MUSIC | Folk
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club with Teannaich The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. 7pm. £10 (£8). Join in a lively ceilidh evening where dances are taught on the night, so all abilities are welcome. ■ Clannad and Brian Kennedy The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £23.50. The internationally renowned Donegal- based band bring their wispy Celtic sounds across the water. ■ Francy Devine and Siobhan Miller The Canon’s Gait, 232 Canongate, 556 4481. 7.30pm. £5. Double bill of traditional Scottish singing. Kinross ■ Maria Muldaur The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 8pm. £22. Folk singer Maria ‘Midnight at the Oasis’ Muldaur keeps her nearly four-decade career going on strong by taking her 40 (40!) albums on tour. Part of Fifestock.
Saturday 16
Glasgow ■ Glasgow’s St Patrick’s Festival Various venues, 424 0465. Times vary. Prices vary. See Wed 6. Edinburgh ■ Scots Music Group Ceilidh St Bride’s Centre, 10 Orwell Terrace, 346 1405. 7.30pm. £8 in advance; £10 on the door (£6 in advance; £8 on the door). Fundraising ceilidh of traditional music and dancing. Live music comes from the Robert Fish Band.
Paisley ■ Southern Tenant Folk Union Paisley Arts Centre, New Street, 887 1010. 7.30pm. £12 (£10). Gospel- influenced seven-piece with their own mix of old-time, bluegrass and Celtic folk music. Stirling ■ An Comunn Gàidhealach Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road, 01786 473544. 7.30–10.30pm. £4. A night of Scottish music and exhibition dancing, with the Cluran Highland Dancers.
Sunday 17
Glasgow ■ Glasgow’s St Patrick’s Festival Various venues, 424 0465. Times vary. Prices vary. See Wed 6. Edinburgh ■ Roots Showcase The Jazz Bar, 1 Chambers Street, 220 4298. 8pm. £4 (£3). Roots, R&B and blues from Toby of Black Diamond Express and friends.
Monday 18
Stirling ■ Fil Campbell Stirling Folk Club, Stirling County Rugby Football Club, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Road, 01259 218521. Times tbc. £tbc. Northern Ireland-based singer- songwriter Campbell performs a blend of acoustic pop, jazz, folk and traditional songs.
Tuesday 19 Glasgow ■ Ewan McLennan The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, 221 7705. 7.30pm. £8. Folk, ballads and airs from guitarist/singer McLennan.
Wednesday 20
Edinburgh ■ Garth Hewitt: Justice Like a River Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43–45 High Street, 331 4469. 7pm. £8 (£6). Garth Hewitt celebrates his Justice Like a River tour with songs of worship on justice. Part of Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2013. ■ Resonate: Traditional Music The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £7 (£3). Folk and traditional Scottish music performed by young musicians from various Edinburgh schools. Kinross ■ Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, 01577 863467. 9pm. £22. Vocalist, bassist and founding member of veteran folk rockers Wishbone Ash. Part of Fifestock.
Thursday 21
Edinburgh ■ Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash Bannerman’s, 55 Niddry Street, 556 3254. 7.30pm. £tbc. See Wed 20.
CLASSICAL
Events are listed by date, then by city. Submit listings at least 14 days before publication to classical@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by Alex Johnston and Carol Main. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry Thursday 21
Glasgow RCS Governors’ Recital Prize for Chamber Music: Winners’ Recital The Merchants House, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; students/children £4). Student recital. FREE Calum Huggan & Glynn Forrest Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10pm. Music for two marimbas by Bach, Debussy, Ravel, Vinao and Sammut. BBC SSO: Haydn’s Mass in Time of War City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. £9 (£7). Bernard Labadie conducts pieces by Mozart, and Haydn’s Missa in tempore belli. RSNO Naked Classics: Stravinsky’s Firebird Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10 (£5; under 16s free). Paul Rissmann introduces Stravinsky’s ballet and Christian Kluxen conducts. Edinburgh Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Anderszewski plays Mozart The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10–£29 (£5–£27; under 16s free). Piotr Anderszewski conducts Mozart concertos; Alexander Janiczek plays and conducts Schubert and Beethoven.
Friday 22 Glasgow Eric Sammut: No Batterie Required Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9.50. Percussion concert. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Anderszewski plays Mozart City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13–£27 (£5–£25). See Thu 21.
