United Kingdom Beethoven: Francesco Piemontesi (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Olari Elts (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 3.12.2014 (SRT)
Simon Thompson
Brussels Philharmonic are Successful Musical Chameleons
United Kingdom Borodin, Rodrigo, Saint-Saëns: Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), Oliver Condy (organ), Brussels Philharmonic, Michel Tabachnik (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30.11.2014 (SRT)
Virtuosic Scampering in Ravel, but Stravinsky and Respighi Fail to Excite
United Kingdom Elgar, Stravinsky, Ravel, Respighi: Steven Osborne (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 21.11.2014 (SRT)
Runnicles’ Celebratory 60th Birthday Concert Is Tempered with Sad News
United Kingdom Mozart, Beethoven: Laura Samuel (violin), Scott Dickinson (viola), Angela Meade (soprano), Elizabeth Bishop (mezzo), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Marko Mimica (bass-bar), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 16.11.2014 (SRT)
Benedetti Excels in Shostakovich First Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Peter Oundjian (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 14.11.2014 (SRT)
Leonskaja’s Heroic Playing of Both Brahms’ Piano Concertos
United Kingdom Brahms, Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2: Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 13.11.2014 (SRT)
Two Soloist-Directors Make Their Mark in Two Concertos
United Kingdom Stravinsky, Mozart, Beethoven: Alexander Janiczek (violin/director), Llŷr Williams (piano/director), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 6.11.2014 (SRT)
Grupo Corpo Infuses Classical Dance with Brazilian Style
United Kingdom Carlos Núñes, José Miguel Wisnik and Tom Zé: Grupo Corpo, Choreography by Rodrigo Pederneiras, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, 4.11.2014 (SRT)