2025 Scotland’s Orchestra: Our Year
146,000 concertgoers
Our partnership with Charanga reached across Scotland
11,000 Performed to over 119concerts
Delivered 38 engagement initiatives
779 schools & 183,825 students
80,255individuals… reaching by the numbers hours of our digital content viewed
Welcome
Each £1 we receive plus wellbeing benefits valued at £2.80 from the Scottish Government generates £4.10 in economic benefits
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra continues to fulfil its mission as Scotland’s National Orchestra, delivering world-class performances while embedding music into communities across Scotland and beyond.
In 2025, we performed 119 concerts from North Berwick to Nanchang, reaching a combined audience of over 146,000. Our musicians delivered 521 separate outreach activities to over 80,000 individuals, bringing classical music directly into communities throughout Scotland.
of career development activity
Toured 14 concerts 10 countries across 430 different schools in Scotland Worked directly with
1,267 We worked with singers each week including Supported300 jobs 130 permanent roles
80 young people 777 carried out days across all our singing projects
Our commitment to accessible and affordable arts opportunities extends beyond concert halls. We bring music into classrooms, care homes, train stations and community venues, ensuring classical music reaches those who might not otherwise experience it.
As Scotland’s National Orchestra, we remain dedicated to serving the nation through excellence in performance and community engagement. We thank our trusts and foundations, individual donors, corporate sponsors, local authorities, and the Scottish Government for their essential support in making this work possible. Our work depends on their continued partnership and investment.
Printing of this report supported by Kat Heathcote MBE, RSNO Board Member, and Capt. Iain Macneil, through Witherby Publishing.
Artistic Excellence
Music Director Thomas Søndergård’s eighth year at the helm saw the RSNO scale some of its highest artistic peaks yet. On hometown stages and in far-flung halls, in festival tents and churches, it was an honour to bring Scottish cultural excellence to all the venues we visited in 2025.
Season Closer and Openers
In 2025, we said goodbye to one fantastic Season and hello to another.
Spectacular Shostakovich: 2024:25 Season Closer
This concert was a stunning tour-de force and spectacular celebration of Shostakovich, led by RSNO Music Director Thomas Søndergård.
‘Søndergård’s reading, and the dramatic intensity of the RSNO’s response, was truly visceral, firstly in capturing the ominous stillness of the Palace Square at dawn, never once dragging its feet, but expansive enough to exude a mounting sense of aching anticipation’ VoxCarnyx ★★★★★
Mahler Seven: 2025:26 Season Opener
This five-movement, hour-plus epic provided a mighty and unimpeachable start to our 2025:26 programme!
‘From Christopher Flynn’s opening solo on tenor tuba […], through first viola Felix Tanner’s wonderfully abrasive tone in the Scherzo, to leader Maya Iwabuchi and new principal horn Amadea Dazeley-Gaist in the fourth movement, the individual contributions were superb, but to single them out is not to diminish the demonstration of ensemble and sectional strength’ Keith Bruce, The Herald ★★★★★
International Touring
Our year featured two outstanding international tours by the Orchestra conducted by Music Director Thomas Søndergård, Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Hahn, as well as one by the RSNO Chorus in Budapest led by Chorus Director Stephen Doughty.
Audiences, dignitaries and partners across both tours welcomed the Orchestra and RSNO Chorus with warmth and enthusiasm. Our international touring showcases the high quality of Scottish cultural output internationally and creates high profile opportunities for cultural diplomacy. This enhances the Orchestra’s reputation and strengthens the organisation both at home and abroad, by attracting world-class musicians to work with us and securing valuable commercial work. In turn, this supports our ability to maintain a full-time, salaried orchestra and supports our vital engagement work in the community.
New Year 2025, China Tour schedule Shenzhen, Nanjing (x2), Nanchang, Beijing, and Hangzhou with over 7,500 concertgoers. Autumn 2025, European Tour schedule: Germany, the Netherlands, France, Slovenia, Hungary (RSNO Chorus), Austria, Croatia and Belgium with over 10,000 concertgoers.
