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For the love of music

25/26 SEASON

30 Concerts
12 Venues

Welcome to your 2025/26 Season

This Season, we honour our shared love of music through a series of interviews with our players. We explore their profound connection to the music and audiences, and reveal a few of their stories along the way.

For the love of music

Book for a minimum of four eligible concerts across Edinburgh, Glasgow or St Andrews to qualify for Multibuy Package discounts.

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Your 25/26 Concerts

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  1. Maxim conducts the Orchestra

    From Darkness to Light

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    Perth
    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    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!

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    Choral

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Exhilarating choral splendours from across two centuries, with the magnificent SCO Chorus and an exceptional line-up of vocal soloists.
  3. Alina Ibragimova playsd the violin

    Haydn’s Drum Roll

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

    Yeol Eum Son plays Mozart

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    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Aberdeen
    Yeol Eum Son returns with two of the great composer’s most compelling concertos.
  5. Steve Reich smiles as he conducts

    Steve Reich+

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    New Dimensions

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

    Schumann & Mozart

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    2 Matinees

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

    Carmina Gadelica

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    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.
  8. Stained glass window depicting Virgin Mary, Joseph and the infant son

    L'Enfance du Christ

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    Choral

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

    The Nutcracker

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    Perth
    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    Maxim Emelyanychev invites you to immerse yourself in all the sugar, snow and sparkle of the composer’s full ballet score.
  10. John Adams smiles. He wears a chequered shirt.

    Gnarly Buttons

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    New Dimensions

    Edinburgh
    Glasgow
    A thrilling journey from the music of John Adams including hypnotic pulsations to red-hot emotion and vast cinematic soundscapes.

5 25/26 For the Love of Music Interviews  

Max Mandel smiles. He wears a white shirt and black blazer.

Max Mandel

5:33

Cerys Ambrose-Evans

4:46

Eric de Wit

4:22

Katherine Bryer

2:59

Marta Gómez

4:10

Booking Information:

Current 12+ Multibuy bookers
Mon 24 Mar – Fri 11 Apr 2025

12+ Multibuy bookers for the 2024/25 Season will receive a telephone call from us to arrange their booking for the 2025/26 Season during the booking period above.

Current 4-11 Multibuy bookers
Mon 14 Apr – Fri 2 May 2025

4-11 Multibuy bookers for the 2024/25 Season can book Multibuy packages for the 2025/26 Season via the SCO website, over the phone or by sending us a completed booking form.



New Multibuy bookers
Mon 12 May – Fri 26 Sep 2025

New bookers can purchase Multibuy packages for the 2025/26 Season via the SCO website, over the phone or by sending us a completed booking form.

Single Tickets
From Monday 19 May 2025

If you wish to book fewer than four concerts, tickets will be available from the venue box offices from Monday 19 May 2025.

For more information on booking dates - see here.

Your 25/26 Guest Artists

Meet the 25/26 Guest Artists

  1. Colin Currie

    Percussion
  2. Soprano Anna Dennis gazes towards the right of the image, her head held high, a serious look on her face.

    Anna Dennis

    Soprano
  3. Rachel Redmond smiles to the camera. She wears a ed tunic like dress.

    Rachel Redmond

  4. Tim Mead looks to the camera. There is a dark blue wall as a backdrop. He wears a white shirt.

    Tim Mead

    Tenor

  5. Alina Ibragimova

    Violin
  6. Pianist Yeol Eum Son poses leaning against a piano, her elbows resting on its edge, one hand cradling the other in mid-air, while she tilts her head back and gazes upwards.

    Yeol Eum Son

    Piano
  7. Conductor Andrew Manze stands in a suit, facing the camera, leaning against a wall to his right.

    Andrew Manze

    SCO Principal Guest Conductor

  8. Anthony Marwood

    Violin

  9. Paula Murrihy

    Mezzo-soprano

  10. Andrew Staples

    Tenor

  11. Roderick Williams

    Baritone

  12. Callum Thorpe

  13. Peter Whelan

    Conductor

  14. Tara Erraught

    Mezzo-soprano

  15. Eleanor Hudson

    Harp

  16. Lorenza Borrani

    Director / Violin
  17. Violinist Nicola Benedetti leans against a wall, holding her violin.

    Nicola Benedetti

    Violin

  18. Jess Gillam

    Saxophone
  19. Violinist Pekka Kuusisto, eyes closed, holds his violin close to his face, plucking the strings with his fingers, as he looks down.

    Pekka Kuusisto

    Conductor / Violin

  20. Dreamers' Circus

  21. Jonian Ilias-Kadesha

    Violin
  22. Violinist Lawrence Power sits, smiling and looking to his left, holding his violin close to his chest.

    Lawrence Power

    Viola

  23. Riccardo Minasi

    Conductor

  24. Louise Alder

  25. Hanna Hipp

    Mezzo-soprano

  26. Julien Henric

    Tenor

  27. Daniel Okulitch

    Bass baritone

  28. Steven Osborne

    Piano
  29. Aaron Azunda Akugbo squats down, holding his trumpet, laughing.

    Aaron Azunda Akugbo

    Trumpet
Jess Gillam smiles up holding her saxophone.

New Dimensions

Explore new sound worlds

Experience provocative premieres, stimulating minimalism and modern Scottish classics, and rediscover iconic works in a laid-back, informal concert format.

6 Concerts
2 Cities
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25/26 Digital Season

Experience the SCO from your home

Experience the thrill of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in performance – wherever you are in the world with three specially commissioned films from SCO Associate Composer, Jay Capperauld.

3 Films
Online
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Eric plays the cello. He wears a black suit.

Discounts

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An audience member of the Tea Dance concert smiles with delight.

Tea Dance Concerts

Learn more about our Dementia-Friendly Tea Dance Concerts that are happening this Season.

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25/26 Press Area

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Latest news

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  1. 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.
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  2. 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 ...
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  3. 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
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  4. 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.
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  5. The double bass concerto

    17 February 2025

    We complete our survey of the concerto for stringed instruments with the double bass. It's not just about jazz!
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  6. Musical folk tales

    10 February 2025

    It's the 19th century and musical retellings of Greek myths are out. Enter the European folk tale ...
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  7. SCO announces Summer Tour 2025

    7 February 2025

    The Orchestra is touring Scotland this summer, with 7 programmes across 20 venues.
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  8. Once upon a time: music with a narrative

    3 February 2025

    How do composers set about telling a story in music? We look at a few examples.
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  9. Beethoven's 'lesser' symphonies

    27 January 2025

    Why are some Beethoven symphonies better-known than others?
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  10. A collage of images of students working on the Great Grumpy Gaboon set including painting, carpentry, and design

    RCS Students Help Build the Magical World of The Gaboon!

    22 January 2025

    Listen very carefully, Can you hear that tune? Those are the sounds of students building The Great Grumpy Gaboon!
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