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Scottish Opera 50th Anniversary Performance City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11–£34 (seniors £9–£32). Concert performances of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci. Francesco Corti conducts. Edinburgh FREE Kor Neskirkju St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. See Sun 3. Simon Nieminski St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Broughton St, 556 1798. 7.30pm. Free with retiring collection. Request organ recital; send requests to organist@stmaryscathedral.co.uk.
Wednesday 6
Glasgow 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). Chamber music by Schreker, Hutchings and Vaughan Williams. CCP. FREE Hampus Lindwall Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Organ recital. Edinburgh FREE Very Wednesday St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. See Wed 30. FREE St Giles’ at Six: Fettes College Music Scholars St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Student concert.
Thursday 7
Glasgow Maxwell Quartet Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Chamber pieces by Kurtag and Haydn. CCP. Ian Smith of Stornoway Opera Workshops Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.15pm. £13.50 (£11). Postgraduate singers perform in staged opera scenes. FREE Floral & Choral Mass St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 7.30pm. Vierne’s Messe Solonelle. Part of the West End Festival.
Edinburgh FREE Michael Harris St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Organ recital. Dennis Deas Barclay Church, 1a–1b Barclay Place, Tollcross, 229 6810. 7.30pm. £5. Organ recital. Opera North: Ruddigore Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson St, 529 6000. 7.30–10pm. £19–£39.50. Gilbert and Sullivan’s spoof of family tragedy.
✽✽ Scottish Ensemble with Catrin Finch The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £15 (£5; under 16s free). Works by Debussy and Ravel and the world premiere of Savourna Stevenson’s Harp Concerto.
Friday 8 Glasgow FREE BBC SSO: Discovering Music – Pictures at an Exhibition City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2pm. Free but limited to two tickets per application; ages 13+ only. Stephen Johnson examines Mussorgsky’s work. Giancarlo Guerrero conducts. Ian Smith of Stornoway Opera Workshops Alexander Gibson Opera Studio, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.15pm. £13.50 (£11). See Thu 7. FREE John Scott Whiteley Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Organ recital. Martin Aelred St Andrews Cathedral, 90 Dunlop St, 221 3096. 7.30–9.30pm. Entry by donation. Charity tenor recital.
Gaelic Songs for a Summer Evening Kibble Palace, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, 334 2422. 8pm. Free but donations are invited for Music in Hospitals. Choral pieces and songs directed by Kenneth Thomson. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE Dorothea Harris St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Organ recital. Opera North: Ruddigore Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson St, 529 6000. 7.30–10pm. £19–£39.50. See Thu 7. Classic Ensemble: Bastien und Bastienne St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 8pm. £5. Iain McLarty directs an opera by the 12-year-old Mozart.
Saturday 9
Glasgow Oksana Mavrodii & Anna Mavromatidi St Bride’s Episcopal Church, 69 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 3pm. £7. Slavonic songs for soprano and piano. Part of the West End Festival. Telemann Ensemble St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 4pm. £10 (under 18s £5). The ensemble plus St Mary’s Cathedral Choir perform Monteverdi, Bach and Vivaldi. Proceeds to the Order of St John. Part of the West End Festival. Dunedin Consort & Players Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Works by Purcell, Corelli and Matteis. CCP. RCS: Die Zauberflöte Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.15pm. £19. Mozart’s mason-tastic masterpiece. Conducted by Timothy Dean and directed by William Relton. Glasgow Chamber Choir: White Nights Hyndland Parish Church, 79–81 Hyndland Road, westendfestival.co.uk 7.30pm. £10 (students £5). Works by Baltic composers. Michael Bawtree conducts. Part of the West End Festival. Glasgow Wind Band: Sparke of Brilliance Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). Featuring a new work by Philip Sparke, plus classics. FREE Merchant Sinfonia Summer Concert City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. Louise Martin conducts. Edinburgh Opera North: Ruddigore Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson St, 529 6000. 2.15pm & 7.30pm. £19–£39.50. See Thu 7. Meadows Chamber Orchestra The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk St, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £11 (£9; students £5; children £1). Peter Evans conducts Gershwin, Korngold and Richard Michael, with guest soloist Andrew Haveron. Handel’s Carmelite Vespers Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 8pm. £10 (students £5; under 18s free). With Scottish Chamber Choir, Sospiro Baroque and guests.
