Posts Tagged ‘Concert hall’
Glasgow set to come alive for Celtic Connections
Celtic Connections 2019 begins today (Thursday 17 January) with 18 days of music set to bring the city alive on stages across Glasgow. The festival’s traditional opening concert in the world-famous Glasgow Royal Concert Hall this year celebrates the passing on of traditions between generations. Syne of the Times stars more than 100 young musicians…
Read MoreCeltic Connections ready to begin this week
The world-leading annual music festival Celtic Connections begins this Thursday (17 January) in Glasgow. It will open with around 100 young musicians from across Scotland and Showcase Scotland partner-country Galicia taking to the stage of the Main Auditorium at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, alongside some of the most well-respected Scottish musicians to have emerged since the…
Read MoreOrchestras will grace the home of classical music
The Usher Hall, the home of classical music in Scotland, is set to welcome standout orchestras from around the globe next spring. It will also play host to the country’s own world-renowned classical ensembles. The venue’s own much-loved Sunday Classics season starts the New Year with a visit from the St Petersburg Philharmonic, the oldest…
Read MoreThey are taking Hogmanay and New Year to China
Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) will celebrate Hogmanay and New Year together when they undertake their first joint tour of China later this month. Led by the RSNO’s new music director Thomas Søndergård, the Orchestra and Benedetti will perform six concerts in six cities across the country, with the…
Read MoreA beautiful city home offering riverside views
An elegant Georgian home, situated in a scenic riverside setting, is now on the market, offering impressive views over one of Scotland’s most famous rivers. Set within the generous, private grounds, offering sophisticated and spacious living accommodation over three floors, there is also a neatly-presented three bedroom cottage, which can be acquired in conjunction with the…
Read MoreThe Snowman is coming to venues all over Scotland
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is bringing Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman to audiences across Scotland. They will be joined by tenor, BBC Scotland and Scottish Proms in the Park presenter Jamie MacDougall for its annual RSNO Christmas Concerts this Season, performing to audiences in Perth, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Since 2001 Jamie has been the nation’s voice of classical music…
Read MoreTimeless country living with privacy, a pond and a paddock
Timeless country living in a contemporary home of elegant design and finish, is now available in a most idyllic rural setting. Kinvaid House, in Moneydie, Perthshire, is presented for sale by Rettie & Co. It is set within approximately six acres of well-established grounds, which include a splendid garden with Riparian rights over the Schochie…
Read MoreScottish Opera celebrates the RAF’s centenary
Scottish Opera is celebrating 100 years of the Royal Air Force with a unique project called From the Mud to the Stars. The project launched in October 2017 and since then a team from Scottish Opera, including former Emerging Artist Andrew McTaggart, has been working with school pupils, students, and former and serving RAF personnel…
Read MoreRiverside views from a farmhouse conversion
A farmhouse which has been beautifully extended and offering magnificent views is now available. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Carpow Farmhouse is a delightful country property enjoying impressive views over the surrounding countryside, down to the River Tay and north to the Sidlaw hills. The original cottage, of stone construction under a slated roof has…
Read MoreBursary for innovation in music shortlist revealed
Scottish folk and traditional artists innovating and distinguishing themselves in their field are on the shortlist for the Belhaven Bursary for Innovation Award 2019. The prestigious fund is the largest cash prize in Scotland. Financially matched only by the Mercury Prize, the £25,000 rewards innovation and will support the winning act to progress unique ideas…
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