All the latest press releases about the Orchestra’s activities are available here. If you have a specific press enquiry, or require images of artists, please contact the press office directly:
Zoë Westwood
Marketing and Communications Manager
zoe.westwood@sco.org.uk
0131 478 8338
Sheena Macrae
Marketing and Press Officer
sheena.macrae@sco.org.uk
0131 478 8340
Online animated whodunit, The Lost Book, with graphics by Binary Fable and accompanying soundtrack commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and performed by SCO musicians, has received a nomination in the Interactive category for the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards 2010. This is the second BAFTA Scotland nomination for both the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Binary Fable, after narrowly missing out on a prize in 2009.
Richard Egarr directs CL@SIX: Baroque Masters and a concert of Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn, Scottish pianist Steven Osborne plays Mozart, Karen Cargill sings Wagner’s love songs and the release of the SCO’s latest Mozart Symphonies disc with Sir Charles Mackerras.
Pianist Polina Leschnko reunites with Conductor Emeritus Joseph Swensen for Chopin, Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati directs Eastern European masterworks from Mozart to Bartók, and opportunity to hear Scottish mezzo soprano Karen Cargill sing in an intimate chamber concert.
SCO Principal Conductor Robin Ticciati directs world-class soloists and the SCO Chorus in Berlioz's masterpiece, L'Enfance du Christ.
The SCO has appointed Gregory Batsleer as its new Chorusmaster, following his work with the SCO Chorus during November's Homecoming concerts.
On 24 November 2009, Donald and Louise MacDonald received one of five Medals for Arts Philanthropy presented by HRH The Prince of Wales at Clarence House, London. Created by Arts and Business, this medal celebrates individuals who support the arts and recognises the contribution of the most inspiring cultural philanthropists in the UK.
New Principal Conductor, Robin Ticciati, makes his season debut in Glasgow on Friday 11 December, conducting Brahms' Symphony No 2, and is joined by mezzo soprano Magdalena Kožená for songs by Mahler.
First appearance of season of Principal Guest Conductor Olari Elts, and a tribute to some of Scotland's greatest composers in a Homecoming-themed concert featuring music by James MacMillan, Edward Harper and Kenneth Leighton.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra will perform the world premiere performance of the complete version of Edward Harper’s Second Symphony in a ‘Homecoming’-themed programme at Glasgow City Halls and Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November. As well as paying tribute to the music of Harper, who died in April this year, the Orchestra celebrates the music of Kenneth Leighton in the 80thth birthday of James MacMillan with his tour de force Tryst.
Online animated whodunit, The Lost Book, with graphics by Binary Fable and accompanying soundtrack commissioned and performed by musicians of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, has been nominated in the Interactive category for the BAFTA Scotland Awards 2009.
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