New Year with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra: Welcome in 2024 with these uplifting Viennese concerts
The orchestra is to present a concert of musical adventures with the vibrant young Prague-born conductor Jiří Rožeň.
The SCO has been embracing the classics, championing exciting new music, and creating beautiful memories for audiences for 50 years.
Four concerts to herald the New Year
The first week of the New Year will be no exception as four concerts across four venues will herald the start of 2024 in musical style.
The SCO will kick things off with the first Viennese New Year concert at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, on New Year’s Day at 3pm.
There will be further performances, all at 7.30pm, on Wednesday, January 3 at the Music Hall, Aberdeen; January 4, Concert Hall, Perth; and January 5, at the Town Hall, Ayr.
Conductor Jiří Rožeň is rapidly growing his international presence and reputation. Born in Prague in 1991, Rožeň studied conducting at conservatoires and universities in Prague, Salzburg, Hamburg, Zürich and Glasgow.
The Viennese New Year Concert offers a tempting selection of music to enthral and delight – including rich musical flavours of Rožeň’s homeland which includes Dvořák’s dance-hall Prague Waltzes.
The Viennese New Year Concert programme
British soprano Jennifer France brings her vocal sparkle to showpieces by Lehár and Zeller, as well as Richard Strauss’ touching love song Amor.
The concerts will conclude in the opulence of the Strauss family’s Vienna amid the timeless beauty of The Blue Danube.
DVOŘÁK: Prague Waltzes (selection)
J STRAUSS II: Voices Of Spring
ZELLER: Der Vogelhändler: Entr'acte
ZELLER: Der Vogelhändler: Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol
SCHUBERT: Rosamunde: Entr'acte No 3
E STRAUSS: Grüss an Prag, Polka Française
SUPPÉ: Overture, Light Cavalry
R STRAUSS: Amor
DVOŘÁK: Slavonic Dance Op. 46 No 1
LEHÁR: The Merry Widow: Vilja
SIECZYNSKI: Vienna, City of My Dreams
J STRAUSS II: The Blue Danube
How to buy tickets for the SCO’s New Year concerts
Ticket prices and discounts at the concerts will vary. Collections at the performances will be in aid of Alzheimer Scotland.
The concert will last about 85 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.
For more information and to book tickets visit the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s website