MUSIC LIST/CLASSICAL

I Rod Paterson St James Oyster Bar. Calton Road. 9pm. Easy Club‘s vocalist. solo.

I Allan Johnston Band L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9.30pm—12.30am. Free. Singer/songwriter's electric and acoustic folk-based band.

I The Globe West Port. 9.30pm.

I Kevin Tait Trader Vic‘s. Victoria Street. 9pm. Folksinging entertainer.

THURSDAY 23 Glasgow

I Star Folk Club Glasgow Society of Musicians. 73 Berkeley Street. beside Mitchell Theatre. 8pm. £1 .50. The Allan Johnston Band. Popular Edinburgh band make it to the other side.

I Brian and Kathleen Blackfriars. 45 Albion Street. Merchant City. 552 5924. Acoustic duo.

I Glasgow University Union University Avenue. Lounge Bar. 9.30pm—12.30am. Students and guests.

Edinburgh

I North Sea Gas L‘Attache. basement of Rutland Hotel. West End of Princes Street. 9pm. Free.

I Green Tree Cowgate. Evening. Folk session. 9pm—midnight.

I Kevin Tait Candlemakers Arms. Grassmarkct. 9.30pm.

CLASSICAL

FRIDAY 10 Glasgow.

I Midday Concert Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 1pm. Free. Carmel Kaine plays violin and Philip Jenkins the piano in this lunchtime menu of Beethoven. Ravel and Wieniawski.

I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.45pm. £7—£3. The conductor for the evening of Shostakovitch‘s Ballet Suite No] . Tchaikovsky‘s Piano Concerto No 2 and Glaznov‘s Symphony No 4 is Fedor Gluschenko. with Vladimir Ovchinikov on piano.

Edinburgh

I Charity Recital Archer‘s Hall. Buccleuch Street. 7.15 for 7.45pm (informal). Tickets (£15 incl wine) from Mrs E. Fairburn. 38 Moray Place. Moray Welsh. cellist and native of Edinburgh is joined by Bulgarian pianist Melita Kolin for a programme of works by Beethoven. Schumann and Brahms. all in aid ofthe Mental Health Foundation of Scotland.

I Scottish National Orchestra Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12.70—£2.50. The conductor, Bryden Thomas. leads the Orchestra through Elgar's In the South ‘Alassio. Maxwell Davies‘ Trumpet Concerto and Beethoven‘s Symphony No 7.

I Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert McEwan Hall. Bristo Square. 1.10pm—1.55pm. Andrew Wilson. winner of the J .S. Anderson organ prize in the Faculty of Music, performs.

SATURDAY 11

Glasgow

I The Lyric Choir and Orchestra Stevenson Hall, RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £5. Nairn Maxwell Youngis the conductor with Patricia Macmahon as SOprano, Brendan McBride (tenor) and Henry Herford (baritone) for tonight‘s performance of Beethoven‘s Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat major Op 73 and Haydn‘s Missa in Tempore Belli.

I Scottish National Orchestra City Hall.

Candleriggs. 227 5511.7.30pm. £12.70—£2.50. See Friday 10.

Edinburgh

I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.45pm. £9.90—£2.20. Andrezej Panufnik conducts Mozart‘s Symphony No 11 in D and Symphony No 29 in A as well as Panufnik‘s Abor Cosmiea and Hommage a Chopin. The Queen‘s Hall have recently launched their Crescendo Appeal which they hope will raise £300,000. towards improving the

I Neil Smith: Classical Guitar St Marks Unitarian Church. 1 ‘astle Terrace. 7.30pm.

SUNDAY 12 Glasgow

I Tatyana Sergeyeva Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. noon. £3.50 (£2). See New Beginnings listings.

I Komitas String Ouartet Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £4.50 (£2.50). See New Beginnings listings.

Edinburgh

I Scottish Ensemble Queen‘s l lall. (‘lerk Street. 668 2019. 2.30pm. £7.50 & £5 (£2). The director is Jonathan Rees for a varied programme of works by Rameau. Leclair. Massenet and Tchaikovsky.

MONDAY13 Z

Glasgow

I The John Ireland Prize Competition ior Piano Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 10am. No tickets required.

I Scottish Ensemble Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. £6.50 (£3.50). The composers whose works are featured are Rameau. Leclair. Massenet and Tchaikovsky.

TUESDAY 14 Glasgow

I Geminae l-lutchesons‘ Hall. John Street. 2275511. 1.15—2pm. £1.25. Anne Evans on flute and piano along with Virginia Strawson on violin and piano.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 1.10pm—1.55pm. Peter Hill plays Mozart and Messiaen on the piano.

Stirling

I European Community Chamber Orchestra MacRobert Arts Centre. Stirling University. 0786 61081 . £8 (£5). The Soloist Emma Johnson. a big hit in last year's concert series. returns with the Clarinet Concerto bv Mercandante.

WEDNESDAY 15 Glasgow

I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £9.20—£2.20. Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts a programme that contains work by Barber. Mendelssohn and Beethoven.

