Pre-Concert Insights

PRE-CONCERT INSIGHTS – DATES FOR THE DIARY

Pre-concert insights are free to all ticket holders and help you enjoy the music being performed in the concert even more. Please join us!

Leleux plays Haydn Oboe Concerto

Thursday 4 October, 6.30pm - Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh (Auditorium) Friday 5 October, 6.30pm – City Halls, Glasgow (Auditorium) French Oboist and Conductor François Leleux in conversation with SCO Chief Executive Gavin Reid

Haydn The Seasons with SCO Chorus

Thursday 11 October, 6.30pm – Usher Hall, Edinburgh (Auditorium) Friday 12 October, 6.30pm – City Halls, Glasgow (Recital Room) Chorus Director Gregory Batsleer in conversation with Tenor Andrew Staples

Altstaedt plays Schumann Cello Concerto

Wednesday 7 November, 6.30pm – Younger Hall, St Andrews (Auditorium) Thursday 8 November, 6.30pm – Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh (Auditorium) Friday 9 November, 6.30pm – City Halls, Glasgow (Auditorium) Composer Martin Suckling explores his intriguing new work Meditation, which includes recorded bells rung by communities from across Scotland.

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Thursday 29 November, 6.30pm – Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh (Auditorium) Friday 30 November, 6.30pm – City Halls, Glasgow (Auditorium) In collaboration with Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland (TRACS), storyteller Anna Lehr and SCO Principal Flute Alison Mitchell invite concertgoers of all ages into Mendelssohn’s imagined worlds with timeless tales and musical magic.

Tales of Mendelssohn II

6 December, 6.30pm – Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh (Auditorium) A pre-concert performance by St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh 7 December, 6.30pm – City Halls, Glasgow (Recital Room) A pre-concert performance by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland