Save money when booking 4+ concerts in the BBC SSO’s Thursday Night Series! See below for multibuy discounts. General subscription booking opens from Tuesday 22 April Tickets on general sale Thursday 15th May 2025 Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande (concert performance; sung in French with English surtitles) (c.3hr 15 mins – with interval) Huw Montague Rendall - Pelléas - tenor Sophie Bevan - Mélisande - soprano David Stout - Golaud - baritone Karen Cargill - Geneviève – mezzo-soprano Alastair Miles Arkel – bass RCS Chamber Choir Ryan Wigglesworth conductor “She was such a quiet creature, wrapped in mystery as we all are…” In an ancient castle by a darkening sea, the princess Mélisande falls in love – and unlocks passions as deadly as they are beautiful. Moving, mysterious and heartbreakingly gorgeous, Debussy’s opera is woven from delicate emotions and violent rage; from sorrow entwined with wonder, and sounds so lovely that they can tear open your soul. If you’ve only heard it in the theatre, you haven’t heard it all, and this concert performance will bring out every shimmer and sigh of Debussy’s astonishing score. Sophie Bevan and Huw Montague Rendall play the tragic lovers, heading a cast of singers who know and love this music from the inside out. SAVE UP TO 35% WITH MULTIBUY: Add four or more Thursday Night concerts to your basket and discounts will automatically applied at the checkout. You can save up to 35% when booking up to 11 concerts. Seniors get an extra 5% off! (Selected seats must be in the same Price Band) STUDENTS, UNDER 26s & REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED £6 tickets (Areas II-V only, proof of status required) DISABLED/COMPANION People with a disability and a companion: 50% discount on any single full price ticket

Thursday 16.04.2026 2.00pm Bartók, shostakovich & britten Tea & Symphony Enjoy lunch before the concert! Join us for a light lunch of soup and sandwiches followed by a selection of cakes, as well as unlimited tea or coffee for just £13.95, from 12.30pm at any of our Afternoon Performance concerts. Symphony Tea is provided by the venue and is served in the Recital Room at City Halls. Spaces are always in high demand, so please be sure to pre-book a separate ticket for lunch when purchasing your concert tickets at the Box Office. Click here to book Tea & Symphony tickets. (Concert tickets are purchased separately.) BRITTEN - Four Sea Interludes from _Peter Grimes_ SHOSTAKOVICH - Suite from 'Hamlet' _Interval_ BARTÓK - Bluebeard's Castle (one-act opera) Dorottya Lang mezzo-soprano GÁBOR BRETZ baritone ELIM CHAN conductor “In wars outside the blood runs red / Here is something far more deadly, ladies and gentlemen”. Duke Bluebeard’s castle has seven doors, and his new wife Judith is determined to open them all. But some questions are best left unanswered, and in Bartók’s gripping psychological thriller even the darkest secrets possess a terrible beauty. Today, soprano Dorottya Lang and baritone Gábor Bretz are the heroine and hero of this sinister fairytale - two world-class singers with an unrivalled sense of theatre, supported by guest conductor Elim Chan and all the glittering colours of the full BBC SSO. Add Britten’s storm-swept portrait of the North Sea, and Shostakovich’s delightfully irreverent encounter with Shakespeare, and this is a pulse-raising concert packed with drama. _Seating for Afternoon Performances is unreserved_

Sunday 17.05.2026 2.00pm Prokofiev's romeo and Juliet Afternoon Performances on sale from 15 May 2025 £17.50 (includes restoration fund) - Early Bird Rate £20.50 (includes restoration fund) - if bought less than 2 weeks before the concert Tea & Symphony Enjoy lunch before the concert! Join us for a light lunch of soup and sandwiches followed by a selection of cakes, as well as unlimited tea or coffee for just £13.95, from 12.30pm at any of our Afternoon Performance concerts. Symphony Tea is provided by the venue and is served in the Recital Room at City Halls. Spaces are always in high demand, so please be sure to pre-book a separate ticket for lunch when purchasing your concert tickets at the Box Office. Click here to book Tea & Symphony tickets. (Concert tickets are purchased separately.) OUTI TARKIAINEN - The Rapids of Life _(UK Premiere)_ JAY CAPPERAULD - Accordion Concerto ‘Galvanic Dances’ _Interval_ PROKOFIEV - Romeo and Juliet (Selection from the ballet) RYAN CORBETT accordion EMILIA HOVING conductor Described by composer Sir James MacMillan as “one of the most astonishing and surprising young newcomers in Scottish music,” Glasgow-born accordionist and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist (2022-24) Ryan Corbett is redefining expectations of his instrument. And in a concerto written especially for him, fellow Scot Jay Capperauld-praised for his “unbridled sonic imagination” (The Scotsman)-channels the crackling energy of electricity into music that dazzles. On the podium is the dynamic Finnish conductor Emilia Hoving, who conducts music full of hope by fellow Finn Outi Tarkainen, and Prokofiev’s emotionally charged _Romeo and Juliet_-a score that grips the heart and never lets go. _Seating for Afternoon Performances is unreserved_

Save money when booking 4+ concerts in the BBC SSO’s Thursday Night Series! See below for multibuy discounts. General subscription booking opens from Tuesday 22 April Tickets on general sale Thursday 15th May 2025 Bruckner Ave Maria Ryan Wigglesworth Magnificat (revised version, world premiere) Bruckner Symphony No.4 ‘Romantic’ BBC Singers Sophie Bevan soprano Ryan Wigglesworth conductor The air shimmers, and a horn calls softly in the distance. Is there a more magical beginning to any symphony than the vista that opens Bruckner’s Fourth? No wonder he called it “Romantic”. Bruckner imagined a story of knights, forests and castles, but he preferred to let the music speak for itself, and in this closing concert to the BBC SSO’s 2025/26 season Ryan Wigglesworth will let it do exactly that. It’s a world away from the spiritual intimacy of Bruckner’s sacred music – sung tonight by the BBC Singers – and the bridge is a new version of Wigglesworth’s own powerful Magnificat, sung by its dedicatee Sophie Bevan. Bachtrack admired its “Heaven-meets-earth choral harmonies” – but hear for yourself today. SAVE UP TO 35% WITH MULTIBUY: Add four or more Thursday Night concerts to your basket and discounts will automatically applied at the checkout. You can save up to 35% when booking up to 11 concerts. Seniors get an extra 5% off! (Selected seats must be in the same Price Band) STUDENTS, UNDER 26s & REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED £6 tickets (Areas II-V only, proof of status required) DISABLED/COMPANION People with a disability and a companion: 50% discount on any single full price ticket

British singer/songwriter Holly Humberstone is known for her dusky indie pop. She first garnered attention with the song "Deep End," included on her 2020 debut EP, Falling Asleep at the Wheel. She signed with Interscope the following year and released her sophomore EP, The Walls Are Way Too Thin. Humberstone continued releasing stand-alone singles in 2022, including "London Is Lonely" and "Sleep Tight."

The City of Glasgow Chorus is thrilled to present Handel's Messiah. We will be accompanied by the City of Glasgow Concert Orchestra, along with four amazing soloists – soprano Sian Winstanley, counter-tenor Charles Humphries, tenor Christian Schneeberger and bass Daniel Barrett, all under the baton of Paul Keohone. Join us for our performance of one of the greatest pieces of classical music ever written, including the world famous Hallelujah Chorus.

Leading stand-up comedian and actor, Darren Connell was formerly nominated for the 2015 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. Having performed at the top comedy festivals across the UK, Darren has been described as ‘extremely likeable’ and having an ‘easy rapport with his audience’. Doors 7.30pm 16+ (recommended 18+)

The Longest Johns are a Bristol based, acapella folk music band, born out of a mutual love of traditional folk songs and shanties. They rock maritime songs alongside the more unusual and less traditional folk tunes. I doubt any of Bristol’s The Longest Johns ever imagined they would be able to get so far on just four voices. In a few short years they have gone from singing sea shanties in a kitchen to International folk festivals, tours, TV appearances and gained a huge online following. As the face of the 2021 sea shanty revival with their track Wellerman, the Johns are reaching millions of new fans all across the globe and showing them just how great these songs can be.

Chart topping podcasters I'm Grand Mam are back with a bang. The two lads, originally from Cork, have a cuppa and catch up each week while exploring the collective life landmarks that accompany growing up gay in the world today. Join Kevin and PJ as they navigate their way through life, whilst battling with the internal shared struggle that every Irish gay man deals with - ‘what would Mam think?’

An intimate show from Editors frontman Tom Smith, playing songs from his debut solo record and his Editors catalogue.

