Jan - Apr 2016 Box Office 01738 621031 horsecross.co.uk
Welcome to winter/spring in Perth Concert Hall Whether you are a regular concert attender, occasional gig goer, enthusiastic join-in participant, passionate theatre lover or eager art appreciator, we hope you will find something to capture your interest this season. Fresh from the success of our recent Nicola Benedetti weekend, we are delighted to present a further UK exclusive residency with world-class period-instrument quartet Quatuor Mosaïques. We also continue to showcase a host of international and upcoming musicians in our popular classical series. Our contemporary music programme ranges from the traditional brilliance of Karen Matheson, Breabach and McGoldrick, Doyle and McCusker, to ground-breaking band The Stranglers and the seminal voices of Lulu, Heather Small and Grammy-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter. Jackie The Musical will transport you back to the seventies to the tracks of your youth. The horrors of life with teenagers is exposed in Mum’s the Word 2. And, looking ahead to May, we are delighted to announce an exclusive co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland. Staged in a Perthshire barn, The 306: Dawn is based on true soldiers’ experiences and is the first in a cycle of three new First World War plays. As work continues to restore and redevelop Perth Theatre, our Threshold artspace exhibition, Interval, explores the relationship between visual arts and theatre. You can get involved through our extensive creative learning programme for children and adults. And top off your trip with a visit to our sparkling Glassrooms Café for coffee, lunch or a pre-show meal.
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Music Drama
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Contemporary Art
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Join In
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Kids and Families
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Youth Music
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Dance
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Comedy
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Talks and Events
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Film
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Memorable highlights ... Our 10th Anniversary season has already provided memorable highlights with Alison Balsom’s performance in September and the wonderful October weekend with Nicola Benedetti and Friends in partnership with BBC Radio 3. The spring season is no less exciting. Following our New Year in Vienna gala concert we present a semi-staged performance of Mozart’s Così fan tutte by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Perth Piano Sundays continue with Steven Osborne and Alasdair Beatson as well as a debut for Tom Poster, former winner of the Scottish Piano Competition. In February we present a UK exclusive residency with Quatuor Mosaïques. Acknowledged as the world’s leading string quartet playing on period-instruments, they will be joined by pianist Susan Tomes for performances of Mozart and Haydn. Add to these our ever popular Perth Concert Series and Lunchtime Concerts and spring 2016 looks very appetising indeed. James Waters Creative Director, Classical Music
Perth Piano Sundays Presented by Michael Tumelty 3pm | Perth Concert Hall Some of the world’s finest pianists visit Perth for an exceptional series of piano concerts on a Sunday afternoon in the third Perth Piano Sundays season.
Alasdair Beatson
Tom Poster
Paul Lewis
Tickets & Information £21, £17, £13; concessions £19, £15, £11 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) Book tickets in advance for three concerts and your fourth is FREE
Mozart Sonata in A minor K310 Janáček Sonata, ‘1 October 1905’ D. Scarlatti Five Sonatas Scriabin Sonata No 5
Beethoven Sonata in E flat major Op 7 Schumann Waldszenen Op 82 Chopin Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52 Mendelssohn Songs Without Words (selection) Ravel La valse
Brahms Four Ballades Op 10 Schubert Sonata for Piano No 9 in B major D575 Brahms Three Intermezzos Op 117 Liszt Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata
Book a traditional two-course Sunday carvery before the concert for £12.50 (spaces limited)
Steven Osborne Sun 31 Jan: 3pm
Schubert Impromptus D935, No 1 and No 4 Debussy Masques Debussy Images Debussy L’isle joyeuse Rachmaninov Etudes tableaux Steven Osborne is quite simply one of the finest pianists in the world. He has a remarkable range of repertoire, both in recital and concerto, and has twice won Gramophone awards for his recordings. This programme is no exception: it includes some of Schubert’s most haunting late music and visits Debussy’s unique sound world before concluding with the remarkable romantic virtuosity of Rachmaninov’s Etudes tableaux. ‘vast technical command was balanced by penetrating insight and an expressivity that seems to derive from a more than usually empathetic instinct’ The Guardian
Sun 28 Feb: 3pm
Alasdair Beatson is developing a wonderful series of beautifully planned programmes. Here Mozart’s grief-stricken but controlled classicism is contrasted with the quirky brilliance of Domenico Scarlatti’s sonatas, and Janáček’s austere expressionism counterbalances the hedonistic luxury of Scriabin’s intoxicating harmonies. ‘Beatson’s non-showy, secure technique is very impressive, and there is a definition and rhythmic incisiveness to his performing style that draws you into the music. Roll on his next recital’ Classical Source
Sun 27 Mar: 3pm
Winner of the 2007 Scottish Piano Competition, Tom Poster is now in considerable demand as recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist with orchestras including the SCO, The Hallé and the European Union Chamber Orchestra. His beautifully varied programme underlines the breadth of his repertoire. ‘his versatility and unerring sense of what works best marks him out as a musician’s musician and everyone in the business should be beating a path to his door’ Seen and Heard International
Sun 8 May: 3pm
We are delighted to welcome Paul Lewis back to Perth Concert Hall. His series of Schubert recitals were a highlight of recent years and his career has now reached the highest pinnacles of world renown. The programme includes both early and late Brahms and concludes with Liszt’s spectacular Dante Sonata to finish our series in a blaze of brilliant virtuosity.
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Lunchtime Concerts Members of the SCO Mon 18 Jan: 1pm
Soloists of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Bax Elegiac Trio Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp Takemitsu And then I knew ‘twas wind Ravel (arr. Salzedo) Sonatine en trio
Mon 8 Feb: 1pm
Alison Mitchell, flute Jane Atkins, viola Eleanor Johnston, harp
RCS Voices RCS Wind and Brass Ensemble Timothy Dean, conductor
Debussy’s Sonata makes full use of the ravishing sounds offered by the combination of flute, viola and harp. Two brilliant soloists from the SCO are joined by virtuoso harpist Eleanor Johnston.
A large scale lunchtime luxury! Following its successful debut at this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, RCS Voices perform Stravinsky’s Mass with their wind and brass colleagues.
Stravinsky Sings Stravinsky Octet Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments Stravinsky Mass
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A lunchtime experience that will make your day A break from work, a pause from shopping or an outing in itself: just three good reasons to join us for an hour of music in the middle of your day. Take up our lunch offer and you will have refreshment for body and soul! Tickets + Info advance (until 12 noon on the day): £7; concessions £6. After 12 noon on day of concert: £8; no concessions. Add soup and a sandwich for just £3.75 (book until 11am on the day)
Scottish Ensemble
Hebrides Ensemble
Mozart String Quintet No 4 in G minor K516 Brahms String Quintet No 2 in G major Op 111
Ravel Piano Trio Takemitsu Between Tides Debussy (arr. Beamish) La Mer
Mon 18 Apr: 1pm
Wonderful melodies and romanticism on a symphonic scale are at the core of Ravel’s fabulous Piano Trio. The concert also includes Sally Beamish’s audacious reworking for piano trio of Debussy’s majestic La Mer.
Jonathan Manson, cello John Butt, speaker Jonathan Manson’s solo playing has lit up the Dunedin Consort’s performances of the Bach Passions. Here he plays two of Bach’s great cello suites and, as a bonus, discusses with John Butt whether these suites may, in fact, have been written by Bach’s wife, Anna Magdalena!
