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Maxim conducting with his hands raised in front of his face, and cellist Steven Isserlis looking to the right, on a dark background with bright red and blue circular shapes.

A Celebration of Dvořák

24 | 25 Season Opener

Programme

  • DVOŘÁK

    Carnival Overture

  • DVOŘÁK

    Cello Concerto in B minor

  • DVOŘÁK

    Symphony No 8
approximate duration: 2 hours (including a 20 minute interval)

Maxim Emelyanychev Conductor
Steven Isserlis Cello

From earthy folk melodies to richly Romantic passions – what better way to launch a new Season than in the company of Czech maestro Antonín Dvořák and charismatic Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev?

After the bright colours of the exuberant Carnival Overture, world-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis – himself a passionate Dvořák devotee – brings new insights and fresh perspectives to the intimate tenderness of the much-loved Cello Concerto.

Join the celebrations as Maxim brings the concert to a joyful close with Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony, a powerful tribute to the wonders of nature and to the vitality of his Czech homeland.

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The cello concerto

In a new series for 2024/25, who better than the SCO players to guide us through the best concertos for their instrument?

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Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto

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Matinee

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Anthony Marwood takes the reins in Coleridge-Taylor’s sublime Concerto.
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Sibelius Violin Concerto

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SCO Conductor Emeritus Joseph Swensen directs the fiery Sibelius Violin Concerto, alongside the coolly elegant Sixth Symphony.
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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

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Outstanding Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto directs and plays one of the best-loved masterpieces in the Romantic violin repertoire.
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Benedetti plays Brahms

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Perth
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Glasgow
Nicola Benedetti joins charismatic Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev for an end-of-Season celebration full of romance and adventure.
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Mozart Gala

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Choral

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Glasgow
Symphonic high spirits and choral splendours on a sumptuous scale.
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Prokofiev & Brahms

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Edinburgh
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Prokofiev’s darkly lyrical Violin Concerto No 2 is the ideal musical match for the exceptional violinist Aylen Pritchin and conductor Maxim.
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Eine kleine Nachtmusik

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St Andrews
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Glasgow
Maxim Emelyanychev surrounds one of Mozart’s most-loved pieces with rarities created around the same time by Haydn, Krommer and Wranitzky.
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Schumann & Schubert

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St Andrews
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Isabelle van Keulen takes the reins of the SCO for the lyrical Violin Concerto by Robert Schumann, alongside Schubert’s Third Symphony.
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Mozart Oboe Concerto

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Dumfries
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Glasgow
Discover Mozart’s song-like Oboe Concerto in the hands of Ivan Podyomov, principal oboist at Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
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Yeol Eum Son plays Beethoven

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Choral

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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.
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Baroque Inspirations

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Ayr
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Glasgow
Join Maxim to rediscover sumptuous Baroque splendours.
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Borealis

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New Dimensions

Edinburgh
Glasgow
Discover new sounds from Nordic nations and from closer to home, as Europe’s exciting celebration of contemporary music comes to Scotland.