Classical
For their Romantic Valentine’s concert the ladies of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra were in colourful…
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has announced details of its proposed move to the Glasgow Royal…
On arrival at the Usher Hall, the audience has to get its bearings.
Coming in to a concert from a busy and wintery world outside takes a mental adjustment, and so what better…
As a tribute to Holocaust Memorial Day, the first part of the concert was dedicated to two composers who were…
In her pre-concert talk the violinist Ursula Heidecker Allen demonstrated very effectively just how softly…
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra was in superb form at last night's concert at the Usher Hall. Under the baton…
There’s one musical instrument that is permanently at the back of the stage of the Usher Hall - its organ. It…
Zoltán Kodály used a collection of traditional tunes from Galánta in Slovakia that had originally been…
David Chivers pre-concert talk, given on the top floor of the Usher Hall, gave us an intelligent and…
This was the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s New Year concert - based on the tradition of the Musikverein…
Conductor Nicholas McGegan and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra gave their usual rousing programme of Viennese…
Rossini’s little known opera The Silken Ladder had just twelve performances in 1812 and was quietly dropped.
Adding music by Purcell and Byrd to works by living composers from the Baltic States produced a fascinating…
The Children’s Christmas Swingalong incorporated music spanning 200 years, played swing-style and with a lot…
Steven Osborne was asked by William Chandler in the talk beforehand whether it was usual for a solo pianist…
J S Bach was a prolific composer, writing hundreds of compositions. A devout Lutheran he composed this choral…
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) has announced the appointment as Associate Artists of two long-standing…
A favourite event of the winter season, the Scottish Ensemble’s annual concert by candlelight comes to the…
The conductor at last night's performance at the Usher Hall with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra was Leon…