The Queen’s Hall

THE Queen’s Hall 2019 marks the hall’s 40th anniversary as a venue and they have a packed line-up of events throughout the year to mark the milestone.

2 Feb

Classic Rock Show Anthem after anthem, riff after riff, solo after solo, ‘The Classic Rock Show’ brings the original recordings back to life on stage; with a huge sound and light show to match. Culminating in a show-stopping guitar duel that is definitely not to be missed.

3 Feb

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sunday at 3.00pm featuring Prokofiev, Rossini, Mozart

5 Feb Apollo & Daphne, The first Dunedin Consort concert of 2019 with other concerts throughout the year including the Matthew Passion.

7 Feb

Jazz Scotland: Belgian Jazz. Manouche or gypsy-jazz was invented, apparently out of thin air, in the early 1930s by the miraculous Belgian gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. His legacy will be celebrated tonight!

9 Feb

Jimeoin, Brilliantly observed, ever-evolving and hilarious comedy from the Irish-Australian.

11 Feb Paul Lewis on piano in what will be the last recital on his two year long solo tour. Haydn, Brahms and Beethoven.

12 Feb Scottish Ensemble Bable with Gabriela Montero

16 Feb

Winterplay An all-day festival of beautiful chamber music directed by Susan Tomes (piano) with Erich Höbarth (violin), Philip Higham (cello), Janice Galloway (spoken word), Robert Philip

(talk) and Monica Wilkinson (children’s workshop). Featuring Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Suk and Schubert. Supported by Harriet’s Trust.

17 Feb

Paul McKenna : The 3 Things That Will Change your Destiny Today

21 Feb

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir James McMillan’s 60th Birthday

22 Feb

Mairi Campbell and the Pendulum Band/Hannah Read. Mairi Campbell is one of the most inventive performers. She blends viola, voice and keyboard with a range of music. Expect some audience participation .

23 Feb

Dolly Alderton (Everything I Know About Love) The awardwinning journalist and podcast host launches the paperback copy of her bestselling book. She will be joined on stage by best friend Lauren Bensted and you are warned this will be both wildly funny and sometimes heartbreaking.

28 Feb

Scottish Chamber Orchestra Mozart Piano Concerto No 19 routes you can take and how to commit to your first steps.

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