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Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (6) – Keenlyside and Martineau bring passion and warmth to a varied song recital

21/07/202122/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Simon Keenlyside sings Mahler, Duparc, Debussy, R Strauss and Schubert: Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano). Usher Hall, 19.8.2011. (SRT)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Edinburgh Festival Fringe (4) Fresh, energetic and explosive playing from the Heath Quartet

28/08/201122/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (4): The Heath Quartet, Greyfriars Kirk, 19.08.2011 (SRT)

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Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson

Edinburgh Festival Fringe (3) – Humour and grandeur in Llŷr Williams’ Beethoven cycle

28/08/201122/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (3) :  Llŷr Williams (piano), Greyfriars Kirk, 19.8.2011 (SRT)

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Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (5) – Intelligence, emotion, drama and fun in Angelika’s lieder recital

21/07/202121/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Angelika Kirchschlager sings Brahms , Schubert and Mozart : Angelika Kirchschlager (mezzo), Helmut Deutsch (piano). Queen’s Hall, 19.8.2011. (SRT)

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Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (3) – Montreal orchestra makes a splash

21/07/202117/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Debussy, Tan Dun, Beethoven: Wang Beibei (percussion), Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano (conductor), Usher Hall, 16.8.2011. (SRT)

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Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Williams’ Beethoven sonata cycle “a revelation.”

27/08/201117/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom The Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (2) – Llŷr Williams (piano), Greyfriars Kirk, 16.8.2011 (SRT)

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Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (2) – Stefan Vladar displays outstanding pianism in Mahler song recital

22/07/202114/08/2011 by Simon Thompson

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mahler: Bo Skovhus (bar) & Stefan Vladar (piano). Queen’s Hall, 13.8.2011 (SRT)

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Three Choirs Festival 2011 (9) – Choral perfection achieved in less than a week

22/08/201114/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Weelkes, Byrd, Tomkins, Mendelssohn, Elgar, Stanford, Rubbra, Howells, Lauridson, Tavener, Finzi: Eton Choral Course, Tim Johnson (conductor), Tom Winpenny (organ), Tewkesbury Abbey, 12.8.2011 (RJ)

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