Classical
Sitting behind the Orchestra were one hundred and fifteen or so members of the Junior Chorus - ranging in age…
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra concert at the Queen's Hall spanned two centuries - from 1813 to 2010.…
Stéphane Denève is even more of an expert on Debussy now that, as he told us, he has poured through all 2,200…
The concert opened with a little played reworked single movement of the incidental music Sibelius wrote for…
This was a lunchtime concert to remind us that it is twenty five years since Han Gál died.
Guillaume Connesson wrote his Aleph to try to describe in music the Big Bang theory of how the universe…
The programme began with Sibelius’ Valse Triste and Scene with Crandes (from incidental music to Kuolema)…
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra concert began with a Hadyn Symphony.
Just as we judge their age when we look at buildings so it is in music. The concert started with late…
Latvian-born Baiba Stride was the soloist for Tchaikovsky's much loved Violin Concerto - a work well suited…
The first half was dominated by the personalities of the conductor and the soloist. Kristjan Järvi is the…
The elegant 17th century Canongate Kirk, situated in the Royal Mile, is a perfect location for a baroque…
The UOGB has landed – and not a shiny space suit in sight, only their own singular brand of elegant musical…
The programme spanned centuries and began with ‘Solfeggio’, an a cappella composition for a choir written in…
The orchestra string section featured prominently in this diverse programme conducted by the energetic,…
Of all the music composed by Gabriel Fauré his Pavane is the most popular. Fauré was the leader of his…
Edinburgh's clarinettist Calum Robertson was joined by Mauritius Island born pianist Juliette Philogène for…
This was an absolutely outstanding recital, which held the audience spellbound throughout.
If you believe Stéphane Denève’s opening words, and why shouldn’t we - the night’s programme was three works…
We began with the Enescu recital - the two Romanian Rhapsodies are by far the best loved of his compositions…