Mozart’s Requiem
Mozart’s Requiem remains one of classical music’s greatest enigmas – commissioned by a mysterious stranger, composed in the final weeks of the composer’s life, and left unfinished.
This compelling history continues to fuel its enduring appeal.
In April 2025, the RSNO helped uphold this legacy with sold-out performances at the Usher Hall and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, with British Sign Language integrated to broaden access for audiences.
‘...this was Mozart that was big yet subtle, with a modern symphony orchestra and a hundred-strong chorus that nonetheless performed with admirable precision and attention to detail. ’ Simon Thomson, Bachtrack ★★★★
Summer Festivals
Across the summer, the RSNO was proud to perform in four highlights from festivals throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians, captivating over 6,000 festivalgoers.
1 The eight-hour landmark performance of Tavener’s The Veil of the Temple, which served as the dramatic opener to the Edinburgh International Festival
2 The RSNO Youth Chorus performed Puccini’s Suor Angelica alongside the London Symphony Orchestra.
3 Music Director Thomas Søndergård led the RSNO, Edinburgh Festival Chorus and a cast of soloists in the EIF Closing Concert of Mendelssohn’s Elijah
4 The summer concluded with a vibrant performance of The Music of Bond at the Fringe by the Sea in North Berwick.
‘The most consistently strong element of this performance, the last of this year’s Edinburgh International Festival, was the playing of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, coupled with the conducting of their Music Director, Thomas Søndergård.’ Simon Thomson, Bachtrack (from review of Elijah) ★★★★
A Premier(e) Year
The RSNO has never been an organisation willing to sit still. Always striving to find diverse new opportunities to connect audiences with classical music, 2025 proved to be a year defined by firsts. From brand new commissions to venue takeovers, these are some premieres from our premier year.
2025 Commissions
As Scotland’s National Orchestra, we are equally responsible for the creation of exciting new music as we are for the performance of beloved classical repertoire. This year saw the RSNO commission several such pieces of music, each drawing from different sonic palettes to tell different stories.
March 2025 (Scottish Premiere), Jonathan Dove, Uprising Co-commissioned by the RSNO, Saffron Hall Trust and Glyndebourne, Uprising is a new opera from composer Jonathan Dove. It premiered on the 28 and 29 March 2025 and won an Ivors Classical Award 2025. Dove’s work takes the climate emergency as its thematic core, using the ‘traditional’ mediums of opera and orchestral ensemble to address contemporary, urgent questions. Uprising put our family of RSNO choruses on the main stage of our Season and showcased the talent and breadth of our community music programme.
May 2025 (World Premiere), Neil T Smith, Hidden Polyphony
Performed by the RSNO and Dunedin Consort with soprano Anna Dennis, Hidden Polyphony was commissioned as a celebration of a three-year partnership of joint performances by baroque and modern-era specialists. The piece reunites audiences with lost Scottish music originally thought to have sunk in December 1661 with the ‘Elizabeth of Burntisland’. Neil is an alumnus of the RSNO’s Composers Hub and the RSNO is proud to give a platform to talented young composers.
October 2025 (World Premiere), Matthew Rooke, Tamboo-Bamboo Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra
This eclectic commission was inspired by the enslaved people of Trinidad and Tobago in the 1800s, where the beating of skinned drums was banned as a way of suppressing African culture. This piece shines a spotlight on an important global issue whilst also presenting a unique opportunity for the timpani to be centre stage. The world premiere was performed by RSNO Principal Timpani, Paul Philbert.
November 2025 (World Premiere), Cheryl Frances-Hoad, You Have to be Realistic About a Perfect Day
Commissioned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of RSNO Changed Voices, composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad hosted an open forum with the young members of the RSNO Youth Chorus Changed Voices group. She invited the singers to
reflect on what mattered most to them at this pivotal moment in their lives, shaping these conversations into the new work You Have to Be Realistic About a Perfect Day The commission carried additional resonance this year as we bid a big farewell to Frikki Walker, who directed the Changed Voices group for 18 years.