Join the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra for a celebration of one of the most iconic figures in swing music history: the incomparable Nat King Cole. Enjoy timeless classics such as Mona Lisa, Let’s Face the Music and Dance and L-O-V-E lovingly brought back to life by the instrumentalists and vocalists of this sensational 30-piece orchestra – one of the few UK jazz ensembles to feature a string section. This is not a tribute show, but rather a vibrant celebration of Nat King Cole’s life and music; a journey through the great man’s repertoire, from the intimate trio recordings he made early in his career to the later luscious orchestral work with arrangers such as Nelson Riddle and Gordon Jenkins. Compèred by musical director and conductor Mike Paul-Smith, the performance blends anecdotes from Nat King Cole’s life with recreations of some of his greatest recordings, as well as original arrangements of other classics penned by members of the orchestra. The Down for the Count Swing Orchestra is one of the UK’s leading swing ensembles with performance credits including Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, the London Jazz Festival, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Twinwood Festival. Join them for this one-of-a-kind celebration of a true musical legend in 2026. Programme Includes:
Mona Lisa, When I Fall In Love, Straighten Up and Fly Right, Let’s Face the Music and Dance, L-O-V-E, and many more! Performers: Down for the Count Orchestra, Mike Paul-Smith, conductor, Marvin Muoneké, vocals, and further guest vocalists to be announced.

Jeremy Bowen: Truth Under Fire Gaza. Ukraine. Syria. Sudan. Yemen. The world is facing more armed conflicts than at any point in decades, and Jeremy Bowen has reported from the centre of nearly all of them. As the BBC's International Editor, Jeremy has spent over 40 years covering more than 90 countries and 20 wars. From El Salvador in 1989 to the frontlines today, he has interviewed world leaders, documented war crimes, been shot at, and survived to tell the stories. But something has changed. Israel prevents foreign journalists from entering Gaza. Russia controls the narrative in occupied Ukraine. Governments from Syria to Sudan restrict access, manipulate information, and discredit reporters who contradict official accounts. In the age of social media, competing claims flood our screens, but who is telling the truth? And how do we know? Jeremy has spent his career fighting for access, verifying what others want hidden, and bearing witness when governments would rather the world look away. He will explain how the battle for truth is being waged, why press freedom is collapsing in conflict zones, and what it means when the first casualty of war is not just truth, but those trying to report it. In the second half, audiences will have the chance to put their questions to a journalist who has made it his life's work to get as close to the truth as possible-even when that truth is dangerous, disputed, or under fire. An essential evening for anyone who wants to understand the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.

Led by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, international and local artists gather to explore the boundaries of classical and other forms of music, with a spotlight on new, experimental and genre-defying vocalists, performers and composers.

What happens when a wedding party stretches into the morning on a remote Scottish island? Find out this spring when the NYOS orchestra performs Peter Maxwell Davies’ Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise at Glasgow’s City Halls, featuring a glorious bagpipe solo. The spring programme will be complimented by Sarah Lianne Lewis’ Creatures of Dust and Dreams, an exploration of human vulnerability composed during the COVID pandemic. The programme concludes with Vaughan Williams’ metropolitan tribute, A London Symphony, which distils the essence of the pre-war English capital - complete with lavender vendors and hansom cabs.

The NYOS Development orchestra makes its debut at Glasgow’s City Halls this April, celebrating the diverse musical legacy of Europe during the interwar period. Experience the defiant sounds of revolutionary Croatia, the frivolity of 1920s France and the spectacular music of a courageous Dutch maestra. Blending Slavic folk melodies with impressionistic harmonies, Dora Pejačević’s Overture in D Minor will open proceedings. To follow, the orchestra will be joined by acclaimed cellist and NYOS alumnus Finn Mannion to perform Henriette Bosmans’ Poème, a lyrical and expressive piece for cello and orchestra. The programme is rounded out with the stylish allure of Poulenc’s Les Biches, followed by Ravel’s coquettish Boléro. Join us for what promises to be a marvellous celebration of some of Scotland’s most talented young musicians.

Award-winning performer Carisa Hendrix stars as charming socialite and cocktail enthusiast Lucy Darling as she continues her vivacious vagabond voyages with Simply Darling - a touring variety show featuring her razor-sharp wit, unquestionable advice, and skillful magic. Lucy is bringing her signature charm and mischief from screen to stage. Simply Darling is the perfect chance to take a break from reality and indulge in the mischief, sarcasm, and wonder that we all deserve.

