St Andrews
I Jane Colvin and David Mowle Younger Hall. North Street. 01334 462226. 1.15: 1.45pm. £2 (free for Registered Music Users). (‘olvin (cello) and Mowle (piano) perform Beethoven's ( 'e/lo Sonata No 2.
Glasgow
FREE Music in the University: Illuminati Concert Hall. University of Glasgow. University Avenue. 330 4092. 1.10pm. The dynamic young wind quartet performs works by Mozart. Bozza. Bridge and Francaix.
I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Afternoon Performance (‘ity Halls. (‘andleriggs. 353 8000. 2pm. £7. Got an afternoon off‘.’ Rory MacDonald conducts the BBC SS() in a programme of works by Sibelius. Launy Grondahl. Thea Musgrave and finishing with Beethoven‘s dramatic .S'ymplimiv No 4. For an extra £5.95 you can enjoy a little Tea and Symphony at 12.30pm a lunch of soup. sandwiches. cakes and tea/coffee will he served. l’laces are limited so be sure to pre-book.
I Hebrides Ensemble: Jane Irwin RSAMI) (Academy Concert Hall). 100 Renfrew Street. 473 2000. 7.30pm. £12 (£7). See Wed 5.
I A Night at The Opera: Jonathan Ansell Royal Concert Hall. 2 Satrchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £25 £30. The lead singer nix-121(10)- famed opera pop group G4. Jonathan Ansell. appears with the Night at the ()pera orchestra for some classical favourites. including music from ('armen. Madame Butter/Iv and more.
Edinburgh
I Cappella Nova (‘anongate Kirk. 153 (‘anongate. 7.30pm. £10 £13.50
(£7 £9.50). The vocal ensemble performs Abelard and Heloise. an anonymously- written medieval work based on the true story of the doomed |2th century pair. in which Shakespeare found inspiration for his own ‘star cross'd lovers’.
I Dunedin Consort: Acis and Galatea Queen's Hall. 87 89 Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £11 £18
(£9 £l5). See Tue 4.
Kirkcaldy
I The Merry Wives of Windsor Adam Smith Theatre. Bennochy Road. ()1592 583302. 7.15pm. £12 (£1 1 ). See Wed 5.
I Friday Lunchtime Concert Series RSAMl) (Academy Concert Hall). 100 Renfrew Street. lpm. £9 (£6). Award-winning Hungarian violinists Barnabas Kelemen and Katalin Kokas perform works by their countrymen Bartok and Zoltan. They are joined by violist Veronika Toth.
I Dunedin Consort: Acis and Galatea Glasgow University Memorial Chapel. The Square. off University Avenue. 7.30pm. £8 £10 (£5). See Tue 4
Edinburgh
I Soundings 08/09: Annual Festival of Sonic Art Reid Concert Hall. lidinburgh University. Bristo Square. 650 2427. 8pm. £5 (£3: weekend pass £16/£10). lidinburgh‘s .S'oundings festival returns with a diverse selection of Scottish and international electroacoustic music. livents will take place throughout the weekend.
Falkirk
I Classic Music Live! Falkirk Various Venues. 01324 713746. Times vary. Prices vary. See Fri 3|. Kirkcaldy
I The Merry Wives of Windsor Adam Smith Theatre. Bennochy Road.
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0l592 583302. 7.15pm. £l2 (£1 l). See Wed 5.
Paisley
I Paisley Choral Festival: A Tribute in Poem and Song Paisley Abbey. Abbey Place. 889 7654. 7.30pm. £ l 2.50. The Thomas Coats Memorial Choral Society. The Arkleston Singers and baritone Terence Ayebare perfonn poetry set to music on the eve of Armistice weekend. Works will include Frank Bridge’s A Prayer and Ken Johnston's moving In Flanders Fields. Part of Voices in I’aislev 2008.
