Classical
The Edinburgh Quartet has been undertaking a journey this week through chamber-music gems, of which this was…
Wagner's rousing Overture to his opera The Mastersingers of Nuremberg opened the Royal Scottish National…
The concert began with the world premiere of storm, rose, tiger composed by Glasgow born Martin Suckling and…
This was a concert that began with an overture, went on to two choral works and ended with a concerto. In his…
This was the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s New Year concert - based on the tradition of the Musikverein…
John Henry Newman was a Church of England priest who in 1845 converted to Roman Catholicism. For the last…
Má vlast is Bedřich Smetana’s take on the history of the Czech Republic. We heard the complete Má vlast - all…
The concert opened with the bright and cheerful Suite from Les biches. Poulenc was 24 when he wrote the…
The few words from the Orchestra's Music Director at the start of the concert were again most welcome.
There was a large audience for Tuesday’s Concerts at the University series keen to hear some serious clarinet…
Just about two thousand two hundred concert goers were in our seats in the Usher Hall for this season’s final…
Sir James MacMillan conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in three works which had received their…
Haydn’s ‘The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross’ was originally written for the Cathedral in Cadiz…
What could be better, on the eve of the opening day of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, than…
His Excellency Mr Anton Thalmann, the Ambassador of Switzerland to the United Kingdom, introduced the concert…
This chamber concert featured three instruments – the flute, harp and viola.
The abiding memory of the concert will be twofold. It gave us a very small opportunity in our applause to say…
Last night’s concert at the Usher Hall was Robin Ticciati’s final concert as Principal Conductor of the…
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra concert was conducted by the guest Finnish conductor John Storgards and the…
Stéphane Denève’s introductory remarks, after the customary exchange of Good Evening, helped set the scene…