Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

2 Sauchiehall Street,
Glasgow
G23NY
0141 353 8000
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The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall describes itself as Scotland's premier music venue.
Sitting in an imposing city centre position, proudly looking down Buchanan Street, it is Glasgow's main classical music venue, but also hosts concerts ranging from classical to folk, world, country, rock and pop. Each year it forms the heart of the world-famous Celtic Connections festival.
Its International Classical Season aims to bring the world's best musicians to the Concert Hall stage and stars have included The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov, Cecilia Bartoli, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and many, many more.
Artists who have appeared here as part of national tours include Will Young, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae and BB King.
The hall opened in 1990, when Glasgow was European City of Culture, intended to be "Glasgow's Hall for Glasgow's People". It now hosts 400 concerts and over 1,000 corporate events every year.
It contains a whole range of flexible spaces for all kinds of occasion and the 2,475 seat auditorium has played host to many amazing cultural events.
There is also a cafe which is open on a daily basis, and the space around Donald Dewar's statue at the base of the hall's imposing steps - which are themselves a popular sunny-day lunch spot for Glaswegian workers - is used for street theatre and roadshows.

May 2013

RSNO - Choral Classics: Elijah

Is not His word like a fire?" Felix Mendelssohn may have been a friend of Queen Victoria, but there’s absolutely nothing stuffy about his Elijah. This is religious music with a wonderful difference: a rip-roaring Old (more)
Sat 18th May
7:30pm
£11.50-£35 (£5/free)

Queen of the Dance

Catherine Gallagher is proud to bring to stage an electrifying performance of world class dancing with a new theatrical extravaganza of Irish dance accompanied by beautiful live music that will entrance and delight. (more)
Sun 19th May
7:30pm
£17.50-£23.50

Jack Jones

Double Grammy-winning easy listening giant Jack Jones has charmed audiences across the UK with his wit, sensitivity and vocal power time and time again. His on-going world tours and 50 recorded albums are a testimony to (more)
Thu 23rd May
7:30pm
£27.50-£29.50

One Night of Queen

In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s Stars in Their Eyes Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the show’s history. Gary began touring on his own and in 2002 formed a band The Works, to pay tribute (more)
Fri 24th May
7:30pm
£17.50-£19.50

RSNO - Dvorak Cello Concerto

What a symphony that would make!" declared Antonín Dvorak when he saw the Niagara Falls. But he didn’t write a symphony: he wrote the most sweepingly romantic cello concerto of all time. The superb Norwegian cellist (more)
Sat 25th May
7:30pm
£11.50-£35 (£5/free)

Roger Hodgson

Roger Hodgson, co-founder and legendary voice of Supertramp, has been recognised as one of the most gifted composers, songwriters and lyricists of our time. As the writer and composer of the band’s greatest hits, he gave (more)
Thu 30th May
8:00pm
£34.50-£36.50

Rat Pack Live

They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr and Frank Sinatra. Combining the full sound of big band swing with charisma, panache and swagger, the trio - (more)
Fri 31st May
7:30pm
£ZGR - 24.00

June 2013

RSNO - Oundjian & Benedetti Gala Concert

Laurence Olivier’s wartime film of Shakespeare’s Henry V is a true classic of British cinema – and William Walton’s stirring score is quite simply one of the greatest of all time. Peter Oundjian, the massed RSNO choruses (more)
Sat 1st June
7:30pm
£14-£39 (£5/free)

Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani has been a worldwide guitar hero since his 1987 breakthrough album, Surfing with the Alien. More than 10 million album sales later, Satriani continues to push the envelope of modern rock guitar. Having (more)
Sun 9th June
7:30pm
£33.50-£37.50

Josh Groban

Josh Groban is an internationally renowned singer, songwriter, and actor. His face will be familiar from Ally McBeal, The American Office and Glee, but he has also an excellent baritone, and performs with wit and charm. (more)
Fri 21st June
8:30pm
£42.50

George Thorogood & The Destroyers 40th Anniversary Tour

With a fusion of roots rock, roots blues and endless boogie, George Thorogood and the Destroyers have spent 40 years running up and down the highways and byways of the world, getting people on their feet and moving their (more)
Mon 24th June
7:30pm
£28.50

Revival FM: Summer Celebration 2013

Join the Celebration Choir from Scotland and David Phelps for an evening of mid summer gospel music. David is an American Christian vocalist and songwriter, best known for singing tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band. The (more)
Thu 27th June
7:30pm
£19-£27

Burt Bacharach

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach helped define the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. His music is as diverse as his audiences, spanning generations and continents, as he is celebrated both as a pop culture icon and (more)
Fri 28th June
8:00pm
£30-£37.50