Programme: SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.9 SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No.1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No.9 Maxim Emelyanychev conductor Steven Osborne piano Aaron Azunda Akugbo trumpet Join Maxim and the SCO musicians for an electrifying and emotional conclusion to the Season – with one of the most cherished symphonies of them all. While teaching in New York, Antonín Dvořák was influenced by traditional American tunes to conjure the grandeur and epic vision of his ‘New World’ Symphony, an inspiring celebration of new discoveries and new possibilities. Just as joyfully, Maxim is joined by exceptional Scottish musicians Steven Osborne and Aaron Akugbo for the wild switchback ride of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.1, a dazzling mix of virtuoso keyboard fireworks and boisterous trumpet tunes blending razor-sharp humour and moving pathos. We start, though, with Shostakovich’s brightest, happiest, and most optimistic Symphony. Kindly supported by Claire and Mark Urquhart.

Programme: - MENDELSSOHN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage - SCHUMANN Cello Concerto - WIDMANN 5 Albumblätter (UK Premiere) - DEBUSSY Petite Suite Maxim Emelyanychev conductor Philip Higham cello From a daring maritime adventure to a captivating showcase for the soulful cello – in the company of vibrant Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev and exceptional SCO Principal Cello Philip Higham. An international soloist as well as a pivotal SCO musician, Philip Higham takes centre-stage for the poetry and passion of Schumann’s entrancing Cello Concerto, written in a two-week burst of inspiration. German composer Jörg Widmann pays affectionate homage to Schumann in his witty Albumblätter, receiving its first UK performance, while Debussy takes us dancing and sailing in his charming Petite Suite. Mendelssohn weighs the anchor for more distant shores, however, in his thrilling celebration of seafaring heroism.

Programme : HAYDN Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War) MOZART Requiem Riccardo Minasi conductor Louise Alder soprano Hanna Hipp mezzo soprano Julien Henric tenor Daniel Okulitch bass baritone SCO Chorus Gregory Batsleer chorus director From its request by a dark stranger to its gruelling creation on the composer’s deathbed, Mozart’s Requiem is a piece haunted by mysteries. It’s also an awe-inspiring contemplation of life’s profoundest questions, conveyed through music of enormous courage and compassion, beauty and power. Charismatic interpreter of 18th century music, Riccardo Minasi is joined by the excellent SCO Chorus and a brilliant line-up of vocal soloists. Another ambitious piece launches this concert of choral splendours. Haydn’s ‘Mass in Time of War’ is a joyful and deeply expressive celebration of peace, first heard when Austria feared invasion by Napoleon’s armies. Please note the Edinburgh concert is being recorded for BBC Radio 3, please arrive in plenty of time to minimise disturbance.

Programme: Couperin arr Adès: Les barricades mystérieuses Vaughan Williams: Suite for Viola and Small Orchestra (Selection) Tippett: Fantasia on a Theme of Corelli Rameau: Les Sauvages Lindberg: Viola Concerto (Scottish Premiere) Lawrence Power director/viola Kaleidoscopic hues and big emotions sit side by side in this vibrant concert weaving together the Baroque era and the present day, directed by outstanding British viola player Lawrence Power. After two catchy tunes by Baroque masters Couperin and Rameau – the first in a witty arrangement by contemporary British composer Thomas Adès – Tippett spins visionary tendrils of sound in his rapturous Corelli-inspired Fantasia, while Vaughan Williams saved some of his most memorably melodic music for his rarely-heard Suite. Power himself is the dedicatee of the Viola Concerto by Finnish powerhouse composer Magnus Lindberg: expect scintillating soundscapes and perfumed harmonies in this deeply charismatic music. The performance of Tippett's Fantasia on a Theme of Corelli is supported by the Michael Tippett Musical Foundation.

Programme: Kaprálová: Suite en Miniature Op.1 Martinů: Violin Concerto No.2 Martinů: La revue de cuisine Dvořák: Czech Suite Jonian Ilias Kadesha director/violin No thunderbolts and lightning, maybe, but plenty of kaleidoscopic colour, whirling rhythms and strong flavours as flamboyant Greek-Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha directs a concert dedicated to the gutsy glories of Czech music. Dvořák takes your hand for a set of exhilarating dances from his Bohemian homeland, while Martinů whisks you away for exotic travels in his ravishingly beautiful, deeply romantic Second Violin Concerto. Sample absurdist comedy in Martinů’s surrealist La revue de cuisine – a jazz-flavoured love story for everyday kitchen utensils. To begin, an exquisite, evocative Suite from lost Czech voice Vítezslava Kaprálová, who died aged just 25.

