United Kingdom Smetana, Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams, Dvořák: Josef Špaček (violin), Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 19.4.2015 (SRT)
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Richard Egarr Communicates with Words as Well as Music
United Kingdom Weber, Mozart, Beethoven: Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Richard Egarr (conductor), Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 18.04.2015 (SRT)
Wigglesworth’ Clean, Direct Vision Of Bruckner Matched by BBC SSO’s Central European Sound
United Kingdom Mahler, Bruckner: Alice Coote (mezzo), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Mark Wigglesworth (conductor), City Halls, Glasgow, 16.04.2015 (SRT)
Simon Thompson in Conversation with Fergus Linehan, New Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, April 2015
Simon Thompson in Conversation with Fergus Linehan, New Director of the Edinburgh International Festival, April 2015 2015 sees a new director in charge of the Edinburgh International Festival. Jonathan Mills, who was director from 2007 to 2014, steps down to pursue other things. His replacement, Fergus Linehan, began his career working in the … Read more
Scottish Opera’s Jenůfa Impresses with its Integrity and Power to Stun
United Kingdom Janáček, Jenůfa: Soloists, Orchestra of Scottish Opera, The Chorus of Jenůfa / Stuart Stratford (conductor), Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 9.4.2015 (SRT)
A Compelling Dance Version of a Tennessee Williams Masterpiece
United Kingdom Peter Salem, A Streetcar Named Desire: Scottish Ballet / Richard Honner (conductor), Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 19.3.2015 (SRT)
Plenty of Swing and Attack in RSNO’s All-American Concert
United Kingdom Adams, Bernstein, Barber, Gershwin: Robert McDuffie (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 20.3.2015 (SRT)
Camerata Salzburg Display Their Mozartian Credentials
Bartók, Bruckner, Mozart: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Camerata Salzburg, Ben Gernon (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 15.3.2015 (SRT)