Cultural lineage

Classical music

The core orchestral and instrumental repertoire, at every scale from a solo recital to a full symphony — the tradition London's oldest concert institutions still measure themselves against.

9 venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Bristol working in this tradition

Venues

Usher Hall

Lothian RoadEdinburgh

Usher Hall is an Edinburgh concert hall on Lothian Road, presenting orchestral music, classical music, concerts and symphonic…

Scottish Opera

40 Edington StreetGlasgow

Scottish Opera is a Glasgow-based performing arts company on Edington Street, presenting opera, classical music, vocal music and…

RNCM

124 Oxford RoadManchester

Royal Northern College of Music is a Manchester music institution on Oxford Road, presenting classical, contemporary and performance programmes alongside its…

Queen's Hall

85-89 Clerk StreetEdinburgh

Queen's Hall is an Edinburgh concert hall on Clerk Street, presenting classical music, chamber music, folk, contemporary music and…

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

2 Sauchiehall StreetGlasgow

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall opened in October 1990, built at the top of Buchanan Street as the centrepiece project of Glasgow's year as European City of…

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

100 Renfrew StreetGlasgow

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland traces its history to the Glasgow Athenaeum of 1847, became the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in the twentieth…

City Halls

100 CandleriggsGlasgow

City Halls, opened in 1841 as Glasgow's first purpose-built venue for large public gatherings and concerts, is the city's oldest surviving concert venue and…

Bristol Beacon

Trenchard StreetBristol

Bristol Beacon is a major Bristol concert hall on Trenchard Street, presenting classical, contemporary, jazz, folk and live music…

St George's Bristol

Great George StreetBristol

St George's Bristol is a Bristol concert hall on Great George Street, presenting classical music, chamber music, folk, spoken word and…

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