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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.![]()
Spanish music by French composers
1 July 2024
From Bizet to Ravel, we look at the long-standing fascination of French composers for the music of Spain.![]()
Joseph Joachim and the great German violin concertos
17 June 2024
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms: four violin concertos, all connected by a single violinist.![]()
UN:TITLED programme
13 June 2024
Read the programme for our UN:TITLED concerts on 15-16 June.![]()
Tea Dance Concert programme - Stirling
11 June 2024
Read the programme for our Re:Connect Tea Dance Concert.![]()
Tea Dance Concert programme - Maryhill
11 June 2024
Read the programme for our Re:Connect Tea Dance Concert.![]()
Beethoven's Seventh: the apotheosis of the dance?
10 June 2024
How has Wagner's epithet affected the way we approach this favourite Beethoven symphony?![]()
The resurrection of the string orchestra
3 June 2024
The once unfashionable string orchestra made an incredible comeback in the late 19th century, one which has not let up since.![]()
The lure of the exotic: northern Africa in classical music
27 May 2024
How does the west's fascination with the wider Arab world come across in music? We look at a few examples ...![]()
Lili Boulanger et les autres: female French composers
20 May 2024
Where do Louise Farrenc and Cécile Chaminade fit into France's rich history of female composers?
