The Night Mail, the Sultan and the Devil's violin

Presented by Paul Rissmann

This family friendly concert included one hour of music, film, animations and poetry – a musical and visual feast to send your imagination soaring.

Concert Highlights!

Climb aboard the postal express train on its overnight journey from Euston to Edinburgh in Night Mail , John Grierson's classic documentary from the 19030's , with verse by WH Auden and an evocative score by Benjamin Britten.

Travel over seas with Isabella in this enchanting Oscar-nominated animation by Italian master film makers Gianini and Luzzati. Screened for the first time with live orchestra this enchanting animation brings a unique visual artistry to Rossini's comic opera The Italian Girl in Algiers. Follow the footprints of the fateful soldier in Stravinsky's folk tale of a soldier bewitched by the devil and the devil bewitched by the soldier's violin.

EDINBURGH Queen's Hall
Saturday 6th May 3pm

GLASGOW City Halls
Sunday 7th May 3pm