Scottish Chamber Orchestra Has a Spring in Its Step
26 January 2022
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has returned to live music-making with performances throughout Scotland.
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Join us as we highlight the news from the world of music, opera, dance theatre and film.
Scottish Opera Sings Into Action
26 January 2022
Scottish Opera’s Spring Season includes works by Benjamin Britten, Wolfgang Mozart, Rachmaninov, and Stravinsky, a new Opera Highlights production touring nationwide, complemented by new on-screen commissions.
Celtic Connections 2022 Takes Centre-Stage
25 January 2022
This year’s Celtic Connections programme promises a vibrant mix of lively in-person concerts, intimate-scale filmed sessions, an exciting digital programme and a number of talks and exhibitions, in all involving more than 500 artists.
Neil Brand’s Tribute to Two Screen Comedy Greats at the Brunton
24 January 2022
Composer Neil Brand’s insightful musical performance based on the screen comedy duo Laurel & Hardy, is coming to Musselburgh’s Brunton Theatre.
Calling Home from Collective Edinburgh
19 January 2022
The Scottish premiere of H-E-L-L-O by the American born filmmaker and multimedia artist Cauleen Smith opens the 2022 programme at Collective in Edinburgh.
Scottish Ensemble’s Return by Candlelight
3 December 2021
Scottish Ensemble’s Scotland-wide tour of Concerts by Candlelight series returns with the theme of Music for Warmth and Restoration.
Scotland’s National Centre for Music Moves Step Closer
14 October 2021
City of Edinburgh Council has approved the restoration of the former Royal High School, architect Thomas Hamilton’s iconic building on Calton Hill, as the National Centre for Music.
Scottish Ensemble’s Return to Common Ground
14 October 2021
Scottish Ensemble returns to the stage at four locations across Scotland for the first time since the pandemic with an event combining music and discussion exploring the importance of live performance, in which audiences are invited to take an active part.
Salons en Musique at Edinburgh’s Institut Français
14 October 2021
Edinburgh’s Institut Français is getting into the live music act with the opening of the 2021-2022 Salons en Musique season.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s Autumnal Live Return
14 October 2021
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra has returned to live music-making with performances throughout Scotland.
Imagine That! The Scottish International Storytelling Festival Returns to Edinburgh
11 October 2021
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival returns with an extended hybrid programme – its most diverse yet.
National Theatre’s Enemies of the People Tour Scotland
14 September 2021
The National Theatre of Scotland hits the road with The Enemy, a Scottish take on the Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People about truth, power and deception.
Double Liaisons at The Brunton
10 September 2021
The Brunton in Musselburgh has two special screenings of performance films – Dangerous Liaisons and Romeo and Juliet.
Celebrating Scottish National Jazz Orchestra’s Quarter-Century
8 September 2021
The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary at Edinburgh’s Queens Hall with a programme drawn from almost 100 years of jazz and the classical and Scottish traditions.
Glasgow Cathedral Festival’s Musical High Five
7 September 2021
Now an established part of the city’s cultural landscape, the fifth Glasgow Cathedral Festival will offer a line-up showcasing the best of Scottish artistic talent.
Take a Journey to the Inner ‘East’
20 August 2021
The inaugural Journey to the East Festival 2021 brings together top contemporary performance and dance performers over an August weekend at Tramway, CCA Glasgow and other venues.
A Royal Return to Edinburgh for Queen’s Hall
16 August 2021
Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall has announced its schedule for the coming months, from 22nd August.
The Brunton’s Festival Days at the Races
3 August 2021
The Brunton is heading out to Musselburgh Racecourse for a summer of outdoor theatre as part of its Festival Fringe programme.
Three Go Live in Glasgow at No. 40
8 July 2021
Scottish Opera, Citizens Theatre and Scottish Ensemble are mounting a month-long outdoor festival of live theatre, music and opera.
Scottish Opera’s Travelling Light Opera on a Miniature Scale
8 July 2021
Scottish Opera is back on the road with Pop-up Opera, bringing to life five hit productions by Gilbert & Sullivan.
Outdoors, Under Canvas – Eden Court’s Summer Festival
8 July 2021
Eden Court Theatre in Inverness has begun the opening month of its flagship Under Canvas outdoor festival, held in a spectacular new tent.
Songs and Pictures at East Neuk Festival
1 July 2021
This year’s East Neuk Festival in Fife comprises ticketed indoor concerts for socially-distanced audiences in a converted barn, plus outdoor events and online performances, and a touring van.
Summer Online at the Royal Conservatoire Glasgow
16 June 2021
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow has launched its new theatre productions for its summer season.
St Luke’s is Glasgow’s Jazz Host
16 June 2021
Glasgow venue Saint Luke’s will host a series of special performances by emerging and established jazz musicians at this year’s digital Glasgow Jazz Festival.
