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I Junior Academy Chamber Orchestra Concert RSAMI). I()() Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Chamber works with the RSAMI)'s Junior Academy. I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Season Finale Royal Concert Ilall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 35.3 8000. 7.30pm. {to £32. Principal conductor Stephane I)eneve brings the RSNU's 2008 9 season to a buoyant finish. opening with Prokofiev 's quirky. boisterous orchestral suite. The l/ll'l’ for Three ()rangi's. Grammy nominated cellist Sol (iabetta performs Tchaikovsky's RUCUCU litriattony, with Brahms' pastoral Symphony No 2 7 premiered the same day in l877 as the Iiiriations to finish. Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm.
Dawn Upshaw with the
Andalucian Dogs and the Brodsky Quartet The ()Id Iiruitinarket. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 8pm. £25 (concessions available). See Ilitlist. right.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Concert St Giles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 2260673. l2.l5pm. Retiring collection. The Jesmond Consort gives a lunchtime performance.
I Edinburgh Academy Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 20l9. 7pm. £6 (concessions available). Young musicians demonstrate the results of this term's hard work in everything from jazz band. chamber choir and orchestra to concerto solos from final year pupils. Impressive stuff indeed.
I Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra Reid Memorial Church. l82 West Saville Terrace. 662 I203. 7.30pm. £8 (£3»£5). Be transported to Italy with a concert featuring Boccherini's Ritirata notturna di Madrid (arr Berio). Mendelssohtt's 'Italian ' Symphony. and Berliol' symphony Harold in Italy. Michael Bawtree condttcts.
I Haydn: Paukenmesse St Patrick‘s Church. 5 South Grays Close. 40 High Street. 668 20l9. 7.30pm. £l0 (£8). Vincent Wallace conducts St Andrew Camerata in a performance of Haydn's Paakenrnessr to raise money for the restoration of the church. Tickets available by phone or on the door.
I Organ Recital Reid Memorial Church. I82 West Saville Terrace. 662 I203. 7.30pm. £6. City organist John Kitchen opens the 2009 season with a Mendelssohn bicentenary concert featuring two of the composer‘s sonatas and music by his contemporary. Danish composer Neils Gade.
Iidinburgh L'niverstty Confucianism Study Society presents Mr Peng Yueqiang. a renowned folk erhUist He he plays a traditional two-string fiddle) from China. in collaboration with Mr Mel-all‘s Chamber in a concert of Chinese traditional mUsic and new compositions.
Tuesdayie
Glasgow
I DIMP . . . Ramshorn Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 548 3444. l.l5pm. £4. The Dark Improvised MUsic PH)_]CL‘I. headed by multi~instrumenta|ist Alan Iimslie. makes Use of a wide range of castomised instruments to create ominous. mesmerising soundscapes. With composer/electric guitarist John Irvine.
I Ashley W888 I’oIIok House. I’oIIok Country Park. 2060 I’oIIokshaws Road. 6”) 64”). 7.30pm. {lb (£5 7£I()l. Sought-after pianist Ashley Wass performs Beethoven‘s Piano Sonata in If
flat. 0;) 3]. Arnold Bax's Piano Sonata
No I. I.is/t‘s Petrari'h Sonnets and I-‘ranck's masterpiece. the Prelude. Chorale and Fugue.
Wednesday!!! . '
Glasgow
I Scottish Opera: Manon Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street, 0870 060 6647. 7.l5pm. £7.50—£60. Renaud [)oucet directs Jules Massenet's tragic opera. which tells the story of Manon. a young girl whose beauty catches the eye of a nobleman. leading to devastating consequences. With soloists Anne Sophie Duprels and Paul Charles Clarke.
attd conductor Francesco Corti. See
preview. page 79.
I Leif Ove Andsnes Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £I5—£28. ()ne of Norway‘s enduring cultural mainstays. The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra joins one
1 of today's world-class pianists. fellow
Norwegian Andsnes. for a performance
of Mozart's Piano Concerto No [4 and
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3. Also
on the programme are Prokofiev"s neo-
Sunday 17 ' .
Orchestra: The Story Tellers 5 City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000.
Glasgow I Bearsden Choir RSAMI). l()() Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £I5
(£13). Iirikki Walker conducts John Rutter's Birthday Madrigals along with works by Thomas Morley. ()rlando Gibbons aitd others. as well as arrangements of three American Spirituals.
I Cappella Nova: The Geneva Connection St Andrew's in the Square. St Andrew's Square. 559 5902. 7.30pm. £l0—£l3.50 (£7—£9.50). See Thu l4.
Edinburgh
I Dunbar Choral Society Canongate Kirk. I53 Canongate. 3pm. £7 (£1 ). Vaughan Townhill conducts the last of Rossini‘s ‘sins of old age'. the heartfelt Petite ines's‘i solennelle. Tickets available on the door.
I St Giles’ at Six: Changed Voices St Giles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 226 ()673. 6pm. Retiring collection. The choir performs classical and traditional works. including Scottish cantata I Landed with Seven Men. arranged by Ken Johnston. with narrations.
I Connecting . . . An East Meets West Chamber Concert Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. Tickets: eucss@sms.ed.ac.uk. 7pm. £8 (£4).
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classical .S'ymphony No I and Grieg's popular Hit/berg Suite.
