Â鶹Éç SSO Glasgow Series 2024/25 Events
Thu 23 Jan 2025
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Imagine...an explosive & unstoppable emotional force, emanating from over 70 awe-inspiring musicians.
Imagine...an explosive & unstoppable emotional force, emanating from over 70 awe-inspiring musicians.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor(30 mins)
- Suite on English Folk Tunes 'A time there was...', Op 90(16 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in F minor(33 mins)
Performers
- Ryan Wigglesworthpiano/conductor
Thu 30 Jan 2025
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Guest Conductor Antony Hermus presents enchanting music from Prokofiev's 'Cinderella' and the remarkable soloist Ning Feng plays Brahms's Violin Concerto.
Guest Conductor Antony Hermus presents enchanting music from Prokofiev's 'Cinderella' and the remarkable soloist Ning Feng plays Brahms's Violin Concerto.
Programme
- Night Flight
- Violin Concerto in D major
- interval
- Cinderella
Performers
- Ning Fengviolin
- Antony Hermusconductor
Thu 6 Feb 2025
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Imagine...an irrational robot goes terrifyingly off the rails… & Percussionist Colin Currie is the only man who can stop it.
Imagine...an irrational robot goes terrifyingly off the rails… & Percussionist Colin Currie is the only man who can stop it.
Programme
- Autumnal Sketch, Op 8(9 mins)
- Trurliade – Zone Zero for solo percussion and orchestra(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 6 in E flat minor(42 mins)
Performers
- Colin Curriepercussion
- Ilan Volkovconductor
Composers
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
- Saat i de Blöd
- Jean Redpath's Skippin' Barfit Thro' the Heather
- A Wave Breaking
- A Forest Reawakens
- Engines and Men, Concerto for Contrabass Clarinet and OrchestraWorld Premiere, Sir James MacMillan/Cumnock Tryst commission
- Inertia of a bona fide psychopathScottish Premiere
- interval
- Visions of the A- Frame
- Concerto for Orchestra ‘Ghosts’Scottish Premiere
Performers
- Scott Lygatecontrabass clarinet
- Sir James MacMillanconductor
Also part ofÂ鶹Éç SSO 2024-25 Season
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
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Composers
Also part ofÂ鶹Éç SSO 2024-25 Season
Sun 22 Dec 2024
- 15:00Glasgow City Halls
Join host Jamie MacDougall for Â鶹Éç SSO's annual movie music extravaganza! Featuring hits from blockbusters, John Williams classics, and Golden Age gems, it's a festive treat for all. Book now for a magical symphonic experience.
Join host Jamie MacDougall for Â鶹Éç SSO's annual movie music extravaganza! Featuring hits from blockbusters, John Williams classics, and Golden Age gems, it's a festive treat for all. Book now for a magical symphonic experience.
Programme
- Beauty and the Beast Overture(3 mins)
- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year(4 mins)
- It's a Wonderful Life: Suite(8 mins)
- Luck Be a Lady(4 mins)
- Back to the Future: Suite(6 mins)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker(14 mins)
- interval
- The Ten Commandments - Overture(5 mins)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas(4 mins)
- My Way
- Harry Potter Suite(25 mins)
Performers
- Jamie MacDougallsinger and presenter
- Ben Palmerconductor
Thu 28 Nov 2024
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Imagine...it’s 1805 and Beethoven drops a ground-breaking symphony dedicated to the hero of his time, Napoleon.
Imagine...it’s 1805 and Beethoven drops a ground-breaking symphony dedicated to the hero of his time, Napoleon.
Programme
- Night's Black Bird(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto "Nachtergebung"(22 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’(52 mins)
Performers
- Jaemin Hancello
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Also part ofÂ鶹Éç SSO 2024-25 Season
Sun 24 Nov 2024
- 14:00Glasgow City Halls
Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth launches the Afternoon Performance series in Glasgow with Berlioz's passion-fuelled 'Symphonie Fantastique' and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.2 with Giorgi Gigashvili.
Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth launches the Afternoon Performance series in Glasgow with Berlioz's passion-fuelled 'Symphonie Fantastique' and Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.2 with Giorgi Gigashvili.
Programme
- Overture 'Le carnaval romain'(9 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique(56 mins)
Performers
- Giorgi Gigashvilipiano
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Composers
Thu 14 Nov 2024
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Imagine...glorious tunes in an enchanting ballet score for a timeless fairy tale.
Imagine...glorious tunes in an enchanting ballet score for a timeless fairy tale.
Programme
- Scènes historiques - Suite No. 2(19 mins)
- Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor(30 mins)
- interval
- The Sleeping Beauty, Suite(40 mins)
Performers
- Tom Borrowpiano
- Sir Mark Elderconductor
Thu 7 Nov 2024
- 19:30Glasgow City Halls
Imagine...dream-haunted tapestries of song with one of Britain’s greatest tenors.
Imagine...dream-haunted tapestries of song with one of Britain’s greatest tenors.
Programme
- Symphony No 34 in C major, K 338(21 mins)
- Nocturne(28 mins)
- interval
- Paroles tissées(17 mins)
- Symphony No. 2 in C major(40 mins)
Performers
- Mark Padmoretenor
- Ryan Wigglesworthconductor
Also part ofÂ鶹Éç SSO 2024-25 Season