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Symphony oil’salrns and The Rite of Spring.
I Neil Wilson Hillhead Baptist Church. Cresswell Street. 204 5151. 8pm. £9 (£7). Virtuoso tnusic from around the world. including works by Bach. Pia/.zola. Assad. Tarrega and Rodrigo. from one of Scotland's leading classical guitarists. I’art oft/1e West [5nd Festival.
I Strathclyde University Chamber Choir St Peter's RC Church. 46 Hyndland Street. 548 3444. 9pm. £8 (£6: students £4). Alan Tavener conducts a programme of spiritual songs by contemporary choral writers Tavener. Morten Lauridsen. [iric Whitacre and James MactVlillan. Tickets available on the door. Part of the West [and Festival.
Edinburgh
I Hebrides Ensemble: William Conway & Alexander Janiczek Brunton Theatre. Ladywell Way. Musselburgh. 665 2240. 7.30pm. £13 (£1 1 ). William Conway (cello) and Alexander Janic/ek (violin) from the innovative chamber ensemble perform Bartok's‘ Sonata for Solo Violin. together with Kodaly"s Duo/or l’iolin and Cello.
Glasgow
I Listen to Music: A Study Day (ilasgow L'niversity Concert Hall. University Avenue. 330 1860. 10am 4pm. £24. A one-day course in listening to music utilising new technology and with demonstrations by the lidinburgh Quartet (concert at 5.30pm). I’art oft/1e West [5an I'estival.
FREE Edinburgh Quartet (ilasgow liniversity Concert Hall. L'niversity Avenue. 3304092. 12.30pm. The string quartet perform Bartok's Quartet No 3. Part oft/1e West Frul Festival.
FREE Illuminati Wind Quartet llunterian Art (iallery. l'niversity of Glasgow. 82 Hillhead Street. 330 5431. Iptn. Young dynamic quartet with a strong contemporary and more well-known repertoire. l’art oft/1e West 15ml Festival. FREE Edinburgh Quartet (ilasgow University Concert Hall. Cniversity Avenue. 3304092. 5.30~6.45pm. Concert of quartets by Janet Beat and .\'aresh Sohal and an octet by (iraham Hair. With Scottish Voices. l’art oft/1e ll’est Ifnrl Festival.
I Opera Scenes Workshops RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.15pm. £12 (£8). See Thu 12.
I Messiaen and Co St John‘s Renlield Church. Beaconslield Road. Kelvindale. 3340782. 7.30pm. £5. Three of ()livier Messiaen's organ cycles plus three suites by his contemporaries all performed by organist David Hamilton. Tickets available at the door. I’art oft/1e West [5nd I'estival. I Praise Gathering Royal Concert Hall: Main Auditorium. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £9 £12.50. See Fri 13.
I Ouodlibet: Strictly Mozart Kibble Palace. (ilasgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat Western Road. 0870 220 l 1 16. 7.30pm. £10. See Fri 13.
I Russian Choir: Garland of Song Hyndland Parish Church. 79 81 Hyndland Road. 0870 220 1116. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). Cnaccompanied liturgical music and folksong. Tickets available at the door. I’art oft/1e ll’est lirul I'estival.
Edinburgh
I The New Edinburgh Orchestra Nicolson Square Methodist Church. 25 .\'icolson Square. 667 7776. 7.30pm. £7 (£4; children £1 ). The orchestra performs Mozart’s Serenade in C Minor; K388, lidward McGuire's Junk Shop Blues. Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No l in If Flat. ()p [07 and Beethoven's Symphony .\"o l in C, ()p 2]. Conducted by Tim Paxton and featuring cellist Kirsty Alexander. Tickets from Queens Hall (0131 668 2019) or on the door.
I Sang Scule The Church of St Michael and All Saints. Brougham Street. Tollcross. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Sang Scule
with The Squair Mile Consort of Viols perform a programme titled ‘William Byrd H Voices and Viols'. Tickets available on the door.
Sunday 15
Glasgow
FREE Festival Choral Eucharist St Mary's lipiscopal Cathedral. 300 (ireat Western Road. 339 6691. 10.30am. St Mary‘s Cathedral Choir performs a special Choral Mass with music by Haydn and accompaniment by St Mary‘s l‘estival Strings. I’art oft/re West [and Festival. FREE Research Ensemble (ilasgow L'niversity Concert Hall. l'niversity Avenue. 3304092. 3pm. Young contemporary Scottish ensemble performing in Scotland and beyond. with a programme titled ‘The International l‘eminine Muse’. l’art oft/1e West 15ml Festival.
