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(students £5, under 16s free). Quartets by Haydn, Janacek and Schubert. Piano + Dance Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £14.50 (£12). Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet arranged for two pianos. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £14–£28. See Thu 6. Edinburgh FREE Mahan Esfahani St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, 668 2019. 1.10pm. Harpsichord works by CPE Bach. Edinburgh University String Orchestra Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 7.30pm. £8 (£5). William Conway conducts works by Mozart, Bach and Shostakovich, with soloists Julie Aitken (flute) and Jessica Conway (soprano).
Saturday 8
Glasgow Art of the Encore Part I Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 12.30pm. £9.50 (£7.50). Piano students from London’s Purcell School. Art of the Encore Part II Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £9.50 (£7.50). Piano students from London’s Purcell School. Glasgow Orchestral Society City Halls, Candleriggs, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10 (students & unwaged £5). Marco Romano conducts works by Maxwell Geddes, Arnold, Maxwell Davies and Orff. Glasgow Wind Band Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10 (£6). Peter Graham’s Harrison’s Dream. RSNO: The Music of John Williams Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £12.50–£35. Richard Kaufman conducts music by the Hollywood wizard. Edinburgh FREE Oksana Mavrodii and Juliette Philogène National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, 0300 123 6789. 3.15–4pm. Music for soprano and piano. An American Night at the Opera St Andrew’s and St George’s Church, 13 George Street, 225 3847. 7.30–10pm. £12 (students, seniors and under 12s £10). Songs and choruses from opera and Broadway.
Sunday 9
Glasgow Bruce Millar Gulliver Singing Prize Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 3pm. £10. A competition for singers from conservatoires around the UK. SMC Composition Marathon The Arches, 253 Argyle Street, 565 1000. 3pm. £12 (£10). New music created over the previous 24 hours. Edinburgh The Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 3pm. £12–£32. Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts works by Kodály and Rachmaninov (with soloist Barry Douglas) and Beethoven’s Symphony No 6. FREE St Giles’ at Six St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. The Chalmers Ensemble plays music for horn and quartet by Dunhill, Kreuz and Mozart.
Monday 10 Glasgow Commonwealth Day at the Conservatoire Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £9.50 (£7.50). A concert for
the Commonwealth Games featuring Australia-born SCO Principal Flute Alison Mitchell. West Of Scotland Independent Schools Music in Concert Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 7.30pm. £10 (£8.50). Showcase for student musicians. Edinburgh Artemis Quartet The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.45pm. £12–£21 (£11–£19). Music by Brahms, Kurtág and Beethoven.
Tuesday 11
Glasgow Kammerphilharmonie Europa Sherbrooke St Gilbert’s Church, Nithsdale Road, Pollokshields, 427 1968. 7.30pm. £12 (£6). Works by Vivaldi, Albinoni, J.S Bach, Holst, Faure and Grieg. Edinburgh FREE Percussion Quartet Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 1.10pm. Eddy Hackett, Sarah Mason, Barnaby Archer and Sacha Johnson play works by Paul Lansky, David Lang and Steve Reich. Simon Nieminski St Mary’s RC Cathedral, York Place. 7.30pm. Organ recital featuring works by Bach, Duruflé and Litaize.
Wednesday 12 Edinburgh Edinburgh Quartet St Andrew’s and St George’s Church, 13 George Street, 225 3847. 5.30pm. £10 (£9, students and children free). Schubert’s String Quartet No 14 ‘Death and the Maiden’. Mr McFall’s Chamber and Remembered/Imagined Summerhall, 1 Summerhall, 0845 874 3001. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). New works combining poetry with traditional music and electronics.
Thursday 13
Glasgow BBC SSO: Strauss’s Oboe Concerto City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 2–4pm. £8–£10. Christoph König conducts early and late works by Richard Strauss and Dvo" ák, with guest soloist François Leleux.
Friday 14
Glasgow New in Nuremberg Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £11 (£8.50). RCS and German students play works by Britten and Tippett, plus a new work by RCS student Kristap Cukurs. Song Studio: Glorious Brahms Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew Street, 332 5057. 1pm. £11 (£8.50). Chamber works by Brahms. Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Argyle Street, 276 9599. 8pm. £20–£25 (£18–£23). Norwegian sax star with vocal ensemble. Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh University Singers Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 1.10pm. Scottish Renaissance partsongs. Edinburgh University Music Society Symphony Orchestra Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, eums. eusa.ed.ac.uk 7.30pm. £10 (£5). Russell Cowieson conducts Wagner, Canteloube and Tchaikovsky. RSNO: Søndergård Conducts Turangalîla Usher Hall, Lothian Road, 228 1155. 7.30pm. £11.50–£35 (students & under 26s £5; under 16s free). Messiaen’s epic symphony features soloists Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (piano) and Jacques Tchamkerten (ondes Martenot).