Mon 22 Feb: 1pm
Mozart wrote very little music in G minor and reserved it for his most emotionally searing work. This quintet has at its heart a slow movement of unparalleled pathos. Brahms’s late chamber music has a feeling of content at a life well-led combined with a sublime yearning.
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Mon 7 Mar: 1pm
Jonathan Manson plays Bach Suite No 3 in C major BWV 1009 Suite No 4 in E flat major BWV 1010
Alisdair Hogarth in recital Mon 16 May: 1pm
Smetana Three Polkas Chopin Ballade No 3 Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme of Chopin Op 22 Alisdair Hogarth, piano A programme of unashamed romanticism and virtuosity! Rachmaninov’s homage to the great pianist- composer Chopin concludes a programme which opens with Smetana’s characterful Polkas and also includes Chopin’s own third Ballade.
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Quatuor Mosaïques play Mozart with Susan Tomes Fri 12 - Sun 14 Feb
‘the world’s premier periodinstrument quartet’ The Independent
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Fri 12 Feb: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £21.50; concessions £19.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); £5 under 26s/students Mozart String Quartet in G major K387 Haydn Piano Trio in E minor Hob.XV:12 Mozart String Quartet in D minor K421 The irresistible exuberance of the G major quartet is contrasted by the sober classicism of the D minor and they frame one of Haydn’s masterful piano trios. Mozart’s String Quartets dedicated to Haydn are at the pinnacle of the classical repertoire. Haydn and Mozart’s mutual admiration is well known – they even played chamber music together. This friendship is witnessed by Mozart’s charming dedication ‘A father who had resolved to send his children out into the great world took it to be his duty to confide them to the protection and guidance of a very celebrated Man.’ This UK exclusive weekend presents the complete set performed by Quatuor Mosaïques, indisputably the world’s leading string quartet performing on period instruments. They are joined by Susan Tomes, well known to Perth audiences for her stunning series of recitals with the quartet’s leader Erich Höbarth. The Mozart is set in context by music by the dedicatee Haydn. As well as the string quartets, the weekend also includes a recital by Susan Tomes and a performance of Mozart’s F major concerto K 413 in the composers own version for piano quintet. ‘…this was some of the most intuitive, candid and affectionate ensemble playing I’ve heard …..together, she and Höbarth gelled seamlessly and inspired real playfulness: the artful junctions between phrases, the cheerful buoyancy of dance rhythms, the shared joy in virtuosity that neither took too seriously’ The Guardian on Susan Tomes and Erich Höbarth Book all four concerts at the same time and pay £74; concessions £66 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Sat 13 Feb: 12 noon | Perth Concert Hall £16.50; concessions £14.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); £5 under 26s/students Haydn Variations in F minor Hob.XVII:6, ‘Un piccolo divertimento’ Haydn Piano Sonata in E flat major Hob.XVI:52 Mozart Rondo in A minor K511 Susan Tomes’ recital demonstrates Haydn’s influence on Mozart with the A minor Rondo being clearly inspired by the composer’s great friend.
Sat 13 Feb: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £21.50; concessions £19.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); £5 under 26s/students Mozart String Quartet in E flat major K428 Haydn String Quartet in G minor Op 20 No 3 Mozart String Quartet in B flat major K458, ‘Hunt’ A programme of three great string quartets; the inward looking E flat quartet is counterbalanced by the bucolic joviality of the Hunt. They frame one of Haydn’s finest quartets.
Sun 14 Feb: 3pm | Perth Concert Hall £21.50; concessions £19.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); £5 under 26s/students Mozart String Quartet in A major K464 Mozart (arr.) Piano Concerto in F major K413 Mozart String Quartet in C major K465, ‘Dissonance’ The Dissonance quartet has one of the most extraordinary openings in all music. This concert includes a performance of one of the concertos that Mozart arranged for piano and quartet for small scale performances.
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Perth Chamber Music Society £13.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); £2 students and disabled.
James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook Fri 15 Jan: 7.30pm | St John’s Kirk Butterworth Six Songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’ Schubert Die schöne Müllerin
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New Year in Vienna
Mozart Così fan tutte
Sun 3 Jan: 3pm Perth Concert Hall
Semi-staged performance, performed in Italian with English supertitles
£26.50, £23.50, £21, £17.50, £13 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); under 26s/students £5
Tue 26 Jan: 7pm | Perth Concert Hall £16.50; concessions £14.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); under 26s / students £5
Brahms Hungarian Dance No 1 in G minor Rossini Overture to ‘The Thieving Magpie’ Massenet Meditation from ‘Thaïs’ Clara Schumann (arr. Swensen) Three Romances Grieg Morning from ‘Peer Gynt’ Suite Dvořák Slavonic Dance No 1 Plus your favourite Viennese waltzes and polkas!
Schubert Notturno in E flat D897 Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat Op 70 No 2 Dvořák Piano Trio in F minor Op 65
Timothy Dean, conductor Following last year’s vibrant performance of The Marriage of Figaro we present Mozart’s masterpiece of crossed love and indeed cross-dressing! Così fan tutte is a comedy but also contains depths of bitterness and yearning which are reflected in one of the most brilliant operas ever written containing some of Mozart’s most winning arias and ensembles.
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Greet the New Year with a sparkling Viennese gala concert from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. With beautiful violin playing and irresistible Strauss waltzes and polkas, this is music to brighten up the darkest days and send you off with a spring in your step! Tue 16 Feb: 7.30pm St John’s Kirk
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Sir Alexander Gibson Opera School of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Joseph Swensen, director/violin
Trio Isimsiz
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Throughout the last decade, Perth Concert Hall has staged Scottish and UK exclusives as well as European and world premieres performed by many of the world’s leading and emerging musicians. Now, for the first time ever, we are asking you to support this extraordinary work. Perth Concert Hall’s patron scheme, Accelerando, presents an exciting new opportunity for you to secure the future of your classical programme whilst taking advantage of a range of exclusive benefits, including: Acknowledgement in our classical brochure, informative newsletters, a special reception and private dinner. By becoming a patron today you can directly support the music you love. Thank you.
Aurea Quartet Fri 11 Mar: 7.30pm St John’s Kirk Haydn String Quartet in A major Op 55 No 1 Beethoven String Quartet in C minor Op 18 No 4 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No 1 in D major
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Tickets + Info £26.50, £23.50, £21, £17.50, £13 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); students £5; no concessions
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Mussorgsky Khovantchina Prelude: ‘Dawn on the Moskva River’ Sibelius Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No 3 ‘Eroica’
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Thu 11 Feb: 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall
Tchaikovsky Capriccio italien Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No 5 Richard Strauss Suite from ‘Der Rosenkavalier’
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Fri 4 Mar: 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune James MacMillan Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No 6 ‘Pastoral’
Jean-Claude Picard, conductor Boris Giltburg, piano
Donald Runnicles, conductor Vadim Repin, violin
Rachmaninov’s Second is surely the world’s most romantic piano concerto, and with soloist Boris Giltburg it’s the passionate heart of a Valentine’s concert that’s much more than just a brief encounter. Gustav Mahler sends a tender love-letter to his beautiful young wife; under the blue skies of Italy, Tchaikovsky dreams of dark eyes and scented nights; and in Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, a silver rose is the key to love at first sight. If music is the food of love, then this is a Michelin-starred banquet!
James MacMillan dedicated his Violin Concerto to the memory of his mother and, as one critic put it, ‘this is a work so full of ideas that you might wonder if he couldn’t have written two concertos’. In the hands of its dedicatee, Vadim Repin, it’s an arresting companion-piece for Beethoven’s much-loved (and deceptively relaxed) ’Pastoral’ Symphony, and the quiet revolution of Debussy’s sensuous Prélude works chosen by Donald Runnicles both to complement and to strike sparks off each other.
Pre-Concert Talk: 6.45pm Manus Carey (RSNO Executive Producer) in conversation with Jean-Claude Picard (free to ticket holders)
Pre-Concert Talk: 6.45pm Vadim Repin in conversation (free to ticket holders)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Thu 14 Apr: 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall
Rachmaninov Caprice bohémien Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 4 (for the left hand) Prokofiev Suite from ‘Cinderella’ Alexander Lazarev, conductor Nikolai Lugansky, piano Join the RSNO as it celebrates its 125th Anniversary with two contrasting pieces from its ‘birthday’ composer Prokofiev, who was born in the same year the Orchestra was founded. Glass slippers, ugly sisters and fairy godmothers: Cinderella was a natural subject for a musical storyteller like Sergei Prokofiev, and if you love Romeo and Juliet, you’ll be enchanted by this, his most magical ballet score. The RSNO’s Bolshoitrained Conductor Emeritus Alexander Lazarev brings out the gypsy in Rachmaninov, and Nikolai Lugansky shares Prokofiev’s rarely heard Fourth Piano Concerto. Pre-Concert Talk: 6.45pm Ursula Heidecker Allen (RSNO violinist) (free to ticket holders)
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor Tedi Papavrami, violin Respected equally for the power and the poetry of his searing performances, exceptional Albanian violinist Tedi Papavrami joins the SCO for one of the most evocative works in the violin repertoire, Sibelius’s compelling Violin Concerto. Principal Guest Conductor Emmanuel Krivine opens the concert with Mussorgsky’s atmospheric Khovantchina Prelude and closes with Beethoven at his most heroic in the noble passions of the great Eroica Symphony. Pre-Concert Talk: 6.45pm SCO Chief Executive Roy McEwan shares his thoughts on Sibelius (free to ticket holders)
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Rossini Overture from William Tell Arnold Tam o’ Shanter (Burns) Bizet Carmen Suite
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle
Sat 27 Feb: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £13.50; concessions £11.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
The first half of the concert will see PSO perform the Overture from William Tell, Tam o’ Shanter, based on the famous poem by Robert Burns; and the Carmen Suite. After the interval the young musicians of Perth Youth Orchestra will join in to perform a selection of other popular classics as well as music from stage and screen. Horsecross _Layout 1 13/11/2015 10:32 Page 1
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Sun 20 Mar: 7.30pm | St John’s Kirk £15.50; concessions £13.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Colleen Nicoll, soprano Marion Ramsey, alto Ben Clark, tenor Ben Elis, bass
Howard Duthie, piano Andrew Forbes,harmonium Peter Rutterford, conductor
Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle is not little and certainly not solemn. It is full of operatic solos, ensemble pieces and is a choral tour de force. Showing a debt to Bach in its style, Rossini referred to the Petite Messe Solennelle as ‘the last mortal Sin of my Old Age’.
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The John Wilson Orchestra The Broadway Sound The Hallé Orchestra with Elena Urioste (violin) Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra with Special Guest English Touring Opera Don Giovanni The Unthanks - Mercury Prize Nominees The Sixteen -The Choral Pilgrimage The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
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THE 306: DAWN Written by Oliver Emanuel Composed by Gareth Williams Directed by Laurie Sansom
Dalcrue Farm 24 May to 11 June 2016 (various times)
(please note there is no on-site parking and audiences will be transported from Perth Concert Hall to the venue)
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A new piece of music theatre from the National Theatre of Scotland which charts the heartbreaking journey of three of the three hundred and six British soldiers who were executed for cowardice, desertion and mutiny during World War I.
Children’s Classic Concerts Roald Dahl Centenary
Photograph by Chloe Dewe Mathews shows the field where Private Joseph Byers - whose story is among those told in The 306: Dawn - was executed at dawn in 1915. This photograph is taken from the series Shot at Dawn and is titled: Private Joseph Byers I Private Andrew Evans Time unknown / 6.2.1915 I Private George E. Collins 07:30 / 15.2.1915 I Six Farm, Loker, West-Vlaanderen. © Chloe Dewe Mathews 2014 Shot at Dawn was commissioned by the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford as part of 14–18 NOW, WW1 Centenary Art Commissions.
ArTay contemporary Art Marquee featuring over 80 artists
Perth Theatre is funded and supported by:
Pascal and Ami Rogé (piano) Programme of Satie Scottish Opera Pop-up Roadshow
Much more to be announced ... Festival Friends book from 21st March. General Booking opens 28th March 2016. It only costs £10 to join the Friends online
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National Theatre of Scotland The National Theatre of Scotland reserves the right to alter casts, is core funded by performances, seating or ticket arrangements and latecomers may not be admitted. National Theatre of Scotland, a company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland (SC234270) is a registered Scottish charity (SC033377). Age guide 14+ contains strong language and adult themes.
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Good things come in threes… They say good things come in threes, and our spring programme proves that three times over! 2016 kicks off with a triple bill of Scotland’s most distinctive and offbeat songwriters when James Yorkston, Withered Hand and The Pictish Trail combine forces for a fabulous and very different Burns night of music and chat in the intimate Norie-Miller Studio. Some of Scotland and Ireland’s finest traditional musicians present three fantastic evenings of acoustic music in The Celtic Sessions. Breabach, Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle, Karen Matheson and Altan are joined by special guests the amazing Mongolian ensemble AnDa Union, who appear with Breabach to open the series. We are offering a great 3 for 2 deal on these shows, which is particularly good value for family groups as Kids Go Free to all three. We also welcome three iconic singers. Two of the UK’s bestloved pop divas Heather Small of M People fame and Lulu make their first visits to Perth Concert Hall, followed by one of the most exciting jazz singers to emerge in decades, the inimitable Gregory Porter. Andy Shearer Creative Director, Contemporary Music
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Tue 23 Feb: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £17.50; concessions £15.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle offer a rare opportunity to see three of the world’s finest musicians share a stage. Master of flutes, whistles and Uillean pipes, Mike McGoldrick is a founding member of Flook and Lunasa, and is a current member of Capercaillie. John McCusker’s unique fiddle playing has earned him a worldwide reputation as one of the most gifted and versatile musicians of any genre. John Doyle’s gift as guitarist, songwriter and vocalist have played an essential role in the on-going renaissance of Irish traditional music.
Altan/Karen Matheson Fri 15 Apr: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £17.50; concessions £15.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Breabach/AnDa Union Thu 28 Jan: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £16.50; concessions £13.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) Breabach unites the huge talents of Calum MacCrimmon (pipes/whistles/ bouzouki), Ewan Robertson (guitar/vocals), James Mackenzie (pipes/flute/ whistles), Megan Henderson (fiddle/vocals/stepdance) and James Lindsay (double bass). Since launching their career in 2005, Breabach’s star has been steeply on the rise and they are now firmly established as Scotland’s leading folk band. Driven by their thirst to discover the power and magic of the rich and powerful Mongol traditions and culture, AnDa Union have been stunning people all over the world with their music for the last eight years. Combining horsehead fiddles, percussion, flute, overtone throat singing and dance into a thrilling and accessible show, they are not to be missed.
