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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Quality Czech music ahoy! Promo clip for our new series Bohemian Rhapsodies. Starts this Thursday at City Halls with Dvořák's Symphony No.9, the “New World”.

Linda Docherty
Linda Docherty
Got my ticket already! Really looking forward to this season.
17 hours ago
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Sir Peter Maxwell Davies discusses his seminal opera, Taverner. Premiered by the Royal Opera in 1972, Taverner is based on the life of the 16th century English composer John Taverner. We've got an all-star cast coming to City Halls for the performance this Sunday!

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Time for some blog business! Read Andrew Trinicks blog about Sir Peter
Maxwell Davie's opera Taverner ahead of
our performance this Sunday at City
Halls.

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This is the blog for players and staff of the BBC SSO to comment on all aspects of the BBC SSO and the orchestral world.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Even more new content! Ilan Volkov gives the lowdown on Sibelius and performing new works ahead of tomorrow's Maestros' Choice 3 gig. Top man!

Douglas Martin
Douglas Martin
Ilan rocks
28 October at 19:01
Marian
Marian
Actually David, I lived in Westbourne Gardens, which was where Alex and V lived just when they came to Glasgow, after getting married, and Sir Alex started with the SNO. Scottish Opera was founded in the flat above us!

At first they lived upstairs from us(very hard for me, a music student,) trying to practice when Yehudi Menuhin, or John Ogdon ... Read moremight be sittinng, (or playing) just above me!

As their little family grew, they moved to the other side of Westbourne Gardens , to a house which had 4 floors. My sister and I did a great deal of babysitting for the Gibsons in those days.They were a lovely couple, and so much in love.
28 October at 19:24
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Hey ho! New content! Watch an exclusive interview with Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies ahead of our World Premiere of his new work Overture: St. Francis of
Assis at City Halls tomorrow.

Marian
Marian
Assisi
06 November at 16:57
Alan Anderson

Alan Anderson Hi guys, I'm a music student at Aberdeen Uni, and we're looking to set up a student ambassador scheme to help promote student attendance at concerts by major Scottish ensembles...would you be able to put me in touch with someone whom I could speak to about this? Thanks, Alan.

David

David
Calling all BBC SSO supporters! Have you heard about the BBC Scottish Symphony Club? The Club is an independent supporters' organision for the BBC SSO and has been going for 30 years now. We organise frequent events for SSO supporters, including chamber music concerts featuring SSO players, newsletters, discounted SSO ...CDs and loads more. Check out the new website: www.bbcscottishsymphonyclub.com or contact us for more info info@bbcscottishsymphonyclub.com.Read more

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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra To blog or not to blog? Blog!

Read our recent reviews and catch up with Anthony
Sayer's musings on the orchestral world in our blog.

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This is the blog for players and staff of the BBC SSO to comment on all aspects of the BBC SSO and the orchestral world.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Hearing the complete Daphnis and Chloé with chorus is an overwhelming experience. Few scores have the opulent richness of sound that Ravel conjures up in this magical music, and Donald Runnicles and the orchestra will surely revel in its virtuosity. New York-based Israeli pianist Shai Wosner is a BBC Radio 3 New Genera...tion Artist whose rising international reputation has already taken him to some of the world's greatest orchestras. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, premiered by the BBC SSO in 1990, has become one of the most often played modern British compositions around the world. A long-established BBC SSO party piece, this performance will mark James MacMillan's 50th birthday year in truly dramatic style.Read more

This concert at City Halls last night was astounding. Get to Perth!
Time:Friday, 16 October 2009 19:30
Location:Perth Concert Hall
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Hear a smashing interview with Donald Runnicles in conversation with BBC Scotland's Janice Forsyth, on The Radio Cafe.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n7f4d

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Janice Forsyth takes the opportunity to find out about BBC SSO conductor Donald Runnicles.
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Hearing the complete Daphnis and Chloé with chorus is an overwhelming experience. Few scores have the opulent richness of sound that Ravel conjures up in this magical music, and Donald Runnicles and the orchestra will surely revel in its virtuosity. New York-based Israeli pianist Shai Wosner is a BBC Radio 3 New Genera...tion Artist whose rising international reputation has already taken him to some of the world's greatest orchestras. The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, premiered by the BBC SSO in 1990, has become one of the most often played modern British compositions around the world. A long-established BBC SSO party piece, this performance will mark James MacMillan's 50th birthday year in truly dramatic style.Read more

MacMillan, Mozart and Ravel this week from Donald Runnicles, complete with full chorus.
Time:Thursday, 15 October 2009 19:30
Location:City Halls
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra More Runnicles and SSO action this week in Glasgow and Perth!

Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie and a bit of Mozart Piano Concerto business. Here's a cheeky wee interview we did with James MacMillan to set the scene...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/bbcsso/concerts/2009/10/15.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/music/bbcsso/concerts/2009/10/16.shtml

Glasgow School of English

Glasgow School of English  Go and see Scotland's greatest living conductor who, after many years leading orchestras in Germany and the USA, is now principal conductor with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the City Halls. :-)

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Watch, read and listen to the people who make up the Scottish Symphony Orchestra
12 October at 16:49
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra The Big Noise kids are on the box tonight! Find out how the project is changing the lives of the children involved. BBC Two Scotland at 9.15pm.

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The children of a Stirling council estate take part in an unusual music project.