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performing songs from around the world in many languages. This evening‘s performance complements the exhibition Imprentit: 500 Years of the Scottish printed word.
Dundee
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Inspiring Romantics Caird Hall. City Square. 01382 434940. 7.30pm. £12.50 (accompanied children free). Beethoven's Leonore Overture No 3 and Piano Concerto No 2 plus R Strauss’ Rosenkavalier Suite and 7711
Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks. Conducted '
by Stéphane Deneve and with Paul Lewis on piano. Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm.
Glasgow FREE Music in the University Glasgow University Concert Hall. University Avenue. 3304092. 1.10pm. Glasgow Music Festival prize-winners. Gary Blair (accordion) and Alison Turn'ff (clarinet) perform.
BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra: The Story Tellers 1 City Halls. Candleriggs. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10—£23 (concessions available). The BBC SSO‘s Glasgow season continues with an evening of musical storytelling. conducted by Stefan Solyom. Dvorak's Symphonic Poem The Noonday Witch is followed by Rimsky-Korsakov‘s lusth exotic Scheherazade. Violinist Viviane Hagner completes the programme with a performance of Szymanowski‘s fiendisth difficult Violin Concerto No I. Prelude in the Recital Room by BBC SSO cellist Anthony Sayer (6.45pm) and Post-Concen Coda of Viviane Hagner playing JS Bach‘s Chaeonne in 1) minor. I An Ocean of Rain Tramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. 8pm. £9 (£6). A new multimedia chamber opera exploring life after death that combines an electronic score with live instrumentation. Part of Glasgav.’
Edinburgh I Scottish Chamber Orchestra Greyfriars Kirk. Greyfriars Place. 668
2019. 7.30pm. £20 (£5—£l6). Sec Wed 8. i
Dundee
I Dundee Chamber Music Club Caird Hall. City Square. 01382 543 207. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). Featuring the Hungarian Auer String Quartet with a programme. which includes a rarity by Franz Liszt. as well as famous works by Mozart and Brahms.
Dunfermline
I Band of H M Royal Marines Scotland - Concert Season Carnegie Hall. East Port. 01383 602302.
7.30pm. £8 (£7). The ever-popular music
season returns with a full spectrum of music ranging from popular classics in the big band era to challenging contemporary works.
St Andrews
I Primrose Piano Quartet St Leonards School. The Pends. 01875 340 674. 8pm. £10 (£1—£9). This distinguished quartet plays Frank Bridge's Phantasy Quartet. Schubert's String Trio Movement in Bflat. Fauré's Piano Quartet in C minor and new work. by Maxwell Davies.
Stirling
I The Massed Bands of The RAF Macrobert. University of Stirling. 01786 466666. 7pm. £7.50 (£5). RAF bands join together for a musical concert in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Glasgow
I Friday Lunchtime Concert Series RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 1pm. £9 (£6). John Wallace
and Bryan Allen conduct the RSAMD Wind ()rchestra. The concert features highlights from its recently recorded CD for the De Haske label. including works by 20th Century composers Johan dc Nijs. Jan Van Der Roost and Thomas Doss.
Scottish Opera: The No
Widows Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870 060 6647. 7.15pm. £9—£60. After premiering at the Edinburgh International Festival. Smetana‘s French farce relocated to Bohemian Czech country life stars Scottish soprano Kate Valentine and internationally renowned mezzo Jane Irwin. Sung in English with English supertitles. Audio Description & Touch Tour (6pm) on Tue 14 ()ct at 7.15pm. I Scottish Chamber Orchestra City Halls. Candleriggs. 668 2019. 7.30pm. £11—£24 (£8.5—£18). Sec Wed 8. I An Ocean of Rain Tramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. 8pm. £9 (£6). See Thu 9.
Edinburgh
FREE Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert: Michael Bawtree Reid Concert Hall. Edinburgh University. Bristo Square. 650 2427. 1.10pm. The organist will perform Bach‘s arrangement of Vivaldi‘s Concerto in 1) minor. Selby's Voluntary in A. Busch's Three Hymn Tune Preludes and MacMillan‘s White Note Paraphrase on the Reid Hall‘s beautiful Ahrend organ.
Falkirk
I Brass Quintet from RSAMD Falkirk ()ld & St Modan‘s. ()1324 713746. 12.30pm. £4 (students £1). The quintet performs a wide range of traditional and contemporary music. Part of Classic Music Live.’ I‘illkll’k.
I Brass Quintet from RSAMD Falkirk Town Hall. West Bridge Street. 01324 506850. 7.30pm. £7 (students £1). See Fri 10.
I Classic Music Live! Falkirlt Various Venues. 01 324 713746. Times vary. Prices vary. Sec Fri 3.
MilngaVie
I Auer String Quartet Cairns Church. 1 1 Buchanan Street. 7.30pm. £10 (free—£5). The internationally acclaimed Hungarian ensemble play quartets by Haydn. Bartok and Brahms. as well as Liszt‘s arrangement of his own Ange/us. Part of Mi/ngai'ie Music Club 's 2008-9 season.
Glasgow I Scottish Opera: The Secret Marriage Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870 060 6647. 7.15pm. £9—-£60. See Tue 7.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Inspiring Romantics Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10—£32. See Wed 8.
I An Ocean of Rain Tramway. 25 Albert Drive. 0845 330 3501. 8pm. £9 (£6). See Thu 9.
Dundee FREE Sounds Acoustic & Classical Dance Steps Film Theatre. Wellgate. ()1382 305741. 3—5pm. A concert of acoustic contemporary music and classical dance featuring sitar instrumentalist Paul Wright and singer songwriter Gavin McGinty. Students and professionals froin Bharatiya Ashram will also perform Indian classical dance. Part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film I-‘estival. Glasgow Yuri Temirkanov with the St
Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Concert Hall. 2
Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm.
£15—£28. Pianist Elisso Virsaladze is the . guest soloist at this performance by Russia‘s oldest symphonic ensemble of Elgar's Introductith and Allegro. ()1) 47. Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No I and Elgar‘s Enigma Variations.
Glasgow
FREE Scottish Opera: The No Widows Unwrapped Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870 ()60 6647. 6pm. Ticketed. Go behind the scenes of Scottish ()pera's current production of Smetana's farce about Bohemian Czech country life. Free with a ticket for the full performance.
I A Concert, a Cocktail and a Canapé ()ran Mor. 731—735 Great Western Road. 0844 477 1000. 6.15pm. £10. Peter Cynfryn Jones conducts a programme of Britten‘s Prelude and Fugue. a new work by Alan McDiarmid. Vaughan Williams‘ ()boe Concerto with soloist Rosemary Staniforth and Bridge's Suite for String Orchestra. Doors open at 5.15pm.
I Music on Mondays: Ensemble Thing RSAMD. 100 Renfrew Street. 332 5057. 1pm. £5. A performance by the Glasgow-based ensemble.
Glasgow I Memories of Spain Rainshorn Theatre. 98 Ingram Street. 552 3489. 1.15pm. £4. A Spanish fiesta of piano pieces from Valentin Schiedermair. playing the music of Albeniz and Soler. I Edinburgh Quartet Glasgow University Concert Hall. liniversity Avenue. 330 4092. 5.45pm. £tbc. A performance of Haydn’s String Quartet ()p ()4 No I in C major and Mendelssohn‘s String Quartet 0,) I 2 in 12' flat major.
I Scottish Opera: The “no Widows Theatre Royal. 282 Hope Street. 0870 ()60 6647. 7.15pm. £9—£60. See Fri 10.
Edinburgh
EREE Edinburgh University Lunchtime Concert: Bohemia Trio Reid Concert Hall. lidinburgh University. Bristo Square. 650 2427. 1.10pm. The ensemble performs Tchaikovsky's lush Piano Trio in A minor.
I Scottish Chamber Orchestra St Cuthbert‘s Church. 5 l.othian Road. 668 2019. 6pm. SC() Strings perform lilgar's early work Serenade for Strings and 'l‘chaikovsky's passionate sextet. Souvenir tle Florenr‘e. W'ith conductor and violinist Christopher George.
Glasgow
FREE John Butt Glasgow University Memorial Chapel. The Square. off University Avenue. 7.30pm. The organist pays tribute to Messiaen with a centenary recital.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh Quartet Stockbridge Parish Church. Saxe Cobtirg Street. 332 0122. 7.30pm. £tbc. Haydn‘s String Quartet ()1) 64 No l in (7 major is performed along with Kodaly‘s Quartet No 2 and Mendelssohn‘s String Quartet ()1) 12 in Iz'flat.
Paisley
I Aleksander Kudajcyk Paisley Arts
Centre. New Street. 8871010. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). The young graduate of Poland's
Akademia Muzyczna performs a
selection of works. including some by Chopin.
Glasgow
FREE Music in the University
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=l< Scottish Opera: The No Widows Not often penorrned, Smetana’s rather delightful opera, in a new production first seen at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, now enters the company’s main 08/09 season. Kate Valentine and Jane Irwin are ideally cast as the two young widows and Francesco Corti makes a most favourable impression in his first appearance as Music Director of Scottish Opera. Theatre Royal, Glasgow. Fri 10, Tue 74, Fri 17 Oct.
>i< Yuri Temirkanov with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Originally formed to perform for royalty. Russia’s most long- established orchestra is fortunater now permitted to play for the Glasgow public. Maestro Temirkanov has been with the orchestra for 20 years and their combined reputation is formidable. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Sun 12 Oct.
>i< BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: The Story Tellers 1 The first of five concerts which present music that tells stories has one of the greatest pieces of them all at its core — Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. She is the legendary Persian queen and storyteller of One Thousand and One Nights, the stories which saved her life. City Hall, Glasgow, Thu 9 Oct.
violin and Anna Rastopchina on the piano.
I Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Naked Classics Royal Concert Hall. 2 Sauchiehall Street. 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10 (free—£5). Described by its composer as ‘some little piano pieces‘. Brahms‘s massive Piano Concerto No 2 is in fact considerably larger than that. Paul Rissmann discusses
the work with conductor Stephane
Deneve and guest soloist Steven ()sborne. using graphics. excerpts. lighting and interviews.
Edinburgh
I Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers Canongate Kirk. 153 Canongate. 7.45pm. £7 (£3). The vocal ensemble performs a programme of erotic sacred music including works by Palestrina. Lassus
and Victoria. Tickets available on the
door.
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