Classical
Francis Taylor is a mandolinist of the highest calibre in the United Kingdom. Having said that, it was an…
The first of the two sonatas was composed in 1800-01 but never received the popularity of the Spring Sonata…
The Kronos Quartet received an ecstatic reception at the Usher Hall, their first appearance at the Edinburgh…
The long wait on our feet was worth it.
Outgoing Festival Director Sir Jonathan Mills kicked off this year’s programme with a lucid account of its…
As a wonderful innovation - what goes on in the organ loft is now screened to the walls either side of the…
The nineteen strong choir of St Andrew’s and St George’s under its director, Brigitte Harris, included four…
What does a pianist do when he loses the use of his right arm, be it from wartime or illness?
Columbus discovered the New World in 1492 and with it the prospect of new musical traditions.
On a Saturday night the Russian Orthodox Church might well be singing the All-Night Vigil in preparation for…
The three young soloists made this a delightful evening of French sacred music at St Andrew's and St George's.
In 1897, three years prior to completing his renowned Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Rachmaninov…
John Kitchen’s recital was on three of the 22 historic keyboard instruments gifted to the University of…
Klaus-Dieter Holzberger, Director of Music at St Laurentius Church in Ahrweiler, returned after a gap of…
Bored with a career in banking Paul Chamberlain tried to learn the classical accordion at the Royal…
Variously described as a dramatic psalm or an oratorio, this powerful exposition of the life of the biblical…
The programme for this candlelit concert - part of Old St Paul's Fringe series of concerts Hot Chocolate at…
Every morning throughout the Edinburgh International Festival there is a chamber concert at the Queen's Hall.
In years gone by the organ recital audience sat on the dais and looked up to the organ loft and saw not much…
It was while the highly respected Walter Hussey was Dean of Chichester Cathedral that he and John Birch, the…