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Every semester, a series of concerts are held at University venues as well as other venues around the city. Many of these concerts, particularly those held at lunchtime, are free to attend.

Autumn/Winter 2024

Thu 19 Sept | Welcome Concert: Harp and Fiddle/Vocal Duo, Twelfth Day | Reid Concert Hall | 7pm

Wed 9 Oct | Plus Minus Ensemble concert: Action Music | Reid Concert Hall | 7pm 

Tue 15 Oct | Lunchtime concert: Performances by students from the Reid School of Music | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tue 29 Oct | Lunchtime concert: Performances by students from the Reid School of Music | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm | View event >

Thu 31 Oct | Meta-Xenakis concert and book launch | Reid Concert Hall | 7pm | View event >

Tue 12 Nov | Lunchtime concert: Performances by students from the Reid School of Music | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm | View event >

Tue 26 Nov | Lunchtime concert: Performances by students from the Reid School of Music | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm | View event >

Spring/Summer 2024

Mon 22 Jan | Re-Ghoster Extended - Improvising Acoustic / Electronic Quintet | West Court, Edinburgh College of Art | 7.30pm

Tue 6 Feb | Double Portrait Concert: Patricia Alessandrini and Rebecca Saunders | West Court, Edinburgh College of Art | 8pm

Tue 13 Feb | Reid Memorial Concert | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tue 5 Mar | Lunchtime concert: Nishlyn Ramanna and Paul Harrison - Jazz piano summit | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Fri 8 Mar | Lunchtime concert for International Women's Day: Ingrid Sawers and Alexandra Mackenzie | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Wed 13 Mar | Plus Minus Ensemble concert : Harrison / Finnissy | Reid Concert Hall | 7pm

Tue 19 Mar | Lunchtime concert: Students from the Reid School of Music | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tue 26 Mar | Lunchtime concert: Chris Baxter | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Thu 28 Mar | First Among Equals: Chamber Solos | Reid Concert Hall | 7pm

Tue 2 July | Plus Minus Ensemble: Cage, Stiegler, Rodgers, Ustvolskaya | West Court, Edinburgh College of Art

Tue 9 July | Maggie Nicols with the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra plus guests | Reid Concert Hall

Sypert Summer Concert Series 2024

A series of three early music concerts at St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh.

Sat 1 June | Sypert concert: Fretwork Viol Consort | St. Cecilia's Hall | 7.30pm 

Sat 8 June | Sypert concert: Bojan Cicic and John Kitchen | St. Cecilia's Hall | 7.30pm

Sat 15 June | Sypert concert: Les Cuivres Romantiques featuring Jean-Francois Madeu | St. Cecilia's Hall | 7.30pm

Autumn/Winter 2023

Thu 21 Sept | Welcome Concert: Dreamstate-New music for viola & guitar by Graeme Stephen | 7pm

Tues 31 Oct | Lunchtime concert: New works for flute, guitar, cello and theorbo | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tues 14 Nov | Lunchtime concert: Performances by students from the Reid School of Music | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Fri 8 Dec | Lunchtime concert: Spinacino Consort | Saint Cecilia's Hall | 1.10pm

Spring/Summer 2023

Thu 19 Jan | Marcin Pietruszewski - The New Pulsar Generator (nuPG) Recordings in Concert | West Court, Edinburgh College of Art | 7pm

Tues 14 Feb | Lunchtime concert: Reid Memorial Concert | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Fri 24 Feb | Lunchtime concert: Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins piano duet | St Cecilia's Hall | 1.10pm

Wed 1 Mar | Tovey Memorial Prize Competition Final 2023 | Reid Concert Hall | 2pm

Fri 10 Mar | Lunchtime concert: Organ Recital by Ciaran Walker | McEwan Hall | 1.10pm

Tues 14 Mar | Lunchtime concert: Concerto for improviser, synth and chamber ensemble | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tues 21 Mar | Lunchtime concert: Thomas Metcalf Works for Piano | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tues 28 Mar | Lunchtime concert: Students from the Reid School of Music | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Sat 1 Apr | PN Ensemble:an audiovisual performance | West Court, ECA | 7pm

Wed 3 May | Plus Minus Ensemble concert: Bernhard Lang portrait | Reid Concert Hall | 7pm

Fri 12 May | Jean-Francois Laporte concert / workshop | Alison House, Atrium | 7pm

Wed 17 May | BMus students final Recitals | Reid Concert Hall | 11am

Thu 18 May | BMus students final Recitals | Reid Concert Hall | 10am

Fri 19 May | BMus students final Recitals | Alison House, Atrium | 11am

Thu 6th July | Plus Minus Ensemble concert: Music for cello and live electronics | West Court, Edinburgh College of Art | 7pm

Sypert Summer Concert Series 2023

A series of three early music concerts at St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh.

Sun 4 June | Sypert concert: Ensemble Stravaganza | St. Cecilia's Hall | 7.30pm

Sun 11 June | Sypert Concert: Scots Baroque | St. Cecilia's Hall | 7.30pm

Sun 2 July | Sypert concert: The Prince Regent's Band | St. Cecilia's Hall | 7.30pm

Autumn/Winter 2022

Tue 27 Sept | Lunchtime concert: Reid Memorial Concert | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tue 4 Oct | Lunchtime concert: Louise McMonagle | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tue 25 Oct | Lunchtime concert: Phamie Gow | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Fri 4 Nov | Lunchtime concert: John Kitchen | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Fri 11 Nov | Lunchtime concert: Tom Wilkinson | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tue 15 Nov | Lunchtime concert: The Andrew Robb Trio featuring Sam Braysher | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tue 22 Nov | Lunchtime concert: Reid School of Music students | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

Tue 6 Dec | Lunchtime concert: Plus Minus Ensemble | Reid Concert Hall | 1.10pm

A further archive of concerts at the University can be found at the Reid Concerts website