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
Aldous Harding
Aldous Harding is known for her charismatic combination of talent, tenacity, and shrewd wit, catch her live at Glasgow's City Halls on 2nd September!
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BBC SSO: Opening Night - Daphnis et Chloé
Join the BBC SSO at City Halls on 22nd September for the opening of their new season when Ryan Wigglesworth makes his debut as Chief Conductor!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Friday Night Concert - Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’
The BBC SSO's new Chief Conductor, Ryan Wigglesworth, joins principal players to perform this astonishing, humane, transcendental quartet, marking 30 years since Olivier Messiaen's death.
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Thursday Night Series - Schumann’s ‘Spring’ Symphony
Schumann's elegant and dynamic 'Spring' Symphony races along with a headstrong confidence as it gambols eagerly towards a world of warmth and light.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Season Opener: Benedetti & Emelyanychev
Join Scottish superstar violinist Nicola Benedetti and Principal Conductor Maxim Emelyanychev to celebrate the launch of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Creation
Maxim Emelyanychev, widely respected for the power and energy he brings to period performances, conducts the combined forces of the SCO and the SCO Chorus in Haydn's life-affirming choral masterpiece!
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Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell is coming to Glasgow's City Halls with songs from across his career and a showcase of new material from his new album, Hill of Beans!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Thursday Night Series - Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1
Imaginations at the ready... join the BBC SSO on 27th October for Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 as part of their Thursday Night Series!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Thursday Night Series - Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.2
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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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: From Darkness to Light with Anthony Marwood
Scottish Chamber Orchestra presents From Darkness to Light with Anthony Marwood... music to bring a smile to your face – and maybe to subvert your expectations too!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Afternoon Performance: Bohemian Rhapsodies
Get your blood pumping and put a smile on your face with this afternoon concert of Czech and Hungarian crackers courtesy of the BBC SSO!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Schuldt conducts Schumann
Two sunny symphonic works by Schumann sit side by side with a new concerto from one of Britain's most accomplished composers.
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BBC SSO: Twilight of the Gods
Get ready for a thrilling ride as the BBC SSO distil the final part of Wagner's Ring Cycle into a single musical journey!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Thursday Night Series - Strauss’ Four Last Songs
Few song cycles have quite so much adoration bestowed upon them as Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs and it's easy to see why.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Maxim’s Baroque Inspirations
Experience Baroque music at its grandest and most exuberant – as well as more recent works inspired by all its splendour and fantasy courtesy of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Scott Of The Antarctic
Marking 150 years since the composer's birth, Martyn Brabbins conducts Vaughan Williams's extraordinary masterpiece, a cinematic experience that'll give you chills – in every sense!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Thursday Night Series - Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade
Seduction? Passion? Cue extracts from Thomas Adès's opera about the scandalous Duchess of Argyll, full of slinky foxtrots and wistful waltzes.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Israel in Egypt
Conductor and harpsichordist Richard Egarr is joined by six brilliant soloists and the SCO Chorus for this gripping, galvanising choral masterpiece!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Afternoon Performance: Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2
Piano concertos don't come more popular or romantic than Rachmaninov's Second, forever enshrined in the public's imagination as the soundtrack to Brief Encounter.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Felix Yaniewicz and the Scottish Enlightenment
Discover Yaniewicz's own brilliantly dramatic Third Violin Concerto, as well as the music he performed and presented during the Scottish Enlightenment courtesy of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Thursday Night Series - Ilan Volkov conducts Bartók
BBC SSO's Principal Guest Conductor, Ilan Volkov, can always be relied upon to champion the unfashionable, join him as he conducts Bartók.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Yeol Eum Son plays Mozart
Join multi-award-winning South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son as she brings gracefulness and crystalline clarity to Mozart's final piano concerto!
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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra: Christmas at the Movies
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's glorious 'Christmas at the Movies' concert returns to City Halls on Sunday 18th December!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Musique Amérique
Put on your dancing shoes and let your hair down to join the SCO in jazzy, foot-tapping style on both sides of the Atlantic, at City Halls, Glasgow on 13th January!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Afternoon Performance: Schubert’s Symphony No.5
Cut through the January gloom with Schubert's life-affirming Fifth Symphony performed by the BBC SSO at City Halls!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: An Evening with François Leleux
Enjoy gripping drama and high emotion in deeply romantic music – in the company of inspirational French oboist and conductor François Leleux, a regular and much-loved SCO collaborator!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Thursday Night Series - Bach & Stravinsky
The sublime BBC Singers return to Glasgow for the first of two concerts this season which explore the connection between Bach and Stravinsky.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Moder Dy - Mother Wave
Two of Scotland’s most internationally celebrated traditional musicians join the SCO for new tunes, fresh perspectives and some much-loved music!
