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.
Pretty in Neon at Theatre Royal, Glasgow
16 November 2023
Review: To many the ultimate rom-com, Pretty Woman: The Musical has arrived in Glasgow, with a dazzling production and high-calibre cast.
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.
An Ocean of Dark Imaginings at King’s Theatre Glasgow
31 August 2023
Review: National Theatre’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane has arrived at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre as part of its 2023 UK tour.
Dreams and Reality Bite at the Lyceum, Edinburgh
25 August 2023
Review: Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s 1636 comedy Life Is a Dream gets a playful, surreal treatment that toys with our sense of reality in Edinburgh International Festival’s Lyceum production.
Return of the Shy Boy: Jake Bugg at The Playhouse Edinburgh
24 August 2023
Review: Unchanged, Jake Bugg’s basic approach has the Edinburgh crowds loving his set of song-nuggets in his International Festival outing at the city’s Playhouse.
The Fierce Cello: Abel Selaocoe at The Hub
23 August 2023
Review: Cellist Abel Selaocoe performs a dazzling solo showcase of the seemingly-limitless depth of his talent, and the sonic possibilities of his instrument, at Edinburgh International Festival venue The Hub.
A Concert of Our Time: RSNO’s A Child of Our Time Loses None of its Relevance
21 August 2023
Review: Premiered in 1944, Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time mixed musical and cultural traditions to devastating effect in an all-embracing, ambitious oratorio, now performed as part of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival by Sir Andrew Davis, RSNO and Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
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.
You Want It Darker: Lankum at Queen’s Hall Edinburgh
18 August 2023
Review: Dublin-based band Lankum forge an atmospheric, at times near-terrifying beauty, inspired by dark folk tradition, at Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall.
