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Glasgow Concert Hall Listings April – June 2013

Highlights of this season 

Tectonics Festival 2013

Sat 11 & Sun 12 May
City Halls
 
Leading figures from the worlds of experimental, rock and orchestral music join forces in Glasgow this May for the UK’s first Tectonics festival. Curated by conductor Ilan Volkov and staged by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Tectonics Glasgow features artists as diverse as Alvin Lucier, Iancu Dumitrescu, Stuart Braithwaite and Aidan Moffat and aims to break down musical barriers.
 
“How can an orchestra, the 19th century beast, be more radical and experimental? Is it possible?” says Ilan Volkov. “Tectonics Glasgow brings together musicians from different worlds and backgrounds for an audience that’s open and ready for new experiences and surprises. The festival will include young composers and pioneering figures, chamber music, orchestral music and electronic performances. This surely will be an adventure for us all.” For more information see www.tectonicsfestival.com/glasgow 

Chris de Burgh

Sun 28 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
The man behind The Lady in Red, A Spaceman Came Travelling, Borderline and Don’t Pay the Ferryman has sold more than 45 million records. Forty years into his career, he’s a masterful performer, and with his newest album Footsteps 2, he has revealed some of the great writers who inspired him in his craft. Expect to hear Chris interpret such classics as Steve Winwood’s ‘While You See a Chance’, Roy Orbison’s ‘Blue Bayou’, Mike & The Mechanics’ ‘The Living Years’ and Abba’s ‘S.O.S.’.
 
“Listening to the great songwriters was the inspiration for me to try and become a good songwriter myself,” explains Chris. “I’m talking about the likes of Lennon & McCartney and Bob Dylan; people as good as that just don’t seem to exist any more. I learned my trade, my craft, almost at the feet of the Great Masters. And that is my musical journey. Those songs are my footsteps.”
  

Event Listings 

Rush Hour Jazz

Tue 2 April, 6pm
City Halls, Recital Room
£4
 
One of the UK’s top young big bands, Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra has performed regularly at festivals in the UK and Europe – including the band’s recent appearance at Montreux. They return to City Halls with several new faces and a new programme of classic big band numbers and contemporary compositions.
 
Gurdas Maan
Tue 2 April, 7pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£75, £50, £35, £30
 
A leader of Punjabi music, Maan has recorded 34 albums and written more than 300 songs. His ties with the UK go back to the early 1980s when he first came to perform here after his blockbuster hit song Dil Da Mamala, which smashed records worldwide. Since then, he has toured the globe, with stage shows that are packed with energy. His music, whilst infused with Eastern and Western flavours, remains quintessentially Punjabi. 

sound lab presents Sonic Bothy

Wed 3 April, 8pm
City Halls, Recital Room
£6
 
Sonic Bothy is a new inclusive ensemble project for musicians with a learning disability that explores, composes and performs contemporary music. Formed in May 2012 and fresh from their recent appearance at GIOFest V, Sonic Bothy’s members bring their diverse musical experiences and myriad tastes to their music, in a concert programme that includes appearances at sound lab and Merchant City Festival. This show is informed by their recent adventures in minimalism, improvisation and early music. 

NYCoS National Boys Choir

Thu 4 April, 3pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£12
 
Following an intensive week of rehearsals, the 140-strong ensemble of boys from across Scotland will perform a thrilling and varied repertoire. The NYCoS National Boys Choir was formed in 2002 to give boys aged 10-16 with unchanged and changed voices a unique opportunity to sing together to the highest standards. The choir has gone from strength to strength with performances at Edinburgh International Festival, BBC Proms in the Park, and on BBC Songs of Praise. 

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Ticciati conducts Berlioz

Fri 5 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£27, £23, £18, £13
 
If you loved Ticciati’s thrilling Symphonie Fantastique last season, join him for Berlioz’s next symphonic masterpiece: Harold in Italy. A solo viola represents Byron’s wistful dreamer Childe Harold in a sequence of Italian musical adventures, climaxing in the swaggering Orgie des Brigands. A direct line connects Weber, Schumann and Berlioz – they were kindred spirits, key figures without whom the Age of Romanticism would never have ignited
such a blaze of inspiration.
Pre-concert talk, 6:30pm: (free to ticket holders), author and musicologist David Cairns talks about Berlioz’s Harold in Italy. 

Teen Star Regional Final

Sat 6 April, 12pm
Old Fruitmarket
£8 on the door
 
Whether it’s a pop, RnB, acoustic or classical, Teen Star is ready to find the greatest undiscovered talent from across the country, offering winners the potential to be successfully launched in the UK as a major recording artist. The Teen Star competition is open to anyone aged 19 and under. Audition slots are available across the UK, so if you’re a teen singer and think you’ve got what it takes, enter Teen Star now. For more information on the competition visit the Teen Star website.
 