A world-class double bill of celtic music from legendary Donegal band Altan and Capercaillie singer Karen Matheson and her band. With their exquisitely produced award-winning recordings, ranging dynamically from the most sensitive and touching old Irish songs all the way to hard hitting reels and jigs, and with their heartwarming, dynamic live performances, Altan have moved audiences from Donegal to Tokyo to Seattle. Throughout, there has been the unwavering commitment of the band to bringing the beauty of traditional music, particularly that of their native Donegal to contemporary audiences. ‘Altan seamlessly blend dazzling instrumental prowess and the gorgeously delicate vocals of Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh’ Chicago Weekly Internationally recognised as lead vocalist of acclaimed crossover folk band Capercaillie (with whom she has toured over 30 countries and sold over a million albums) Karen Matheson’s new solo record Urram (Gaelic for respect) is a musical love letter to her family’s island ancestry, with a collection of timeless Gaelic songs that evoke the character and atmosphere of island life, through work songs, love songs, lullabies, mouth music and evocative nature poems.
‘Karen Matheson’s vocals are the coolest - swirling and slamming - amazingly dynamic’ NME
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Heather Small
Tue 1 Mar: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £26.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) After selling several million records, winning two Brit Awards and the Mercury Music Prize, performing across the globe, Heather Small is one of the most successful female recording artists of recent years.
An Evening with James Yorkston, The Pictish Trail & Withered Hand Mon 25 Jan: 7.30pm | Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall £16; concessions £14 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) Age guidance 14+
Three of Scotland’s finest and most distinctive songwriters join forces for what promises to be a magical evening of music and chat. An original member of Fife’s famous Fence Collective, James Yorkston emerged as a solo artist in 2001 and has since released 8 acclaimed albums. Johnny Lynch aka The Pictish Trail performs extraordinary vocals revealing hidden depths that can subdue the most rowdy audiences into a blissful silence. Withered Hand is the nom de plume of Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter Dan Willson. He is celebrated in his adopted country and further afield as a songwriter and lyricist of rare wit and remarkable honesty.
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
Sat 20 Feb: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £20, £16; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); under 16s £5 This great ensemble will delight with a feast of reels, jigs and haunting slow airs. You will be invited to the “SFO Session” where a host of younger players will bring you a taste of the vibrant and energetic music they enjoy playing. Under the baton of brilliant young conductor Blair Parham, the show will also feature well-known soloists, the stirring sounds of a top Pipe Band and the humour and personality of compere Robert Lovie.
Ultimate Eagles
Fri 19 Feb: 8pm Perth Concert Hall £23.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) Experience the most comprehensive and accurate homage to the Eagles you are ever likely to hear from a world-class band. In just four short years, Ultimate Eagles have performed to over 200,000 fans worldwide, clocking up 4 million YouTube hits along the way. Ultimate Eagles are definitive devotees to their music, performing songs from every album and every era, delivering more than forty years of brilliance with both accuracy and reverence. The band comprises seasoned professionals who have spent their time performing alongside Queen, Joe Cocker, Paul Young, Roger Daltrey, Lulu, Bonnie Tyler, Tom Jones, Colin Blunstone and Thunder. ‘the best Eagles tribute in the world!’ Chris Evans
As part of M People, the hits including Moving On Up, One Night In Heaven and Search For The Hero and albums like Elegant Slumming, Bizarre Fruit and Fresco achieved massive worldwide success. Heather has become one of the seminal British voices of the 1990s. She has since gone on to great success with two solo albums - the title track of her Proud album has gone on to become the soundtrack to a host of special events including London’s successful 2012 Olympic bid, the 60th anniversary of VE Day in Trafalgar Square and countless others. DF Concerts presents
The Stranglers: Black & White plus special guests The Alarm
Thu 3 Mar: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £28.50; no concessions (inc £2.50 booking fee per ticket) Age guidance: 14+, standing 16+ The Stranglers play their 1978 Black & White album in its entirety along with classic tracks from all stages of their history. The band’s ground-breaking third studio album showed them to be the first of their peers to break away from the punk formula of the previous year. Described recently as ‘the first post-punk album’, it was acclaimed by fans and critics alike. The Stranglers have scored 16 UK Top 40 albums and 23 hit singles including No More Heroes, Peaches, Something Better Change, Duchess, Golden Brown, Always The Sun, Strange Little Girl and Skin Deep. Special guests for the tour will be Welsh rockers The Alarm featuring Mike Peters.
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An Evening with Lulu Wed 6 Apr: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £46.50, £41.50, £36.50, £31.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) The incredible Lulu still has plenty to shout about and is back with another fantastic tour. The Grammynominated singer will be performing hits from her 50 year career, such as To Sir With Love, The Man Who Sold The World, Relight My Fire, and of course, Shout. As well as performing songs from some of her musical heroes, such as soul legends, Ray Charles and Otis Redding, she will also be taking us on a musical journey recalling personal anecdotes, songwriting experiences, and other entertaining stories. ‘her voice has lost none of its sassy, soulful crackle and the original songs are smart, intelligent and seductive’ The Times
Nathan Carter
The Orbison Story
Thu 7 Apr: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £26.50, £24.50, £21.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Sat 7 May: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £21; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
With his latest album hitting No. 1, Nathan Carter is one of the biggest names on the Irish music scene and is fast becoming a big name all over the UK. Nathan and his six-piece band perform a great variety of country, Irish, pop and ballads to create a special evening that includes something for everyone. Nathan is also an expert accordion player so you can expect a bit of a hand-clapping, foot-tapping hoolie in a superbly entertaining show.
2016 marks Roy Orbison’s 80th Birthday, and this celebration of The Big O’s musical legacy is quite simply unmissable. Barry Steele takes you on this specially revamped musical journey in time from the early Sun years right through to the late 80s. Add to the mix our fabulous friends celebrating and performing the music of the stars who toured and performed with Roy, and you have yourself an incredible fusion of 60s Solid Gold Classics and contemporary musical genius all on one stage. ‘true identikit brilliance’ The Stage
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Gregory Porter Tue 12 Apr: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £41.50, £36.50, £31.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Gregory Porter is one of the most exciting jazz vocalists to emerge in decades, though that definition is too restrictive to contain all his talents. Drawing on blues, soul, funk and gospel, he writes much of his own material, skillfully blending great melodies with powerful, emotional lyrics.
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‘outstanding original songs, erudite lyrics and social comment, top drawer musicianship and improvisation, and a voice to die for’ Jazz Wise
“More than lived up to its title of Best Small Festival in Scotland... as a host of musicians descended on the city for four days of unalloyed musical joy.” Blabber’n’Smoke
‘The next great male jazz singer’ NPR Music
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“This is an incredible festival.” Small City Big Personality
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Circus of Horrors
Sat 5 Mar: 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall £26.50, £23.50, £19.50; concessions £22.50, £19.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) Bizarre Britain’s Got Talent finalists combine extreme circus and live rock’n’roll to create a truly 21st century freak-show. Welcome To The CarnEvil is set in Victorian London with Jack the Ripper still at large. Performed by an almighty cast with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek and the devil driven rock n’ roll of Dr Haze & The Interceptors from Hell. If Quentin Tarantino had directed Cirque du Soleil then you would only be halfway there! Age guidance: 16+
Scottish Brass Band Association
Scottish Brass Band Championships 2016 Sat 12 Mar: 9am + Sun 13 Mar: 10am | Perth Concert Hall £11.50; concessions £9.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) A weekend full of brass band music to enjoy - performed by over a thousand musicians. Brass bands from across Scotland come to Perth and perform set works to compete for their national titles across five sections, as well as the opportunity to qualify for the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain.
