joins with Perthshire pianist Alasdair Beatson for the light-hearted concerto by Shostakovich that features both instruments in solo roles.
Russians are also very much at the forefront for the start of Glasgow's Concert Halls International Classical Season. Legendary conductors Gennadi Rozhdestvensky and Yuri Temirkanov appear with just nine days between them. the first with the 75 year-old LPO — just a couple of years younger than himself — and the second with the St Petersburg Philharmonic. who made a huge impact when they last appeared in Glasgow in 2005. Both visit with music by
: Tchaikovsky. the last Russian to be heard in the season until the Brodsky
performance of Dempster‘s Seven Circles
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Wednesday 8 ' ' i
Glasgow
Ticketed. Go behind the scenes of
v Marriage Unwrapped Theatre Royal.
Quartet appear in April with the complete string quartets of Shostakovich offering a unique opportunity to become totally immersed in these masterpieces over the course of a weekend.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra cope with the ongoing loss of the Usher Hall in different ways. For their opening concert. the SCO move to the smaller capacity of Greyfriars Kirk. but accommodate everyone who wants to hear them by performing their programme of Beethoven and Schumann on two consecutive nights. Just a few days later. the SCO Strings open a new series of the highly successful CL@SlX concerts. an hour of music timed to coincide with the end of the working day.
The RSNO move back to their previous temporary home of Edinburgh's Festival Theatre. where the number of concerts in their season is reduced and not always
on the same day. so ticket-buyers should watch out as performances are spread across Mondays. Wednesdays. Fridays and Sundays.
Finally, Scottish Opera transfer their colourful Edinburgh Festival production of Smetana's The Two Widows to Theatre Royal. Glasgow and. continuing the theme of marriage. also present a new production of Cimarosa's operatic comedy. The Secret Marriage. (Carol Main)
I For full details of the new seasons see our listings and www./ist.co.uk
’ Alison Balsom
Edinburgh
FREE Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert: Morningside Ensemble Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh
comedy about Geronimo and his two
daughters. whom he is trying to marry off. ' Free with a ticket for the full perfonnance of the opera.
3 Edinburgh
j I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Greyfriars Kirk. Greyfriars Place. 668
' 2019. 7.30pm. £20 (£5—£16). The
orchestra perform Beethoven‘s Overture
‘ Consecratirm of the House and his
majestic Piano Concerto No 5 ‘Fmperor'.
as well as Schubert's Symphony No 3
‘Rhenish '. With John Storgards
conducting and piano soloist Simon Trpceski. FREE Rudsambee National Library of
. Scotland. George [V Bridge. 623 3845. 8pm. Well-respected a cappella choir
1.10pm. Edward Harper directs the debut
and his own arrangement of Mahler‘s Kindertotenlieder. With mezzo soprano
FREE Scottish Opera: The Secret 282 Hope Street. 0870 060 6647. 6pm.
Domenico Cimarosa's ltalian operatic