Scottish Chamber Orchestra
For 50 years the Scottish Chamber Orchestra has been inspiring audiences and connecting with communities to deliver a programme that is open to all. Embrace the classics, discover exciting new music, and create some beautiful musical memories with us!
12 Coming Up
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Galashiels Volunteer Hall
Few composers convey youthful energy like Schubert and Mendelssohn, and in this concert we hear some of their sunniest works.
SCO at Edinburgh International Festival: Carmen
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Festival Theatre
The SCO is the pit orchestra for the most popular of French operas from the Parisian opera house where it all began.
SCO at Edinburgh International Festival: Così fan tutte
Usher Hall
A test of fidelity leads to deception, seduction and surprises in Mozart’s collaboration with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte.
SCO at Edinburgh International Festival: Maxim Emelyanychev & Principals of the SCO
The Queen's Hall
Led by Maxim Emelyanychev on the fortepiano, SCO soloists present captivating renditions from the world of Mozart.
Mozart & Beethoven
Holy Trinity Church St Andrews
Warmth, affection, sunny optimism come together in this late-summer concert under the direction of young Belgian conductor Karel Deseure.
Mozart & Beethoven
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Paisley Abbey, St Michael's Parish Church Linlithgow
A programme of discoveries, showing Wagner's tender side, Mozart discovering wind instruments... and the radical young Beethoven.
Immerse 2024
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The Queen's Hall, Aberdeen Music Hall, Eden Court
Immerse offers a live orchestral concert and a unique learning experience for upper secondary school music pupils.
A Celebration of Dvořák
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Perth Concert Hall, Usher Hall, City Halls
From earthy folk melodies to richly Romantic passions, join the fun as Maxim launches a new Season of discoveries with an evening of Dvořák.
Mozart Gala
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Usher Hall, City Halls
Symphonic high spirits and choral splendours on a sumptuous scale as Maxim Emelyanychev directs Mozart’s ‘Prague’ Symphony and C minor Mass.
Baroque Inspirations
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Ayr Town Hall, The Queen's Hall, City Halls
Join Maxim to rediscover sumptuous Baroque splendours from Vivaldi and Rameau, in the company of composers who have been inspired by it.
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Novelletten (Nos 1 & 3)
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Online Performance
Discover Coleridge-Taylor’s elegant evocations online, to complement the live performances of his Violin Concerto in October.
Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto
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The Queen's Hall, City Halls
Respected British violinist Anthony Marwood takes the reins as both violin soloist and director in Coleridge-Taylor’s sublime Concerto.
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What is a sinfonia concertante?
15 July 2024
We delve into the history of a hybrid genre ...![]()
Mozart and the development of the piano concerto
1 July 2024
How one composer almost single-handedly raised the piano concerto to unprecedented heights.![]()
The reappraisal of Così fan tutte
1 July 2024
Neglected during much of the 19th century, Mozart's Cinderella of an opera is more relevant than ever today.