Programme: Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music Elgar Serenade Butterworth arr Williams: Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad' Haydn: 'The Representation of Chaos' from The Creation Capperauld: The Language of Eden (World Premiere) Andrew Manze conductor Roderick Williams baritone SCO Chorus Gregory Batsleer chorus director From poignant pastoral visions to stirring choral majesty: SCO Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze conducts an evening of rapturous English music and striking new sounds, in the company of exceptional British baritone and composer Roderick Williams and the fine voices of the SCO Chorus. Williams sings in his own orchestral arrangements of Butterworth’s bittersweet A Shropshire Lad, in which nostalgia for the English countryside mingles heartbreakingly with premonitions of the coming war. Vaughan Williams, meanwhile, summons visionary wonder to celebrate the power of music itself in his radiant Serenade while the young Elgar unleashes passion and lyricism in his playful Serenade for Strings. After Haydn’s startling ‘Representation of Chaos’, Roderick Williams is also the soloist in a brand-new choral work by Jay Capperauld, with libretto by Niall Campbell, that reimagines the birth of language itself, The Language of Eden. Commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Generously supported by the Hope Scott Trust and the Fidelio Charitable Trust.

Kiefer Sutherland has been a professional actor for over thirty years, starring in movies like 'Stand By Me', 'The Lost Boys', 'Young Guns', Flatliners', 'A Few Good Men', 'A Time to Kill', 'Dark City', 'Melancholia' and most recently, a western called 'Forsaken,' as well as the TV series '24.' But unknown to many during the course of his career, he has taken on other vocations with the same kind of dedication and commitment. The first one, beginning around 1992, was that of a cattle rancher and competitive cowboy (roper) in the USTRC team roping circuit. He ran a successful ranch with partner John English for almost a decade. During that timeframe, Sutherland won numerous roping events around the country including Phoenix, Indio and the Los Angeles Open. In 2002, Sutherland, with his music partner and best friend Jude Cole, began a small record label called Ironworks. The goal of this label was to record local musicians and distribute their music at a time when the music industry was going through a monumental shift. Some of their artists included Rocco DeLuca and the Burden, HoneyHoney and Billy Boy On Poison. In 2009, Sutherland left the label to recharge and figure out what he was going to do next. In early 2015 Sutherland played Cole two songs he had written and wanted to record as demos for other artists to record. Cole responded positively to the songs and the album grew organically from those recordings. Two songs became four and four grew into six, until Cole suggested that they make a record. Their collaboration resulted in Kiefer Sutherland's upcoming debut album: 'Down In A Hole'.

Georgie Carroll is back with her brand-new show, Infectious. An undeniable live comedy powerhouse and a natural storyteller, she’s razor sharp and riotous. Nurse turned comedian, Georgie Carroll is not only brilliantly funny, she is unstoppable on the comedy circuit having performed her smash hit award winning show Sista Flo 2.0 for three solid years of sold out seasons. Don’t miss her brand-new show!

Tickets On Sale: 10am, Thursday 19th February 2026 EMPOWER 2026: Let The Music Lead! An inspiring evening of live music and conversation celebrating women who are shaping the future of music, at EMPOWER’S inaugural Glasgow event. EMPOWER: Women Changing Music brings together powerful chamber performances and thought-provoking discussion, spotlighting creativity, leadership, and representation across the industry. EMPOWER is dedicated to advancing fairness and gender equality in the music world by spotlighting female composers and performers and expanding opportunities for emerging artists. Through vibrant live music and insightful dialogue, the initiative champions the transformative impact women are making creatively and professionally, while fostering connection, collaboration, and positive change. Rooted in EMPOWER’s four core pillars: performance, commissioning, advocacy, and support network; the evening places visible role models at its heart, sharing experiences and insights from across the music profession and inspiring the next generation of artists and leaders. Highlights include premieres of original work, as well as a performance of the OpusHER commission by Ezo Sarici, an award created to support emerging female composers and expand contemporary repertoire. Experience music that matters. Be inspired, challenged, and moved by an event that celebrates voices shaping the future of music. Hosts: Sinéad Walsh and Hannah Seymour Panellists: Lucy Drever - Presenter, workshop leader & narrator Catriona Price - Violinist, composer, singer & artistic director Lucy Allan - Lecturer in ‘Piano for Dance’ at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Piano Accompanist for Ballet and Contemporary Dance Performers to include: Lumas Winds - Sinéad Walsh (flute), Chris Vettraino (oboe), Rennie Sutherland (clarinet), Benjamin Hartnell-Booth (horn), Florence Plane (bassoon) Bluebells & Heather - Angelique Celine (vocals & guitar), Isla Hallewell (harp), Sandra Castro (violin) EMPOWER Collective (gratefully supported by ABRSM) - Sinéad Walsh (flute), Hannah Seymour (oboe), Emily Harrison (violin), Eugenia Garcia Cuesta (viola), Hoda Jahanpour (cello)

