Subscription Prices
How to book
2008/09 Season Concert Calendar at City Halls Booking Information September 2008 Thursday 25 Beethoven 9 ‘Choral’
October 2008 Thursday 9 Scheherazade Thursday 23 Tchaikovsky 4
November 2008 Thursday 13 Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 Thursday 27 The Firebird
December 2008 Thursday 4 The Soldier’s Tale Thursday 11 The Rite of Spring
City Halls Box Office City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Box Office 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY
Opening Hours at City Halls 12noon– 6pm Monday to Saturday (8pm on concert evenings) Sunday opening hours may vary (please contact Box Office to confirm)
April 2009 Thursday 23 Beethoven 5
May 2009 Thursday 7 Pictures from an Exhibition Thursday 21 Barber Violin Concerto
Flexible subscription tickets allow you to pick and choose the concerts you wish to attend from any BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performances at City Halls listed within this brochure at a generous discount.
In Person: By visiting either the City Halls or Glasgow If you are unsure what to select, why not use one of our Royal Concert Hall Box Offices during opening hours. 2008/09 themed series: The Symphonic Collection (6 concerts), The Storytellers (5 concerts) and By post: Download postal booking form in .pdf format Russian Winter (4 concerts). For the Russian Winter at link above, complete and send to BBC SSO Tickets, series you only need to select one more concert from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Box Office. the season’s programme to start enjoying a substantial discount.
Payment
BBC SSO Audience Line: 08703 666 303 BBC Radio 3 Audience Line: 08700 100 300
Booking Charges
February 2009
Thursday 5 Bruckner 9 Thursday 19 Romeo and Juliet
Online: www.glasgowconcerthalls.com/bbcsso (Online booking only available for single ticket purchases)
(please see overleaf for pricing table)
• Save 20%/25%* on tickets/5 or more concerts Please pay by cash, cheque or debit/credit card. • Save 25%/30%* on tickets/8 or more concerts Unfortunately AMEX or Diners Club cards are not • Save 30%/35%* on tickets/11 or more concerts accepted. Cheques should be made payable to • Save 35%/40%* on tickets/15 concerts “Glasgow Cultural Enterprises”.
Thursday 22 Prokofiev Piano Concerto 3
March 2009
8000
(Mon-Fri 9am-6pm and Sat 10am-6pm)
All concerts in the Thursday Night Series will be recorded for future transmission or broadcast live on BBC Radio 3: bbc.co.uk/radio3
January 2009
Thursday 5 Sibelius 5 Thursday 19 Symphonie Fantastique
Telephone: 0141-353
The information carried in this brochure was correct at the time of publishing. The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra reserves the right to amend artists and programmes for any of the listed concerts if necessary. Once tickets have been purchased, we regret no refunds can be made. However, tickets can be exchanged for an alternative concert in the series (subject to availability and an exchange fee) - please contact box office for details. BBC Scotland endeavours to ensure that personal details about customers, taken by box offices, are held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. If consent is given at the time of ticket purchase, this information will be passed to the BBC SSO and may be used to contact you with information about forthcoming concerts or BBC events. These details will not be passed on to any third party.
With the exception of Discovering Music on Tuesday 2 December (details of which appear in this brochure), full programme details and ticket availability for all other BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performances at City Halls during 2008/2009 including Discovering Music, Hear and Now, In Tune and Afternoon Performance will be announced in July 2008.
In person at the Box Office: no charge Online: £0.75 per transaction Telephone: £0.75 per transaction Single tickets by post: £0.50 per transaction Please note the above charges include all debit/ credit card charges and postal charges.
*Applies to concessions only. Concession subscriptions available to Senior Citizens, SSO Club Members, Full-time Students, Registered Unemployed (proof of status may be required). Disabled patrons’ discount not applicable to subscription prices.
Single Ticket Prices
Area I £23.00 Area II £19.00 When to book Area III £16.00 • Subscription series booking by telephone or post is Area IV £10.00 open now. Bookings will be processed in date order Concessions: Senior Citizens, SSO Club of receipt by the Box Office. Members, Full-time Students £2.00 off full price • Booking for single tickets available from Monday single ticket (proof of status may be required) 23 June 2008. Disabled patrons: People with a disability and a companion: 50% discount on single ticket.
