Scottish Ensemble Returns by Candlelight
30 November 2023
Scottish Ensemble’s Scotland-wide tour of Concerts by Candlelight series returns with the theme of Music for Warmth and Restoration.
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WIN! A Pair of Choice Seats to Scottish Ensemble’s Candlelit Concerts
21 November 2023
WIN! Treat yourself-plus-one to a special holiday performance, with a pair of choice seats to Scottish Ensemble’s Candlelit Concerts.
Revolution Deep in the Ear at Fruitmarket Edinburgh
9 November 2023
Making its debut at Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket, Deep Time is a festival of new music, featuring commissions and performances from leading radical and experimental composers, musicians and improvisers.
A Beacon of Music at National Library of Scotland
27 September 2023
Musician Aidan O’Rourke is transforming National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh’s reading rooms into musical performance spaces for storytelling, music and song.
The Best, Close to Home: Haddington Concert Society 2023/24 season
20 September 2023
The new Haddington Concert Society 2023/24 season once again offers chamber music of the highest calibre performed by musicians well-known on the world stage, and outstanding young musicians.
The Royal Conservatoire Glasgow Makes It a Date
20 September 2023
‘Fridays at One’ is an opportunity to join the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in Glasgow as they showcase talent from their students, faculty, alumni and guest artists.
Monday’s for Music at the Traverse
20 September 2023
Traditional music promoters The Soundhouse Organisation continue their Monday evening concert series at the Traverse in Edinburgh.
Fantastique! Berlioz continues BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s 2023 Programme
20 September 2023
The BBC SSO continues its new season in Glasgow and Aberdeen, with Berlioz’s blockbuster Symphonie Fantastique.
Northern Blood for Dracula, National Theatre of Scotland
19 September 2023
The world premiere of National Theatre of Scotland’s new take on Dracula, the action is relocated to the wild beauty of Aberdeenshire – reportedly the inspiration for the classic novel.
Ice Cream and War: Scotland’s Italian Connection in Tally’s Blood
19 September 2023
Twenty years after its last full-scale production, Tally’s Blood follows the lives of an Italian immigrant family in Scotland from the 1930s to the 1950s, at Perth Theatre.
Sundays are Classic at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall
17 September 2023
The Sunday Classics season at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall features music from around the world.
Scottish Ensemble, Making the Connection
7 September 2023
Combining well-known popular works with contemporary compositions, Scottish Ensemble continue their commitment to building long-term connections with local communities across the country.
Looking to the Hills: Lammermuir Festival Returns to East Lothian
7 September 2023
Returning for its 14th year, the popular Lammermuir Festival continues its trademark mix of classical music in beautiful and sometimes remote locations across East Lothian.
Scottish Opera’s Songs of the Road
6 September 2023
Visiting 17 cities, towns and communities around Scotland, Scottish Opera’s troupe of talented singers with piano accompaniment performs a collection of popular classics and lesser-known pieces.
Clues in the Scenery: Pitlochry Festival Theatre
6 September 2023
The Summer Season continues at one of the most scenic theatre locations in Scotland – Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Perthshire.
Twice the Thrill with Scottish Ballet
6 September 2023
Two thrilling works by two exciting dance-makers kick off Scottish Ballet’s autumn programme.
Brunton Theatre Musselburgh Gets Around
21 August 2023
The Brunton Theatre is taking its long-standing and colourful contribution to Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival out and about in various places in the Musselburgh and Fisherrow area.
Dunedin Consort Mixing Art and Music for 2023-24
3 August 2023
Dunedin Consort has launched its 2023-24 season with a brochure featuring fifteen newly-commissioned artworks by Kirsty Matheson, representing the pieces the Ensemble will perform.
Travfest Marks 60 Years at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh
3 August 2023
At Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre, this year’s Travfest celebrates sixty years of new writing and innovative theatre.
Map-Dancing with Scottish Dance Theatre
3 August 2023
This summer Scottish Dance Theatre is connecting with communities around venues around Dundee & Angus, travelling by foot, bike and public transport.
Three for August at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
3 August 2023
Three productions at Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre are playing this August as part of the city’s Fringe Festival.
The Final Word: Gareth Williams, Setting Scottish Literature to Music
17 July 2023
Edinburgh composer and singer-songwriter Gareth Williams is to perform songs from his album based on that special place in literature, the last page of a book.
Classic Couplings at Pitlochry Festival Theatre
30 June 2023
Classic storytelling by Noel Coward and Tennessee Williams is brought to Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Brief Encounter and A Streetcar Named Desire.
Wounded Soldiers Returning: Moorcroft at Tron Theatre Glasgow
30 June 2023
Shot through with brutal honesty, laddish humour and sadness, writer Eilidh Loan’s Moorcroft at Tron Theatre tackles toxic masculinity in Scotland head-on, asking ‘What is a real man?’
