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79–81 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Also works by Bach and Buxtehude. West End Festival. Merchant Sinfonia Summer Concert City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £2. Pieces by Elgar and Walton. StringFest: In Memoriam William McLeod RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Arion Quartet plays Schubert’s String Quartet No 14 ‘Death and the Maiden’, followed by his equally famous ‘Trout’ Quintet. Edinburgh Calton Consort: Stabat Mater Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Dvorák’s highly personal cantata features Emma Morwood, Taylor Wilson, Adam Magee and Nicholas Morris as soloists. Scottish Fiddle Orchestra Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £9–£22. An evening of Scottish music. Schubert’s Winterreise St Andrew’s and St George’s West, 13 George Street, wegottickets.com/event/109974. 6.30pm. £15 (£10). Acclaimed as one of Australia’s top tenors, David Hamilton returns home to Scotland after 20 years to sing Schubert’s great song cycle. Scottish Chamber Choir: Totus Tuus St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 8pm. £10 (students £5; under 18s free). Gallus’ Missa super Sancta Maria’ plus devotional music by Górecki, Pärt and others.
Sunday 12
Glasgow FREE Festival Sung Eucharist St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 10.30am. Music by the Tudor masters. West End Festival. StringFest: RSAMD String Ensemble RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Schoenberg’s heady Verklärte Nacht, Bach’s magnificent Ricercare and masterpieces by Bart Bartók and Elgar. James Clark directs. FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 29. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 29. Pure Brass: Family Concert Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 3pm. £8 (£4). Interactive family concert with pieces by Geddes, Bardsvik, Ravel, and Klaus Badelt’s Pirates of the Caribbean. West End Festival. StringFest: Quartet Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3pm. £7 (£5). The RSAMD’s three quartets play Shostakovich (No 6), Adès (Arcadiana) and Mozart (Quintet No 3). Brahms in the Afternoon Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 4pm. Suggested donation £5. Glasgow Cathedral Choral Society sings Brahms, with piano accompaniment by Anna Mavromatidi and Colin Mackay. West End Festival. Russian Music Sacred and Secular Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 6pm. £5 (£4). Unaccompanied choral music. West End Festival. FREE Choral Evensong St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 6.30pm. Music by Tudor masters. West End Festival. Edinburgh Edinburgh Quartet Hopetoun House, Shore Road, South Queensferry, hopetoun.co.uk 4pm. £15 (£12.50). Quartets by Mozart, Shostakovich and Beethoven. FREE St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile. 6pm. The Singers, a Newcastle based chamber choir conducted by Donald Halliday, perform a mix of Renaissance and contemporary music. Edinburgh Academy Choir and Choral Society: Verdi’s Requiem
CLASSICAL & OPERA Music
Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10–£12 (children free). Philip Coad conducts, with soloists Elin Pritchard (soprano), Rebecca Afonwy Jones (mezzo- soprano), Emanoel Velozo (tenor) and Nicholas Morris (bass).
Monday 13
Glasgow Daniel’s Beard – Horn Trios Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Horn trios by McGuire and Brahms. West End Festival. The Choirs of St Mary’s: Fauré and Byrd St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £5. Fauré’s Requiem sung in Esperanto, plus Byrd’s Mass in 4 parts. West End Festival Edinburgh Get Organised! Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 1.10pm. £3. Roger Fisher including Elgar’s Sonata.
Tuesday 14
Glasgow Scottish Flute Trio Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). New music by Eddie McGuire and others, plus works by Piazzolla, Walton and Ian Clarke. West End Festival. FREE Cathures at the West End Festival Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 7.30pm. A musical celebration of the planet Neptune. West End Festival.
Wednesday 15 Glasgow Dieci Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Vocal ensemble sings Thomas Wilson, Palestrina, Ronald Stevenson and traditional songs. West End Festival.
Thursday 16
Glasgow Hebrides Ensemble Westbourne Music, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £7 (£6; students/children £3). Schubert’s Trio in E flat with Alexander Janiczek on violin, Will Conway on cello and pianist Philip Moore. Daniel’s Beard: Beethoven Septet Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). With works by Nielsen and Richard Strauss. West End Festival. International Organ Series Concert 1 St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 8pm. £6. Jennifer Chou plays works by Mozart, Messiaen, Alain and others. Edinburgh FREE Leith Community Concert Band St Margaret’s Episcopal Church, Easter Road, 555 0501. 7.30pm. Popular favourites. Part of the Leith Festival.
Friday 17 Glasgow Lorna McGhee: International Fellow Recital RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9.50. Flute and piano duets by Bach, Mendelssohn, Gal and Schulhoff, with Scott Mitchell (piano). Artisan Trio: Rush Hour Concert Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Piano trios by Wilson and Brahms. West End Festival.