The Solid Silver 60s Show 2013

Tue 9 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£27, £25
 
They say that if you remember the 60s you weren’t there! Fill that gap in your memory with The Solid Silver 60s Show and relive the 60s with original artists singing their greatest hits. Now in its 28th year, the show features the unforgettable talents of Mike Pender, original voice of The Searchers, Dave Berry and Wayne Fontana, all backed by New Amen Corner and with special
guests The Merseybeats. 

sound lab presents The Rope and Duck Company

Wed 10 April, 8pm
City Halls, Recital Room
£6
 
The Rope and Duck Company is an experimental chamber ensemble, featuring two classically trained musicians and singer/visual artist Aileen Campbell. They explore more traditional methods of sound production side by side with the extended and less familiar techniques that all have used as members of Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, creating sounds that come from a familiar place but journey through new musical environments.

 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, Act III

(concert performance)
Thu 11 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£23.50, £19.50, £16.50, £10.50
 
Betrayed and alone, Tristan lies wounded in his castle of Kareol. As his strength ebbs, he sees fantastic visions and dreams that the love of his Isolde might still redeem him. And so it will: but in a way more terrible, and more beautiful, than either of them had imagined. In the final act of Tristan, Donald Runnicles, the BBC SSO and some of the finest Wagner singers of our time tackle music that verges on the transcendent, though not before we’ve confronted the darkest implications of Wagner’s world-changing vision, in Richard Strauss’s wordless war-requiem for strings, Metamorphosen.
 

Sally Morgan

Fri 12 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£23.50
 
The Star of Sky Living’s Psychic Sally On The Road has built up an extensive client list having read for Katie Price, George Michael and the late Princess Diana. Each year Sally packs out theatres as people from all over the country come to witness this unique theatrical experience. Her down-to-earth nature and infectious personality has attracted a whole new audience to the
spiritual world. Sally Morgan is investigational and the show is for the purpose of entertainment.

 Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Sinfonia Concertante

Fri 12 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£27, £23, £18, £13
 
In the enviable position of writing most of his music for musicians that he knew well, Haydn peppered his work with wonderful solos. His Sinfonia Concertante is awash with them, offering select principals of the SCO a chance to shine. Janiczek has built a fascinating programme around it, with two short
pieces from the 20th century. Strauss’ moonlit sextet is as expansive as Webern’s Five Pieces are tiny and dense. To close, a grand finale: the second symphony of Haydn’s own troublesome pupil.
 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Concierto de Aranjuez

Sat 13 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£35, £25.50, £19, £14.50, £11.50
 
It might not be summer just yet, but tonight the RSNO, guest conductor Gilbert Varga and Montenegrin guitar hero Miloš Karadaglic take you on a Mediterranean holiday with a difference. There’s Italian romance with Martucci’s dreamy Notturno and a guided tour of historic Italy with Ottorino Respighi, from the delightful Ancient Airs and Dances to the roof-raising hedonism of his sensational Roman Festivals. And, of course, there’s the Spanish tune the whole world loves, in Rodrigo’s chart-topping Concierto de Aranjuez.
Pre-concert talk, 6:45pm: Ursula Heidecker Allen (RSNO Violin) 

Noisy Nights

Mon 15 April, 8pm
City Halls, Candleriggs Bar
Free
 
Noisy Nights is fun, free and your chance to listen to (and compose for) the musicians of Red Note. It’s a place to meet music-lovers, curious minds, musicians, composers and artists in an informal space and hear some of the best examples of brand new music with a beer. With the established 10 Minute Composer’s Challenge, the audience also get the chance to write their own pieces to be played by the ensemble after the interval. The line-up will be Jane Atkins (viola), Ruth Morley (flute) and Rick Standley (bass). 

sound lab presents Kay Stephen and Timothy Cooper

Wed 17 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Recital Room
£6
 
Kay Stephen and Timothy Cooper make their debut in the sound lab series with an eclectic mixture of pieces for violin, viola and electronics. The programme includes Ligeti’s landmark viola sonata and Cooper’s Shimmering. 

Opera and Ballet International presents… Tosca

Wed 17 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£32, £29.50, £27.50, £24.50, £19.50
 
Directed by Ellen Kent and featuring the full Chisinau National Philharmonic orchestra and chorus, this most popular of operas with its tender, moving arias Vissi d’arte and E Lucevan le Stelle is a heady mixture of true love, torture and treachery, with two of the best roles for tenor and soprano, plus a truly blood curdling villain. This traditional production is set against the beautiful backdrop of Rome and boasts spectacular costumes. Sung in Italian with English surtitles. 

