Music CLASSICAL
Edinburgh FREE Live Music Now: Duende Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Music for flute and guitar, including Peter Maxwell Davies’ Farewell to Stromness and the premiere of Julian Wagstaff’s new arrangement of his Hebridean Sunset Rag. Katherine Jenkins The Edinburgh Playhouse, 18-22 Greenside Pl, 0844 847 1660. 7.30pm. £33.75–£72.60. See Wed 18.
Friday 20
Glasgow Royal Conservatoire Brass: Big Fat Brass Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9.50. Modern music for brass. Governor’s Recital Prize for Woodwind Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3pm. £3. Woodwind students compete.
✽✽ Scottish Opera/RCS: Betrothal in a Monastery Theatre Royal,
282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.15pm. £8.50–£25.50. Prokofiev’s knockabout comedy of young love, mistaken identities, boozy monks and fish. Concerto Caledonia Cairns Church, 11 Buchanan Street, Milngavie. 7.30pm. £10 (students £5; children free). Music by Couperin and Handel, plus Scottish tunes.
Saturday 21
Glasgow RCS Junior Conservatoire Beethoven Piano Prize Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 4pm. £3 (£2). Young keyboard students in competition. Scottish Opera/RCS: Betrothal in a Monastery Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.15pm. £8.50–£25.50. See Fri 20. Edinburgh Heath Quartet Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £13.75 (£11.75 or £23.75/£21.75 with pre-show supper). See Tue 17. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: In the Steppes of Central Europe The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £9.50–£28 (concessions available). Ligeti’s Hamburg Concerto, Kodály’s Summer Evening and Dances of Galanta as well as Dvorák’s Symphony No 5. Soloists of the Harmony of Nations Baroque Orchestra St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019 . 7.45pm. £17 (seniors £15; students & unwaged £5). Johannes Heim (violin), Christian Kjos (harpsichord) and Riccardo Coelati Rama (viola da gamba) play music by Biber, Muffat, Bertali, Finger, Schmelzer and Erlebach. Michael Shea Scholarship Winner’s Recital Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 8pm. £10 (students £5). Louise Alder (soprano) and John Paul Elkins (piano) perform songs from Purcell to Bernstein.
Sunday 22
Glasgow FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3–3.45pm. See Sun 8. RCS Junior Conservatoire: Pre- Junior Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3pm. £3. The RCS’s youngest students show what they’ve learned. Edinburgh NSPCC Scotland Winter Concert Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 2pm. £10 (£5). Annual concert in aid of child protection.
Tuesday 24
Edinburgh John Kitchen: Invitation to the 98 THE LIST 5 Jan–2 Feb 2012
Isserlis & Runnicles play Ravel & Debussy, with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Cellist Steven Isserlis will bring to light the lost Debussy Cello Suite, as well as an ocean-faring programme, which includes Ravel’s ‘Une barque sur l’océan’ and Debussy’s ‘La Mer’. Donald Runnicles conducts. ■ City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow, Thu 2 Feb, part of the The Heart of the Cello series.
Dance Usher Hall, Lothian Rd, 228 1155. 1.10pm. £3. Organ recital, featuring works by Susato, Strauss and Offenbach. FREE Kirsteen Davidson-Kelly Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 1.10pm. Solo piano recital of new music by Max Richter and Vroni Holzmann. FREE David Goodenough St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 229 1142. 7.30pm. See Sat 7.
Wednesday 25 Edinburgh FREE Music in KB Glass Arcade, Scottish Agricultural College, Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, 535 4000. 1.05pm. Free lunchtime concert presented in association with Live Music Now.
Thursday 26
Glasgow Jemma Brown & Maryam Sherhan Westbourne Music, 7 W George St, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; students/children £4). Brown (soprano) and Sherhan (piano) perform Ravel and Mahler. FREE Music in the University: Scottish Opera Singers Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Singers from Scottish Opera perform a selection of arias. Psappha @ 20 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9.50. The Scottish premiere of Steve Reich’s Double Sextet, the European premiere of Sean Friar’s Scale 9 and the world premiere of Gordon McPherson astonishing Stunt Doubles. Edinburgh Scottish Opera/RCS: Betrothal in a Monastery Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £15.50–£23.50. See Fri 20. SCO: Aimard Plays Brahms Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £9.50–£28 (concessions available). Haydn’s Symphony No 22 ‘Philosopher’ and Ligeti’s Chamber Concerto for 13 instruments, then Pierre-Laurent Aimard takes the solo role in Brahms’ epic Piano Concerto No 2. Robin Ticciati conducts.