November 2025 (UK Premiere), James Newton Howard, Violin Concerto No2
Commissioned by the RSNO and National Symphony Orchestra Washington and performed by violinist James Ehnes. We were honoured to commission this work from GRAMMY Award-winner James Newton Howard, one of the world’s preeminent film composers. Violin Concerto No2 was debuted in Perth, Glasgow, and Edinburgh between the 13 and 15 November with the Hollywood composer in attendance.
RSNO Big Music Weekend
Between 13 and 15 June 2025 the RSNO brought a festivalscale musical experience to The Pyramid at Anderston, a community centre located in the heart of Glasgow.
Incorporating aspects of the Scottish Refugee Festival, the RSNO’s Big Music Weekend brought together artists and ensembles from across a range of genres for a stellar and eclectic programme. The line-up included Malini Chakrabarty, Jude Ershead, Kris Drever, the Scottish Youth Jazz Orchestra and Yemeni singer, Intibint. The festival also featured a number of interactive sessions for audiences of all ages, from beginner tango lessons to cartoon creation workshops. Together, we shared an interdisciplinary mix of music and art with over 1,000 members of the Glaswegian community, creating a vibrant soundtrack for a festival which celebrated community, diversity and great music.
Chorus Jamboree
On 8 June 2025, 500 voices took to the stage at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as the RSNO showcased its big and magnificent family of choirs. The participants included: the RSNO Youth Chorus, RSNO Chorus, Glasgow and Dundee Chorus Academies, parents and carers from the RSNO Buggy Choir and lunchtime vocalists from the RSNO Workplace Choir. They all came together in a wonderful celebration of group singing and choral music!
Every Child, Every Community
As Scotland’s National Orchestra, we are committed to serving every person in the country – and especially our nation’s young people.
Since 2016, our Schools Programme has grown each year to offer more and reach further. This year we launched our most ambitious programme to date. Over the next three years, we aim to reach every child in every community across Scotland. We will perform in every local authority, offering travel bursaries and free tickets to maximise accessibility.
In 2025, the RSNO’s flagship educational programme toured Scotland’s communities on two different occasions, performing free, live, and interactive concerts for almost 8,000 children. And we didn’t stop there — an additional 11,000 pupils tuned in for our two interactive classroom live-streams.
The year started off with Sounds of the Deep, a specially curated concert which transported children beneath the waves for an immersive deep-sea experience, using lighting,
video and musical exploration. We welcomed nearly 6,000 children across Scotland to this series of live performances and engaged a total of over 18,000 children through live and digital delivery.
Next came our regional tour in September 2025, which saw the revival of our much-loved animation Yoyo & The Little Auk. While on tour, the Orchestra split in half to travel across Scotland, performing free concerts for children up and down the country, from Stranraer all the way to Forres. In Oban, we were delighted to perform a full concert in Gaelic.
Over the next three years we aim to reach all 32 local authorities through the delivery of the RSNO Schools Programme.
Sounds of the Deep
1) Inverness, 793
2) Paisley, 1156
3) Dundee, 794
4) Perth, 1190
5) Edinburgh, 1113
6) Aberdeen, 577
Yoyo & The Little Auk
7) Forres, 232
8) Oban, 156 + 71 for Gaelic performance
9) Inverness, 317
10) Prestonpans, 65
11) Inverclyde, 410 across two performances
12) Stirling, 217
13) Bo’ness, 49
14) Stranraer, 236
The Next Generation
The RSNO is proud to invest in the next generation of talent, ensuring emerging artists and administrators have the space, funding, and encouragement to pursue their goals. We prioritise the delivery of world-leading artistic mentorship and skills development and seek to improve access to the industry for all individuals, regardless of social or economic background.
