Live Music in Edinburgh
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Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) collected thousands of his native Hungarian folk songs and music. His Dances from…
The initial fanfare in Richard Strauss’ tone poem was very familiar.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra are celebrating their fortieth anniversary and they have indeed come a long…
Nothing is black or white in this powerful play from Brooklyn based Smoke and Mirrors Collaborative.
Celebrating his seventieth year, the prolific Michael Nyman’s Band is touring to Gateshead, Liverpool and…
It’s a busy night for music lovers in old Edinburgh town.
In the 26 years since the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain was formed, while remaining esoteric, it has…
Alexander Janiczek was the guest conductor at this Scottish Chamber Orchestra concert.
In this ‘musical portrait' of the Austrian composer Franz Schubert, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra played two…
The comedy duo behind PREDRINKS/AFTERPARTY,Jude Mack & Eliot Salt, are back this year with Third Wheel, a…
A seven minute film score opened the concert. Bernard Herrmann's career was in the film industry and he…
It is odd that a work by a composer who spent half his long life in Edinburgh should have its Scottish…
Richard Strauss’s Don Juan was written in 1887 soon after he met and fallen in love with Pauline de Ahna;…
The Reid Consort, founded in 2016 by Cole Bendall, has serious intent for dedicated musicians. No more so…
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet describes the feuding between Romeo of the Montague family and thirteen year…
The Children’s Christmas Swingalong incorporated music spanning 200 years, played swing-style and with a lot…
Almost 120 players between the ages of 13 and 21 sat patiently on stage without a single fidget to be…
These Sisters are doing it not for themselves but for everybody.
Robin Ticciati conducted last night’s concert at the Usher Hall which began with a performance of Beethoven’s…
There was a full house for the loudest of this season’s concerts and with the largest orchestra.