Opera and Ballet International presents… Carmen

Thu 18 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£32, £29.50, £27.50, £24.50, £19.50
 
Directed by Ellen Kent, this dazzling new production, set in Seville and reflecting a Goya painting, with fountains, flowers and orange trees, guarantees an evening of passion and romance. Starring mezzo soprano Nadia Stoianova, whose portrayals of Carmen have won rapturous reviews, it features the full Chisinau National Philharmonic orchestra and chorus. Carmen features some of the most evocative and best-loved melodies in opera, including perhaps the best-known baritone aria of all: The Toreador’s Song. Sung in French with English surtitles.
 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Kozhukhin plays Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto

Thu 18 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£23.50, £19.50, £16.50, £10.50
 
“I need the sound of the trampling of steel-shod boots”, Shostakovich told the first performers of his Ninth Symphony but this startlingly irreverent “pseudo-comedy” certainly wasn’t the victory march the Soviet authorities were expecting, any more than Britten’s passionately anti-war Sinfonia da Requiem was what its Imperial Japanese commissioners had ordered. This thought-provoking programme from Donald Runnicles opens in a different world: it took a composer of supreme confidence to write Rachmaninov’s sweeping Third Piano Concerto, and it takes a pianist of unparalleled gifts to make it soar. Anyone who heard Denis Kozhukhin’s acclaimed Prokofiev piano concerto cycle last season will have no concerns on that count. 

Robots and Space

Fri 19 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£6
 
The amazing M&M robot orchestra from Gent fills the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall auditorium with its magical offering of musicality and machinery. Musicians interact with the machines – part techno magic, part steampunk fantasy – to create a moving and theatrical performance. Meanwhile, Man
High brings together live and electronic music with spectacular live manipulation of visuals to pay tribute to a pioneer of the space age, Joe Kittinger. In 1960, Kittinger set the record for the longest skydive, from a height greater than 31 kilometres. He recently hit the headlines again for helping Felix Baumgartner break this skydiving record.
Part of Man and Machines: UNESCO Music Days in Glasgow.
Please note there is nudity at this performance. 

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Britten 100:I

Fri 19 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£27, £23, £18, £13
 
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, arguably the greatest and most successful British composer of the past century. The SCO has its own long and distinguished history of performing his music in the opera house as well as in concert. This week and next, it features Britten in two very different contexts. Richard Egarr pairs him with the composer he treasured most: Henry Purcell. Two centuries separate them, but Britten loved and learned from the way Purcell set the English language to music. This lovely sequence of works by both men gives plenty of chances to relish them at their considerable best.
 

Children’s Classic Concerts: Britten and Beyond

Sat 20 April, 3pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
Adults: £15, £12.50, £10 Children: £9, £7.50, £6
 
Owen and Olly
Royal Scottish National Orchestra Junior Chorus
 
Join us for a very special 100th birthday celebration as we honour the British composer who gave the world the best ever introduction to the symphony orchestra. As well as the magnificent Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, with a new narration by Owen and Olly, there’ll be party pieces by the great man and his friends, singing from the RSNO Junior Chorus and dancing in the aisles for the whole audience. As a special treat you can even meet the musicians after the concert and yes, there will be cake!
 

Caledonian Fiddle Orchestra

Sat 20 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£14
 
Celebrating 125 years since the orchestra’s formation with a traditional Fiddlers’ Rally, this night of traditional Scottish music, highlighted by reels and jigs, guarantees a foot-tapping evening for regulars and newcomers alike. Award-winning singer/songwriter and interpreter of fine contemporary and traditional songs, Bruce Davies will support. From Glenrothes, Fife, his rich voice and guitar style have won him friends on three continents.
 

Triple Bill

Sat 20 April, 8pm
City Halls, Recital Room/Old Fruitmarket
£6
 
A club night of outstanding sound and vision from across Europe and a rare gathering of digital artists, innovators, visionaries and mavericks. Odeus, a digital ‘orchestra’ from Seville fill the Recital Room with ravishing cinematic soundscapes using the latest technology. Over in the Old Fruitmarket, Andrea Sartori (from Bologna) makes music characterized by fine grooves, evocative moods, humid reverbs and hypnotic synth patterns. The grand finale is Volkwerk Folleto, again form Bologna: audio visual fantasists with a lyrical edge.
Part of Man and Machines: UNESCO Music Days in Glasgow. 

Jimeoin: What?!

Sun 21 April, 8pm
Old Fruitmarket
£14.50
 
Hilarious stand-up from a master of observational humour. There’ll be no gimmicks from the internationally acclaimed star of Live at the Apollo, The Royal Variety Performance, Jason Manford’s Comedy Rocks and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, just great craic! 

Rush Hour Jazz

Tue 23 April, 6pm
City Halls, Recital Room
£4
 
More classic big band numbers and contemporary compositions
from Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra. 

