MUSIC | Classical
Edinburgh Scottish Opera: The Flying Dutchman Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £17.50–£74.50. Francesco Corti conducts Wagner’s first masterpiece.
Sunday 21
Glasgow RSNO Chamber Series: Strings & Brass Celebration St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 339 6691. 2.30pm. £12. Chamber music from Haydn to Pärt. The Orchestra of Scottish Opera in Concert St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 3pm. £12 (£9). Joseph Swensen conducts Weber, Dvorák, Wagner and Haydn. Booking essential. Edinburgh Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Chamber Concert The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 3pm. £12 (£5–£10). John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn) and Tom Poster (piano) play songs by Schubert and Britten. Alfia Nakipbekova and Jakob Fichert: For the Love of the Cello Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 4–6pm. £10 (£8). Music for cello and piano by Gál, Rachmaninov and Poulenc. Avila Clarinet Trio St Mark’s Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace, edinburgh- unitarians.org.uk 7.30–9.30pm. £10 (£8). Trios by Brahms and Beethoven, plus Spanish melodies.
Monday 22
Glasgow Concert mixte de mélodies Françaises Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7 (£5). Student recital.
Tuesday 23 Glasgow Norma Greig French Song Prize Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 5.30pm. £4 (£3). Student competition.
Edinburgh Get Organised: John Kitchen Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 1.10pm. £3. Organ recital.
Wednesday 24
Glasgow Scottish Ensemble: Phaedra City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £13 (students £5). Guest soloist Jane Irwin in Britten’s Phaedra as well as pieces by Handel, Purcell and Biber. Edinburgh Nigel Kennedy Plays Bach and Fats Waller Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £22.50–£39.50. Spiky- haired fiddle whiz plus band.
Thursday 25 Glasgow BBC SSO: Afternoon Performance – Britten and Dvorák City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. £7–£9. Orchestral works by Golijov, Britten and Dvorák with soloist Olli Leppäniemi. Joshua Weilerstein conducts. Florian Boesch & Malcolm Martineau: Schubert Journey Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 8pm. £15 (£13). Boesch (baritone) and Martineau (piano) perform Die schöne Müllerin.
Friday 26
Glasgow Stevenson Winds Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). The RCS wind ensemble celebrates the launch of its first CD. 94 THE LIST 18 Apr–16 May 2013
Copland, Barber and John Adams. Peter Oundjian conducts, with soloist Xiayin Wang.
Saturday 27 Glasgow Junior Conservatoire Student Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3.45pm. £3 (£2). Young musicians in recital. RSNO: An American Festival II Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11.50–£35 (£5–£17.50; under 16s free). See Fri 26.
Edinburgh ✽ Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Britten 100 The Queen’s Hall,
87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10–£29 (£5–£27; under 16s free). See Wed 24.
Sunday 28
Glasgow Florian Boesch & Malcolm Martineau: Schubert Journey City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 4pm. £15 (£13). Boesch (baritone) and Martineau (piano) perform Winterreise. Kennemer Jeugd Orkest Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £13.50 (£11). Youth orchestra from the Netherlands. Matthijs Broers conducts. Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7pm. £7 (£4). Student concert.
Monday 29
Glasgow Song Studio: Iberia and Beyond Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £7 (£5). Student recital. Edinburgh FREE Red Note: Noisy Nights Traverse Theatre, Cambridge Street, 228 1404. 8pm. Informal evening of new music for bass trombone, electric guitar and drumkit.
Tuesday 30 Edinburgh Get Organised: John Kitchen Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 1.10pm. £3. See Tue 23.
Wednesday 1 Glasgow Jordi Savall and Andrew Lawrence-King: The Celtic Viol Glasgow University Memorial Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 8pm. £15–£20 (£13–£18). Celtic music for medieval and renaissance instruments.
Thursday 2 Glasgow Plug Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. Times vary. Prices vary. Annual festival of new music by student composers. Edinburgh Quartet The Merchants House, 7 West George Street, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; students/ children £4). Quartets by Britten. BBC SSO: Osborne Plays Beethoven – The ‘Emperor’ Concerto City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10.50–£23.50. Beethoven’s final concerto features Steven Osborne; also works by Wagner and Vaughan Williams. Andrew Manze conducts. Plug 1: 1+1=9 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). New chamber music by student composers.
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ORCHESTRAL/ EXPERIMENTAL TECTONICS FESTIVAL: OPENING CONCERT City Halls, Glasgow, Sat 11 May
For many, the idea of ‘orchestral music’ will bring to mind only the great classical symphonists like Mozart and Beethoven, or those who came along a little later, maybe Dvorak, Tchaikovsky or Shostakovich. Taking a completely different look at orchestral music and how this long-established music-making machine can come right up to date in the 21st century is conductor Ilan Volkov and his Tectonics Festival, in partnership with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Israel-born Volkov, who made his début with the BBC SSO at the age of just 22, was the youngest ever chief conductor of a BBC symphony orchestra when appointed to that position with the same orchestra five years later. Still closely associated with the BBC SSO, Volkov places them at the centre of his first Tectonics festival in the UK.
Tectonics Glasgow is modelled on a similar festival curated by Volkov in Iceland, where he is music director and chief conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Aiming to break down musical barriers by bringing all sorts of experimental, rock and orchestral music together, the opening BBC SSO concert presents a string of new pieces with intriguing names which are way far removed from ‘Symphony No 1, 2 or 3’.
‘The Colours of Jellyfish’ is English composer Frank Denyer’s title for the joint commission with the Iceland Symphony, performed alongside ‘Silver Are the Tears of the Moon’ by Pass the Spoon composer David Fennessy, and a UK premiere of ‘The Ventriloquist’ by Charles Ross. ‘How can an orchestra, the 19th century beast, be more radical and experimental? Is it possible?’ asks Volkov. ‘Tectonics Glasgow brings together musicians from different worlds and backgrounds for an audience that’s open and ready for new experiences and surprises. It will surely be an adventure for us all.’ (Carol Main) ■ Also see Tectonics interview with Stuart Braithwaite on page 74.
✽ Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Britten 100 City Halls, Candleriggs,
353 8000. 7.30pm. £13–£27 (£5–£25; under 16s free). See Wed 24. Florian Boesch & Malcolm Martineau: Schubert Journey Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 8pm. £15 (£13). Boesch
(baritone) and Martineau (piano) perform Schwanengesang. Edinburgh RSNO: An American Festival II Usher Hall, Lothian Rd, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £11.50–£35 (£5–£17.50; under 16s free). Orchestral works by