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York Festival-2014

A Heroic Strauss Performance from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

14/01/201610/08/2015 by Simon Thompson

United Kingdom Edinburgh International Festival 2015 (3) – The Opening Concert, Brahms and Strauss: Edinburgh Festival Chorus, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Usher Hall, 08.08.2015 (SRT)

Categories Edinburgh International Festival 2015, Previously Published, York Festival-2014 Tags Edinburgh, Simon Thompson Leave a comment

York Festival Provides Sublime Setting for Renaissance Masterpieces

22/07/201420/07/2014 by Stan

United Kingdom Victoria, Guerrero, Esquivel: The Cardinall’s Musick/Andrew Carwood (director), York Minster, York 17.7.2014 (JL)

Categories Concert Reviews, Previously Published, UK Concerts, York Festival-2014 Tags John Leeman, York Leave a comment

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