To enquire about hosting a performance that is in keeping with our church mission and historic cathedral setting, please use the contact page and choose To host an event in the Cathedral. Commercial enquiries for events outwith the church mission should be directed to Historic Environment Scotland’s events team.
Sean Nelis: Requiem
7:30pm, Sunday 26th October 2025
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In our beautiful and historic cathedral we host an evening of music centering around life and loss. Students and alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland gather to perform the newly written Requiem by Sean Nelis, preceded by the composer’s new song cycle, and an elegy for strings and horn created by Aidan Mays. The performance is taking place in aid of Calum’s Cabin, supporting children living with cancer and their families.
Annual Charity Concert
7:30pm, Tuesday 28th October 2025
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Celebrate Glasgow 850 with an evening of outstanding music with a Glasgow flavour, featuring organists Andrew Forbes, Alan Kitchen, Chris Nickol and Malcolm Sim. For this year’s edition we are delighted to be joined by Yingyin No (piano), the Megan Swift Baroque Trio, and the Choir of Hutchesons’ Grammar School.
All proceeds go to support charities working with homeless people across the city of Glasgow. Tickets include a glass of wine or a soft drink.
Phoenix Duo
7:00pm, Friday 7th November 2025
unticketed
The Phoenix Duo (Josiah Duhlstine – Cello, Catriona Mackenzie – Piano) present an evening of light Classical and Traditional Music. The Duo, who started together as performers with Live Music Now Scotland, enjoy bringing creative programming to their concerts; weaving obscure or modern compositions among well-known classics, as well as venturing into non-classical genres.
This performance is unticketed and no booking is required. Donations are gratefully received in support of the cathedral’s ongoing musical activities.
The Night With… Boulez Anthemes
8:00pm, Saturday 8th November 2025
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Franco-American violinist Rachel Koblyakov performs works for solo violin and electronics based around Boulez Anthèmes II and Saariaho Frises, and with Timothy Cooper on live electronics.
Rachel Koblyakov appears internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, with performances spanning the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Philharmonie de Paris, Lucerne Festival, and beyond—equally at home in the classical canon and today’s newest music.