I Glasgow Chamber Choir Hyndland Parish Church. 79 .81 Hyndland Road. 6pm. £9 (£6). The choir is joined by the (ilasgow Chamber Choir ()rchestra for l-‘ran/ Joseph Haydn‘s 'le I)eum in C .llajor and Missa ( 'ellensis. Tickets available on the door. from choir members or www.glasgt)wchambcrchoir.org Part of the lies! [till] Festival.
FREE Choral Evensong St Mary‘s lipiscopal Cathedral. 300 (ireat Western Road. 339 6691. 6.30pm. St Mary's Cathedral Choir performs a classic repertoire from the great ages of cathedral mttsic. Part oitlte West [271d I'estival.
I Praise Gathering Royal Concert Hall: Main .-\uditorium. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £9 £12.50. See liri 13.
Edinburgh
FREE St Giles’ at Six: Emanuele Cardi St (iiles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 226 0673. 6pm. ()rgan recital of music by (iuilmant (Sonata VII) and Bossi.
I La Scala Opera: II Trittico l'ilttihouse. 88 l.othian Road. 228 2688. 7.30pm. £15 (£10). Puccini's opera. filmed at La Scala. Milan and brought to the big screen in stunning digital clarity.
I Robert Irvine and Allan Neave llunterian Art (iallery. Cniversity of (ilasgow. 82 Hillltead Street. 0870 220
1 l 16. 12.30pm. £8/£6. Lunchtime music for cello and guitar. I’art oft/1e ll'est [ind festival.
I Music on Mondays: Roy I'Iowat RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 1pm. £3. The visiting pianist plays l"auré and 1)ebtissy. just a sample of the French repertoire for which is he renowned. FREE Scottish Voices with Kevin Bowyer (ilasgow (adversity Concert Hall. l’niversity Avenue. 330 4092. 5.30pm. Concert titled ‘New Music Sacred and Secular for Women's Voices by Scottish Composers‘ by Scottish Voices (conducted by (iraham Hair) and with organ accompaniment from Kevin Bowyer. Part of the West Frul Festival.
I Cathures at the Kibble Kibble Palace. (ilasgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat Western Road. 0870 220 l l 16. 7.30pm. £8. Norwegian hymns by (irieg and a selection of songs from the 17th century Scottish cantus. Songs and I-ani'ies. I’art oi'tlte West [5nd I'estival.
Edinburgh
FREE Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir St (iiles' Cathedral. Royal Mile. 2260673. 12.15pm. Lunchtime concert by a choir all the way from (ireensboro'. North Carolina.
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Glasgow FREE Paragon Ensemble: Sakura (ilasgow lfniversity Concert Hall. University Avenue. 330 4092. 1pm. See Listpicks. right. Part of the West Iz‘rul I-estival.
I Chorus at the Kibble Kibble Palace. (ilasgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat W‘stern Road. 0870 220 l I 16. 7.30pm. £8. (iood old. over easy. summertime classics from the Closeshave Barbershop chorus. previous (ilasgow Music Festival winners. Part of the West [ii/NI Festival.
FREE Gloria VI Wellington Church. 77 Southpark Avenue (off University Avenue). 334 0454. 7.30pm. A selection of choral. organ and instrumental music old and new. Part of the West [ind Festival.
I The Lass of Roch Royal RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £3. The world premiere of a new work created by Scottish Music and Contemporary Theatre Practice third year students.
Edinburgh
I Get Organised! St (‘uthbert’s Church. 5 I.othian Road. 229 l 142.
1.10» 1.50pm. £3. See Tue 10.
FREE St Mary’s Music School’s Oirectors’ Recital Prize St Mary‘s lipiscopal Cathedral. 23 Palmerston Place. 225 6293. 7.30pm. They all deserve to win really. but five of Scotland's leading independent music schools' most talented students compete for this rather coveted prize. A varied selection this year of clarsach. voice. cello little and violin.
