Concerts and opera

Classical concerts and opera in Glasgow

41 performances in Glasgow on our calendars, from Fri 6 Nov 2026 to Tue 7 Dec 2027, at 4 halls. Most often on the programme: Piano Concerto No. 1 (2 performances) and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.

The whole season41 performances

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November 2026

  1. Fri 6 Nov · 19:30Tchaikovsky: SerenadeCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  2. Sat 7 Nov · 19:30Verdi: RequiemGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  3. Fri 13 Nov · 19:30Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 · Beethoven: Symphony No. 3City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  4. Sat 14 Nov · 19:30Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Elgar: Symphony No. 1Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  5. Fri 27 Nov · 19:30Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  6. Sun 29 Nov · 19:30Vivaldi: Gloria · Bach: Prelude and FugueCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)

December 2026

  1. Fri 4 Dec · 19:30Schnittke: Concerto for Piano and Strings · Dvořák: Serenade for WindsCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  2. Wed 9 Dec · 19:30Holst: Scherzo · Crumb: Black Angels · Bach: 2-Part InventionsKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  3. Fri 11 Dec · 14:00Haydn: Symphony No. 99 · Beethoven: Symphony No. 1City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  4. Sat 12 Dec · 19:30Bacewicz: Overture · Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Musgrave: Loch Ness – A Postcard from ScotlandGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  5. Sat 12 Dec · 19:30Bacewicz: Overture · Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 · Musgrave: Loch Ness – A Postcard from ScotlandGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  6. Sun 13 Dec · 14:30Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 · Chopin: Mazurkas · Chopin: Scherzo No. 1New Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  7. Thu 17 Dec · 19:00Handel: MessiahNew Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)

January 2027

  1. Sat 2 Jan · 15:00Handel: MessiahGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  2. Fri 15 Jan · 14:00Beethoven: Musik zu einem Ritterballet · Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 · Beethoven: Symphony No. 4City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  3. Fri 29 Jan · 19:30Berg: Lyric Suite · Ligeti: Melodien · Mazzoli: Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)

February 2027

  1. Sun 7 Feb · 14:30Pärt: SummaNew Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  2. Fri 12 Feb · 19:30Schubert: Symphony No. 8City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  3. Sat 13 Feb · 19:30Mahler: Blumine · Grieg: Piano Concerto · Wagner: Tristan und IsoldeGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  4. Sat 20 Feb · 19:30Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue · Lutoslawski: Cello Concerto · Beethoven: Symphony No. 5Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  5. Fri 26 Feb · 14:00Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 · Prokofiev: Overture on Hebrew ThemesCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)

March 2027

  1. Fri 5 Mar · 19:30Hummel: Trumpet ConcertoCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  2. Sat 6 Mar · 19:30Reich: New York CounterpointGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  3. Sun 7 Mar · 14:30Reich: Music for Pieces of WoodNew Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  4. Fri 12 Mar · 19:30Haydn: Symphony No. 103 · Beethoven: Violin ConcertoCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  5. Sat 13 Mar · 19:30Orff: Carmina BuranaGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  6. Fri 19 Mar · 19:30Ravel: Ma mère l'oye · Stravinsky: L'Histoire du soldat · Poulenc: La voix humaineCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  7. Thu 25 Mar · 19:00Bach: Passion According to St. MatthewNew Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  8. Fri 26 Mar · 19:30Mendelssohn: Sinfonia No. 10 · Schumann: Symphony No. 1City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)

April 2027

  1. Sat 17 Apr · 19:30Szymanowski: Symphony No. 4 · Ravel: Daphnis et ChloéGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  2. Fri 23 Apr · 19:30Kodály: Dances of Galánta · Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 · Dvořák: Symphony No. 5City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  3. Sat 24 Apr · 19:30Ravel: La valse · Stravinsky: The Rite of SpringGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  4. Fri 30 Apr · 19:30Beethoven: Missa SolemnisCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)

May 2027

  1. Sun 2 May · 14:30Britten: Sinfonietta · Honegger: Pastorale d'eteNew Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  2. Fri 7 May · 19:30Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin · Adès: Three Studies from Couperin · Telemann: SeptetCity Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  3. Sat 8 May · 19:30Bonis: Three Legendary Women · Berlioz: La Mort de Cléopâtre · Sibelius: Symphony No. 1Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  4. Fri 14 May · 19:30Weber: Oberon · Brahms: Double Concerto · Schumann: Symphony No. 3City Halls, Glasgow · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)
  5. Sat 15 May · 19:30Schumann: Overture · Widmann: Danse macabre · Mendelssohn: Clarinet SonataGlasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  6. Sun 16 May · 14:30Beethoven: SongsNew Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra
  7. Sat 22 May · 19:30Mahler: Symphony No. 3Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Royal Scottish National Orchestra

December 2027

  1. Tue 7 Dec · 18:30Mozart: Rondo · Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 · Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31Glasgow Royal Concert Hall · Glasgow Life (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, City Halls)

The halls

18 performancesCity Halls, Glasgow15 performancesGlasgow Royal Concert Hall7 performancesNew Auditorium, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall1 performanceKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Most played here

  1. Piano Concerto No. 1Frédéric Chopin2
  2. OvertureGrażyna Bacewicz2
  3. Loch Ness – A Postcard from ScotlandThea Musgrave2
  4. MessiahGeorge Frideric Handel2
  5. SerenadePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1
  6. RequiemGiuseppe Verdi1
  7. Cello Concerto No. 1Franz Joseph Haydn1
  8. Symphony No. 3Ludwig van Beethoven1