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Thu 1 Feb 2024
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Elgar’s Cello Concerto
  Glasgow City Halls
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and cellist Dai Miyata for Elgar's popular Cello Concerto.
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and cellist Dai Miyata for Elgar's popular Cello Concerto.
  Programme
  Lisa Illean
  An acre ringing, still (BBC Commission, Word Premiere)(20 mins)(BBC Commission, World Premiere)
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor(32 mins)
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major(39 mins)
  Performers
  Dai Miyata
  cello
  cello
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Lisa Illean
  Edward Elgar
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2023/24 BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2023/24
Fri 2 Feb 2024
- 19:30
  Elgar’s Cello Concerto in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and cellist Dai Miyata for Elgar's popular Cello Concerto.
  our Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth and cellist Dai Miyata for Elgar's popular Cello Concerto.
  Programme
  Lisa Illean
  An acre ringing, still (BBC Commission, Word Premiere)(20 mins)
  Edward Elgar
  Cello Concerto in E minor(32 mins)
  interval
  Johannes Brahms
  Symphony No. 3 in F major(39 mins)
  Performers
  Dai Miyata
  cello
  cello
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Lisa Illean
  Edward Elgar
  Johannes Brahms
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Aberdeen 2023/24 Series
Sat 3 Feb 2024
- 09:15
  Tunes for Tots in Aberdeen (Quieter Session)
  Orchard Brae, Aberdeen
  Apply below for a place at one of the sessions in Aberdeen. 'Tunes for Tots' is 35-minutes long, for children up to 5 years old with their parents or carers.
  Part of
  Tunes for Tots 2024
- 10:30
  Tunes for Tots in Aberdeen
  Orchard Brae, Aberdeen
  Apply below for a place at one of the sessions in Aberdeen. 'Tunes for Tots' is 35-minutes long, for children up to 5 years old with their parents or carers.
  Part of
  Tunes for Tots 2024
Thu 15 Feb 2024
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2
  Glasgow City Halls
  us, guest conductor Ludovic Morlot and soloist Boris Giltburg for an evening filled with romance and ion. Perfect for Valentine's Day.
  us, guest conductor Ludovic Morlot and soloist Boris Giltburg for an evening filled with romance and ion. Perfect for Valentine's Day.
  Programme
  Giacomo Puccini
  Preludio sinfonico(10 mins)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  sca da Rimini(24 mins)
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Alma's Songs Without Words(BBC Commission, UK Premiere)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(35 mins)
  Performers
  Boris Giltburg
  piano
  piano
  Ludovic Morlot
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Giacomo Puccini
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2023/24
Fri 16 Feb 2024
- 19:30
  Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 in Inverness
  Eden Court, Inverness
  us in Inverness for an evening filled with romance and ion, including a performance of Rachmaninov's popular Piano Concerto No.2 and music by Tchaikovsky, Puccini and Roxanna Panufnik.
  us in Inverness for an evening filled with romance and ion, including a performance of Rachmaninov's popular Piano Concerto No.2 and music by Tchaikovsky, Puccini and Roxanna Panufnik.
  Programme
  Giacomo Puccini
  Preludio sinfonico(10 mins)
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  sca da Rimini(24 mins)
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Alma's Songs Without Words(12 mins)(BBC Commission, UK Premiere)
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor(35 mins)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Boris Giltburg
  piano
  piano
  Ludovic Morlot
  conductor
  conductor
  Composers
  Giacomo Puccini
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Roxanna Panufnik
  Sergey Rachmaninov
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season
Sat 17 Feb 2024
- 10:00
  Tunes for Tots in Inverness
  Merkinch Community Centre, Inverness
  Apply below for a place at one of the sessions in Inverness. 'Tunes for Tots' is 35-minutes long, for children up to 5 years old with their parents or carers.
  Part of
  Tunes for Tots 2024
Sun 18 Feb 2024
- 10:00
  Tunes for Tots in Saltcoats
  Saltcoats Town Hall
  Apply below for a place at one of the sessions in Saltcoats. 'Tunes for Tots' is 35-minutes long, for children up to 5 years old with their parents or carers.
  Part of
  Tunes for Tots 2024
Thu 22 Feb 2024
- 19:30
  Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5
  Glasgow City Halls
  “With desire and ion”, he wrote on the score of his Fifth Symphony, and it begins in melancholy and ends in roof-raising celebration. us, conductor Tabita Berglund and soloist Truls Mørk for an evening of pulse-raising ion.
  “With desire and ion”, he wrote on the score of his Fifth Symphony, and it begins in melancholy and ends in roof-raising celebration. us, conductor Tabita Berglund and soloist Truls Mørk for an evening of pulse-raising ion.
  Programme
  Geirr Tveitt
  Velkomne med Æra, Op.151 (Welcome with Honour)(4 mins)
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor(41 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor(48 mins)
  Performers
  Truls Mørk
  cello
  cello
  Tabita Berglund
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Geirr Tveitt
  Antonín Dvořák
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Student Picks BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2023/24
Fri 23 Feb 2024
- 19:30
  Perth Concert Series: Tchaikovsky's Fifth
  Perth Concert Hall
  Tchaikovsky's Fifth provides a stirring climax to a concert that begins with they haunting Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.
  Tchaikovsky's Fifth provides a stirring climax to a concert that begins with they haunting Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.
  Programme
  Geirr Tveitt
  Velkomne med Æra (‘Welcome with Honour’)(4 mins)
  Antonín Dvořák
  Cello Concerto in B minor(41 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 5 in E minor(48 mins)
  Performers
  Truls Mørk
  cello
  cello
  Tabita Berglund
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Geirr Tveitt
  Antonín Dvořák
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sat 24 Feb 2024
- 09:15
  Tunes for Tots Greenock
  Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
  'Tunes for Tots' is 35-minutes long, for children up to 5 years old with their parents or carers.
  Part of
  Tunes for Tots 2024
Sun 25 Feb 2024
- 10:00
  Tunes For Tots Stranraer
  Park Primary School, Stranraer
  Apply below for a place at one of the sessions in Stranraer. 'Tunes for Tots' is 35-minutes long, for children up to 5 years old with their parents or carers.
  Part of
  Tunes for Tots 2024
Thu 29 Feb 2024
- 19:30
  Bruckner’s Symphony No.9
  Glasgow City Halls
  Alpesh Chauhan conducts works by Puccini, Tchaikovsky and Bruckner.
  Alpesh Chauhan conducts works by Puccini, Tchaikovsky and Bruckner.
  Programme
  Giacomo Puccini
  Madama ButterflyIntermezzi
  Manon Lescaut(15 mins)Intermezzi
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Fatum(17 mins)
  interval
  Anton Bruckner
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor(60 mins)
  Performers
  Alpesh Chauhan
  conductor
  conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Giacomo Puccini
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Anton Bruckner
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2023-24 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2023/24