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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

City Halls: Concert HallCandleriggs, Glasgow, Scotland, G1 1NQ, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Friday 25 September 202619:30
Programme
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)Harold en Italie, Op.16
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)Symphonie fantastique, Op.14
Performers
Maxim EmelyanychevConductor
Timothy RidoutViola
Scottish Chamber Orchestra

We launch our 2026/27 Season with a dazzling homage to Berlioz, the ultimate musical trailblazer. At the helm is our electrifying Principal Conductor, Maxim Emelyanychev, whose flair and imagination promise an unforgettable evening of drama and musical colour.

Our journey begins with Harold in Italy, Berlioz’s poetic response to Byron’s wanderer. Here, the viola becomes the voice of a restless soul, and Timothy Ridout, one of today’s most compelling violists, guides us through landscapes steeped in Italian light and lyricism.

Then, brace yourself for the full force of Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz’s revolutionary masterpiece. From its tender dreams to its hallucinatory visions of passion and the macabre, this is music that changed everything – a fevered confession in sound, brought vividly to life by Maxim and the SCO.

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About this music
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique: The demon symphony
Bachtrack, 16th April
Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.
Berlioz 150: Harold in Italy
Antoine Tamestit, 11th February
Antoine Tamestit reflects on a much misunderstood work, initially rejected by Niccolò Paganini, and how he learnt to breathe life into the role of Byron's "Childe Harold".
Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique
Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February
Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it. 
The story of Symphonie Fantastique
Danny Riley, 4th September
Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.