City Halls
City Halls, Glasgow's oldest purpose built performance space, has been entertaining visitors since 1841 and is renowned throughout the world for having some of the finest acoustics!
About City Halls
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No matter which concert you choose, from orchestral to the more intimate recital, the sound in the Grand Hall will be breathtaking. The traditional shoebox style auditorium is renowned throughout the world for having some of the finest acoustics.
The elegant and spectacular Hall provides the focus for Glasgow's Centre for Music. Dating from as far back as 1841, it is the city's oldest, but most well loved, purpose built performance and meeting space.
This exciting music complex also houses top class rehearsal, recording, broadcasting and webcasting facilities. As a hub of creativity, a jam-packed programme of public workshops and classes has already benefited everyone from babies, toddlers and school groups to amateur and professional musicians.
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Upcoming Events at City Halls
BBC SSO 25-26: Schumann’s Violin Concerto
Celebrate the beginning of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's 90th anniversary as one of the world's greatest young virtuosos, Daniel Lozakovich, plays Schumann's sublime Violin Concerto!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: From Darkness to Light - Season Opener
Join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their electrifying Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev on an unforgettable journey from darkness to light!
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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Talinn Chamber Orchestra
Join the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra for this special performance as they celebrate Arvo Pärt's 90th Birthday with some of his most crucial works.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Gloria!
Exhilarating choral splendours from across two centuries, with the magnificent Scottish Chamber Orchestra Chorus and an exceptional line-up of vocal soloists.
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Darren McGarvey: Trauma Industrial Complex
Orwell Prize-winning author Darren McGarvey, AKA hip-hop artist Loki, offers a revealing, deeply personal exploration of the dangerous stories we tell ourselves about trauma.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Sibelius’s Second Symphony.
Mozart sets the stage with energy, elegance, and drama—an ideal prelude to an evening of compelling musical storytelling.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Haydn’s Drum Roll
Violinist Alina Ibragimova leads us from grief and fear to radiant joy in her deeply emotional concert with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Afternoon Performance - Fantasia: From Japan To Paris
Ravel's luscious oriental songs – and his whirling, dizzying vision of a world waltzing on the brink – tie them all together, in a concert to touch the heart and ravish the ear.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Yeol Eum Son plays Mozart
Yeol Eum Son returns with two of the great composer's most compelling concertos.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Bride of Frankenstein (1935) With Live Orchestra
Join the BBC SSO for a spine-tingling treat as they perform the score for Bride of Frankenstein alongside a live screening of the 1935 classic!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Steve Reich+
Minimalist masterpieces from maverick composer Steve Reich directed by his close friend and collaborator, Edinburgh-born Colin Currie.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Schumann & Mozart
British violinist Anthony Marwood makes a welcome return for music to captivate you and – perhaps – surprise you.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony
Rachmaninov's music is rarely more heartfelt or so fervently passionate as it is in the Second Symphony, join the BBC SSO as they perform it at City Halls as part of their Thursday Night Series.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3
Rachmaninov's Third has been called the 'Everest of piano concertos' but if anyone's equipped to scale it, it's the superb young British virtuoso Isata Kanneh-Mason!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: L’Enfance du Christ
Welcome the coming festive season with one of the tenderest, most captivating Christmas pieces ever created, performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Sir Stephen Hough Plays Grieg: 90th Anniversary Concert
Something entirely new from the irrepressible imagination of Ayanna Witter-Johnson, and pianist extraordinaire Sir Stephen Hough brings all his heart and soul to a piano concerto that never grows old!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Nutcracker
Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Maxim Emelyanychev invites you to immerse yourself in all the sugar, snow and sparkle of the composer's full ballet score.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Debussy, Ravel & Rare Gems
The bittersweet beauty of Ravel's waltzes – like the luminous colours of Debussy's ravishing Nocturnes – will sound fresher than ever!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Gnarly Buttons
Join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra for a thrilling journey from the music of John Adams including hypnotic pulsations to red-hot emotion and vast cinematic soundscapes.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Christmas Classics with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
This year, the BBC SSO presents not one but two Christmas concerts at City Halls!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart Matinee With Peter Whelan
Celebrate the full breadth of Mozart's musical glories at this sumptuous concert in the company of some passionate Mozartians.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Christmas at the Movies
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's glorious 'Christmas at the Movies' concert returns to City Halls on Saturday 20th December!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Haydn & Schubert with Lorenza Borrani
Smouldering drama collides with daring humour in this vibrant matinee concert directed by inspirational Italian violinist Lorenza Borrani.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart’s Last Three Symphonies
Discover – or rediscover – the compelling power of Mozart's last three symphonies as Maxim brings his vibrant visions to Scotland.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2
Guest conductor Gemma New conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and brings something wholly new to Rachmaninov's most popular piano concerto.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Great Grumpy Gaboon
Join the Grumpy Gaboon and friends on this brand-new musical adventure as together they discover the importance of friendship and forgiveness!
