Music CLASSICAL
CLASSICAL Events are listed by date, then city. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to classical@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Carol Main & Alex Johnston. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Thursday 17
Glasgow Bacchetti Trio: A Soldier’s Tale Westbourne Music, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; children £4). Alan Bacchetti (clarinet), Anthony Moffat (violin) and Scott Mitchell (piano) perform Stravinsky’s suite. BBC SSO: Runnicles’ Rosenkavalier City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10–£23. Viennese shenanigans, plus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No 5 with Vilde Frang as soloist. Pass the Spoon Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £14 (£10). Foodie opera presented by a who’s who of Scottish talent: theatre company Magnetic North (Walden), artist David Shrigley, composer David Fennessy and Red Note Ensemble. Edinburgh FREE Music in KB King’s Buildings, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, music-in-kb.com 1.05pm. Musicians from the Edinburgh Quartet play Julian Wagstaff’s In Extremis. Scottish Opera: The Barber of Seville Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £10–£67.50. Revival of Sir Thomas Allen’s production of Rossini’s comic masterpiece. Last Night of the Midlothian Proms Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). A mixed selection of bands, orchestras and choirs. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Romantic Love Stories The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £9.50–£28 (£7.50–£26; students £5). Gluck and Schumann, plus Karen Cargill singing Berlioz. Robin Ticciati conducts.
Friday 18
Glasgow Howarth of London presents Jérôme Guichard Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Oboist Guichard in recital with Scott Mitchell (piano). Howarth of London presents Jarek Augustyniak Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 5pm. £7 (£5). Bassoon virtuoso in recital with Scott Mitchell (piano). Pass the Spoon Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £14 (£10). See Thu 17. Philip Snowdon & Gilmour Macleod St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 7.30pm. £10. Songs for baritone and piano by Finzi and Handel. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Romantic Love Stories City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12–£26 (seniors £10–£24; children, students & unemployed £5). See Thu 17. Edinburgh FREE Gordon Ferries St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019. 1.10pm. Baroque French music for lute, theorbo, baroque and renaissance guitar. Edinburgh University String Orchestra Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, euso.president@gmail.com. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). William Conway conducts works by Britten, Barber and Wilson, with soloist Judy Brown. Michael Bonaventure St Peter’s Church, Lutton Place. 7.30pm. Free with
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retiring collection. Organ recital. RSNO: Naked Classics – Sibelius Five Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10 (under 26s £5; under 16s free). Sibelius’ masterwork with a pre-concert analysis. Saturday 19
Glasgow Glasgow Chamber Choir: Old World, New World St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Music by Spanish- language composers from the 17th to the 20th centuries. Pass the Spoon Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, 0845 330 3501. 7.30pm. £14 (£10). See Thu 17. RSNO: Naked Classics – Sibelius Five Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10 (under 26s £5; under 16s free). See Fri 18. Edinburgh Scottish Opera: The Barber of Seville Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £10–£67.50. See Thu 17. Edinburgh University Music Society Symphony Orchestra and Chorus: The Dream of Gerontius Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, publicity@eums.org.uk 7.30pm. £10 (£6). Russell Cowieson conducts Elgar’s masterpiece. Nathan Vale, Owen Willetts & David Miller St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019 . 7.45pm. £17 (seniors £15; students and unemployed £5). Lute songs from the Jacobean court. Scottish Chamber Choir: Improvisation! St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 229 1142. 8pm. £10 (students £5; under 18s free). David Briggs’ Mass for Notre Dame, featuring organ improvisations from Jeremy Cull, plus music by Chilcott, Taverner and Tallis. Roderick Bryce directs.