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Scottish Opera: The Verdi Collection
Scottish Opera is delighted to present a selection of Italian opera’s greatest hits with a small cast of singers bringing numerous roles to life in a single evening, guaranteeing a great night out!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Afternoon Performance: Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Prokofiev
Isata Kanneh-Mason makes her second appearance this season with Prokofiev's head-spinning Third Concerto.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Mozart Flute Concerto
Dazzling virtuosity and elegant dance: dynamic Portuguese conductor Joana Carneiro brings together music to delight, entertain and amuse in this captivating concert!
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BBC SSO: The Rite of Spring
BBC SSO's Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth directs the orchestra in Stravinsky's legendary ballet score, The Rite of Spring.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Maxim Conducts Brahms
Join Maxim Emelyanychev for fresh perspectives on two of Brahms's mightiest, most stirring and deeply moving masterpieces!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: The Dream
Spend an evening with Mendelssohn the magician – creator of sunny, carefree worlds, and of spectacular Shakespearean evocations – in the company of Maxim Emelyanychev and the SCO.
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BBC SSO: Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony
Associate Conductor Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Shostakovich's riveting Fifth Symphony.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Folk Inspirations With Pekka And Sam
Inspirational Finnish multi-musician Pekka Kuusisto makes a spectacular return to the SCO with an exciting residency in the 2022/23 Season!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Les Illuminations
Hallucinations and wild imaginings: join Finnish musical pioneer Pekka Kuusisto on a journey into the strange and the wonderful in the second concert in his SCO residency!
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BBC SSO: Sibelius - Symphony No. 2
Cellist Abel Selaocoe returns to City Halls for his World Premiere with the BBC SSO, as Anu Tali conducts Sibelius's Second Symphony.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Music For The Royals
George Frideric Handel was a superstar composer in 18th-century London. But he saved his most extravagant offerings for royal occasions, creating music expressly conceived to impress and astonish.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony
Join Maxim Emelyanychev on 31st March at Glasgow's City Halls for a wide-ranging concert of high spirits and pithy power.
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BBC SSO: Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony
Immerse yourself in nature with two works filled with bracing, invigorating energy that are bound to fill you with the joys of spring!
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BBC SSO 2022/23: Afternoon Performance: The Sound of Scotland
Join the BBC SSO for an afternoon of rarely performed works by Scottish composers - and two World Premieres!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Summer Nights
As the days grow longer and the blossoms bloom, look forward to the warmth and laughter of summer in the company of fast-rising French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven’s Fifth
Beethoven's iconic journey from conflict and struggle to blazing affirmation, with inspirational British conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Passions, hopes and desires, in a gripping journey from funereal darkness to blazing glory. Tchaikovsky poured his soul into the Fifth Symphony, and the result is Romantic music at its most heartfelt.
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BBC SSO: Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Symphony
Pianist Denis Kozhukhin and conductor Kristiina Poska join the orchestra for an inspired evening at Glasgow City Halls!
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Brahms Requiem
The SCO's 2022/23 Season comes to a contemplative close with Brahms' beautiful and deeply moving German Requiem!
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BBC SSO: Closing Night: Elgar’s Second Symphony
The BBC SSO's Chief Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth closes the season with a passionate and moving concert with 2012's BBC Young Musician, Laura van der Heijden!
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The Old Fruitmarket
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Platform Glasgow
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Tron Theatre
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The Classic Grand
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The Machair Bar
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
100 Renfrew Street,
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The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offer expert training in music, drama, dance, technical & production arts and screen.
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Avant Garde
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Set in the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City, Avant Garde provides great live music coupled with a great selection of gourmet food and a wide range of drinks!
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McChuills Bar
80 High Street,
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McChuills is an institution, a community hub and an essential part of everything that makes Glasgow such a rich and vibrant place to live!
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All Live Music Venues listings in Glasgow
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
The National Piping Centre
The National Piping Centre, Glasgow was created in 1996, as the world centre for excellence in the promotion and study of the Great Highland Bagpipe.
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
Platform Glasgow
Platform is the arts centre at the heart of The Bridge, located in Easterhouse, offering a year-round programme of cutting edge performance, music, visual arts and participation.
Read more
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.
Read more
George Square
Throughout the year, Glasgow's George Square is a focal point for many popular events such as Piping Live! and Glasgow Loves Christmas!
Read more
The Classic Grand
The Classic Grand is one of Glasgow's best-loved live music and entertainment venues!
Read more
The Machair Bar
The Machair Bar is a contemporary Scottish venue situated in Kelvinbridge. We offer a combination of traditional food and music with modern themes.
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Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland offer expert training in music, drama, dance, technical & production arts and screen.
Read more
Avant Garde
Set in the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City, Avant Garde provides great live music coupled with a great selection of gourmet food and a wide range of drinks!
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McChuills Bar
McChuills is an institution, a community hub and an essential part of everything that makes Glasgow such a rich and vibrant place to live!
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