For the first time ever, the BBC's breakthrough podcast will be recorded in front of a live audience at the Old Fruitmarket, blending expert-led mindfulness techniques with its signature soothing orchestral soundscapes, performed by the BBC SSO.

In 'Beyond The Tradition', five acclaimed Scottish folk song performers—Karine Polwart, Kris Drever, Emily Smith, Fiona Hunter and Lori Watson—join the BBC SSO for newly commissioned arrangements classic Scots folk songs and ballads.

Experience Górecki’s profound and spiritual journey through loss and love, featuring soprano Francesca Chiejina (pictured) with the BBC SSO. The concert opens with the extraordinary vocalist, violinist, and composer Alice Zawadzki.

Multi-instrumental musical duo 'The Ayoub Sisters' celebrate their ten-year anniversary with a whirlwind evening of folklore and adventure. Paying homage to their Egyptian heritage, Sarah and Laura present the world premiere of their Arabic Symphony.

“Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member

“Goosebumps Galactica!” in the words of a BBC SSO audience member

Rachmaninov's First Symphony is a gripping climax to this concert which also features Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.2: an afternoon that begins in the dream-world of Debussy’s mythical Faun, and ends at the gates of the inferno.

After 60 years on stage, Dame Imogen Cooper performs Mozart's last piano concerto as part of her 'farewell tour' across Europe... don't miss her stop in Glasgow! "Mozart has a special place in her heart", she says.

After 60 years on stage, Dame Imogen Cooper performs Mozart's last piano concerto as part of her 'farewell tour' across Europe... don't miss her stop in Perth! "Mozart has a special place in her heart", she says.

Sir Donald Runnicles joins forces with Edinburgh Festival Chorus for Mahler’s epic Resurrection Symphony at the Usher Hall. A monumental musical event!

Britten's playful 'Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra' is paired with the composer's Cello Symphony. Plus, there's music inspired by the enchanting imagination of William Shakespeare.

Pulse-raising passion and a teenage prodigy’s firecracker piano concerto

Tchaikovsky's pulse-raising passion and Mozart's 'Turkish' Violin Concerto

A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.

A dreamlike tale of love and fate, wrapped in Debussy’s hypnotic harmonies.

Guest Conductor Elim Chan reveals the deadly secrets of Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' with the help of two world-class soloists.

Alice Coote & Gábor Bretz join conductor Elim Chan for Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' revealing deadly secrets. Plus pieces by Britten & Shostakovich in this dramatic concert!

Londoner Ayanna Witter-Johnson blends jazz & classical, teaming with Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie & BBC SSO players at Glasgow’s SWG3. Celebrating Scottish jazz legends, their collaboration merges jazz, folk, & classical in a unique musical tribute.

French experimental instrument builder Frédéric Le Junter made a strong impression at Tectonics Glasgow’s virtual festival in 2021. Now, he transports his “weird and wonderful musical contraptions” (The Scotsman) to the Recital Room at City Halls.

Angélica Castelló is a composer, recorder player, improviser, sound artist & magnetophonic tape weaver. Her music evokes the beauty and challenge of being alive through electroacoustic spells that summon memory, death, solace, trauma and the subconscious.

Born in Minnesota, Craig Taborn is a pianist and electronic musician with over 25 years in the jazz, improvisational and creative music scene. His fearless music-making draws across genres to shape a distinct and versatile musical voice.

Danielle Price is a Scottish tuba artist and improviser, described as a “magician-musician, whose dexterity, courage and playfulness on the tuba is breathtaking” (Aby Vulliamy).

Hannah Kendall’s music is “searingly impactful” (The New Statesman), bridging musical cultures while both honouring and challenging contemporary traditions. Ilan Volkov conducts '...I may turn to salt', inspired by poet Lemn Sissay's 'Godsell'.

Discover the artists and music from Day 1 of Tectonics with BBC Radio 3’s Kate Molleson.

Ilan Volkov conducts the first of two evening concerts with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Saturday's concert features a world premiere and BBC Commission by Christopher Fox, plus UK premieres by Laura Bowler and Angélica Castelló.

Callie Rose Petal is a multidisciplinary conceptual artist & semiotician, creator of theory-fiction field (Lexicomythography) comprising language art, ritual composition & software. She confronts the violence of language through the language of violence.

French experimental instrument builder Frédéric Le Junter made a strong impression at Tectonics Glasgow’s virtual festival in 2021. Now, he transports his “weird and wonderful musical contraptions” (The Scotsman) to the Recital Room at City Halls.

Flutist Nicole Mitchell and pianist Craig Taborn reunite as a duo after 20 years of collaboration. Inspired by Cecil Taylor and Eric Dolphy, they create spontaneous, exploratory music blending extended piano, flute, and electronic textures.

The music of Saint Abdullah (the moniker of Iranian-Canadian brothers Mohammad and Mehdi Mehrabani) is rooted in sonic storytelling that seamlessly blends geo-politics, religion and social behaviour.

Created in collaboration with GBSR Duo (percussionist George Barton & pianist Siwan Rhys), Oliver Leith's 'good day good day bad day bad day' is a tender look at the simultaneously debilitating and beautiful irrationalities of our everyday lives.

Discover the artists and music from Day 2 of Tectonics with BBC Radio 3’s Kate Molleson.

Ilan Volkov conducts the second of two evening concerts with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Sunday's concert features two world premieres and BBC commissions by Nicole Mitchell and Martin Smolka, plus a UK premiere by Naomi Pinnock.

Glasgow accordionist Ryan Corbett performs Jay Capperauld’s electrifying concerto that was written especially for him and Emilia Hoving conducts Prokofiev’s enchanting story of star-crossed lovers.

A glorious finale to the 90th season, where voices and orchestra soar as one.

A mysterious princess, a remote castle, and a tense love triangle shape Debussy’s dark, dreamlike fairytale opera. Pelléas et Mélisande blends shadowy symbols with shimmering music. Rory Kinnear directs, with Ryan Wigglesworth leading a stellar cast.

A mysterious princess, a remote castle, and a tense love triangle shape Debussy’s dark, dreamlike fairytale opera. Pelléas et Mélisande blends shadowy symbols with shimmering music. Rory Kinnear directs, with Ryan Wigglesworth leading a stellar cast.

An orchestral journey of bold originality: Ogonek’s joyful, light-filled dances, Ravel’s jazz-inspired brilliance, and Wigglesworth’s time-bending concerto. Steven Osborne shines across playful Ravel and introspective Wigglesworth.

Britten at his most joyful: the upbeat Welcome Ode and the sparkling Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, a lively tour of every instrument. A spirited celebration, complete with fresh narration by Rory Kinnear.

Steve Reich’s music pulses with motion—patterns shift, collide, and reform. From shimmering chords to trance-like rhythms, his works flow with colour and energy, culminating in The Four Sections, where the orchestra vibrates with layered, raw power.