Scottish Concert Band Festival National Finals 2016 Sat 19 Mar + Sun 20 Mar: 9.30am Perth Concert Hall £7.50; concessions £3.50 Bands from all over Scotland from primary school through to adult community bands present a varied programme of music. These National Finals bring together all the gold and platinum award winning concert bands from regional festivals across Scotland.
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The stage is set ...
The Trials of Galileo
The stage is set for a drama programme which will entertain, move and amuse you this season. Perth Concert Hall welcomes Mum’s the Word 2, a brand-new version of the original hit show updated to include the horrors of living with teenagers. Grab your girlfriends and relive the seventies to the tracks of your youth with Jackie the Musical. Witty, chilling and passionate one-man rollercoaster, The Trials of Galileo describes the scientist’s vain struggle to pit proof against church persecution.
By Nic Young, Starring Tim Hardy
Under 5s will be entranced by the charming tale Polar Bears Go Up. As work progresses on the restoration of Perth Theatre’s Edwardian auditorium and redevelopment of the building, we go out and about to Perth Museum and Art Gallery for The Lost Things, about a boy’s journey through a fantastical world of lost items and people. And, looking ahead to May, we are delighted to announce an exclusive co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland. Staged in a Perthshire barn, The 306: Dawn is based on true soldiers’ experiences and is the first in a cycle of three new plays to commemorate the First World War. Anna Beedham Programming Co-ordinator, Drama
Thu 10 Mar + Fri 11 Mar: 7.30pm Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall £12.50; concessions £10.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Mum’s the Word 2 Wed 10 Feb: 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall £21.50; concessions £19.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Gail Porter, Libby McArthur (River City), Lorraine McIntosh (Deacon Blue) Julie Wilson Nimmo (Balamory) and former Radio Clyde presenter Suzie McGuire star in this brand-new production of Mum’s The Word 2. One of Scotland’s favourites, Mum’s The Word laughs at the wonderful comedic horrors of child and teenager-rearing in this new and updated version of the hit show. Join the mums, now “older and wider”, on their journey into the parenting nightmare that is teenagers! ‘Every day I start out as Mary Poppins but I end up Cruella De Vil.’ Age guidance: 16+
This reprimand by Pope Urban describes Galileo’s tragedy; a mistaken belief that if he supplied the church with proof, he would enlighten the world while escaping persecution. He understood the science better than any man alive, but never grasped the politics. Until it was too late… This witty, chilling, and passionate one-man rollercoaster stars Tim Hardy and is written by Emmy Award-winner Nic Young. Age guidance: 12+ ‘as soul-breakingly bitter as it is heartbreakingly humorous’ **** Three Weeks
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Tue 26 - Sat 30 Apr | Perth Concert Hall
Once there was a time with no mobiles, no online dating and no Facebook, when teenage girls waited with bated breath by the letterbox for their weekly issue of Jackie Magazine. In Jackie The Musical we revisit those heady days, and tell the story of a recent divorcée who seeks advice once more from the pages of her old Jackie annuals. The quizzes, the fashion tips, the ‘do’s and don’ts on first date’ and above all the Cathy and Claire problem pages she visited as a girl start to influence her future and Jackie discovers the one person in control of her life is... her. Starring Janet Dibley (The Two of Us, EastEnders, Fat Friends), Olivier Award nominee Graham Bickley (Ragtime) and Nicholas Bailey (EastEnders), Jackie The Musical is accompanied by a pulsating sound track of classic 70s hits. Thrill once more to the unmistakable sounds of pop idols Donny Osmond, David Cassidy, Marc Bolan and many more. This fun and feisty night out is a must see. Age guidance 12 + Book by Mike James Director Anna Linstrum Choreographer Arlene Phillips Designer Tim Shortall Music Supervisor/Arranger Ben Goddard Sound Bobby Aitken
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Tue 26 + Wed 27 Apr: 7.30pm £31.50, £27.50, £23.50; concessions £28.50, £24.50, £20.50 under 26s/students/ Young Scot cardholders £16.50 Wed 27 Apr: 2.30pm £26.50, £23.50, £20.50; concessions £23.50, £20.50, £17.50 under 26s/students/ Young Scot cardholder £16.50 Thu 28 Apr: 7.30pm + Sat 30 Apr: 2.30pm £31.50, £27.50, £23.50; concessions £28.50, £24.50, £20.50; under 26/student/ Young Scot cardholder £16.50 Fri 29 + Sat 30 Apr: 7.30pm £36.50, £32.50, £28.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
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Let’s take a much-needed pause and reflect Most theatre performances revolve around an interval – the half-way comfort break enabling us to prolong the suspension of disbelief and reflect collectively on the ideas and intensify the dramatic act. By engaging with the concept of the interval, we take a pause from the performances staged at Perth Theatre to offer you an extended interval. Rather than a few moments, this interval will last a year intersected by three quarterly exhibitions at Threshold artspace. Interval is the first of these exhibitions about the relationship between visual arts and theatre. It will aim to examine the past, present and future of Perth Theatre - Scotland’s oldest repertory theatre company, while the historic venue is being restored and redeveloped for the 21st Century. Visual artists developing what came gradually to be known as performance or live art even founded their practice on a rejection of everything theatre had come to represent. Marina Abramovic, for instance, recalled her opposition: ‘Theatre was an absolute
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Interval Mon 25 Jan - Thu 12 May 2016 An exhibition exploring the past, present and future of Perth Theatre – Scotland’s oldest repertory theatre company. Featuring recent and new commissions by artists-in-residence as part of the growing Theatre strand of the Horsecross Arts collection of contemporary art including works by Richard Ashrowan, Anne Binckebanck, Denis Mallon and Douglas McBride. . Curated by Iliyana Nedkova. Interval is a partnership between Horsecross Arts, VOLPA, Traverse Theatre, Moray House School of Education at University of Edinburgh and Richard Murphy Architects
Coffee, Croissant and Art Selected Wednesdays: 3, 10, 17 and 24 Feb | 2, 9, and 23 Mar | 6, 13 and 27 Apr | 11.30am Meet at Glassrooms Café £3.50 | Book in advance on 01738 477724 as spaces are limited An informal guided tour of our unique collection of bold contemporary art as part of Interval. No prior interest in art required but an acquired taste for coffee and croissant may be desirable.
enemy…It was artificial… We refused the theatrical structure.’ This distinction, sustained in much critical discourse since, is only one side of the love-hate relationship between contemporary art and theatre. Together with the artists-in-residence who are exhibiting as part of Interval we will investigate ideas of converging crossovers between art, architecture, archaeology, drama, stage and performance. Follow us in our attempt to restore and reposition Perth Theatre for the generation to come as we enter the second decade of the Threshold artspace – Perth’s one of a kind museum for contemporary art.
