United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival 2023 [2]: (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Marian Consort spun an enchanting web of sound during Lammermuir Festival 2023’s first weekend
United Kingdom Lammermuir Festival 2023 [1] – Renaissance polyphony in celebration of the Virgin Mary: Dr Lizzie Swarbrick (speaker), Marian Consort / Rory McCleery (director). St Mary’s Church, Haddington, 9.9.2023. (SRT)
Haydn’s The Seven Last Words in Edinburgh proves unremitting once again
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [18]: Camerate Bern, Christian Tetzlaff (violin / director), René Liebert (video installation). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 26.8.2023. (SRT)
After masterful Sibelius, Oslo Phil’s Shostakovich and Yuja Wang’s Ravel in the best Usher Hall concert so far
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [16] – Gupta, Sibelius, Mahler: Johanna Wallroth (soprano), Oslo Philharmonic / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Usher Hall, 21.8.2023. (SRT)
Andsnes and Chamayou’s piano duos in Edinburgh expressed musical comradeship
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [15] – Schubert and Kurtág: Leif Ove Andsnes, Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 22.8.2023. (SRT)
Two internationally-renowned artists return home for the Edinburgh International Festival
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [14] – Various: Catriona Morison (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 21.8.2023. (SRT)
Rangwanasha’s singing and Davis’s conducting of Tippett’s music proves unforgettable in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [13] – Tippett: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Dame Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), Michael Mofidian (bass), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.8.2023. (SRT)
Authentic but unengaging Threepenny Opera from Barrie Kosky and the Berliner Ensemble in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [12] – Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill, The Threepenny Opera: Soloists and Musicians of the Berliner Ensemble / Adam Benzwi (musical director). Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 19.8.2023. (SRT)