Edinburgh

I Napier Polytechnic Brass and Choir Old St Paul‘s Church. Jeffrey Street. 8pm. £2 (£1). Gabriel Faure‘s Requiem and John McLoed‘s The Water oftheSpirit and The Stigmata of S t Francis.

URSDAY 16

Glasgow

I Academy Orchestra Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Sir Alexander Gibson conducts. See New Beginningslistings.

FRIDAY 17 Glasgow

I Midday Concert Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 1pm. Paricia MacMahon is the Soprano with Jean Hutchison on the piano.

I New Music Group at Scotland Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £4.50 (£2.50). Shoshtakovich‘s Viola Sonata 0;) I47. Dimitriyev‘s The Voices of Violins. Bardanashvili's Trio in Memory of Bizet and Denisov's Hommage a Pierre are to be performed.

I Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert McEwan Hall. Bristo Square.

1.10pm—l .55pm. Leon Coates on the organ.

I Scottish National Orchestra Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1 155. 7.30pm. £12.70—£2.50. Mendelssohn's Elijah is conducted by Owain Arwell Hughes with soloists Lynne Dawson. Alfreda Hodgson. Martyn Hill and Willard White.

SATURDAY 18 Glasgow

I Peltarslty Percussion Ensemble Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £4.50 (£2.50). See New Beginnings listings.

I Scottish National Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £12.70—£2.5(). See Friday 17.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £3.50 (£3). Rossini‘s Semiramide. Barber‘s Violin Concerto and Berlioz‘s Symphonie l'antastique are conducted by Alasdair Mitchell with Elizabeth Layton on violin and Mcmoires read byJohn McColl.

I Edinburgh University Singers McEwan Hall. Bristo Square. 7.45pm. Durufle‘s Quatre Motets. Prelude. A dagio et Choral varie sur le Veni (realm and Requiem.

SUNDAY 19 Glasgow

I Oleg Kagan and Vasily Lobanov Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. Noon. £3.50 (£2). See New Beginnings listings.

I Paragon Ensemble Belhaven Westbourne Church. Westbourne Gardens. tickets 332 5057. 3pm. £4.50 (£3.50). Mozart‘s Seranade for Thirteen Wind Instruments in Bflat. K361 Schubert‘s Minuet and Finale in F. D72 and Edward McGuire‘s ()ctet constitute the afternoon‘s programme.

I Peitarslty Percussion Ensemble Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £4.50 (£2.50). See New Beginnings listings.

Edinburgh

I An Afternoon With Neville Garden

Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 6682019. 3pm. £2.

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I Lunchtime Concert Hutehesons‘ Hall. John Street. 227 5511.1.15—2pm.£1.25. Mark Baillcy on cello and Isobel Anderson on piano play Sonata in A by Franck and Sonata by Debussy.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh Secondary Scnools Orchestra Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 6682019. 7.30pm. £2 (£1). Edinburgh‘s musical youths perform in a programme that will include Tchaikovsky‘s Symphony No] I Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert McEwan Hall. Bristo Square.

1.10pm—1 .55pm. John Kenny on the trombone accompanied by John Kitchen on the organ.

Stirling

I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra MacRobert Arts Centre. Stirling University. 0786 61081. £8 (£5). Beethoven. Schredrin and Bartok are the composers whose works are highlighted. Jerzy Maksymiuk will conduct ‘one ofthe twentieth century's finest orchestral showpieces'.

WEDNESDAY 22 t Glasgow

I The Staitis Masterclass Guiness Room. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2pm. Free. Strings masterclass directed by Emanuel Hurwitz.

I University Orchestra Bute Hall. University of Glasgow. 339 8855 ext 4092. 7.30pm. £3 (£1.50). Warwick Edwards conducts the students in a programme that includes Symphony No 2 by Sibelius.

Edinburgh

I Attemoon Tea Concert Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 3pm. £3.50. Angela Livingstone and Malcolm Martineau on piano play Schubert. Fauré. Debussy and Mozart.

THURSDAY 23 Glasgow

I Academy Wind Ensemble and Concert Band Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £4 (£2). Edgar Williams conducts the ensemble in a programme that contains Verdi. Bach. Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky.

Edinburgh

I The John Tunneii Chamber Concert Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 6682019. 7.45pm. £8.80—£3. Charles Tunnell on cello and Kenneth Essex on viola feature in this programme that includes works for String Ouintets by Mozart and Beethoven,

PRO ARTE RECITALS

MICHAEL SELLERS pianoforte

Sonata, Op. 143 Fantasien, Op. 1 16 Mazurka; Fantasie

Toccata (Premiere) Funerailles; Consolation; Transcendental Study

Monday 27 Nov, 7.30pm Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow Tuesday 28 Nov, 7.45pm Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh Tickets: £3.75, £2.25 from QHBO or Ambassador Classics, Kelvinbridge.

Schubert Brahms Chopin Feninger

Liszt

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