Valued Partnerships
This year, we were pleased to deepen our partnerships with leading Scottish institutions in music education, including Sistema Scotland, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Douglas Academy and St Mary’s Music School. The opportunities created through collaboration with these organisations enable young people to benefit from the highestquality experiences, supporting meaningful engagement with, and learning from, our musicians.
Film Composers Lab
Film Composers Lab supports five early-career composers with an unparallelled, tailored professional development scheme that includes one-to-one mentoring with industry luminaries, expert-led masterclasses, and unprecedented access to RSNO musicians and the RSNO’s award-winning Scotland’s Studio.
The programme champions the craft of screen composition, a discipline that merges visual and musical storytelling. Participants are challenged to respond creatively to visual stimuli while developing advanced technical and artistic skills. By aligning with Scotland’s rapidly expanding film sector, the project empowers emerging composers to enter the industry and actively shapes the future of this dynamic art form.
David Ford’s piece from the 2023:24 cohort was performed live to an audience of 5,426 in May 2025. The specially commended work for 2025, by Kim Moore, is scheduled for performance in 2026.
‘I had so many ‘pinch me’ moments doing this project. The orchestra is just amazing, I still can’t believe I have my work recorded by them. Thank you to all the team.’ 2025 Film Composers Lab participant
Dynamo Scholars
Our commitment to nurturing the next generation of talent extends beyond the stage to work behind the scenes. The RSNO Dynamo Scholars programme offers three young people a unique, paid opportunity to co-design and deliver an administrative project with mentorship from RSNO staff. Piloted this year with great success, the programme supported three participants from diverse backgrounds, whose projects spanned fundraising, Season planning, and accessible programming.
New Assistant Conductor
In October, we were delighted to welcome Celia Llácer to the RSNO as our next Assistant Conductor. The Assistant Conductor position is a rarity in the classical music scene, and has grown in reputation since its inception in 2007.
A two-year role, Llácer will work directly with our Music Director and other guest conductors, receiving one-to-one mentorship and the opportunity to conduct the RSNO on some of Scotland’s biggest stages.
Ethan Loch and Ballet of the Blue October saw the release of Ballet of the Blue - an animated film made in collaboration with production studio EYEBOLLS and 2022 Grand Finalist of BBC Young Musician of the Year, Ethan Loch. A pianist blind since birth, Ethan has already impressed on a national level, and we are proud to continue platforming this wonderful rising star with two headline concerts in 2026.
The Values We Bring
2025 has been a year of significant growth across the Orchestra. As a charity, we believe that our performances and projects are grounded in the shared values that unite us in our collective mission. This year has offered many examples of how, when we work as one team – supporting, respecting, and championing one another – we are able to deliver our very best for the communities we serve.
Team Development Sessions
This year Catherine Holden, an experienced consultant in the arts and heritage sector, delivered a series of new workshops with both staff and musicians focused on strengthening how we communicate our values and what they mean in practice.
As an institution, we strive to be open connected and committed. This work has supported staff and musicians to bring these values to life in their day-to-day working lives, and as an organisation we look forward to building on this foundation in the year ahead.
Appointments in the Orchestra
This year, we were delighted to announce that Amadea Dazeley-Gaist, Asher Zaccardelli, Cillian Ó Ceallacháin, Jason Lewis and Oliver Roberts joined our ranks as Principal Horn, Assistant Principal Viola, Assistant Principal Trombone, Associate Principal Trumpet and Associate Principal Flute respectively. Acclaimed violinist Igor Yuzefovich was appointed Principal Guest Leader and Shlomy Dobrinsky as Associate Leader. By employing a diverse range of talent, we ensure that the Orchestra’s sound remains dynamic and on the cutting edge of classical music.
‘I am very much in the early stages of getting to know the RSNO family, but something that stood out initially was the camaraderie on and off the stage, and a strong desire amongst the musicians to make music at the highest level, ensuring that in each rehearsal or performance the Orchestra draws something unique and special from the music we are performing.’
