Classical
The clà rsach, or Scottish harp, is Scotland’s oldest traditional instrument. It has been in existence since…
Other than seeing some of the best young musicians at work, this was not a concert whose programme was…
An utterly pack-out Queen’s Hall (again, as before, with some of the audience forced unnecessarily to be…
All eyes were on Daniil Trifonov’s remarkably agile fingers as he played Prokofiev’s third piano concerto…
It was a delight to watch the oboe, bassoon, violin and cello soloists for Haydn’s Sinfonia concertante in a…
This was the second of Stefan Warzycki’s piano recitals for this Fringe.
It would have been so easy to have more players with just one piece each to play.
The ensemble this morning consisted of the Swedish mezzo soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, the violinist Daniel…
For someone lured into appreciation of classical music by the voice of Kathleen Ferrier this concert was a “…
For a Canadian orchestra lauded as one of the best French orchestras in the world, it seems a little odd that…
For twenty five minutes Scottish percussionist Colin Curry mesmerised the audience as he seemingly pranced…
Alasdair Cameron’s first two sonatas, both by Scarlatti seemed to get off to an uncertain start and he never…
As a "digital opera", lasting just over an hour, this was a provocative and profound production, based on the…
This is a real treat of song and dance from two dozen boys and girls aged between 8 and 12 from villages in…
The first of the two sonatas was composed in 1800-01 but never received the popularity of the Spring Sonata…
This was a fascinating recital, predominantly based on the works of Alfred Hollins, and also his…
The nineteen strong choir of St Andrew’s and St George’s under its director, Brigitte Harris, included four…
There is an old saying “from the sublime to the ridiculous” but at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, for this…
Edinburgh based Scottish Chamber Orchestra was conducted by its own Robin Ticciati.
Three rousing and well known Chopin piano pieces were played yesterday afternoon with great gusto and…