CLASSICAL & OPERA MUSIC

Ronald Center‘s String Quartet No / and Beethoven's Quartet 0/) 95.

I Afternoon Tea Concert Queen‘s Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). credit card hotline 667 7776. 3pm. £4.50 including afternoon tea. Roderick Long (violin) and Stuart Montgomery (piano) brighten tip the afternoon with Bach's Sonata No 2 and Prokofiev's Sonata No 2 as well as selections from Gershwin's Porgy anr/ 13ers.

Glasgow

I Wind Orchestra Concert RSAMD. Stevenson Hall. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50--£4.50). David Davies waves the batort over the Acadetny Wind ()rchestra for Bernstein's S/ava.’. a Bernstein tribute. a Copland portrait. all arranged by Gruntlman. John Adams's .11 Short Rule on a Fast .lltu'lritre and Rimsky-Korsakov's .St‘lrt'lrerarru/e arranged by Hindsley.

I St Andrews Baroque Trio Concert Hall. Glasgow University. 330 40‘)2. 1.15pm. Free. Christopher Field and Liza Webb (baroque violin). Marjorie Rycroft (bass viol) and John Kitchen (harpischord) present an anniversary concert of Pureell's works.

Edinburgh

I The Jacobin Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.15pm. £8.50—£45 (cones available). Scottish Opera stage Dvorak‘s Czech comedy opera. Sung in English.

I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). credit card hotline 667 7776. 7.45pm. £4.50—£16.50 (£3/£5). The SCO chorus and the RSAMD Brass Ensemble take on Schutz's 'livo I’salnrs'jor C [toms and Brass. Poulenc's Mass in (I. Mendelssohn‘s Four Sacred l’artsongs. Brahms's Motets and Bruekner's Motels. Timothy Byram- Wigfteld directs.

FRIDAY 24 '

Glasgow

I Midday Concert RSAMD. Stevenson Hall. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 1pm. £2.50 (£1.50). Baritone Benjamin 1.uxon and pianist Jack Keaney perform Beethoven's An (liejet'ne (z'e/ie/ite ()p 98. Ravel's Don Qutt'lrotte a [)ult'inee and Wolf's Morike [Jet/er.

I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Candleriggs. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £4.50—£14.50. (£2.50). See Thurs 23.

I Masterclass RSAMD. Stevenson Hall. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2.30pm. Free. Benjamin Luxon gives a singing masterclass.

I Lunchtime Concert Adelaide's. Bath Street. 248 4970. 12.30pm. £4 includes lunch. Graeme Danby (baritone). Alison Barton (ttlelzo-s‘oprano) and Graeme .‘ylcNatight (piano) perform in a relaxed atmosphere.

Edinburgh

I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Usher llall. 1.othian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £6—£1‘).50 (Cortes available). Alexander Lazarev conducts the RSNO in Tchaikovsky‘s Suite No 2 and Shostakovich’s Swap/tony No 9. Jean- Yves Thibaudet is the soloist in Rachmanintw‘s Piano Concerto No 1.

I Cappella Nova and Concerto Caledonia Greyfriars Kirk. Greyfriars Place. 225 1900. 7.30pm. £6s—£10(£2.50-£7). Accompanied on original instruments. the singers present a programme ofsacred and secular music composed for the last of the Stuart kings James ll/\'11. by Henry Purcell.

I Don Giovanni lidinbttrgh Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.15pm. £8.50—£45 (concs available). See Wed 22.

I Lunchtime Concert Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 650 2423. 1.10pm. Free. Organist John Walker gives a recital of various works by Bohm.

,_ SATURDAY 25 l

Tchaikovsky's Trio in .4.

Glasgow I Chart Toppers Glasgow Royal Concert

' Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. Noon.

£7 (£4.50) adults; £3.50 children; £18 family ticket. The Children's Classic Concerts series continue with the RSNO introducing little people to the delights of Pachelbel's Canon. Handel's Queen of Sheba and V ivaldi‘s Four .S'easons among others. Nicholas Kok conducts and Mel Cooper presents the party.

I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. £6.50--£1‘).50. See Fri 24.

I The Kelvin Ensemble Bute Hall. Glasgow University. 330 4092. 7.30pm. £5 (£2). Nigel Boddice conducts the ensemble in lidward McGuire‘s Syrup/tony o/"I'rains and Mendelssohn's Svnrp/ronv No 4. Shell 1.S() competition winner. Angela Whelan. is the soloist in Haydn‘s Trumpet Concerto.

I Cappella Nova and Concerto Caledonia Glasgow Cathedral. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £6—£10(£2.50—£7). See Fri 24.

I The Organist Entertains Art Gallery and Museum. Kelvingrove. 221 ‘)60(). 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Free. Duncan Sinclair gives a light-hearted organ recital.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh Bach Choir Gt‘eyfriars Kirk. Greyfriars Place. 225 1900. 7.45pm. Accompanied by orchestra the choir tackle Bach's .llass in 6’ mirror.

I La Belle Helene Edinburgh Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.15pm. £8.50-£45 (cones available). See Tue 21.

I Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). credit card hotline 667 7776. 7.30pm. £5 (£3. schoolchildren free). Alasdair Mitchell conducts the orchestra in Borodin’s l’rt'ru'e Igor ()t‘t’l'tltl't’ and Pictures at an Iit‘lri/rition by Mussorgsky and Ravel. Joseph Long is the soloist in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No /. Philip Taylor is the leader.

I Edinburgh University String Orchestra Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 650 2423. 7.30pm. Tickets from liLiSO member's. limre Araci conducts the orchestra in Delius's :ltl' ant/ Dance. Vaughan Williams's (.‘o/u'ertojor ()l)()(‘ and Strings. Walton's incidental music to Henry 1'. lilgar‘s Set‘e/uu/e 1m- Strittux and Warlock's (.‘tt/n'r'o/ Suite.

Glasgow

I City of Glasgow Philharmonic Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £8—£l5. Christopher Bell conducts the orchestra and takes the audience on a Grand Tour of Europe courtesy of lain Sutherlantl's Ift/i/t/nrrg/r Cast/e. tltc interment) from Kodaly's Harv janos and many others before finishing up in Rotne for Tchaikovsky's (‘rr/ir'it’t‘io ltd/It‘ll.

I Polina Chersonskaia RSAMD. Stevenson llall. Renfrcw Street. 332 5057. £4 (£2.50). 12.30pm. The Lithuanian pianist performs Beethoven's Sonata 0/) [0/3. Kopytntan‘s .rtllr'terationy and Debuss'y's [futon/nay. Part of the Jewish Arts Festival.

I Cappella Nova RSAMD. Stevenson Hall. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 3pm. £8 (£6). Alan Tavcner' directs the a r‘rr/r/u'lltr ensemble in a programme of music frotn the Jewish liturgical tradition including prayers and psalms set by 1.ewant1owski and Stiller as well as songs from Mendelssohn's li/i/a/r.

I The Rachmaninov Trio RSAMD. Stevenson Hall. Renfrew Street. 332

5057. 8pm. £8.50 (£6.50). 1.ev Atlas (violin). Alexander Volpov (cello) and Phillip Silver (piano) perform Mozart‘s Trio in C. Moseheles' Piano Trio in (' and

I Serenata St Margaret's Church.

: Newlands. 7.30pm. £5 (£3). Marco

Romano is the guest conductor for an evening’s entertainment which includes Mozart‘s overture to [Ill/Il‘t‘.\(tl'ttt and Piano Concerto with Linda Cochrane as the soloist. Soprano Fiona Rodgers and baritone John Arthur are soloists in Faure's Requiem.

1 Glasgow

I Masterclass (ititnness Room. ls‘S.-\.\ll). Renfrev. Street. i3.“ 5‘15'7.2pni.1‘rec.

Leon Spierer giyes a violin masterclass.

Edinburgh

I Raphael Oleg and Eric Le Sage Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). credit card hotline 667 7776. 7.45pm. £5 - £12 (£3—-£7). The violinist and the pianist demonstrate their ample talents with Strauss‘ Sonata. Poulenc‘s Sonata and Beethoven's Kreutn'r Sonata.

TUESDAY 28

Glasgow

I Messiah for All (ilas‘gow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 227 5511. 7.30pm. £5. Your chance to tletnotistt'ate your vocal prowess awaits. John Currie conducts his orchestra and his audience.

I Masterclass RSAMD. Stevenson llall. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2pm. Free. Percussion masterclass directed by livelyn Glennie.

I Composers’ Workshop (ininness Room.

: RSAMD. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 3pm. Free. Edward McGuire discusses his life

and work.

I Lunchtime Concert lltitcltesons Hall.

John Street. 552 4400 ext 3444 1.15pm.

£2. Pupils of the Music School of Douglas Academy give a concert.

Edinburgh

I The Edinburgh Ouartet Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 650 2423. 1.10pm. Free. The Quartet perform Smetana's Quartet No 2 and Janacek's Quartet A.) /.

WEDNESDAY 29 . Edinburgh

I Eric Le Sage t‘stier llall. l.()1lltttll Road. Phone 46‘) 5784 for ticket info. 7.30pm. The pianist performs l tench music \\ ith lllcl‘c“\1ttltts:c' pupilsutilotlnan Region Scltools‘.

I RSAMO Academy Chamber Orchestra Queen's Hall. Clerk Street. 668 201‘). credit card hotline 667 7776. 7.45pm. £5 (£3. schoolchildren free). Leon Spier'er directs for Schubert's Italian ()i'erture attd his Syrup/tony r\'o 8 -— the (.r'tt/itris/tet/ and Beethoven's Syrup/tony No /.

I Recital St Giles" Cathedral. Royal Side. 225 9442. 6pm. Free. The St (iilcs' at Six series continues with the Kinghorn Choir giving a performance.

THURSDAY 30 . '

Glasgow

I Chamber Orchestra Concert RSAMD. Stevenson Hall. Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £5 (£2.50~£4.50). 1.eon Spierer directs the orchestra ill leethoven's Syrup/tony No / and Italian ()verture and Schubert C’Ii/i/ll‘S/tt't/ Syrup/tony.

I RSAMD Brass Quintet little llall. Glasgow University. 330 4002. 1.15pm. Free. Programme to be announced.

The Anglo - Austrian Music Society presents

VIENNA BOYS CHOIR

with Osian Ellis (harp)

BRITTEN - CEREMONY OF CAROLS -THE GOLDEN VANITY with works by Purcell, Faure, Schubert, Holst Austrian Folksongs and JONANN STRAUSS WALTZES

Trtt- (jiAstaivr ROYAI Cost‘ERT HAll

Wednesday 22 November 7.30pm £17.50 £15 £12.50 £10 £7.50

Royal Concert Hall Box Office 0141 227 5511

Supported by Bank\\ustria London Branch

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