Newly appointed RSNO Principal Guest Leader, Igor Yuzefovich
Economic and Social Impact Assessment
In Autumn, the RSNO commissioned BiGGAR Economics to produce a comprehensive Economic and Social Impact Assessment for the organisation. This report positions the organisation within the wider cultural and economic landscape of Scotland. The report, celebrated at a reception at the Scottish Parliament, demonstrates the scale and significance of the RSNO’s contribution to the nation. Headline findings include:
• The RSNO generated over £17 million GVA for Scotland in 2024:25.
• Our activities delivered a wellbeing contribution valued at £11.6 million.
• For every £1 received from the Scottish Government, the RSNO generated £6.90 in combined benefits.
This piece of work provides a robust demonstration of the RSNO’s social and economic value and impact and will play a vital role in evidencing our case for support in the year ahead.
Schools Advisory Group
In 2025 the RSNO formed a group of leading educational experts across the country to help shape and inform our work in schools and across wider educational initiatives. From the Highlands and Islands to Glasgow City Centre, the Schools Advisory Group is representative of the vastly different regions of the country across a range of expertise.
Pioneering the Digital
In 2025, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra continued to explore how digital practice can extend our reach and widen access to orchestral music. With the expertise of our audio engineers, we recorded work by 25 different composers across a range of digital mediums, contributing significantly to Scotland’s growing digital cultural sector with our brand of musical excellence.
Our exploration of digital content has opened pathways for classical music to reach even more audiences who may have otherwise missed out. From educational content in classrooms, live concert videos for use in care homes, radio broadcasts and CD releases, digital channels offer so many opportunities to connect and promote our work.
2025 was a particularly significant year for the RSNO’s contribution to the screen. The Orchestra was engaged with a broad range of projects for partners including Warner Bros, Netflix, Disney, Ubisoft, and Apple TV. Through Scotland’s Studio, this work has helped to position both the RSNO and Glasgow on the global cultural stage, showcasing Scotland’s musicianship, creativity, and technical excellence to international audiences.
‘Being Scottish is an enormous part of who I am, and every time I walk into a session with the RSNO I’m reminded of just how much talent and spirit comes from this country. This orchestra represents the very best of Scotland – not just in name, but in the sheer artistry, discipline, and imagination they bring to every note. Their standard is truly world-class, and working with them is both a professional privilege and a personal point of pride.’
Lorne Balfe, Scottish Composer, Life on Our Planet, Mission: Impossible – Fallout
‘We had the good fortune to record for a new Disneyland Paris attraction with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra this year at their beautiful studio in Glasgow, Scotland. The orchestra is wonderful! The studio is superb! They are wonderful!’
William Ross, Composer for Walt Disney Imagineering
The Award-winning Scotland’s Studio
In September 2025, the RSNO received the Inspiring City Awards – Art & Culture Award in recognition of our recording facility, Scotland’s Studio. The award acknowledged the cultural impact of creating a permanent, high-quality orchestral recording facility in Glasgow, supporting musicians, creative practitioners, and audiences alike.
By adapting our rehearsal space into a Hollywood-endorsed recording studio, the RSNO has significantly strengthened Scotland’s cultural infrastructure and developed exciting new opportunities for international artistic collaboration.
Film in the Community
In 2025 we trialled a radical new way to bring the RSNO to music-lovers in the remote regions of Scotland. Partnering with Screen Machine, a mobile cinema that tours the Highlands and Islands, the RSNO performed a live overture with a string quartet before a special screening of the Orchestra’s performance of Holst’s epic, The Planets.
In October, the RSNO joined Glasgow Film Theatre’s Black History Month season, which celebrated the significant and often undervalued contributions of Black filmmakers, composers, and writers. The RSNO created and presented a short film commemorating 150 years since the birth of composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Featuring an interview with RSNO Associate Artist and conductor Kellen Gray, the film reflected on Coleridge-Taylor’s utterly unique legacy amongst composers.