Scottish Ensemble Homecoming Concert

Wed 24 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£13
 
The Scottish Ensemble is teaming up with superstar trumpeter Alison Balsom for a tour of the USA from 6-20 April. They’ll travel across the country – including performances in Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City – performing works from their two albums recorded for EMI: Italian Concertos and Seraph. Come and welcome the ensemble home from its tour in a special homecoming concert in Glasgow. Part of the Britten 100 celebrations.
 

sound lab presents Street Lit Skies with Kingdom Level

Wed 24 April, 8pm
City Halls, Recital Room
£6
 
Street Lit Skies present their forthcoming record in ambisonic surround sound, interspersed with field recordings made specifically for this evening. Glasgow-based producer Kingdom Level presents a live performance of The Basement. Drawing influence from drone, techno and hip-hop alike, the industrial soundscape of The Basement gives particular attention to the temporal characteristics of sound.
  

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Afternoon Performance: Britten and Dvorák

Thu 25 April, 2pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£7 in advance, £9 on the day
 
As part of the Britten 100 celebrations, Joshua Weilerstein conducts the Simple Symphony and the composer’s Movements for a Clarinet Concerto, inspired by the playing of American clarinettist Benny Goodman, but never completed. In 2007, Colin Matthews edited the available material and added additional movements constructed from two contemporary pieces written by Britten. The programme also includes Golijov’s tribute to fellow Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla, while Dvorák’s darkly passionate Seventh Symphony brings the concert and the series to a stirring close.
 

Mick Hucknall sings American Soul

Thu 25 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£50, £40, £35
 
On what promises to be a very special and intimate night, Hucknall will showcase his new solo album American Soul, featuring his own take on classic songs that have inspired him throughout his life. Mick Hucknall is renowned for great cover interpretations, having already had global hits with Money’s Too Tight To Mention, If You Don’t Know Me By Now and You Make Me Feel Brand New. The start of Hucknall’s solo career gives him free rein to record his
favourites from his journey through the American soul genre including classics songs such as I Only Have Eyes For You, I’d Rather Go Blind and That’s How Strong My Love Is. 

Mick Foley: Tales from Wrestling Past

Thu 25 April, 7:30pm
Old Fruitmarket
£22.50
 
He’s a former WWE champion, a hardcore legend and a New York Times best-selling author. Now Mick Foley has exchanged the world of headlocks, steel chairs and punches for the world of stories, banter and punchlines. With his understated combination of wit and easy-going charm Mick explains that his rollercoaster ride through the world of professional wrestling has given him a unique insight into subjects as diverse as politics and the quest for world peace.
Please note ‘meet and greet’ tickets priced at £32.50 are available from Ticketmaster.

 Glasgow Phoenix Choir

Fri 26 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£15, £12, £10, £8
 
The choir is joined by Breabach, the celebrated Scottish folk band voted best group at 2011 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards & Scots Trad Music Awards, for this popular seasonal concert. The choir’s extensive repertoire extends from oratorio, opera, chamber music and sacred music through choral songs and folk music of many cultures to songs from top musicals. Sponsored by The Co-operative Funeralcare. 

Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Britten 100:II

Fri 26 April, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£27, £23, £18, £13
 
Britten was a powerful, Janus-like figure musically, always looking both to the past and the future. This concert celebrates that aspect of the great man by arriving at Mozart’s mighty 40th Symphony by way of two composers who have been associated with Britten’s Festival in Aldeburgh. Birtwistle’s brief Carmen arcadiae presents an intense, dramatic and punchy opening; and Britten surely would have admired Suckling’s absorbing and ambitious storm, rose, tiger. At the heart of the evening stands one of the greatest poetic masterpieces of all time; Britten’s Seranade for tenor, horn and strings.
Pre-concert talk, 6:30pm: Composer Martin Suckling talks about his work and Benjamin Britten
 

Schubert Song Cycle: A Masterclass with Florian Boesch and students from the RCS

Sat 27 April, 4pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£5
 
Florian Boesch is one of the greatest living interpreters of Schubert’s songs. He is also a compelling speaker about them. Here he shares his knowledge and experience with young performers from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in a masterclass that will see them take on some of Schubert’s best-loved songs. 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra: An American Festival II

Sat 27 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£35, £25.50, £19, £14.50, £11.50
 
The RSNO’s second stateside trip opens with Aaron Copland’s joyous ballet Appalachian Spring. John Adams sees a darker America, and his atom-bomb opera Doctor Atomic caused a sensation when it was performed in London in 2009. Under Peter Oundjian, this should be a highlight of the season – a must-hear concert that also features two real rarities as Xiayin Wang performs piano concertos from Copland and Samuel Barber. If you love Barber’s Adagio, prepare for an electrifying surprise.
Pre-concert talk, 6:45pm: William Chandler (RSNO Associate Leader) 

Schubert Song Cycle: Winterreise with Florian Boesch & Malcolm Martineau

Sun 28 April, 4pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£15
 
It is the classic Romantic tale: a passionate young man smarting with disappointed love, jealous, enraged and distraught, seeks escape from his pain on a journey that will take him far and wide, ultimately into the arms of oblivion. We know from his letters that Schubert himself was all too familiar with the pain and sorrow of love, and he channelled it nowhere more intensely than in his songcycles. Boesch and Martineau close their series with the darkest and most dramatic of all. Winterreise is an epic, icy northerly journey through desolate landscapes towards madness.
 

