Classical
This was an interesting concert because of the contrast between the two works played.
The Intermezzo that opened Sibelius's Karelia Suite began with a distant horn which before long brought on…
Francesco Piemontesi was the winner of this year’s Swiss Ambassador’s Prize and the concert, designed to give…
The final concert of the 2016/17 had just one work. Mahler's Symphony No 3 is considered the longest symphony…
John Whitener, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s Principal Tuba player, is an American and was well…
Vibrato was forbidden and the orchestra repositioned because, for this concert, Sir Roger Norrington was very…
The first piece on the Scottish Chamber Orchestra programme was Beethoven’s Corioloan overture with Richard…
They called it Postcard from Paris.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra programme at the Queen’s Hall featured Finland – the conductor Tuomas…
The winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 was the soloist for the second of Brahms' two…
"Generations of Bach" began with a composition by the best-known Bach, Johann Sebastian, the prolific Baroque…
The Edinburgh International Festival morning chamber concerts and recitals at the Queens Hall are always a…
The guest conductor in this Scottish Chamber Orchestra concert was Andrew Manze who is developing a…
This chamber concert featured three instruments – the flute, harp and viola.
This was the second in a series of lunchtime recitals in the Georgian setting of St Andrew’s and St George’s…
There is an ever increasing interest in the music of Hans Gál - heightened last month when BBC Radio 3 chose…
Dvořák's towering B minor Cello Concerto was written during his second tour of America but has little to do…
Before the main piece, the programme was introduced by Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, followed by the Sub Tuum…
There will have been some older members of the audience who remember Hans Gál, who was born 125 years ago in…
This year's winner of the prestigious Swiss Ambassador's Award began his four-concert tour of the United…