Music FOLK/ CLASSICAL
Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall ✽✽ Philip Glass: In Recital Glasgow St, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £20–£25 (£18–£23). Composer and pianist gives European premieres of new work with violinist Tim Fain. Part of minimal. RSNO Junior Chorus Concert City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £10–£15 (seniors £13; student and under 16s £5). Showcase for youth choirs.
Edinburgh FREE University of St Andrews Madrigal Group St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Student recital. Edinburgh Grand Opera: Carmen Royal Lyceum Theatre, Grindlay St, 248 4848. 7.15pm. £10–£28. See Thu 24. FREE Cadenza: Concert in aid of the St Andrew’s Children’s Society St Peter’s Church, Lutton Place, 467 4239. 7.30pm. Free, with retiring collection. Choral concert. Edinburgh Light Orchestra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £6–£9.50. Popular classics. James Beyer conducts and guest baritone is Bruce Graham. I Fagiolini St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry St, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £14 (£5–£10). Vocal ensemble performs works by Lassus, Gabrieli, Monteverdi and others. Roxburgh Quartet Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston St, roxburghquartet.com 7.30pm. £8 (£4–£7). Works by Mozart, Webern and Dvorák.
Sunday 27 Glasgow Oksana Mavrodii & Anna Mavromatidi Café Cossachok, Trongate 103, 10 King St, 553 0733. 9pm. £6. European arias and songs.
Edinburgh FREE Jubilo: Floral Choral Concert Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, 248 2909. 2.30–4pm. Thirtieth anniversary concert. Scottish Opera: Tosca Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson St, 529 6000. 4pm. £16.50–£67.50. See Fri 25. FREE St Giles’ at Six: Russkaya Cappella St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Russian and traditional music.
Monday 28
Glasgow Electroacoustic Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £7 (£5). Classics and student works. FREE Kevin Bowyer: Organ Party! Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Organ recital. Edinburgh FREE Red Note Noisy Nights: New Music in 4/4 Traverse Theatre, Cambridge St, 228 1404. 8pm. Cutting- edge new music featuring the 10-Minute Composing Challenge.
Tuesday 29
Edinburgh Glits: Vivaldi’s Gloria St Catharine’s Convent, 4 Lauriston Gardens, 229 2659. 7.30pm. £10 (£7; under 12s £5). Choral charity concert with the Bach Ensemble of Edinburgh.
Wednesday 30
Glasgow Governors’ Recital Prize for Strings Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 3pm. £4 (£3). Student competition. FREE BBC SSO: The New Century – Schoenberg, Berg & Webern City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. Webern’s Schubert arrangements, plus Berg and Schoenberg masterpieces. Ilan Volkov conducts. 122 THE LIST 24 May–21 Jun 2012
FREE Ben Fowler Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Organ recital. Part of the West End Festival. Cappella Nova 30th Anniversary Concert St Andrews in the Square, 1 St Andrews Square, 559 5902. 7.30pm. £12 (£8). Vocal music by Carver, MacMillan, Pärt and others.
Edinburgh FREE Very Wednesday St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Will Pickvance (piano) and guests. Thursday 31
Glasgow Sutherland Duo Westbourne Music, 7 West George St, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; children £4). Recital by violin/piano duo Harriet MacKenzie and Christina Lawrie. FREE Hebrides Ensemble: Pierrot Lunaire City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 6pm. Schoenberg’s quirky melodrama features soprano Lucy Shelton. The Electric String Orchestra Òran Mór, 731-735 Great Western Road, 357 6200. 7pm. £12. Pieces by Bowie, Radiohead, Muse and more in a classical style. Part of the West End Festival. FREE BBC SSO: The New Century – Webern and Berg City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. Orchestral works by Webern and Berg, featuring pianist Nicolas Hodges and violinist Ilya Gringolts. Ilan Volkov conducts. This concert is being recorded by BBC Radio 3 and as such is not suitable for young children. Edinburgh FREE Matthew Dunn St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Organ works by JS Bach, Buxtehude and Mendelssohn. Scottish Opera: Tosca Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson St, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £10–£67.50. See Fri 25. Cappella Nova 30th Anniversary Concert Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, cappella-nova.com 7.30pm. £12 (£8). See Wed 30.
Friday 1
Glasgow Ilya Gringolts & String Ensemble Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 1pm. £10.50 (£7.50). Violin maestro leads students in works by Strauss and Dvorák. Daniel’s Beard Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Works by MacMillan and Beethoven. Part of Cottier Chamber Project - hereafter CCP. FREE Henry Fairs Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Organ recital. Strathclyde Music: Choral Glory St Peter’s RC Church, 46 Hyndland St, westendfestival.co.uk 9pm. £9 (£7; students £5). Works by Palestrina, Purcell, Bruckner and others. Part of the West End Festival. Mr McFall’s Chamber Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 10.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Works by Clapperton and Shostakovich. CCP. Edinburgh Martin Aelred Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston St, 473 2000. 7pm. £10.50. Charity recital.
Saturday 2 Glasgow Duende: Coffee Concert Bearsden Cross Church, 59 Drymen Road, tickets at door. 11.30am. £8 (accompanied children free). A varied programme including Piazzolla and Villa Lobos from flute and guitar duo of Yvonne Paterson and Andrew Robinson, with coffee/tea from 10.45am. FREE Avis McIntyre Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath St, 332 2826. 1.30pm. Organ recital. Children’s Classic Concerts with Owen and Olly Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 2pm & 4pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (under 16s £5/£6). Chamber music for ages 4–14. CCP. Scottish Chamber Orchestra String Soloists & Steven Osborne
SOS (self organising systems)
Saxophonist Evan Parker has been a titan of improvisation for half a century. Following collaborations with Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, Parker returns to Scotland at the behest of Edinburgh’s ever exploratory Dialogues Festival for a new piece for ensemble players culled from all strands of improv. Enabled by a PRSF/Creative Scotland Beyond Borders award, a version of SOS premiered at Belfast’s Sonorities festival. This new variation on what looks set to be an ever-rolling theme features American noise percussionist Fritz Welch, German double bassist John Eckhardt, electronicists Owen Green and Martin Parker and contemporary classical clarinettist Peter Furniss. A solo set by Eckhardt, derived from his Xylobiant album, precedes what promises to be a fascinating meeting of minds and musics. (Neil Cooper) ■ Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College of Art, Wed 13 Jun.
Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Beethoven’s SOp 9 No 2 and Fauré’s Op 45. CCP. Chapter House Singers: Summer Concert St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 7.30pm. £10. Choral works by Fauré, Bernstein and Janácek. Jubilee Williamwood Parish Church, 2–4 Vardar Avenue, Clarkston, williamwoodmusic.com 7.30pm. By donation. Celebratory music. Edinburgh FREE Andrew Caskie St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 229 1142. 1.30pm. Organ recital. Scottish Opera: Tosca Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson St, 529 6000. 7.15pm. £10–£67.50. See Fri 25. Edinburgh Concert Band Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Pl, greyfriarskirk.com 7.30pm. £10 (£7; family £20). Film themes and lighter music.
Sunday 3
Glasgow FREE Choral Eucharist St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 10.30am. Pieces by Parry, Handel and Francis Jackson. Part of the West End Festival. Music for Sunday Afternoon Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 3pm. Entry by donation. Willie Murray (organ) and Katie Orchiston (soprano). Part of the West End Festival. FREE Kor Neskirkju St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 3.30pm. Icelandic church choir gives premiere of Porhalson’s Exultate Deo. Part of the West End Festival. Art Trio Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Trios by Rachmaninov and Dvorák. CCP. FREE Choral Evensong St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Gt Western Rd, 337 2862. 6.30pm. Music by Wesley and Stainer. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE St Giles’ at Six: Kevin Bowyer St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Kevin Bowyer (organ) plays music by Alan Gibbs. Scottish Sinfonia St Cuthbert’s Church, 5 Lothian Road, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £12 (£10; schoolchildren free). Neil Mantle conducts Beethoven, Dvorák and Wagner with soloist Geoffrey Duce.
Monday 4
Glasgow Solway Trio Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Flute, viola and harp trio plays Debussy, Beamish, Takemitsu and Bennett. CCP. Edinburgh Academy of Ancient Music Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £10–£27.50. Richard Egarr conducts Handel.
Tuesday 5 Glasgow Arctic Winds Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Wind ensemble plays Janácek, Ibert and Nielsen. CCP. Essence of Beauty: Italian Art Concerts Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle St, 276 9599. 6.30pm. £12 (includes entry to exhibition). Eighteenth-century cello music.