Music Director: Thomas Søndergård
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra will premiere a brand-new work, Three Belarusian Folk Songs for solo cello and orchestra, during its digital Season Concert on Friday 4 December. Inspired by recent peaceful demonstrations in Belarus in the wake of its 2020 presidential election, the RSNO commission is a musical tribute to the Belarusian people who […]
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) and Children’s Classic Concerts (CCC) have announced their 2020 Christmas show will be broadcast for free online to families across the country, and for the first time the production will be available on the STV Player. Audiences across Scotland and the rest of the UK will have more ways […]
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has welcomed six emerging composers for the sixth year of the RSNO Composers’ Hub, which for the first time welcomes an international participant from Poland. The talented group chosen from dozens of applicants will benefit from working closely with Scotland’s national orchestra as they develop compositions, with guidance from award-winning […]
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has announced changes to three upcoming Digital Season concerts due to new COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions affecting some artists. 4 December 2020 – Principal Cello Aleksei Kiseliov to play tribute to people of Belarus in folks songs arranged by Principal Horn and composer Christopher Gough. Cornelius Meister to conduct. […]
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has produced a brand-new concert film, Tara the Tugboat, for young children and families to enjoy at home for free from Thursday 22 October. The RSNO invite you to join Tara as she sails the sea encountering pirates, mermaids, and more in a singalong accessible show for the whole family. […]
Children’s Classic Concerts’ (CCC) Presenter and percussionist, Owen Gunnell, is preparing to walk the eerily empty corridors of the Caird Hall, Dundee - he’s looking forward to dusting off the cobwebs and unpacking his percussion gear. But, is all as it seems, or is there something strange going on? Launching online from 31 October 2020, […]
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has announced changes for two upcoming Digital Season concerts due to new COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions affecting some artists. Fri 6 Nov 2020 Carlos Miguel Prieto is replaced by Tabita Berglund who conducts Sibelius Symphony No7 Fri 20 Nov 2020 Soloist Jörg Widmann steps in to conduct full concert […]
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is proud to announce Paul Philbert, Principal Timpani of the RSNO, has been awarded a MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours List, for his services to music. Paul joined the RSNO in spring 2018 as Principal Timpani, his latest professional appointment […]
Young people across Scotland are encouraged by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra to apply for its new online youth-led creativity project, Young Creatives. Over the course of eight weeks a group of 20 young musicians aged 14-18 will work with a professional performer and director, along with the Orchestra’s musicians, to produce a radio-show-style music […]
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is back with a series of ten brand-new concerts to be enjoyed safely at home as part of its first ever Digital Season. • RSNO launches ten concert digital season led by Music Director Thomas Søndergård • Season celebrates 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven • Season presents a […]