Scottish Ensemble: in Sync
Be whisked between centuries and continents by exhilarating works of classical and folk music from across the globe at an interactive, storytelling family concert.
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Join Scottish Ensemble for an engaging and interactive afternoon of string music for all ages. Get to know the composers, their compositions, and the ensemble’s performers, bringing you closer to the humans at the heart of the music.
Encounter moving performances of classical and uplifting folk music full of drama and emotional variety, performed entirely from memory.
Created in collaboration with Nottingham-based MishMash Productions – who welcome audiences to classical music in unexpected ways – this is a short, buzzy show to experience with friends, family or by yourself!
Performers
Scottish Ensemble
Repertoire
Anna Meredith: Tull
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Purcell: Prelude to Act 5 (The Fairy Shuffle) from The Fairy Queen
Shostakovich: Allegro molto from Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op.110a arr. Barshai
Reena Esmail: Charukeshi from Darshan
Piazzolla: Verano Porteño (Buenos Aires Summer) from Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
Jay Leonhart: It's impossible to sing and play the bass arr. Diane Clark
Traditional: Tha mi am chadal arr. Donald Grant
Donald Grant: One for Mary
Jonny Greenwood: Proven lands from There Will Be Blood
Caroline Shaw: The Orangery from Plan & Elevation for string quartet
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Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
26 Jan 2025
Run time
1 hour (approx)
All timings are approximate and subject to change
Standard entry
from £8.00*
* Excludes £3.50 booking fee.
Book as early as you can to ensure the best choice of tickets. Ticket prices may be adjusted without notice to reflect demand.
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Classical Music: Autumn/Winter 2024/25
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For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to our glass-fronted Concrete Cafe, the ideal spot to recharge, or catch up with friends, whilst the bustle of Central London and the River Thames carries on around you.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.