October 2013

RSNO: Oundjian Conducts The Planets

Britten, Simple Symphony; Macmillan, Piano Concerto No3 (UK Premiere); Holst, The Planets; Peter Oundjian (Conductor); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano); Ladies Of The RSNO Chorus. Holst’s The Planets is quite simply one of (more)
Sat 5th October
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Oundjian Conducts Dvorák Seven

Britten, Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra; Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No1; Dvo?ák, Symphony No7; Peter Oundjian (Conductor); Sol Gabetta (Cello). Dvo?ák’s Seventh is big, dark and handsome – a gloriously tuneful (more)
Sat 12th October
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: The Wizard of Oz

Christopher Bell (Conductor). Experience this classic film, shown on the big screen, with the original soundtrack performed live by the RSNO. We’re off to see the wizard! Everyone remembers the moment in The Wizard of Oz (more)
Sat 19th October
3:00pm, 7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Søndergård Conducts Brahms Four

Haydn, Symphony No99; Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto No1; Brahms, Symphony No4; Thomas Søndergård (Conductor); Dejan Lazi? (Piano). Brahms once said that he wanted his Fifth Symphony to sound like Haydn. He never got that (more)
Sat 26th October
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

November 2013

RSNO: Naked Classics: Vaughan Williams’ Fifth

Vaughan Williams, Symphony No5; Rumon Gamba (Conductor); Paul Rissmann (Presenter). As war raged across Europe and bombs exploded around him, Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote a Fifth Symphony that seemed to come from another (more)
Sat 9th November
7:30pm
£10

RSNO: Britten's War Requiem

Britten, War Requiem; Peter Oundjian (Conductor); Susan Gritton (Soprano); Jeffrey Francis (Tenor); Russell Braun (Baritone); RSNO Chorus; RSNO Junior Chorus. "My subject is war, and the pity of war." Benjamin Britten (more)
Sat 16th November
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Lugansky plays the Emperor

Messiaen, Les Offrandes Oubliées; Beethoven, Piano Concerto No5 Emperor; Rachmaninov, Symphonic Dances; Peter Oundjian (Conductor). Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances are as brash, as bright and as riotously entertaining as (more)
Sat 23rd November
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: St Andrew's Party with Phil & Aly

John Logan (Conductor); Phil Cunningham (Accordion); Aly Bain (Fiddle); National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. Our annual party with Phil & Aly is the hot ticket for St Andrew’s Day – an unmissable night of entertainment (more)
Sat 30th November
7:30pm
£12.50-£35

December 2013

RSNO: The Nutcracker

Glazunov, Winter From The Seasons; Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No1; Tchaikovsky, Act Ii From The Nutcracker; Alexander Shelley (Conductor). With Christmas approaching, take a break from shopping and indulge, as conductor (more)
Thu 5th December
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Benedetti and Elschenbroich Play Brahms

Ravel, Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales; Brahms, Concerto For Violin And Cello; Lutos?awski, Concerto For Orchestra; Yan Pascal Tortelier (Conductor); Nicola Benedetti (Violin); Leonard Elschenbroich (Cello). Brahms wasn’t (more)
Sat 14th December
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Christmas Concert

Christopher Bell (Conductor); RSNO Chorus; RSNO Junior Chorus (Dundee and Glasgow 2pm only). Join the RSNO and RSNO Choruses this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! This family friendly concert is packed (more)
Sat 21st December
2:00pm, 6:00pm
£12.50-£35

January 2014

RSNO: Handel's Messiah

Jonathan Cohen (Conductor); Lydia Teuscher (Soprano); Tim Mead(Countertenor); Benjamin Hulett (Tenor); Neal Davies (Bass-Baritone); RSNO Chorus. Celebrate the New Year with the RSNO’s annual performance of Handel’s (more)
Thu 2nd January
7:30pm
£12.50-£35

February 2014

RSNO: John Lill's 70th

Stravinsky, Symphonies Of Wind Instruments (1947); Schubert, Symphony No4 Tragic; Brahms, Piano Concerto No1; Douglas Boyd (Conductor); John Lill (Piano). John Lill may be one of Britain’s best-loved pianists, but he (more)
Sat 1st February
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Oundjian Conducts Walton

Wagner, Overture To Tannhäuser; Mozart, Piano Concerto No17; Walton, Symphony No1; Peter Oundjian (Conductor). Wagner’s Tannhäuser is so racy that some Victorian audiences considered it improper! It’s a barnstorming (more)
Sat 8th February
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Romantic Valentine's Classics

