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  1. The Great Grumpy Gaboon

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    Community

    Dundee
    Aberdeen
    Glasgow
    After three sold-out seasons, the Great Grumpy Gaboon is back and ready to take you on a spellbinding adventure.
  2. Members from the VIBE in the Borders Showcase from September 2026 perfrom with guitarist Paul Griffiths.

    VIBE Tuesdays

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    Community

    Galashiels
    Join the SCO for this free six-week music project for 11-18 year olds in the Borders.
  3. Raphael Pichon stands and faces the right he is wearing a black suit

    A Celebration of Schubert

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    Choral

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Conductor Raphaël Pichon makes his SCO debut, bringing a distinctive vision to this celebration of Franz Schubert’s enduring legacy.
  4. Alena smiles and faces the camera with a violin clutched close to her.

    Prokofiev & Bartók with Alena Baeva

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    Matinee

    St Andrews
    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Alena Baeva returns to Scotland to direct a matinee performance full of energy, elegance and drama.
  5. Hakan Hardenberger

    Beethoven Deconstructed

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    New Dimensions

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    For the final instalment of our 2026/27 New Dimensions series, we journey deep into Beethoven’s creative universe.
  6. Pekka plays to the audience - the orchestra perform behind him. He wears light glasses and a black long shirt.

    Beethoven Violin Concerto

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    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Aberdeen
    We join forces again with longstanding collaborator Pekka Kuusisto, who performs and directs a programme rich in invention and charm.
  7. Carolyn Sampson sings and Maxim conducts while the orchestra play behind them. Carolyn wears a sleeveless dress and Maxim wears a dark suit with an unbuttoned white shirt.

    La Voix humaine

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    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Acclaimed soprano Carolyn Sampson brings this emotional tour de force to vivid life.
  8. Maxim conducts the Orchestra. He wears a black suit.

    Songs of Light & Longing

    Edinburgh
    This elegant chamber programme weaves together some of the most poetic and intimate works of French song and chamber music.
  9. Lorenza Borrani plays the violin while the orchestra plays behind.

    The Seasons: Schumann & the Mendelssohns

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    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    A celebration of spring and renewal, with the music of Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn alongside Schumann’s radiant ‘Spring’ Symphony.
  10. VIBE Particpants in 2025 performing at the Melrose Music Festival

    VIBE in the Borders

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    Community

    Galashiels
    A FREE music-making project for 30 students in S1-3 who love singing or playing an instrument.
  11. Illustartion of musicians with children dancing around them as they play

    Big Ears, Little Ears

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    Community

    St Andrews
    Perth
    These interactive performances are playful, multi-sensory introductions to live orchestral music.
  12. Two elderly people smile as they are served tea at the concert

    Dementia-friendly Concerts

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    Community

    Stirling
    Dumfries
    Enjoy an afternoon of music and join our musicians as they perform a programme designed especially for people living with dementia.