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Sir James MacMillan conducts the BBC Scottish SO in the Scottish premiere of his Concerto for Orchestra, “Ghosts”. 

A thoughtfully conceived and well-executed BBCSO programme, if not gaining more than the sum of its respective parts. 

The composer conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus with Roderick Williams and Rhian Lois in Edinburgh's Usher Hall.

The Marian Consort open the Perth Festival of the Arts with a specially curated programme of Scottish Renaissance music with modern work from Dani Howard and Electra Perivolaris. 

From performing Mahler in a pared-down chamber arrangement in an empty hall two years ago, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra returns to the “full fat” variety in a packed Usher Hall. 

The accumulated experience of over 160 years of quartet playing is revealed in an intensity of passion undimmed by the passage of time in this exhilarating concert by the Brodskys.

Martyn Brabbins celebrates with a world premiere from Errollyn Wallen, Evelyn Glennie revisiting iconic MacMillan and a broad, noble Elgar First Symphony.

A short, tender MacMillan piece, filmic Sibelius and an astonishing percussion concerto from Rautavaara written for – and performed by – Colin Currie rounds off a successful SCO digital series of concerts.

A happy occasion as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, The Sixteen and Genesis Sixteen with Harry Christophers conducting in the world premiere of James MacMillan’s Fifth Symphony at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Calum Robertson’s clarinet, Anna Michels piano and Sally Carr’s soprano capture the charm of contemporary Scottish compositions, and introduce Lori Laitman’s soulful new work.

Sir James MacMillan’s 60th Birthday Concert with SCO and Chorus rediscovers two major seminal works: the dramatic Veni, Veni, Emannuel with Colin Currie and the intense Seven Last Words from the Cross.