Classical
There was a full house for the loudest of this season’s concerts and with the largest orchestra.
Twice voted Best Musical Act at the Edinburgh Fringe, Olly and Owen have fast made a name for themselves…
When a young Richard Strauss showed his playful scherzo to the conductor Hans von Bülow, for whom he was…
Although the Usher Hall has been in use after renovation for more than a year now, the outside work has only…
Every chair was taken in the historic Greyfriars Kirk. The audience was facing the organ loft and looked…
In what can be known as Music Director's Pride, his Principal string players with Aleksei Kiseliov in front…
Haydn, the teacher, was not happy when he heard one of Beethoven's three trios which were to become his Opus…
Last night’s SCO concert at the Usher Hall was conducted by the distinguished French conductor, Emmanuel…
Once again the Usher Hall was very near full for a concert with the traditional format of an overture,…
Stéphane Denève was bubbling with enthusiasm as he introduced the first concert of 10:11 season. Bubbling…
It is not often we in Edinburgh get the chance to hear the scholars of the Royal Conservatoire’s in full…
The concert's conductor, indeed the Orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor, Elim Chan came on stage with…
The RSNO has previously given over the whole programme to the mighty Mahler work, but on this occasion the…
The Arnold Singers from Rugby School were in the choir stalls under the direction of Rugby’s Director of…
In the centre of Ottawa sits the large building that houses Canada's National Arts Centre. Built in 1969…
The initial fanfare in Richard Strauss’ tone poem was very familiar.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 Robert Schumann’s Symphonette, or short symphony, opened the concert. It set us…
The few words from the Orchestra's Music Director at the start of the concert were again most welcome.
In his introductory remarks Tristan Gurney told us that they had not played the first piece before.
Yet again there was nearly a full house at the Usher Hall.