Music CLASSICAL & OPERA
Thursday 30 Sunday 3
Glasgow Summerfest IV RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £6.50 (£4.50). Showcase for winners of the Governor’s Recital Prize. FREE Boston Children’s Chorus St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 7pm. Donations welcome. Benefit concert for Save the Children, in association with Depot Arts. RSAMD Sinfonia Concert RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7pm. £8.50 (£6.50). Students of the Junior Academy in end of term performance. RSAMD Hansel and Gretel RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.15pm. £19. See Sat 25. Anstruther Quatuor Ebene I Kilrenny Church, Kilrenny, 0131 669 1750 7.30pm. £15–£22. Chamber works by Borodin, Mozart and Beethoven. Part of the East Neuk Festival.
Crail Zacharias and van Keulen Crail Parish Church, Marketgate North, 01333 312631. noon. £11–£15. Violinist Isabelle van Keulen and pianist Christian Zacharias perform Schubert’s Sonatina in A Minor D385 alongside two pieces by Brahms, the Rhapsody in B Minor Op 79 No 1 and Vier Klavierstucke Op 119. Part of the East Neuk Festival. Bach’s Partitas Crail Parish Church, Marketgate North, 01333 312631. 4pm. £11–£15. Aleksandar Madzar (piano) plays the B Flat and C Minor partitas.Part of the East Neuk Festival.
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 26. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 26. St Monans Elias String Quartet: Beethoven and Mendelssohn St Monans Church, Fife, 0131 473 2000. 11am. £15/£12. An extra concert by public demand, featuring Beethoven’s Quartet No 10 ‘Harp’ and Mendelssohn’s Op 80. Part of the East Neuk Festival.
Crail East Neuk Festival Finale Crail Parish Church, Marketgate North, 01333 312631. 5pm. £17–£25. Brahms’ Four Ballades Op 10 along with Beethoven’s Trio in D Op 9 No 2 and the Sonata Op 110, performed by Christian Zacharias and the Leopold String Trio. Part of the East Neuk Festival. Isle Of Mull Mendelssohn on Mull Festival 3-9 July, Various venues, 07792 785438. Times vary. Prices vary. A week of mostly chamber music by a variety of ensembles, including the Chilingirian Quartet, led by the Festival’s own Musical Director, Levon Chilingirian. It climaxes on Saturday, when all the groups come together to play Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No 11 in F Major.
Friday 1 Monday 4
Glasgow Summerfest V: Fox Tales and Nursery Rhymes RSAMD, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Song Studio, MusicLab and the RSAMD Chamber Choir collaborate on Janácek’s Rikadla and Stravinsky’s Renard. Timothy Dean conducts.
Anstruther Quatuor Ebene II Cellardyke Church, Toll Road, Cellardyke, 0131 669 1750 noon. £11–£15. Two quartets – Mozart’s Quartet in D Minor K421 and Debussy’s Quartet in G Minor Op 10 – to jolly up your noontide. Part of the East Neuk Festival. Crail Bach’s Partitas Crail Parish Church, Marketgate North, 01333 312631. 4pm. £11–£15. Aleksandar Madzar (piano) plays the A Minor BWV 827 and D BWV 828 partitas. Part of the East Neuk Festival.
St Andrews Ascending. . . Younger Hall, North Street, 01334 462226. 7.30pm. £15–£20. The SCO plays Bach’s Violin Concerto in E, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony (No 8), John Adams’ Shaker Loops and Vaughan Williams’ ever-popular Lark Ascending. With Isabelle van Keulen (violin) and conductor Richard Egarr. Part of the East Neuk Festival.
Saturday 2
Crail Bach’s Partitas Crail Parish Church, Marketgate North, 01333 312631. 4.30pm. £11–£15. Aleksandar Madzar (piano) plays the Partita in G BWV 829 and E Minor BWV 830. Part of the East Neuk Festival. Beethoven: Schubert: Brahms Crail Parish Church, Marketgate North, 01333 312631. 7.30pm. £17–£25. Christian Zacharias and the Leopold String Trio play Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in F Op 10 No 2, Schubert’s String Trio in B Flat D581 and Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor Op 25. Part of the East Neuk Festival. 104 THE LIST 23 Jun–21 Jul 2011
Edinburgh Get Organised! Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 1.10pm. £3. John Kitchen (organ) plays Boëllmann, Saint- Saëns and Widor.
Wednesday 6 Edinburgh Linda Cechová Sítková St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 8pm. £8 (children free). Award-winning young Czech organist plays works by Bach, Widor, Brahms and Eben.
Thursday 7
Glasgow International Organ Series Concert 2 St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 8pm. £6. Chris Bragg (organ) and Richard Craig (flute) play music by Handel, Mendelssohn, Alain, Martin and Widor.
Saturday 9
Edinburgh Dunedin Wind Band Summer Concert Craigmillar Park Church, Craigmillar Park. 7.30pm. £5 (£3) suggested donation. Amateur wind consort plays old favourites and modern classics. Orpheus Concert St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (seniors £10; students & unemployed £5). Early(ish) music on period instruments, by Handel, Purcell and Arne. Perth NCOS Summer Concert Perth Concert Hall, Mill Street, 01738 621031. 1.30pm. £10 (£5; students £2; children £2). The National Children’s Orchestra of
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Scotland plays Arnold’s Four Cornish Dances, Holst’s The Perfect Fool: Ballet Music and Eric Coates’ London Suite. Peter Stark conducts. Sunday 10
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 26. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 26. Edinburgh FREE St Giles at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Organ music performed by New Zealand’s Martin Setchell.