Tectonics Glasgow 2026 Presented by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Saturday 2nd May 2026 Sunday 3rd May 2026 Weekend Festival Pass: £34.50 / £28.50 concession (includes restoration fund) Saturday Pass £24.50 / £18.50 concession (includes restoration fund) Sunday Pass £24.50 / £18.50 concession (includes restoration fund) A limited number of advance passes are available for the festival. They allow entry to all events across the two days and are the best way to save money. Passes are only available to buy until Friday 24th April 2026 and subject to availability. No refunds are available for partial use and passes are not transferrable. Day Passes allow access to events on just Saturday or Sunday. Please note that it is not possible to book for individual events in the festival. Concessions are available to students, unemployed and registered disabled. Proof of status is necessary. Workshop times Due to limited capacity, tickets will be first come, first served and must be reserved at the beginning of each day at City Halls Box Office. Performances last c.30 minutes. Day 1 & 2 - Performances at 14.30, 18.30 and 19.00 Day 1: SATURDAY 2 MAY 2026 Performances at 14.30, 18.30 and 19.00 Recital Room Frédéric le junter French experimental instrument builder Frédéric Le Junter made a strong impression at Tectonics Glasgow’s virtual festival in 2021. Now, he brings his “weird and wonderful musical contraptions” (The Scotsman) to the Recital Room. Ticket reservation is required on the day. 15.30 Old Fruitmarket Angélica castelló Angélica Castelló is a Mexican-Austrian composer, recorder player, improviser, sound artist and magnetophonic tape weaver. Her music evokes both the beauty and challenge of being alive through electroacoustic spells that summon memory, death, solace, trauma, resilience, fragility, and the oneiric realm of the subconscious. Espacio is an ongoing composition without a final form. Castelló seeks to create textures similar to swarms, clouds of noise and wind, abysses of sine waves and water sounds, blending the sounds of a live instrument with electronic sounds and, in the electronic mix, those of analogue machines, broken radios, old tapes, and purely crystalline field recordings. The music remains perpetually in motion, continuously transforming, and resisting any sense of final closure. 16.30 Grand Hall Craig taborn Born in Minnesota, Craig Taborn has been performing piano and electronic music in the jazz, improvisational, and creative music scene for over twenty-five years. In performances and recordings as a soloist, bandleader and sideman, Taborn brings a fearless and sophisticated approach to music-making. He draws from musical traditions as varied as traditional and contemporary jazz, contemporary classical, experimental, electronic, rock, metal, and hip-hop. His constant exploration of genre and style informs his own distinct musical intelligence and voice. 17.30 Old Fruitmarket Danielle Price Danielle is finding Chops. A merging together of tuba, voice and words. Danielle Price is a Scottish tuba artist and improviser, described as a “magician-musician, whose dexterity, courage and playfulness on the tuba is breathtaking” (Aby Vulliamy). Exploring a range of creative outlets using tuba and voice, she has worked with Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, Ali Affleck, Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat, and Scottish Ballet. She is one half of tuba duo Dopey Monkey with Martin Lee Thomson, plays in the band Pejla with drummer Adrian Ortman, and regularly collaborates with Bill Wells, as the Sensory Illusions (Karaoke Kalk). Her debut solo EP “After the Allotments” was released by OTOROKU in 2022. Hannah Kendall’s work will be performed immediately following Danielle Price in the Old Fruitmarket. BBC sso strings Hannah Kendall ...I may turn to salt Ilan Volkov conductor British composer Hannah Kendall’s music is “searingly impactful” (The New Statesman), bridging musical cultures while both honouring and