Chris de Burgh

Sun 28 April, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£60, £50, £45, £37.50
 
Songs that moved and motivated Chris de Burgh to become a better writer himself are at the core of his latest album Footsteps 2. The show will include tracks from the album, and of course, lots of Chris’ greatest hits. Chris says, “I’m really looking forward to the next touring adventure. I’m especially looking forward to performing in Glasgow, it’s been some years since we’ve played there, and the fans are some of the best in the world.” 

Rush Hour Jazz

Tue 30 April, 6pm
£4
 
More classic big band numbers and contemporary compositions from Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra. 

Unesco International Jazz Day: Trilok Gurtu, Paolo Fresu, Omar Sosa

Tue 30 April, 8pm
Old Fruitmarket
£15
 
Three of the most talented and adventurous live performers in world jazz unite for a very special trio project. India’s Gurtu is widely regarded as the world’s greatest percussionist; lyrical trumpeter Fresu is one of the great stars of European jazz and Cuban pianist Sosa’s fusion of global sounds with electronics is mesmerising. Meanwhile, guitarist Graeme Stephen, currently
Scottish Jazz Award winner for innovation, provides the perfect foil for Fraser Fifield’s pipes, sax, whistles and electronics. Together they make a truly original sound, rooted in the Scottish folk tradition but exploratory by nature.
 

Prodijig presents Footstorm

Wed 1 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£35, £25, £17.50
 
Sky’s Got To Dance 2012 winners Prodijig are an innovative seven strong troupe insisting on bringing Irish dance into the 21st century. Prodijig’s powerful and unique performance style – fusing Irish dancing with more modern moves – has already captivated audiences across the UK and Ireland. Their debut show, Footstorm, is love story that causes conflict between two worlds. With all original music and original dance, it looks set to secure its place in the dance world as the new forerunner of Irish dance.
 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Osborne plays Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto

Thu 2 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£23.50, £19.50, £16.50, £10.50
 
Few composers were more aware than Ralph Vaughan Williams of what it meant to write a ninth symphony and few have been less daunted. The composer may have been 85 years old, but 1950s audiences heard a symphony of astonishing power, ambition and imaginative fire: a contemporary prophet looking forward, not back. It’s a strikingly equal match for Beethoven’s mighty Emperor Concerto, as Steven Osborne and Andrew Manze tackle two of the pinnacles of our Beethoven concerto and Vaughan Williams symphony cycles. And for once, Richard Wagner doesn’t quite steal the show, though his visionary Lohengrin prelude burns with the same inner light. 

SCO: Beethoven Seven

Fri 3 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£27, £23, £18, £13
 
Dreams, dance, myths and fantasies pervade this concert, which culminates in Beethoven’s exhilarating powerhouse of a symphony, the Seventh. It is the perfect foil to Schumann’s lyrical concerto, interpreted here by one of the world’s leading pianists: Nelson Goerner is acclaimed as much for his emotional breadth as for the staggering facility and technique that free him to create such brilliant pianism.
 

City of Glasgow Chorus

Sat 4 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£18, £16, £13
 
The City of Glasgow Chorus joins with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera to present two seldom heard choral works. Bruckner’s relatively short but majestic Te Deum, where the vocal skills of the singers are tested to their limits and Vaughan Williams’ evocative A Sea Symphony.
 

Rush Hour Jazz

Tue 7 May, 6pm
City Halls, Recital Room
£4
 
More classic big band numbers and contemporary compositions
from Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra. 

Loudon Wainwright III

Fri 10 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£25, £23.50
 
A true American songwriting legend, Loudon Wainwright III’s work combines humour with poetry and a deep honesty. He first came to fame when Dead Skunk became a Top 20 hit in 1972 and has since founded a musical dynasty, including his kids with Kate McGarrigle, Rufus and Martha Wainwright. A funny and engaging performer, Wainwright will draw on an extensive back catalogue, including his most recent studio album, 2012’s gleefully morbid Older Than My Old Man Now.
 

