Inspiring performance since 1911. Over one hundred years of music, speech, drama and dance.

Thursday 12 March to Saturday 21 March 2026

Nine wonderful days of performances in Music and Scottish Country Dancing, led to the conclusion of the one hundred and fourteenth Glasgow Music Festival on Saturday 21 March 2026, with our Last Night Concert featuring some stunning performances.

Three major Awards were made at the Last Night Concert: The Agnes Duncan Trophy, with the Soroptimist International Glasgow City Award, to Aaron Agboje; The Hugh S Roberton Memorial Trophy, with The Glasgow Orpheus Trust Award, to Theo Wilson, The Ailie Cullen Memorial Prize to Sylvester Maschi. Congratulations to Aaron, Theo, Sylvester and all who performed throughout the Festival.

Audiences were, as always, supportive and enthusiastic and the whole event was greatly enjoyed by everyone involved: performers, adjudicators, accompanists, audiences, stewards and administrators.

The team of adjudicators comprising Steven Roberts, Kay Tucker and Angela Young all offered much constructive advice and encouragement. Performers were well supported by our team of Official Accompanists: David Anastasiou, Chris Baxter, Claire Haslin, Jia Ning Ng, and Sinae Sung. Accordionist, Susan MacFadyen, provided music for Scottish country dancing.

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Equal Opportunities Statement Glasgow Music Festival operates an equal opportunities policy whereby no person by reason of religious belief, political opinion, sex, marital status, race, colour, ethnic origin, sexual orientation or disability is treated less favourably nor is disadvantaged for those reasons by conditions or requirements which cannot be justified. This Festival is committed to implementing policies designed to promote equality of opportunity, to secure fair participation for any under-represented group and to reject absolutely unlawful discrimination of any kind.

Diary at a glance

Thursday 12 March to Saturday 14 March

Music

St Andrew’s West Church1

Saturday 14 March

Scottish Country Dancing

Renfield Centre1

Monday 16 March to Saturday 21 March

Music

St Andrew’s West Church1

Saturday 21 March at 19:00

Last Night of the Festival

St Andrew’s West Church1

 

Diary Notes:

1St Andrew’s West Church and Renfield Centre are located at 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JP.

Events for schools are those which are specifically described as such in the Syllabus. Other events in which only school groups are taking part will be scheduled during the schools’ days where possible.

If you know at the time of entering that it will not be possible for you to perform on a particular date and/or time, it would be helpful if you would provide details along with the entry form.

Adult vocal solo events will be scheduled for evening or weekend sessions.

Glasgow Music Festival Association may alter any of the arrangements detailed above and those given with individual class information in the event that entry numbers make them impracticable.

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