RSNO 2025/26: Season Finale: Ode to Joy

Tickets on general sale 10am Monday 12th of May 2025.

MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides Overture _Fingal’s Cave_

SIR JAMES MACMILLAN Three Scottish Songs

BEETHOVEN Symphony No9 _Choral_

PATRICK HAHN Conductor / ELEANOR DENNIS Soprano / KAREN CARGILL Mezzo-Soprano / JOSHUA ELLICOTT Tenor / ANDREW HAMILTON Bass / RSNO CHORUS / STEPHEN DOUGHTY Director, RSNO Chorus / PAUL WHITTAKER BSL Performer

With its unforgettable Ode to Joy, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is always a special occasion - a glorious way to end any concert season. Tonight, Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Hahn makes it the climax of a very special (and distinctly Scottish) celebration; starting with Mendelssohn’s Hebridean journey and pausing for a song or three with Sir James MacMillan and Scottish star, mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill. As Beethoven himself put it: here’s a kiss for all the world!

Supported by the Jennie S. Gordon Memorial Foundation

The performance features BSL.

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