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Afternoon Performance - Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 1
It's a gripping climax to this concert from guest conductor Chloe Van Soeterstede: an afternoon that begins in the dream-world of Debussy's mythical Faun, and ends at the gates of the inferno.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.27
Join the BBC SSO at Glasgow's City Halls for a final farewell from Mozart - elegant, witty and nostalgic!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Baroque Inspirations
Maxim Emelyanychev returns with an annual highlight of the SCO Season, rediscovering the musical splendours of the Baroque.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Benedetti plays Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn;s exhilarating Violin Concerto is the ideal showcase for the world-renowned Scottish violin virtuoso's consummate talents.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Borrani & Beethoven
Lorenza Borrani returns for a second concert of the Season with an evening of wit, humour and magical evocations.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Afternoon Performance - Alban Gerhardt Plays Britten’s Cello Symphony
Britten's playful 'Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra' is paired with the composer's Cello Symphony. Plus, there's music inspired by the enchanting imagination of William Shakespeare.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Saxophone Dreams with Jess Gillam
Jess Gillam brings her invigorating musical personality to a colourful and adventurous concert.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony
Pulse-raising passion and a teenage prodigy's firecracker piano concerto... join the BBC SSO for Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven, Pekka & the Dreamers’ Circus
Classical and folk join forces for a celebration of dance, in this joyfully unconventional programme masterminded by Pekka Kuusisto.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Debussy’s Pelléas Et Mélisande
If you've only heard Debussy's opera in the theatre, you haven't heard it all, and this concert performance will bring out every shimmer and sigh of Debussy's astonishing score.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Language of Eden
Andrew Manze conducts an evening of rapturous English music and striking new sounds, with Roderick Williams and the SCO Chorus.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Afternoon Performance - Bartók, Shostakovich & Britten
Guest Conductor Elim Chan reveals the deadly secrets of Bartók's thrilling work 'Bluebeard's Castle' with the help of two world-class soloists.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Bohemian Rhapsodies A Celebration of Czech Music
Flamboyant Greek-Albanian violinist Jonian Ilias-Kadesha directs a concert dedicated to the gutsy glories of Czech music.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Baroque Threads, Contemporary Colours
Kaleidoscopic hues and big emotions sit side by side in this vibrant concert weaving together the Baroque era and the present day.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart Requiem
Riccardo Minasi is joined by the excellent SCO Chorus and a brilliant line-up of vocal soloists for Mozart's Requiem.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Schumann Cello Concerto
Join Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev and exceptional SCO Principal Cello Philip Higham for this varied concert.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Dvořák ‘New World’ Symphony
Join Maxim and the SCO musicians for an electrifying and emotional conclusion to the Season – with one of the most cherished symphonies of them all.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Afternoon Performance - Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet
Glasgow accordionist Ryan Corbett performs Jay Capperauld's electrifying concerto that was written especially for him and Emilia Hoving conducts Prokofiev's enchanting story of star-crossed lovers.
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BBC SSO 2025/26: Closing Night: BBC Singers, Bruckner, Wigglesworth
Join the BBC SSO at City Halls for a glorious finale to their 90th season, where voices and orchestra soar as one!
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The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow City Centre G2 3NY
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is one of Scotland's most prestigious venues and world renowned classical, jazz, pop, rock and folk artists take to its stages for nearly 250 performances each year!
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The Old Fruitmarket
The Old Fruitmarket Candleriggs,
Glasgow City Centre G1 1NQ
Prepare to be caught under the spell of Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow's Centre for Music, as soon as you walk through its doors!
