list.co.uk/music Friday 16
Glasgow Ilya Gringolts Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Distinguished teacher leads sextet in Brahms. RCS Junior Conservatoire Glasgow Grand Opera Society Cup for Voice Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 6pm. £4 (£3). Young singers’ competition. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: The Rape of Lucretia Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.15pm. £13.50 (£11). See Mon 12. RCS Orchestra and Choir: Gloria Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £13.50 (£11). Student musicians play Poulenc. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven and Beamish City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12–£26 (seniors £10–£24; children, students and unemployed £5). Beethoven, Stravinsky and the world premiere of Sally Beamish’s Percussion Concerto, featuring dedicatee Colin Currie. Edinburgh FREE Duncan Strachan & Simon Smith Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 1.10pm. Cello/piano pieces by Birtwistle, MacRae and Silverstrov. Poulenc, Grieg, Albinoni Morningside Parish Church, 1 Cluny Drive, Morningside, 447 6745. 7.30pm. £tbc. Alison Rushworth conducts works by Poulenc and Grieg plus the Adagio that isn’t really by Albinoni. Edinburgh University String Orchestra Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 7.30pm. £7 (£4). Iain McLarty conducts Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and a Mozart aria featuring soprano Laura Reading. Viva Tango! Brunton Theatre, Ladywell Way, Musselburgh, 665 2240. 7.30pm. £13.75 (£11.75). See Thu 15.
Saturday 17 Glasgow Scottish Opera: The Rake’s Progress Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.15pm. £9.50–£67. Stravinsky’s cautionary tale. FREE BBC SSO: Hear and Now – New Music from New Zealand and Australia City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. Contemporary composers from the antipodes. Glasgow Orchestral Society Sherbrooke St Gilbert’s Church, Nithsdale Road, Pollokshields, 427 1968. 7.30pm. £10 (£7). Marco Romano conducts Bridge, Bruch and Britten.
Edinburgh FREE Strathearn School Choir St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Lunchtime concert. Edinburgh Singers: Songs of Springtime St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 229 1142. 6pm. £7 (under 12s free). Music for Mother’s Day. Calton Consort Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). Choral music by Scarlatti, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Whitacre. Edinburgh University Brass Band Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Angus Tully conducts. Garleton Singers Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £12 (£8). Amateur choir sings Mascagni and Rossini. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven and Beamish The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £9.50–£28 (concessions available). See Fri 16.
Sunday 18
Glasgow RCS Junior Conservatoire Colin Currie Young Percussionist Competition Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 2pm. £4 (£3). Young percussionists’ competition. FREE Kelvingrove Sunday Organ Recitals Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 3pm. See Sun 4. Edinburgh Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 3pm. £12 (seniors £10; all other concessions £5). Motets by Poulenc and JS Bach.
Monday 19 Edinburgh FREE St Giles’ at Six: Kathleen Cronie & Fiona Mortimer St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Songs and arias by Mozart, Bach and Offenbach. Edinburgh Youth Choir Spring Concert Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Songs from the Americas.
Tuesday 20
Glasgow FREE Glasgow University Chapel Choir: Choral Contemplations - The Annunciation Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 6–7pm. Contemporary choral works by Wilson and MacMillan and older works. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Quartet Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 1.10pm.
Beethoven’s Op 18 No 5 and works by MacMillan. Wednesday 21
Glasgow FREE Glasgow University Contemporary Music Ensemble Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10–2pm. New compositions with improvisatory elements. Scottish Opera: The Rake’s Progress Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.15pm. £9.50–£67. See Sat 17. sound lab presents Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 8pm. £6 plus £1/£1.50 booking fee. Improvised music.
Edinburgh FREE Very Wednesday St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. See Wed 7. 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. FREE Copenhagen Girls’ Choir St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 3.30pm. Choral recital. East Lothian Schools Showcase The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £5. Showcase for young musicians. Edinburgh University Singers St Peter’s Church, Lutton Place. 7.30pm. Retiring collection. John Kitchen conducts Vierne, Saint-Saëns, Duruflé and Widor.
Thursday 22
Glasgow Kristi Kapten Westbourne Music, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; children £4). Piano works by Shostakovich and Beethoven. FREE Music in the University: Stephen de Pledge Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10–2pm. New piano music from New Zealand. BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Rhapsodic Brahms City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10–£23. Schumann and Brahms symphonies, and mezzo Sarah Connolly in Brahms’ Alto Rhapsody. Edinburgh FREE Marco Grieco St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Solo piano. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven Five The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £9.50–£28 (concessions available). Works by Schumann, Gruber, Berlioz and you- know-who. Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.45pm. £8 (£5).
CLASSICAL Music
HITLIST THE BEST CLASSICAL & OPERA
Scottish Opera: The Rake’s Progress World-renowned opera director David McVicar returns to his native Scotland for his first ever staging of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, putting human frailty at its heart. Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Sat 17, Wed 21, Fri 23 and Sun 25 Mar; Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Tue 27, Thu 29 and Sat 31 Mar.
Viva Tango! Mr McFall’s Chamber (pictured) join forces with Edinburgh Tango Society for an evening of music and dancing with three of Europe’s finest tango musicians. Simply enjoy the music or take a pre-concert tango lesson or post-concert Milonga session and dance the night away. Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, Thu 15 Mar. Joanna MacGregor One of the world’s most admired pianists, Joanna MacGregor, brings Milngavie Music Club’s season to an exhilarating close. Beginning her programme in America’s deep south, she closes it with one of the greatest ever keyboard masterpieces, Bach’s Goldberg’s Variations, with a visit to Argentina on the way. Cairns Church, Milngavie, Fri 9 Mar.
Music by Gabrieli and his contemporaries. Friday 23
Glasgow FREE Bang On A Can & London Sinfonietta: Loud Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 6pm. Pieces by Andriessen. Free to ticket-holders of the Reich/Andriessen concert later in the evening.
Never been to the opera? Try it for free. k.
Get a taster at The Rake’s Progress Unwrapped where the orchestra, singers and back stage crew introduce you to the plot, characters and music and let you in on some behind-the-scenes secrets.
Glasgow 20 Mar | Edinburgh 28 Mar
For more info visit scottishopera.org.uk Registered in Scotland Number SCO37531 Scottish Charity Number SCO19787
1–29 Mar 2012 THE LIST 107