5 - 12 December 2024

Concerts by Candlelight


In the depths of winter warm your soul and explore a rich selection of music, which weaves between past and present, combining seamlessly to create a beautiful sonic tapestry, in some of Scotland’s most atmospheric settings.

Our annual Concerts by Candlelight tour offers moments of stillness, contemplation and a captivating musical adventure.

A 75 minute performance including a brand new commission by Hannah Kendall…

Find out more about Hannah Kendall in our Composer Profile.

Doors open 45 minutes prior to performance.

  • Pēteris Vasks
    Movement 1 from Musica Adventus
  • Caroline Shaw
    Stem from The Evergreen
  • Olli Mustonen
    Movement 4 from Nonet No. 2
  • Kaiji Saariaho
    Movement 3 from Sept Papillons (Seven Butterflies)
  • Hannah Kendall
    And At Pains to Temper the Light
  • Trad. Catalan
    El Cant dels Ocells (The Song of the Birds)
  • Arvo Pärt
    O Weisheit (O Wisdom) from Seven Magnificat-Antiphons
  • Danish Traditional arr. Nikolaj Busk
    Part 3 from Sønderho Bridal Trilogy
  • Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Jonathan Morton
    Gott, durch deine Güte (God, through your goodness)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    Movement 1 from Violin Concerto in E major
  • Philip Glass
    Blood Oath from String Quartet No. 3
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Jonathan Morton
    Movement 3 from Serenade in B flat "Gran Partita"
  • Pēteris Vasks
    Movement 4 from Musica Adventus
  • Thu 5 December 7:00 pm
    Perth  St. John’s Kirk

    Tickets available on the door

  • Fri 6 December 7:00 pm
    Inverness  Inverness Cathedral

    Sold Out

  • Sat 7 December 7:00 pm
    Aberdeen  St. Machar’s Cathedral
  • Mon 9 December 7:30 pm
    Dundee  Dundee Parish Church (St Mary’s)
  • Tue 10 December 7:30 pm
    Edinburgh  Greyfriars Kirk

    Tickets available on the door

  • Wed 11 December 7:30 pm
    Glasgow  Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum

    Sold Out

  • Thu 12 December 7:30 pm
    Dunblane  Dunblane Cathedral

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