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More Live Music Venues in Glasgow
Audio Glasgow
14 Midland Street,
Glasgow City Centre G1 4PP
Audio Glasgow is a hidden gem nestled in the heart of the city, offering a unique and intimate live music experience.
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The Classic Grand
18 Jamaica Street,
Glasgow City Centre G1 4QD
The Classic Grand is one of Glasgow's best-loved live music and entertainment venues!
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ONeills Grand Central Glasgow
40 - 48 Union Street,
Glasgow City Centre G1 3QX
You’ll always find a warm welcome at O'Neill's Grand Central in Glasgow. It’s a place where you can enjoy the craic whether you fancy a few rounds...
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SEC Centre
Scottish Event Campus Exhibition Way,
Glasgow West End G3 8YW
Find out what's on at the SEC Centre Glasgow and book your tickets online with What's On Glasgow!
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Blackfriars Of Bell Street
36 Bell Street,
Glasgow City Centre G1 1LG
Blackfriars Of Bell Street is a wide appealing, gastro-pub and live music venue in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City!
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The Poetry Club
100 Eastvale Place,
Glasgow West End G3
The Poetry Club situated in Glasgow's West End is a hub for art, music, performance, spoken word and billows of smoke!
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
100 Renfrew Street,
Glasgow City Centre G2 3DB
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a world-leading conservatoire of music, drama, dance, production and film located in Glasgow City Centre.
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Box Glasgow
431 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow City Centre G2 3LG
Opening its doors in late 2006, Box has been the home of live music in Glasgow ever since. Boasting live music 7 nights a week, free entry, and a 3am curfew, you are guaranteed to be entertained!
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Barras Art And Design Centre
54 Calton Entry,
Glasgow East End G40 2SB
Barras Art and Design (BAaD) is a venue, a studio, a retail space and a creative hub - bringing an eclectic mix of creative talents under one roof!
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Sweeneys On The Park
962 Pollokshaws Road,
Glasgow South Side G41 2ET
Sweeney's On The Park is open 7 days a week and has a wide range of live music to accommodate all tastes 6 days a week plus our Sunday night quiz!
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The Hug and Pint
171 Great Western Road,
Glasgow West End G4 9AW
The Hug and Pint is a vegan bar, eatery & live music venue in Glasgow's west end.
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The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is one of Scotland's most prestigious venues and world renowned classical, jazz, pop, rock and folk artists take to its stages for nearly 250 performances each year!
READ MORE
The Old Fruitmarket
Prepare to be caught under the spell of Glasgow's Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow's Centre for Music, as soon as you walk through its doors!
READ MORE
Audio Glasgow
Audio Glasgow is a hidden gem nestled in the heart of the city, offering a unique and intimate live music experience.
READ MORE
The Classic Grand
The Classic Grand is one of Glasgow's best-loved live music and entertainment venues!
READ MORE
ONeills Grand Central Glasgow
You’ll always find a warm welcome at O'Neill's Grand Central in Glasgow. It’s a place where you can enjoy the craic whether you fancy a few rounds...
READ MORE
SEC Centre
Find out what's on at the SEC Centre Glasgow and book your tickets online with What's On Glasgow!
READ MORE
Blackfriars Of Bell Street
Blackfriars Of Bell Street is a wide appealing, gastro-pub and live music venue in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City!
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The Poetry Club
The Poetry Club situated in Glasgow's West End is a hub for art, music, performance, spoken word and billows of smoke!
READ MORE
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a world-leading conservatoire of music, drama, dance, production and film located in Glasgow City Centre.
READ MORE
Box Glasgow
Opening its doors in late 2006, Box has been the home of live music in Glasgow ever since. Boasting live music 7 nights a week, free entry, and a 3am curfew, you are guaranteed to be entertained!
READ MORE
Barras Art And Design Centre
Barras Art and Design (BAaD) is a venue, a studio, a retail space and a creative hub - bringing an eclectic mix of creative talents under one roof!
READ MORE
Sweeneys On The Park
Sweeney's On The Park is open 7 days a week and has a wide range of live music to accommodate all tastes 6 days a week plus our Sunday night quiz!
READ MORE
The Hug and Pint
The Hug and Pint is a vegan bar, eatery & live music venue in Glasgow's west end.
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