Classical
Most of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s programme at last night’s performance featured twentieth century…
Just over 700 years ago there began the oldest military treaty in the world, the Auld Alliance - between…
There’s always that fear when there’s only one piece on the programme, and so no interval, that you are…
The concert at the Usher Hall was conducted by the renowned French conductor Emmanuel Krivine who has…
The programme began with Sibelius’ Valse Triste and Scene with Crandes (from incidental music to Kuolema)…
What could be better, on the eve of the opening day of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, than…
Haydn's oratorio The Seasons came three years after his particularly well received The Creation.
In earlier days the Brussels Philharmonic, founded in 1935, was known as the BRT Philharmonic Orchestra and…
Má vlast is Bedřich Smetana’s take on the history of the Czech Republic. We heard the complete Má vlast - all…
It was a delight to hear and indeed to watch an up-and-coming operatic soprano, Sarah Tynan, sing four songs…
In her pre-concert talk the violinist Ursula Heidecker Allen demonstrated very effectively just how softly…
They called it Postcard from Paris.
Dvořák's towering B minor Cello Concerto was written during his second tour of America but has little to do…
The musicians of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra were in their places and each practising their own part…
Berlioz' parents were determined he was going to be a doctor but instead Berlioz pursued his passion for…
Although written by the French composer Maurice Ravel during the First World War and with each movement…
The abiding memory of the concert will be twofold. It gave us a very small opportunity in our applause to say…
The concert began with the world premiere of storm, rose, tiger composed by Glasgow born Martin Suckling and…
The first half of a Naked Classics concert is an exposition of the piece of music the Royal Scottish National…
Thursday night's concert at the Queen's Hall got off to a robust start with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra…