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The first Black composers
9 September 2024
To celebrate Black History Month, we look at the early history of Black composers, from Joseph Boulogne to Samuel Taylor-Coleridge.Mozart and the Weber sisters
2 September 2024
We look at Mozart's close relationship with the children of the Weber family.The cello concerto
26 August 2024
In a new series for 2024/25, who better than the SCO players to guide us through the best concertos for their instrument?Joseph Joachim and the great German violin concertos
15 July 2024
Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Bruch and Brahms: four violin concertos, all connected by a single violinist.Mozart and the development of the piano concerto
1 July 2024
How one composer almost single-handedly raised the piano concerto to unprecedented heights.The reappraisal of Così fan tutte
1 July 2024
Neglected during much of the 19th century, Mozart's Cinderella of an opera is more relevant than ever today.Spanish music by French composers
1 July 2024
From Bizet to Ravel, we look at the long-standing fascination of French composers for the music of Spain.UN:TITLED programme
13 June 2024
Read the programme for our UN:TITLED concerts on 15-16 June.Tea Dance Concert programme - Stirling
11 June 2024
Read the programme for our Re:Connect Tea Dance Concert.Tea Dance Concert programme - Maryhill
11 June 2024
Read the programme for our Re:Connect Tea Dance Concert.Beethoven's Seventh: the apotheosis of the dance?
10 June 2024
How has Wagner's epithet affected the way we approach this favourite Beethoven symphony?The resurrection of the string orchestra
3 June 2024
The once unfashionable string orchestra made an incredible comeback in the late 19th century, one which has not let up since.