Sunday 10 Glasgow FREE Choral Eucharist St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 10.30am. Featuring the choir of Ripon Cathedral. Part of the West End Festival. Scottish Cinema Organ Trust Pollokshaws Burgh Halls, 2025 Pollokshaws Road, 632 5811. 2.45pm. £7 (members £5). Organ recital by Simon Gledhill. FREE Choral Evensong St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, 300 Great Western Road, 337 2862. 6.30pm. Featuring Parry’s Hear My Words Ye People. Part of the West End Festival.
Scottish Ensemble & Catrin Finch Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Harp virtuoso plays Savourna Stevenson’s Harp Concerto. Plus Ravel’s Petite Symphonie. CCP. FREE Glasgow Canticles The Chapel, University of Glasgow University Avenue, 330 4095. 7.30pm. World premiere of Alan Gibbs’ choral work. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh RSNO: Chamber Series – Italian Baroque Gems Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary St, 550 3660. 2.30pm. £12 (disabled £6; under 26s £5; under 16s free). Works by Vivaldi, Corelli, Locatelli, Marini and others. Glasgow Chamber Choir: White Nights St John’s Church, Princes St, 221 2273. 3pm. £10 (£5). See Sat 9. FREE St Giles’ at Six: Spivey Hall Children’s Choir St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Children’s choir in recital. Edinburgh Academy Choir and Choral Society: Belshazzar’s Feast Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £12 (£10; under 18s free). Pieces by Messiaen, Walton and Mendelssohn. Angus Tully conducts.
Monday 11
Glasgow Scottish Chamber Orchestra Wind Soloists & Alasdair Beatson Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). A Quintet for Piano and Winds by Beethoven and another by Mozart. CCP. RCS: Die Zauberflöte Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.15pm. £19. See Sat 9. FREE Kevin Bowyer Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Kevin Bowyer (organ) plays music by Alan Gibbs. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE St Louis Children’s Choir St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Children’s choir from Missouri.
Tuesday 12
Glasgow Fejes Quartet Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Music by Glazunov, Haydn and Debussy. CCP. FREE Cathures: Good Spirits and Austerity Measures Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, 334 2788. 7.30pm. Choral pieces by Lassus, Schein, Purcell and Moeran. Part of the West End Festival. FREE John Butt Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Organ recital. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh Get Organised: John Kitchen Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 1.10pm. £3. Organ recital. FREE Shallowford Youth Choir St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 3pm. Choral recital.
Wednesday 13 Glasgow Da Vinci Trio Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Piano trios by Debussy and Ravel. CCP. RCS: Die Zauberflöte Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, 332 5057. 7.15pm. £19. See Sat 9. FREE Steven MacIntyre Glasgow University Chapel, University Avenue, 330 4092. 7.30pm. Organ recital
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Tosca Scottish Opera’s take on Puccini’s tale of love, intrigue and, ultimately, death never fails to move audiences with its emotional intensity. Susannah Glanville sings Italian diva Floria Tosca. Read our feature on Scottish Opera, page 16. Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, Fri 25, Sun 27, Thu 31 May, Sat 2 Jun.
Scottish Ensemble with Catrin Finch Described as ‘The Queen of Harps’, former Royal Harpist to HRH The Prince of Wales, Catrin Finch (above) gives the world premiere performances of Scottish composer and Celtic harpist Savourna Stevenson’s Harp Concerto.Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Thu 7 Jun; Cottiers Theatre, Glasgow, Sun 10 Jun.
Minimal: Philip Glass at 75 Recently nominated for a coveted Royal Philharmonic Society Award, Glasgow’s Minimal festival is on a high as year two comes to a close with Philip Glass performing piano in two concerts – his score to Dracula along with the Kronos Quartet, and with violinist Tim Fain in a duo concert. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Fri 25 & Sat 26 May.
featuring works by Bach and Elgar. Part of the West End Festival. Edinburgh FREE Very Wednesday St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. See Wed 30. Stevenson College Showcase Stevenson College, Bankhead Avenue, stevenson.ac.uk 7.30pm. £10 (£8). Student recital.
Thursday 14 Glasgow Maximiliano Martin & Julian Mitford Westbourne Music, 7 West George St, 649 5347. 12.45pm. £8 (£7; children £4). Clarinet and piano duo play Brahms’ Clarinet Sonatas Op 20. Hebrides Ensemble Cottiers Theatre, 93–95 Hyndland St, 357 4000. 6.30pm. £7 in advance; £9 on the door (students £5; under 16s free). Trios by Schubert, Kurtag, Maxwell Davies and Dohnanyi. CCP.
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