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![Three women: one in a high wig and flowers in her hair, another sitting in profile, and (in a drawing) standing in a group as part of a stage production]()
Mozart and the Weber sisters
2 September 2024
We look at Mozart's close relationship with the children of the Weber family.![A man plays the cello, his bow on the string]()
The cello concerto
26 August 2024
In a new series for 2024/25, who better than the SCO players to guide us through the best concertos for their instrument?![Three men, the first two in 18th century formal dress (one in black and white, one in a red coat), the last in an old photo, smoking]()
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.![A violinist shown at three different ages: as a young man in a drawing, middle-aged in a painting and elderly in an old photo]()
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.
