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 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Mahler’s Fifth Symphony
Imagine... the most rapturous love-letter ever written without words. From tragedy to triumph. The BBC SSO will open their 2024/25 season with Mahler's Fifth Symphony at Glasgow's City Halls!
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SCO 24/25: A Celebration of Dvořák
From earthy folk melodies to richly Romantic passions, join the fun as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra launches a new Season of discoveries with an evening of Dvořák.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Gabriela Montero’s ‘Latin’ Piano Concerto
Enjoy irrepressible imagination and flair from Venezuelan virtuoso, Gabriela Montero, as she performs alongside the BBC SSO as part of their Thursday Night Series!
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SCO 24/25: Mozart Gala
Expect symphonic high spirits and choral splendours on a sumptuous scale as the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's Maxim Emelyanychev directs Mozart's 'Prague' Symphony and C minor Mass.
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SCO 24/25: Baroque Inspirations
Join the Scottish Chamber Orchestra to rediscover sumptuous Baroque splendours from Vivaldi and Rameau, in the company of composers who have been inspired by it.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Scottish Influences
Celebrate Scottish music with a night-long party from the BBC SSO featuring singers from the Central Belt performing modern sacred pieces by Sir James MacMillan!
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Pops at the Phil: The Golden Age of Radio and Early Television
Take a trip down memory lane to relive the light music classics of the day featuring the music that made the programmes and the programmes that made the music!
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SCO 24/25: Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto
Respected British violinist Anthony Marwood takes the reins as both violin soloist and director in Coleridge-Taylor's sublime Concerto.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Nordic Music Days
Bring a thirst for discovery as the BBC SSO celebrates music from the Nordic region as part of Nordic Music Days 2024, hosted in Glasgow for the first since since 1888.
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SCO 2024/25: Borealis
Enjoy new sounds from Nordic nations and from closer to home as northern Europe's exciting celebration of contemporary music comes to Scotland!
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Mark Padmore Sings Britten
Imagine... dream-haunted tapestries of song with Mark Padmore, one of Britain's greatest tenors, and the BBC SSO!
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SCO 2024/25: Grieg Piano Concerto
Winner of the 2018 Leeds Piano Competition, Eric Lu brings his power and poetry to the luscious Nordic melodies of Grieg's Piano Concerto.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty with Sir Mark Elder
Sir Mark Elder conducts the BBC SSO for Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty an enchanting ballet score for a timeless fairy tale.
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SCO 2024/25: Mozart Flute Concerto
Mozart's elegant, witty Concerto forms the centrepiece to a bold and richly flavoured concert conducted by the inspirational Andrew Manze and performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra!
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Afternoon Performance - Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique
Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth launches the BBC SSO's Afternoon Performance series in Glasgow with Berlioz's passion-fuelled 'Symphonie Fantastique'!
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony
Join the BBC SSO for a trip back to 1805 and enjoy Beethoven's ground-breaking symphony dedicated to the hero of his time, Napoleon!
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SCO 2024/25: Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Celebrate the coming festivities with one of music's most uplifting seasonal creations Bach's Christmas Oratorio performed at City Halls by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!
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The Unthanks
The Unthanks tour In Winter, an abstract new work that captures the warmth and nostalgia of the festive season, which comes to Glasgow City Halls on Sunday 1st December!
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SCO 2024/25: Prokofiev & Brahms
Prokofiev's darkly lyrical Violin Concerto No 2 is the ideal musical match for the exceptional violinist Aylen Pritchin and conductor Maxim!
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SCO 2024/25: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Maxim Emelyanychev surrounds one of Mozart's most-loved pieces with rarities created around the same time by Haydn, Krommer and Wranitzky!
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Christmas at the Movies
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's glorious 'Christmas at the Movies' concert returns to City Halls on Sunday 22nd December!
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SCO 2024/25: Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos
Join British violinist Rachel Podger for a concert focusing on some of JS Bach's most iconic orchestral music.
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SCO 2024/25: Sibelius Violin Concerto
SCO Conductor Emeritus Joseph Swensen directs the fiery Sibelius Violin Concerto, alongside the coolly elegant Sixth Symphony.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Vaughan Williams Symphony
Don't miss an explosive and unstoppable emotional force, emanating from over 70 awe-inspiring musicians, when the BBC SSO perform Vaughan Williams Symphony!
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Afternoon Performance - Brahm’s Violin Concerto
BBC SSO Guest Conductor Antony Hermus presents enchanting music from Prokofiev's 'Cinderella' and the remarkable soloist Ning Feng plays Brahms's Violin Concerto.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Colin Currie & Ilan Volkov
Imagine this. A robot goes terrifyingly off the rails... and percussionist Colin Currie is the only man who can stop it!
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - MacMillan’s ‘Concerto for Orchestra’
Sir James MacMillan conducts his new Concerto for Orchestra 'Ghosts' and presents a dazzling spread of new music from six of his younger colleagues from the Cumnock Tryst festival.
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SCO 2024/25: Mozart Oboe Concerto
Discover Mozart's song-like Oboe Concerto in the hands of Ivan Podyomov, principal oboist at Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
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SCO 2024/25: Fauré Requiem
Fauré’s hushed prayer for the departed, from outstanding British baritone Roderick Williams, conductor Andrew Manze and the SCO Chorus.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Afternoon Performance - Sibelius’ Symphony No.3
Two of the most dynamic young stars in Finnish music – violinist Tami Pohjola and conductor Taavi Oramo – bring a special freshness and energy to music filled with sea air and northern light.
