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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Calendar

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Sun 1 Mar 2026
- 15:00
  Mahler's Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection' in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  Sir Donald Runnicles s forces with Edinburgh Festival Chorus for Mahler’s epic Resurrection Symphony at the Usher Hall. A monumental musical event!
  Sir Donald Runnicles s forces with Edinburgh Festival Chorus for Mahler’s epic Resurrection Symphony at the Usher Hall. A monumental musical event!
  Programme
  Gustav Mahler
  Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’(80 mins)
  Performers
  Jennifer Davis
  soprano
  soprano
  Karen Cargill
  mezzo-soprano
  mezzo-soprano
  Edinburgh Festival Chorus
  James Grossmith
  chorus director
  chorus director
  Donald Runnicles
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Gustav Mahler
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Edinburgh Series 2025/26
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Thu 12 Mar 2026
- 14:00
  Afternoon Performance: Alban Gerhardt Plays Britten's Cello Symphony
  City Halls
  Britten's playful 'Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra' is paired with the composer's Cello Symphony. Plus, there's music inspired by the enchanting imagination of William Shakespeare.
  Britten's playful 'Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra' is paired with the composer's Cello Symphony. Plus, there's music inspired by the enchanting imagination of William Shakespeare.
  Programme
  Thea Musgrave
  Aurora(10 mins)
  Benjamin Britten
  Cello Symphony(34 mins)
  interval
  Edward Elgar
  Falstaff(30 mins)
  Benjamin Britten
  The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(17 mins)
  Performers
  Alban Gerhardt
  cello
  cello
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Thea Musgrave
  Benjamin Britten
  Edward Elgar
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Afternoon Performances 2025/26 BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2025/26
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Thu 19 Mar 2026
- 19:30
  Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony
  City Halls
  Pulse-raising ion and a teenage prodigy’s firecracker piano concerto
  Pulse-raising ion and a teenage prodigy’s firecracker piano concerto
  Programme
  Witold Lutosławski
  Little Suite(11 mins)
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in A-Flat Major(33 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(42 mins)
  Performers
  Duo Játékok
  pianos
  pianos
  Delyana Lazarova
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Witold Lutosławski
  Felix Mendelssohn
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2025/26
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Fri 20 Mar 2026
- 19:30
  Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony in Aberdeen
  Music Hall, Aberdeen
  Tchaikovsky's pulse-raising ion and Mozart's 'Turkish' Violin Concerto
  Tchaikovsky's pulse-raising ion and Mozart's 'Turkish' Violin Concerto
  Programme
  interval
  Witold Lutosławski
  Little Suite(11 mins)
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Violin Concerto No 5 in A major, K 219 'Turkish'(30 mins)
  interval
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(42 mins)
  Performers
  Esther Yoo
  violin
  violin
  Delyana Lazarova
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Witold Lutosławski
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Aberdeen Series 2025/26
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Thu 26 Mar 2026
- 19:30
  Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande
  City Halls
  A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.
  A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Pelléas et Mélisande(195 mins)(concert performance; sung in French with English surtitles)
  Performers
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Huw Montague Rendall
  Pelléas - tenor
  Pelléas - tenor
  Sophie Bevan
  Mélisande - soprano
  Mélisande - soprano
  David Stout
  Golaud - baritone
  Golaud - baritone
  Karen Cargill
  Geneviève – mezzo-soprano
  Geneviève – mezzo-soprano
  Alastair Miles
  Arkel – bass
  Arkel – bass
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Conductor
  Conductor
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande BBC SSO Glasgow Series 2025/26
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Sun 29 Mar 2026
- 15:00
  Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande in Edinburgh
  Usher Hall, Edinburgh
  A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.
  A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.
  Programme
  Claude Debussy
  Pelléas et Mélisande(195 mins)(concert performance; sung in French with English surtitles)
  Performers
  Huw Montague Rendall
  Pelléas - tenor
  Pelléas - tenor
  Sophie Bevan
  Mélisande - soprano
  Mélisande - soprano
  David Stout
  Golaud - baritone
  Golaud - baritone
  Karen Cargill
  Geneviève – mezzo-soprano
  Geneviève – mezzo-soprano
  Alastair Miles
  Arkel – bass
  Arkel – bass
  Ryan Wigglesworth
  Conductor
  Conductor
  BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
  Composers
  Claude Debussy
  Part of
  BBC SSO 2025-26 Season BBC SSO Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande BBC SSO Edinburgh Series 2025/26
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