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The Joys of Music
Amid a packed schedule of ambitious projects, it can be easy to lose track of music’s greatest power: bringing people together. 2025 was full of moments celebrating the connective fabric of music, lifting our moods and soundtracking our dancing. This section takes you through just a few of these orchestral highlights.
10th Anniversary Celebrations of RSNO Home
2025 marked the 10th anniversary of the RSNO’s home at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. We remain profoundly grateful to the supporters whose generosity made this transformative milestone possible ten years ago. Thanks also to all who joined us in celebrating a decade of artistic achievement at our spectacular fundraising celebration on 1 November 2025. We look forward to seeing where the next ten years in our home will take us.
Edinburgh Zoo
In June 2025 the Orchestra performed for 120 primary school children in the Lemur Lodge at Edinburgh Zoo, one of our more unusual stages in the year! This event provided a fitting finale for the 2025 National Schools Concert Programme, Sounds of the Deep. the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) was an instrumental partner in creating our curriculum-aligned educational resources for the programme. Our presence at the Zoo provided a wonderful experience for the children and developed our partnership with this esteemed Scottish institution.
Diana Ross
The Orchestra continued to break ground with new audiences in June 2025 with a performance alongside Diana Ross at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow. The Orchestra was warmly received by the audience and demonstrated its versatility across musical genres. Ross herself staged a powerhouse performance, soaring through hits like Chain Reaction, Upside Down and a medley of Supremes songs.
All Together Now
All Together Now the RSNO’s community orchestra, brings together 120 musicians between ages 8 and 81 for monthly rehearsals at the RSNO Centre. Everyone is welcome to join the orchestra, although high demand means we currently have a waitlist of over 80 musicians! The ensemble offers amateur players a welcoming space that encourages creativity and community as well as individual skills development. This year, All Together Now staged two public performances. One was the annual sharing session in May, while the other opened an RSNO Season concert for an audience of 1,496.
‘I loved everything about it. The workshops were brilliant and the rehearsals, both full and sectional, were great –I learned so much during my time with All Together Now!’
All Together Now 2025 participant
Looking Forward to the Year Ahead
Despite what has been one of the RSNO’s most successful years to date, we are never content to rest on our laurels. 2026 is bursting with promise, from new and exciting touring plans to huge expansions within our learning and engagement work.
We have worked hard over the last year to balance our commercial activity and community engagement, whilst maintaining a focus on staging world-class live performances. Ensuring everyone can access and enjoy music from the earliest possible age remains a top priority as we move into 2026.
Our new and significantly expanded Schools Programme begins in earnest in 2026, delivering a year-round programme of activity. We will also embark on more international tours, including visits to Germany and further afield. The 2025:26 Season will continue and culminate in a triumphant rendition of Ode to Joy in June. Our 2026:27 Season programme will be announced in March 2026 – we can’t give anything away just yet, but watch this space!
None of this would be possible without the vital support and investment of our partners, donors, and supporters. We remain deeply grateful for your generosity and commitment to Scotland’s National Orchestra. Thank you.
Appendix 1a: RSNO Concerts
1/1/2025 Nanchang China Nanchang Poly Grand Theatre Hogmanay China Tour
2/1/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Handel’s Messiah
3/1/2025 Beijing China Beijing National Centre for Perf Arts Hogmanay China Tour
3/1/2025 Perth Scotland Perth Concert Hall Viennese Gala
4/1/2025 Dunfermline Scotland Carnegie Hall Viennese Gala
5/1/2025 Hangzhou China Hangzhou Grand Theatre Hogmanay China Tour
8/1/2025 Langholm Scotland The Buccleuch Centre Viennese Gala
9/1/2025 Inverness Scotland Eden Court Viennese Gala
10/1/2025 Greenock Scotland Beacon Arts Centre Viennese Gala
28/1/2025 Inverness Scotland Eden Court When Fish Begin to Crawl
2/2/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall When Fish Begin to Crawl
8/2/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Nai Barghouti in Concert
13/2/2025 Dundee Scotland Caird Hall Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony
14/2/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony
15/2/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony
21/2/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Mahler Nine
22/2/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Mahler Nine
25/2/2025 Airdrie Scotland Airdrie Town Hall RSNO Plays Mendelssohn
26/2/2025 Greenock Scotland Beacon Arts Centre RSNO Plays Mendelssohn
28/2/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Top Gun: Maverick in Concert
1/3/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Top Gun: Maverick in Concert
6/3/2025 Aberdeen Scotland Aberdeen Music Hall Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto
7/3/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Douglas Academy Showcase
7/3/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto
8/3/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto
14/3/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Greyfriars Kirk RSNO Chorus in Concert
15/3/2025 Paisley Scotland Paisley Abbey RSNO Chorus in Concert
20/3/2025 Perth Scotland Perth Concert Hall Clyne & Rachmaninov: Dance!
