Pre-concert Talks 2011-12

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The SCO 2011/12 season features regular pre-concert talks. They are free to concert ticket holders, and begin at 6.30pm.

Join our internationally renowned composers, performers and conductors for an exploration of some of the varied repertoire being performed by the SCO during 2011/12. Composers who have been commissioned to write new works especially for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra will discuss the inspiration behind their music.

Pre-concert talks are now being audio recorded so if you missed the talk, it will be up on our website shortly after the concert.  Visit our audio page to listen to the talks.  In 2010/11 some talks were filmed. Visit our video page to watch the talks.

Mullova Plays Beethoven

 

In the Steppes of Central Europe

13 October Usher Hall, Edinburgh
14 October City Halls, Glasgow

   20 January City Halls, Glasgow
21 January Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Martin Suckling talks about his new work.  

Dr Michael Searby talks about the music of György Ligeti.

 

New Babylon

  

Beethoven and Beamish

28 October City Halls, Glasgow
29 October Queen's Hall, Edinburgh

  

16 March City Halls, Glasgow
17 March Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Gordon Kerry talks about his Flute Concerto, 'Captain Flinders' Musick'.  

Sally Beamish and Colin Currie talk about Beamish's new concerto.

 

Romantic Love Stories

  

Beethoven Five

17 November Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
18 November City Halls, Glasgow

  

21 March Younger Hall, St Andrews
Robin Ticciati in conversation about the music of Berlioz and Schumann.  

Robin Ticciati in conversation with Dr Michael Downes, Director of Music at the University of St Andrews.

 

Northern Landscapes

  

Baroque Greats
7 December Younger Hall, St Andrews
8 December Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
9 December City Halls, Glasgow		  

12 April Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
13 April City Halls, Glasgow
 Haflidi Hallgrímsson talks about his new concerto.   Richard Egarr talks about the music in this concert.