Classical
The concert celebrated the fifty six year relationship Pierre Boulez had with the Edinburgh International…
The programme changes every day at the Queens Hall during the International Festival period, but all concerts…
Choral Classics was the first of 19 late night classical music concerts to be held in August in a really…
The Edinburgh International Festival launched its 2011 eclectic programme last night in traditional fashion…
The sonorous timbre of The Queen's Hall Steinway No.
Like most of the large audience I did not know what was on offer from this unusual grouping.
Expectations of the Russian National Orchestra performance at this year's EIF were high and its…
Ilan Volkov was Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra between 2003 and 2009 and during this…
This is a real treat of song and dance from two dozen boys and girls aged between 8 and 12 from villages in…
It was good to be at the first Fringe performance of two American musicians who had flown in to Edinburgh…
Alasdair Cameron’s first two sonatas, both by Scarlatti seemed to get off to an uncertain start and he never…
The large Cleveland Orchestra – more than 100 musicians – filled the concert platform to bursting point but…
This massive work, far too big for any liturgical purpose is generally regarded as Bach’s greatest…
It might be said that when traditional folk music is taken up by well known composers the outcome is art…
There were doubts almost to the last moment as to whether the renowned Argentine pianist Martha Argerich…
The choice of last night's opening concert of the Edinburgh International Festival was thought by many to be…
After rustling with anticipation, an excitedly packed-out Usher Hall suddenly exploded with elation to…
William Alexander was delighted with his audience of over a hundred Chopin enthusiasts for a lunchtime…
German born Viviane Hagner was the violin soloist when Unsuk Chin’s Violin Concerto was first performed in…
There are some things that you can rely on with the Edinburgh Tattoo: marching bands, fireworks and big bangs…