Edinburgh ■ Ceilidh Club Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 8pm. £6. Ceilidh dancing, furious fiddlers and callers to lead you through the steps. Live music comes from the Lomond Ceilidh Band. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Quartet Heriot- Watt University Union, Riccarton, 451 5333. 12.30pm. Haydn’s Op 33 No 6 and Britten’s Alla Marcia. FREE Christopher Nickol Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh,
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Bristo Square, 651 3212. 1.10pm. Organ recital. RSNO Naked Classics: Stravinsky’s Firebird Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10 (£5; under 16s free). See Thu 21.
Saturday 23
Glasgow Junior Conservatoire Student Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3.45pm. £3. Student recital.
✽ Scottish Opera: Werther Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street, 0844 871 7647. 7.15pm. £9–£70. Pia Furtado directs Massenet’s opera of Goethe’s novel. Kelvin Ensemble Bute Hall, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30–9.30pm. £10 (£5). Student orchestra plays Copland, Dvorák and Ives. Chris Swaffer conducts.
Edinburgh Theatre of the Ayre: Ayres and Dialogues St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £17 (£15; students £5). Elizabeth Kenny and Jacob Heringman (lute/cittern/ orpharion) and Matthew Brook (bass) perform songs by John ‘Chuckles’ Dowland. Haddington Steven Osborne Town House, stevenosborne.co.uk 7.30pm. £11 (£9). Piano virtuoso plays Schubert and Beethoven.
Contemplations X Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 6–7pm. Choral works by Verdi and Rossini. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Quartet Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 1.10pm. Haydn’s Op 33 No 6 and Beethoven’s Op 74. Scottish Opera: Werther Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £17.50–£74.50. See Sat 23.
Wednesday 27
Glasgow sound lab presents Edit-Point City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £6. Pieces for percussion and electronics. Edinburgh FREE Tovey Memorial Prize Competition Final Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 2pm. Contest for student composers. FREE Scottish Opera: Werther Unwrapped Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 6pm. Learn about Massenet’s opera. Edinburgh Studio Opera: King Arthur Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.30pm. £12 (£8). Purcell’s opera is directed by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones with musical direction from Michael Bawtree.
Sunday 24 Thursday 28
Glasgow RSNO Chamber Series: Brahms Clarinet Quintet St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 2.30pm. £12 (under 26s, students, unemployed £5; under 16s free). Brahms’ great quintet featuring Josef Pacewicz. The Bruce Millar / Gulliver Singing Prize Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3pm. £10 (students £1). Student singers compete. Glasgow Sinfonia Sherbrooke St Gilbert’s Church, Nithsdale Road, Pollokshields, 427 1968. 7.30pm. £10 (£8; schoolchildren £5). Gerard Doherty conducts Gade, Grieg and Sibelius. Edinburgh FREE St Giles’ at Six: Edinburgh Napier University Chamber Music St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Chamber works from students of the Ian Tomlin Academy of Music. Edinburgh Bach Choir/Jubilo/ Scottish Sinfonia: Verdi Requiem Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12–£28 (£10). Neil Mantle conducts Verdi’s Requiem.
Monday 25
Glasgow Keyboard Showcase Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7 (£5). Student recital. Edinburgh Hebrides Ensemble: Rush Hour 2 Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 6pm. £10 (£8; students £5). String trios by Schubert, Kurtag and Dohnanyi. FREE Red Note: Noisy Nights Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 8pm. Informal evening of new music for trumpet, flute and cello.
Tuesday 26 Glasgow FREE Glasgow University Chapel Choir: Choral
Glasgow FREE Luk Vaes: The fine art of Improper Piano Playing Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10–2pm. Dutch pianist plays pieces that require unconventional technique. BBC SSO: Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10.50–£23.50. Matthias Pintscher conducts Weber, Lutoslawski and Strauss, plus Beethoven’s Symphony No 7.
Edinburgh ✽ Scottish Opera: Werther Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29
Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £17.50–£74.50. See Sat 23. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Nelson Mass The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10–£29 (£5–£27; under 16s free). Haydn expert Adam Fischer conducts the Nelson Mass, a scene from Berenice and Symphony No 101.
Friday 1
Glasgow Braw Brass Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Brass recital. Guitar Prize Competition Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 6pm. £4 (£3). Student recital. RCS Symphony Orchestra: Take a Walker on the Wild Side Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £13.50 (£11). Garry Walker conducts Britten and Holst. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Nelson Mass City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13–£27 (£5–£25; under 16s free). See Thu 28. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Quartet Heriot- Watt University Union, Riccarton, 451 5333. 12.30pm. Haydn’s Op 33 No 3 and Britten’s Divertimenti. FREE Nathaniel Mander St