Including:; Puccini, Nessun Dorma From Turandot; Puccini, E Lucevan Le Stelle From Tosca; Puccini, Si Mi Chiamano Mimì From La Bohème; Verdi, Brindisi (Libiamo Ne’ Lieti Calici) From la Traviata; Kwamé Ryan (Conductor); (more)
Sat 15th February
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

March 2014

RSNO: Symphonie fantastique

Sibelius, The Swan Of Tuonela; Macmillan, Ninian; Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique; Hannu Lintu (Conductor); John Cushing (Clarinet). Unlucky in love? Hector Berlioz didn’t take it lying down, and instead poured all his (more)
Sat 1st March
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: The Music of John Williams

Richard Kaufman (Conductor). Whether we’re battling Darth Vader, soaring with Superman or gasping at the wonders of Hogwarts, one thing is always for sure: the music of John Williams makes the magic happen. Tonight, (more)
Sat 8th March
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Søndergård Conducts Turangalîla

Messiaen, Turangalîla-Symphonie; Thomas Søndergård (Conductor); Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (Piano); Jacques Tchamkerten (Ondes Martenot). Imagine a 1940s film score, a pounding rhythmic workout, a spectacular piano concerto (more)
Sat 15th March
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Pictures at an Exhibition

Saariaho, Circle Map (UK Premiere); Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No1; Mussorgsky/Ravel, Pictures At An Exhibition; Susanna Mälkki (Conductor); Jack Liebeck (Violin). A hut on hen’s legs, an angry gnome and all the bells of (more)
Sat 22nd March
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Oundjian Conducts Ein Heldenleben

Rossini, Overture To The Silken Ladder; Beethoven, Piano Concerto No4; R Strauss, Ein Heldenleben; Peter Oundjian (Conductor); Ingrid Fliter (Piano). "I don’t see why I shouldn’t write a symphony about myself," Strauss (more)
Sat 29th March
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

April 2014

RSNO: Shankar Plays Shankar

Pärt, Fratres; Pärt, Symphony No3; R Shankar, Raga-Mala (Sitar Concerto No2); Kristjan Järvi (Conductor); Anoushka Shankar (Sitar). From the Beatles to the world’s greatest orchestras, Ravi Shankar was an artist who (more)
Sat 12th April
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto

Stravinksy, Circus Polka; Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No1; Prokofiev, Symphony No1 Classical; Stravinsky, Divertimento From The Fairy’s Kiss; Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Conductor); Behzod Abduraimov (Piano). Tchaikovsky (more)
Sat 26th April
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

May 2014

RSNO: Søndergård Conducts the New World

Dean, Dispersal; Britten, Violin Concerto; Dvo?ák, Symphony No9 From The New World; Thomas Søndergård (Conductor); Vilde Frang (Violin). There’s a wonderful reason why Dvo?ák’s New World Symphony is so popular – and it’s (more)
Sat 3rd May
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Naked Classics - Beethoven's Fifth

Beethoven, Symphony No5; Baldur Brönnimann (Conductor); Paul Rissmann (Presenter). They’re the most famous four notes in musical history – but what happens next? From thunderous opening to jubilant finish, Beethoven’s (more)
Sat 10th May
7:30pm
£10

RSNO: Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony

Shostakovich, Jazz Suite No2; Gershwin, Rhapsody In Blue; Shostakovich, Symphony No10; Lawrence Renes (Conductor); Terrence Wilson(Piano). Red hot and blue: the Soviet authorities called Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony an (more)
Sat 17th May
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Oundjian Conducts Beethoven Seven

Haydn, Violin Concerto No1; Adès, Violin Concerto; Beethoven, Symphony No7; Peter Oundjian (Conductor); Augustin Hadelich (Violin). What a song and dance! Violinist Augustin Hadelich’s glorious sound and stunning (more)
Sat 24th May
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

RSNO: Season Finale! Symphony of a Thousand

Mahler, Symphony No8 Symphony Of A Thousand; Peter Oundjian (Conductor); Erin Wall (Soprano I); Elizabeth Llewellyn (Soprano Ii); Sarah Tynan (Soprano Iii); Caitlin Hulcup (Mezzo-Soprano I); Susan Platts (Mezzo-Soprano (more)
Sat 31st May
7:30pm
£11.50-£35

June 2014

RSNO: An Evening with Dougie MacLean

John Logan(Conductor); Dougie Maclean(Vocalist). Dougie MacLean needs no introduction; as singer, song-writer, composer and instrumentalist, no artist captures the soul of Scotland with more authenticity or emotion. For (more)
Sat 7th June
7:30pm
£12.50-£35