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Maxim lead the Orchestra at the proms. The organ is visible and the backs of heads.
Maxim lead the Orchestra at the proms. The organ is visible and the backs of heads.

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!

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  1. Maxim conducts the Orchestra

    From Darkness to Light

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Perth
    Join the SCO players and our electrifying Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev on an unforgettable journey from darkness to light.
  2. Maxim Conducts the Orchestra and the chorus sings

    Gloria!

    Choral

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Exhilarating choral splendours from across two centuries, with the magnificent SCO Chorus and an exceptional line-up of vocal soloists.
  3. The Origin of Colour

    Digital Season

    Online
    Discover (or rediscover) this dazzling, delightful music in a thrilling performance by the SCO and Maxim Emelyanychev.
  4. Alina Ibragimova playsd the violin

    Haydn’s Drum Roll

    St Andrews
    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Violinist Alina Ibragimova leads us from grief and fear to radiant joy in her deeply emotional concert with the SCO.
  5. Yeol Eum Son stands in front of a piano with her arms crossed

    Yeol Eum Son plays Mozart

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Aberdeen
    Yeol Eum Son returns with two of the great composer’s most compelling concertos.
  6. Colin Currie smiles as he conducts

    Steve Reich+

    New Dimensions

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Minimalist masterpieces from maverick composer Steve Reich directed by his close friend and collaborator, Edinburgh-born Colin Currie.
  7. Andrew Marwood holds a violin and looks to his left.

    Schumann & Mozart

    2 Matinees

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Dumfries
    British violinist Anthony Marwood makes a welcome return for music to captivate you and – perhaps – surprise you.
  8. Abstract painting of a misty sun setting over a Irish beach.

    Carmina Gadelica

    Matinee

    Glasgow
    St Andrews
    Edinburgh
    The SCO’s renowned Wind Soloists join forces with some of Scotland’s most accomplished young players for a kaleidoscopic concert.
  9. Stained glass window depicting Virgin Mary, Joseph and the infant son

    L'Enfance du Christ

    Choral

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Welcome the coming festive season with one of the tenderest, most captivating Christmas pieces ever created.
  10. A blue nutcracker soldier is featured with a blue glistening backdrop.

    The Nutcracker

    Perth
    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Maxim Emelyanychev invites you to immerse yourself in all the sugar, snow and sparkle of the composer’s full ballet score.

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Max Mandel

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Cerys Ambrose-Evans

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Marta Gómez

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Katherine Bryer

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Eric de Wit

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Illustration of a cello

Summer Tour 2025 Trailer

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Supporting the SCO

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Seascape

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Serenade in Seven Colours

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Novelletten

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Andrew Manze weras a blue shirt. He is mid conversation.

Principal Guest Conductor

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