Ilan Volkov presents an ear-opening smorgasbord of orchestral music exploring themes including space, nature, resilience, innovation and humour. The world premiere of Sylvia Lim's composition draws inspiration from the quiet strength of moss and the Japanese art of Kintsugi (mending broken pottery with gold), offering a meditation on healing and renewal. Eleanor Cully Boehringer’s world premiere weaves poetic text, fragments of song and imagined sound, turning small details into expansive musical gestures. Argentine composer Hilda Dianda (born 100 years ago this April) explores playful avant-garde textures, while ‘Luminance’ by Canadian composer Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux contrasts live instruments with electronic timbres to create illuminating soundscapes. In her orchestral version of ‘The Northern Shore’, fellow countrywomen Barbara Monk Feldman evokes the landscape and atmosphere of the northern shores of Canada – a reflection on its vast and desolate beauty.

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TECTONICS: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 2

Glasgow City Hall

Jack Sheen debuts new work from right across the UK music scene – from his own A line, a curve, or figure, to introducing sparkling new voices to our concert platform, Sky Macklay and Sylvia Lim. Tonight also features two world premieres from local sources: the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Timothy Jackson, with his solo work for the Orchestra’s Principal Cello, Jonathan Aasgaard, and a work for chamber orchestra from Stephen Pratt, who has contributed so much to Ensemble 10:10 and Liverpool’s music scene over the years.

Ensemble 10:10

Yoko Ono Lennon Centre

Composer and conductor James Weeks joins musicians from our own Royal Northern Sinfonia for this concert.

Sylvia Lim

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 17, 2026

The Light Within · Royal Northern Sinfonia

Past events

May 4, 2025

TECTONICS: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 2 · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Jun 19, 2024

Ensemble 10:10 · Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

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