FREE Villa Sinfonia (ireyfriars Kirk. (ireylt‘iars Place. 225 1900. 7.30pm. A programme including Bach's (‘ontrapunr‘tus No I. Weber’s Hunters" Cltorus. Brahms’ Waltz. Mozart's Adagio A'- Fugue. lilgar’s li/egy and (irieg's [lo/berg Suite directed by Lynn and Roy ()akley.
I Simon Nieminski St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral. l.eith Street. 556 1798. 8pm. £8 (under 16s free). Simon .\'ieminski makes good use of the new organ to perform ‘The lnferno’. which includes Schmidthauer‘s Storm on the Balaton and Reger's Symphonic Fantasia & Fugue. ()p 57. Tickets from organist(a‘ stmaryscathedral.co.uk or 0131 523 ()106.
Glasgow
I Madrigirls Kibble Palace. (ilttsgow Botanic (iardens. 730 (ireat Western Road. 0870 220 ll 16. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). A programme based on the concept of 'pilgrimage' from this early music group who formed from students. alumni and staff of the l'niversity of (ilasgow. I’art oft/1e ll’est [ind I'estival.
Edinburgh Scottish Opera: Falstaff Festival Theatre. 13 29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 7.15pm. £14 £58. See Listpicks. right.
Glasgow
FREE BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Listen "ere! City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. Ticketed. llan Volkov conducts Beethoven's Symphony No 8 and Brahms‘ Violin Concerto with soloist Christian 'l'etzlaff. I The Choirs of St Mary’s Kibble Palace. (ilasgow Botanic Gardens. 730 (Brent Western Road. 08710 220 l 1 16. 7.30pm. £8 (£6). The choir performs Parry‘s Songs oil'al'etvell and other popular Tudor pieces. l’art oft/1e West Ifnrl I'estival.
I International Fellow Recital RSAMI). 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Johannes (iorit/ki. International Cello Fellow. and pianist John 'I‘hwaites play Reger‘s Sonata No 4 in A Minor; 0,) [16. Bt'ahms' Sonata in If Flat. 0,) l2!) and t-‘uure‘s lz'legie. Apres un Rrive. Sieilienne. Romance in A and l’apillon.
I La Traviata King's Theatre. 297 Bath Street. 08700606648. 7.30pm.
£13 £32.50. Verdi‘s opera about the
Classical Music
a THE‘BEST CLASSICAL: iOiPtERA
tic Riccardo Challly with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra A spectacular finale to Glasgow's Concert Halls' International Classical Season for this year is on the cards when Maestro Riccardo Chailly (pictured) appears with the historic Leipzig Gewandhaus, the oldest civic concert orchestra in the world. They performed all of Beethoven's symphonies during his lifetime, but tonight they turn to Tchaikovsky and the Brahms Violin Concerto, with the stunning Leonidas Kavakos as soloist. Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Thu 5 Jun.
=i< Scottish Opera: Falstaff First rate new production of Verdi’s popular opera brings Peter Sidhorn to the title role as if it was written for him. Fun, frolics, fabulous singing and tight orchestral playing under the baton of Peter Robinson make for a night at the opera that goes by in a flash. Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Wed 7 8 Jun.
>i< Paragon Ensemble: Sakura Just one of the musical gems that bring sparkle to this year’s West End Festival. Percussionist Heather Corbett is extraordinary in her dexterity, especially in this challenging programme of contemporary music for tuned percussion and piano. Glasgow University Concert Hall, Tue 77 Jun.
passionate. consumptive Violetta. performed by the Russian State ()pera. FREE Russian Choir Singing Workshop Hyndland Parish Church.
79 --8I Hyndland Road. 638 1610. 7.30pm.
Come and give your vocal cords a work out with members of the visiting choir. learning to sing pieces featured in their 14 Jun performance. ahead of an impromptu recital and some social relaxation. Booking essential. Part of the West 15nd Festival.
RSNO Orchestra 4» Concerto for Turntables Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 8pm.
£12. See preview. left.
Edinburgh
FREE Scottish Opera: Falstaff Unwrapped Festival Theatre. 13—29 Nicolson Street. 529 6000. 6pm. Free with a ticket for a performance of the opera. L'nwrapped shares some theatrical secrets giving you a fascinating behind the scenes look at Scottish ()pera‘s current production of lit/staff.
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