MUSIC CLASSICAL
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Quartet play Fantasy Burlesque by Philip Norris and the Brahms‘ Clarinet Quintet. with Dusan Mihely.
I Schools Presentation City Hall. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 7.30pm. Pupils
from Strathclyde Region schools show the
results of their latest creative music project led by the SCO. who premiere Alasdair Nicolson‘s Banner.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh University Concert Reid Hall. Bristo Square. 1.10pm. Free at door. Athenaeum Brass play a selection of works for brass quintet by Dukas. Peurl. Arnold and Robles. In association with Sir Yehudi Mcnuhin's Live Music Now! scheme.
I Schola Cantorum Queen‘s Hall. Clerk
Street. 668 2019. 7.45pm. £8 (£6). A Gala ; Evening of Song from soprano Patricia E MacMahon. bass Gidon Saks with pianist
Julia Lynch. Solos and duets from the concert and operatic repertoire.
WEDNESDAY 11 3
Glasgow
I Workshop/Recital J ordanhill College. Tickets/further info: 552 4400 ext 3444 (A Tavener). 12.30pm. The Edinburgh Quartet with Dusan Mihely.
I European Community Chamber Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm.
£7.50—£15. Vivaldi's Four Seasons tops the
bill in a programme which also presents Mozart and Haydn from this top international orchestra.
THURSDAY 12
Glasgow I Merchants Music Merchants‘ Hall. 7
(Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 12.45pm. £3 (£2.50). They're Playing ()urSong. popular classics and piano solos from Sasha Abrams and Peter Alexander.
I Lunchtime Concert Concert Hall. Glasgow University. 1.15pm. Free.
J anacek’s Nursery Rhymes and Graham Hair‘s arrangement of Gershwin Encores. See also Sunday 15 — Voices concert.
I Oslo Philharmonic Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £7.50—£15. Norwegian music in the form ofGricg‘s
Piano Concerto falls between From A have
for synthesiser and orchestra by Thommessen and Stravinsky‘s Rite of Spring.
I St Petersburg Exchange Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. Admission free by ticket. Staff and students from St Petersbury Conservatoire.
Edinburgh
I 8C0 Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street.668 2019. 7.45pm. Extra date: Fri 13.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh University Concert McEwan
Hall. Bristo Square. 1.10pm. Free at door.
Mark Pybus. winner of the 1992 J S Anderson Organ Prize teams up with
violinist Helen Farrell for Leighton‘s
Glasgow. £3.50—£15. Popular horn player ‘
Barry Tuckwell returns to the SCO for Robin Holloway‘s Horn Concerto. Oliver
Knussen conducts Stravinsky and Henzc'sé
Symphony No l .
FRIDAY 13
Glasgow
I Flowers and Music St Margaret's Church. Newlands. 10am—8pm. Extra date: Sat 14. £1. A Festival for St
Margaret in aid of the Vicky Heart Appeal
Mark 11. I Midday Concert Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057.
1pm. £2 (£1). John Kitchen. harpsichord. 3
plays Bach. Handel and Duphly. I 800 City Hall. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £3—£11 (£1). See Thurs 12.
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West George Street. Tickets: 2275511 Edinburgh. f} s H 4“ 31’
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 92 —93 S E A S 0 N Friday 20 November
Scottish Premiere of turn Mu Mil 1 Ass Sinfonietta Conducted by Ierzy MaksymiuL
Friday 4 December
Bltrilot Is 0 Symphony No. 9 'The (horal' Edinburgh Festival (horas Conducted by MarL M'igglesu-ortls
Friday 18 December
Including ‘Hansel and Gretel‘ and ‘The Snowman' Friday 22 )anuary
with Ronan O’Hara
Friday 19 February
ltuox s 'h‘elson' Mass ('onducted by Markus Sten:
Friday 2 April Sir Alexander Gibson conducts Sibelius Subscription Series £21 — £63 (All Six Concerts) Rover Series £15 — £45 (Any Four Concerts [or the Price a] Three) Single Tickets £3 — £15
GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT MALL, 2 SAUCHIEHALL STREET, GLASGOW G2 JNY THE YICKET CENTRE, CANDLEIIGGS, GLASGOW Gl INO
TELEPHONE BOOKINGS: 041-227 5511
Fantasy on 12‘s ist Genug. Organ works by Liszt and Howells.
I RSD Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. Extra date: Sat 14. Glasgow. £4.25—£18.50 (£3.50). Another treat from the R80 tonight as Alexander Lazarev conducts Shostakovich‘s Symphony No 4 and the Dvorak Violin Concerto with Tasmin Little as soloist.
I Robert Adam Bicentenary Event Greyfriars Kirk. Candlemaker Row. Tickets: 668 2019 (Queen‘s Hall Box Office). 7.45pm. £12.50 (incl reception). Unveiling of a new monument to adesign by Robert Adam followed by a concert of music from his time with soprano Margaret Marshall and the Scottish Baroque Players. Canapes and whisky to follow at the National Museum of Scotland.
é SATURDAY 14
Glasgow
I Flowers and Music St Margaret's Church. Newlands. 10am—5pm. £1. See Fri 13.
