Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Welcome to the SCO. We have been inspiring audiences and connecting with communities since 1974, delivering diverse programmes that are open to all. Embrace the classics, discover exciting new music, and create beautiful musical memories with us!
Coming up
Borrani & Beethoven
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Edinburgh
Glasgow
Lorenza Borrani returns for a second concert of the Season with an evening of wit, humour and magical evocations.
Saxophone Dreams with Jess Gillam
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New Dimensions
Edinburgh
Glasgow
St Andrews
Jess Gillam brings her invigorating musical personality to a colourful and adventurous concert.
VIBE in the Borders workshops
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Workshop
Galashiels
Explore creative art and music-making in these free cross-arts workshops for ages 11-18.
Beethoven, Pekka & Dreamers’ Circus
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Edinburgh
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Classical and folk join forces for a celebration of dance, in this joyfully unconventional programme masterminded by Pekka Kuusisto.
Big Ears, Little Ears
St Andrews
These interactive performances are playful, multi-sensory introductions to live orchestral music.
The Language of Eden
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Choral
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Andrew Manze conducts an evening of rapturous English music and striking new sounds, with Roderick Williams and the SCO Chorus.
Tapestry
Matinee
Edinburgh
Join us for the SCO’s end of residency celebration, Tapestry, a vibrant showcase of the Craigmillar community’s creativity and heritage.
The Night Watch
Digital Season
Online
Immerse yourself in its jazz-inflected harmonies and radiant wonder in a performance by the SCO Chorus and Chorus Director Gregory Batsleer.
Dementia Friendly Concerts
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Edinburgh
Glasgow
Enjoy an afternoon of music and join our musicians as they perform a programme designed especially for people living with dementia.
Bohemian Rhapsodies
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Edinburgh
Glasgow
Flamboyant Greek-Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias Kadesha directs a concert dedicated to the gutsy glories of Czech music.
11 Latest videos
Bruckner's Skull
19:50
Summer Tour 2026
00:31
SCO New Music Fund
1:20
Silent Night
5:54
Whisky Mouth
5:49
The Origin of Colour
14:50
Max Mandel
5:33
Cerys Ambrose-Evans
4:18
Marta Gómez
4:10
Katherine Bryer
2:59
Eric de Wit
4:22
Latest news
Roderick Williams: "The Language of Eden is a lyrical piece full of beautiful textures"
23 February 2026
Ahead of his return to the SCO in March, we spoke to Roderick Williams about his wide-ranging career.
Dreamers' Circus: "there's a kind of listening culture in Scotland that feels very close to the folk world"
16 February 2026
Classical and folk meet in our concerts with Dreamers' Circus, so who better to talk us through how it happens?
The 2026 SCO Summer Tour is on sale!
13 February 2026
Looking for an excuse to explore Scotland this summer? See if you can catch the Orchestra on the road!
Digital Season: Bruckner's Skull
12 February 2026
Read the programme note for our online performance of Jay Capperauld's Bruckner's Skull.
The great Beethoven symphonies
9 February 2026
In which we bite the bullet and look at four unmissable works
Wrongfully marginalised: a history of women composers
2 February 2026
To celebrate International Women's Day, we look at the changing fortunes of women composers over the centuries.
Concert and insertion arias: a primer
26 January 2026
In which we look at the practice of exchanging one aria for another in operas - and not always for the best of reasons ...
A tribute to Caroline Garden
21 January 2026
We are sorry to announce the passing of Caroline Garden, a founding member of the Orchestra.
Joseph Joachim and the great German violin concertos
19 January 2026
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms: four violin concertos, all connected by a single violinist.
The search for Beethoven's successor
19 January 2026
Beethoven died in 1827. Who would be worthy to take on his mantle?