SCO: Levin plays Mozart

Fri 10 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£27, £23, £18, £13
 
Mozart in 1784 and Schubert in 1814/15 – great years for great composers. Mozart was at the height of his popularity in Vienna, writing a stream of new works to perform at his very own showcase concerts. Schubert found his voice in 1814/15 in masterpieces such as Gretchen am Spinnrade – his second symphony has all the best qualities of youth. To open the concert, Levin introduces an unsung hero of the Romantic age. Reicha was a friend of Beethoven and Haydn, and influential teacher of Berlioz, Liszt and Gounod among others.

  TECTONICS FESTIVAL

Tectonics Festival Day Pass £12; Weekend Pass £20
 
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra will stage the first Tectonics Glasgow festival on 11 & 12 May. Curated by conductor Ilan Volkov, the festival will see leading figures from the worlds of experimental, rock and orchestral music join forces to blur musical boundaries. The line-up features Alvin Lucier, Iancu Dumitrescu, Stephen O’Malley, Oren Ambarchi, Aidan Moffat, Stuart Braithwaite, Hanna Tuulikki, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Anton Lukoszevieze and BBC Commissions from Martin Suckling, John de Simone and David Fennessy. For more, see www.tectonicsfestival.com  

Opening Concert with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Sat 11 May, 6pm
City Halls, Grand Hall 

Voice of the Birds with Hanna Tuulikki

Sat 11 May, 8pm
Old Fruitmarket
 

Dumitrescu/Avram

Sat 11 May, 9pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
 

Late Gig: featuring Aidan Moffat, Stuart Braithwaite, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Oren Ambarchi, James Rushford, Joe Talia, BBC SSO, Stephen Pastel

Sat 11 May, 10pm
Old Fruitmarket
 

Asparagus Piss Raindrop

Sun 12 May, 3pm
Old Fruitmarket
 

Lucier Performs Lucier

Sun 12 May, 4:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
 

Orchestral Concert 2 with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Sun 12 May, 7pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
 

Hildur Guðnadóttir

Sun 12 May, 8pm
Old Fruitmarket
 
Closing Concert: John De Simone/Iancu Dumitrescu
Sun 12 May, 8:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall   

Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Naked Classics – Wagner’s Ring

Sat 11 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£10
 
Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle is the kind of experience that changes lives. A tale of gods, lovers, tragedy and redemption that begins at the bottom of a river and ends with the destruction of a world, it’s quite simply overwhelming. But if you don’t happen to have four days to spare, here’s your chance to see what the fuss is about: an hour-long orchestral highlights package. Paul Rissmann tells the story: Richard Wagner and the RSNO do the rest. Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime. 

OMD

Sun 12 May, 8pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£32.50
 
Following their triumphant return with the album History of Modern in 2010 and a massively successful world tour, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are back on the road in 2013 in support of their much-anticipated new album English Electric. The sound of English Electric is more electro than ever, yet still unmistakably OMD with the huge soaring melodies and irresistible lyrical hooks that fans have come to expect over the years. The new songs from will undoubtedly blend seamlessly with the classics such as Enola Gay, Souvenir, Joan of Arc and Sailing on the Seven Seas which remain the mainstay of the band’s vibrant live show. 

Steve Hackett

Tue 14 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£26.50, £24.50
 This will mark the first time any original former member of Genesis has toured the band’s repertoire solely from the 1971- 1977 period and will comprise songs co-written by Steve Hackett from that period, including such classics as Supper’s Ready, Dancing with the Moonlit Knight and The Musical Box. The line-up will feature the addition of Nad Sylvan as principal vocalist on several songs. It is a must see for any fan of Genesis. 

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell

Wed 15 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£36, £32, £28
 
Blessed with a crystalline voice, a remarkable gift for phrasing, and a restless creative spirit, Emmylou Harris has travelled a singular artistic path, proudly carrying the torch of “cosmic American music” passed down by her mentor, Gram Parsons. This special show sees the 12-time Grammy award winner present an evening of music from her first official album-length collaboration with Rodney Crowell. Old Yellow Moon is a record full of fond memories and deep connections. 

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring

Thu 16 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£23.50, £19.50, £26.50, £10.50
 
“I heard” said Igor Stravinsky, “and I wrote what I heard. I am the vessel through which The Rite passed.” Maybe the famous opening-night punch-up has been exaggerated. But one thing’s for sure: when Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris that night in May 1913, it was a shattering moment in musical history and we’re still feeling the aftershocks today. BBC SSO Artist-in-Association Matthias Pintscher brings a composer’s insight to this centenary performance, and directs his own creative response to Stravinsky’s seismic challenge. Bach’s superbly inventive B minor orchestral suite, meanwhile, demonstrates that revolutions don’t have to start riots. 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Choral Classics – Elijah

Sat 18 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£35, £25.50, £19, £14.50, £11.50
 
