Scottish Opera revlve Elijah Moshlnslty’s 1988 production or Puccini’s La Boheme

hotline 667 7776). 7.45pm. £4.50—L‘l7 (£6/£3.50). Joseph Swensen conducts the SCO in Tippett's l-‘anrusiu ()n A 'l’lmnc Qf'Cnrc/li. Tchaikovsky‘s Violin ('mn't'rm (with soloist Kurt Nikkanen) and Mendelssohn's .837anth No 3

( ‘St'uttis/t ').

FRIDAY 17

Glasgow

I Academy llow! Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 1pm. £2.50 (£1.50). David Davies conducts the RSAMD‘s contemporary music ensemble as they play Judith Weir‘s Pleasant Dreams and The Cunxnlutinns Q]'.S‘t'/iulur.\-/iip. and John Maxwell Geddes's Sulmflrl' ()Imr'.

I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Hall. Albion Street. 7.45pm. £4.50-£15 (£3) from 227 551 1. See Thurs 16.

Edinburgh

I Organ Recital Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. (150 2423. 1.10pm. Free. John Kitchen is today's performer.

I Royal Scottish llational Orchestra Usher Hall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £7—£ 19.50 from Usher Hall Box Office and Ticketline on 220 434‘). The world famous pianist Melvyn Tan joins the RSNO for ivlendelssohn's Pin/m Cunt-urn: Nu /. while the rest of the evening is rounded out by Mozart's Svmpltmiv No 29 and Franck's Sivmplmnv in 1) minor. Philippe Auguin conducts.

SATURDAY 18

Glasgow

I la Boheme Theatre Royal. Hope Street. 332 9000. 2.15pm. £3.50—£45. See Wed 18.

I Royal Scottish llational Orchestra Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Sauchiehall Street. 7.30pm. £7.50—£ 19.50 from 287 5511. See Fri 17.

SUNDAY 19

I Paragon Ensemble Tron. Trongate. 552 4267. 8pm. £8 (£4) frotn Tron Box Office or Ticket Centre on 227 5511. ‘Tangled

at the theatre Royal, Glasgow, trom Wed 15

Webs‘ is the overall title fora music theatre double bill of devilish tales - Naresh Sohal's MUt/llt'.\‘.\' Lil 13v Lighting and David Hornc’s T/lt.’ Liv. David Davies conducts the Ensemble. who are joined by Irene Drummond (soprano). Margaret MacDonald (mezzo soprano). Alan ()ke (tenor) and Christopher Underwood (baritone).

Edinburgh

I EOAT Young Composers Forum Reid Concert Hall. Bristo Square. 7.45pm. Free. The third of Edinburgh Contemporary Arts Trust's weekend workshops for young composers comes to an end with an informal concert featuring the Emperor String Quartet.

TUESDAY 21 Edinburgh

I la Boheme Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529 (>000. 7.15pm. £94.45 (£7—£~l2). See Wed 15.

I Trio Raro McDonald Road Library. off Leith Walk. 225 5584 ext 233. 7.45pm. Free. Sheena Nicoll (piano). Peter Markham (violin) and Gillian Thomas (cello) take the Nelson Hall Concerts season into 1997.

WEDNESDAY 22

Glasgow

I Composer’s Workshop Stevenson Hall. RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 3pm. Free. Graham Hair. Professor of Music at Glasgow University. presents an informal performance and composition workshop wtih students of the Academy.

THURSDAY 23

Glasgow

I Organ Recital Bute Hall. University of Glasgow. 330 4092. 1.15pm. Free. David Hamilton plays lain Hamilton's T/irenux. Peter lnness‘s Funmsv and Jan Welmers‘s Lam/ale Dmninmn. amongst others.

Edinburgh

I la Bohéme Festival Theatre. Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.15pm. £9-£45 (£7—£42). See Wed 15.

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