School pupils: Any single concert ticket for £5.00. Standby tickets: Full-time students and registered
A large print, text-only version of this brochure is available, for a copy please telephone: 0141-552 0909
unemployed only, any unsold seat for £5.00. Only available on the day of a concert (proof of status may be required).
Group discount: Available on 10 or more tickets per concert. Please call the Box Office on 0141-353 8000. pages 20&21
Seating Plan
Pricing, Discounts & Concessions
Getting to City Halls Don’t worry about where to park near City Halls - Q Park on Albion Street offer City Halls and Old Fruitmarket patrons parking from 6pm - 12 midnight for just £1.20. All you have to do is pick up a voucher as you leave the halls. For more details contact the box office.
Stalls IV
Number of Concerts Ticket Type
I
Discount
PriceBand/Seating Area
III
I
II
III
IV
II
1
Full Price Single Ticket Concession*
£23 £21
£19 £17
£16 £14
£10 £8
n/a n/a
III
2
Full Price Single Ticket Concession*
£46 £42
£38 £34
£32 £28
£20 £16
n/a n/a
IV
3
Full Price Single Ticket Concession*
£69 £63
£57 £51
£48 £42
£30 £24
n/a n/a
4
Full Price Single Ticket Concession*
£92 £84
£76 £68
£64 £56
£40 £32
n/a n/a
5
Standard Subscription Concession*
£92 £86.25
£76 £71.25
£64 £60
£40 £37.50
20% 25%
6
Standard Subscription Concession*
£110.40 £103.50
£91 £85.50
£77 £72
£48 £45
20% 25%
7
Standard Subscription Concession*
£128.80 £120.75
£106 £99.75
£90 £84
£56 £52.50
20% 25%
8
Standard Subscription Concession*
£138 £128.80
£114 £106
£96 £90
£60 £56
25% 30%
9
Standard Subscription Concession*
£155.25 £144.90
£128.25 £119.70
£108 £100.80
£67.50 £63
25% 30%
10
Standard Subscription Concession*
£172.50 £161
£142.50 £133
£120 £112
£75 £70
25% 30%
11
Standard Subscription Concession*
£177.10 £164.45
£146.30 £135.85
£123.20 £114.40
£77 £71.50
30% 35%
12
Standard Subscription Concession*
£193.20 £179.40
£160 £148.20
£134 £125
£84 £78
30% 35%
13
Standard Subscription Concession*
£209.30 £194.35
£172.90 £160.55
£145.60 £135.20
£91 £84.50
30% 35%
14
Standard Subscription Concession*
£225.40 £209.30
£186.20 £172.90
£156.80 £145.60
£98 £91
30% 35%
15
Standard Subscription Concession*
£224.25 £207
£185.25 £171
£156 £144
£97.50 £90
35% 40%
III
TRAINS, UNDERGROUND AND BUSES Central, Queen Street, High Street and Argyle Street train stations are within easy walking distance of City Halls. St. Enoch and Buchanan Street underground stations are within 10 minutes walk.
Stage
Regular bus services drop at Ingram Street, Glassford Street and Argyle Street stops – all no more than a 5 minute walk away. Buchanan bus station is a 15 minute walk away.
II I Balcony IV
IV
Stage
Preludes & Codas Before every Thursday Night Series concert you can hear conductors, soloists, players and musicologists discussing topics relevant to the programme. These pre-concert Prelude events start at 6.45pm except for the Russian Winter series concerts when Preludes will start at 6.15pm. They will usually be held in the Recital Room.
Eating & Drinking at City Halls
BAZAAR BAR is open weekdays from 10.00am to 5.00pm and on concert evenings. Ideal if you want to have a quick bite, to eat either before a concert or for enjoying an interval drink in comfort, knowing you are only a short distance from the second-half After most Thursday Night Series concerts you can entertainment. hear soloists or members of the BBC SSO perform specially selected material in the Grand Hall. These CANDLERIGGS BAR is open on concert evenings post-concert Coda events begin approximately 10 and allows you to relax with a drink and enjoy the minutes after the end of the main concert. atmosphere of the venue. This unique space has a fabulous atrium running along the apex of its roof Admission for these events are free with concert which allows light to flood in while giving great tickets. For further details please see listings next to views up and down the cobbles of Candleriggs. each concert. pages 22&23