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Make sure you also join me for a relaxed guided tour of our exhibitions and of our new Threshold artspace website as part of our increasingly popular Coffee, Croissant and Art Wednesdays. Iliyana Nedkova Creative Director, Contemporary Art Invisible Master (2014) (film still) by Denis Mallon with Douglas McBride. Courtesy the artists and Horsecross Arts
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Play your part to help restore Scotland’s original Repertory Theatre to its former glory
Our Creative Learning team is dedicated to changing lives through a bold programme of theatre, music and dance activities open to children and adults of all ages, in our venues and across the region. For little ones, this Spring, our new Little Stars: Creative Play workshops combine drama, dance and music to encourage children aged 0-4yrs to develop the four c’s – creativity, confidence, coordination and concentration. And, of course, parents are invited to take part in the fun too! Play your part by joining Perth Theatre’s Memory Collective, dedicating a seat in the auditorium or new studio theatre, or speak to us about bespoke business sponsorship opportunities. Contact our Development Team on 01738 472731 or email transform@perththeatre.co.uk
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Our Join In programme for 5-18s (including Scotland’s oldest Youth Theatre - Perth Youth Theatre) restarts in January. Over the next two terms, with the guidance of our professional tutors, young people will have the opportunity to create, develop and prepare their own shows ready for our Horsecross Youth Arts Festival in the early summer. Places are still available – please contact box office for more information.
For adults, old favourites, Blow and Blast, Horsecross Voices and the RSNO Community Orchestra return. Plus we are still looking for volunteers to join the Perth Theatre Memory Collective – a group dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Perth Theatre. If you would like to join the collective or have any Perth Theatre memorabilia you would be willing to share with us please contact: creativelearning@horsecross.co.uk Noëlle Cobden Head of Creative Learning
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Little Stars: Creative Play
The sessions will build a colourful imagination as well as focusing on the four ‘C’s’: confidence, concentration, coordination and communication, helping children to reach their full potential.
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Blow and Blast 18+ Saturdays 6 Feb, 5 Mar, 2 Apr, 7 May + 4 Jun Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall
Fridays 15 Jan - 18 Mar: 4.15pm – 5pm Drama Studio, North Inch Community Campus, Gowans Terrace, Perth Little Stars: Creative Play is our new programme for under 5s. Led by Horsecross tutors who specialise in this age group, our fun-filled workshops, include drama, singing and dancing activities and will be tailored to engage and inspire children aged 0-4 years old.
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Workshop: £15.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) per session Blow and Blast Band: £10.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) per session. Places are limited so book early.
RSNO Community Orchestra
Selected Sundays: 24 Jan, 21 Feb, 24 Apr, 15 May + 26 Jun: 2pm Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall £4; concessions £3 RSNO Community Orchestra is a new initiative from Scotland’s National Orchestra, the RSNO, in partnership with Horsecross Arts. This is an orchestra geared for those who play anything from grade 1 to grade 4 standard. Whether you played an instrument at school and haven’t picked it up in years, or are a beginner – intermediate player, we’re keen to have you join the RSNO Assistant Conductor.
A range of workshops offering easy and intermediate-level ensemble playing for adults learners/returners on wind instruments. Build your skills and confidence in a light-hearted, friendly and informative environment. 10:30am - 12:30pm Quavers (easy ensemble workshop) 1pm - 2:30pm Blow & Blast wind band 3pm - 5pm Intermediate woodwind workshop (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon only) Please note you must provide your own instrument.
Reduced Rate Bursary Places Available!
SUMMER Horsecross Voices
Wednesdays 3 Feb - 9 Mar: 7.30pm Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall £4.50; concessions £3.50. Buy all 6 for £24; concessions £18 A fun, informal singing group for adults. No previous singing experience or music reading is required. 3 Feb 10 Feb 17 Feb 24 Feb 2 Mar 9 Mar
Musicals with Dougie Flower Gaelic Music with Aileen Ogilvie Classical with Lisa Lulis Jazz with Mary McInroy Rock with Lady Miss Emma Gospel with Joanne Greer
SCHOOLS Perth concert hall Mon 4 - Sat 16 Jul 5-11 years 12-18 years On Sale May 2016 With thanks to our partners, funders and sponsors
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A Land of Legends (We’ll tell you the tale) Written by Australian Youth Playwright Kathleen Del Casale Directed by Peta Flanigan Mon 18 Jan: 7pm | Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall £3 (ticket sales will be donated to the Transform Perth Theatre Fund)
Join Bill and Bluey, our friendly bushmen, as they journey through time and visit some of the most important moments in Australian history. From the first settlers and their mishaps, convicts and beyond, Ned Kelly and his bushranger gang, to the discovery of Australia’s riches, the fight for water, war heroes and the modern Australian, who will invite you for a bar-b-que, as long as you ‘bring a plate’. Sit back as characters from the past come to life and tell their tales, with a bit of Aussie humour and slang. Tortoise in a Nutshell & Oliver Emanuel present
The Lost Things
Thu 3 Mar: 11am + 1.30pm | Perth Museum & Art Gallery £7.50; concessions £5.50 A boy falls and finds himself in a dark and terrifying new world. It’s a world of lost things: car keys, wedding rings, dads, and a mysterious girl who is building an amazing machine. Performed in a unique dome structure, The Lost Things is about losing things and finding things you didn’t even know you were looking for. This is a dark fairytale set in a fantastical world, where nothing is quite as it seems. Created by award-winning theatre company, Tortoise in a Nutshell (Feral, Grit) and writer, Oliver Emanuel (Dragon, Titus, The Day I swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish). For ages 9+ Originally Commissioned by Imaginate and supported through the Scottish Government’s Edinburgh Expo Fund.
Fish & Game in co-production with the Unicorn Theatre present
Polar Bears Go Up
Fri 6 May: 2pm + 3.30pm Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall £7.50; concessions £5.50 The Polar Bears are moving up in the world. They’ve lost their balloon and they need to get it back. These two lovable Polar Bears are intrepid explorers, famous for their wild expeditions. This time they’ll be climbing trees, jumping on clouds and reaching for the stars as they race all the way up to space. Of course, they’ll stop for sandwiches on the way! For ages 2-5 Deaf friendly
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The National Boys Choir Tue 5 Apr: 3pm | Perth Concert Hall £13.50; concessions £11.50; (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) under 26/student/child £5
St John’s Perth and Kinross Youth Festival Concert
Fri 26 Feb: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £11.50; concessions £9.50; (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); 12 and under £5 St John’s Perth and Kinross Youth Festival Concert presents a varied programme of music by young people drawn from a variety of local schools and organisations. Soloists, choirs, bands, orchestras and dance groups will showcase their skills in this concert that will appeal to all ages. The principal beneficiary of the funds raised on this occasion will be Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance which is located at Scone airport. Other local charities will also benefit. Perthshire Musical (Competition) Festival Association
Perform in Perth
Mon 14 Mar: 6pm | Perth Concert Hall tickets available on the door. Orchestras, bands and large instrumental groups For full details, including the 2016 syllabus, visit their website at: www.perthshire-music-festival.org.uk
Perth & Kinross Central Groups Concerts
Tue 22 Mar + Wed 23 Mar: 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall free but ticketed, please contact box office (advanced booking recommended) Children from all over Perth & Kinross perform in a range of orchestras, bands and choirs in two nights of showcase concerts.