St Andrews
I Canty St Salvator‘s Chapel. North Street. ()1334 462226. 7.30pm. £2 (free for Registered Music Users). Canty. the female quartet from Cappella Nova. performs Abe/(1rd and Heloise (1 Medieval Love Story together with
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I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Too Many Notes! Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10 £32. ‘Too many notes! And too beautiful for our ears!‘ So said limperor Joseph ll upon hearing the dazzling Act ll soprano arias frorn Mozart‘s 1782 opera Abduction from the .S‘eraglio. Here they are performed by
2 Heidi lilisabeth Meier. conducted by ; (‘hristof l’erick. The programme includes
Mozart‘s Symphonies No 38 (‘Prague') and 41 (‘Jupiter’). A pre-concert talk takes place at 6.45pm.
Edinburgh
I Soundings 08/09: Annual Festival of Sonic Art Reid Concert Hall. lidinburgh University. Bristo Square. 650 2427. 6pm & 8pm. £5 (£3: weekcnd pass £l6/£10). See Fri 7.
Kirkealdy
I The Merry Wives of Windsor Adam Smith Theatre. Bennochy Road. 01592 583302. 7.15pm. £12 (£11). See Wed 5.
Paisley
I Fringe Voices! Starlight’s Number One Hits University of the West of Scotland. 7.15pm. £8. After last year‘s success. Starlight Youth Music Theatre closes this year's event under Director Maria Wilson. with a colourful performance of some of the classic rock anthems of the 70s and 80s. including songs by Queen. Madonna. lilton John and liric Clapton. Part of Voices in Paisley 2008.
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Glasgow Debussy Preludes Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. Argyle Street. 276 9599. 3pm. A performance of works by Debussy. who used music to express what lrnpressionist artists expressed through paint. Coincides with the Impressionism and Scotland exhibition. Replaces the Kelvingrove ()rgan Recital for one day only.
I Cappella Nova St Andrew‘s in the Square. St Andrew‘s Square. 559 5902. 7.30pm. £10 £13.50 (£7 £9.50). See Thu 6.
gig Karl Jenkins conducts The 'j’é‘ Armed Man Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £17.50 £27. The celebrated composer conducts the Scottish Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of his own powerfully moving work. The Armed Man: a Mass
for I’eaee in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.
The programme also includes Vaughan Williams‘ ()verture 'I'he Wasps and Rodrigo's ( 'oneierto de Aranjue: performed by the BBC's 2007 ( 'lassieal Star finalist lan Watt and conducted by Peter (‘ynfryn Jones.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Artur Pizarro Queen‘s Hall. 87--89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 2.30pm. £12 (£9). Internationally renowned pianist Artur Pizarro gives a perfonnance of Debussy‘s mesmerising Preludes Book 1. He then joins the SCO Ensemble for Schubert‘s famous "I‘mut' Quintet.
I Soundings 08/09: Annual Festival of Sonic Art Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh University. Bristo Square. 650 2427. 6pm. £5 (£3; weekend pass £l6/£10). See Fri 7.
I St Giles at Six: Consort of Voices St Giles‘ Cathedral, Royal Mile. 226 0673. 6pm. Retirement collection. The ensemble performs Howells‘ Requiem.
I Canty St Andrew Square. 7.30pm. £10 £13.50 (£7 -£9.50). See Fri 7.
Berth
I Beith Arts Guild Beith Community Centre. 01505 502968. 2.30pm. £8 (£6; children £1). Aftemoon concert by Terence Ayebarie (tenor). Alison McNeil (mezzo) and Sam Hutchings (accompanist).
Dunfermline
I Alba String Quartet Camegie Hall. tiast Port. 357 4044. 7.30pm. £8 (£1). Young up-and-coming Scotland-based string quartet entertain under the auspices of Dunfennline Arts Guild.
Glasg I A Concert, a Cocktail and a Canapé ()ran Mor. 731 735 Great Western Road. 357 6200. 6.15pm. £10. RSAMI) Brass returns to ()ran Mor for a diverse mix of music including works by composers ranging from Purcell to Fats Waller. directed by Bryan Allen. Doors
I Andrea Gajic and Anna Rastopchina Ramshom Theatre. 98 lngrarn Street. 552 3489. 1.15- 2pm. £4. A performance of Beethoven‘s Kreutzer Sonata and Tchaikosvky's Waltz Scherzo. with Gajic on violin accompanied on the piano by Rastopchina.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concerts Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh University. Bristo Square. 650 2427. 1.10pm. Pupils of St Mary's Music School perform a concert of chamber music.
asgow
sees: Music in the University: Kevin Bowyer Glasgow University Memorial Chapel. The Square. off
U niversity Avenue. 7.30pm. The organist gives a performance in celebration of ()livier Messiaen's centenary.
