Name: The Music & Meditation Podcast: LIVE
Start: 2026-01-11T17:00:00
Location: The Old Fruitmarket

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is set to astound audiences with its 2026 season, featuring a diverse array of performances that blend classical masterpieces with contemporary artistry. From the soul-stirring harmonies of Rachmaninov to the mesmerizing narratives of Debussy and Bartók, this season promises an immersive musical experience. Join us as we explore the key events, artists, and compositions that define this remarkable series of concerts, showcasing talents like Alessio Bax, Imogen Cooper, and Ryan Wigglesworth.

A Symphony of Emotions: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's 2026 Season Highlights

Izzy Judd

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Steve Reich’s music is made of movement. Patterns shift, collide, and reform. The smallest rhythm grows into something vast. A single chord can shimmer like glass.

In Three Movements, the music constantly moves and turns. Repeating figures stretch and ripple until you lose track of where the downbeat lands. Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards is a kaleidoscope of colour. Chords slide past one another, glowing one moment, dissolving the next.

Electric Counterpoint, written for both pre-recorded and live guitars, turns repetition into a trance. With Bryce Dessner at its heart, expect a sound both mechanical and deeply human. Then The Four Sections pulls the whole orchestra into Reich’s pulsing universe – strings, winds, brass and percussion stacked into layers that vibrate with raw power.

Steve Reich at 90: The Four Sections

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Step away from the noise of everyday life and immerse yourself in an evening of live classical music, gentle breathwork and meditation with presenter Izzy Judd and Sunday Times bestselling Scottish poet and meditation guide Donna Ashworth.

The Music & Meditation Podcast: LIVE

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