Welcome to your 2025/26 Season

This Season, we honour our shared love of music through a series of interviews with our players. We explore their profound connection to the music and audiences, and reveal a few of their stories along the way.

For the love of music

Book for a minimum of four eligible concerts across Edinburgh, Glasgow or St Andrews to qualify for Multibuy Package discounts.

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VIBE Particpants in 2025 performing at the Melrose Music Festival

VIBE in the Borders

Fri 18 – Sun 20 Sept

Community

Galashiels

A FREE music-making project for 30 students in S1-3 who love singing or playing an instrument.

Jay Capperauld and the Orchestra perform to Immerse participants.

Immerse 2026

Wed 16 – Thu 17 Sept

Community

Galashiels

Dunfermline

Wallyford

Immerse enables secondary school pupils to experience the excitement of a live orchestra up close in concert.

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Wed 23 – Fri 25 Sept

Perth

Edinburgh

Glasgow

We launch our 2026/27 Season with a dazzling homage to Berlioz, the ultimate musical trailblazer.

Maxim conducts the orchestra with the chorus singing behind.

Bach St Matthew Passion

Thu 1 – Fri 2 Oct

Choral

Edinburgh

Glasgow

To mark 300 years since its first performance, we present Bach’s St Matthew Passion at the heart of our 2026/27 Season.

Sunwook rests his head on his hands. His image reflects above on the open piano case.

Beethoven Piano Concertos

Thu 8 – Sat 10 Oct

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Aberdeen

Sunwook Kim brings a rare combination of elegance and authority to two of Beethoven’s most celebrated piano concertos.

Mari Samuelson holds the violin and wears a long black dress.

Max Richter+

Thu 22 – Fri 23 Oct

New Dimensions

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Explore the music of Max Richter, whose work bridges minimalism, electronica and cinematic sound to reshape the classical landscape.

Illustartion of musicians with children dancing around them as they play

Big Ears, Little Ears

Sat 24 Oct 2026 – Sat 17 Apr 2027

Community

St Andrews

Perth

These interactive performances are playful, multi-sensory introductions to live orchestral music.

Ryan bancroft conducts - the backdrop is dark. He wears a white shirt.

Barber's Adagio & Violin Concerto

Thu 29 – Fri 30 Oct

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Ryan Bancroft brings his trademark energy to an evening centred on two of Barber’s most powerful works.

Andrew Manze conducts the Orchestra. He holds a baton and wears a dark suit and glasses.

Tchaikovsky Serenade

Wed 4 – Fri 6 Nov

St Andrews

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze leads the SCO in an eloquent programme that spans centuries and styles.

Sheku holds the cello in one hand and an outstretched bow in the other while facing to the right.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Haydn

Thu 12 – Fri 13 Nov

Community

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Expect bold ideas, youthful energy and unforgettable talent in a concert that bridges generations.

Booking Information:

Book for a minimum of four eligible concerts across Edinburgh, Glasgow or St Andrews to qualify for Multibuy Package discounts.

Current 12+ Multibuy bookers
Mon 24 Mar – Fri 11 Apr 2025

12+ Multibuy bookers for the 2024/25 Season will receive a telephone call from us to arrange their booking for the 2025/26 Season during the booking period above.

Current 4-11 Multibuy bookers
Mon 14 Apr – Fri 2 May 2025

4-11 Multibuy bookers for the 2024/25 Season can book Multibuy packages for the 2025/26 Season via the SCO website, over the phone or by sending us a completed booking form.

New Multibuy bookers
Mon 12 May – Fri 26 Sep 2025

New bookers can purchase Multibuy packages for the 2025/26 Season via the SCO website, over the phone or by sending us a completed booking form.

Single Tickets
From Monday 19 May 2025

If you wish to book fewer than four concerts, tickets will be available from the venue box offices from Monday 19 May 2025.

For more information on booking dates - see here.