Music

Live Music in Edinburgh

Just as we judge their age when we look at buildings so it is in music. The concert started with late…
Richard Wagner added themes from his opera Siegfried, the third in the Ring cycle, to his Siegfried Idyll in…
The soprano, Catriona Clark, and trumpeter, Mark O'Keeffe, were the undoubted stars of an intriguing…
Today, people can be famous for being famous; legends in their lunchtime.
Anne Trulove and Tom Rakewell are lovers but her father thinks Tom is a wastrel and finds a job for him in…
Annilese Miskimmon directed an extraordinarily sensitive and accurate portrayal of a family's tribulations.
I was discussing with His Excellency the importance of music in a young person’s education; he told me that…
Robin Ticciati conducted last night’s concert at the Usher Hall which began with a performance of Beethoven’s…
Arriving back at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a second year, following sell out performances at the…
Authentic sound makes it an easy day’s night.
The U.K. premiere of Michael Daugherty’s Deus ex Machina was cannily placed between two firm favourites,…
This year’s annual international visual theatre festival, manipulate is now in its 8th year.
Handel's Messiah, written in 1741 (in only three and half weeks) is one of the most popular choral works ever…
As part of their fortieth anniversary celebrations, last night Robin Ticciati concluded his ambitious…
Peter Oundjian's sparkly introduction told us that the Orchestra was half way through its 125th anniversary,…
Twice voted Best Musical Act at the Edinburgh Fringe, Olly and Owen have fast made a name for themselves…
We welcomed to the podium Sir Andrew Davis who, for the past nine years, has been the Music Director and…
Mendelssohn, a Christian convert, spent nine years contemplating a work based around the miracles performed…
Playing the 'Gabriel' Stradivarius violin (1717), courtesy of Jonathan Moulds, Nicola Benedetti captivated a…
Strictly sensational ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ was a surprise hit at the Edinburgh Playhouse.