United Kingdom Schulhoff, Barber, Weill: Clara-Jumi Kang (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Rya Bancroft (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 29.10.2026. (SRT)
In Edinburgh SCO have a Weill of a time, and in Schulhoff and Barber too
Simon Thompson
A Nordic chill meet the autumnal weather in Sibelius and Saariaho from the RSNO
United Kingdom Byström, Brahms, Saariaho, Sibelius: Maya Iwabuchi (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Emilia Hoving (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.10.2026. (SRT)
Beethoven über alles: two concerts from the Rhineland
Germany Tchaikovsky, Beethoven: (SRT)
Cologne Opera’s Rigoletto has great singing, straightforward storytelling and vigorous dramatic power
Germany Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus of Cologne Opera, Gürzenich Orchestra / Matteo Beltrami (conductor). Cologne Opera, 17.10.2026. (SRT)
Cumnock Tryst’s Mozart and MacMillan proves it really is a true ‘meeting place for music’
United Kingdom Cumnock Tryst 2026 – Mozart, MacMillan: Jess Gillam (saxophone), David Childs (euphonium), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Kanako Ito (leader and director), James MacMillan (conductor). Barony Hall, Cumnock, 2.10.2026. (SRT)
Tenebrae sing at the Lammermuir Festival: little short of heavenly
United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival 2026 [2] – Tenebrae: Nigel Short (director). St Mary’s Church, Haddington, 15.9.2026. (SRT)
Choral epiphanies and anniversary Britten at the Lammermuir Festival
United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival 2026 [1]: (SRT)
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra arrives in Edinburgh to close the International Festival in style
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2026 [8]: (SRT)
