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List of News Articles

  1. 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.
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  2. 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?
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  3. Mozart and the development of the piano concerto

    1 July 2024

    How one composer almost single-handedly raised the piano concerto to unprecedented heights.
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  4. 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.
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  5. 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.
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  6. UN:TITLED programme

    13 June 2024

    Read the programme for our UN:TITLED concerts on 15-16 June.
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  7. Tea Dance Concert programme - Stirling

    11 June 2024

    Read the programme for our Re:Connect Tea Dance Concert.
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  8. Tea Dance Concert programme - Maryhill

    11 June 2024

    Read the programme for our Re:Connect Tea Dance Concert.
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  9. 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?
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  10. 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.
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  11. A drawing and two photographs of women in distinctive fashions of the period (around 1855, 1918 and 1913), all three looking out towards the viewer

    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?
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  12. Tea Dance concert: an interview with Kenny Moffat

    13 May 2024

    We speak to a member of the Scottish Dementia Working Group about what to expect from an SCO Tea Dance concert.
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