Classical
Haydn, the teacher, was not happy when he heard one of Beethoven's three trios which were to become his Opus…
As a child I don’t suppose I was alone in pondering heaven and hell and wondering how it was decided which I…
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was commissioned to write a work to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the…
Sir Roger Norrington is of the firm belief that the 1920s are to blame for the introduction of larger…
The Edinburgh Quartet has been undertaking a journey this week through chamber-music gems, of which this was…
Rameau’s ‘Suite from the Boreades’ was the opening composition in this concert.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra annual fun Family Concert was held on Saturday in Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms.
"Generations of Bach" began with a composition by the best-known Bach, Johann Sebastian, the prolific Baroque…
Every year the Swiss Cultural Fund UK chooses a group of musicians from Switzerland to come to Edinburgh to…
It was a rare sight, and exciting, to see two top cello players perform the solo parts in a work by the older…
The Queen's Hall was full to capacity, and the performance commenced on time at 11.00am.
This was the second of the two introductory concerts for Peter Oundjian, the new Music Director of the Royal…
Stephanie Beacham plays Maria Callas in a musical drama that celebrates the famous diva.
In his introduction Declan Zapala asked how many of the sizeable audience had been at his previous Fringe…
Every morning during the Edinburgh International three week festival, chamber concerts are held in the Queens…
There were smiles all round to welcome back the Estonian born Neeme Järvi, who was the Royal Scottish…
The RSNO Christmas Concert contains all the old favourites, but family-friendly, flamboyant conductor…
St Mary’s Cathedral provided us with some excellent music for this celebration of the Assumption, or the ‘…
I was discussing with His Excellency the importance of music in a young person’s education; he told me that…
It’s not just that Paul Rissmann knows his music and has the ability to explain what he knows in the style of…