Music

Live Music in Edinburgh

This is a production every opera buff and every devotee of Debussy should see. Directed by Sir David McVicar…
Robert McFall and the ensemble that bears his name bring a certain domesticity to the concert platform…
Just over 700 years ago there began the oldest military treaty in the world, the Auld Alliance - between…
Peter Oundjian's sparkly introduction told us that the Orchestra was half way through its 125th anniversary,…
On an early summer’s afternoon we were treated to not just one, but two mass settings with five lively but…
On a tiny boat in the middle of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival stands Half a String’s mesmerizing story A…
The chamber orchestra, Academy of St Martin in the Fields (named after the church in London’s Trafalgar…
A near capacity Usher Hall audience (stalls and grand circle) enjoyed enthusiastic performances of songs sung…
George Frideric Handel was one of the most prolific Baroque composers of the eighteenth century. Of German…
Má vlast is Bedřich Smetana’s take on the history of the Czech Republic. We heard the complete Má vlast - all…
Buddy rides high on the crest of a giant nostalgia wave. Now in its 25th year, this highly successful show…
In 1839 Richard Wagner and his wife tried to evade their creditors in Riga by sailing away and eventually…
The musicians in the Scottish Chamber Orchestra displayed their talented versatility at last night’s concert.
Dame Mitsuko Uchida must be one of the International Festival's favourite pianists and this concert was…
Villainous, lascivious, devilish all describe Marti Pellow's interpretation of Darryl Van Horne in the…
De Dansers, from Utrecht in the Netherlands, dance like no-one’s watching but ‘door Christ!’ you’ll be glad…
Glasgow cancelled.  Other Scottish cities such as Stirling and Aberdeen held low-key events with a few…
Intermezzo tells the tale of a husband mistakenly unfaithful who is accused by a bossy wife who has double…
The first half of the SCO programme was devoted to two Russian composers, Stravinsky and Shostakovich.
That glorious venue for music, Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, with its wonderful, warm-toned organ* was the…