Posts Tagged ‘performing arts’
Aberdeen Music Hall makes an on song return
Opening celebrations continued over the weekend with two spectacular concerts marking the official launch of the newly transformed, iconic Aberdeen Music Hall. On Saturday, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra performed under the baton of guest conductor Alpesh Chauhan and guest soloist Freddy Kempf played Grieg’s much-loved Piano Concerto to an enraptured, sell out audience. Prokofiev’s…
Read MoreCity prepares to come together for its Music Hall
Excitement is building across the city as Aberdeen’s much loved Music Hall gets set to open its doors to the public. The opening celebrations on 8 December mark the culmination of an award winning programme of Stepping Out projects, designed to engage communities in projects inspired by the Music Hall and keep the spirit alive…
Read MoreCrime novelist set to launch Granite Noir festival
Aberdeen’s crime writing festival Granite Noir is all set to launch its third festival programme at a special event this weekend. Local crime novelist Stuart MacBride will join the team behind Granite Noir to share the secrets of the festival’s 2019 programme and mark its official launch. Granite Noir 2019 will take place from Friday…
Read MoreGleneagles Hotel jazzes it up with musical team
It’s a partnership that takes one of the world’s leading luxury hotels back to its jazz era roots — while playing a key part in nurturing young musicians in Scotland. Five rising stars on the UK jazz scene, all students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS), will shine in front of an international audience…
Read MoreWe will remember them on the beaches
A new work by Scots poet Carol Ann Duffy written to mark the centenary of Armistice Day has been released. Acclaimed film director Danny Boyle invited Duffy to write a poem as part of Pages of the Sea, which will see thousands of people gather on beaches across the UK and the Republic of Ireland…
Read MoreHonour for Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has become one of the first institutions in the country to be honoured for its pioneering work in promoting and encouraging career-long professional learning in the education sector. Scotland’s national conservatoire received a General Teaching Council for Scotland Professional Learning Award at a recent awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza…
Read MoreOlivier Award winner is new arts academy patron
An Olivier Award-winner has become the first patron of a Scottish academy of performing arts. The Edinburgh-based MGA Academy of Performing Arts has announced world-famous performer Peter Schaufuss has taken on the role, with the goal of continuing the trend of having coached some of the UK’s prominent young performers. The Olivier Award-winning ballet dancer,…
Read MoreScottish Opera will take production to the nation
Scottish Opera is to tour 17 venues across the country this autumn. This September, the hugely popular Opera Highlights tour kicks off with four singers and a pianist journeying to 17 venues the length and breadth of Scotland, from Wick in the north to Dumfries in the south, as well as the Inner and Outer…
Read MoreRSNO pays tribute to a true musical great
The life of one of the greatest musical figures of the 20th century is celebrated by the RSNO. One hundred years since the birth of American composer, conductor and educator Leonard Bernstein, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra presents a package of performances in Edinburgh and Glasgow to mark the occasion. Bernstein 100 is the world-wide…
Read MoreFolk tale returns for a new theatre tour
A celebrated folk theatre fable from the National Theatre of Scotland is preparing for new dates at home and in the USA. The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart will be touring to Edinburgh, Mull, Oban, and North Carolina (USA) from 14 May to 9 June. Created by David Greig (writer) and Wils Wilson (director) with…
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