The RSNO perform at Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Fri 20 Feb; Royal Concert

Hall, Glasgow, Sat 21 Feb 8: Thu 4 Mar and Caird Hall, Dundee, Wed 3 Mar

The ensemble performs inusic by lhert. Ligeti. Alan I)uguid and Janacek.

I Classics from Spain Royal ('oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.50 £24.50. (‘raig ()gden on guitar. Andrew ('onstantine and the Scottish (‘oncert ()rchestra bring the energy and passion of Spain to (ilasgovv with inusic by Falla. ('habricr. Bi/et. Rodrigo. Ravel.

I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Barony llall. (‘astle Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £6.50 £1‘). See Thu 26.

I Glasgow lslay Senior and Junior Gaelic Shoirs Adolaitles. 20‘) Bath Street. ‘)42 0053. 7.30pm. £5 ((‘hildrcn free). The 70-strong choruses sing \"erdi's ‘('horus of the Hebrew Slaves' sung in (iaelic.

Edinburgh

I John Willmett Reid ('oncert llall. lidinburgh l'niversity. Bristo Square. 668 201‘). 1.10pm. Free. ()rgan recital of music by vaeelinck. l’raetorius. Scheidemann and Bustehude.

I Christ Church Concert (‘hrisi (’hurch. Morningside Road. 667 3633. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). An intriguing combination of organ. flute. trumpet. soprano and piano (though not all at once) perform the world premieres of six works by composer James Douglas. who has been profoundly deaf since l‘)‘)l.

I Royal National Scottish Orchestra l'sher llall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10.75 £25.50. (‘arlo Riui conducts a performance of Beethoven's Piano ('nm‘i'rlo m) 3’. featuring Andrean Lucchesini and Tchaikovsky 's Svmp/iony IIU 6 l’ullu'liqtu'.

Saturday 28

Glasgow

I Royal National Scottish Orchestra Royal (‘onccrt Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. U251) £20. See Fri 27.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh University Music Society Sinfonia Reid ('oncert llall. lidinburgh l'niversity. Bristo Square. 668 201‘). 7.30pm. £5 (£3). James Lowe conducts a programme still the.

I Scottish Ensemble Queen‘s llall. (‘Ierk Street. 668 201‘). 7.45pm. £11 £13 (£3 £10). Sec Thu 26.

I Nights of New Music Old St Paul‘s Church. 63 Jeffrey Street. 556 3332. 7.30pm. Free. A concert of piano and mixed media music featuring the Lithuanian pianist Lauryna Sahlevicuite.

Stirling

I The Scottish Flute Trio’s Cylinder Clouds 'l'olhooth. Jail Wynd. 01786 274000. 12.30pm. 2.30pm & 6pm. Free. .\'o to he missed l’ete bowling and the Scottish Flute Trio present a performance of electronic and instrumental music based on ('vlim'r (lulu/s by Javier Alvarel.

Glasgow

I Musica Nova Weekend Festival (iiltttorchill(il2. ‘) l'niversity Avenue. 330 5522. 1pm. £3 (£2). The l'niversity of (ilasgow Music Department presents a programme of music for flute and electroacoustics.

I The Bruce Millar/Gulliver Prize 2004 RSAMl). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2.30pm. Free. Six singers compete for the annual pri/e.

I Bartok in Glasgow St Andrews in the Square. off Saltmarket. St Andrew's Street. 548 6020. 3pm. Free. Members of the Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform arts songs and folk songs by Bartok and Kodaly. ('all 08700 100 300 for tickets.

I The Three Irish Tenors Royal ('oncert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £14 £16. ()K. these three Irishmen walk into a concert hall. right'.’ l’aul Byron). Tony Norton and ('iaran Nagle perform a mi\ of favourite classical arias and Irish traditional songs.

Edinburgh

I Edinburgh University String Orchestra Reid ('oncert llall. lidinburgh l'niversity. Bristo Square. 668 201‘). 7.30pm. £6 (£4). (iifted young conductor Andrew (iriffiths directs an intriguing progranune of works by Bartok. (iavin Bryars and Warlock.

Glasgow

I BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Bute llall. l.'niversity of (ilasgow. l'niversity Avenue. 330 40‘)2. 7pm. the. Martyn Brahbins conducts an

inspired progranune: James .VlacMillan's 'I'ltr’ ( ~nnfr’ssimt nflsnhr'l (imrrlic. (ioldschmidl. Stuart MacRae and Shostakovich.

Glasgow

I Scotland in Lieder Ramshorn Theatre. ‘)8 Ingram Street. 552 348‘). 1.15-2pin. £2.50. Mezzo-soprano (‘hristine Wilson and pianist Katherine Durran perform songs by Schubert. Robert and (‘lara Schumann. and Loewe.

I Masterclass RSAMI). Int) Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 2pm. Free. The celebrated accompanist Malcolm Martineau directs this masterclass in piano accompaniment.

Edinburgh

I Anna Jones and Alexander Taylor Reid (‘oncert llalf. lidinhurgh l'niversity. Bristo Square. 668 201‘). 1.10pm. Free. Flute and piano duo perform works by Schubert and Prokofiev.

I The Scarlet Pimpernel King‘s Theatre. 2 Leven Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £10—£13 (£9). The Southern Light Opera (‘ompany presents this smash hit Broadway shovv.

Wednesday 3

Glasgow

I Contemporary Works for Wind Orchestra RSAMl). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £6 (£4). Michael l’urton conducts the Academy Wind Orchestra in a performance of music by ()liver Searle. .\lark-.-\nthony Turnage. Marcel \Vengler and John McLeod.

Edinburgh

I The Scarlet Pimpernel King‘s Theatre. 2 Leven Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £10 £13 (£9). See Tue 2.

Ludovico Einaudi

Saturday 20 March

8pm £10 - £20

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Monday 22 March 7.30pm £15 £41.50

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Dundee

I Royal Scottish National Orchestra (‘aird llall. (‘ity Square. 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £17.50 (£14). (‘hristian (iansch serves up a great big Romantic feast the musical equivalent of two chocolate fudge cakes and a knickerbocker glory: Wagner's Sicg/l‘ir’rl lily/I. Mahler's Rt'ir'kl'rl Lin/('1' and Beethoven‘s .S'vmplmnv rm 3

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Glasgow

I Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal (‘oncen Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £l2.50 £26. See Wed 3.

Edinburgh

I A Highland Spectacular Queen‘s llall. (‘lerk Street. 668 201‘). 7.30pm. £8 (£6). The Highland Band of the Scottish Division perform rousing tunes of country dancing. folk and pop. All proceeds go towards the lidinburgh Branch of SSAFA Forces Help.

I The Scarlet Pimpernel King‘s Theatre. 2 Leven Street. 52‘) 6000. 7.30pm. £10 £13t£‘)). See Tue 2.

I Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers (‘anongate Kirk. 153 (‘anongate. 667 7776. 7.45pm. £6 (£2 £3). .\'oel ()‘Regan conducts a concert of music for Holy Week and liaster by Orlando di Lasso. (iiovanni da l’alesti‘ina and others.

0 Scottish Chamber Orchestra l'sher llall. Lothian Road. 228 1155. 7.45pm. £7 £22. Sir (‘harles Mackerras conducts the last in the S('()’s Dvorak season - Dvorak's Bib/[ml Songs performed by the great (‘zech mezzo Dagmar l’eckova. Kodaly’s Dances of" (iulunla. and Beethoven‘s fiery Svmp/imrv m) 7.

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