Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Borealis

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s programme, Borealis, at City Halls uncovers new sounds from both Sweden and Scotland.

Swedish composer Anders Hillborg’s 2021 Viola Concerto is a thrilling, high-energy ride through glistening sonic landscapes, performed by its dedicatee, the remarkable British violist Lawrence Power.

Fellow Swede Madeleine Isaksson, meanwhile, transports us to the raw, ethereal beauty of her country’s far north.

The programme also takes in the austere beauty of Sir James MacMillan’s powerful Ayrshire-inspired Second Symphony, written for the SCO in 1999.

The programme opens with SCO Associate Composer Jay Capperauld’s witty, macabre Death in a Nutshell, which challenges audiences to find the clues and solve the case.  

Programme:

• Jay Capperauld (Scotland): Death in a Nutshell    20’  
• Anders Hillborg (Sweden): Viola Concerto    20’  
• Madeleine Isaksson (Sweden): Tornio    4’ 
• James MacMillan (Scotland): Symphony No 2      25’  

Performers:

• Scottish Chamber Orchestra  
• Andrew Manze (conductor)  
• Lawrence Power (viola)

2 hours

Tickets £0 - £28

This concert will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3