Sunday 20 Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery &
Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. Sunday promenade concerts with different organists. Spirit of Christmas Carol Concert Hyndland Parish Church, 79–81 Hyndland Road, 0845 897 9058. 7.30pm. £6 (children £3). Carols, music and readings. November Moscow Nights Café Cossachok, 10 King Street/Trongate 103, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. Russian favourites from violinist Lev Atlas. Edinburgh FREE St Giles’ at Six: Festal Evensong St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Evensong sung by the combined choirs of St Giles’ Cathedral, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral (Edinburgh) and Paisley Abbey. Glasgow Chamber Choir: Old World, New World Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). See Sat 19. Dick Vet Musicians: Christmas Concert Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 7.30pm. £3. A medley of pieces, some seasonal, some for any time of year. Edinburgh Bach Choir & Scottish Sinfonia St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.45pm. £14 (£12; schoolchildren free.). Happy times with Bruckner’s Ecce Sacerdos and Brahms’ Tragic Overture and German Requiem. Neil Mantle conducts.
Monday 21 Glasgow Keyboard Prize Winners Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7 (£5). Student showcase.
Tuesday 22
Glasgow FREE Glasgow University Chapel Choir Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 6pm. For St Cecilia’s Day, Howells’ Hymn to St Cecilia and Britten’s identically titled but unrelated Hymn to St Cecilia. James Grossmith conducts, plus Kevin Bowyer (organ).
Calling carnival musicians?
Have you been coyly hiding a talent for samba and bossa nova beats under a bushel? If so, it might be time to shine. A newly opened Brazilian ‘churrascaria’ steakhouse – in the old Post Office building in Glasgow – is looking for a house band. Auditions will be held in the Bothwell Street restaurant on Thursday 24 November and Thursday 1 December from 6.30pm. ■ Viva Brazil, Glasgow, visit vivabrazilrestaurants.com for full info. The winner will win a paid contract to play weekly in Viva Brazil for 3 months.
Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Quartet Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 1.10pm. Mozart’s K499 and Shostakovich’s terse Quartet No 7. Little Match Girl Passion Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 7.30pm. £15 (£6–£11). David Lang’s Pulitzer prize-winning choral work. Wednesday 23
Glasgow Royal Conservatoire Brass: From Russia with Love Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £13.50 (£11). Nigel Boddice directs works by Khachaturian, Prokofiev and Britten. Edit-Point@sound lab City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £6. The Gildas Quartet plays Crumb’s seminal Black Angels, with other works by Edit- Point members. Edinburgh Band of HM Royal Marines Scotland Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£16 (£11–£15). Popular classics. Little Match Girl Passion Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 7.30pm. £15 (£6–£11). See Tue 22.
Thursday 24
Glasgow BBC SSO: Russian Classics City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11–£23. Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No 1, with Denis Kozhukin on piano, Stravinsky’s Petrushka, plus Tchaikovsky. Lan Shui conducts. Edinburgh FREE Royal Norwegian Advent Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 7pm. Seasonal music from Edinburgh University Chamber Choir and musicians from Hordeland in Norway. Eric von Ibler conducts and plays organ. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Keyboard Titans Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £9.50–£28 (seniors £7.50–£26; students & children £5). Leon Fleisher conducts Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture and Piano Concerto No 2 with his pupil Nicholas Angelich at the piano, plus Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ Symphony.
Friday 25
Glasgow La Serenissima: Virtuoso Vivaldi Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Adrian Chandler directs an all- Vivaldi programme. Peter Whelan guests on bassoon. Peter Morrison Eastwood Park Theatre, Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, 577 4970. 7.30pm. £16 (£14). A mix of Broadway hits and opera classics. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Keyboard Titans City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12–£26 (seniors £10–£24; children, students & unemployed £5). See Thu 24. Ludovico Einaudi Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 8pm. £20–£25. Composer/pianist in recital. Edinburgh FREE Michael Bawtree Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 1.10pm. Organ recital.
Saturday 26 Glasgow Neil Brand: Pandora’s Box The Old Fruitmarket, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 3pm. £10. Pabst’s 1929 classic Pandora’s Box with Neil Brand’s live solo piano accompaniment.