challenging contemporary traditions. The title of this work is from Lemn Sissay’s poem Godsell, reflecting on the biblical figure of Lot’s wife. As Kendall explains: “Part of the string ensemble has their instruments altered by dreadlock cuffs, which are malleable metallic Afro hair accessories. The strings are bound together by the cuffs making pitch production unpredictable, as well as creating a harsh, yet often brittle and fragile sound quality... Perhaps I see something of myself in Lot's wife: her ‘disobedience’ lies in looking back; mine in ‘disobeying,’ or at least rubbing up against, the norms of how Western classical instruments are expected to be played and sound.” 19.00-19.30 Scottish Music Centre Meet the artists - day 1 Your chance to meet and hear about some of the artists and music performed in Day 1 of Tectonics, hosted by BBC Radio 3 presenter and writer Kate Molleson. 20.00 Main Hall BBC Scottish symphony orchestra 1 Laura Bowler Things Are Against Us (UK Premiere) Interval Angélica Castelló Star Washers (for orchestra and electronics) (UK Premiere) Christopher Fox Minding the hive (for quartertone accordion and orchestra) (World Premiere, BBC Commission) GBSR Duo piano and percussion Laura Bowler vocalist Angélica Castelló electronics Lore Amenabar Larrañaga quartertone accordion Ilan Volkov conductor BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra In Minding the hive, Christopher Fox explores the remarkable tonal resources of Lore Amenabar Larrañaga’s self-designed quartertone accordion. These sounds become a focal point for the orchestra’s music, as different groupings of instruments create swarms of sonic activity around her. The music takes inspiration from the ways bees communicate, interrelate, work, and even “dance” to convey the precise location of food and water. Laura Bowler, a “triple-threat composer-performer-provocatrice” (The Arts Desk), offers a humorous yet incisive reflection on the pressures of everyday life, inspired by Lucy Ellmann’s essay ‘Things Are Against Us’. “The work is propulsive, unrelenting, and overwhelming for the soloists as they battle through the eventually overpowering surrounds,” Bowler explains. In this setting of Ellmann’s text, the GBSR Duo embodies the “things,” while the orchestra (representing the global) extends and amplifies these forces. Bowler herself stands for “us”: the human experience, caught in the midst of a turbulent rollercoaster ride. In Star Washers, Angélica Castelló contemplates stars in all their manifestations, “from the ones we find, one afternoon, crushed on the street, to the ones in the sky... It’s also about stars in my life: stars who inspire and accompany my creative path,” she explains. Castelló blends orchestra, electronics and the recorded voice of the supremely gifted Barbara Hannigan, which emerges as a mysterious appearance... like a voice from outer space. C.21.30 Old fruitmarket CALLIE ROSE PETAL (ᵒᵗBorges) Content warning In this performance, the artist seeks to portray the overwriting of a survivor’s pain, exploring themes relating to sexual and domestic abuse. Callie Rose Petal is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist and semiotician from Glasgow. She is the creator of a theory-fiction field ‘Lexicomythography’ comprising language art, ritual composition and software, a critique of the exclusionary nature of academic publishing. She confronts the violence of language through the language of violence. Releasing sound/noise/durational works under the pseudonym ᵒᵗBorges, her praxis engages distortive breakdown as compositional force, as a mirror of the disabled trans body. In all her works, loss, grief, otherness and survivorhood emerge as structural generators of affect and form. Released on Venalism, the label describes the performance of ‘lamb.’ as a “swirling vortex of tumultuous discord and flagrant, rapturous emotion that cleaves itself open and allows the incandescence and volatility of its intention to spill out-and fully overwhelm-the listener”.

