FRI 30 JAN 2026: 7PM GLASGOW ROYAL CONCERT HALL SAT 31 JAN: 3PM & 7PM
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DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon is a captivating and original story about a young Viking named Hiccup, who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes – a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds. Featuring John Powell’s Oscar®-nominated score performed live to picture by Scotland’s National Orchestra, How to Train Your Dragon in Concert is a thrilling experience for all ages.
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Formed in 1891, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) plays an integral part in Scotland’s musical life, with regular concerts in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Perth and Inverness. The Orchestra’s artistic team is led by Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, who was appointed Music Director in 2018.
The RSNO is supported by the Scottish Government and is one of Scotland’s five National Performing Companies. The Orchestra appears regularly at the
Edinburgh International Festival and the BBC Proms, and has made recent tours to the USA, China and Europe.
The RSNO believes music can enrich lives, and aims to inspire, educate and entertain people throughout Scotland and beyond with its performances, recordings and engagement programmes. Supporting schools, families, young professionals and wider communities, the RSNO delivers high-quality initiatives for all ages and abilities.
Ben Palmer is Artistic Director of Covent Garden Sinfonia and Chief Conductor of the Orchestra da Camera di Pordenone and Babylon Orchester Berlin. From 2017 to 2024 he was Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck, ending his tenure with three performances of Mahler’s Symphony No8.
Ben is a regular visitor to the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hallé, London Symphony Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, RSNO and the five BBC orchestras. In 2022 he made his debut at the BBC Proms with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In December 2024 he conducted the BBC SSO in Seoul as part of BBC Proms Korea.
Recent and upcoming debuts include the Copenhagen Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra (in the presence of composer Howard Shore), Munich Symphony Orchestra, Oakland Symphony,
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National d’Île-de-France and San Francisco Symphony. As a guest conductor he has worked with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, City of Prague Philharmonic, Hof Symphony Orchestra (Bavaria), Hong Kong Philharmonic, Philharmonia, National Symphony Orchestra (Dublin), NDR Radiophilharmonie (Hanover), Rotterdam Philharmonic and Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
Personally authorised by John Williams to conduct his film scores in concert, and acclaimed by Hans Zimmer as ‘a masterclass in conducting’, Ben is one of the world’s most sought-a er specialists in conducting to film, both live to picture (with a repertoire of more than 50 films) and in the recording studio. A trumpeter and composer by training, he studied at the University of Birmingham and the Royal Academy of Music, which elected him an Associate in 2017. He continues to be in great demand as a composer, arranger and orchestrator.
