Simon Thompson

Kožená and Bronfman at Edinburgh: diverse, intelligent, communicative, highly musical

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [14] – Brahms, Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, Bartók: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Yefim Bronfman (piano). Queen’s Hall, 26.8.2022. (SRT)

Magdalena Kožená © Harald Hoffmann

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Beauty of Mozart from Nézet-Séguin and Philadelphia Orchestra musicians in Edinburgh

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [13] – Mozart Chamber Works: Yannick Nézet-Séguin (piano), Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra (Ricardo Morales [clarinet], David Kim, Juliette Kang [violins], Choong-Jin Chang [viola], Hai-Ye Ni [cello], Harold Robinson [double bass]). Queen’s Hall, 25.8.2022. (SRT)

Philadelphia Orchestra’s Mozart Chamber Works at Queen’s Hall © Todd Rosenberg

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Wonderful music-making: Richard Egarr and Friends at Edinburgh was a joy

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [11] – Music for three violins with Richard Egarr and Friends: Richard Egarr (Harpsichord), Bojan Čičić, Rachell Ellen Wong, Ruiqi Ren (violins), Alex McCartney (theorbo), Jonathan Rees (viola da gamba). Queen’s Hall, 24.8.2022. (SRT)

Richard Egarr and Friends at Queen’s Hall © Ryan Buchanan

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Boesch and Martineau in Edinburgh make a case for Winterreise as the greatest work of art ever

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2022 [7] – Schubert: Florian Boesch (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Queen’s Hall, 19.8.2022. (SRT)

Malcolm Martineau accompanies baritone Florian Boesch in Granada in 2021 © Fermin Rodríguez

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