I R80 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £4.25-£18.50 (£3.50). See Fri 13. Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
I Napier University Music Dept Symphonic Wind Band and ChamberEnsemble Greyfriars Kirk. Candlemaker Row. Tickets: at door. 7.30pm. £3 (£2). Student groups with directors Christopher Bell and Margaret Murray McLeod.
I Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £4 (£3). Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina. Dvorak‘s Cello Concerto (soloist Louise Hopkins) and the Symphony No 10 by Shostakovich.
SUNDAY 15
Glasgow
I Music at the Burrell Burrell Collection. Pollok Park. Pollokshaws Road. Tickets: 227 551 1 (Ticket Centrc.Cand1eriggs).
3pm. £3 (£2). The Lorca Duo of guitar and
flute play Spanish Folksongs by the composer they take their name from. and works by Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos.
I London Symphony Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £7.50—£15. Japanese violinist Midori is soloist in Bartok‘s Violin Concerto N02 which falls between Mozart’s overture to llSeraglio and Mahler’s Symphony No l as the LSO continue on their 1992 national tour with Michael Tilson-Thomas.
I Serenata Singers St Margaret's Church. Newlands. Tickets: 943 0256 (T Fields). 7.30pm. Parry’s Blest Pair ofSirens. Mozart‘s Hunt Quartet and the Missa Brevis by Kodaly. Organist is John Bell and conductor is Matthew Camincr.
I Voices— Glasgow University Chamber Singers Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 8pm. £6 (£3). Nursery Rhymes by Janacek. Gershwin Encores and Morton Feldman‘s Three Voices for two sopranos and mezzo. See also Thurs 12. Lunchtime Concert.
Edinburgh
I Open Day Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 1pm. Free. The Queen‘s Hall opens its doors to reveal a glimpse ofits wide-ranging activities. Live music. craft fair. sheet music sale. side stalls and refreshments.
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I Scratch Iolanthe Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £2.50(£1.50). Be a fairy or whatever in an open invitation to take part in one ofGilbert and Sullivan‘s best loved opercttas. under the baton of David Lyle.
I Music at St Mark's St Mark‘s Unitarian Church. Castle Terrace. Tickets: 668 2019 (Queen‘s Hall Box Office). 6pm. £5 (£3). Three generations of Townhills play piano. clarinet. trombone. cello and sing.
. TUESDAY 17
1 Glasgow
I Lunchtime Concert Hutchesons' Hall. 2 John Street. Tickets: at door.
1.15pm—2pm. £1.50. Pianist Murray ‘ McLachlan plays Chopin along with
Ronald Stevenson‘s Fugue on a Fragment of Chopin.
I Evelyn Glennie Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 3325057. i 7.30pm. £7.50 (£5). Celebrity concert with
lots of amazing stuff for percussion.
I Glasgow Phoenix Choir Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. Extra date: Wed 18. £4—£8 (£3.50—£6.50). Choral classics and popular songs to suit all tastes. With actress Dorothy Paul as special guest.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh University Concert Reid Hall. Bristo Square. 1.10pm. Free at door.Trio ofviolin. clarinet and piano in music by Judith Weir. Bartok and Khachaturian.
I Edinburgh University Concert Reid Hall. Bristo Square. 7.30pm. £4 (£2.50). Premiere of a new piece for trombone (John Kenny). piano (Joanna Haratsari) and electronics (sound engineerJohn Whiting) by George Nicholson.
I SCO Usher Hall. Lothian Road. Tickets: 668 2019 (Queen‘s Hall Box Office). 7.45pm. £3.50—£15 (£3). A Napoleonic concert with Schoenberg's Ode to Napoleon. Schumann‘s Manfred Overture and Beethoven‘s Eroica Symphony. Jean Bernard Pommier conducts.
WEDNESDAY 18 Glasgow
I Glasgow Phoenix Choir Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. Tickets: 227 5511 (Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 7.30pm. £4—£8 (£3.50—£6.50). See Tues 17.
I Nordic Sounds Henry Wood Hall.
Claremont Street. Tickets: 227 5511
(Ticket Centre. Candleriggs). 8pm. £4.50
(£2.50). A programme of Scandinavian music both well known. like Finlandia and Peer Gynt. and unfamiliar. such as the Double Bass Concerto by Thorkell Sigurbjornsson. soloist Ninian Perry. Strathclyde University Orchestra is conducted by Alan Tavener.
I The Lone Duo Scottish Music
Information Centre. 1 Bowmont Gardens.
334 6393. 7.30pm. Robert Philips. guitar.
and Laura Bailie. flute. give the premiere ofAsi es la Vida, Federico by GP. Cribari
along with a selection of works by Edward McGuire.
Edinburgh
I Afternoon Tea Concert Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 2019. 3pm. £4.50 (incl afternoon tea). Ursula Leveaux. principal bassoonist with the SCO. is joined by pianist Peter Evans in music by Bach. Schumann. Devienne. Gliere and Godfrey.
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THURSDAY 19 ‘
Glasgow
I Lunchtime Concert Concert Hall. Glasgow University. 1pm. Free at door. Messiaen and Poulenc in a recital by Irene Drummond. soprano. and Peter Evans. piano.