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Edinburgh Fringe Festival (5) – Llŷr Williams’ invigorating and awe-inpiring “Waldstein”

28/08/201123/08/2011 by Stan

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Beethoven Concert Series at Greyfriars Kirk (5) :  Llŷr Williams (piano), Greyfriars Kirk, 22.8.2011 (SRT)

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Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (8) – Sensual Duparc and monochrome Schumann from Sophie Koch

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

United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Sopie Koch sings Schumann, Liszt, Debussy and Duparc : Sophie Koch (mezzo), Sophie Raynaud (piano). Queen’s Hall, 22.08.2011. (SRT)

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Edinburgh International Festival 2011 (7) – Toshio Hosokawa impresses with his new work

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

United KingdomUnited Kingdom   Ravel, Hosokawa, Duruflé : Sophie Koch (mezzo), Simon Keenlyside (bar), National Youth Choir of Scotland, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Robin Ticciati (conductor) Usher Hall, 21.8.2011. (SRT)

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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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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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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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