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  1. 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?
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  2. 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.
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  3. A drawing and two photographs of women in distinctive fashions of the period (around 1855, 1918 and 1913), all three looking out towards the viewer

    Lili Boulanger et les autres: female French composers

    20 May 2024

    Where do Louise Farrenc and Cécile Chaminade fit into France's rich history of female composers?
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  4. Against a red background, a man in a dark jacket and shirt looks out of frame. His face is illuminated by a light from above.

    Soundbox: an interview with Jay Capperauld

    13 May 2024

    We spoke to SCO Associate Composer Jay Capperauld about his work mentoring the three music creators featured in our UN:TITLED concerts.
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  5. His Majesty King Charles III renews his Patronage of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    9 May 2024

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  6. Heavenly realms

    6 May 2024

    We look at some of the many depictions of Heaven in the Christian choral tradition.
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  7. New Dimensions: A new series exploring new sound worlds

    24 April 2024

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  8. Banner for the 24-25 season, with a drawing of double bassist Nikita Naumov from the back playing his bass, and the words "Music for everyone".

    Andrew Manze Appointed SCO Principal Guest Conductor

    24 April 2024

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  9. Banner for the 24-25 season, with a drawing of double bassist Nikita Naumov from the back playing his bass, and the words "Music for everyone".

    Music for Everyone in 2024/25

    24 April 2024

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  10. La numérotation des symphonies

    22 April 2024

    Pour marquer le concert de l'Orchestre à la Halle aux Grains, le 21 mai, nous nous penchons sur une question parfois épineuse ...
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  11. Die Nummerierung von Sinfonien

    22 April 2024

    Anlässlich unserer Konzerte in Würzburg (am 26. und 27. Mai), werfen wir einen Blick auf eine knifflige Frage ...
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  12. Mendelssohn and the Bach revival

    15 April 2024

    How Bach fell from favour and rose to glory again ...
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