Concerts

Keep up to date with all the latest ACO concert information below. Tickets can be purchased from the individual event pages.

Youth Orchestra plays Haydn 104
Dec
6

Youth Orchestra plays Haydn 104

Our fantastic Youth Orchestra are back with a programme of classics alongside some quirkier works you might not have heard before!


* Haydn - Symphony 104, D Major 'London'
* Elgar - Chanson de Matin and Chanson de Nuit
* Tate (arr. Stone) - St James's Park and Hamstead Heath

Conductor Tim Tricker
Leader Tyler Martin

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Brahms Symphony No. 3
Sept
28

Brahms Symphony No. 3

Join ACO for the first concert of our 2024-25 season.

Conductor Tomas Leakey
Venue Fountainhall Church at the Stocket

Richard Wagner - Meistersinger, Prelude from Act 3
Johannes Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

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Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Mar
22

Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Join the ACO Youth Ensemble for a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, alongside the world premiere of Unprecedented Times by Dr John De Simone, Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen.

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ACO Youth Ensemble
Dec
1

ACO Youth Ensemble

Emilie Mayer, Symphony No. 1
Mozart, Don Giovanni (Overture and Finale-Scenea Ultima)
Eddie McGuire, Fiddler's Farewell

Shuna Scott Sendall (Don Elvira)
Christopher Brighty (Don Giovanni)
Matthew Hamilton (Leporello)
David Ferguson (Il Commendatore)

Conductor, Chris Gray
Leaders, Tyler Martin & Michelle Tse

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ACO At The Movies
Jul
1

ACO At The Movies

Join ACO for a Night at the Movies featuring your favourite sci-fi soundtracks, including Star Trek, Star Wars, E.T., Interstellar, and symphonic favourites, including Dam Busters, The Magnificent Seven, Pirates of the Caribbean and Jurassic Park.

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ACO and ACO Youth Orchestra Side-By-Side
May
20

ACO and ACO Youth Orchestra Side-By-Side

In September, ACO formed a Youth Ensemble to give young people playing at a high level a large ensemble to be part of. This produced an excellent debut concert in January, which featured Rutter's Suite for Strings.

We're excited to combine our Youth Ensemble with players of the ACO to perform Sibelius' epic Symphony No. 1. Alongside this, our Youth Ensemble strings will perform Britten's Simple Symphony and Bartok's Romanian Dances with their leader, Charlotte Slater, who is in her final year at school.

Please come along and support these incredible young people as well as the amazing players of the ACO for an unforgettable evening of music!

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40th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Jun
25

40th Anniversary Celebration Concert

Come and join our 40th anniversary celebration with all your favourite proms music, including Jupiter (The Planets), the beautiful Intermezzo (Cavaliera Rusticana), and a whole host of other fantastic classical pieces.

We’re sharing the 40th anniversary of ET and shall be playing Crown Imperial to celebrate the coronation of Her Majesty, the Queen 70 years ago.

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Elgar, Enigma Variations
Feb
26

Elgar, Enigma Variations

The first concert of our 40th Anniversary year celebrations features Sibelius' epic Finlandia, Elgar's monumental Enigma Variations and a brand new composition, Symphonie, written by Roger Bevan Williams, especially for the Aberdeen Chamber Orchestra.

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Conductors

In our first two decades, we worked with a number of conductors including local legends Ed Paley, Roger Williams, Geoffrey Atkinson, Kevin Haggart, Julian Marx and Pete Stollery, alongside other big names from the Scottish music scene including Richard Chester. In 2000, Gareth John was invited to become the permanent conductor, working with us until 2023.

Now in our 41st year, we look forward to working with Dr Tim Tricker, Chris Gray and Tomas Leakey for our 2024-2025 Season.

Conductors for 2024-25

  • Tim Tricker

    CONDUCTOR

    Tim is a conductor, accompanist and composer from Aberdeen in Scotland. He is the conductor of Grampian Concert Orchestra, Concordia String Orchestra, and the Grampian Health Services Choir. He was one of the finalists in the BBC Radio 3 Carol Competition 2020, where his ‘Christmas Carol’ melody was arranged by Clare Wheeler and recorded by the BBC Singers.

  • Chris Gray

    CONDUCTOR

    Chris Gray is the Artistic Director of Scottish Opera’s Youth Company and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen. Chris has worked extensively throughout the UK and Europe as a conductor of youth and amateur ensembles and is the conductor of the ACO Youth Ensemble.

  • Tomas Leakey

    CONDUCTOR

    An award-winning conductor from the Highlands of Scotland, Tomas is the Founder and Music Director of the Mahler Players, described as “outstanding” and “Scotland’s best-kept musical secret” by Michael Tumelty in the Herald Scotland.