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Symphonic Pride

Join the ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra for a joyful, feel-everything celebration of LGBTQ+ artists, from Tchaikovsky to Chappell Roan.

Join the ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra for a joyful, feel-everything celebration of LGBTQ+ artists from Tchaikovsky to Chappell Roan.

Symphonic Pride: We Have Always Been Here is a bold celebration of LGBTQ+ artists whose creativity has shaped orchestral music across centuries. In the first Pride-themed concert by a professional orchestra in Scotland, we move between big-hearted orchestral classics and bold new expressions from the 21st century. At the concert’s heart is Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake — arguably the most famous ballet score ever written — whose themes of hidden identity and impossible love continue to resonate with the LGBTQ+ community today. Alongside that, we have a UK premiere from Elena Kats-Chernin celebrating the legalisation of same-sex marriage in 2013, Broadway glitz and glamour from Leonard Bernstein, and a new orchestral version of LGBTQ+ anthem Pink Pony Club.

Presented by Bryan Burnett at City Halls, Glasgow on Wednesday 22 July 2026.

Leonard Bernstein: Overture to ‘On the Town’
Elena Kats-Chernin: Rainbow Promise (UK premiere)
Francis Poulenc: Sinfonietta (1947) (c.28 mins)
interval
Jennifer Higdon: blue cathedral
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Selections from Swan Lake
Chappell Roan: Pink Pony Club, arranged for orchestra by Fiona Brice

Jessica Cottis conductor
ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 26 Jul 2026 19:00

Music Played

  • Leonard Bernstein

    On the Town (overture)

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
  • Elena Kats‐Chernin

    Rainbow Promise

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Sinfonietta

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
  • Horse

    Careful

    • Both Sides.
    • Horse.
    • 1.
  • Horse

    I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten

    • Both Sides.
    • Horse.
    • 12.
  • Jennifer Higdon

    Blue Cathedral

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake Suite

    Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.
  • Chappell Roan

    Pink Pony Club

    Composer: Chappell Roan. Composer: Daniel Nigro. Music Arranger: Fiona Brice. Orchestra: ĢƵ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jessica Cottis.

Broadcast

  • Sun 26 Jul 2026 19:00