Friday 27
Glasgow RCS Schubert Piano Duets Part 2 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9.50. Lesser-known piano works by Schubert. Edinburgh Artisan Trio St Andrew’s and St George’s Church, 13 George Street, 225 3847. 1pm. £10 (£5). In a concert to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, the greatest piece of music ever to be premiered by the inmates of a POW camp. FREE John Keys Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 650 2427. 1.10pm. Aptly-named organist plays works by Muffat, Kerll, Kerckhoven, JS Bach, Frescobaldo and Bruhns. RSNO: Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £11–£34 (concessions available). Debussy’s Nocturnes; Hilary Hahn takes the solo part in Prokofiev’s emotional Violin Concerto No 1, and everyone rocks out in Roussel’s Bacchus et Ariane.
Saturday 28
Glasgow RSNO: Hilary Hahn plays Prokofiev Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11–£34 (concessions available). See Fri 27. FREE John Keys Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath Street, 332 2826. 1pm. Organ recital. Edinburgh FREE Live Music Now: Jennifer Port National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. 3.15–4pm. Music for the clarsach by acclaimed Scottish harpist/singer. Czech Music Fest St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Rd, 229 1142. 7–9.30pm. £13 (£10; students £6). Music by lesser-known Czech composers including Klein and Krenek. Scottish Opera/RCS: Betrothal in a Monastery Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £15.50–£23.50. See Fri 20.
Sunday 29
Glasgow Young Artists in Residence Recital Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Noon. £8 (£6). Recent graduates play works by Beethoven and others. Alfie Boe SECC, Finnieston Quay, 0844 395 4000. 6.30pm. £20–£35. Opera- disliking tenor sings light opera.
Monday 30
Glasgow RCS Woodwind Department: Saxophones Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £6 (£4). Sax players led by RCS staff member Joe Pacewicz of the RSNO. RCS String Challenge Prizes Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 5.30pm. £3. String students play demanding works.
Tuesday 31
Glasgow FREE Glasgow University Chapel Choir Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 6pm. James Grossmith conducts Stevenson’s Medieval Scottish Triptych. RCS Baroque Ensemble Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Chamber music from the pre-classical era.
Wednesday 1 Edinburgh Edinburgh Quartet: Beethoven Quartets St George’s West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, 225 7001. 7.30pm. £12 (£8; students & children £4). The Edinburgh Quartet welcomes new violist Jessica Beeston with a programme of the Beethoven quartets. Tonight: F major Op 18 No 1, F minor Op 95 and C sharp minor Op 131.
Thursday 2
Glasgow FREE Music in the University: Eddy Hackett, Stephanie Beck & Katy Bell Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Music for percussion, harp and cello by JS Bach, Piazzolla, and contemporary wunderkinder Max Wilson and Nico Muhly. BBC SSO: Isserlis & Runnicles play Ravel & Debussy City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10–£23. Debussy’s La Mer, Ravel’s sardonic La valse, Sally Beamish’s arrangement of Debussy’s Suite for Cello and Orchestra and three more works by Ravel. Steven Isserlis is on solo cello; Donald Runnicles conducts. RCS Wind Orchestra: Wind of Change Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9.50. Nigel Boddice and new RCS Head of Brass John Logan conduct a concert of wind music by Musgrave, Gorb, Pierce, McAllister and Wengler. Edinburgh Hebrides Ensemble: Rush Hour 1 St George’s West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, 225 7001. 6pm. £6–£10. See Mon 30. Tickets available from Queen’s Hall Box Office: tel. 0131 668 2019. FREE Live Music Now: Northern Lights Wind Quintet Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, 624 6200. 6–6.30pm. Music inspired by works in the gallery, including pieces by Poulenc and Debussy. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Langrée Conducts Beethoven The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £9.50–£28 (concessions available). Gluck’s Overture: Iphigénie en Aulide* and Beethoven’s Symphony No 4 and much-underrated Mass in C. Louis Langrée conducts, with singers Elena Xanthoudakis, Jurgita Adamonyte, and the SCO Chorus.