21/3/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Clyne & Rachmaninov: Dance!
21/3/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall St Mary’s Music School Showcase
22/3/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Clyne & Rachmaninov: Dance!
28/3/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Uprising
29/3/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Uprising
30/3/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Beethoven’s Septet
3/4/2025 Dundee Scotland Caird Hall Shokstakovich Eight
4/4/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Shokstakovich Eight
5/4/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Shokstakovich Eight
6/4/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Debussy, Ravel & Perkinson
12/4/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Dunedin Consort: Matthew Passion
25/4/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Mozart’s Requiem
26/4/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Mozart’s Requiem
27/4/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Faure Piano Quartet
1/5/2025 Dundee Scotland Caird Hall The Music of John Williams
2/5/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall The Music of John Williams
3/5/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall The Music of John Williams
8/5/2025 Aberdeen Scotland Aberdeen Music Hall night-sky-blue
9/5/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall night-sky-blue
10/5/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall night-sky-blue
16/5/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Wagner’s Ring Symphony
17/5/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Wagner’s Ring Symphony
18/5/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Schubert’s ‘Cello’ Quintet
20/5/2025 Ayr Scotland Ayr Town Hall RSNO Plays Prokofiev
21/5/2025 Lanark Scotland St Mary’s RC Church RSNO Plays Prokofiev
29/5/2025 Dundee Scotland Caird Hall Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
30/5/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
31/5/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
1/6/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Mendelssohn’s Octet
6/6/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Spectacular Shostakovich
7/6/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Spectacular Shostakovich
8/6/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Chorus Jamboree
13/6/2025 Glasgow Scotland The Pyramid at Anderston Kris Drever and the RSNO
14/6/2025 Glasgow Scotland The Pyramid at Anderston RSNO Plays Beethoven
25/6/2025 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro Diana Ross
13/7/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Castle Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert
2/8/2025
Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall EIF: The Veil of the Temple
10/8/2025 North Berwick Scotland Big Top Fringe by the Sea: The Music of Bond
16/8/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall LSO: Puccini’s Suor Angelica (Youth Chorus)
23/8/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall EIF: Come and Sing Elijah
14/8/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall EIF: Mendelssohn’s Come and Sing
19/9/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert
20/9/2025 Glasgow Scotland St Mary’s Cathedral RSNO Chorus in Concert
20/9/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert
23/9/2025 Airdrie Scotland Airdrie Town Hall RSNO Plays Mozart
24/9/2025 Greenock Scotland Beacon Arts Centre RSNO Plays Mozart
28/9/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall RSNO Plays Mozart
2/10/2025 Dundee Scotland Caird Hall Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony
3/10/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Mahler Seven
4/10/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Mahler Seven
10/10/2025 Heilbronn Germany Kongresszentrum Harmonie Autumn European Tour
11/10/2025 Eindhoven Netherlands Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Autumn European Tour
12/10/2025 Paris France La Seine Musicale Autumn European Tour
14/10/2025 Budapest Hungary Franz Liszt Academy of Music RSNO Chorus Autumn European Tour
14/10/2025 Ljubljana Slovenia Cankarjev dom Autumn European Tour
15/10/2025 Salzburg Austria Grosses Festspielhaus Autumn European Tour