Wednesday 13 Edinburgh Andrew Dewar St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 8pm. £8 (children free). Prizewinning organist plays pieces by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Liszt.
Friday 15
Berwick upon Tweed ✽✽ Music at Paxton Paxton House and Country Park, Paxton, 01289 386291. Times vary. A festival of top- quality chamber music in the beautiful surroundings of Paxton House and Country Park. Pre-buffet suppers and tours of the picture gallery also available. Hebrides Ensemble Paxton House, Paxton, 0131 473 2000. 7.30pm. £20 (£10). William Conway, Alexander Janiczek and Philip Moore play pieces by Janácek and Schubert, including the ‘Arpeggione’ sonata for cello and piano. Part of Music at Paxton.
Saturday 16
Edinburgh FREE A Right Royal Knees Up! National Gallery Complex, The Mound. 2pm-4.30pm. Brass quintet, Pure Brass, help celebrate The Queen: Art and Image exhibition as part of a special fun-filled royal afternoon. Berwick upon Tweed James Baillieu Paxton House, Paxton, 0131 473 2000. 5.30pm. £10 (£5). Multiple award-winning young South African pianist plays Haydn, Schumann, Liszt and Gottschalk. Part of Music at Paxton. Heath Quartet & James Baillieu Paxton House and Country Park, Paxton, 01289 386291. 7.30pm. £20 (£10). The Heath Quartet team up with South African pianist Baillieu for Beethoven’s ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartet Op 59 no 1 and Brahms’ Piano Quintet. Part of Music at Paxton Linlithgow Gaita: Music at Linlithgow Palace Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896 9.30am–5.30pm. Music included in palace admission: £5.50 (£4.40; children £3.30). The medieval experts tear it up ful semely with Danse Ecosse throughout the day.
Sunday 17
Glasgow FREE Live Music in the Bandstand Mugdock Country Park, Craigallian Road, Milngavie, 956 6100. 2–3pm. See Sun 26. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 26. Berwick upon Tweed Pavlo Beznosiuk Paxton House, Paxton, 0131 473 2000. 1pm. £10 (£5). Works for solo violin by Von Westhoff, Biber and Bach. Part of Music at Paxton.
FREE The 24 Paxton House and Country Park, Paxton, 01289 386291. 3pm. Vocal ensemble from the University of York sings English, American and Chinese music. Part of Music at Paxton Avison Ensemble Paxton House, Paxton, 0131 473 2000. 7.30pm. £20 (£10). Works from the court of Cardinal Ottoboni, Corelli’s patron. Part of Music at Paxton. Linlithgow Gaita: Music at Linlithgow Palace Linlithgow Palace, Kirkgate, 01506 842896 9.30am–5.30pm. £5.50 (£4.40; children £3.30). See Sat 16.
Stirling Scottish Schools Orchestra Trust Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 2.45pm. £7. A concert featuring the Symphony Orchestra, String Orchestra, Wind Band and Brass Ensemble. Conducted by Matthew Rowe, Robin Wedderburn, Susan Dingle and James Chamberlain.
Tuesday 19
Berwick upon Tweed Scottish Flute Trio & Sean Shibe Paxton House, Paxton, 0131 473 2000. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). The explorers of all things flute, plus highly-praised young guitarist Shibe, play works by (among others) Walton and Piazzolla and the world premiere of Nigel Osborne’s Flute Trio. Part of Music at Paxton. Wednesday 20
Glasgow The Sloans Project Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 0844 481 8898. 2pm & 7pm. £10 (£8). A new opera by Gareth Williams and David Brock, inspired by the rites of passage played out in Sloans many over the years.
Edinburgh William Whitehead St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 8pm. £8. Organ recital featuring pieces by Bach, Elgar, Farrington, Langlais, Alain and Duruflé. Berwick upon Tweed Live Music Now: Duende/Jemma Brown & Maryam Sherhan Paxton House, Paxton, 0131 473 2000. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). Flute & guitar duo Duende share a bill with Brown (soprano) and Sherhan (piano). Part of Music at Paxton.
Thursday 21
Glasgow The Sloans Project Sloans, 62 Argyll Arcade, City Centre, 0844 481 8898. 2pm & 7pm. £10 (£8). See Wed 20. International Organ Series Concert 3 St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 8pm. £6. Dutch organist Gijs Boelen plays works by Smart, Elgar, Wesley, de Lange and Bizet. Edinburgh FREE Live Music Now: Tom Poulson and Chris Baxter National Gallery of Scotland, The Mound, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Music by Mozart and Peter Maxwell Davies inspired by the The Queen: Image and Art exhibition, performed by Poulson (trumpet) and Baxter (piano). Music from Hume’s Edinburgh Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7pm. £8 (£5). Sounds to delight the ear of the irrepressibly cheerful old atheist.
Berwick upon Tweed Ed Lyon & Christopher Glynn Paxton House, Paxton, 0131 473 2000. 7.30pm. £16 (£8). Lyon (tenor) and Glynn (piano) perform music by Coward and his contemporaries, including generous selections from Novello, Korngold, Britten and others. Part of Music at Paxton.