Edinburgh Choral Edition South Leith Parish Church, 6 Henderson Street Leith, leithfestival.com 7pm. £tbc. Young American choir. Leith Festival. Saturday 18
Glasgow Da Capo Alba St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 01355
521 391. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Guitar and mandolin music. West End Festival. The Glory of Brass Music St Peter’s RC Church, 46 Hyndland Street, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £7.50. The Co-Operative Funeralcare Band performs. West End Festival. Edinburgh L’Ensemble Stravaganza: Music at the Habsburg Court St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (seniors £10; students & unemployed £5). Music by Schmelzer, Biber, Froberger and Walther.
Sunday 19
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 29. Daniel’s Beard: Family Concert – Sneaky Pete and the Wolf Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 3pm. £8 (£4). An unusual version of Prokofiev’s classic, plus Sayers’ Nonsense Poems. West End Festival. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 29. Scottish Reed Trio: Music at the Mackintosh Mackintosh Church, Queen’s Cross, 870 Garscube Road, 946 6600. 5–7pm. £8 (£5). Music by Mozart, Francaix and Elgar and the world premiere of Oliver Searle’s Dalriada. FREE Choral Evensong St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 6.30pm. Music by Stainer and other Victorian masters. West End Festival. FREE Midsummer Hillhead Baptist Church, Cresswell Street, 339 1588. 7pm. Choral music. West End Festival. FREE The Big Hymn Choir Sing-In Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. The Chapel Choir encourages you to sing along. West End Festival. Cantor Ernest Levy OBE Tribute Concert Strathclyde Suite, Royal Concert Halls, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10. The Shabbaton Choir, Jamie McDougall (tenor), the Glasgow Jewish Singers, Rabbi Danny Bergson and the East Renfrewshire Senior String Octet. Cappella Nova: Holy Garden St Peter’s RC Church, 46 Hyndland Street. 7.30pm. £12.50 (£10). Works by Brumel, Cipriano do Rore, Johnson and Taverner, plus the world premiere of Bingham’s Holy of Holies.West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. The Agnew McAllister Duo of flute and guitar celebrate their tenth anniversary with music, old and new, by Handel, Locatelli and Caffrey.
Monday 20 Glasgow Scottish Tango Ensemble Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Tangos and concert works by Piazzolla and Weill. West End Festival. Music from the Movies Hyndland Parish Church, 79–81 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Glasgow Wind Band plays movie and musical classics. West End Festival.
Tuesday 21 Glasgow Daniel’s Beard: Brahms, Wilson, Prokofiev Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Works by Wilson, Prokofiev and Brahms. West End Festival. FREE Midsummer Reflections: Quietudes V Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 9pm. Reflective music by Rutter, Chilcott and others. West End Festival.
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Daniel’s Beard Opening Concert First concert in new series of no fewer than 23 performances this month by Scottish-based professional chamber ensembles. Music ranges from tango and traditional Scottish to Mozart and Brahms, with a special focus on 20th century Glasgow composer Thomas Wilson. Fri 3–Fri 24 Jun, Cottier Theatre, Glasgow
Scottish Opera: Rigoletto Completing their 2010/11 season, Scottish
Opera’s new Rigoletto is directed by Matthew Richardson, who brought two of the company’s Five:15 short operas to the stage last year. With its larger-than-life characters and Verdi’s fabulous music, it is little wonder Rigoletto is one of the most performed operas in the world. Thu 26 & Sat 28 May, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Edinburgh Royal Choral Union Rising star, pianist Edward Cohen, joins Edinburgh Royal Choral Union in their final performance this season. Part piano concerto, part cantata, Beethoven’s unusual Choral Fantasy will reveal the young Cohen’s talents in its sumptuous scoring. Sun 5 Jun, Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Wednesday 22 Glasgow Quintet Zimbra and Arctic Winds Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). Two wind ensembles play two serenades by Mozart. West End Festival.
Thursday 23
Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 1pm. See Thu 26. Sax Ecosse Cottier Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland Street, 0844 395 4000. 6pm. £8 (£4). A programme of French-inspired saxophone classics, including Ligeti’s 6 Bagatelles, Glazunov’s Quartet Op 109, Rivier’s Grave et Presto and Maslanka’s Recitation. West End Festival. FREE Choral Mass for Corpus Christi St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 7.30pm. A choral mass led by Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, featuring Rheinberger’s Mass in E flat for double choir. West End Festival. FREE Gloria IX Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue, 334 0454. 7.30pm. A celebration of Five Centuries of Sacred Music featuring choirs from the West End. West End Festival.
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