15/10/2025 Budapest Hungary Matthias Church RSNO Chorus Autumn European Tour
16/10/2025 Salzburg Austria Grosses Festspielhaus Autumn European Tour
17/10/2025 Salzburg Austria Grosses Festspielhaus Autumn European Tour
18/10/2025 Zagreb Croatia Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall Autumn European Tour
19/10/2025 Antwerp Belgium Koningin Elisabethzaal Autumn European Tour
24/10/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony
25/10/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony
25/10/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall CCC: Fright at the Museum
26/10/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall CCC: Fright at the Museum
30/10/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Ghostbusters in Concert
31/10/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Ghostbusters in Concert
2/11/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Bach’s Goldberg Variations
7/11/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Beethoven Seven
8/11/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Beethoven Seven
13/11/2025 Perth Scotland Perth Concert Hall Also Sprach Zarathustra
14/11/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Also Sprach Zarathustra
15/11/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Also Sprach Zarathustra
20/11/2025 Aberdeen Scotland Aberdeen Music Hall Gershwin & Rachmaninov
21/11/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Gershwin & Rachmaninov
22/11/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Gershwin & Rachmaninov
28/11/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor
29/11/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Mozart’s Great Mass in C minor
4/12/2025 Dundee Scotland Caird Hall Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
5/12/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
6/12/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall CCC: Christmas Wishes
6/12/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall CCC: Christmas Wishes
6/12/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
7/12/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall CCC: Christmas Wishes
12/12/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall Home Alone in Concert
13/12/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Home Alone in Concert
13/12/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Home Alone in Concert
14/12/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall A Festive Celebration
17/12/2025 Aberdeen Scotland Aberdeen Music Hall RSNO Christmas Concert featuring The Snowman
18/12/2025 Dundee Scotland Caird Hall RSNO Christmas Concert featuring The Snowman
19/12/2025 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall RSNO Christmas Concert featuring The Snowman
20/12/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall RSNO Christmas Concert featuring The Snowman
20/12/2025 Glasgow Scotland Glasgow Royal Concert Hall RSNO Christmas Concert featuring The Snowman
21/12/2025 Dundee Scotland Caird Hall A Festive Celebration
1b: RSNO Concert Audiences
Appendix 4: RSNO Engagement Programmes
RSNO x Children’s Classic Concerts (CCC)
CHILDREN & SCHOOLS
2024:25 National Schools Concert: Sounds of the Deep
2024:25 National Schools Concert: Sounds of the Deep Educational Resources
2025:26 National Schools Regional Tour: Yoyo & The Little Auk 2,000 2025 Schools
Appendix 2: Recordings featuring the RSNO
Mar-25 Bacewicz, Lutosławski & Szymanowski Thomas Søndergård Linn Records
Apr-25 Milestones Andrew Litton Pentatone
Apr-25 Track 11: Monehgan Sunrise on Symphonic Chronicles IV Miran Vaupotić Katherine Bryan Navona Records
May-25 Superman the Movie John Debney Varese Sarabande
Jul-25 Symon Clarke - Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra Mikel Toms Ablaze Records
Jul-25 Fantasy Miran Vaupotić Ookjin You Navona Records
Aug-25 Journey to Serenity Miran Vaupotić Anna Kislitsyna Navona Records
Sep-25 Mystic Whaler, Agápi kai Chará: Agápi, Agápi kai Chará: Miran Vaupotić Navona Records Chará, and With Courage, Dear Heart Symphonic Chronicles Vol. V Sep-25 Siciliano Miran Vaupotić Navona Records
Nov-25 Gottfried von Einem: Capriccio, Concerto for Orchestra & Hexameron Patrick Hahn Linn Records Dec-25 The Chairman William T Stronberg Intrada