Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Welcome to the SCO. We have been inspiring audiences and connecting with communities since 1974, delivering diverse programmes that are open to all. Embrace the classics, discover exciting new music, and create beautiful musical memories with us!
On Monday 14 April, Multibuy booking for the 2025/26 Season opens to all those who booked 4-11 concerts in the current Season. To access priority booking, please ensure you are logged in (via the customer account symbol at the top of the page). Once logged in you can browse the 2025/26 Season here and start chosing your concerts.
Multibuy booking for everyone else starts Monday 12 May 10am.
Coming up
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Big Ears, Little Ears
Matinee
St Andrews
Perth
Big Ears, Little Ears is our relaxed concert series for children under the age of five and their grown-ups.![Stephanie Gonley plays the violin.]()
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
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St Andrews
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Stephanie Gonley leads an evening of innovation, virtuosity and timeless classics.![Pianist Yeol Eum Son standing with her arms crossed elegantly, lightly smiling at the camera, against a dark green background with a lighter green circle.]()
Yeol Eum Son plays Beethoven
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Choral
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Yeol Eum Son makes a welcome return with Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, in a concert that reaches its climax with Haydn’s ‘Nelson’ Mass.![Violinist Nicola Benedetti, leaning on one arm with her head resting on the other hand, smiling at the camera against a dark background with light pink and green shapes.]()
Benedetti plays Brahms
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Perth
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Nicola Benedetti joins charismatic Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev for an end-of-Season celebration full of romance and adventure.![Shot from behind a violinist playing to the audience at a dementia-friendly concert.]()
Tea Dance Concerts
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Edinburgh
Dumfries
...and more!
Enjoy an afternoon of music and join our musicians as they perform a programme designed especially for people living with dementia.![]()
SCO Wind Soloists in Concert
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Summer Tour
Kames
Kilmelford
Crianlarich
...and more!
Join our Wind Soloists for an intimate and captivating evening of music in Kames, Kilmelford, Crianlarich and Gartmore.![]()
Summer Serenade
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Summer Tour
Brechin
Fochabers
Fortrose
Experience an unforgettable evening as the SCO Strings take you on a journey through vibrant rhythms, tender romance and timeless beauty.![Sean shibe hold his guitar. He wears a white shirt with a high colour]()
SCO at East Neuk Festival: Opening Concert
Summer Tour
St Monans
The SCO have appeared at every ENF, so who better to open this 20th Festival?![]()
Schubert & Mozart
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Summer Tour
Stirling
Dunoon
Hawick
Join SCO Principal Guest Conductor Andrew Manze and the SCO for a delightful evening of sparkling rhythms and timeless melodies.![]()
Summer Classics
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Summer Tour
Hamilton
Castle Douglas
Ayr
Join us for an electrifying evening of musical contrasts that span centuries, emotions and styles.
12 Latest videos
25/26 Trailer
1:59
Max Mandel
5:33
Cerys Ambrose-Evans
4:18
Marta Gómez
4:10
Katherine Bryer
2:59
Eric de Wit
4:22
Summer Tour 2025 Trailer
0:42
Supporting the SCO
2:37
Seascape
7:35
Serenade in Seven Colours
10:00
Novelletten
13:58
Principal Guest Conductor
3:09
Latest news
![Shot from behind a violinist playing to the audience at a dementia-friendly concert.]()
Tea Dance Concert programme
17 April 2025
Read the programme for our Re:Connect Tea Dance Concert.![A violinist shown at three different ages: as a young man in a drawing, middle-aged in a painting and elderly in an old photo]()
Joseph Joachim and the great German violin concertos
7 April 2025
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms: four violin concertos, all connected by a single violinist.![]()
Haydn's lost joke
1 April 2025
Could there be more to the Farewell Symphony than meets the eye?![]()
Beethoven and C minor
31 March 2025
What was it about C minor that brought out Beethoven's defiant side? We take a look at a few examples.![]()
2025/26 Season highlights
20 March 2025
Don't know where to start with the new Season? We have a few starting points for you.![Three men, the first two in 18th century formal dress (one in black and white, one in a red coat), the last in an old photo, smoking]()
What is a sinfonia concertante?
17 March 2025
We delve into the history of a hybrid genre ...![]()
The SCO Chorus on music for Lent
10 March 2025
With Easter just around the corner, we delve into perhaps the richest (and often darkest) choral repertoire of all ...![Composer Ruth Gipps leaning forward with both hands gently touching her face.]()
Digital Season: Gipps Seascape
7 March 2025
Read the programme note for our online performance of Gipps' Seascape![]()
The bassoon concerto
3 March 2025
For the last article in our concerto series (for now), we turn to an instrument too often dismissed as the orchestra's resident joker.![]()
The tortured tale of Schumann's Violin Concerto
24 February 2025
Or, how suppressing a work for 80 years can affect its long-term fortunes.