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SCO 2024/25: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Outstanding Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto directs and plays one of the best-loved masterpieces in the Romantic violin repertoire.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’
Enjoy an intoxicating combination of Eastern and Western traditions creates musical magic, conjured by Indian musical royalty, courtesy of the BBC SSO!
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SCO 2024/25: Parabola
Join Pekka Kuusisto and Simon Crawford-Phillips on an arc through time and musical styles, from Britten to Adès, Beamish to Haydn.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.4
Join the BBC SSO as they perform devastatingly beautiful melodies & breath-taking virtuosity that thrills you to the edge of your seat.
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SCO 2024/25: Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Mark Wigglesworth conducts Beethoven's hymn of wonder to the natural world, with SCO Principal Nikita Naumov as soloist in Eötvös's Aurora.
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SCO 2024/25: Schumann & Schubert
Isabelle van Keulen takes the reins of the SCO for the lyrical Violin Concerto by Robert Schumann, alongside Schubert's Third Symphony.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Afternoon Performance - Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances
Soprano Johanna Wallroth turns the leaves of the Richard Strauss songbook: miniature worlds of tenderness, melody and romance, perfectly suited to what one critic called the pure magic of her voice.
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SCO 2024/25: Mozart and Strauss
Deeply charismatic oboist and conductor François Leleux directs Mozart's cheeky Bassoon Concerto, and music by the teenage Richard Strauss.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Afternoon Performance - Dvořák’s Symphony No.7
The BBC SSO's superb new Principal Double Bass Kai Kim steps into the spotlight for a concerto by Estonian composer Eduard Tubin, and Anu Tali conducts Dvořák's dance-like Seventh Symphony.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Javier Perianes Plays Mozart
Imagine... in 240 years, what music will be performed the world over? A world-renowned pianist demonstrates the timeless beauty of Mozart.
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SCO 2024/25: Mozart Sinfonia Concertante
Lorenza Borrani teams up with SCO Principal Violist Max Mandel in what many consider Mozart’s finest creation: the Sinfonia concertante.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony
Struggles between love & despair inspire a pulse-raising master-piece that stirs the soul when the BBC SSO perform Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony!
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SCO 2024/25: Yeol Eum Son plays Beethoven
Yeol Eum Son makes a welcome return with Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto, in a concert that reaches its climax with Haydn's 'Nelson' Mass.
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SCO 2024/25: Benedetti Plays Brahms
Nicola Benedetti joins charismatic Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev for an end-of-Season celebration full of romance and adventure.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Afternoon Performance - Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1
A young artist embarks on a lifelong voyage, narrated by BBC SSO and conductor Tito Muñoz. Pianist Alim Beisembayev, a luminous talent, is the soloist.
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BBC SSO 2024/25: Thursday Night Series - Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony
Majestic swans take flight and Finland's greatest composer unleashes a spine-tingling melody that fills your heart with hope at the BBC SSO's closing night of their 2024/25 season!
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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
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 Garage
490 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow City Centre G2 3LW
The Garage is open seven days a week, 365 days a year. We are Scotland's biggest nightclub, beloved for our club nights and as a live music venue!
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Waxy OConnors Glasgow
44 West George Street,
Glasgow City Centre G2 1DH
Waxy O'Connor's is Glasgow's biggest and best Irish pub; the place to go for all the sport, especially rugby and GAA, and weekly live music!
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Soulsa Cafe
87 Glassford Street,
Glasgow City Centre G1 1UH
Soulsa - The only dedicated soul music bar in Glasgow! Come join us for top food & tunes!
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The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
113-117 Trongate,
Glasgow City Centre G1 5HD
The Britannia Music Hall (The Panopticon) located at the end of Argyle Street in Glasgow's Trongate is the oldest surviving music hall in the world!
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Tron Theatre
63 Trongate,
Glasgow City Centre G1 5HB
The Tron Theatre has been a familiar landmark in Glasgow's Merchant City area for centuries and a popular cultural venue for over twenty years!
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Blackfriars
36 Bell Street,
Glasgow City Centre G1 1LG
Blackfriars Glasgow is a wide appealing, gastro-pub and live music venue in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City!
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The Howlin Wolf Glasgow
100 Bath Street,
Glasgow City Centre G2 2EN
The Howlin’ Wolf is a Bar, Kitchen & Venue for lovers of Blues, Soul, Homemade Food, Rock N Roll, Cocktails & Tall Tales!
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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
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 Garage
The Garage is open seven days a week, 365 days a year. We are Scotland's biggest nightclub, beloved for our club nights and as a live music venue!
READ MORE
Waxy OConnors Glasgow
Waxy O'Connor's is Glasgow's biggest and best Irish pub; the place to go for all the sport, especially rugby and GAA, and weekly live music!
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Soulsa Cafe
Soulsa - The only dedicated soul music bar in Glasgow! Come join us for top food & tunes!
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The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
The Britannia Music Hall (The Panopticon) located at the end of Argyle Street in Glasgow's Trongate is the oldest surviving music hall in the world!
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Tron Theatre
The Tron Theatre has been a familiar landmark in Glasgow's Merchant City area for centuries and a popular cultural venue for over twenty years!
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Blackfriars
Blackfriars Glasgow is a wide appealing, gastro-pub and live music venue in the heart of Glasgow's Merchant City!
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The Howlin Wolf Glasgow
The Howlin’ Wolf is a Bar, Kitchen & Venue for lovers of Blues, Soul, Homemade Food, Rock N Roll, Cocktails & Tall Tales!
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