Voicemale
Tue 29 Mar: 1.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £5; no concessions Boys from 71 primary schools across Perth & Kinross join the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor Christopher Bell to sing a brand-new work by Scottish composer, Tom Cunningham. Specially written for young male voices, the delightfully witty Tartan Terrors comprises five songs of mythical Scottish creatures: the Bogle, the Wee Gigelorum, the Loch Ness Monster, the Kelpie and the Wild Haggis. This concert is the culmination of an exciting singing project for primary age boys in Perth & Kinross. Run by the National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS), the aim of ‘Voicemale’ is to give as many boys as possible the opportunity to experience being a member of a choir and to encourage them to fulfil their singing potential. Through ‘Voicemale’, NYCoS aims to uncover and nurture new talent. Supported by the Gannochy Trust and the Bank of Scotland Foundation.
NYCoS National Boys Choir returns to Perth Concert Hall to thrill audiences with its rich and wonderful sound. Its exciting repertoire includes Tartan Terrors, a brand-new work by Scottish composer, Tom Cunningham specially written for young male voices. The choir gives boys aged 10-16, with unchanged and changed voices, a unique opportunity to sing together to the highest standard. The wide-ranging concert repertoire is learned and rehearsed extensively in search of the perfect tone quality and musical character.
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Perth & Kinross Music Camp Concert Sat 9 Apr: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall free but ticketed, please contact box office (advanced booking recommended)
Young musicians from Perth & Kinross return from their annual residential music courses to perform a variety of popular repertoire.
Perth Youth Orchestra
Sun 10 Apr: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £11.50; (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) no concessions; under 16s/school pupils go free Perth Youth Orchestra hosts its Annual Spring Concert. One of the country’s longest established youth orchestras will present a full symphonic programme from the orchestral repertoire.
Perth & Kinross Primary School Music Camp Concert Thu 5 May: 7pm | Perth Concert Hall free but ticketed, please contact box office (advance booking recommended)
NYOS Symphony Orchestra: Invitation to the Dance
Fri 8 Apr: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £17.50; concessions £11.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket); under 25s £2.50 NYOS Symphony Orchestra perform a wonderfully rich programme of dance infused repertoire including a range of ballet music such as Stravinsky’s The Firebird and more music depicting different forms of dance. The orchestra will be conducted by Assistant Conductor at the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Alpesh Chauhan and joined by New Generation Artist, soloist Alec Frank-Gemmill, Principal Horn of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to perform Charles Koechlin’s Poème for Horn and Orchestra.
Returning from an intense week of music making, over 200 young musicians from throughout Perth & Kinross will present a pleasant mixture of classical and light music. One of the most popular concerts of the music services season!
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Dance Spectacular
Sat 30 Jan: 2pm + 7pm | Perth Concert Hall £17.50; 16 and under £12.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
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Brendan Cole: A Night To Remember
Thu 25 Feb: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £39, £36.50, £31.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
With pupils past and present performing across the globe, Julie Young brings the world of dance in a THROUGH THE LINDY HOP, RAISES MERRY HADES IN THE SALSA AND spectacular 25 year celebration show. Be dazzled by ‘HE STORMS Always sell-out, Strictly ComeTHROUGH Dancing’s THE PASO DOBLE,aTHEN GLIDES ELEGANTLY THEBrendan AMERICANCole SMOOTH’ Sunday audiences Express showgirls, delighted by babies, tap along to Scottish is once again set to dazzle across the UK with favourites and much more! A fantastic evening of PERTH A Night To Remember. Loaded with ballroom magic and CONCERT HALL music, dance and entertainment from some of Thu 25 Feb 2016 7.30pm • Tickets: £37, £35, + £1.50 booking fee perdance ticket Latin excitement, Brendan’s live£30music and Horsecross brochure Nov 15.ai 1 28/10/2015 16:51:24 Box Office: 01738 621031 Perth’s finest performers. extravaganza will•bewww.horsecross.co.uk 2016’s must see show!
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Phil McIntyre Entertainment presents
Ed Byrne: Outside, Looking In
Sun 1 May: 8pm Perth Concert Hall £20.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) That bloke. You know. The Irish guy. No, not the bald one. The other one. You know him. The one Carol from work really likes. Wait, that might be Jason Byrne. Anyway. Funny chap. Has a new show! ‘a masterful display of the comic’s art....This is a seamless and perfectly timed show that could stand proudly next to any Izzard, Bailey, Carr or Skinner stadium-filler’ ***** Sunday Times ‘Byrne is at the top of his game’ **** Sunday Telegraph
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Sarah Millican: Outsider
Thu 7 Jul: 8pm Perth Concert Hall £27.50; no concessions (inc £2.50 booking fee per ticket) A very welcome return to Perth for one of Britain’s finest and funniest comics. In the past when you put Sarah Millican outside, she asked things like: “Why? Where is the taxi? Do I need a cardie?” and said things like: “There’ll be wasps. I’ve nothing to sit on. Is that poo? Can we go home?” But things have changed. Now she has outside slippers. She can tell a chaffinch from a tit (hey). But she still can’t tell if it’s an owl or her husband’s asthma. Sarah Millican is venturing outside. Bring a cardie. Age guidance: 16+
Grumpy Old Women: 50 Shades of Beige
Fri 15 Jul: 8pm Perth Concert Hall £26.50; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) After a sell-out Spring 2015 tour, Perrier Award-winning comedian and original star of Grumpy Old Women Jenny Eclair is joined by Susie Blake (Mrs Brown’s Boys, Coronation Street) and actress and singer Kate Robbins (Where The Heart Is, Casualty). Learn the art of Grumpy Grooming; the joy of large pants; a nagging masterclass; how to customise an unwanted pole dancing kit and more! Age guidance 14+
Jimmy Carr: The Best Of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits Tour Fri 19 Aug: 8pm | Perth Concert Hall £29; no concessions (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Jimmy Carr has been on the stand-up scene for a decade and a half. He has performed 9 sell-out tours, playing nearly 2,000 shows to over 2 million people across 4 continents. He’s won the British Comedy Award and been nominated for the Perrier Award. Now he is gathering a selection of his best jokes along with brand new material for the ultimate comedy show. Age guidance: 16+
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The Scottish Bead Fair
Sun 6 Mar: 10.30am | Foyer, Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall £2.50 on the door only; accompanied under 16s free Come and be a part of this special event founded in 2007 which will be welcoming the crème de la crème of beading and jewellery making supply sellers. This is THE Scottish event championing independent retailers’ exhaustive specialist knowledge to help you make it yourself. Browse and buy from a mouth-watering selection. With demonstrations and classes on the day.
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iJuggle
Sat 2 Apr: 7.30pm | Perth Concert Hall £16.50; concession £11.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket) iJuggle brings together the best of circus entertainment in a world class show! Featuring juggling, diabolo, and other circus performances that will blow you away with their amazing skill, grace, and personality. iJuggle features artists who have not only performed on stages the world over, but who have entertained the nation with their TV appearances.
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All films start at 7.45pm | Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall £5.50 at the door or £30 for all 7 films (seniors/unwaged/students £4.50 or £25 for all 7)
Love and Mercy
Cert 12A; 2014; 121 mins (English) Thu 7 Jan In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr Eugene Landy. Welcome drinks.
White God
Trash
Cert 15; 2014; 114 mins (Portuguese with subtitles) Thu 4 Feb Three Brazilian street kids get caught in a web of corruption after finding a wallet in the rubbish tips of Rio de Janeiro. Slumdog Millionaire meets City of God.
Leviathan
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Perth Film Society
Cert 15; 2014; 121 mins (Hungarian with subtitles) Thu 21 Jan Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.