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Glasgow
I Westbourne Music Merchant‘s Hall. 7 West George Street. 077i I 559652. 12.45pm. £7 (£3—£6). Scottish guitarist Allan Neave gives a virtuosic concert including works by Bach and Rodrigo.
I BBC Scottish Symphony
7.30pm. £10—£23 (£8—£2l ). The last concert in series of five. Soloist Anne Akiko Meyers begins the concert with Barber‘s lyrical Violin Concerto under the baton of Carlo Rizzi. and the delicate charm of Ravel‘s Ma Mere I '()ye contrasts with the full-blooded romanticism of Cesar Franck's
Symphony in D major. With a Pre-
Concert Prelude at 6.45pm and a Post- Concert Coda.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Concert St Giles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 2260673.
l2.l5pm. Retiring collection. The Swedish Borlange Chamber Choir performs.
Glasgow
I Scottish Opera: Manon Unwrapped Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870 060 6647. 6pm. Free with ticket for the performance. This hour- long taster is a perfect introduction to the workings behind the scenes and an introduction to the principal characters and plot.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Concert St (iiles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 226 0673. l2.l5pm. Retiring collection An unusual lunchtime concert with Ileather Maclean performing on the handbells
Glasgow
I Scottish Opera: Manon 'l‘heaiie Royal. 282 Hope Street. osfo ooo om“ 7,l5pltt. £7.50 {NI See “ed 21).
I Hayley Westenra with the Black Dyke Band Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £22.50 £25. In Nicholas Childs condttcts a ftiitdt‘aising concert hosted by the (iovan Citadel Salvation Army. which features international singing sensation Hayley Westenra and the world renowned brass ensemble. The Black I)y kc Band.
Edinburgh
I Lunchtime Concert St (iiles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 226 067‘s. l2.l5pm. Retiring collection. Norwegian choir Majorstua l-s'ainmerkor performs.
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FRE Live Music in the Bandstand: Dunbartonshire Wind Ensemble Mugdock Country Park. Craigallian Road. .‘vlilngavie. 956 6l00. gap.” A local mivcd-age community group perform light music arranged for wind bands.
I Glasgow Orchestral Society RSAMI). I00 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9 (£6). An exhilarating programme conducted by Steve Birch. Dvorak's Carnival ()l't’l'llll't' is followed by Prokofiev's brilliant Piano ('oni'erto No 3 with soloist Julian Iivans. aitd finally Rimsky Korsakov's lavishly exotic .S'i‘heheramde.
Edinburgh
I St Giles’ at Six St Giles‘ Cathedral. Royal Mile. 226 0673. 6pm. Retiring collection. Arnold Iipley conducts William Jewell College Concert Choir.
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FRE BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Discovering Music City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 2pm. The orchestra continues its voyage through classical masterworks. this time exploring Stravinsky's opulent and colourful I-‘irehird Suite. With presenter Stephen Johnson and conducted by Takuo Yuasa. (I'nreserved seating; max 2 tickets per applicant; children under l2 not admitted.)
I Guitar Department Concert RSAMI). I00 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5. Andr/ej Mokry gives a concert.
Edinburgh
I Dong VI and Eddie McGuire Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £I5—-£l9 (concessions available). A unique collaboration between Chinese leng/zither player Dong Yi and Scottish flute player aitd composer Eddie McGuire. Dong Yi holds the remarkable distinction of being the first female traditional musician to give a solo performance in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. FREE Edinburgh University Composers’ Orchestra Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 7.30pm. A spring concert presenting works by student composers.
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FRE BSAMD Concerto Concert RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. With RSAMI) students.
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31 Dawn Upshaw with the Andalucian Dogs and the Brodsky Quartet New venue for Glasgow's International Classical Season with music inSpired by the magnificent voice of American soprano Dawn Upshaw (pictured). Four times a Grammy award winner. Upshaw is also a recipient of a ‘genius grant‘ from the MacArthur Foundation in recognition of her artistic achievements. The Old Fruitmarket. Glasgow, Sat 76 May.
91‘- Scottish Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte Three new names. including Swedish conductor Tobias Ringborg, make their UK debuts in this stunning Scottish Opera production. first presented by Opera National du Rhin. Although far from new to the company, it is over 25 years since Scottish soprano Marie McLaughlin appeared with Scottish Opera and she makes a welcome return singing the role of Despina, in an interpretation that seems not too far from home. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Sat 76, Thu 28 8. Sat 30 May.
31 Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Seasons With the Usher Hall still not open as expected. the 800's final programme of the season can be heard in Glasgow only. Scottish weather is often four seasons in a day. but hear them all in an evening in Haydn's celebration of life and the changing pictures of nature. City Hal/s, Glasgow, Fri 15 May.
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Scottish Opera: Cosi tan tutte Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870060 6647. 7.|5pm. £7.50 £60. See
Sat l6.
Edinburgh
FREE Amadeus Duo National Gallery Complex. The Hound. 624 6200.
6 6.30pm. The harp and flute duo performs sortie of the most popular works of Chopin. arranged for the two instruments.
I NYOS Statfa Award 2009 Freemasons' Hall. 96 George Street. 0l355 244966. 7pm. £20 (£8 £I5). Three finalists compete for this prestigioUs award. which also comes with a bit of cash to help further study. With a performance from last year's winner. flautist Fiona Paterson.