Happy 158th Birthday to Canada! What is your favourite Canadian band or artist?

Our Principal Tuba John Whitener has co-founded the Scottish International Tuba Festival and they're hosting a Festival Play Day on Saturday 12 July! Tuba players of all abilities are welcome for a day of workshops, special guests and masterclasses with a showcase concert at the

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Happy 80th birthday to our Conductor Emeritus Alexander Lazarev! 🎉 This was the programme for his final concerts as our Principal Conductor on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 April 2005.

This year we're celebrating 10 years of the RSNO Centre, the home of Scotland's National Orchestra! Over the next few months, we will share stories from across the organisation, highlighting the huge impact this development has had on the RSNO. We are so grateful to all who

While the musicians are off on their well-deserved summer holiday, it’s maintenance time for the lights in the New Auditorium! 💡

📣 We're hiring a new Deputy Orchestra Manager! If you're experienced, ambitious and enthusiastic then we would love to hear from you. Applications close Friday 18 July - more information and how to apply: rsno.org.uk/job/deputy-orc…

While schools are out for the summer, we want to make sure that children and young people still have access to music. That's why we have the RSNO's Noisy Library where they can watch our exciting concert films and instrument beginner's guides all year round! Explore the Noisy

This summer was the 50th anniversary of the RSNO's Arran Bike Run 🚴 This annual tradition sees our musicians, with friends and family, travel to Arran for a 56 mile cycle before (hopefully!) catching the last ferry back to Glasgow. If you'd like some insight into the day, this

Rowley Birkin QC #thefastshow

Our thoughts are with the family of conductor Sir Roger Norrington who has died at the age of 91. We were honoured to perform with him a number of times throughout his incredible career, most recently for Beethoven's Symphony No3 when he was 85. youtube.com/watch?v=SKJilM…

The poignant empty sofa tribute for the late, great Caroline Aherne #thefastshow

Next Saturday we'll be opening the Edinburgh International Festival! Edinburgh International Festival This will only be the second time that John Tavener's The Veil of the Temple has been performed in the UK, featuring 250 singers for an unforgettable eight hour experience.

We are delighted to be welcoming two new faces to the RSNO Brass Section! Amadea Dazeley-Gaist joins us as Principal Horn and Cillian Ó Ceallacháin as Associate Principal Trombone 🎉 You’ll see them both performing with us for the first time in their new roles at Star Wars: The

As we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the RSNO Centre, we're highlighting the many ways we use our brilliant building. We've just published an article that delves into the work of our Head of Library Services, Richard, who has been with the RSNO for 16 years. If you've

📻 Listen in! You can hear us playing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake on BBC Radio Scotland tomorrow (Sun 3 Aug) from 7pm. Featuring a personal introduction from our Principal Double Bass, Nikita Naumov. Tune in on your radio or through this link: bbc.in/4otPVLk

New Release! Pre-sale link- Journey to Serenity- Royal Scottish National Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra -Miran Vaupotic Miran Vaupotić conducting and Anna Kislitsyna piano a PARMA Recordings nanavant.com/2025/08/03/jou…

Did you hear us on BBC Radio Scotland on Sunday? You can listen back now to our recording of Swan Lake, introduced by Nikita Naumov (Principal Double Bass): bbc.in/4l9anht Starting from 31:44 🎶

New album release! 📢 From Navona Records, Journey to Serenity features new works for piano and orchestra performed by Anna Kislitsyna and the RSNO. The album was recorded at Scotland's Studio in January this year! You can stream or buy the album here: bit.ly/45lhPQO

This year we are celebrating the tenth anniversary of the RSNO Centre – our home in Glasgow. In 2021, we opened Scotland’s Studio that includes world-renowned pro-audio capabilities developed by our corporate partners Cirrus Logic. In our latest article, hear from RSNO Chief