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Glasgow ■ RSAMD Junior Academy Choirs RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 4pm. £4 (£3). Senior and Chamber Choir singers present what they’ve been getting up to on Saturdays through term-time. ■ Kronos in Glasgow: Chris Stout & Catriona McKay and Ritva Koistinen City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 4pm. £12. Finnish kantele master Ritva Koistinen in a double bill with Scottish fiddle/harp stars Stout & McKay. Part of Kronos in Glasgow. ■ Kronos in Glasgow: North-East- North The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7pm. £17.50. Kronos plays with special guests: Ritva Koistinen of Finland on the zither, Alim Qasimov and his ensemble and Canadian Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq. Part of Kronos in Glasgow. ■ Glasgow Cathedral Choral Society: Ein Deutsches Requiem Glasgow Cathedral, Castle Street, 552 8198. 7.30pm. £14 (£10). Brahms’ mighty lament in a reduction for two pianos plus choir and soloists. ■ Kronos in Glasgow: Matmos and Tanya Tagaq The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 11pm. £13.50. Baltimore-based electronica duo who use a bizarre variety of found sounds, plus Inuit throat-singer who’s worked with Bjork, Bobby McFerrin and Mike Patton. Part of Kronos in Glasgow. Edinburgh ■ Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart’s Requiem Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £9–£27. See Fri 13. ■ Meadows Chamber Orchestra Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £11 (£9; students £5; children £1). Hifadhi by Kenyan composer/performer Njane Mugambi; Robin Michael solos in Shostakovich’s gritty Cello Concerto No 1, followed by Brahms’ Fourth Symphony.
Stirling ■ Red Note Ensemble: Infinito Nero Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, 01786 274000. 8pm. £8–£10. See Thu 12. Sunday 15
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2pm. Music in the peaceful surroundings of the Victorian Walled Garden. ■ Dr Craig Woodson Play-Along Concert with Kronos Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 3pm. £10. A fun family performance and instrument-making session. Part of Kronos in Glasgow. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3pm. See Sun 1.
■ RSNO Junior Chorus City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 3pm. £15. End of term showcase by singers age 8–18. ■ Scottish Opera: Rigoletto Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 4pm. £8.50–£63. See Wed 11. ■ Kronos with Wu Man Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7pm. £17.50 (£15). Terry Riley’s The Cusp of Magic alongside renowned Chinese pipa player Wu Man. Part of Kronos in Glasgow. ■ Earnside Singers & Ensemble: A Diminished Mass St Andrew’s Cathedral, Clyde Street, 07811 344307. 8pm. £7. A new setting of the Latin Mass by Alan A Craig. Edinburgh FREE The Galloway Consort Blackwells, 53–59 South Bridge, 622 8222. 4pm. Renaissance music on period instruments. FREE St Giles’ at Six: Rachel Wheatley and Ingrid Sawers St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Arias by Handel, Mozart, Bellini and Charpentier plus songs by Debussy, Strauss, Wolf and Brahms. ■ Edinburgh Grand Opera: Imprisoned in Edinburgh The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10–£20 (£9–£18). Frederico Ricci’s opera, a rumbustious tale of baby-kidnapping and madness, based on Walter Scott’s Heart of Midlothian.
Monday 16 Edinburgh FREE Westmont College & Chamber Singers St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Choral recital from Californian ensembles.
Tuesday 17
Glasgow FREE Strathclyde University BA Applied Music Honours Recitals Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 552 3489. 1.30pm. Final year music students give recitals. Wednesday 18
Glasgow ■ Scottish Opera: Rigoletto Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.15pm. £8.50–£63. See Wed 11. ■ Alexander Robin Baker & Joseph Middleton Pollok House, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, 0844 493 2202. 7.30pm. £5–£15. Baritone and pianist perform songs by Beethoven, Schumann and Britten. Edinburgh FREE Chancel Choir of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. North Carolinan vocal group.
■ Canty: Art AnimOtion St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 668 2019. 8pm. £10 (£7.50). Women’s vocal ensemble performs works by MacMillan, Tavener, Harkavyy and others, while painter Maria Rud and video artist Mettje Hunneman make visual art. Thursday 19
Glasgow ■ Edinburgh Quartet The Merchant House, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £7 (£6; students/children £3). Mozart’s intricate Quartet in D Major K499 and Prokofiev’s emotional Quartet No 2. ■ BBC SSO Afternoon Performance City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. £7–£8. Lawrence Renes conducts Prokofiev’s Symphony No 1, arias from Handel, Mozart and Britten (with baritone Henk Neven) and Beethoven’s piney- fresh Symphony No 6.
Friday 20
Glasgow FREE Music for Malawi Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 552 3489. 5pm. Charity concert by Strathclyde University Chorus and music students. Drop in for as long as you like. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Film Music Orchestra Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh University, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 7.30pm. Scores and soundtracks conducted by Yati Durant. ■ RSNO Naked Classics: Haydn London Symphony Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10 under 16s free. Haydn’s ebullient Symphony No 104 ‘London’.
CLASSICAL Music
Monday 22
Glasgow ■ The Orchestra of Scottish Opera St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrew’s Square, 332 5057. 3pm. £11.50 (£8.50). Orchestral works by Stravinsky, Richard Strauss, Schumann and Gabrielli, conducted by Francesco Corti. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2pm. See Sun 15. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3pm. See Sun 1. ■ City of Glasgow Chorus City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12–£18. Choral music by Vaughan Williams and Walton with featured soloists Michel deSouza (baritone) and Fiona Robertson (soprano). Edinburgh FREE St Giles’ at Six: Jehan Alain Centenary Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. The Chapel Choir of Glasgow University and Kevin Bowyer (organ) in a concert celebrating the heroic French composer.
Tuesday 24
Glasgow FREE Edington Ensemble: Lunchtime in Vienna Ramshorn Theatre, 98 Ingram Street, 552 3489. 1.15pm. Beethoven’s Piano Quartet Op 16, Schubert’s Trout Quintet and a Strauss waltz. Edinburgh ■ Scottish Opera: Rigoletto Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £15.50–£63.50. See Wed 11.
Saturday 21 Wednesday 25
Glasgow ■ Scottish Opera: Rigoletto Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.15pm. £8.50–£63. See Wed 11. ■ RSNO Naked Classics: Haydn London Symphony Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. See Fri 20. Edinburgh FREE David Goodenough St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 229 1142. 1.30pm. Organ works by JS Bach, Elgar, Grieg, Yon and Widor. ■ Edinburgh Academy Summer Concert The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £7 (£4). A varied programme of all kinds of music. ■ Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10–£30. Russian classics by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
Glasgow ■ RSAMD Symphony Orchestra RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£9.50). A concerto concert featuring some of the RSAMD’s starriest performers in the solo roles. ■ Einstein’s Universe Recital City Halls: Recital Rooms, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.45pm. £12. Jack Liebeck (violin) and Katya Apekisheva (piano) play some of Einstein’s favourite music.
Thursday 26 Edinburgh FREE Live Music Now: Flutes en Route National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, 624 6200. 6pm. Award-winning flute quartet plays Scottish music from traditional to contemporary. ■ Scottish Opera: Rigoletto Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £15.50–£63.50. See Wed 11.
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