“Is not His word like a fire?” Felix Mendelssohn may have been a friend of Queen Victoria, but there’s absolutely nothing stuffy about his Elijah. This is religious music with a wonderful difference: a rip-roaring Old Testament epic full of blood, thunder and fabulously hummable tunes. We welcome back conductor Sir Andrew Davis, the RSNO Chorus and Junior Chorus, and an all-star team of soloists for a truly roof-raising night to remember.
Pre-concert talk 6.45pm: Ursula Heidecker Allen (RSNO Violin) 

Merchant Voices Summer Concert

Sat 18 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£6
 
Merchant Voices turn their attention to the 20th century in their forthcoming summer concert, performing Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana accompanied by the St James Orchestra. This exciting piece will be complemented by a wide range of choral and orchestral music in the second half. Once again Eric Dunlea will conduct and Gilmour Macleod accompany on piano.
 

Queen of the Dance

Sun 19 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£23.50, £20.50, £17.50
 
Catherine Gallagher is proud to bring to stage an electrifying performance of world class dancing with a new theatrical extravaganza of Irish dance accompanied by beautiful live music that will entrance and delight. There will be sensational solos in abundance from this ex-Riverdance, All Ireland and World Champion exponent of Irish dance, together with a precision ensemble of international Irish step dancers in this impressive production of Irish dance as you’ve never seen it before.
 

Merchant Sinfonia

Tue 21 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£3
 
Join the Merchant Sinfonia, the much-loved community orchestra based at City Halls, for a summer evening concert. Conducted by Louise Martin and including friends from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
 

Jack Jones

Thu 23 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£29.50, £27.50
 
Double Grammy-winning easy listening giant Jack Jones has charmed audiences across the UK with his wit, sensitivity and vocal power time and time again. His on-going world tours and 50 recorded albums are a testimony to the breadth and quality of his remarkable talent, which has been admired by Sinatra, Mel Torme and legendary composers Sammy Cahn and Michel Legrand, among others. With his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Jones’ impressive CV includes film and television roles, an internationally syndicated TV variety show, and guest performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Centre and the White House.
 

One Night of Queen

Fri 24 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£19.50, £17.50
 
In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the show’s history. Gary began touring on his own and in 2002 formed a band The Works, to pay tribute to rock legends Queen. Since May 2002, Gary Mullen and the Works have performed throughout the UK, USA, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand to sell-out audiences. The outfit have twice rocked the prestigious BBC Proms in the Park, for an enthusiastic crowd of 40,000. One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. This show will ROCK you!
 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra: Dvorák Cello Concerto

Sat 25 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£35, £25.50, £19, £14.50, £11.50
 
 “What a symphony that would make!” declared Antonín Dvorák when he saw the Niagara Falls. But he didn’t write a symphony: he wrote the most sweepingly romantic Cello Concerto of all time. The superb Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk throws himself headlong into its torrents tonight, while conductor Thomas Søndergård and the RSNO let loose a volley of musical fireworks with Stravinsky’s Petrouchka, a riotous story of old Russia, with an unforgettable sting in its tail. This concert is dedicated to the Lillie Bequest Fund in honour of the RSNO Foundation.
Pre-concert talk 6.45pm: Katherine Wren (RSNO Viola) and David Martin (RSNO Viola) 

Monday Night Live: Ilan Volkov and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Mon 27 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£10, £12 on the door
 
Ilan Volkov’s programmes with the BBC SSO are always a fascinating and enjoyable experience to watch unfold, and this live broadcast for BBC Radio 3 features his trademark broad canvas of styles. Liszt’s dramatic and sensual Mephisto Waltz No.1 complements Bartók’s breathtakingly virtuosic Second Violin Concerto, performed by Moldovan-born Patricia Kopatchinskaya. Brahms’s final symphony ends with a roof-raising romantic homage to Bach. 

Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells For Two: 40th Anniversary Concert Tour

Tue 28 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£19.50, £17.50
 
When Mike Oldfield released his 1973 masterpiece, Tubular Bells, it required more than 30 musicians to perform it. Now, 40 years on, performed by just two massively talented musicians, this thrilling show recreates the album on stage, in real time, in a unique and compelling theatrical experience. Join us to witness this herculean feat as Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts recreate the beauty and playful lunacy of one of the most important albums of the 20th century.
 

The Ultimate Eagles Concert

Thu 30 May, 7:30pm
City Halls, Grand Hall
£18.50
 
Covering the music of the Eagles is not a thing you attempt half-heartedly. The songs are deceptively complex, particularly the vocal arrangements, and more importantly, they are revered throughout the world. The Ultimate Eagles recreate the music with reverence, excitement and with a new stage show that focuses its attention on the bright lights of the 1970s, when the Eagles were at their mightiest. You just might find yourself whisked away to the sunny climes of Southern California… 

Roger Hodgson

Thu 30 May, 8pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£36.50, £34.50
 
Roger Hodgson, co-founder and legendary voice of Supertramp, has been recognised as one of the most gifted composers, songwriters and lyricists of our time. As the writer and composer of the band’s greatest hits, he gave us Give a Little Bit, The Logical Song, Dreamer, Take the Long Way Home and Breakfast in America. His trademark way of setting beautiful introspective lyrics to upbeat melodies resonated with people around the world. 