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Cert 15; 2014; 140 mins (Russian with subtitles) Thu 18 Feb In a Russian coastal town, Kolya is forced to fight the corrupt mayor when he is told that his house will be demolished. He recruits a lawyer friend to help, but the man’s arrival brings further misfortune for Kolya and his family.
Phoenix
Cert 12; 2014; 98 mins (German with subtitles) Thu 3 Mar After undergoing reconstructive surgery, a concentration camp survivor tries to find out if her husband betrayed her to the Nazis. Christian Petzold’s follow up to Barbara.
The Wonders
Cert 15; 2014; 110 mins (Italian with subtitles) Thu 17 Mar Terrific performances from the ensemble cast bring warmth and insight to this Cannes Grand Prix winner about an alternative lifestyle family eking out a breadline existence as beekeepers in the Tuscan wilds. Wine & buffet.
Clouds of Sils Maria
Cert 15; 2014; 124 mins (English, French, German with subtitles) Thu 24 Mar A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier. With Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart.
Conference Events ‘Perth Concert Hall is the best venue I’ve ever used – not just for its excellent facilities but also for the friendliness and responsiveness of all the staff’ CELCIS
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National Theatre Live
Met Opera Live From New York
£19; concessions £16.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
£19; concessions £16.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES
Bizet’s LES PÊCHEURS DE PERLES
Thu 28 Jan: 7pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (210min)
AS YOU LIKE IT
Thu 25 Feb: 7pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (240min)
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Bolshoi Ballet £17.50; concessions £14.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Sun 24 Jan: 3pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (125min)
SPARTACUS
Sat 16 Jan: 5:55pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (174min)
Sun 13 Mar: 3pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (170min)
Puccini’s TURANDOT
DON QUIXOTE
Sat 30 Jan: 5:55pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (215min)
Puccini’s MANON LESCAUT
Sat 5 Mar: 5:55pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (213min)
Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY Sat 2 Apr: 5.55pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (213min)
Donizetti’s ROBERTO DEVEREUX
Sat 16 Apr: 5:55pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (175min)
Sun 10 Apr: 3pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (190min)
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English National Opera £17.50; concessions £14.50 (inc £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Wed 9 Mar: 7.30pm | Playhouse Cinema, Perth (175min)
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DISABILITY FRIENDLY Our venue is designed to be disability friendly with wheelchair spaces, stair lifts, induction loops, infrared enhanced hearing systems and staff who are trained to help. We provide other special services for certain shows. Look for symbols in the brochure, see the website or ask box office for dates.
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Classical Music Drama Contemporary Art Join In Kids and Families Youth Music Dance Comedy Talks and Events + Film
JAN Sun 3 Thu 7 Fri 15 Fri 15 – 18 Mar Sat 16 Mon 18 Mon 18 Thu 21 Sun 24 – 26 Jun Sun 24 Mon 25 Mon 25 - 12 Jun Tue 26 Thu 28 Thu 28 Sat 30 Sat 30 Sun 31
Scottish Chamber Orchestra: New Year in Vienna 10 Film: Love and Mercy 39 Perth Chamber Music: James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook 10 Little Stars: Creative Play 30 Live on Screen: Les Pêcheurs de Perles 42 Lunchtime Concert: Members of the SCO 6 A Land of Legends 32 Film: White God 39 RSNO Community Orchestra 30 Live on Screen: The Taming of the Shrew 43 An Evening with James Yorkston, The Pictish Trail, Withered Hand 18 Threshold artspace: Interval 27 Mozart - Così fan tutte 11 Breabach/AnDa Union 16 Live on Screen: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 42 Julie Young Dance Studios: Dance Spectacular 36 Live on Screen: Puccini’s Turandot 42 Perth Piano Sundays: Steven Osborne 4
FEB Wed 3, 10, 17, 24 Wed 3 – 9 Mar Thu 4 Sat 6 – 4 Jun Mon 8 Wed 10 Thu 11 Fri 12 Sat 13 Sat 13 Sun 14 Tue 16 Thu 18 Fri 19 Sat 20 Mon 22 Tue 23 Thu 25 Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28
Coffee, Croissant and Art 27 Horsecross Voices 30 Film: Trash 39 Blow and Blast 31 Lunchtime Concert: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 6 Mum’s the Word 2 23 Perth Concert Series: RSNO 12 Quatuor Mosaïques 1 9 Quatuor Mosaïques - Susan Tomes 9 Quatuor Mosaïques 2 9 Quatuor Mosaïques 3 9 Trio Isimisz 10 Film: Leviathan 39 Ultimate Eagles 18 The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra 18 Lunchtime Concert: Scottish Ensemble 6 McGoldrick, McCusker and Doyle 17 Brendan Cole 36 Live on Screen: As You Like It 42 St John’s Perth and Kinross Youth Festival Concert 34 Perth Symphony Orchestra 14 Perth Piano Sundays: Alasdair Beatson 5
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MAR Tue 1 Wed 2, 9, 23 Thu 3 Thu 3 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sat 5 Sun 6 Mon 7 Wed 9 Thu 10 + Fri 11 Fri 11 Sat 12 + Sun 13 Sun 13 Mon 14 Thu 17 Sat 19 + Sun 20 Sun 20 Tue 22 + Wed 23 Thu 24 Sun 27 Tue 29
Heather Small 19 Coffee, Croissant and Art 27 The Lost Things 32 The Stranglers: Black and White 19 Film: Phoenix 39 Perth Concert Series: BBC SSO 12 Circus of Horrors 22 Live on Screen: Puccini’s Manon Lescaut 42 The Scottish Bead Fair 38 Lunchtime Concert: Hebrides Ensemble 7 Live on Screen: The Magic Flute 43 The Trials of Galileo 23 Aurea String Quartet 10 Scottish Brass Band Championships 2016 22 Live on Screen: Spartacus 43 Perform in Perth 34 Film: The Wonders 39 Scottish Concert Band Festival National Finals 2016 22 Perth Choral Society 14 Perth + Kinross Central Groups Concerts 34 Film: Clouds of Sils Maria 39 Perth Piano Sundays: Tom Poster 5 Voicemale 34
APR Sat 2 Wed 6, 13, 27 Sat 2 Tue 5 Wed 6 Thu 7 Fri 8 Sat 9 Sun 10 Sun 10 Tue 12 Thu 14 Fri 15 Sat 16 Mon 18 Tue 26 – Sat 30
iJuggle 38 Coffee, Croissant and Art 27 Live on Screen: Puccini’s Madama Butterfly 42 The National Boys Choir 35 Lulu 20 Nathan Carter 21 NYOS Symphony Orchestra 35 Perth & Kinross Music Camp Concert 35 Perth Youth Orchestra 35 Live on Screen: Don Quixote 43 Gregory Porter 20 Perth Concert Series: RSNO 12 Altan/Karen Matheson 17 Live on Screen: Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux 42 Lunchtime Concert: Jonathan Manson plays Bach 7 Jackie the Musical 25
MAY Sun 1 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Wed 11 Mon 16 Tue 24 - Sat 11 Jun COMING SOON
Ed Byrne 37 Perth & Kinross Primary School Music Camp Concert 35 Polar Bears Go Up 32 The Orbison Story 21 Perth Piano Sundays: Paul Lewis 5 Perth Concert Series: SCO 13 Lunchtime Concert: Alisdair Hogarth in recital 7 National Theatre of Scotland The 306: Dawn 15 Sat 16 Apr Bryan Ferry
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