Classical
The concert at the Queen's Hall began with Brahms orchestral Variations on a theme of Haydn, Opus 56a, St…
The first four minutes set us in the mood for some fine Russian music with the seldom heard March from…
We welcomed to the podium Sir Andrew Davis who, for the past nine years, has been the Music Director and…
When a young Richard Strauss showed his playful scherzo to the conductor Hans von Bülow, for whom he was…
This was the second in a series of lunchtime recitals in the Georgian setting of St Andrew’s and St George’s…
Late afternoon on Passion Sunday in St Cuthbert’s with its frieze behind the altar depicting the Last Supper…
The British composer Thomas Adès’ opera Powder Her Face took its inspiration from the scandalous and…
The concert at the Usher Hall began with a composition by the Russian composer Mussorgsky.
The dignified and grandfatherly presence of Neeme Järvi was at once welcomed in the applause for him as he…
From the exciting, rousing opening fanfare to the finale 'farewell', this was a concert not to be missed!
This was Peter Oundjian's second last appearance in the Usher Hall after his six years as Music Director of…
Peter Oundjian's opening remarks focussed us on a programme by American composers.
The Edinburgh Light Orchestra has been bringing joy to a loyal audience of light music enthusiasts for thirty…
The initial fanfare in Richard Strauss’ tone poem was very familiar.
The unifying theme in this Scottish Chamber Orchestra's concert was dignified, haunting ethereal string…
This year's Valentine's concert opened with trumpets resembling the bugle call Tchaikovsky had heard every…
At both the otherwise fascinating pre-concert talk and again in the conductor's opening remarks we were given…
The concert began with the world premiere of a short work entitled Zulu composed by one of the five…
Several hundred enthusiasts were in the stalls an hour before the concert started to hear the conversation…
The final concert in this SCO season began with a composition by the German composer Jorg Widmann.