Music from the past and present echoes through the beautiful church of St John's, in Scottish Ensemble’s annual Concert by Candlelight, offering a captivating musical adventure.

Concert by Candlelight with Scottish Ensemble

St. John's Kirk

Composer and producer Anna Meredith skilfully bridges the worlds of contemporary classical, art pop, soundtracks, electronica, installations and experimental rock. In Anno - for strings and electronics – she reframes Vivaldi’s Four Seasons imaginatively blending sound worlds, to heighten the intensity and drama of a much-loved classic.

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ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi

Barbican Centre

In the depths of winter warm your soul and explore a rich selection of music, which weaves between past and present, combining seamlessly to create a beautiful sonic tapestry, in some of Scotland’s most atmospheric settings.

Concerts by Candlelight with Scottish Ensemble

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Music affects us on a profound level, it has the ability to transport and inspire but also to release and heal. Join violist Andrew Berridge and a quartet of musicians to explore the familiar and the new, opening our ears more widely to appreciate the full potential of what live music can do for us. With works by Brahms, Beethoven, Cristobal de Morales, Edmund Finnis, Caroline Shaw and Dobrinka Tabakova, this programme is firmly rooted in Scottish Ensemble’s belief that music can lift spirits and strengthen connections.

Resound with Scottish Ensemble

Adelaide Place Baptist Church

Five-time Grammy-winning bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, whose unparalleled technique and ingenuity in composition and performance has made him one of the most notable bassists in history, is joined by the Scottish Ensemble, for an upbeat performance. A MacArthur Award recipient and the only bassist to receive an Avery Fisher Prize, Edgar Meyer has carved out a remarkable and unique niche in the musical world, taking an instrument normally relegated to the back of the orchestra and realizing its full potential as a musical centerpiece. Through reimagined and original compositions, Meyer makes the bass the focal point of a piece and in his collaborations with other artists, such as Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, and Chris Thile, he shows how versatile the instrument can be.</p><p>Winner of the Ensemble Award in the 2020 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, the Scottish Ensemble promotes the rich diversity of the string repertoire, exploring adventurous ways through which it can be presented and shared, and seeks out thoughtful ways of connecting classical music to contemporary life.

Scottish Ensemble

Dec 11, 2025

Concert by Candlelight with Scottish Ensemble

Sep 25, 2025

ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi

Scottish Ensemble