United KingdomBach, Mendelssohn: Mhairi Lawson (sop), Daniela Lehner (mezzo), Susannah Bedford (alto), Andrew Tortise (tenor), Peter Harvey (bar), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Richard Egarr (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 28.04.2016 (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Auspicious Debut by Gerstein at the Philharmonie, Berlin
Germany Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky: Kirill Gerstein (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Semyon Bychkov (conductor), Philharmonie, Berlin, 14.4.2016. (SRT)
Denève Returns to Scotland to Premiere MacMillan’s Death of Oscar
United Kingdom Debussy, MacMillan, Ravel, Strauss: Steven Osborne (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Stéphane Denève (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8.4.2016. (SRT)
Ain Anger Sings Mussorgsky with Cavernous Authority
United Kingdom Dean, Mussorgsky, Beethoven: Ain Anger (bass), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Olari Elts (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 7.4.2016. (SRT)
Fine Performance of Rusalka from Stuart Stratford and Scottish Opera
United Kingdom Dvořák, Rusalka: Scottish Opera / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 5.4.2016. (SRT)
(c) James Glossop
RSNO Concert of Rich Treats Culminates with MacMillan Premiere
United Kingdom MacMillan, Szymanowski, Berlioz: Nicola Benedetti (violin), RSNO Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 18.3.2016. (SRT)
Persuasion and Silky Swagger from Ibragimova in Schumann Concerto
United Kingdom Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms: Alina Ibragimova (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Emmanuel Krivine (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 10.03.2016 (SRT)
Llŷr Williams Brings a Sense Of Poetry to Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto
United Kingdom C.P.E. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven: Llŷr Williams (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Alexander Janiczek (violin/director), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 03.03.2016 (SRT)