Standard prices: £31.74, £26.14 (includes booking fee and restoration fund) Under 26 Years: £12.70 (includes booking fee and restoration fund) Bearsden Choir is delighted to showcase the work of two of the most important British composers of the 20th and 21st Century. The ever popular John Rutter, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, will form the second half of the concert. His Magnificat is a celebratory work that is an outpouring of joy, energy and light. Alongside this sparkling piece is the more sombre but equally beautiful Dona Nobis Pacem by Vaughan Williams. In this work we are called upon to remember our shared humanity and work for peace. Written in 1936, it feels as though this powerful work and its message have just as much relevance in today’s troubled world. Conductor: Andrew Nunn Soprano: Monica McGhee Baritone: Daniel Shelvey With the McOpera Ensemble Tickets include a free programme.

British singer-songwriter and poet whose debut studio album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, was released in 2021 to critical acclaim and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart.

Calum MacPhail - Live in Concert Scottish singer, songwriter, and accordionist Calum MacPhail is making waves with his vibrant fusion of traditional Scottish folk and Irish music. An exciting new presence on the Celtic live music scene, Calum first made his mark at just 16 when he founded the award-winning folk band Hò-rò, touring internationally and captivating audiences with his high-energy performances. Now, he brings his latest theatre show to the stage alongside his talented band, fresh from the release of his acclaimed album Highlands to Heartlands, featuring the fan-favourite single Bonnie Wee Jeannie. In the past two years, Calum has built a loyal fanbase through sold-out performances, including standout shows at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness and appearances at the prestigious Royal Highland Show. His growing reputation has also led to support slots for some of Ireland’s biggest stars, including The Tumbling Paddies, Nathan Carter, and Derek Ryan. His success has extended across the Irish Sea, with numerous highly successful media and promotional tours of Ireland. Presented by Rising PR

Angela Hewitt occupies a unique position among today’s leading pianists. With a wide-ranging repertoire and frequent appearances in recital and with major orchestras throughout Europe, Americas and Asia, she is also an award-winning recording artist whose performances of Bach have established her as one of the composer’s foremost interpreters. In 2020 she received the City of Leipzig Bach Medal: a huge honour that for the first time in its 17-year history was awarded to a woman. In March 2024, Hewitt embarked on her latest major project entitled ‘The Mozart Odyssey’, comprising the composer’s complete piano concertos. This follows Hewitt’s highly acclaimed Bach Odyssey cycle (2016 - 22), in which she performed the complete keyboard works of Bach across 12 recitals, also presented worldwide. The Mozart project continues in 2025/26 with a variety of engagements which extend the Odyssey’s reach to 13 countries. In Glasgow she brings a solo programme of Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, and Bach in collaboration with the Nite Piano School. The school is incredibly grateful that one of the world’s greatest pianists is coming to Glasgow to assist in their aims to keep piano tuition accessible and affordable. They hope that this performance will be an inspiration to their students and to everyone who loves music. Angelahewitt.Com Nitepianoschool.Co.UK Programme Mozart: Sonata in B-flat major, K570 Beethoven: Sonata in D major, Op. 28 “Pastoral” Interval Haydn: Fantasia in C major, Hob XVII: 4 Schubert: Twelve Valses Nobles Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV826

When his son is lured to a mysterious castle deep in the forests of New England, Jon finds himself on a darkly comic, perilous quest to uncover what was really happening inside its walls. The Castle, Jon’s first book in 11 years, is his most personal, revealing and gripping journey yet—a twisting tale of unmoored men, lost purpose and the absurd, frightening ways it can all go wrong. Does a world of disinhibition, where seemingly anything goes, lie ahead of us? In this brand-new live show, Jon brings the book’s extraordinary stories to life on stage with astonishing footage and online clips, including jaw-dropping material that has long since vanished from the internet. You’ll also get a first look at what’s coming in the next season of Things Fell Apart, and of course the chance to put your questions directly to Jon. Funny, unsettling, and unforgettable.

Tickets On Sale: 10am, Friday 27th March 2026 DF Concerts presents Elevation Rhythm Plus special guests Doors: 7pm ELEVATION RHYTHM is the youth expression of Elevation Church based in Charlotte, NC - making music for the next generation to sing, dance, and worship to. They released their first album Growing Pains in 2022, followed by This Is The Gospel in 2023, featuring the original version of “PRAISES.” In 2024, they hit No. 1 at Christian radio with “PRAISES (remix)” featuring Forrest Frank, and dropped two more singles - “GOODBYE YESTERDAY” with Gracie Binion and “At the Altar” with Tiffany Hudson & Abbie Gamboa. Their latest album Victory Lap, was released on May 23, 2025 and includes breakout song, “Sing Of Your Love”. They recently concluded their debut headlining tour titled the “GOODBYE YESTERDAY TOUR”, which included shows in 20 cities including three in Europe. The ensemble has evolved from a student ministry worship band to a dynamic live force supporting Forrest Frank and Lecrae on tour, as well as sharing arena-fuelled bills with their pastor, Steven Furtick, and their sister collective, Elevation Worship.