Live Music

‘Erik Satie’s Faction’ slightly misleads, since Alasdair McGowan is never less (nor more) than the man…
I never thought I would see three of Edinburgh’s well known organists playing The Stars and Stripes Together…
Chris Parsons demonstrated his very considerable prowess on the trumpet in a lunchtime recital that was meant…
With the renovation of their hall well under way, The Friends of St Cecilia’s Hall brought a harpsichord to…
William Alexander was delighted with his audience of over a hundred Chopin enthusiasts for a lunchtime…
It might be said that when traditional folk music is taken up by well known composers the outcome is art…
We are shown into a large square room where we join other guests already seated on comfortable sofas and…
It's late and the lighting in The Hub theatre is so dim that it becomes impossible to read the free…
Lie down and submit to a unique 15 minutes in this amazing space of changing colours and sounds.
The reputation of the Czech Pavel Haas Quartet has been gathering momentum since winning the Paolo Borciani…
Heiner Goebbels, the German avant-garde composer, has transposed texts from four of the most influential…
Ilan Volkov was Chief Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra between 2003 and 2009 and during this…
It was a delight to watch the oboe, bassoon, violin and cello soloists for Haydn’s Sinfonia concertante in a…
Performer and musicologist Jordi Savall has almost ten years on this reviewer.
The quiet command and confidence that exuded from Leif Ove Andsnes’ playing was impressive.
There are any number of earnest and passionate performers offering an hour of the best of themselves.
Owen Wingrave was the result of a commission by the BBC to write an opera for television. It took about five…
The Edinburgh-based Barony Ensemble performed their unusual, colourful and virtuosic programme in St Andrew's…
Glasgow Girls is an utter knockout from concept to execution.
The stately Sir John Eliot Gardiner led the four French horn players on stage.