Simon Thompson

Schubert is a great success in an Edinburgh concert of two halves from the SCO Chorus

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mendelssohn, Bach, Schumann, Schubert: Ruby Hughes (soprano), Idunnu Münch (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Walker (tenor), Callum Thorpe (bass-baritone), Stephanie Gonley (director/violin), Marcus Barcham Stevens (violin), SCO Chorus, Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Gregory Batsleer (conductor). Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 30.11.2023. (SRT)

SCO Chorus

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Marian Consort spun an enchanting web of sound during Lammermuir Festival 2023’s first weekend

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United KingdomUnited 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)

Marian Consort © Nick Rutter

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After masterful Sibelius, Oslo Phil’s Shostakovich and Yuja Wang’s Ravel in the best Usher Hall concert so far

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2023 [16] – Gupta, Sibelius, Mahler: Johanna Wallroth (soprano), Oslo Philharmonic / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Usher Hall, 21.8.2023. (SRT)

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh © Andrew Perry

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