Simon Thompson – Seen and Heard International

Kuusisto’s virtuosity has a pleasure of its own in SCO’s concert linking Haydn, Britten and Muhly

17/03/2023 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Muhly, Haydn, Britten: Allan Clayton (tenor), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Pekka Kuusisto (violin / director). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 16.3.2023. (SRT)

As ever, fresh revelations and new ideas from Emelyanychev’s Mendelssohn with the SCO

03/03/2023 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Mendelssohn: Hilary Cronin and Jessica Cale (sopranos), sopranos and altos of the SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 2.3.2023. (SRT)

Maxim Emelyanychev © Chris Christodoulou

Haydn’s musical pictures and jokes spark into life, thanks to Peter Whelan and Dunedin Consort

02/03/202313/02/2023 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Haydn, CPE Bach: Jonathan Manson (cello), Dunedin Consort, Peter Whelan (director/harpsichord). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 12.2.2023. (SRT)

Jonathan Manson plays the cello with the Dunedin Consort © Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Scottish Opera’s dash through Verdi’s middle and late periods is a win due to the excellent orchestra

02/03/202312/02/2023 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Scottish Opera’s The Verdi Collection: Eri Nakamura (soprano), Katherine Aitken (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Lester Lynch (baritone), Jihoon Kim (bass), The Orchestra of Scottish Opera, Stuart Stratford (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 11.2.2023. (SRT)

Scottish Opera’s *The Verdi Collection*: Peter Auty (tenor) and Eri Nakamura (soprano) © Sally Jubb

David Geffen Hall is the star as Jaap van Zweden conducts the New York Philharmonic

27/10/2022 by Simon Thompson

United States Debussy, Caroline Shaw, Florence Price: Roomful of Teeth (vocal ensemble), New York Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden (conductor), David Geffen Hall, New York City, 23.10.2022. (SRT)

Jaap van Zweden conducts the New York Philharmonic © Chris Lee

Emelyanychev’s little twiddles and tweaks keeps Haydn’s Creation sounding fresh

08/10/2022 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Haydn’s The Creation: Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass baritone), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 6.10.2022. (SRT)

Maxim Emelyanychev conducts the SCO © Chris Christodoulou

Lammermuir Festival’s high-quality music-making continues in overlooked little churches

13/12/202219/09/2022 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival 2022 [2]: (SRT)

Quatuor Agate at Crichton Collegiate Church © Stuart Armitt

From Mälkki and her Helsinki musicians there is gripping Sibelius and a relentless new Ammann work

29/08/2022 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [16] – Sibelius, Saariaho, Dieter Ammann: Andreas Haefliger (piano), Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Susanna Mälkki (conductor). Usher Hall, 27.8.2022. (SRT)

Susanna Mälkki conducts Andreas Haefliger (piano) and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra © Andrew Perry

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