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Edinburgh
I Mr McFaII’s Chamber with Thomas Strenen The Bongo Club, Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. 8pm. £8 on door; £6 in advance. Composers Stronen. Brian Sehiele and Rick Standley express a fascination with all things bicycle-related in a series of works for percussion. electronics and strings with the help of Mr McFall's Chamber. Part of (.‘yeles and in assoeiation with the Dialogues Festival of lz'leetmnie Music.
I New Zealand String Quartet Queen‘s Hall. 87 89 Clerk Street. 01224 641 122. 7.45pm. £10(£7). Richard Nunns. playing traditional Maori instruments, and the international New Zealand Quartet in a programme of works by Gao Ping. Shostakovich. John Psathas. Tan Dun and Gillian Whitehead.
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Part of liCAT's 08/09 season of new music for Scotland.
St Andrews
I St Andrews University Lunchtime Concert Younger Hall. North Street, 01334 462226. 1.15—1.45pm. £2 (free for Registered Music Users). Violist Veronika Toth performs works by Britten. Stravinsky and others.
I Martinu String Quartet St Andrews Music Club. St Leonards Music School. The Pends, 8pm. £l0 (ill-£9). A performance of chamber works by Beethoven. Martinu and Smetana by the renowned ensemble.
._ . Glasgow I Westbourne Music The Merchant House. 7 West George Street. 649 5347. 12.45pm. £7 (£3—£6). The unusual combination of clarinet. viola and piano makes up the Cartha Trio who perform pieces by Mozart and Bruch. Light lunch available from I 1.45am.
FfiEE Music in the University: Martinu String Quartet Concert Hall. University of Glasgow. University Avenue. 330 4092. 1.10—2pm. A performance of Smetana’s String Quartet No I ( ‘me my Life') and Janacek’s String Quartet No l by the intemationally celebrated ensemble.
I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Russian Winter 1 City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 7pm.
£10» £23 (concessions available). Chief Conductor llan Volkov conducts a programme to ward off the cold. Stravinsky's playful Scenes de Ballet is followed by Rachmaninov‘s lushly romantic Piano Concerto No 2. performed by French pianist Louis Lortie. and Stravinsky‘s The Fairy 's Kiss: Ballet. an affectionate tribute to his great Russian predecessor, Tchaikosvky. A Pro-Concert Prelude features writer and broadcaster Stephen Johnson discussing the different yet parallel worlds of the two featured composers. and in a Post-Concert Coda, Lortie performs two Etudes by Franz Liszt.
I RSAMD Sinfonietta RSAMI) (Academy Concert Hall). 100 Renfrew Street. 7.30pm. £tbc. The RSAMl)'s specialist new music ensemble performs a programme of contrasting pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries. including works by Stravinsky. Andriessen and Knussen.
Edinburgh
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen’s Hall. 87—89 Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £8—£26 (£6—£|9.50). A performance of Fauré's Masques et Bergamasques and music from Stravinsky’s ballet Pulcinella. Gifted Venezuelan pianist Sergio Tiempo will join the ensemble for Ravel’s playful Piano Concerto in (1 major.
Dundee
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Fire and Ice Caird Hall. City Square. 529 6000. 7.30pm. £12.50 (concessions available). The great Necme Jarvi joins the RSNO for a performance of Prokofiev‘s mighty Symphony No 5. the most popular of the seven he wrote. Pyrotechnics and emotional fireworks aplenty follow in Sibelius' Violin Concerto. performed by soloist Vadim Gluzman. Sibelius‘ tone poem The ()eeanides completes the programme. Gordon Bruce (RSNO double bass) gives a pro-concert talk at 6.45pm.
Dunfermlrne
I Band of N M Royal Marines Scotland - Concert Season Camegie Hall. East Port. 01383 602302. 7.30pm. £8 (£7). liver-popular music season returns with a full spectrum of music ranging from popular classics from the big band era to challenging contemporary works.