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List of News Articles

  1. Andrew Manze: "A Principal Guest Conductor should complement the work of the Chief"

    8 April 2024

    We speak to the much-loved regular SCO collaborator about bringing one of his favourite composers to new audiences.
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  2. Musical jokes, from satire to April Fools

    29 March 2024

    In anticipation of April Fools' Day, we take a look at some examples of musical tomfoolery.
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  3. Ravel and the art of orchestration

    25 March 2024

    What makes Ravel such a great orchestrator?
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  4. Scandinavian myths in music

    11 March 2024

    An overview of Nordic legends retold in music, from Grieg to the present day.
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  5. Beethoven and the Eroica theme

    4 March 2024

    What drew Beethoven to return to the same theme four times over?
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  6. Sir James MacMillan: "there is great power in Scottish traditional music"

    26 February 2024

    With the SCO performing two of his works (including a world premiere) in late April, we speak to Scotland's greatest living composer.
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  7. Two centuries of musical sunrises

    19 February 2024

    From Haydn to Maxwell Davies, composers have delighted in portraying the majesty of the rising sun. We look at a few of them ...
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  8. Helen Grime: "I wanted to set poems about Joy"

    12 February 2024

    We speak to composer Helen Grime ahead of the UK premiere of her song cycle 'It will be spring soon'.
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  9. Ale Carr: "The Four Seasons mostly consists of a good collection of folk tunes"

    5 February 2024

    What is a cittern, and how does it fit into Vivaldi's masterpiece? We spoke to Ale Carr to find out ...
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  10. Folk Hero Joins Time and Tides Programme

    31 January 2024

    Aidan O’Rourke joins the Time and Tides programme in Edinburgh and Glasgow
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  11. Wind instruments in chamber music

    22 January 2024

    We look at the evolution of wind instruments in chamber music, from guest appearances to fully-fledged wind ensembles.
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  12. Arrangements, (re)orchestrations and transcriptions: a bluffer's guide

    15 January 2024

    Is there any real difference between these terms?
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