The Queen’s Hall attracts big names belying the fact that it is a relatively small venue.
October is a busy month at the hall and it begins in style with Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham on the very first night. The full autumn/winter programme is at the bottom of the article.
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham : 30th Anniversary Tour
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham are traditional musicians with a phenomenal reputation. They have been playing together for 30 years and this year they mark a lot of milestones.
Tickets here.
Lloyd Cole Solo : The Retrospective
6 October 2016 at 7:00pm
To celebrate the release of the new 1983–1996 anthology, Lloyd will perform songs exclusively from this classic period.
Wilko Johnson plus special guest Aaron Keylock
8 October 2016 at 7.30pm
Wilko Johnson may have been diagnosed with cancer in 2013 but he is still going strong! He founded Dr Feelgood, was a member of the Blockheads and has starred in Game of Thrones. Make sure of your ticket to see the man who is the legend.
Suzanne Vega : The Lover, Beloved Tour
9 October at 7.30pm
Yes she was the one who sang Luka! The singer/songwriter is now celebrating the life of Carson McCullers releasing a new album called ‘Lover, Beloved”:Songs from an Evening with Carson McCullers’ on her own label.
Don’t miss this!
Scottish Chamber Orchestra : Ticciati conducts Strauss
13 October 2016 at 7.30pm
Robin Ticciatii will conduct The Overture to the Marriage of Figaro and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Strauss but the SCO will also premiere a new piano concerto by Martin Suckling.
Suckling blurs the lines between soloist and orchestra, abandoning traditional ideas of the concerto as a vehicle for display for one in which “the piano sings the world into existence”.
There is an opportunity to meet Martin Suckling at 6.30pm.
Lynched
14 October 2016 at 7.30pm
A four piece traditional folk group from Dublin. What more do you need to know? They will be good!
Formed as an experimental-psychedelic-folk-punk-duo by brothers Ian and Daragh Lynch in the early 2000’s, the group has gone through various incarnations and taken part in a number of musical projects, including recording for movie soundtracks and TV documentaries. The current format however, is considered by all four members to be the most focussed, productive and musically exciting to date.
Steve Howe Solo – Homebrew 6 UK Tour
15 October 2016 at 7.30pm
Known across the world the guitarist who was integral to both Yes and Asia will appear solo tonight.
He has the latest edition of his Homebrew Series to entertain you.
National Youth Orchestra of Scotland : Ellington in Anticipation
20 October 2016 at 8.00pm
The National Youth Orchestra of Scotland collaborates with Mark Lockhart and they will be directed by Malcolm Edmonton with music from Mark’s latest album.
This project involves more senior members of the NYOS jazz and classical Orchestras brought together to form NYOS Futures, the cutting-edge, cross-genre, contemporary ensemble of The National Youth Orchestras of Scotland.
Reel Rock World Tour
21 October 2016 at 7.30pm
This is an evening of adventure and climbing films to turn your knuckles white with fear!
The programme is :
* Young Guns
* Boys in the Bugs
* Brette
* Dodo’s Delight
* Rad Dad
Walter Trout plus special guest Jared James Nichols
22 October 2016 at 7.30pm
Trout has just had a liver transplant but has recovered to make his comeback to the Queen’s Hall stage.
Earth shattering Blues rock music with a good dollop of humour thrown in.
Warpaint plus support
23 October 2016 at 7.00pm
Ten years after they first became a band, the LA quartet are now one of the best guitar bands in the world!
They will have a support act at The Queen’s Hall with them.
Doric Quartet
24 October 2016 at 7.45pm
String quartet returning to the hall with Haydn, Bartók and Mendelssohn to take you out for the evening.
Sir James Caird Centenary Concert (1916-2016)
28 October 2016 at 7.30pm
This is a fundraising concert of Scots airs and arias to raise money for Dundee’s Caird Trust encouraging Scottish musical talent to mark one hundred years since the death of the Dundee philanthropist.
Leading Scottish soprano Kate Valentine, mezzo-soprano Laura Margaret Smith, tenor Warren Gillespie, baritone Michael Mofidian, piano accompanist Malcolm Martineau, pianist Christopher Guildand violinist Michael Foyle.
UFO : A Conspiracy of Stars
28 October 2016 at 7.30pm
With a new album out for the first time in 20 years , and a history extending 45 years this is a band which still has much to offer.
This is their 22nd studio recording and blends the past and the present. More information about the band and its current line up here.
Scottish Chamber Orchestra : Chamber Sundays
30 October 2016 at 3.00pm
This is a lovely way to pass a Sunday afternoon with Beethoven and Mozart along with the SCO and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland helping students move towards their musical careers.
Full winter programme here
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