Classical
Edinburgh-born Donald Runnicles has stamped his authority so precisely on the BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra…
There were doubts almost to the last moment as to whether the renowned Argentine pianist Martha Argerich…
The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra is well-remembered from its five-concert residency at the 2003 Edinburgh…
German born Viviane Hagner was the violin soloist when Unsuk Chin’s Violin Concerto was first performed in…
This was a fascinating recital, predominantly based on the works of Alfred Hollins, and also his…
The programme changes every day at the Queens Hall during the International Festival period, but all concerts…
There was a packed Greyfriars Kirk for Coro Edina’s first performance at the Fringe. Just two works - Fauré’s…
How fortunate to have such experienced musicians. Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto has a quiet piano introit…
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment make you listen again to Haydn.
Under Sir Roger Norrington they put…
See, the conqu'ring hero comes!
Handel's oratorio tells of the triumph of the Jewish warrior-hero Judas…
The Philharmonia, regarded by many as Britain’s leading orchestra, was in cracking form on its only…
What does a pianist do when he loses the use of his right arm, be it from wartime or illness?
Outgoing Festival Director Sir Jonathan Mills kicked off this year’s programme with a lucid account of its…
It was a joy to watch Daniil Trifonov at the piano again. A few years ago his lurching towards the keyboard…
Choral Classics was the first of 19 late night classical music concerts to be held in August in a really…
A full-strength LPO, crammed onto the Usher Hall stage, did full justice to its opening piece by resident…
The story of Johann Sebastian Bach’s St Mathew Passion is taken from Martin Luther’s German translation of…
This is a real treat of song and dance from two dozen boys and girls aged between 8 and 12 from villages in…
This was a thoroughly enjoyable traditional Choral evensong, according to the Scottish Prayer Book - a…
The opening concert was as Italian as you can get, and impressive it was.