The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is in the early stages of discussion with Glasgow City Council over a permanent move to Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
The orchestra has been based in the Henry Wood Hall in the city's Claremont Street for more than 30 years, although it already uses the Concert Hall as a performance base.
A spokesperson for the Concert Hall said: “With the RSNO looking to move from its current home at the Henry Wood Hall, it would be natural for them to consider their Glasgow performance base as a potential option.
“We understand that these exploratory talks are very much in the early stages and, although this potential solution to the RSNO’s home base has been considered in the past, these reported discussions are currently between the RSNO and Glasgow City Council, and at this initial stage we have not been party to them.”
The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall opened in 1990, the year that the city was made European City of Culture, and annually plays host to 400 concerts and over 1,000 corporate events.
The potential move has been considered potentially controversial as the venue currently has its own administrative staff, runs its own musical operation and also looks after a booming commercial business.
Simon Woods, chief executive of the RSNO, said: "We have an aspiration. We really do need to move out of the Henry Wood Hall. At the moment there are private and informal discussions going on with Glasgow City Council."
The RSNO is regarded as one of Europe's leading symphony orchestras, and has played an important part in Scotland's musical life, including performing at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament building in 2004.