Saturday 15
Glasgow RSNO: Søndergård Conducts Turangalîla Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11.50–£35. See Fri 14. Edinburgh FREE Lunchtime Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Recital by Vincenzo Delli Nocci (piano). Edinburgh University Music Society Sinfonia Reid Concert Hall, University of Edinburgh, Bristo Square, 651 3212. 7.30pm. £10 (£5). Peter Keenan conducts works by Wagner, Beethoven and Schumann. The Garleton Singers Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, garletonsingers. co.uk 7.30pm. £12 (students £8; under 18s £3). Choral concert. New Edinburgh Orchestra St Serf’s Parish Church, 280 Ferry Road, newedinburghorchestra.org.uk 7.30pm. £10 (£7; children £1). Tim Paxton conducts works by Wilson, Schumann and Martinu, with guest soloist Laura Sergeant. The Scottish Chamber Choir St Andrew’s and St George’s Church, 13 George Street, 225 3847. 7.30pm. £10 (students £5; under 18s free). Cantatas by Bach and Buxtehude.
Sunday 16
Edinburgh FREE Edinburgh Quartet St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 6pm. Pieces by Edinburgh Napier composition students.
Wednesday 19
Glasgow FREE Glasgow University Contemporary Music Ensemble Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10–2pm. Avant-garde and improvised music. Fejes Quartet St Peter’s RC Church, 46 Hyndland Street, fejesquartet.co.uk 7.30pm. £12 (£5). Quartets by Haydn, Mendelssohn and Verdi. Edinburgh FREE Lunchtime Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Pianists from Edinburgh Napier University. Edinburgh Quartet The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £15 (£12; students/children £5). Quartets by Mozart, Janacek and Bartok.
Thursday 20
Glasgow FREE Grace Mo and Marina Nadiradze Glasgow University Concert Hall, University Avenue, 330 4092. 1.10–2pm. Music for two pianos by Milhaud, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Ravel. BBC SSO: Born in the USA – Gershwin & Ives City Halls, Candleriggs, 353 8000. 7.30pm. £11–£24. Martyn Brabbins conducts works by Sean Shepherd (UK premiere), Gershwin (with soloist Freddy Kempff) and Charles Ives. Edinburgh FREE Lunchtime Concert St Giles’ Cathedral, Royal Mile, 226 0673. 12.15pm. Pittsburgh State University Choir. Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Slavonic Dances The Queen’s Hall, 87–89 Clerk Street, 668 2019. 7.30pm. £10–£30 (£5–£28; under 16s free). Robin Ticciati conducts works by Haydn, Dvo" ák and Ligeti, featuring guest soloist Tasmin Little. Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, 556 3515. 7.45pm. £8 (£5). Renaissance choral works.
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✽ Red Note: Noisy Nights Yes, they’re back! It’s
always great fun hearing the new pieces of music which have been composed in response to the Red Note Ensemble’s call for scores using specific instrumentation. This time, the lineup is two cellos and a synthesiser. Nothing is more than five minutes, so expect no shortage of variety. Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Mon 3 Mar.
✽ Composition Marathon More new music, this time
inspired by New York-based collective, Bang On A Can. It’s year three of an innovative project which challenges ten composers to write a piece for small ensemble in the space of 24 hours between commission and professional performance. The Arches, Glasgow, Sun 9 Mar.
✽ Hilliard Ensemble Celebrating 40 years as the
most pioneering vocal group of its kind, the quartet of male voices (pictured, above) – two tenors, counter-tenor and baritone – bring their Officium programme to Scotland. A unique collaboration with Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek, it was a recording sensation of the 90s. Now’s a great chance to hear it live. Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow, Fri 14 Mar.
ARTIST ROOMS: Louise Bourgeois A Woman Without Secrets Until 18 May 2014 Modern One, Belford Road, Edinburgh Free admission
The ARTIST ROOMS collection of modern and contemporary art is jointly owned by the National Galleries of Scotland and Tate, and was established through The d’Offay Donation in 2008 with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund, and the Scottish and British Governments. 20 Feb–20 Mar 2014 THE LIST 87