The Rat Pack Live

Fri 31 May, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£24.50
 
Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr and Frank Sinatra were the definition of cool during their 50s and 60s Vegas heyday. Combining the full sound of big band swing with charisma, panache and swagger, The Rat Pack had attitude to spare. Featuring all the patter and razzamatazz of their infamous live stage show, join the UK’s number one Dean, Sammy and Frank live concert extravaganza.
 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra Season Finale: Oundjian and Benedetti Gala Concert

Sat 1 June, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£39, £29.50, £22, £18.50, £14
 
Laurence Olivier’s wartime film of Shakespeare’s Henry V is a true classic of British cinema and William Walton’s stirring score is quite simply one of the greatest of all time. Peter Oundjian, the massed RSNO choruses and a special guest narrator all come together to end the season in truly spectacular fashion and welcome Scotland’s favourite violinist, Nicola Benedetti, in two all-time favourites from opposite sides of the Channel. “We few, we happy few”… make sure you’re amongst them!
Pre-concert talk 6.45pm: Michael Tumelty
 

Joe Satriani

Sun 9 June, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£37.50, £33.50
 
Joe Satriani has been a worldwide guitar hero since his 1987 breakthrough album, Surfing with the Alien. More than 10 million album sales later, Satriani continues to push the envelope of modern rock guitar. Having started his career by teaching some of the top rock guitarists of the 80s and 90s, such as Metallica’s Kirk Hammet and virtuoso Steve Vai, Joe Satriani is universally
hailed as one of the most technically accomplished and respected guitar players in rock.
 

Refugee Week Scotland Opening Concert 2013

Mon 17 June, 8pm
Old Fruitmarket
£16 standing / £13 balcony
 
Following the success of their sell-out concert in 2012, Refugee Week Scotland once again opens the festival with an uplifting musical celebration of the rich and eclectic mix of people and cultures in Scotland today. Already confirmed are Glasgow-based ensemble Admiral Fallow and Malcolm Middleton, one time guitarist with Arab Strap. See refugeeweekscotland.com for details of full line-up. Funds raised will go to Scottish Refugee Council and British Red Cross to support their continuing work to provide support to refugees in Scotland.
 

Josh Groban

Fri 21 June, 8:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£42.50
 
Josh Groban is an internationally renowned singer, songwriter, and actor. His face will be familiar from Ally McBeal, The American Office and Glee, but he has also an excellent baritone, and performs with wit and charm. The 31-year-old Los Angeles native first broke through in 2001 with his eponymous, double platinum pop/classical crossover debut. He has since worked with producer Rick Rubin and his latest release, All That Echoes was released in February, including covers of Stevie Wonder and Glen Hansard. Expect swoons all round.
 

George Thorogood & The Destroyers 40th Anniversary Tour

Mon 24 June, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£28.50
 
With a fusion of roots rock, roots blues and endless boogie, George Thorogood and the Destroyers have spent 40 years running up and down the highways and byways of the world, getting people on their feet and moving their tail feathers. If you’re looking for rough-and-tumble, slide playing, finger
snapping, foot tapping, raw rock’n’roll then you’d better hang on. Celebrating 40 years in the business, Thorogood can still deliver a surprise.
 

Revival FM: Summer Celebration 2013

Thu 27 June, 7:30pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£27, £24.50, £22.50, £19
 
Join the Celebration Choir from Scotland and David Phelps for an evening of mid summer gospel music. David is an American Christian vocalist and songwriter, best known for singing tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band. The Celebration Choir are singers drawn from churches in west central Scotland and conducted by Andrew Polson.
 

Burt Bacharach

Fri 28 June, 8pm
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Main Auditorium
£37.50, £30
 
Legendary composer Burt Bacharach helped define the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. His music is as diverse as his audiences, spanning generations and continents, as he is celebrated both as a pop culture icon and one of the world’s greatest contemporary composers. Having penned hits for Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Bobbie Gentry, Jackie DeShannon and others, Bacharach’s credits include some of the most beloved songs of the last 60 years. Close To You, Do You Know The Way To San Jose, I’ll Never Fall In Love Again, This Guy’s In Love With You, Walk On By and What The World Needs Now Is Love are among his 48 Top 10 hits.

Tickets can be booked: 

 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall  
2 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow, G2 3NY
 
City Halls and Old Fruitmarket
Candleriggs
Glasgow, G1 1NQ
 
By phone: 0141 353 8000
 
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