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  1. The clarinet concerto

    16 June 2025

    It's the clarinet's turn to step centre-stage for a look at their concerto repertoire. It's possible Mozart is mentioned!
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  2. Opera seria: a beginner's guide

    9 June 2025

    Ahead of the SCO's performances of two key opera seria in this year's Edinburgh International Festival, we look at the history of the genre.
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  3. Three men, dressed formally: one Victorian, with a short grey beard, one young and clean-shaven, in sepia, the last (in a painting) with a long grey beard and glasses

    The lure of the exotic: northern Africa in classical music

    2 June 2025

    How does the west's fascination with the wider Arab world come across in music? We look at a few examples ...
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  4. Beethoven's 'lesser' symphonies

    26 May 2025

    Why are some Beethoven symphonies better-known than others?
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  5. The bassoon concerto

    19 May 2025

    For the last article in our concerto series (for now), we turn to an instrument too often dismissed as the orchestra's resident joker.
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  6. In Memory of David Watkin

    15 May 2025

    The SCO’s Su-a Lee pays tribute to a brilliant musician, colleague and friend whose life has touched so many.
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  7. André Cebrián and Marta Gómez play the flute sitting in the SCO desks

    The flute concerto

    12 May 2025

    In the third installment of our series looking at the concerto, it's the turn of the SCO flautists to recommend their favourites.
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  8. Tea Dance concert: an interview with Kenny Moffat

    28 April 2025

    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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  9. 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

    7 April 2025

    Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms: four violin concertos, all connected by a single violinist.
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  10. Beethoven and C minor

    31 March 2025

    What was it about C minor that brought out Beethoven's defiant side? We take a look at a few examples.
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  11. 2025/26 Season highlights

    20 March 2025

    Don't know where to start with the new Season? We have a few starting points for you.
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  12. 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?

    17 March 2025

    We delve into the history of a hybrid genre ...
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