The Scottish Chamber Orchestra have also announced their latest season at The Queen’s Hall. Subscription packages are on sale at the moment, with single tickets going on sale from Monday 8 June 2009.

The SCO’s dates are as follows:

Mon 28 September '09: Masterworks – James MacMillan’s Tryst
James Lower: conductor; Paul Rissmann: presenter

Thu 15 October '09: Beethoven Five
Joseph Swensen: conductor; Henning Kraggerud: violin
Borodin, Sibelius and Beethoven

Thu 22 October '09: German Romantics
Nicholas McGegan: conductor; Maximiliano Martín: clarinet
Spohr, Weber and Mendelssohn

Sat 31 October '09: Max at 75
Oliver Knussen: conductor; Helena Rasker: mezzo soprano
Knussen, Mahler and Maxwell Davies

Thu 5 November '09: Paul Lewis plays Beethoven
Andrew Manze: conductor; Paul Lewis: piano
Webern, Beethoven and Schubert

Sat 28 November '09: Homecoming
Garry Walker: conductor; Leigh Melrose: bass baritone; SCO Chorus
Leighton, MacMillan and Harper

Thu 3 December '09: On an Overgrown Path
André de Ridder: conductor
Mozart, Janáček and Schubert

Thu 17 December '09: Cargill sings Berlioz
Robin Ticciati: conductor; Karen Cargill: mezzo soprano
Fauré, Berlioz and Haydn

Thu 14 January '10: Mackerras, Mozart and Strauss
Sir Charles Mackerras: conductor; Radovan Vlatković: horn

Sat 13 February '10: Leschenko plays Chopin
Joseph Swensen: conductor; Polina Leschenko: piano
Clara Schumann, Chopin and Mendelssohn

Thu 18 February '10: Travels in Eastern Europe
Robin Ticciati: conductor; Peter Whelan: bassoon
Ligeti, Bartók and Mozart

Sun 21 February '10: Chamber Concert
Karen Cargill: mezzo soprano; Simon Lepper: piano; Maximiliano Martín: clarinet/basset clarinet; Jame Atkins: viola
Spohr, Schumann, Brahms and Mozart

Thu 4 March '10: Child Prodigy – Mature Genius
Richard Egarr: conductor/piano
Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven

Sat 20 March '10: Osborne plays Mozart
Okko Kamu: conductor; Steven Osborne: piano
Prokofiev, Mozart and Haydn

Thu 25 March '10: Romantic Spring – Schumann 200
Olari Elts: conductor; Karen Cargill: mezzo soprano
Weber, Wagner and Schumann

Thu 8 April '10: Spring Serenade
Thierry Fischer: conductor; Baiba Skride: violin
Haydn, Mozart and Brahms

Sat 24 April '10: Pastoral Symphony
Robin Ticciati: conductor; Tom Poster: piano
Dvořák, Ligeti and Beethoven

Sat 1 May '10: Symphonies of the North
Olari Elts: conductor
Ligeti, Tüür and Sibelius

Thu 6 May '10: Schumann Mass
John Storgårds: conductor; Rachel Nicholls: soprano; Ben Johnson: tenor; Stephan Loges: bass baritone; SCO Chorus
Brahms and Schumann

Sun 9 May '10: Chamber Concert
SCO Ensemble
Wolf, Schoenberg and Brahms