Passion beyond reason. No-one who was present when the 麻豆官网首页入口 SSO premiered Sir James MacMillan鈥檚 The Confession of Isobel Gowdie at the Proms in 1990 will forget the impact it made 鈥� a new voice in Scottish music, speaking with uncompromising emotional power. A landmark both in British music and the orchestra鈥檚 own history, we couldn鈥檛 celebrate our 90th season without Isobel Gowdie.

Tonight she takes her rightful place alongside the Violin Concerto by the orchestra鈥檚 founder-conductor Ian Whyte, and one of the most popular (and moving!) of 20th century symphonies, Rachmaninov鈥檚 Second. Is this the ultimate romantic symphony? We just know that you love to hear it, and Martyn Brabbins 鈥� a long-time friend of the orchestra 鈥� loves to conduct it, too.

***Did you know?***
The 1990 Proms premiere of 鈥業sobel Gowdie鈥� (conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk) launched MacMillan鈥檚 international career, with a subsequent recording winning a 1993 Gramophone Award. MacMillan conducted a tour of India with Nicola Benedetti in 2014 and his new Concerto for Orchestra in 2025.