Â鶹ԼÅÄ SSO 2024-25 Season Events
Thu 13 Mar 2025
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Imagine...an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic.
Imagine...an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic.
Programme
- Triple Concerto for Tabla, Sitar and Bansuri(28 mins)
- interval
- The Isle of the Dead(20 mins)
- The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)(23 mins)
Performers
- Fazal Qureshitabla
- Niladri Kumarsitar
- Rakesh Chaurasiabansuri
- Alpesh Chauhanconductor
Fri 14 Mar 2025
- 19:30Music Hall, Aberdeen
Imagine...an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic
Imagine...an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic
Programme
- Triple Concerto for Tabla, Sitar and Bansuri(28 mins)
- interval
- The Isle of the Dead(20 mins)
- The Firebird – suite (revised version, 1919)(23 mins)
Performers
- Fazal Qureshitabla
- Niladri Kumarsitar
- Rakesh Chaurasiabansuri
- Alpesh Chauhanconductor
Thu 20 Mar 2025
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Imagine...devastatingly beautiful melodies & breath-taking virtuosity that thrills you to the edge of your seat.
Imagine...devastatingly beautiful melodies & breath-taking virtuosity that thrills you to the edge of your seat.
Programme
- [Apsinthos](8 mins)(World Premiere)
- Neharot
- Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor(28 mins)
- interval
- Pelleas and Melisande(42 mins)
Performers
- Denis Kozhukhinpiano
- Matthias Pintscherconductor
Also part ofÂ鶹ԼÅÄ SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25
Sun 30 Mar 2025
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 New Generation Artist soprano Johanna Wallroth turns the leaves of the Richard Strauss songbook: miniature worlds of tenderness, melody and romance, perfectly suited to what one critic called the “pure magic†of her voice.
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3 New Generation Artist soprano Johanna Wallroth turns the leaves of the Richard Strauss songbook: miniature worlds of tenderness, melody and romance, perfectly suited to what one critic called the “pure magic†of her voice.
Programme
- Overture(6 mins)
- Songs for soprano(19 mins)(Ich wollt ein Sträußlein binden, Morgen, Säusle liebe Myrthe, Wiegenlied, Als mir dein Lied erklang)
- interval
- Symphonic Dances(40 mins)
Performers
- Johanna Wallrothsoprano
- Teresa Riveiro Böhmconductor
Thu 17 Apr 2025
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ SSO’s superb new Principal Double Bass Kai Kim steps into the spotlight for a concerto by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, and Anu Tali conducts Dvořák's dance-like Seventh Symphony.
The Â鶹ԼÅÄ SSO’s superb new Principal Double Bass Kai Kim steps into the spotlight for a concerto by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, and Anu Tali conducts Dvořák's dance-like Seventh Symphony.
Programme
- Fratres (version for solo violin, strings and percussion)(10 mins)
- Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra(19 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in D minor(40 mins)
Performers
Composers
Thu 6 Mar 2025
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Two of the most dynamic young stars in Finnish music – violinist Tami Pohjola and conductor Taavi Oramo – bring a special freshness and energy to music filled with sea air and northern light.
Two of the most dynamic young stars in Finnish music – violinist Tami Pohjola and conductor Taavi Oramo – bring a special freshness and energy to music filled with sea air and northern light.
Programme
- Overture ‘The Hebrides’ (‘Fingal’s Cave’)(11 mins)
- Violin Concerto No.1(25 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 3 in C major(30 mins)
Performers
- Tami Pohjolaviolin
- Taavi Oramoconductor
Sun 2 Mar 2025
- 15:00Usher Hall, Edinburgh
Imagine...powerful vocals and heartfelt melodies combine for an epic drama that stirs the soul.
Imagine...powerful vocals and heartfelt melodies combine for an epic drama that stirs the soul.
Programme
- The Dream of Gerontius(95 mins)
Performers
- Beth Taylormezzo soprano
- Neal Daviesbass
- RCS Chamber Choirchoir
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Composers
Thu 27 Feb 2025
- 19:30Paisley Abbey
Experience Elgar's soul-stirring choral masterpiece "The Dream of Gerontius" at the magnificent setting of Paisley Abbey, featuring the celebrated Huddersfield Choral Society and an all-star line-up of soloists.
Experience Elgar's soul-stirring choral masterpiece "The Dream of Gerontius" at the magnificent setting of Paisley Abbey, featuring the celebrated Huddersfield Choral Society and an all-star line-up of soloists.
Programme
- The Dream of Gerontius(95 mins)
Performers
- Beth Taylormezzo soprano
- Neal Daviesbass
- RCS Chamber Choirchoir
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Composers
Fri 21 Feb 2025
- 19:30Perth Concert Hall
Ava Bahari performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Sir James MacMillan conducts his evocative Concerto for Orchestra Ghosts, alongside works by Ayrshire composer Michael Murray.
Ava Bahari performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Sir James MacMillan conducts his evocative Concerto for Orchestra Ghosts, alongside works by Ayrshire composer Michael Murray.
Programme
- The Wasps – overture
- Violin Concerto in E minor
- Visions of the A-Frame
- Concerto for Orchestra ‘Ghosts’
Performers
- Ava Bahariviolin
- Sir James MacMillanconductor
Also part ofÂ鶹ԼÅÄ SSO Perth Concert Series
Thu 20 Feb 2025
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Sir James MacMillan conducts his new Concerto for Orchestra 'Ghosts' and presents a dazzling spread of new music from six of his younger colleagues from the Cumnock Tryst festival.
Sir James MacMillan conducts his new Concerto for Orchestra 'Ghosts' and presents a dazzling spread of new music from six of his younger colleagues from the Cumnock Tryst festival.
Programme
- Solos and Tuttis
- Visions of the A- Frame
- A Wave Breaking
- A Forest Reawakens
- Inertia of a Bona Fide PsychopathScottish Premiere
- Engines and Men, Concerto for Contrabass Clarinet and OrchestraWorld Premiere, Sir James MacMillan/Cumnock Tryst commission
- interval
- Saat i de Blöd
- Jean Redpath's Skippin' Barfit Thro' the Heather
- Concerto for Orchestra ‘Ghosts’Scottish Premiere
Performers
- Scott Lygatecontrabass clarinet
- Sir James MacMillanconductor
Also part ofÂ鶹ԼÅÄ SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25