There’s a good reason why Elgar’s Cello Concerto is a classic: deep emotions surge beneath its haunted surface and if anyone can uncover them it’s our soloist, the remarkable Kian Soltani. Today, it’s just one stage on an emotional odyssey devised by our Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Hahn: a voyage that embraces the infinite longing of George Crumb and Richard Wagner, the volcanic grief of Benjamin Britten, and Scriabin’s final, multicoloured starburst of pure sonic bliss. Join us and be transported.

Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Usher Hall

Join Maxim and the SCO musicians for an electrifying and emotional conclusion to the Season – with one of the most cherished symphonies of them all.

Dvořák 'New World' Symphony

City Halls

Perth Concert Hall

From a daring maritime adventure to a captivating showcase for the soulful cello – in the company of vibrant Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev and exceptional SCO Principal Cello Philip Higham.

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Schumann Cello Concerto

Aberdeen Music Hall

The Queen's Hall

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No thunderbolts and lightning, maybe, but plenty of kaleidoscopic colour, whirling rhythms and strong flavours as flamboyant Greek-Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias-Kadesha directs a concert dedicated to the gutsy glories of Czech music.

Bohemian Rhapsodies

If you caught Ethan Loch’s performance with the RSNO last Season or in the final of BBC Young Musician 2022, you’ll already know that there’s something magical about this young Scottish pianist. And if you didn’t, what better way to discover him than in Gershwin’s fabulous Rhapsody in Blue? The enchantment doesn’t stop there, as Music Director Thomas Søndergård conjures up the wizardry of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and introduces the dancing crockery and singing squirrels of Ravel’s ravishing mini-opera. Sounds extraordinary? Just wait until you hear it.

Ethan Loch Plays Gershwin

Beauty, passion and the miracles of nature – there’s no tale that an orchestra can’t tell, and there’s definitely no symphony quite like Tchaikovsky’s shattering Fourth. Raw tragedy, roof-raising triumph: it’s explosive stuff, so guest conductor Kristiina Poska begins with something a little more tranquil. Arvo Pärt’s haunting Cantus is the perfect complement to a wonderful new set of songs from Elena Langer, inspired by the songs of birds and the nature poetry of Glyn Maxwell. Experience musical history in the making. 

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Caird Hall

Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Classical and folk join forces for a thrilling celebration of dance, in this joyfully unconventional programme masterminded and conducted by much-loved Finnish violin pioneer Pekka Kuusisto.

Beethoven, Pekka & the Dreamers’ Circus

Beauty, passion and the miracles of nature – there’s no tale that an orchestra can’t tell, and there’s definitely no symphony quite like Tchaikovsky’s shattering Fourth. Raw tragedy, roof-raising triumph: it’s explosive stuff, so guest conductor Kristiina Poska begins with something a little more tranquil. Arvo Pärt’s haunting Cantus is the perfect complement to a wonderful new set of songs from Elena Langer, inspired by the songs of birds and the nature poetry of Glyn Maxwell. Experience musical history in the making.

Italian-born Lorenza Borrani is fast becoming one of the SCO’s closest friends and collaborators. She returns for her second concert this Season with an evening of wit, humour and magical evocations.

Borrani & Beethoven

A man stands alone at the grave of a friend. Shattered by grief, he shakes his fist at the heavens and begins a journey that will take him to the end of the world and beyond. The sheer ambition of Gustav Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony staggers the imagination —an emotional odyssey on a cosmic scale, embracing tragedy, hope, dark humour, and even Judgement Day itself. Written for an immense orchestra of over 100 musicians, a magnificent chorus and two sublime soloists, every performance is a special occasion.

Mahler Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection’

A man stands alone at the grave of a friend. Shattered by grief, he shakes his fist at the heavens and begins a journey that will take him to the end of the world and beyond. The sheer ambition of Gustav Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony staggers the imagination—an emotional odyssey on a cosmic scale, embracing tragedy, hope, dark humour, and even Judgement Day itself.

Mahler's Symphony No.2 ‘Resurrection' in Edinburgh

Musician extraordinaire, Jörg Widmann’s talents know no bounds. Experience his dynamism tonight as he returns to the RSNO to conduct Mendelssohn’s historical thriller of a symphony, his own explosive homage to Beethoven, Con brio, and joins the ‘extraordinary’ (Gramophone) violinist Veronika Eberle in a very personal performance of Beethoven’s radiant Violin Concerto.

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto

Nicola Benedetti has performed Mendelssohn’s exhilarating Violin Concerto for many years. Bringing together sublime lyrical beauty and fizzing violin fireworks, the Concerto is the ideal showcase for the world-renowned Scottish violin virtuoso’s consummate talents. Discover Benedetti’s compelling, profoundly beautiful vision of the piece in the company of her long-time musical collaborators: the SCO’s exceptional musicians and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.

Benedetti plays Mendelssohn

What would you do for love? Romeo and Juliet risked everything, and Tchaikovsky poured all of this passion into his music. The Little Mermaid also followed her heart, and Zemlinsky’s gorgeous retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale is a colourful – and gripping – masterpiece. Kevin John Edusei conducts, Gillian Moore hosts, and RSNO favourite Makoto Ozone is the soloist in Rachmaninov’s dazzling, deliriously romantic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The perfect date night? We think so! 

Love & Fairy Tales Rachmaninov & The Mermaid

Music Hall, Aberdeen

A piano climbing from darkness to light. A pulsing rhythm, bright with energy and colour. And a passionate melody, soaring against a storm-swept sky. The opening of any piece of music draws you into a new emotional world, and however familiar the melodies that follow, a great live performance makes you feel like you’re experiencing it for the first time.

Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto in Edinburgh

Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2

‘With desire and passion,’ wrote Tchaikovsky on the score of his Fifth Symphony. From its stirring opening to its triumphant finale, this is music that comes straight from the heart and speaks straight to the heart. Thomas Søndergård won’t hold back today, and he welcomes not one but two charismatic soloists – cellist Bruno Delepelaire and violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley – to play a masterpiece inspired by friendship: Brahms’ nostalgic, intensely emotional Double Concerto.

Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

Mozart’s final trilogy of symphonies are visionary, pioneering works, as powerful as they are passionate, and represent a lifetime of emotion and experience from a composer at the height of his musical creativity. They’re also a mystery, written together in a blaze of white-hot creativity, though it’s not known why – some even suggest Mozart may have conceived them as a single, monumental mega-symphony.

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Usher Hall

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Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Beethoven, Pekka & the Dr...

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symp...

Usher Hall

Borrani & Beethoven

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Mahler Symphony No.2 ‘Res...

Usher Hall

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven’s Violin Concer...

Usher Hall

Benedetti plays Mendelsso...

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Benedetti plays Mendelsso...

Usher Hall

Love & Fairy Tales Rachma...

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Rachmaninov's Second Pian...

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov's Piano Conce...

Usher Hall

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Usher Hall

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra