Marin Alsop Exudes Authority in Bernstein’s Music on his Centenary
26/08/2018
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [16] – Bernstein: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 25.8.2018. (SRT)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop (conductor)
Messiaen’s Des canyons aux étoiles… is the Biggest Discovery So Far of EIF 2018
23/08/2018
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [15] – Messiaen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Noè Rodrigo-Gisbert (glockenspiel), Bence Major (xylorimba), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Matthias Pintscher (conductor), Usher Hall, 22.8.2018. (SRT)
Matthias Pintscher © Felix Broede
A Real Sign of Collaboration from the Pavel Haas Quartet at the EIF
22/08/2018
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [14] – Schubert, Shostakovich, Ravel: Pavel Haas Quartet, Queen’s Hall, 22.8.2018. (SRT)
Pavel Haas Quartet (c) Marco Borggreve
Röschmann’s Dramatic Skill and Vignoles’s Always Impeccable Pianism at the EIF
21/08/2018
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [13] – Schubert, Schumann, Wolf: Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Roger Vignoles (piano), Queen’s Hall, 21.8.2018. (SRT)
Dorothea Röschmann © Harald Hoffmann
Aimard’s Antics Create a More Receptive Listening Environment at the EIF
20/08/2018
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [12] – Obouhow, Scriabin. Debussy, Chopin, Messiaen: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Queen’s Hall, 20.8.2018. (SRT)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard (c) Marco Borggreve
Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker are a Powerful Success at the EIF
18/08/2018
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [11] – Mozart, Schubert: Christian Blackshaw (piano), Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker (strings), Queen’s Hall, edinburgh, 18.8.2018. (SRT) Read more
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Brings Grace and Vitality to Edinburgh with the Elgar Cello Concerto
18/08/2018
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival [10] – Stravinsky, Elgar, Ravel: Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Edinburgh Festival Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), Usher Hall Edinburgh, 17.8.2018. (GT)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason (c) Lars Borges
Catch The Beggar’s Opera at the EIF if You Can
16/08/2018
United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2018 [9] – John Gay, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord’s The Beggar’s Opera: Soloists, Les Arts Florissants / Florian Carré (conductor). King’s Theatre, Edinburgh, 16.8.2018. (SRT)
Benjamin Purkiss (Macheath) (c) Patrick Berger
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This joyous set of Beethoven's sonatas takes its place among the very best. 
In its own way, the Seven Words of Christ is just as sublime as the Stabat Mater. 
This sensitive, dynamic recording is a joy, and may even constitute a revelation. 
The pair exhibits a refined style on these illuminating performances. 
A deeply affecting experience that ought to win the opera many new admirers. 
Composed in 1803, at a time when Beethoven was also writing his second symphony and his third piano 
This production has worked hard to cut the story's racist stereotypes 
Byzantine, Aramaic, and Coptic Christian traditions are melded along with songs and chants – some of 
While other venues closed up shop for the festive season, Wigmore Hall has flown the flag for top-qu 
After a few troubles, the German star regains control and delivers a brilliant performance 
